The Coffeehouse

its been snowing non-stop and i don't know how people will be able to get to or even get back from their new year celebrations.... i will be at my cousin's engagement...

i'm feeling kinda obliged to do this..this whole new years resolution/2005 review post..normally, i am not one to break tradition and tend to force myself to write up some resolutions... even if its like already 11:50 pm, i HAD to have some resolution for the new year...this year, i'm not gonna bother. i never end up looking at that piece of paper and monitoring my goals and achievements, thats what parents are for...and whenever i wrote my resolutions, they were always something easy and stupid to do so that i felt like i had accomplished something...yes, its sad when you play reverse psychology on yourself.... but i'm feeling kinda scared about NOT writing anything..i would've liked to boast to my kids, or anyone for that matter, that i NEVER skipped my new year's resolutions....i'll try to be strong, but there's no telling how i will feel at 11:50 pm tonight....

i will say this about 2005 though.....i never enjoyed writing it cause it is an odd number..i hate odd numbers (with the exception of 23)...i will enjoy writing 2006 more :D

somebody sent me a text message: Monday went 2 Tuesday to C Wednesday and ask Thursday if Friday has told Saturday that Sunday is the NEW YEAR. And I am the loving brother to tell U. HAPPY NEW YEAR.

now, i'm confused...cause the number is like 12 digits long and from overseas and i have no clue who sent it..actually wait...it could be my cousin...but she's no brother?!

so anyhoo....happy new year everybody!! as Will Smith says "may the past keep a warm spot in your heart/ may the future hold more joy then pain / hands in the air waiting for confetti to rain"....

grrrrr....i just wrote a freakin long post....its a wonderful day

EDIT 1: i am slowly typing whatever i remember from my long lost post..and saving...goddamit i am saving!! (yes gil..after every freakin period..)

EDIT 2: the post is finally compleeeeetttteeee....

i need to read a book....something...anything!!! anything except digital text on the computer...as much as i love technology and the whole page/beep thingy that makes life a little more beautiful, I CAN'T STAND LOOKING AT THE COMPUTER SCREEN LONGER THAN I HAFTO!!! get it? got it....yesterday i ventured out into the world with the intention of going to the library and finding a book to enjoy a cuppa with, but the car made its way to the mall instead and i bought some clothes..which is also fine, but i realized it was temporary happiness and i am still BOOKLESS!! and bored...very bored...did i mention i was bored? during the day that is...the nights have proven to be more eventful due to friends who are also bored and bookless, woho!

"everyone has a price to pay for a healthier environment"..... mine just happens to be freezing my butt off while taking out the compost. we keep this little pail in the kitchen to put leftover fruits and veggies in and take to the compost in the backyard. but this winter, my mom decided not to have it cause i guess she didnt wanna go out in the cold. for the first couple of days of this new routine (or lack of) i'd cringe everytime i put something decomposable into the garbage, my conscience would not rest!....honestly, its just gonna lie there in the dump instead of being returned into the ground..anyhoo... so finally i approached my mom, put my foot down, and made her an offer she couldn't refuse: i, her lovely eldest daughter with fragile and soon-to-be-frostbitten fingers, will take out the compost every week so that her grandchildren can live in a slightly more healthier environment... and since she already loves her unborn future grandkids and would probably rather not have to deal with the stinky mess, she agreed...i'd like to think it was more because of the first reason than the second...my poor fingers!

this is why coffee is the undisputed #1 love of my life!!! besides, it doesn't talk back and stuff....

my blog's value has gone up on blogshares thanx to an incoming link from aquarian digest!!! its only like two hundred-something more, but a difference nonetheless!! i signed up at blogshares, claimed my blog and decided to play this virtual stock market thingy seeing as they give you 500 buckaroos to mess with.... bought some shares of the coffeehouse, and already they've gone up 11 cents, yea baby!! dooce-y is like worth 2.5 million!! and if you can't find your blog, you can always add it to their directory...so i've been messing around and i really have no clue what i'm doing...need to read up on all this stock lingo...eeekk..and i dunno how to convert my chips to money..... < sniff >

the "analyst report" says this stock is underpriced..daaayym right it is...buy people buy!! just leave some shares for me....

big cultural/religious gatherings....they're funny..they serve different purposes for different age groups and genders...

guys...i understand, sympathize, and may even encourage you to utilize such a gathering and take advantage of it to the fullest in terms of finding your special someone..just don't be so freakin obvious okay? we all know you're not THAT desperate to get engaged or married, so why stand around the entrances gawking at the ladies with your posse like you are? makes for bad impressions and don't you get tired of standing the entire time??

