F..Me PUMPS!!!!

Dear Readers,

I am not really sure the purpose of this post but I really felt the urge to write to you. Here’s the song:

FUCK ME PUMPS by Amy Winehouse (Album = Frank)

When you walk in the bar
And you’re dressed like a star
Rocking your F-Me Pumps
And the men notice you
And ya Gucci bag crew
Can’t tell who’s he looking to
Cos you all look the same
Everyone knows ya name
And that’s your whole claim to fame
Never miss a night, cos your dream in life?
Is to be a footballer’s wife
You don’t like players
That’s what you say
But you really wouldn’t mind a millionaire
You don’t like balers
They don’t do nothing for ya
But you’d love a rich man 6’2 or taller
You’re more than a fan
Looking for a man
But you end up with one-night stands
He could be your whole life
If you got past one night
But that part never goes right
In the morning you’re vexed
He’s onto the next
And you didn’t even get no text
Don’t be too upset if they call you a sket
Cos like the news every day you get press

You can’t sit down right
Cos ya jeans are too tight
And you’re lucky it’s ladies night
With your big empty purse
Every week it gets worse
At least your breasts cost more than hers
So you did Miami cos you got there for free
But somehow you missed the plane
So you did too much E – met somebody
And spent the night getting caned
Without girls like you there’d be no fun
We’d go to the club and not see anyone
Without girls like you there’s no nightlife
All those men just go home to their wife
Don’t’ be mad at me cos ya pushing thirty
And your old tricks no longer work
You should’ve known from the jump
That you’ll always get dumped
So dust off your Fuck… Me… Pumps…

Now lets discuss what we have just read and for me heard.

I like this song it’s got a nice tune and it’s really quite cute in a weird sort of way. To me it describes the life of a star who is always trying to keep up with the fast moving times. There’s drama, travel, drugs, fashion, and false passion. But with all this it makes me come to this one thing…high heels aka FUCK ME PUMPS. Now I have never worn heels, I know that it would be a mistake so I just stick with flats and I am fairly tall so I maybe I don’t need them. That’s my idea, supposedly in the fashion world FUCK ME PUMPS are a necessary item within your wardrobe and not just one pair but multiple pairs. A quote comes to mind, I can’t give it proper recognition because I don’t remember where it came from but here it goes “High heels were designed by men so that it made it more difficult for women to run away from them.” This could be very true, it’s kinda funny when you think about it too. The mental picture makes me laugh a fair bit.

Some other things that men have probably invented and women have come to use:
- Razors (shaving ones legs can be a pain in the bum, and with nicks and stuff who would want to go on a date with a girl that looks like she has been ravaged by Cujo the rabid dog)
- Corsets (women use these to plump up what breasts they have, the point being you have to lace them up to the point of not being able to breathe, how can you have a good time if you are about to pass out from lack of oxygen)
- Waxing (this is like the razor but it’s pouring a hot substance on your areas you want to be hairless and then you put a piece of cloth and rip the hair out, yeah that sounds fun, just sign me up for torture 101)
- Hair Removing Lotions (they smell really bad, no matter how you put it they smell really bad!)
- Make Up (the purpose is to cake it on as thick as possible so that when going on a date the person really only gets to see your perfect face, no blemishes or anything, another item that makes a woman totally superficial)
- Really Large Jewellery (supposed to be used to accentuate your outfit or certain parts of you, but really lets face it some of the stuff is down right GAWDY and you look like you are wearing your mothers mothers mother, ya her jewellery)
- The BRA (supposed to be given support to breasts, sometimes heavily padded to make it appear like you have breasts…who’s idea was it to put wire in them??? That’s not very natural, but if you don’t wear one you are seen as being a floppy gorilla like woman.)
- The black cocktail dress (made to make a woman look beautiful but think of all the effort some women go through to get themselves into such an outfit. They wear corsets, control top pantyhose, granny panties with control top so that everything is held in place and non-movable)
- Control Top Pantyhose (yes I will admit that I have worn them but never again, and this I can promise you. Some of the most uncomfortable things to wear hence go bare legged without shaving your legs and you will really draw a crowd)
- Handcuffs (usually used in the moment of passion, sometimes women put them on but usually the men like to put them on women so they are held captive to anything man wants to do to them. NOTE – DO NOT USE IF YOU HAVE ISSUES WITH BEING MADE IMMOBILE!!!)
- The THONG/ G-STRING (these underwear to start off are really not comfortable but I have conformed and gotten used to wearing them. My question is who’s idea was it to stick a piece of fabric up a woman’s bum just so there weren’t any horrendous UNDERWEAR LINES, you might as well go commando because there’s hardly anything covering you up anyway, and it saves you having to wash these odd underwear shapes)

I have named a few good items that are just not fair that women have to wear. Wearing them is your choice totally, but if not the consequence is usually: unfriendly stares, impolite whispering, inappropriate gestures, etc. Why must we women conform to what men want. If I want to live in my pj’s I am going to damn well do it, so what if they are flannel or cotton. No flashy bits of lace at all, only sweet looking animals or cartoon characters with funny sayings. We as women have to like ourselves in the buff-ski before dressing up in these odd clothing items or using such strange products. When you like yourself in the buff then move up to the frumpy clothes. When you can pull them off then you can pull anything off!!!!!!! BE FREE WOMEN OF THE WORLD!!!!!

