Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
Canada	Off Topic Part Quatre	This made me laugh quite hard. out loud. By myself. Thank you... Hells ya. I don't know how many times I have gone to the aquarium hoping to find my way in to their tanks just so I could give one of them a good swift smack on the head, or stuff a ping pong ball in their blow hole. But after seeing the cove... I just felt they already get enough of that from the fishermen. I'll lay off them and move to koala bears. yeah, they're kind of jerks, eh? Those koala bears just give you the evil eye.	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-03-08 17:42:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Quatre	Dear Krikit... I am sending you good vibes. I hope you're doing as well as you can considering... LGG Good morning everyone. Thanks for your well wishes and prayers. My Mum is progressing. She's not doing great, but she's progressing. She had open heart surgery to repair a large hole in her heart caused by the attack. She also had a bypass. The surgeon said he repaired it as best he could but, due to the extent of the damage, he didn't believe she'd survive. But she's a fighter and is hanging in there. She spent the first week in ICU, the second week on the cardiac surgical floor, and this past week on the rehab floor. They think she may be released by next weekend..... they'll see how it goes. I was told to take the first flight to Toronto because there wasn't much hope, so I did that hoping I would see her alive one last time. I can't even begin to describe how much of a nightmare it all was. I was the first point of contact so took on the incoming and outgoing phonecalls. I did not sleep (literally) for two whole days as I was dealing with different time zones. And, of course, your brain doesn't shut off just because your body is exhausted. I went straight to the hospital from the airport. The surgery was something like 6 or 7 hours..... which is a veritable lifetime when you have nothing to do but reflect. Waiting for the surgeon to bring you the outcome...... you are too scared to visit the restroom or get a coffee in case you miss him. You have no idea if he is coming to tell you she survived or he couldn't save her. Anyway, once she was stabilized and out of ICU, I returned to Florida to meet with the real estate agent and then fly to DC to look for a house. We got back late Thursday and I have been running around with various appointments and prepping the Florida house for sale or rent before I fly back to Toronto tomorrow. I'll stay two weeks then back to Fla to pack up the house and drive the cars up to DC. We'll be in temporary housing because we weren't able to find anything suitable on our trip. I may have to abandon further house or apartment hunting to my husband because my Dad wants me to come back, but I will cross that bridge when I come to it. Sorry I can't catch up on anything at the moment..... still have lots to do before I leave. I hope all is well with everyone.	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-03-08 10:44:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Quatre	OMG... Got my stepdaughter a Wii for her birthday! Guess what we spent all day doing yesterday? yeah, that's right... Having her actual b-day party today, we made a GIANT cookie cake, fudge/mint brownies and tons of ice cream! Plus real food there too. Somewhere... hope you're all having a good weekend.	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-03-07 10:12:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Quatre	Hey Carla!! Missed you! Hope you had a lovely vacation!	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-03-01 09:14:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Quatre	Grrrrrrr.... Get OUT, Wyatt!!! Gah, now I want sushi AGAIN!!!!! Damnit. Damn you... OMG I'm SO glad someone else knows about and loves Sushi Garden! It's really the best balance of quality and price. Yeah...two people can get stuffed to the gills for $20 total. It's great! I love their "Ikamite" roll...which is cuttlefish tempura (kinda like calamari) in a special kind of sauce. *drool* I've probably eaten there thirty times. When my wife was over (when I lived in Burnaby) we went there at least twice each time. Anyone in the Greater Vancouver area who loves sushi and saving money owes it to himself / herself to check out Sushi Garden.	