Here is Katie and I on skytrain. I swear to God,…

Here is Katie and I on skytrain. I swear to God, that is what we call our mass transit rail system. We had a contest and everything, and that is what won the prize. You’ll also note that I have not yet mastered the art of taking my own picture with the PDA. Sigh, very sad, I’ll keep working on that! 

Katie Kates. Look at that Mona Lisa smile!

Katie Kates. Look at that Mona Lisa smile! 

Hey Nicole! Looking particularly summery and fab-…

Hey Nicole! Looking particularly summery and fab-o! Waiting for the train. 

On our way to see Who’s Line is it Anyway. Here’s…

On our way to see Who’s Line is it Anyway. Here’s Lisa are at skytrain. She’s going to California tomorrow. Everyone wish Lisa a safe trip! 

Okay, take my word for it, this is all the guys fr…

Okay, take my word for it, this is all the guys from Who’s Line is it Anyway? Live, in person. Incredibly crappy pici, but there you have it. Chip was amazingly funny. I’ll never look at a pumpkin the same way again! 

Let’s talk about naked bums, shall we? More to th…

Let’s talk about naked bums, shall we? More to the point, naked bums on people we do not know who are standing on the side of a REALLY busy street in the middle of a Saturday afternoon. What’s that? Did I really see a naked bum today you ask? Why yes I did! And thank you so much for asking. I love to look over to the right side of King George Highway and see a man looking through a garbage can and just at the nano second that I glance that way his pants fall down. Followed up by the fact that he is not wearing underwear and does not seem to be in any great hurry to pull up said pants. And that children, just about sums up life around here lately. Strange naked bums just leaping out atcha!

I really need to move to the country where the only shocking thing will be randomly copulating wildlife. Sigh.

Although I’m not a fan of the Barbie pink shade I …

Although I’m not a fan of the Barbie pink shade I do love my rhodos. I think it’s that concept of maximum bang for minimum effort. A bit of fertilizer and some snapping off of dead bits and they just do this every year. Sweet! 

I’m not sure why she sleeps like this, but she see…

I’m not sure why she sleeps like this, but she seems happy so who am I to judge? 

Isn’t spring great? I love all the bumble bees wi…

Isn’t spring great? I love all the bumble bees with their little pollen coated legs! 

Right. I got a few things that have been percolat…

Right. I got a few things that have been percolating at the back of my brain this week and now seems like a good time to “chat” about them.

1. What the hell is up with being 36 years old and having an identity crisis about my major? I’m supposed to be a grown up for pity sake. Nope, not feeling that at all. It’s all that teenage angst junk all over again. Not quite as dramatic and hand wringing and all, I’m too old and way too tired to invest that much energy into it. But, there is a very real bottom of the gut type feeling of discomfort that states I may have been wrong and I should rethink things. Bleah! Stupid thinking!

2. My face has entirely broken out this week. Again, 36 years old people! Who do I direct a complaint to about this? I have grey hair and pimples at the same time, which has to be against some sort of space-time law…right?

3. I’ve noticed a new form of Americanization creeping across our border. It’s small and insidious, and you may not even have noticed it yet. If you haven’t, here it is. Adding the article “the” where it does not belong.

Example:

We used to say: I’m going to Wal-Mart.

We now say: I’m going to the Wal-Mart.

See! Gratuitous use of the article “the”! I have heard this a lot lately and I for one am concerned. Granted, this may seem like a small thing when compared with the fact that we didn’t even have “the” Wal-Mart in Canada a few years ago. Some would argue that actually having “the” Wal-Mart come to Canada was the big Americanization, and they would prolly be right. I however worry about the details. Think global, act local? Now wait, that’s not right…

On the knitting front, I’ve been cranking out cotton dishcloths. I’ve made three this week alone. Bernat has some new variegated colour combinations that are amazingly bright/loud/caustic. I love them. If you have to do dishes at least have a bright kicky dishcloth to do it with!