The Case of the Missing Butterscotch in the Ice Cream

This is good looking butterscotch ice cream…DELISH!!!

Dear Reader,

I have some fabulous news re my ice cream predicament. I sent an email to Nestle Canada today. They replied within two hours and left a prompt message on my cell phone. They gave me a number to call and then A CASE NUMBER. Can you believe that, a little belly-aching and you get a case number. It sounds like I stole ice cream or something, but in reality I was robbed of the butterscotch within my ice cream container! I had to tell a friendly guy about the situation and this is what I actually said to him:

“Picture this, just put yourself in my situation for a minute. You go downstairs for your midnight snack of ice cream. You are hoping to hit the mother load of butterscotch creamy goodness. To my dismay, there is hardly even a decent swirl within the container.”

I thought that was pretty over the top, and I told him that it may sound petty but I love my butterscotch. He said after I told my little story that I wrote above, “Wow, that really sucks!” Yeah no kidding bud. So he was very friendly and said that he was going to refund my money and send me some coupons and other good stuff in the mail. Now I was completely surprised how fast they responded and what they were willing to do. I still have the rest of the container to eat, but hey I am satisfied that for once I was dealt with in a reasonable customer service fashion. I guess Nestle knows what their customers are looking for. Good, more companies should respond that way!

Just thought you may be interested to know what I did about the ice cream lacking the butterscotch!

Friend and Movie Review....Could it get much better...NOPE!

Dear Reader,

I have come to start and re-kindle a friendship with a friend that was very dear to me in highschool. We talk about anything and everything… you name it, we discuss it. This particular friend is doing really well right now. She has a loving hubby, a darling son, and a puppy to love. She is living the life that I thought I would be by this time. I know it sounds early but if the stars had come into alignment at the right time, my life would be the same as hers. I give KUDOS to this friend a lot because she is a girl and I normally don’t get along with girls, but she’s fabu, that’s the best way I can describe it. No cattiness, no bitching about guys, nothing like what regular girls do. In a way talking about her makes me reflect a lot on my life. Sure I have been through a lot of bad, but if finding a friend now is the good, then I think that it’s worth it.

I am currently listening to Amy Winehouse, her first album and the line goes:

“I CAN’T HELP YOU, IF YOU WON’T HELP YOURSELF”

The line is kinda fitting for my life. I try to devote a lot of time to helping friends but like the song says, how am I supposed to help them if I can’t help myself. I don’t give myself enough credit for coming through the crap that I have. Things I have never mentioned before: I HAVE CONQUERED A GAMBLING PROBLEM, AND DRINKING PROBLEM SUCCESSFULLY. I have been sober for over 3.5 years now, next February it will be 4 years. By continuing with my celibacy from alcohol and gambling I am helping my self

This is a pic of me and my dogs Phil and Jamie. They mean the world to me so I understand how devastating it could be to lose your best friend like Peggy in the movie below did.
Movie Review – YEAR OF THE DOG

This is by far one of Molly Shannon’s best roles ever. The movie is not particularly outstanding but if you are a dog lover at heart you can understand what loss she experiences. She is an individual looking to find herself, possibly in a named category or be loved by man’s best friend. Her beloved Pencil is the most adorable dog and I couldn’t get over how much she loved this dog. Pencil is her one and only, and when she tries to warm up to a particular man, she gets shut down with the big R word, REJECTION. It’s a shame that she was rejected because she had a lot of love to give as well. She even changed her lifestyle because of some of the practices this gentleman introduced her to. I loved her character and how could you not. Everything she was trying to pursue, she just wanted to do good by it. Even after her replacement for Pencil bites her, she doesn’t look at the dog with malice or anything, she continues loving it. Awesome performance on Molly Shannon’s part, she should get a reward for it.

Tunes I’m Digging
- Amy Winehouse *new album – Back to Black* (especially the song Tears Dry on Their Own)
- Amy Winehosue *old album – Frank* (loving the whole album because it’s very jazzy and it’s what I am loving)
- Matt Dusk – *albums Two Shots and Back in Town* (jazz and he is really worth listening too and he’s Canadian
- Michael Buble – old and new album because it is big band but jazz and it’s soothing
- The Killers *Sam’s Town* (I love the intro and outro, they are excellent really sets up the mood. Songs – When You Were Young, For Reasons Unknown, Read My Mind, Bones)

I Can't Get No.....Satisfying Sleep!

This is what I wish I was doing!

Dear Reader,

I’m glad I have you to write to! It’s 2:30 in the morning and I still can’t sleep. Yeah ok so I forgot to take my sleeping meds but oh well it happens to everyone. Your mind gets thinking about other things and you just forget to shoot those little various coloured guy down the old hatch. If it’s never happened to you, wow you are lucky, wish I was you! It happens to me often, not a lot but enough to make it a pain. I have been in bed since 9 fell asleep around 9:30 and have been waking up constantly ever 20 minutes to half hour. ARRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH!