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-02-25 18:14:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Quatre	Okay Wyatt, you gave me the sushi bug SO bad that i was running my last minute errands and decided that I would treat myself to sushi for lunch as I have zero food here now. So, I went to the closest sushi place near me and I walk in and every single table is covered in garbage and soda cans and styrofoam containers and stuff. I kind of stood there and the waiter came over and wanted to seat me and I asked what had happened and he told me, "oh the highschool kids had been in for lunchtime...." I opted to leave as I kind of am a bit of a stinge when it comes to eating out and I just did NOT feel like eating amidst the trash. I ended up getting a sub from Subway. It was good but it was NOT sushi. so, I spent the entire day running around like a maniac -- I had to return my internet modem, my lovely neighbor gave me her password so I could piggyback on theirs for tonight and tomorrow a.m. very nice. I CANNOT believe I am POEing tomorrow. I have decided not to give the cat any drugs or anything -- we are going to just grin and bear it. If my flight isn't cancelled or some such thing, I will be thrilled with that. I am exhausted right now. :| Mmmm. Unagi. I had deep-fried california rolls covered with unagi sauce at lunch yesterday. To die for! I was making Lgg envious last night. That's actually the second time this week I've had sushi, too. I still miss the place I used to go to in Burnaby, though. Chances are I won't get the chance to Sushi Garden before I leave for good. Oh well! Yamazoto in Alexandria is good, though it's a bit pricier than what I'm used to up here.	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-02-25 17:26:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Quatre	well, gosh, I am SO sorry I ruined that surprise! Those are some very furry ankles, eh? I was trying to find you a birthday present! GEE THANKS!!! I found it on momlogic... a site I go to... for like mom stuff... but that was on there today. I agree.. bizarre!	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-02-22 22:56:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Quatre	Nev? where the hell did you find that creepy weird doll? freaking bizarre... And trailmix, yeah, moving is tiring. I had a relative day off, I only had a few errands to run and no social events. I relaxed and had a HUGE nap during our 5cm snow storm. I am still really super ready for bed... good luck to all you movers and home buyers!	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-02-22 22:26:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Quatre	yayayayayaya! I JUST sent you an email like 3 seconds ago asking about it. Rock ON, sister:D Offer accepted!!!!!	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-02-22 19:46:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Quatre	Man, you could NOT pay me any amount of money to get on one of those things... NEVAH!	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-02-12 16:01:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Quatre	It's a JOKE!!! Wyatt... Did your read the part below: I kid, I kid. I'm actually pretty spaztastic myself but I'm a little more subdued due to being sick from the drink.	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-02-12 14:56:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Quatre	Tcccchhhh... FINE!! your joy is only slightly cloying! I kid, I kid. I'm actually pretty spaztastic myself but I'm a little more subdued due to being sick from the drink. Mah damn best friend, so little, so chatty, so able to drink many bottles of wine in a single bound! ~gah~ Hey man, it's the first day of the Olympics, my immigration interview is in three weeks, and my wife is happy about her box of Valentine's chocolates. Of course I'm Mr. Happy pants today!	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-02-12 14:53:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Quatre	Ooooookay, Mr. Happy pants!!!! Yeah...tax refunds are kinda like no-interest term deposits, I guess. But still...you never quite know what you're going to get. And sometimes you have to pay... So I guess it's more like a lottery ticket where you win back your own money! I still feel good about it when it comes.	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-02-12 14:42:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Quatre	I know, Reven... I'm the same way! All woohooooo! And then someone points out, well it is YOUR money,dumb-dumb... Oh yeah. Course it is. Not only that but it's not like it garnered any interest or anything sitting in the ROgers account. Oh well, I'll take my joy where I can find it. Whoo hoo It's the same euphoric feeling I get when I get a tax refund! Then I burst my own bubble when I realize it was MY money that is being refunded.	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-02-12 14:39:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Quatre	Oh SNAP, indeed! Yeah, I usually overpay in taxes too -- I get my big job to take off more taxes than they need to counter-balance my two other jobs. That usually works. But this Rogers this was a COMPLETE Shocker. Sprails, I have to back and read what you wrote, you got a 400$ credit for what now????	