An Oilers win would make my day complete. I think this as I watch the first period of the game. Gosh, I love hockey. Watching a game any night of the week never gets old.
I'm back from my super speedy 4K run. I am not sure how long it took me but it was fast. I ran fast like the wind. I swear. On the schedule, I run 10K tomorrow. My trick is not to think of the numbers. Then the run will go smoothly.
Tonight I nearly fell twice. I got my wish. The snow is melting. It's a muddy mess out there. But I would rather have a muddy mess than snow any day.
Elvis shakes his tail
My eyes this morning to see Elvis staring me down from the foot of the bed. Looks like I slept too long. Elvis needed his walk. I glanced at my watch. It was nearly 10 a.m. Oops... missed the GP Run/Walk training again.
Don't mistake me for a slacker. I just got back from my run. Somehow I managed to run the 10K by myself. At least I hope it was 10K. I ran the same route (plus a little extra) as the race last year. I feel pretty good.I just wish I dragged my butt out of bed earlier. I blame HNIC. I stayed up way to late watching the after show. The Flames won.
A thinking mind
Amanda and I went on a grocery shopping spree. I am now a member of the Costco world. I have my own membership. Now you may ask yourself, why would a single woman possibly need to shop in bulk?
The reasons are multiple. Starting with... buying in bulk is cheaper! Plus it cuts down on the packaging on all those small bottles. For example, buy a large bottle of shampoo instead of a small one here and there.... Makes sense, eh?
Buying in bulk saves time and money. I can even save on contact lenses purchases. I saved $100 bucks buying my contacts at Costco. Saving money makes me smile.
I hate waste.
The reasons are multiple. Starting with... buying in bulk is cheaper! Plus it cuts down on the packaging on all those small bottles. For example, buy a large bottle of shampoo instead of a small one here and there.... Makes sense, eh?
Buying in bulk saves time and money. I can even save on contact lenses purchases. I saved $100 bucks buying my contacts at Costco. Saving money makes me smile.
I hate waste.
all things dark
I have never denied being a wimp. I ran a quick loop around the reservoir and the streets to my apartment. It wasn't that bad. I think it is 0 degrees outside. Lovely lovely day. I think the water and iron pills definitely colour my world.
Earth Hour is observed today at 8:30 p.m. It's more symbolic than anything. Important, nonetheless, as it shows people can do things together, if we put our minds to it. My sarcastic coworker, who now sits beside me, keeps repeating, "David Sukuki said on HNIC last year it's okay to leave the game on."
Yes, leave the hockey game on. Just turn off all nonessential lights and appliances. Check out more info at www.earthhour.org
Earth Hour is observed today at 8:30 p.m. It's more symbolic than anything. Important, nonetheless, as it shows people can do things together, if we put our minds to it. My sarcastic coworker, who now sits beside me, keeps repeating, "David Sukuki said on HNIC last year it's okay to leave the game on."
Yes, leave the hockey game on. Just turn off all nonessential lights and appliances. Check out more info at www.earthhour.org
all along the watchtower
I'm on a melting snow watch. I am looking out my balcony. I am trying to calculate how long it would take for the existing snow to melt. Provided it doesn't snow again, I give it another week.
Once again I am drowning my sorrows in copious amounts of cold water. Hydration is going to get me through my planned run. I took my iron supplements with a glass of OJ (Vitamin C helps digestion) and I am ready to go. Except.. I keep looking out the window and looking at the snow.
When driving back from Karyn's this morning, I saw about six runners along Resources Rd. Instantly I felt guilty. I have to get outside. I am done with the treadmills. My mind is not there. Once I started outside, there was no way I could go back inside.
Northern Alberta can suck.
Once again I am drowning my sorrows in copious amounts of cold water. Hydration is going to get me through my planned run. I took my iron supplements with a glass of OJ (Vitamin C helps digestion) and I am ready to go. Except.. I keep looking out the window and looking at the snow.
When driving back from Karyn's this morning, I saw about six runners along Resources Rd. Instantly I felt guilty. I have to get outside. I am done with the treadmills. My mind is not there. Once I started outside, there was no way I could go back inside.
Northern Alberta can suck.
good fun at the Golden Age Centre
I shot this western/musical show at the Golden Age Centre. Richard Popowich, of Red Deer, got the seniors tapping their toes and clapping their hands.
Yes it has been an interesting week. I haven't made the time to sit down and write here obviously.
My iron was low so I dragged my feet all week. I have to recognize these things much sooner. Otherwise I get totally burnt out.
I've been dog/house sitting since Wednesday.
It's a nice change from my side of town. I wish there wasn't so much snow. I would take Elvis, the dog for longer walks.
My iron was low so I dragged my feet all week. I have to recognize these things much sooner. Otherwise I get totally burnt out.
I've been dog/house sitting since Wednesday.