So I did what I usually do when I get up in the middle of the night, go for a pee. Yep just like a dog, only my dogs don’t pee at night so how weird is that?!?! It’s a bonus cause no one has to put them out but they usually sleep through the night. Anywho…. As I am done peeing, I look to the kitchen, my enemy because it provides me with nourishing midnight snacks. I stare the freezer down as if it’s going to have a gun fight with me. 2 seconds later I shake my head say ‘meh’ and walk over and take out the evil poison known as Butterscotch Ripple ice cream. Yeah I always look at the Lactaid bottle when I start my spooning but I say, Geez I am at home, by the bathroom, which is the best place to be, so I throw my care for my lactose intolerance out the window. I am searching for the hidden chunk of gold in this box, that’s the huge swirl of butterscotch that is just the most delish, smooth, best damn thing there is. I have eaten only from this box before and there was none, surely on the second time I would have had luck, right? The brand is Nestle (yeah I know they did bad things in the past) Parlour Ice Cream – Caramel Sundae. Close enough to the old trusty but the thing I am finding is that my ‘sundae’ is lacking sauce for the 2nd time. Maybe I will write a letter, tell them how disappointed I was, because when I need comfort food it’s major thing, maybe I’ll call them and let them know they are slightly misleading when they are advertising for it. Sure the vanilla was fluffy but when I am in a boo mood and need a fix, I gotta have it!

On a different note, one of our barn cats is missing. This cat is the best. His name is Oreo and he’s just like a dog which is great. I did the adult thing and made posters for dad to put up around the neighbourhood. Personally I think it was one of our neighbours that stole him, but I’m not going to tell anyone, just you my secret friend(S). Barn cats do come and go but ours usually stay around because we are always giving attention to them and they would be considered traitors if they did leave. We have had a few minor betrayals by the princes and princesses of FUR but we always have them come back. Mum holds no grudge against them, I casually walk by and call them ‘traitor’ under my breath. Trying to receive the same effect as if a person walks by a lady and calls them a slut, and the women gets totally enraged. The cats don’t pay too much attention to what I say and Geez, princess Abby is deaf, so we all know where that messages falls! I love our precious kitties and sure I play favourites but I am missing Oreo real bad. So unbreak my heart and say you know where he is.

*Sorry for the weird ending, I was trying to use phrases that are interesting, then I come out using old words from a Toni Braxton song…lyrically challenged, but in a good way*

Good night dear reader!

Life's Tough, Wear a Helmet - Lauren Conrad

Heidi proudly sports her bling, although I wonder if she still thinks it should go on another finger?

Dear Reader,

I'm back again and as per usual I am going to give you a Hills re-cap. First of all I just want to say that Spencer and Heidi are totally rushing things. Even Heidi’s parents are not 100% cool with the issue. They, especially her mother, are concerned about what if Spencer and Heidi don’t work out, who will Heidi have as friends. Her mum wanted to get the full deal on what happened between Lauren and Heidi, a friendship of more then 2 years gone more then sour. Heidi was not going to budge, it was not the topic of the holiday back in Crested Butte, Colorado, that’s for sure. So here’s what went down point by point:

- Heidi goes with Spencer to get the RING sized, she questions whether it should go on a different finger and Spencer full out says it goes on the engagement finger
- Spencer and Heidi pack to go to Colorado and Spencer says “this is the most serious thing I have ever done”
- Audrina goes to the beach with J-Bobby and they have what would appear to be a really good time, lots of talking and laughing
- Spencer goes to a rims and tire shop and ‘surprises’ Brody with the fact that he will not be attending the BBQ that they host every year, he says that meeting Heidi’s parents are way more important
- Brody is not impressed and makes a comment that Spencer is always ditching his friends for Heidi and it’s not cool
- Lauren, Audrina and Lo go out to dinner and Lauren tells them they are invited to Brody’s BBQ, Audrina asks if J-Bobby can come and Lauren says Brody told her that she can bring whoever she wants
- Spencer and Heidi land off the plane and they make the drive to Heidi’s house, Spencer is in awe of how little the town is
- Spencer meets Heidi’s mum, Stepfather, sister Holli and brother Skye (questionable name for a boy I would say)
- The family is more then excited to see Heidi and Spencer
- The BBQ is a hit, everyone goes in the water, then they have a game of football where Lauren ends up tackling Brody
- Even though the tackle was in fun, Brody seriously believes that something in his hand is broken, he goes to the hospital and ends up coming back with a cast all the way up to his elbow, and as a trophy he even has the x-rays to prove it
- Spencer has a little talk with Heidi’s dad in private and he mentions what will Heidi do if there is no more relationship all her friends are gone
- While Spencer has the talk, Heidi gets the same thing from her mum, which she really doesn’t like and ends the conversation very quickly
- Lauren and Brody have some chat time together, Lauren gives his cast a kiss and they discuss what losing a friend is like although Brody has not lost Spencer as a friend
- J-Bobby avoids Audrina all afternoon and starts hitting on other girls
- Spencer goes to dinner with Heidi and her parents at the family run restaurant they own in Crested Butte and when Heidi is in the washroom Spencer gets asked what happened and he gets all dramatic and says that Lauren wanted to have Heidi all to herself and blah blah blah, when Heidi comes back she says ‘Why are we talking about Lauren?” and all convo is brought to a halt
- Towards the end Lauren and Audrina have a real reminiscing time, Lauren breaks down a little because she finds that losing a friend is still really hard to deal with
- When Lauren goes in to get her and Audrina more drinks she finds Audrina’s helmet on the coffee table, she takes it out to Audrina and Audrina proceeds to break down saying that she is done with J-Bobby, she can’t deal with these kinds of actions
- Lauren has the helmet on her head and makes this quote (which I am going to make famous) “Life’s tough, wear a helmet”

