Canada wins Dumbest Gov’t Of The Year.

Sigh. So sleepy. Elijah is going through a phase where he doesn’t want to sleep through the night anymore. Or sleep more than a few hours at a time. It’s easy enough to coax him back to sleep, but it’s a pain to have to get up every few hours to do so. All the reading online has offered no help. I guess just keep on truckin’ and remember how it was once way worse than this.

We watched The Bourne Supremacy last night. I liked it, just as much as the first one. I’m funny about action movies, sometimes I’m really keen on seeing them, others I couldn’t be bothered with. A few weeks ago I saw Target had both the Bourne movies in a double pack for $20. I should see if they still have it. And I’ll be looking forward to The Bourne Ultimatum (2007).

The heat wave continues, the 3rd or 4th day in a row where we hit the triple digits. I will likely try to get out for a walk before 10am because I could use the exercise.

We donated blood on Tuesday, and they were giving away beach towels (or lake towels since there are no beaches here). The snacks were tasty. I was a little concerned I might not be able to donate since my blood pressure was insanely low on Monday (85/50). It was up at 100/62 on Tuesday. Speaking of my health, if I weren’t breastfeeding, I’d be concerned about my weight loss. I was shocked by my weight on Monday at the doctor, it’s as low as it’s been in 10 years. Thank you breastfeeding! In any case, I will mention it when I go see Dr. Dix next month. Just to be safe.

Before I sign off, I just wanted to say that I think the people responsible for Grand Theft Auto are sick individuals. And buying their crap, supporting their product, is just sad.

I’m going to close with a quote from Rounders.

Mike McDermott: Listen, here’s the thing. If you can’t spot the sucker in the first half hour at the table, then you ARE the sucker.

Congrats to Lisa & Chad on their 4th Anniversary.

It was a wonderful day, I had fun paying you back with underwear. 🙂

Sigh, so hot. We hit the triple digits today. Reminds me a little of when we went camping at the river (the Colorado river I believe) in California. Except then we had the water for relief.

I indulged my inner chick today by watching The Prince & Me. I loves me a good Julia Stiles movie. It was cute and a decent chick flick. Rest assured Daddy, I didn’t make Elijah watch it, he slept through it. 🙂

Nothing else is going on, just trying to stay cool in the heat. No new developments on the visa or house front. Oh, well there is the small detail that we can’t leave the country while we’re waiting for the H-visa, so should it not get done by January, the Edmonton visit will be off. But I’m hopeful it will all work out.

I guess I’ll sign off, and close with a quote from 10 Things I Hate About You.

Kat Stratford: You can’t just buy me a guitar every time you screw up, you know.
Patrick: Yeah I know. But then you know there’s always drums, and bass, and maybe even one day a tambourine.

James Doohan, Star Trek’s Scotty, passed away. Though I wasn’t ever a big fan of the original Star Trek series, it’s sad to lose a Canadian, and a veteran to boot.

You’re a Raccoon!

Take the Animal Quiz
at the Blue Pyramid.

It’s not broken, I just crunched it really good. They took x-rays just to be certain, they showed a normal foot, and she said I had great feet. The plan is to keep icing it for the next couple of days, and try to keep it elevated. Now those ice packs we took from the hospital will pay off. 🙂

The record stands, I have no broken bones.

I think I may have broken my pinkie toe. Same one Geoff broke a few years ago. It really hurts, it looks a little off, and there is noticeable bruising. So I guess I’ll call the doctor tomorrow morning, and go from there. I’ll tell you this, I won’t go through what Geoff did. They gave him like 6 needles all around the toe to numb it, then snapped it in place and taped it to the toe next to it. Geoff said the needles hurt more than them snapping back in place. It was horrible to watch. I guess i’ll have to update my 100 things list if it is indeed broken (#66- I have never broken a bone).

Just been a pretty laid back weekend. Geoff had to go into work on Saturday, so I didn’t make it to Jayla’s. I did get to Hallmark to buy the next ornament in the Dr. Suess series (it’s the only series we currently collect). I will likely get back before Christmas to get some more ornaments. Since Geoff didn’t work today, we played hooky from church and went to Peet’s. It was his first day off since July 3. He’s planning on taking next weekend off too, but I won’t hold my breath. There is a lot going on at work for him, so I understand.

We’re having ribs for dinner tonight. I may end up watching VH1’s reality tv, which is addictive. I like Hogan Knows Best, it’s funny. Plus, once a Hulkamaniac, always a Hulkamaniac.

Time to go. I’ll close with a quote from Return To Me.

Megan Dayton: You’re going to get a heart, I know. And you’ll be able to do all the things you never could before. That’s what you’ve gotta concentrate on. Think of riding a bike, and going to Italy… and dating really handsome men. That, I know, has to happen for one of us.
Grace Briggs: I’m getting a new heart, not a new ass.

Monday, July 11, 2005

Dear Tom Cruise,

Your lack of belief in the existence of clinical depression tells me one thing: you didn’t spend $10. to see War Of The Worlds. If vitamins can possibly help me out of this spiraling funk, please let me know which ones. Dinos? Pebbles? Freds?

Please, I’m crying out for help.

Alton Brown