Are We Compatible?

I found this one in ginmar's journal. I added her to my friend list today because I found her sarcastic diatribe to be just hilarious and refreshing. I love a woman who'll speak her mind.I'm an irredeemably eejitous, liberal, tight as fuck, relatively well adjusted human being!See how compatible you are with me!Brought to you by Rum and MonkeyA little side note: does anyone know what the hell eejitous means, because I have no clue?I can't recall where I picked this one up...Neutral:Harmony and balance is key. You don't look at theworld in a negative or positive way and you'llnever judge or assume a situation- you justlook at the facts. People like you are peacefuland accepting. What color do you see the world in? brought to you by Quizilla

The Deadly Pneumonia

SARS or Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome is suspected to have infected some people in my area. It has caused my local hospital to be closed to all visitors other than parents of pediatric patients or family of the critically ill. All elective surgery has been canceled along with all diagnostic imaging (MRI, CT, X-ray etc.) appointments. Many hospitals in the surrounding areas have been shut down to the public as well. Over 1800 staff is under quarantine after 4 patients were positively diagnosed with SARS at one hospital. About 53 people worldwide have died and hundreds more are falling ill. Scary, isn't it?People are snapping up protective masks quicker than the stores can supply them according to the front page of my local paper. You can be sure I will not be venturing far from home or visiting my doctor, unless I have limbs that are falling off, until they get this disease under control.