Now lets converse a little about what went on in the episode. I think it was appropriate that Spencer and Heidi go to meet her parents but being all “We’re getting married asap” was not the right approach. Spencer and Heidi haven’t been together long enough to realize how bad each other’s shit stinks! I think that Spencer was a little controlling when he said the ring had to go on the engagement finger though. Maybe a promise ring would be the best way to start out then when you have been together for a few YEARS, step up for the engagement ring. Heidi’s avoidance of the issue with Lauren is so telling that she is still bothered by what went down. She should deal with it or stoke it because acting like nothing happened is silly, when we all know what happened. J-Bobby = JERK HEAD and that’s all I am going to say about that. Ok maybe a little more, Audrina should have realized that if he will leave her in Vegas, he will definitely leave her when he’s close to home! I think that Lauren and Brody will get close again but not like they were, things have changed and they view each other a lot differently. I’m also going to say that Brody’s choice of 80’s style tank top for the beach was not the greatest, and Geez get a haircut it’s not like you can’t afford it! I think there will be more to come in the Lauren and Brody friendship, not sure where it will take them but we’ll see. Spencer will definitely dig his heals in and make things horrible though, seems to be a pattern with him. He likes the all or nothing scenario, makes you wonder how he got popular! This was not one of the greatest episodes but there was a lot of bonding with Lauren which is good, she needs that after all she’s gone through. Always remember ladies and gents:

“LIFE’S TOUGH, WEAR A HELMET”

Now this classy model even has face protection for those extra tough days!

Creative Writing x2 and More Cow News!

Dear Reader,

So I finally did it. I signed up for a course that is really close to home to expand my knowledge on creative writing. I will admit that I am excited because it will only help me with my new found passion. I have found that within the last year that I love to write. I write about absolutely anything as you well know. Hopefully this course will encourage me to write more wonderful assignments that I can post on here for your viewing pleasure.

Next topic….

Yesterday, we de-horned my little calf Spartacus. The process wasn’t nearly as bad as the method of ‘gouging”. With the method of gouging, what the instrument is, is like a long pair of pliers with sharp ends that go into the calf’s skull and take out the horn buds. After taking out the bud it is normal procedure to then stick a cauterizing iron into the gouge area to stop the bleeding. I am not sure whether this method is done with freezing or not but it is way to bloody for me to even think about doing it to the poor little guy. So there is another method of actually burning the horn off. What it is, is a butane torch with a little cup shaped figure on the end. The idea is to put the cup shaped area over the horn and gradually burn the horn to the base of the bud so that there is no blood supply therefore the horn cannot grow. My dad gave Sparty more freezing then necessary, and I will admit that I was unsure how I was going to be able to endure this, even though I wasn’t the one getting the procedure done. So before you start burning anything you insert a needle just above the eye area to the base of the nerve that goes to the horn bud. The needle has the freezing so you are freezing the nerve which in turn will freeze the horn bud and the horn. Then you heat up the butane touch till it is nice and hot. You place the mini horn in the cup shaped area and then kind of rotate the burner around so that you are burning the horn. Because Sparty had a fair bit of hair around the little nibs the smell was of burning hair. Then you gradually press a little deeper. Eventually the first little cap will come off of the mini horn. Dad chose to burn the left-over mini horn to ensure that he was doing a good job. Now as a mother watching I thought it would be disturbing but really it was the opposite and quite fascinating. When the cows grow horns think of it as if they are growing finger nails, that’s the analogy my dad gave me.

Next topic….

So we now have a bull on the property to pleasure my 4 big ladies. They will be coming into season soon so he will definitely have his hands full. The bull’s name is JR. It’s kind of funny because he is this massive sized cow, not something I would really call JR, I would probably name it GIGANTOR or something of the like, but oh well! JR, is a black angus cow, all black no white at all, he has a little bald patch on his head from rubbing it on things but hey some men go bald it’s ok! It’s really funny because he is always checking out the ladies making sure they are ‘ripe’ for the taking. There has been no breeding going on that we know of but whatever happens at night is between JR and his ladies. The babies are loving having a male figure around. They look up to him like a father figure, often playing around him and making sillyness in his presence. JR doesn’t really care! Although yesterday JR got to the notion that he was going to have a drink of milk from Molly like the babies do. He got in there and was sucking away, probably sucking the life out of dear Molly, poor girl! Finally she got irritated with his rudeness and started trying to walk away. The best thing was that JR had total milk mouth and face just like the babies do. He definitely had a treat that he was not expecting, that’s for sure! Pics to come soon, I have to get off my butt and take them.