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-02-12 14:06:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Quatre	Cool story for you all? Well, I have my Rogers account set to end for the end of February. I have a bundled package for cable/internet/cellphone and it's about 150$ a month. I pay it twice a month, halving it and I usually plop down an extra 5-10$ depending on if I made any long distance or texted my brains out or something. So, I go to make my bi-monthly payment today and think, "hmmmm, I should check my last statement just in case...." so I do, and I realize that the balance owing on it says -109.00$ So, I call them when I get to work and the guy's like, "uh, yeah, we how you over a 100$ so if you don't go nuts on texting or make any long distance we owe that to you. We'll send you a cheque. What a shocker. The guy also said, it's really rare to see someone chronically over pay their account. Um, yeah. Anyway, I'd accidentally managed to sock away another 100$! Woohoo! not only that, but I have the payment I was going to make today as extra cash in mah pocket! Just wanted to share my neat story du jour. Edited by lgg, 12 February 2010 - 01:41 PM.	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-02-12 13:40:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Quatre	Ethan=coolest kid ever! We will. Ethan has his outfit picked out and everything. He tells me that anytime he has a bad day he just tells himself: "I'm going to see Tegan and Sara" and he gets excited. I love that he loves them. I remember when I first moved down here and they were playing so I decided to bring Ethan, and he did not want to go because it was two girls, he was a boy. But as soon as they started playing, and joking around about Canada, he fell in love. Now he's a fan.	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-02-10 10:47:00
Canada	The Vent - Part Trois	*new vent* I, for the life of me, cannot focus on work today -- I imagine that all week is going to be like this! Halp!!!!!	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-01-19 11:41:00
Canada	The Vent - Part Trois	I like it AND I like the fact that it's orange! I would call it Cheezie!!!	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-01-18 16:19:00
Canada	The Vent - Part Trois	I kind of think that car is cool... :}	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-01-18 13:47:00
Canada	The Vent - Part Trois	Wow. That guy sounds like a real douche bag... I think my awkward laugh would have frozen right on my face and then fallen off. ASshats. Me no like. Weird experience yesterday. . . . MIL is in town, and we were meeting her and Don at the luau at the Fairmont. 30 minutes before we're supposed to leave, Chris is still outside cleaning his truck. I remind him that he needs to get in the shower, shave and get dressed asap. I look over my should and this huge white SUV pulls up in our drive. Strange of course because we are the last house at the end of a long road and we have a closed gate. This Process Server steps out looking like Dog the Bounty Hunter. He walks up to us and asks if we know who so and so are. We say no. He asks where a certain street is. We tell him. He then plops out 4 different summons for 4 different people from our village and starts telling us what so and so did. We kind of awkwardly laugh and try to change the subject. Somehow that turns to how much he dislikes black people and how he hopes no more of them move into the islands because they "like shacking up with all the pretty Filipino girls". He finishes that conversation with, how he met O.J. Simpson once and he is not like the rest of those "bananas" because he is really one of the few from the "upper echelon". So that wasted 20 minutes. Needless to saw we were late for the luau and MIL was none-impressed.	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-01-17 20:10:00
Canada	The Vent - Part Trois	I know you want to share it, Wyatt!!! Hey all, I'm off work in a few, have a good Friday evening! See you 'round this weekend... LGG God. That's hilarious Nessa. I have an R-rated (but not X-rated!) story I could relate on the same topic...but I won't.	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-01-15 16:56:00
Canada	The Vent - Part Trois	Heheheheheheheheheheheeeeee... *boomchiqua wow-wooooooooooow* Spoiler the other vibes he paid for it	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-01-15 16:50:00
Canada	The Vent - Part Trois	I am tired today and not my normal very polite/aware self... Sowwy....	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-01-15 16:44:00
Canada	The Vent - Part Trois	What the frack is a Vibe????? I vibrator?	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-01-15 16:38:00
Canada	The Vent - Part Trois	It was pretty awesome, Reven -- we had some laughs over it for sure... Um, and btw, that is NOT a friend... As I am sure you well know... I stand corrected, lol. I'm an immigrant--English is my second language! My "friend", ha. I got married a year after her--she was a no show at my bridal shower, pre-wedding reception, and wedding. Really? LOL.	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-01-14 12:46:00