gals...you too are guilty of blatant mate-hunting and if i were a guy (and thank god i'm not! me likes pretty shoes and purses :D) i'd be turned off...as a gal myself, I'M turned off....try to look somewhat dignified and maintain a sense of...well...sensibility...

teenage boys and girls tend to come only because now they have even bigger areas in which to giggle and yell in....moms and older ladies come to gossip and scout for potential in-laws....and dads...actually, i'm not really sure what dads do...i guess they might  be there for the ACTUAL event....why can't we all be more like our daddys and sit and enjoy and learn?! what a wonderful world that would be...

my friend sent me this...don't know what to really make of it other than that she thinks i'm a bad dresser!!

EDIT: some idiotic 16 yr old stole my parking spot at the mall...but hey, no biggie, i'll just pray for her eternal damnation. what i don't understand is why she had to block the entire road during the stealing process with her lousy parking skills and almost make me miss out on two other free parking spaces...i passed by her car like 5 minutes later and she was still trying to park, then she switched places with her mom...moron

somebody needs to tell this country that CHRISTMAS IS OVER...yes, that's the truth, it was over 2 days ago, so why the hell is everybody still shopping mad! go home, stop spending!

i usually have all of my yearly doctors' checkups around the time school begins in the fall, september.. ..this year however i kept rescheduling/cancelling these appointments because i honestly have no time..plus, they always end up giving me crazy hours right smack-dab in the middle of my day...so FINALLY, i went to see my family doctor and my optometrist this past week (haven't seen my dentist yet, might change doctors cause they kept stalking me with letters and phone calls about the importance of dental hygiene...weirdos)...i'm healthy! woho! i think my eyes may have gotten worse... can't see as well as i used to ..but then i didnt pay attention to what my eye doctor was telling me about my new prescription... he umm....was good looking :p..so really, i dont know about the state of my eyes..but what i noticed and what got me so mad was these stupid mean-y receptionist doctors seem to be hiring....yes i know you work there every freakin day of your life, but i only get to see you once a year so BE NICE!! that means not talking down to me as if i was offering YOU some kind of service YOU'RE paying for..your livelihood is in my hands hun! (and maybe vice versa too??)..if i was ever mean or nasty to a patient at my old job, i'd get bitched at by the patient AND the supervising doctor..i never was, everyone liked me :D...but the other receptionist was always nasty, so she'd get bitched at....

my winter break has been uneventful, compared to last year anyway.... last year both my parents were out of the country and it was just me and my bro and sister...we got along surprisingly well..i remember i used to wake up really early go to the gym, pick up some breakfast for them and come back home and i'd still have the rest of the day to do stuff....this year, not only have i put my gym membership on hold (well, i did it too last year, but they gave me a pass for the winter break)..but my parents are here and i am fourth on the list to use the car, after parents and bro..so basically, i almost never get the car..oh yes, and when i do, its usually scheduled around when i need to pick up/drop off my sister...hence, no gym time...

i was out and just came back, and some kid hit me in the head with his toy airplane and the thing is i saw it coming...he was putting it together right in front of me and as he was about to fly it, i thought "wouldn't it be funny if it hit my -" BAM...besides suffering from head injuries, i think i am on my way to a heart attack..i just finished eating a whole BK whopper combo...it may not sound like a big deal to you but it is because i haven't eaten this type of fast food (i eat pizza :D ) in a couple of years...it was yummy, but i am fearing the consequences...maybe i should've had my check-up after i ate it.....

whooaaah! whoaaaoooaaah, whoah whoah....then something, something..it's a song, anyone know the name??

i went to a hockey game last night with my bro and it was a blaaast! it wasn't anything major, just the Toronto Marlies of the AHL which is like the minor league of the NHL.. its like the "farm team", so most of the rookies on the Toronot Maple Leafs are grown and picked fresh from the Marlies!! i kinda don't have a clue what i'm saying and basically just regurgitating what my bro told me...honestly, i don't care for all that, just take me to a stadium where they're playing some type of sport and i'll cheer at the top of my lungs cause THAT'S where the fun is! i've been to baseball and basketball games before and i LOVE the rush of adrenaline you get when you first enter the stadium (almost better than coffee.... ALMOST being the important word)..i think i may make a fine mascot one day..but i never realized how fast those hockey dudes are!! tv messes up the magnitudedness of this game yo, it makes the rink look huge and the players fast, when the rink is small and the players are even faster!! then during halftime, these cute Timbits (Tim Horton's baby! who was also a Toronto Maple Leaf) hockey teams came out and played for a little bit..they had to carry in the goalies because they couldnt skate their way to their nets with all the gear!! and they'd all fall down when they bumped into each other or scored a "goal" or something.. CUTE!!! also, i found out, and quite frankly, i am shocked (although i have recently claimed that i have reached a point in my life where i am un-shockable) that my bro likes beyonce's "dangerously in love" (it was played during the game)....go figure, a guy who claims that eating candy and chewing gum is "girly", likes beyonce's song...i don't think he's chewed gum a day in his non-girly life.... a potential high-point of the evening would have been if i had won a turkey..but when Duke the Marlies mascot came to my section of the arena to give out a turkey, he tortured us for like 5 minutes walking back and forth deciding who to give it to then ended up giving it to some really fat (like 250 pounds) kid who was standing beside him begging for it...child, you like a turkey yourself with the double chin and all, do not eat your own kind! turkeynabilistic kid....