Next topic…

Just for you keener readers that have checked out my friend Meg’s blog, the address has changed once again, :
http://stay-at-home-maven.squarespace.com/
Like I have said before she’s a really good writer and the things she writes about are fantastic. She rants and raves about some things like the best of us bloggers do. So stay tuned at this site to see what next funny adventure she’ll take you on!

For now I have said my piece. Don’t forget that it is the Hills tonight people so I will write a blog post right after the show. Should be quite interesting, so stay tuned here for the latest Hills re-cap! I have also decided that I want to put more pics on the blog. It has been proven that readers retain and enjoy reading more if there is some visual stimuli so I am hoping to do that for you.

The Mysterious Other Woman Needs to Think More of Herself.

Dear Reader,

So I started reading this book titled “THE OTHER WOMAN” which is edited by Victoria Zackheim. I don’t know why I wanted to read this book…It was probably about how Tori Spelling broke up Dean McDermott’s marriage to Mary Jo Eustace. The ‘essay’ is written but Mary Jo, don’t know if anyone remembers her but she was on a Canadian show called What’s For Dinner, she co-hosted with Ken Kostick (? Don’t know if I spelt his name right), but you get the idea. I am on the 4th story within the book and I still haven’t decided whether I should stop or carry on. I found some decent quotes from the intro but the writing is actually quite bad. It’s a bunch of stories compiled by wives, the other women, sisters, etc. Here’s the first part of the intro:

She’s the harpy, the Jezebel, the Lorelei, and the bitch. She seduces our husbands, breaks up our marriages, and occasionally manages to win over our children. Who is this creature who arrives like a wrecking ball to devastate our live and our families? She’s the other woman. Girls grow up primping and dieting to defend against her; boys grow up developing their pecs and abs to be enticed by her. And yet who among us has intentionally brought up our daughters to become her?

Now I don’t know about you reader, but from that OPENING paragraph, I get the message that this book is written by a lot of angry women that have found themselves in bad situations involving this other woman. They are trying to make a point and sway you right from the start, which I get, it’s a persuasive novel. The third paragraph goes on to tell who this mysterious woman may be:

Who is the other woman? She is our friend, our sister, our doctor, grocery clerk, or neighbor. Sometimes, despite our best intentions, she is us. And while the other woman may believe that she got her man, she understands that what she has gained may be the most she’ll ever get. So she takes what she can, reminded in many little ways of the existence of her lover’s wife, home, and children. Because whether the other woman is old or young, straight or gay, religious or non-observant, she must love of lust in the shadow of someone else’s mate.

Point and case the other woman could be anything with a VAGINA basically. Now that has been established we as women can all go wandering around wondering if our man is going to be taken by this broad. I know that broad sounds like such a harsh word but we end up being hurt and that’s the most polite term for her. Now what I would like to know is why there is no stories about men ditching their wives, going to find greener pastures if you will, men that just don’t want to wake up to the same face in the morning. I think the book is a little one-sided. We all know that women can be nasty creatures and if you don’t well that’s news to you and keep it close. I think the book would be more balanced if there was a bit of male perspective in there. Not all men are going to say ‘I Cheated Am Proud of It’ or ‘I Cheated and I have a problem’ like in an AA meeting. Some men may have decent stories or reasons for going elsewhere. Not that I am justifying this because this really hits close to home for me. My mum in the boyfriend’s wife eyes is probably the other the woman and she has every right to think that. It’s true but then lets take a look at the husband/boyfriend of the two women I am speaking about. This character likes to have his cake and eat it too. He doesn’t want to tell his wife it’s over because get this folks, he doesn’t want to be the one to incite the downward spiral. He wants things to end with the wife hitting the home run. My mum told my dad a while ago that they were going to live separate lives and they sort of do and sort of don’t. (Yes, I find it very confusing and get caught in the middle which is a horrible position sometimes). Now this boyfriend has constantly said to my mum that he wants to make a life with her and all that jazz, my question is how do you plan to do that when you are still married to your wife and don’t want to cause any problems? This man seems to be like some of the scummy men this book talks about, but in the background my mum does get painted with the title of the other woman.

I seriously wish that mum would take the hint that the guy is not worth it and move on. It’s not going to happen, there have been many a fight go on and none have been in my favour. Now lets get back to the first paragraph where they talk about ‘daughters growing up as the other woman’ (paraphrasing there). I have in my past cheated on some boyfriends, and no, they all don’t know about it necessarily, some do because I couldn’t be bothered to lie to them because I was willing to admit I was stupid and made a mistake, even though it hurt them. What I am getting at was that I was not raised that way and my mum always told me to marry a single guy and someone that was willing to devote everything to me. The problem with this preached out sentence is that mum doesn’t practice what she preaches. I can’t stand when people don’t stand by what they say, that really isn’t a good reflective thing to do. Then I move to my next point which is mentioned in the third paragraph, basically it says the other woman settles for whatever little she can get. Now I think this is wrong and no woman should do this. NO WOMAN AT ALL. Every woman has hopes and dreams that she wants to progress at, strive towards, and win at. Why should a woman settle for second best. I think that is the totally wrong mentality and therefore degrading to women as a population. Women have to find men that are willing to devote themselves to them fully and not just on the side because we are worth more then second best. I will restate my last point:

All women are worth more then second best.

