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[02 Jan 2009|11:56am] |
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so, i spent my first night here in the new place.
my room is hot as hell, but thats fine.
i went to the zellers this morning to buy a bahmat, shower curtain and shower head. the shower is soooooo good. so much hot water, holy crap!!
left the keys for mel, he called to give me crap about it and then hung up on me.
he then left me a message saying that we were animals because of how we left the house.
the message basically says that we had the priveldge of living there and if we were human beings and not animals we'd never left the house that way. hey mel, ever occur to you that we left it that way on PURPOSE?!
had you been any kind of a decent person you'd have fixed what we asked and not EVICTED US at christmas. had you been any kind of decent person, we'd have cleaned up the place.
happy holidays, assfuck. hope ya like fridge experiments and hidden shrimp.
anyway, i took the day off today to get settled and set up. i'm so excited!!!
i start 2009 MEL FREE! so awesome.
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| man oh man oh man |
[31 Dec 2008|10:11am] |
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UPDATE!!
so i flew to ontario on the 24th and man was that ever a fiasco!
hopped on a bus in the blizzard and made my way to the airport. my flight said it was on time, the only one.
got there and the airport was a mess with stranded folk. my flight was on time, bu left late cos the flight crew got snowed in at their hotel. we waited 3 hours for a new one, de-iced for an hour and somehow left! the only domestic flight i think that left.
we made good time and thankfully since 1/3 of the people on my connecting light to london were on my vancouver flight they held the plane. i made my connection in 6 minutes, but my luggage came on christmas.
got to see my mom, sister, aunts, uncles, family friends, etc. it was fun!
getting home, way easier.
and then... WE MOVE!
a 2 day endeavor but it's gonna be great! we get the truck at 3 and pack up. then tomorrow we move in to the new place.
i'm so excited to be out of this dump. good riddance to it, and to mel... the landlord from hell. karma man, it's gonna be a bitch!
and then, awesome.
wish me luck guys :)
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[24 Oct 2008|06:08pm] |
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1. Your name:
another word for something so incredily beautiful it makes ur heart skip a beat.
2. Your age:
750ml of alky
3. A friend:
tamsmobile isn't defined yet.
4. What should you be doing?
a word that commonly denotes a variable in an example syntax.
5. Favorite color:
The colour which vain assholes turn after a session in the tanning salon; Often confused with Hepatitis.
6. Hometown:
1. A town in Tasmania
2. A city in Southern Ontario
3. Known as Steel Town or Ambitious City
7. Month of your birthday:
a month were girls are more likely to give blowjobs.
during september girls will likely come to your house just to give u head.
(uh, what?!)
8. Last person you talked to:
the man for his time and place.
10. Your nickname:
A some-what skilled boxer who preys on young, female teens who are intoxicated. Also likes to fight those smaller and weaker than he.
Go to urbandictionary.com, type in your answer, then copy the first definition given.
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| cos you gotta be hanging tough |
[21 Oct 2008|11:18pm] |
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guess who's going to see new kids on the block november 21?
yep! this guy!
was babbling during our team huddle at work (yes huddle) about new kids on the block and all of a sudden hear "you want two tickets? my wife has two extra."
cha-ching! thems babies be mine!
oh oh oh oh oh
oh oh oh oh
oh oh oh oh oh
the right stuff.
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| turkey dinner success! |
[13 Oct 2008|11:31am] |
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So, we made a turkey dinner don't ya know. For the first time ever I made this attempt and it was a total and complete success!! Holy crap I couldn't believe it. Tams and I make good house wives.
We took pictures, see?
Tams started the turkey. And we're off!
( More photos under here )
Also we went to Gogol Bordello on Friday and it was sooo awesome. Eugene Hutz is my hero.
They were so energetic and so on fire. They played so many songs, the energy was great and everyone had a blast. I wish I could go back in time and see it again.
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| so many people in the american south use eBay |
[21 Aug 2008|11:50pm] |
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stolen from: ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) morningstar81
What do you think about smoking weed?
well...