It's a nice change from my side of town. I wish there wasn't so much snow. I would take Elvis, the dog for longer walks.
That was then, this is now
I'm happy the University of Winnipeg has decided to ban the sale of bottled water on campus. All I can say is it's about time. If you looked around my office, you will see the amount of wasted bottles and cans everywhere. It drives me nuts. Reduce is the first rule we should be following. Then comes recycle (or reuse).
If there wasn't snow all around me, I would say it was spring. It was a gorgeous afternoon. I took a couple photos for the paper and my fingers didn't freeze. Lucky me.
I am really looking forward to my one week holiday next month. I am not sure where we're going... but I know this much, it has to be warm. I've had enough of the cold weather.
I am really looking forward to my one week holiday next month. I am not sure where we're going... but I know this much, it has to be warm. I've had enough of the cold weather.
I missed the GP Run/Walk Club's training this morning. I just didn't want to get out of bed. I did though and I wrote some stuff before heading out for a solo run. It is nippy out there. The trails still suck. Same as yesterday. I think I ran anywhere between 5 and 6K. I can never tell.
Diana told me there was close to 120 people at the Leisure Centre this morning. That's really good to see. I hope the club got some new members. Running/walking is just so easy to do.
Now that my daily exercise is out of the way, I have some cleaning to do. I'm watching the Oilers game. My guys need this win.
Diana told me there was close to 120 people at the Leisure Centre this morning. That's really good to see. I hope the club got some new members. Running/walking is just so easy to do.
Now that my daily exercise is out of the way, I have some cleaning to do. I'm watching the Oilers game. My guys need this win.
i miss the big city
Now that we don't have a photographer on staff, we have to take more pictures. I am really happy about this. Although I always took pictures with my stories anyway. I lost one of my lens caps last week. It's a pain in the butt. I tried finding a new one this week but of course I have to order one.
Shopping in Grande Prairie absolutely sucks.
I can't even find a proper spring jacket. I am thinking of driving to Edmonton next weekend. I miss the city. Any city will do right now.
Shopping in Grande Prairie absolutely sucks.
I can't even find a proper spring jacket. I am thinking of driving to Edmonton next weekend. I miss the city. Any city will do right now.
talking old school hockey
I interviewed a couple of former NHL greats for a story. I chatted with them about fighting in hockey. Strange a male's locker room is the same as a woman's.
Gaston Gingras and Cliff Ronning chat with an unidentified roadie before the Oldtimers' Hockey Challenge game.
Gaston Gingras rests before the big game.
Gaston Gingras and Cliff Ronning chat with an unidentified roadie before the Oldtimers' Hockey Challenge game.
Jimmy Mann phones his family in Montreal.
I don't know if I told you this or not.
I've become a bargain basement CD shopper. Since my laptop blew up and my Ipod snagged, I have been humming the same 10 songs on my Ipod shuffle. I've been rummaging through bargain bins at Zellers and Walmart looking for those $2.99 to $9.99 steals.
Tonight I picked up Elton John's Greatest Hits! Now I have new music to run too.. And yes, I finally got back to running. One week off and I felt fine. I think I ran something like 5K if not more. Goodbye Yellow Brick Snow.... Tomorrow is spring!
I've become a bargain basement CD shopper. Since my laptop blew up and my Ipod snagged, I have been humming the same 10 songs on my Ipod shuffle. I've been rummaging through bargain bins at Zellers and Walmart looking for those $2.99 to $9.99 steals.
Tonight I picked up Elton John's Greatest Hits! Now I have new music to run too.. And yes, I finally got back to running. One week off and I felt fine. I think I ran something like 5K if not more. Goodbye Yellow Brick Snow.... Tomorrow is spring!
on the school beat
I got to hang out with a school resource officer yesterday for a couple of hours. The whole program is pretty cool. I don't know if we have SRO in Ontario or Nova Scotia. One cop patrols the schools to build relationships with students. It's all about community. The kids seem to like it too. Const. Arends is a hit.
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father time has a snack
And sometimes time passes as slow as a turtle's crawl. It's the last day of winter. So magically over night all the snow will disappear. We'll wake up tomorrow to blue skies and green tries. I can't wait.
The only downside are the damn potholes which are emerging from the deep freeze. Damn them all to heck.
Spring, where are you?
Much busy over the last few days. It didn't help it took three days to recover from a party Friday night.
Change is in the wind at work. We have a new look to the paper. It looks great.
I am working on some good stories this week. They take a lot of legwork but in the end it's worth it.
I haven't run in days. I don't even want to look in my training log. That's how long it's been. Maybe four days? Five? Geesh, I need to get my butt moving.
The snow doesn't help. I thought winter was like... over! Oh, how I was sadly mistaken!
Change is in the wind at work. We have a new look to the paper. It looks great.