100 Random Questions

I came across this in many other journals while journal hopping and was starting to feel left out so I decided to join in on the fun... ok I was just bored. Anyway, here it is.1. Are you an innie or an outie? Definitely innie.2. Have you ever worn bell-bottoms? No, but I have worn flared jeans, which is pretty close.3. Have you ever written a song? Yes, I've written many. Some even with musical accompaniment on my guitar. 4. Can you make change for a dollar right now? Yes. 5. Have you ever been in the opposite sex's bathroom? Not to my recollection. 6. Have you ever smelled your own feet? Hasn’t everyone? As a matter of fact, I've even made other people smell them to prove that they don't smell. Strangely enough, my feet never smell even after the hardest workouts or longest walks. Neither do my shoes.7. Do you like ketchup on or beside your French fries? Actually, I prefer my fries plain except for salt. I do, however, have ketchup on occasion and it's always on the side.8. Can you touch your tongue to your nose? Yes, I can.9. Have you ever been a boy/girl scout? Nope.10. Have you ever broken a mirror? A few, I believe.11. Have you ever put your tongue on a frozen pole? Perhaps, as a child. 12. What is your biggest pet peeve? Aside from the big things like bigotry and ignorance I’d have to say when people put the toilet paper on the wrong way. 13. Do you slurp your drink after it's gone? Sometimes, it depends on how good it was.14. Have you ever blown bubbles in your milk? Yes.15. Would you rather eat a Big Mac or a Whopper? A Big Mac. I can't stand Burger King. I got a bad burger there once and I've learned my lesson. 16. Have you ever gone skinny-dipping? Yes. 17. When you are at the grocery store, do you ask for paper or plastic? My grocery store doesn't offer paper so it's always plastic and I have to pay 5 cents a bag.18. True or False: You would rather eat steak than pizza? False.19. Did you have a baby blanket? If so, what did you call it? Sadly, no.20. Have you ever tried to cut your own hair? Other than my bangs, no. I did, however, cut my best friends hair once when we were about 9 or so. I cut off about 6inches and it was all uneven. 21. Have you ever sleepwalked? Yes.22. Have you ever had a birthday party at McDonalds? No.23. Can you flip your eyelids up? Maybe, I've never tried.24. Are you double jointed? Kind of. I can do funny things with my arms.25. If you could be any age, what would you be? Eternally 21 please.26. Have you ever gotten gum stuck in your hair? No, but I slipped once, while painting, and my hair landed in a tray of light green paint. 27. Have you ever thrown-up after a roller coaster ride? No. I've never even been on one that goes upside down. I'm afraid of falling out. 28. What is your dream car? Any type of Lamborghini.30. Would you go swimming in shallow waters where, one year earlier, a shark had attacked a child? Not bloody likely! 31. How many cavities do you have? None. Dental hygiene is important you know.32. Have you ever eaten a dog biscuit? Yes, as a child, out of curiosity.33. If you were in a car sinking in a lake, which would you do first: unbuckle your seat belt or open your window? Window, then seatbelt.34. Have you ever ridden in an ambulance? Yes.35. Can you pick something up with your toes? Yes, many things. I do it all the time when I'm too lazy pick something up off the floor. I can manipulate a pen or pencil with my toes also.36. How many remote controls do you have in your house? Around 7, I think.37. Have you ever fallen asleep in school? No.38. How many times have you flown in an airplane in the last year? I've never flown in a plane. I'm not sure I ever want to.39. How many foreign countries have you visited? None.40. If you were out of shape, would you compete in a triathlon if you were somehow guaranteed to win a big, gaudy medal? I think not.41. Would you rather be rich and unhappy, or poor and happy? Poor, I guess. 42. If you fell into quicksand, would you try to swim or try to float? Float. 44. Do you ask for directions when you are lost? If I have to.45. Have you ever had a Mexican jumping bean? No. I've never even seen one. Is there such a thing?46. Are you more like Cinderella or Alice in Wonderland? Alice.47. Would you rather have an ant farm with no ants or a box of crayons with broken points? I'll go with the crayons. I'm sure I could still manage to color without the points. 48. Do you prefer light or dark bread? White. Other than whole wheat, I can't stand dark breads.49. Do you prefer scrambled or fried eggs? Fried, I guess, although I enjoy both.50. Have you ever been in a car that ran out of gas? Almost, but not quite.51. Do you talk in your sleep? Yes, and often I might add.52. Would you rather shovel snow or mow the lawn? Mow the lawn. Shoveling screws up my back.53. Would you rather be bitten by a poisonous snake or constricted by a python? What kind of question is that? Python, I guess.54. Have you ever played in the rain? Yes! Especially in the summer when the water is cool and refreshing on a hot day yet warm enough you don't get a chill. I love thunderstorms as well. It's beautiful the way lightning lights up the sky.55. Which do you think is more dangerous: an angry bear or a hungry white shark? If I'm in the water then I'd say shark otherwise the bear.56. Would you climb a very high tree to save a kitten? Yep, big softy here when it comes to animals.57. Can you tell the difference between a crocodile and an alligator? Yes, their snouts are shaped differently.58. Do you drink Pepsi or Coke? I don't really like carbonated drinks, especially Coke or Pepsi but I prefer Coke because it's sweeter.59. What's your favorite number? 960. If you were a car, would you be an SUV or a sports car? Sports car.61. Have you ever accidentally taken something from a hotel? Never.62. Would you blow your nose at the dinner table? Eewww, no! 63. Have you ever slipped in the bathtub? Probably, but I've never been hurt.64. Do you use regular or deodorant soap? Neither, I use moisturizing soap.65. Have you ever locked yourself out of the house? Yes, I had to climb in through the back window. I've also locked my keys in my trunk when I was on my way to meet up with my hubby for a game of golf. Unfortunately, I have a car that requires the keys to be in the ignition for the trunk release to work and had no spare keys. Talk about screwed.66. Would you rather make your living as a singing cowboy or as one of the Simpson's voices? A Simpson voice for sure.67. If you could invite any movie star to your home for dinner, who would it be? Oh god, that's tough. How about Angelina Jolie just because she's crazy, kooky, strange and I find that interesting. 68. Have you ever made a semi truck honk? Not on purpose.69. Which would you rather live with: a huge nose or crossed eyes? I don't know. Neither one sound very appealing. Nose, I guess.70. Would you hang out with someone your best friend didn't like? I'm not big on what other people think so, yes71. Would you hang out with someone your best friend liked, but you didn't like? I try not to make a habit of being around people who irk me so, definitely not.72. Have you ever returned a gift? To the store, yes. To the person who gave it to me, no.73. Would you give someone else a gift that had been given to you? Not likely.74. If you could attend an Olympic Event, what would it be? Gymnastics.75. How many pairs of shoes do you own? 7-876. If your grandmother gave you a gift that you already have, would you tell her? Probably not.77. Do you sing in the car? Most definitely!78. Would you rather jump into a dumpster or into a vat of honey? Dumpster. I'm not a strong swimmer and I bet it's even harder to swim in honey.79. What is your favorite breed of dog? Huskies. They're beautiful dogs.80. Would you donate money to feed starving animals in the winter? Yes.81. If you were a bicycle, would you be a stingray or a mountain bike? What's a stingray?82. What is your least favorite fruit? Oranges. All that white shit on them grosses me out.83. What kind of fruit have you never had? Hmmm... I'm not sure. Mango maybe?84. If you won a $5,000 shopping spree to any store, which store would you pick? Anywhere that sells electronics. I love computers and all other types of gizmos.85. What brand sports apparel do you wear the most? Nike.86. How many letters will/did I earn in my high school career? I don't know what that means. I never went to high school.87. Among your friends, who could you arm wrestle and beat? All of them. I work out you know.88. If you had to choose, what branch of the military would you be in? No military for me, thanks.89. Would you ever parachute out of a plane? Are you crazy!? No way!90. What do you think is your best feature? My mind. 91. If you were to win a Grammy, what kind of music would it be for? Pop/Rock.92. What is your favorite season? Summer.93. How many members do you have in your immediate family? 494. Which of the five senses is most important to you? Sight.95. Would you be a more successful painter or singer? Singer, if I could get past that damn stage fright.96. Have you ever ridden a tortoise? Huh? Is that possible?97. How many years will/did you end up going to college? To be determined.98. Have you ever had surgery? I had my tonsils out when I was 3.99. Would you rather be a professional figure skater or professional football player? I'm not really built for football so I'll go with figure skater.100. What do you like to collect? Hardcover books of my favorite authors.