How did you wake up this morning?
wishing i was dead. wishing it were friday. ya know. same as always.
Do you believe everything you hear?
heck no. i do customer service.
What is the next big decision you have to make in your life?
to move?
What are you wearing right now?
jeans. shirt made from recycled plastic bottles. it's soft as hell, fits like a dream, and is made from BOTTLES! thanks radiohead!!
Where were you at 11:45 AM today?
at the eBay, taking to americans. on the phone.
What's the best eye color for the preferred sex?
i seem to only go for blue eyes. but its a weird coincidence, cos i don't actually care.
Who was the last girl you hugged?
sarah! i'm so glad she came to the cambie, cos it's been forever since i saw her. eee!
Who was the last boy you hugged?
terry and the same thoughts apply! in a him way!
Is it easy for others to make you feel awkward?
nah, i'm not that awkward. everyone else though... heh
If you're being extremely quiet what does it mean?
i'm alseep?
What time did you go to bed last night?
10:30ish?
Does anyone like you?
i like to think so :)
What did you do Friday?
ya know. work. and something.
Do you love anyone?
of course.
What color are your eyes?
brown.
Have you ever been awake for 48 hours?
not recently, but yes in the past. and in that time i'm sure i went to school or worked or something too.
Do you like your first name?
well, it's kinda common and i wish my name were like... hazel or esther or something. but stephanie is okay i suppose.
What are your initials?
sps.
How do you feel about chocolate-covered strawberries?
strawberries mmm. chocolate... meh.
Any tattoos?
anchor on arm, unfinished stars on ribs.
Piercings?
eyebrow, labret, 4ga. ears
Is there anyone you really can't stop thinking about?
i can't stop thinking about a lot of things.
Look outside, how's the weather?
cold and dark. what the hell man.
Are you jealous of anyone right now?
no, jealous of what?
Last time you ate grilled cheese?
too long ago.
When you think of the rainbow, what pops in your head?
lucky charms!
How are you feeling?
tired and ready for sleep soon.
Would you date someone 10 years older than you?
yeah. why not, that's not too much older than me.
Do you trust all of your friends?
yeah, mostly.
Are you into anyone?
well, kinda maybe in a way sort of but i dunno really ish?
Did you like anyone last summer?
i don't really wanna talk about it.
Who was the last friend you saw?
dennis, jen, mike, sarah, joel, and the great brian kinney.
Who was the last person you thought about?
eugene hutz, haha.
How's your week going?
ya know, it started bad cos i was like oh no phone support for ebay eek! but it's been pretty okay. i talked to a bunch of people in the american south who were just hilarious and ridiculous some russians and a dutch guy. it's been okay. man.
Is there anyone you want to fight?
nope
What's one of your favorite colors?
orange and pink and blue too.
What are you doing tomorrow?
working and then going to the railway for the booooooze. with people and stuff.
What's annoying you?
right now, not anything i think. wow.
What were you doing an hour ago?
at the cambie with a bunch of folk having some beer and a billion laughs!
Who was your last text from?
dennis.
What color is the shirt you are wearing?
grey and made of RECYCLED BOTTLES!!!
Where were you last night? And the night before?
last night, watching pan's labirynth. night before, standing in the fucking cold ass rain watching the most glorious of things ever, radiohead. too cold to stand or breathe shaking too hard to stay having to leave in tears during the first encore because i was too cold and it was so awesome and amazing. and sad that i had to leave. and they played so many amazing songs and it was FUCKING COLD AS BALLS!!!!!!!!! *sigh*
Are you married?
hahaha, yeah to tams! hehe :)
Do you wish at 11:11?
what? i... is that a thing?
Next vacation you're going to?
your mom.
Who did you last hit?
well...
What are you excited for?
GOGOL BORDELLO!!! EEEEE!
Do you have someone of the opposite sex you can tell anything to?
i dunno.
Have you told anyone a secret in the past week?
no.