I realize this post is mostly directed at women but if the man finds himself in the position of the ‘other woman’. You don’t deserve second best either, take a stand and believe in yourself and take a stand.

the Hills Season 3 Episode 2- Heidi Takes A Stand!

Dear Readers,

Yes that’s right it was Hills night tonight at 10 and I was there with bells on. A few things I would like to point out re this episode:
- Brody telling Spencer that when he gets married he will have no more sex
- Spencer adding an arcade game to the apartment
- Heidi showing Elodie her ring and Elodie telling her to only look at bridal mags
- Lauren talking to Whitney about J-Bobby and Whitney saying what RED FLAGS consist of
- Lauren meeting Audrina and J-Bobby at Bella and J-Bobby being a complete rude PIG!
- Lauren telling J-Bobby to drive the motorcycle safely with Audrina on it and him not even caring
- Audrina admitting that she has commitment issues
- J-Bobby says that “Truth and time” will be the deciding factor on him and Audrina
- Heidi discussing with Spencer that they should buy furniture, plates and such together
- Lo and Lauren discussing J-Bobby and Lauren saying that she really doesn’t like him but that she doesn’t want to go through what she just did with Heidi
- FINISHER= Heidi starts painting over the graffiti in the living room. Spencer comes home and is just a little ticked to say the least. He can’t get over that Heidi has decided to SURPRISE him with a white wall. Heidi then does the big diatribe on how they should decide on things together, she thinks that she has done a nice job on painting the wall and that she is done for the eve. BEST PART= Spencer like a bitch picks up the roller and starts covering the graffiti.

Now I think there was some headway made on the Hills tonight. Although I thought we would get to catch a glimpse of our friend, Lauren’s ex, Jason, there was other sufficient drama going on. The Lauren and J-Bobby issue makes me laugh a bit. Lauren was really trying to tell him about her evaluation of him and he clearly states that he doesn’t care. This is great because if he doesn’t care then why should anyone else..>WRONG! Audrina cares what Lauren thinks big time, and when he was being extremely rude and such it was a great display for Lauren to see. Poor Audrina has to come to the realization that J-Bobby is a fly by the seat of the pants type of fellow and she could be caught stranded in Vegas again! I think that Heidi really looked like a slob going into work in crappy jeans, that’s not a very good display for the company if Bolthouse. Oh well I gues if she has bling to show that makes up for it?!?!?!?!? Brody telling Spencer that he was not going to get sex anymore was priceless because Spencer actually thought a little bit, you could see it on his face and the idea was far from appealing. The one downer about tonights episode was that there was no preview for next week. I thought that was too bad, but I am going to assume that’s when Jason shows up, and Audrina is crying over J-Bobby. Oh the drama to come! How fun would it be if while Spencer and Heidi show up to the restaurant that Lauren and Jason are already at they have a huge mob fight and the guys stick it off and the girls cat it out. That would be great don’t ya think reader?

Toronto Zoo, Matt Dusk = FABU!!!

Matt Dusk @ Toronto Zoo, August 18 started @ 6:30

Dear Reader,

I have had a fair bit of excitement in my life for a change.

TUES
I met with my friend Sharon for a ladies lunch. Tracey was supposed to be there but things changed and she let me know at the last minute that she would not be coming. I know that ladies lunch is something that both Sharon and I look forward to. We meet once a month and have a blast. No subject is left unturned. It’s great. Sharon and I meet in Stouffville at this place called DA CLASSIC SCOOP. I had never been there before so I really didn’t know what to expect. When we walk in we see tons of vintage pictures and posters everywhere and décor of the restaurant is vintage as well. Sharon and I were waiting for menus which never did arrive because they don’t have them, silly us! SO we go to the front of the store and there is bakery counter in front of the register and back counter. In this counter you wouldn’t believe all the hand made baked goods there was ie. Gingerbread cookies with different icing patterns, rice krispie squares that were huge, various fudge squares and fudge with nuts, a mix variety of cookies that were as large as a saucer plate. I had a trusty grilled cheese with chips and Sharon had a greek salad and we both finished it off with a scoop of ice cream. If you are looking for a restaurant that is small but good and reasonable prices this is the place to go. Sharon and I really enjoyed our meal and even better, we found a new place to eat.

THURS
In the afternoon I went to a friends’ house to visit and help her out with the kids a little. The dad was home so we were able to take her son to the park while the baby slept but she was awake when we were back. The kids are cute as buttons. The little boy is 3 years old and he is a riot. Some of the things he says are just so cute. Ex. His mum asked him “What does your balloon say” (Balloon was on his chair and it was his birthday), he gives mum a really odd look and says “mum balloons no talk, they have no mouth!” Isn’t the phrase “out of the mouths of babes, words of wisdom come”, well that’s what I am saying, I was able to witness some other little bits that were really cute as well. When we got home we played in the sprinkler and then had some more snacks. Being with the kids is doing two things 1- getting me desensitize and actually liking kids and 2- remembering certain things about my childhood ie. The music, the toys, the cartoons and outfits. I like being around the kids, it’s refreshing to say the least.

