February 2012
26 posts
last minute
Salutations from Ottawa; the fam and I made the last minute drive to Ottawa to visit my uncle Daniel as he continues to get worse. Yesterday, I approached my boss at DP — I can’t remember what fake name I assigned her: Amy*? — to see if she could spare me, and honestly, Amy* was really great. Understanding, sympathetic — I’m really grateful to work for someone as...
a day of revelations
Not in a religious sense, though.
I’m allergic to chicken. I’M ALLERGIC TO CHICKEN?! This morning I had an appointment with the allergist because I’ve been breaking out in hives for the past 3 weeks. Like, everyday breaking out in hives, and nothing had changed in my diet or routine. I know that you can develop allergies to something you weren’t allergic to before, so...
one step forward
It’s taken over a year, but I’ve finally started eating granola bars again — very, very cautiously.
If you have no idea what I’m talking about, here’s a quick recap: January 2010, I was tobogganning and this idiot was watching us with his unleashed pitbull. Said pitbull was a frisky and sweet young thing, and she got super excited and followed me down the hill. When...
one of us
Me: "Rosie, why are you making such a funny face?"
*Silence*
Rosie: *fart*
Me, Jennifer, Theresa and Katherine: "ROSIE!"
Jennifer: "Ewww, Rosie!"
Me: "Rosie, you farted!"
Rosie: "No! No!"
Katherine: "Yes you did, we heard you!"
Rosie: "No!"
Theresa: "Then who farted?"
Rosie: *Pause* " . . . Aunt Katherine!"
Katherine: "What?!"
Me, Jennifer, Theresa and Katherine: *Laughter*
Katherine: "It wasn't me, Rosie. It was you!"
Rosie: "No! No!"
Jennifer: "So who did it?"
Rosie: "Caroline!"
hallelujah!
Oh blessed day, you have arrived!
NEW YORK (AP) — Adult fans of J.K. Rowling can rejoice: She has a new novel coming, for grownups.
The kids will have to wait and see.
The author of the mega-selling “Harry Potter” series said Thursday she has an agreement with Little, Brown in the United States and Britain to publish her first adult novel. The title, release date and details...
the moment you realize
… that your co-workers have bizarre taste in guys.
So I’ve returned from Ottawa yesterday and am back to the grind this morning. Let me tell you, waking up at 6:30 am is a painful and brutal thing — no one should have to do it. In fact, it should be illegal. Henceforth, in MyWorld, 6:30 am wake-ups are illegal unless you are a employed in the health/emergency/police/travel...
okay, the razor sharp butterflies are here
I sent an email the other night to Bubbles*. Yes, I sucked it up, showed my non-existent cajones and contacted them and let them know I was still interested in the position.
They called.
I squealed inside.
They called while I was at work with DP.
I very badly botched the initial phone call, “Uhhh, can I call you back?” I’m such an idiot sometimes.
But call them back I did....
she's learning
When my mother walks into my room to hand-feed me a new type of sausage (no dirty jokes allowed!), it’s a sign that she’s been brainstorming new ways to lure me into having a family meal with her and dad.
… it’s working.
Tumblr users launch petition to have fellow... →
Signed.
producermatthew:
Tumblr users are asking 1,000 bloggers to sign an online petition that calls for a controversial publisher to be removed as an editor of an enhanced tag on the site.
The petition targets user “Ryking,” with the claim that the blogger has defended “rapists, calling women who disagree with him ‘feminazis,’ using gendered slurs against women, and repeatedly heaping praise...
soooo, conundrum
This may be paranoia — or maybe my spidey senses. You tell me.
Things have been going well at DP, and I honestly was getting into a good rhythm. But there’s no way to deny that, well, it’s been slow. Painfully slow. Then our receptionist quit, so they were scrambling to fill her position.
And then they came to me. Things have been slow, we’re thinking of revamping front...
what a GAME
I refuse to make any puns or cutesy phrases with Jeremy Lin’s name incorporated. That’s just principal.
But I will say this: the game last night was madness!
As everyone knows, I’m not that athletic. Sure, I’ll give it a good try but I usually end up swallowing a mouthful of salt water (when I attempted surfing) or loose a front tooth (hello, tobogganing!). There are a...
long weekend
My VIArail ticket has been purchased. On Saturday, bay 11 am, I will be in Ottawa! Woot! (I don’t know why I just woot-ed — I mean, it’s Ottawa. But the fam is there, so I guess the woot can stay).
pause, panic
True story.
As of a minute and 45 seconds ago, I walked into the kitchen to find my dad sprawled across the floor of the kitchen.
My brain stalled, and I stood there, inhaler in hand, giant asthmatic chamber to my mouth (sounds crazy but here’s an image to help you visualize: () and went, “Dad?”
Dad: “Muh.”
That’s when I realized he had my sister’s...
a lot on my mind
There’s a lot of stuff on my mind lately. Fack. Why can’t things just go smoothly? Bah.
I’m evaluating a lot of stuff that’s going on in my life right now. Things just aren’t working out the way I had planned — but when have they ever? Family, work … it’s all just such a rollercoaster.
Can we get to the part in the Disney movie where...
“Everyone’s the same colour with the lights off.”
– Cee Lo Green
my first leafs game
Natalie and I had plans last night to just hang out at my place, but while at work yesterday morning, I got this doozy:
“So, Caroline, wanna come with me to a leafs game tonight?”
YES! It was an awesome night! Natalie’s dad always gets season tickets for the hockey games, he’s a die hard fan. Last night he didn’t feel like going to the Oilers vs. Toronto Maple...
it's love.
I know this may sound crazy and sudden, but it’s love. It’s deep and it’s real.
His name is Oakley. And he’s a golden doodle.
Isn’t he the cutest?! I adore him. My boss Amy has brought Oakley in twice in the past two weeks, and I gotta say, it’s been bliss. He’s so well-mannered and sweet, he just wanders around the office unleashed. He’s huge...
positivity
My blog has been painfully scant, but as most of you know, I’ve been trucking away at the new job so it’s taken up a lot of my time. Ironically, I launched a Tumblr blog for DP and I blog on that thing constantly. I guess I’ve used up all my blogging juices with the DP blog and therefore have slacked with my personal one.
Now that I have a grown-up job, I really appreciate my...