This week in a nutshell.

This week has been pretty slow. I managed to get a jump-start on the spring cleaning on Monday. I might add that I had to miss the gym to do it and I'm not happy about that. There's still a ton of things to be done and since I loathe housework you can bet that it will be well into summer before I do it all. I got my son his first two-wheeler with training wheels this week. It's so adorable to watch him riding it up and down the sidewalk. I actually broke out my roller blades, blew off the dust, killed all the spiders that I found and went down the bike path with my son on his new bike. I think I will try to make it into a daily ritual. It should tire him out a bit and since he will do anything to say awake until 11:00pm I think it will help get him to bed at a decent time. Hell, most nights I'm ready for bed and have to wait for him to fall asleep so I can go to bed. He falls asleep in our bed and then I put him in his own so my bedtime has come down to whenever he finally passes out.My roller blades are around 8 years old but are virtually unused, as I can't skate very well. I don't even know how to stop but I manage to stay upright in most cases. The roller blades are cheap and hurt my feet so I'll be buying some new soft boot ones in the next week. Maybe by the end of the summer I'll have finally learned how to stop.I pumped all the water off of the pool cover but there's still a circle of ice 6inches thick with a pile of rotting leaves in the center that has yet to melt. The Hubby thinks we'll have the pool open for my son's birthday (May 31st) but the damn thing has frozen straight to the bottom this year and I'm not so sure it will be possible.The guy that is going to be building the bar for our basement came to take measurements and give a rough estimate. He says between $6-8,000.00!! Can you believe that this price is 30% lower than what most charge?We are sick of redoing the basement ourselves and it takes up way too much time. With all the things we have on the go there's not enough hours in the day to get it finished before the summer, which is what we planned on. We've decided to pay someone else to finish the drywall so we can move on to bigger and better things such as flooring, painting, and furniture. I had a dream that I was in a large building or tower that was one of three standing side by side. I saw a bomb hit the towers through a third persons eye, reducing them to rubble instantly, all the while knowing I was in one of them. I remember wondering in the dream if I would be aware of the nothingness that would come after I died or if I would just cease to be. Must be a bit of the war seeping into my subconscious.Well, that pretty much sums up my week. I told you it was a slow one.