Could you date someone taller than you?
um, hello. yeah. always. stupid thing.
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| too lazy for caps |
[16 Jul 2008|10:28pm] |
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mrrr.
spilled cola on my bed last night. damn dryer takes so long my sheets are not dry yet.
sleeping on my blanket tonight, whee!
in other news:
i miss hockey. my teams gonna be balls this year probably anyway, but it's the leafs and whatever thems the kicks. but i miss it nonetheless.
pay cheque's gonna have canada day pay. its almost friday. batmanbatmanbatman.
writing the word cheque just now reminded me of how much i hate the american spelling of words. no offence guys but its just lazy to spell words like that. it's the worst part of my job. color. fuck off man, it's coloUr. FavoUrite.
anyway, back to the batman;
so excited for dark night it's scary. i haven't been this excited about a movie since uh... probably harry potter. cos i'm a dork like that. those however i see midnight opening. dark night will be saturday or sunday, but it will be this weekend at which point i can stop crapping myself with anticipation. which i am.
tired now. off to sleep on a blanket under another blanket for lack of dry sheets. wish that damn lou hadn't wreaked kittendom on my second set :(
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| In the navy, come on and join your fellow man. In the navy, come on and join your fellow man. |
[04 Jul 2008|03:41pm] |
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Oh my god, journaling at work!
Just finished a 3 day crash course in Billing training. Woot.
End of training assessment = done, and now have like 50 minutes to kill before we get to leave. I dunno man.
In other news, been having those issues with the landlord recently. He wanted to increase our rent 4% now and another 4% later to 8% total. Illegal. The downstairs neighbors were looking at a doubling of their rent. Well, I was having none of it and read up on the Residential Tenancy Act.
What he was doing was AGAINST THE LAW. Can't raise rent without 3 months written notice, amount must be no more than 3.7% per annum.
Well, I thought that after the insanity that happened downstairs with the rent doubling, harassment, dispute resolution eviction notices etc. I simply told him what I looked into and he was like "oh, no problem. If you want to do things all totally by the books, I can bring down the forms and whatnot. And the dryer, I meant to ask, is that an all the time noise or a only sometimes one?"
Queue Steph being dumbfounded. I was completely taken aback, cos I was expecting a total blow out fight to arbitration. And here we are and he's being 100% rational. I was too dumbfounded to say anything other than,
Me: "yeah, here's the rent."
Mel: "cool, and this is the full amount?"
Me: "Yep. 1350 in full."
Mel: "Okay great. Here's your receipt. Seriously, if you have any trouble give me a call. If I don't answer leave your message and number and I'll call as soon as I can."
...WHAT?! This makes me slightly nervous that it all went so well. Hopefully it's cool... but who the heck knows?
Anyway, WEEKEND SOON! I'm excited to sleep the fuck in. Oh yeah!
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| A Whole Lotta Livin' Going On! |
[24 Jun 2008|07:41pm] |
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The highlight of my day:
Laying in the grass at lunch and then going back to my desk. Only to find out I was COVERED IN ANTS!!!
... and a beetle.
Ew.
The biggest highlight of my day was the following news I heard:
Raycroft, gone.
Wellwood, gone.
Tucker, gone.
Well, I'm gonna say good news across the board on this one.
Raycroft needs to get his confidence back before he can continue to play at the NHL level. Toronto needs to rebuild, and Toskala was better than Raycroft. Good call.
Wellwood, oh Kyle. You were so promising. You have soft hands, see the ice well, good speed and can make great plays. But you're too lazy to keep conditioned, too cocky and you'll be better off elsewhere.
Tucker, what can I say... I don't look forward to watching you charge my mans next year :(
But hello production decline? Thanks for the crazy I s'pose.
I will not address the Sundin stuff, cos it seems a little shady to me. It makes me sad to think about it.
The non-hightlight of my day; MATT STAJAN.