Today – SAT
Well today takes the cake. My dad was working so I got some stupid chores done the night is what makes today special. I braved the crowds and ventured with my dad to the zoo for the jazz festival. The concert was performed by Matt Dusk and his band. He is similar to Michael Buble but not the same by any means. The concert at the zoo was very intimate and he told some stories which was really nice. I had never really listened to any of his music but I was glad he had a few tunes that Buble sang. Dusk’s voice was really good and he could speed up or slow down on a dime. I really liked his fast songs although he sang some slow ones that had already touched my heart so hearing him do them was a real treat. His band was ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. The drummer was really great and he knew exactly what he was doing. His piano man, fingers that made music like silk, as if he was spinning it himself, he got a few claps because he was that good. The guitarist, bassist and sax man were all great too. The best thing was that each member of the band was given a solo number at some point within quite a few songs. Dusk made sure to acknowledge them and say a thank you to them personally while the audience clapped at their astounding music. At one point Dusk got down from the stage and started dancing with people, now the people danced with were not fluent in the dancing he was doing but he was twirling them around and such, I said to dad at one point “Wow, he’s really throwing those broads around!” Memories of dancing with him will be kept with those that did FOREVER! At the end Dusk encourage people to buy cd’s and other goodies with a large portion of the proceeds going to breast cancer research. That really impressed me, helping a cause instead of pocketing the money, that’s a great deed for a celeb wouldn’t you say? Dad and I had a great time and there were no complaints from either of us (yeah I know what a rarity….). We had a genuine good time! Success at last!!!

Yeah Baby...The Hills is BACK!!!!

This pic is quite HOT and it's got all the leading ladies. Lauren takes amazing pics!

Take Note that this pic does not contain Heidi, she has been cast out of the circle!

Dear Readers,

The best night of the summer has arrived…tonight was the season premiere of the Hills. If any of you have read prior posts I am addicted to this show. I am hoping to locate season 1 and then purchase season 2 because I am addicted to this show so badly. So re-cap of tonight :
-Audrina hooked up with ex b/f Justin (supposedly he ditched her in vegas)…not someone I would want to hook up with that’s for sure
-Whitney got the promotion and now is Lauren’s boss
-Lauren made out with a cute English fellow who was leaving the next day
-Spencer and Heidi had a house warming party, Lauren, Audrina and Whitney didn’t go but they were invited
-Surprisingly enough Heidi is becoming close friends with Jenn Bunney (bad choice!)
-Lauren had a shouting match with Heidi at Les Deux over the rumours about a sex tape that was made with Jason
-Spencer bought Heidi a ring and asked Brody to be his best man
-Spencer proposed to Heidi
-Lauren and Lo spent a girls night together and were ditched by Audrina and her ex who wants to be called Bobby (new nickname for him J-Bobby)
-J-Bobby is really gross looking !
-Spencer painted the house with graffiti (Heidi = not impressed)

It was drama central and I loved every second of it. This season has so much potential it’s wonderful. Lauren may get together with Jason again…not sure whether that’s a good thing or not…especially after he went to jail! Audrina and Lauren make really good housemates, but it’s only the beginning. Heidi is really getting upset that Lauren is avoiding her I thought that was getting to her and then they had the shouting match at Les Deux so I think that changed things. I wasn’t quite sure what Spencer was thinking when he decided that graffiti would be the best way to paint the living room, his contribution was aimlessly putting dollar signs here and there (keep up the good work). Lauren’s mum really wants her to focus on work and school and not worry so much about the drama people that surround her (good advice but when something surrounds you like that how can you not be involved). An hour of the hills was FANTASTIC, too bad I don’t have someone cute to watch it with but hey I have shitty luck I guess! Really looking forward to next week already. You dear reader should be too so that you can get the dish!

Thoughts of Last Weekend to Now...

Dear Reader,

This is not going to be an updates session like it has been in the past. I have a few things that I would really like to share with you.

My Friend Meghan Ray’s Blog

My friend Meg in the not too long ago past has started a blog. I was searching around Facebook, or the Force as I like to call it, and realized there were links on Meg’s page that I wanted to explore. So being the curious cat that I am….I did. To my amazement I found that Meg had started a blog. This blog is amazing. It doesn’t yet have a lot of posts but the writing is something worth reading. She had me captivated just by the simple use of figures of speech and things that she wrote about. I can’t give enough praise because I found what I read really interesting yet informative. Almost like my blog, Meg’s is a jumble of things put together involving really life situations, past situations and ideas that have come into her head. The writing is what struck me because I had never known that Meg was a writer. She has a talent that everyone should and will notice the minute they read her titles to the posts. I am going to pass along the link so that everyone can get a look at how well she is doing. Being a writer that has just come into my own in the recent times, I find it really refreshing how much Meg enjoys blogging and wants to share with us as readers. KUDOS to you Meg!

http://www.stay-at-home-chaos.blogspot.com/
Next is the link to her son's blog which she writes really regularly. It's good for a different point of a view!
http://www.koolaidan.blogspot.com/