This-or-That Tuesday: The Arts Edition

1. Poetry or prose?Prose.2. Funky modern art or the older, "classic" variety?Definitely the older, "classic" variety.3. Sculptures or paintings? Paintings, unless I'm the one doing the sculpting or painting, then I'd have to say sculpting.4. Theatre: exuberant musical or serious drama?I've never been to the theater but my best guess would be musical.5. Ballet or modern dance?I like both really but if I had to choose I'd have to say modern.6. Movies: major studio or indie?Both equally.7. Authors: Shakespeare or Dr. Seuss?Again, I enjoy both but I'll say Shakespeare.8. TV: PBS or A&E?A&E.9. Music: Beethoven or Beatles?The Beatles.10. Thought-provoking question of the week: You are a contributing member of your favorite art museum, and visit on a regular basis. They announce a new, temporary special exhibit by an artist surrounded by controversy...this person's work and/or political views offend you. Do you stop supporting the museum, or just stay away during the time the exhibit is there? I know quite a few people whose views offend me and I deal. If it's the work that offends me than I don't have to view it. So, I guess the answer to the question is no, I would not stop supporting my favorite museum simply because they chose to exhibit the work of someone who's views or work offended me.

Casino Rama

We arrived in Orillia a little later than expected since we stopped for a bite to eat first. We checked into the hotel around 4:00pm. The room wasn't exactly the Hilton but it was nice enough, more importantly, it was clean. There were two double beds covered in gaudy, orange patterned coverlets, a table with two yellow arm chairs that sunk in a little too deeply when you sat in them, a T.V. on a low lying dresser, a desk with a half length mirror above it and finally, a bathroom with a sink, shower and an industrial type toilet that are usually found in public restrooms. The room served its purpose, as we didn't intend to hang out in it, just sleep and the beds were comfortable. The shuttle that took you to the casino would come at 5:20pm, which left us plenty of time to settle in and get ready to go. We made it to the casino around 6:00pm and got $100.00 each in quarter tokens for the slot machines. We must have played the slots for 4 hours or more, changing our tokens to 50 cent pieces and dollar pieces many times through out, never having to get more once. The hubby won $300.00 on one of the machines and my biggest win of the night was about $75.00. We won many smaller amounts that kept our cups full and allowed us to play as long as we did. Our luck probably would have let us play all night but we didn't. We cashed in our tokens and made our way to a "Let It Ride" table. For those who don't know what let it ride is, I'll give a brief description. You need a minimum of $45.00 to enter the game. You get three cards and the dealer has two face down and when added to your three, will make your poker hand. A pair of Jacks or better wins. You place your bets in groups of three, each consisting of $15.00. After you look at your hand you can either pull back the first $15.00 bet or if you are confident that you will win or have a chance at a hand that pays great odds you can let the bet ride. The dealer will then flip one of their cards, giving you a better idea at what your hand might be. You are again allowed to remove one of your $15.00 bets or let it ride. The bottom line is that you must put in $45.00 but, depending on what you choose to do, may only loose $15.00. We played for about 20min. and lost around $250.00. I had $30.00 in chips left and took them to a Roulette table. I won some and lost some. I turned my $30.00 into $75.00 at one point just betting on red or black but in the end I lost it. We decided that we had had enough and made our way to the bar near the entrance of the casino to wait for the shuttle. The last shuttle came at 1am so we had to wait for a half hour before it came. We ended up back at the hotel at 1:30am and went to bed. All in all, we had a great time and still came home with some money in our pockets. We didn't win the big money but we were definitely lucky since you can burn away $100.00 in a half an hour on the slots easily. We've decided to make the trip to the casino every 6mths or so from now on and just have a bit of fun with the chance of winning big. I can't wait!

Almost time to go

I'll be leaving for Orillia in about three hours. It takes an hour and a half to get there so, by my estimate I should be gambling my ass of in around 5 hours. I'm getting a little revved up here now.I plan on trying my hand at a little blackjack and maybe some craps but mostly I'll just be sticking to the slots. Wish me luck.