I am working on some good stories this week. They take a lot of legwork but in the end it's worth it.
I haven't run in days. I don't even want to look in my training log. That's how long it's been. Maybe four days? Five? Geesh, I need to get my butt moving.
The snow doesn't help. I thought winter was like... over! Oh, how I was sadly mistaken!
Not in a mood to write these last two days. Our company continues to restructure which makes everyone nervous. I am really worried about the future of journalism. I am sad because I came back to the industry after a hiatus in Asia to be left wondering, what next?
So many changes and so quickly. A couple papers folded in the province yesterday. It's truly sad. I love newspapers. Is this the death of newspapers? I can't tell you.
I saw on the news this morning even the millionaires and billionaires are feeling the recession. They have stopped spending and many have lost billions of dollars. The good news is - when they start spending, we should be okay. But when will that be? Who knows?
So many changes and so quickly. A couple papers folded in the province yesterday. It's truly sad. I love newspapers. Is this the death of newspapers? I can't tell you.
I saw on the news this morning even the millionaires and billionaires are feeling the recession. They have stopped spending and many have lost billions of dollars. The good news is - when they start spending, we should be okay. But when will that be? Who knows?
hooked on a feeling, high on believing
I am hooked. I have a new addiction and I am dragging someone down with me.
It started innocent enough. I'd catch a little bit here and a little bit there. Soon I was checking to see what new fix I could get.
It's been about three weeks and I am not giving up my dirty little secret. And as I write this, you will know my shame and it will no longer be hidden.
I am addicted to reality TV shows. It started with American Idol and now has progressed to Survivor, Amazing Race and now Celebrity Apprentice. I know what you're thinking - yeah, so?
Obviously you don't know me. I don't watch TV. And when I do it's flicked to either Sportsnet, TSN or the news channels. (Okay I admit to rushing home to catch the Young and the Restless, and catching the odd Grey's Anatomy, Desperate Housewives or Lost episodes.)
You won't catch me watching the Bachelor though. Lame and lame.
Because I want to deflect my insanity, I have pulled Damien into my den of bad television. He came willing. The first time I said "come over American Idol is on" he hesitantly came. Now he knows all the names of the hopefuls.
Celebrity Apprentice debuted last week. I watched it by myself and it wasn't the same. This week, Damien came over for the second episode. He's hooked.
Now before you get the wrong idea, our TV nights are like this:
With remote in hand, I sit on the large couch.
Damien comes in. He grabs a beer out of the fridge and gets comfy on the small couch.
American Idol: We laugh and make fun of the singers (because we are so much better).
Celebrity Apprentice: We laugh at Tom Green and the funny little gay man
Damien checks his watch. Time to go. See you at work, tomorrow.
I might be pushing it if I text Damien now to let him know the season premier of Dancing with the Stars is on in 20 minutes!
It started innocent enough. I'd catch a little bit here and a little bit there. Soon I was checking to see what new fix I could get.
It's been about three weeks and I am not giving up my dirty little secret. And as I write this, you will know my shame and it will no longer be hidden.
I am addicted to reality TV shows. It started with American Idol and now has progressed to Survivor, Amazing Race and now Celebrity Apprentice. I know what you're thinking - yeah, so?
Obviously you don't know me. I don't watch TV. And when I do it's flicked to either Sportsnet, TSN or the news channels. (Okay I admit to rushing home to catch the Young and the Restless, and catching the odd Grey's Anatomy, Desperate Housewives or Lost episodes.)
You won't catch me watching the Bachelor though. Lame and lame.
Because I want to deflect my insanity, I have pulled Damien into my den of bad television. He came willing. The first time I said "come over American Idol is on" he hesitantly came. Now he knows all the names of the hopefuls.
Celebrity Apprentice debuted last week. I watched it by myself and it wasn't the same. This week, Damien came over for the second episode. He's hooked.
Now before you get the wrong idea, our TV nights are like this:
With remote in hand, I sit on the large couch.
Damien comes in. He grabs a beer out of the fridge and gets comfy on the small couch.
American Idol: We laugh and make fun of the singers (because we are so much better).
Celebrity Apprentice: We laugh at Tom Green and the funny little gay man
Damien checks his watch. Time to go. See you at work, tomorrow.
I might be pushing it if I text Damien now to let him know the season premier of Dancing with the Stars is on in 20 minutes!
unlock my door, please, i am having a moment
So I had my eyes checked yesterday. Now I know why I have been so blind lately. I thought things were pretty and they were not pretty at all. I thought things were ugly and they weren't ugly at all.
The fog has lifted. But listen to this. The doctor put some drops in my eyes so she could see the eye better. Good enough, but my eyes were completely dilated for hours later. Not to mention, I had to drive home.
That was not fun. The bright lights were really bothering my poor eyes. Fortunately I was only 5 or 6 minutes away. It was bright. Then when I managed to get to my apartment door, I couldn't open the damn door.