Canada	The Vent - Part Trois	Hilarious! To each his own for sure but just don't salt MY food is all I'm asking. Or a communal bowl of salad -- you musn't assume that everyone likes to be heavily dosed in salt. The dude even salted the damn spring greens mix. Who the eff does that? Okay. I'm done. Maybe. I Must hire this cook at this cafe. I Salt, a little too much, my wife hides it in our house and gives me the evil eye when I put it on my food when we are out. But I do see your point, I really dislike when people put too much of any seasoning on my food without me asking for it.	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-01-14 12:36:00
Canada	The Vent - Part Trois	*VENT* Don't EFFING salt my damn food!!!!!! I know, I've said it before but holy christ -- the guy in our cafe is VERY liberal with the salt. He salts everything. I had a salad today that was so over-salted I had to return it. When he makes me a lettuce and tomato sammich, he salts, I bring it back and get him to make it without salt. Am I nuts? Is it normal for people to salt theirs/others food like that? I eat fries and burgers and stuff and am pretty assured that I am getting enough sodium in my diet -- I am just not getting how someone else thinks it's okay to put that much salt on my food? I salt my fries, corn on the cob and popcorn and when I bake, I use the salt but other than that? There is little to no salt in my food. Sorry for the rant but GEEZUS. IT's a salad, it didn't need a tablespoon of salt on it.	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-01-14 12:31:00
Canada	The Vent - Part Trois	Eff you, Charles for making me laugh out loud at work. I have to look busy here, FFS!!! sure gives new meaning when someone says they are "balling their eyes out." Thanks Wyatt! Not an image I needed in my brain right now! Get it? GET IT????? Edited by lgg, 14 January 2010 - 12:17 PM.	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-01-14 12:16:00
Canada	The Vent - Part Trois	Dear Rob and Mel... Do you live on Mars?? I kid... But yeah, that's what I know the term 'balling' to mean as well. What Krikit said. IT makes me bust a gut laughing every single time... But I am an immature buffoon on occasion and proud of it... Where? Never heard that Here, "balling" is slang for either being wealthy, or good at sports.	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-01-14 11:44:00
Canada	The Vent - Part Trois	Reven, I read your sharing with great reverence and respect but I just wanted to point out... It is BAWLING, not balling! BUt thank you for that, as that is one of the best word switch-ups ever... Your bride friend sounds like a complete selfish douche... sorry that that happened to you. ((((hug)))) I got a call out of the blue from a longtime acquaintance of 20 years who wanted me to be one of her bridesmaid. I said Yes, and things were fine and dandy until during the reception planning, I asked if I could be excused from time to time to sit with my hubby (then fiance) who's flying from Chicago and doesn't know anyone from the wedding party. She freaked out, said a good friend would standby her in her hour of need and asked if I wanted to step down from my bridesmaid's duty! Her reaction caught me off guard. Well, I apologize for that insensitive suggestion--she balled her eyes out and we patched things up. I got her a $200 spa certificate and flowers as a "I'm sorry" gift. Her wedding went on smoothly like a fairytale. Then she disappeared from my life, never to be heard again. Bizarre, eh?	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-01-14 11:19:00
Canada	The Vent - Part Trois	I had a similar upbringing -- moved with my mother and brother almost every six months -- I got used to having no friends or always being the cast out. But, that changed for me as soon as I left home at 16 and made my way on my own -- I think it gave me tougher skin -- it also taught me never to rely on anyone else but myself. For some reason, I feel okay-ish about divulging a bit of myself with you guys -- hope that's okay. I personally like to hear about people's stories and such... finding out what makes or unmakes us, so to speak... Wow. That's got to have an effect on your emotional makeup and sense of well-being. I can see why you're finding it difficult to leave your husband. Stability is very important in one's life. Speaking of leaving..... that's tomorrow, isn't it? How are you holding up, Mal?	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-01-14 10:27:00
Canada	The Vent - Part Trois	Thanks Reven... It has been hard but hey, lesson's learned, right? I would have been there for her and all her hurt -- but you can't be somewhere you're not wanted... S'too bad... I'm a fan of friendship and loyalty... ((Hugs!!)) It's always hard when one finds out how untrue their close friend(s) are. I've been there. You'd think the longer the friendship history, the tighter the bond and loyalty. Sigh. But ya know, Igg, no matter how hurt you are, SHE's the one who's hurting inside and taking it out on you. Her world is not as happy as yours and her universe is mirroring her unhappiness--there's just no place in her universe for your "happiness and positive change in life."	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-01-13 19:50:00