Thoughts of the Past Came to the Forefront Last Night

Last night I got up for a midnight snack of a drumstick… you know those fabulous ice cream cone with the chocolate lining on the inside and a caramel centre while the top ice cream cone is covered in wonderful chocolate and nuts. For some reason I checked my computer to see what was going on, I very rarely check the comp while getting up in the middle of the night, yet this has been the second time that I have done this in the last while. Anywho! I went on to the computer and did my thing and then as I was heading back to bed I started thinking about PHIL. Yep that Phil that I have written about several times before, the person that I consider my one that I have now lost forever. What I thought was that the few times I go to my mum’s house (another rare occasion), especially in the last while, I have made a conscious effort to not go and look at the cards we had sent to each other, the notes from our valentines day in Niagara falls and such. I have been trying so hard to put these thoughts out of my mind for various reasons that it sort of made me sad that I want to erase such an important person and time in my life. This guy I thought, and to this day still think, is the ONE. Maybe the reason I want to erase it from my memory banks is because I made a lot of screw ups, some out of my control, that actually led to the loss of such an important person. I mean I felt love for this guy like I have never loved before. I know the best thing to do is to think about the good times, and yeah I am lucky to have known what a real power/force REAL love is like. Unfortunately, Phil wants no contact with me whatsoever, I have requested him on the Force several times and still no response. I know I sound like I haven’t let go of the past but I don’t want to let go knowing him as a person…do I?

Last Weekend

Last weekend 3 young men ages (20-21) were killed on a road I frequently travel in Uxbridge. The story is: They were on the way home from the bar and the driver had said that he was fine to drive. He had driven all the way from Oshawa and was cruising along the road at high speeds in the above mentioned area. His family believes that since the other two fellows were in the back of the vehicle sleeping the driver had fallen asleep at the wheel and ended crashing the vehicle into a tree. The driver and one of the sleeping passengers were killed when the EMS crew arrived at the scene and unfortunately had to be pronounce them dead. The third passenger, the friend that brought the other two together as friends, he is in a coma in a hospital in Toronto. Word is that he came out of the coma at some point but then the doctors put him back into a coma to alleviate pain and try and bring some of the swelling within his brain down. The police say that it was a combination of speed and alcohol that led to the horrific end. The family says it was sleep. Now I am not going to argue who’s right and who’s wrong, after all these are just guesses. No one really knows what happened and no one ever will, not even the young man fighting for his life. With the passing of such young men that were as the papers stated, ‘well known’, the younger population of the town has been brought into a down spiral of sadness and other emotions. I feel for the men that passed and I feel for their families, girlfriends, and friends. Losing someone so young is an unbearable thought. In memory of the young fellows, which I did not know, but feel sorry for them being unable to live their lives to the fullest I am going to write the lyrics of one of my favourite songs. I have written them before but repetition is not always a bad thing.

“What Sarah Said” by Death Cab for Cutie, from the album Plans

And it came to than that every plan is a tiny prayer to Father Time
As I stared at my shoes in the ICU that reeked of piss and 409
And I rationed my breaths as I said to myself that I’d already taken too much today
As each descending peak on the LCD took you a little farther away from me

Amongst the vending machines and year-old magazines in a place where we only say goodbye
It stung like a violent wind that our memories depend on a faulty camera in our minds
But I knew that you were a truth I would rather lose than to have never lain beside at all
And I looked around at all the eyes on the ground as the TV entertained itself

‘Cause there’s no comfort in the waiting room
Just nervous pacers bracing for bad news
And then the nurse comes round and everyone will lift their heads
But I’m thinking of what Sarah said:
That “Love is watching someone die”

So who’s gonna watch you die?

Last but not least I would like to end this blog post on two quotes that I found that both say a lot. I hope you dear reader find the same comfort in them as I did.

“The world is full of obvious things which nobody by and chance observes.”
- From the book “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” by Mark Haddon

“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us”
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Newt Breakthrough and My Student Kimmy and Avis

So loyal readers,

I want to talk about 2 things.

NEWT
So tonight I was inspired to start leading Newt. My dad wasn’t feeling well so I decided that I was going start working with Newt. Since Sparty and Ben are usually done at the same time, there was no way I was going to catch both of them and have a decent walk. So I fed the mums and made sure that Newt was in the corner so that I would have an easier time catching him for the first time. I caught him but it took me too long to get the halter on him and he escaped. I didn’t think that I was going to have much luck with catching him again but I corralled him into the same corner and worked faster at getting the halter on him. He was backing up and acting funny but no different then Ben or Sparty when they first started being led. I did get a few steps that were good for starting him out though. I am really proud of him because I was able to catch him and do it all by myself. I wouldn’t have been able to do this without watching my dad do it with Ben and Sparty so I owe my tricks to him.

My Student KIM
I have a girl, Kim riding my horse Avis. I mentioned this in the previous email. She is an amazing rider. We are going to be going to a few fairs to see if she can win some money. I don’t really want to start out that way, I would like to do schooling shows first but she is a student and she’s not made of money, neither am I for that matter. We have to work around her draft horse show schedule which is totally fine by me. She currently is in Ottawa, hopefully winning with her team that she shows. We have one possible fair this month, but it’s next month that has a lot of options. While Kim is away I have been doing a bit of leg work and trying to find places that we could go and practice at. I have found about 25-27 places that we can work at. Now all we have to do is book one and go practice and see how it goes. I am really looking forward to seeing Kim show Avis!