I struggled with it for at least 10 minutes. I phoned Parker and he talked me through it over the phone. Thank goodness for
unruffled friends. Parker managed to calm me down before I kicked my door down. It seems when you put a key in the top lock, you pull the door in towards you. I never knew that.
The fog has lifted. But listen to this. The doctor put some drops in my eyes so she could see the eye better. Good enough, but my eyes were completely dilated for hours later. Not to mention, I had to drive home.
That was not fun. The bright lights were really bothering my poor eyes. Fortunately I was only 5 or 6 minutes away. It was bright. Then when I managed to get to my apartment door, I couldn't open the damn door.
I struggled with it for at least 10 minutes. I phoned Parker and he talked me through it over the phone. Thank goodness for
unruffled friends. Parker managed to calm me down before I kicked my door down. It seems when you put a key in the top lock, you pull the door in towards you. I never knew that.
hmmmmmmmm
Nice weekend again! Lots of stuff accomplished. I went to hear John Stanton speak at the Grande Prairie Live Theatre with friends. I'll be writing about it in my running column Friday.
I am getting ready to run this afternoon. It's pretty cold out so I don't know if I will head outside or take it inside. Hopefully soon there will be no choice and I'll only have one option - on the trails.
I've got a lot of reading to catch up on today. A nice way to end a busy weekend, I say.
I am getting ready to run this afternoon. It's pretty cold out so I don't know if I will head outside or take it inside. Hopefully soon there will be no choice and I'll only have one option - on the trails.
I've got a lot of reading to catch up on today. A nice way to end a busy weekend, I say.
hey hey
I've been doing tons of photography lately. So much that I keep forgetting to recharge my battery. I am looking forward to a quiet weekend of rest.
The annual teachers' convention was here yesterday and today. I wish I wasn't so drained. Then I would have enjoyed the convention much more. I did talk to some people and made some new contacts. The above photo was taken for a feature I wrote on Smartboards. Unfortunately the picture did not make the paper.
My friend, Pei ju, is coming for a visit at the end of next month. Road trip! I am booking a week off.
Then I woke up stiff and tired. To be technical, I didn't really sleep much. Much on my mind as always! So many ideas and plans. How am I ever to catch up with myself?
A massage helped this morning. Still two days remain this week. I write this and all I can think about is sleep.
Thank you to my friend who came over tonight for dinner, wine and hair dye.
The books beside my bed are piling up. Someone lent me a book just yesterday. It looks really good but I am in the middle of two books. Hopefully this weekend I can polish those two off so I can delve in to this borrowed book.
A massage helped this morning. Still two days remain this week. I write this and all I can think about is sleep.
Thank you to my friend who came over tonight for dinner, wine and hair dye.
The books beside my bed are piling up. Someone lent me a book just yesterday. It looks really good but I am in the middle of two books. Hopefully this weekend I can polish those two off so I can delve in to this borrowed book.
I have cravings. And before you get your panties in a knot. It's not want you think. Keep this in mind.
I love pickles. I love Dijon mustard. I love near-burnt toast.
Together I make sliced pickle toast with Dijon mustard. Some people may say gross. I say delicious.
I couldn't wait to get home tonight to enjoy my snack. Weird. I know.
I had a long day rushing from here to there. Sleep will come easy to me tonight.
I love pickles. I love Dijon mustard. I love near-burnt toast.
Together I make sliced pickle toast with Dijon mustard. Some people may say gross. I say delicious.
I couldn't wait to get home tonight to enjoy my snack. Weird. I know.
I had a long day rushing from here to there. Sleep will come easy to me tonight.
I went back to Grade 2 this morning. It was fun. Although I was exhausted from the weekend the kids lifted my spirits. Kids are cool like that. Only I wish the ones in my office would do this on a regular basis....lol....
I am looking forward to the weekend. Only four days and counting. Pathetic, right?
I am looking forward to the weekend. Only four days and counting. Pathetic, right?
Shaving for Cancer
Our city's mayor and his wife share a special moment after the mayor got it all taken off for the cause. I promise. I did not set this photo up.
The county's reeve was all smiles when he had his hair shaved off. He joked, he hasn't been bald for 15 years or was it 20. Hmm...
Okay this picture doesn't really mean anything. Except a man in a firefighter's uniform looks good. That's it.
The Grande Prairie Firefighters presented the mayor with a cheque for cancer. The 2nd Annual Sun Life Financial Curl for Cancer raised close to $30,000 this year.
all in the course of a weekend in Grande Prairie
The local chapter of the Alberta French Association organized its 11th annual event. As it was my weekend, I had to run around and take pictures. I met a lot of nice people. I practiced some French too. It didn't go too well. There's probably a reason, I understand more Spanish than I do French.
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