i took about 170 pictures, and still managed to cheer, not to the point of losing my voice, sadly, but nonetheless, cheer i did!

^ @ RICOH Colessium

^ most of the players on the team...i fell in love with #77 Kronwall (far left) and below...after i had told my brother of my love for this dude, i found out he used to play for the Leafs but left because he got injured and is currently rehabilitating ....by playing for the Marlies? i dunno....he's sucha good player..his brother plays for the Detroit Redwings

^ timbits hockey...CUUUUUTEEEE..and below..

^ Duke the mascot with some rowdy kids, trying to lead a cheer/wave, no one paid attention cause we didn't get any DARN TURKEY!!

the final score : 5-2 Marlies baaayybbeee....duh, they played against some american team (lowell lock monsters??) and kept killing them with the body-checks..i forgot to take a pic of the final scoreboard though < sniff >

just finished watching "america's next top model".....all i can say is YIKES! this new top-model chick can stupify even george dubya with her word choices...and her teeth..eewww

i'm tired...and for a good reason other than coffee consumption, i went to work...well more like i went to university to sleep and i just happened to work in between my naps :p...good times..i didn't start work until 11 am, but ended up getting there at like 8:30 am cause that would have been the only way i could get any sort of ride to the bus station..slept, slept, slept, woke up 10-ish to look at least a little bit alive for when i go to check in with my boss, work, sleep, work.. but you know what? i deserve those naps!! i'm running around the whole 5-floors of the library trying to find about forty books that MAY be in one of three different places in the library, and if they're not there, i still hafto look for them the following week.... like last week i had to look through 13 copies of the same freakin book to find the one with the right barcode (which wasn't even there btw)...why we have 13 copies of a book CLEARLY no one wants to borrow is besides me..so after a couple of tiring searches, and when really, i just wanna kill time so that the day goes by quicker, i sneak away (teeheehee) to some unventured area of the library, open up any old book (to look like i at least fell asleep by accident) and zzzzzz..... besides, staff-people decided to bring in a whole lotta candy and baked goodies on the day i happen to be fasting..so my naps are waaaaayy justified...!

bluuuuuugggghh......not feeling so good...my poor aching body and throbbing head, i feel like all my bones are broken and i didnt even do anything yesterday.......sympathize!!

must kill friends....i suffered for nothing while they are probably still giddy from talking to cute barristas...grrr...

i think i am addicted to blogthings, i musta took just about all their quizzes...some results i get are outrageous, others are somewhat true..and i just LOVE the wacky fortune cookie generator

Your Fortune Is

Cow with no legs, ground beef.

here are the circumstances:

- i am drinking my second large cup of coffee (toasted coconut, to go, on the house)

- i had a disappointing evening...but had fun with my girls (figure it out)

- i OD-ed on caffeine and i'm wired (not on purpose, but i did..)..i dont feel very well..

- i am attempting to salvage whatever is left of the night by keeping my power heels on...there may be hope, they are magical boots, really..

hope you all had the unstasfiying saturday night i had filled with crappy holiday cheer!!

my plans for tonight have been ruined as it as dandruffing outside... we've been hit by a snowstorm and since i've been completely detached from the world of the electronic talking screen, i did not know....my whole family knew AND did not bother to tell me when i declared my plans to them yesterday... this means that i will be forced to tackle the dump that is my room....grrr...

i had this theory about nuns and lesbians (no joke..), but i'm indecisive as to whether i should share.....ahh i'll tell....its too much trouble dealing with the opposite gender and generally, male stupidity, that they are pushed to extremes....you probably think this is funny, but i'm serious!! i may very well have come across some psychologcal phenomenon, and may in fact be mentioned in future PSYCH 1001 courses, look out for da queen..... :p