HEY, YOU KID. What are you doing? You're good, you're not great. You wanna shop yourself around and see what happens? Probably not $2 million. Wise up, and take the deal please. Thanks.
I'm downloading the Other Boleyn Girl now, and will watch it when it finishes in 41 minutes.
This weekend by the way was uber fun. Friday I met up with my friend Trevor Hargreaves (he needs the last name) at the Railway, and it was fun. Many pitchers of 1516 were consumed. Saturday a whole lot of people came by and there were drinks to be had and rock band to be played. That game is great man. I like the singing part, and somehow managed to ANNIHILATE radiohead's Creep on expert mode. Sunday in the evening we went to the park and hung out and played frisbinton (badmintee?). I love having weekends again.
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| Oh baby! |
[12 Jun 2008|06:26pm] |
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Hello cleaning spree!
Tams and I have cleaned the kitchen, living room, SPARE ROOM, and porch of trash and dirt and made it pretty and awesome.
Okay, admittedly the kitchen has some work still but if we do a bit each day it's not so insurmountable.
I'm working on the bathroom as we speak. It's soaking.
Yep. Gross, I know.
Pretty quiet 'round here lately and I must say I'm enjoying the silence.
It was getting too crowded and everyone needed their own spaces. Val and Chris had to go for their sanity and ours and ya know, it's great!
Like I said when Iain and I no longer lived together, we'll like each other more when we don't have to see each other ALL THE DAMN TIME.
*sigh*
Now, all we need is some paint and a new TV/stand and we're all set!
So, finish up bathroom and then it's time for some BALTIKA. Dear Russia, let's get married okay?
Speaking of:
Open letter to the following beers:
Dear Baltika, Obolon, Žatec, Krušovice, and any beer by the Anchor brewery.
Let's also get married. Polygamy is awesome.
Love, your new wife Steph
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| WHAT?! |
[04 Jun 2008|08:20pm] |
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How have I done this? I have managed until JUST THIS VERY MOMENT to not hear Sexyback by Justin Timberlake.
I honestly haven't heard it until right now. Not in a store, not on the radio, not in a car never. NEVER.
I'm honestly impressed that I managed to miss such a huge song like that. Living under my 1970's/1990's rock is pretty good.
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| Welcome to the Hutzovina Border |
[29 May 2008|08:13pm] |
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What other job can you go to work in your pyjamas, eat free food and play Rock Band all day?
Today was pretty sweet.
Yesterday Jen and I saw Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. It was good, although the plot was unexpected. We had fun.
Been addicted to Wii Fit lately. Soooo good.
Last week we had a karaoke/cheese party and it was epic. So epic. My renditions of Step by Step, I will Survive, and I want You (yes by Savage Garden) were amazing. Why do I know all the words to that Savage Garden song?
Went to see DeVotchKa, Beirut, The National, Modest Mouse, and REM recently, all good. I only caught 3 songs by The National and one day I will see their whole set. New Kids on the Block tickets go on sale soon (eeeee!) Radiohead is soon, and Wolf Parade is soon. Excitement She Wrote.
This update sucks.
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| Shit. |
[03 May 2008|11:57pm] |
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Dear Shelby,
So basically when I was using my key chain as a bottle opener while playing Rock Band I put my keys on your living room table.
They are still there.
Sometime soon I will need them back. I would like to somehow accomplish this so I can re-enter my domicile with ease rather than having to beg the weird family downstairs for a ladder so I can MacGuyver my way in the front window.
Love, Steph.
PS: I am aware I'm retarded.
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| Tatttttoooooooooo |
[20 Apr 2008|01:16pm] |
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So, I went to Aldergrove yesterday to get my tattoo started. 5 nautical stars down the right side of my ribs.
The one at the bottom tickled. The one at the top I didn't feel much. The one in the middle at the back was okay, and the front two felt like being sliced apart by firey knives.
I got the outline of all 5 done, and the black part of the bottom one done. But my skin was too swollen to continue.
Basically love it. I'll post pics when there are some.
Eeee!
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