Canada	The Vent - Part Trois	Oh. It also made me realize that I can't/won't have friends who are bitter, selfish and don't work or take care of themselves. For all I've seen, it's always a bad sign when you have a friend that for whatever reason doesn't work for long, long periods of time but YET, complains about how crappy their life is, how difficult things are and need to have someone prop them up at all times. Lessons learned the hard way. OOoh, sorry for the vent -- i just started venting about this a day ago as I'd been really hurting about it for the past 3 months. Feels good to get it out of my system. It really hurt me that I was dumped for no reason just when I needed my best friend around. Word, Mah friend... I agree. When I got pregnant, I found out who my real friends were. When I got married, I found out who my real friends were again. Every time life changes drastically for me - there are friends who will go, friends who grow apart from me. It just happens, and I think it's just natural in life. Out with the old and in with the new.	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-01-13 14:59:00
Canada	The Vent - Part Trois	You know? This is SUCH odd timing as one of my very best friends of 20 years "DUMPED" me stating that she just did NOT have time to deal with me and all the things and stresses I was going though immigrating and changing my whole world around. This is a woman who does not work. Has serious issues with drinking and such, cannot get herself out of a depression relating to her father's death 10 years ago. I have/had stood by her without question for the whole thing. No matter how she belittled me, said mean things to me and was just generally dark, depressive, sad and bitter. . I stood by her. I needed her this year while I uprooted the life I made for myself. She couldn't do it. Said she didn't have time for me and all this. It made me realize that she'd never been happy for me. We were good when we were both sort of sad and unfulfilled by once I got my self together and got a good job, started doing really well, got everything settled with my husband, got married to him and started this, she just couldn't deal. People are fickle. They're also selfish and unkind. When you all find a good friend that you click with and it works, keep it. But don't waste time on people who are selfish and take way more than they give... such a waste of time and a huge heartache... IMHO... trailmix you are always a helpful step ahead of the rest of us. I read the article too and still have the issue. I found a link to a PDf of the article, hopefully it will work. http://www.thefriend...myth-of-bff.pdf	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-01-13 14:47:00
Canada	The Vent - Part Trois	That's good thing then, Reven... I hope you and your mom work it out -- I am pretty sure if you guys get along that she cares, though.. . Thanks, Igg. The thing is I do get along with my mother. :-( I just want her to be there for me and it hurts when she doesn't approve or doesn't care. This made me smile! :-) Thanks.	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-01-11 14:23:00
Canada	The Vent - Part Trois	My vent? People who salt my food. At our cafeteria, the guy who works there liberally salts EVERYTHING! Sammiches, mains, salads everything. I usually catch him before he adds additional salt to whatever I get but I didn't today and my salad was way too salty. I dunno about you guys, but I find that rude. I know salt is necessary in some foods as it helps bring up flavour a bit but I am not a salter, I put very little salt in anything. When I bake, yes, to bring out the sweet but almost no salt in anything else. I find it rude that someone would take it upon themselves to season my food (and everyone elses) especially with something that' actually pretty bad for you and already prevalent in most foods.	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-01-11 13:26:00
Canada	The Vent - Part Trois	Hey there Reven... I'm SO sorry to hear that. What makes it worse too is that you had to sit down adn have dinner with her afterward. Parent's are funny. WEll, not ha-ha funny. I haven't actually had any contact with my mother since I was about 18. THat's a long, long time ago for me. Sometimes, even though blood related, some people are not meant to get along. Sorry you have to go through this during a time of great joy. Yeah, I'm not taking it very well. She didn't speak to me during dinner.	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-01-11 11:56:00
Canada	The Vent - Part Trois	Erm, Nice tease there, MrsCat... Sheeesh! I betcha I know who a lot of them are already anyway... - there are a few around here that fit my description.	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-01-11 11:53:00
Canada	The Vent - Part Trois	@ darkchilde... Pinched nerve sounds awful... Sorry... how does it get fixed??	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-01-07 09:57:00