"Shut UP! Paul Anka does Nirvana!? You're kidding...." - Me

So here I sit in the Knowledge Common (because my computer at home is shite) and watch all the newbies get shown around some sort of orientation dealy-o I assume. They look so nervous. One of them is taking notes. Very diligent.

Tomorrow is Canada Day and they are actually shutting down Whyte Ave from 109-103 street! Summer is always a treat when you live on Whyte. I would like to thank the poor dude whose job it is to collect all the Safeway carts at 7 a.m. every morning. He makes about as much noise as humanly possible. You rock Brother!
I also forgot how much people like their horns around wedding season. You'd actually be surprised how many weddings there are...and I get to hear almost all of them bleat their way down Whyte.

Kirny and I were driving down the Ave the other night and I noticed the city just invested in crosswalk lights at two intersections...to try to limit the amount of pedestrian carnage on Whyte of course. Silly Pedestrians.
The new lights have been in the news so I was excited to see them in action. As we came westbound on the Ave, even though there were pedestrians at both intersections, the lights didn't actually activate (much to my disappointment). We saw a lady pressing the button but nothing happened. Kirny turned to me and noted, "I guess they won't actually activate the lights until next year's budget...."
Too Funny.

Oh yeah, War of The Worlds...not so good IMHO. Save your money for that pitcher of beer this weekend instead.


Song Du Jour: Smells Like Teen Spirit (Nirvana)~ by Paul Anka

"...it's about the game," Jeremy Roenick

So JR decides to take on the media. Media 1, JR 0. It made me laugh. JR pleading his case, whining about how "the players have sacrificed too...you know..."
Priceless.

"Before I went into my rant, I was talking about the game of hockey, about getting it back on the ice, about what we have to do for the fans and telling people it's not about who wins or loses, it's about the game," Jeremy Roenick

"it is a case where vice - having nothing to lose - has yielded itself to pay homage to virtue." ~ José Saramago

This is the second time one of my favorite authors has come to Edmonton and I find out after they have already been here and gone! Boo. Boo urns I say.

If you have never read Saramago's 1995 book Blindness I highly recommend it. I would have loved to have met with him and sat down and talked to him. You know when people ask you who you'd have dinner with if you could pick five people? José Saramago would be on my list. He's led the most extraordinary life....and he was once the treasurer of his schools' Students' Union.

Tomorrow is my cousin Danielle's convocation and I am looking forward to seeing her in the cap and gown...this may be the one and only time she wears anything even remotely resembling a dress. I am so proud of her and amazed by the incredible person she has become. You know when you have known somebody for their whole life and you've watched them grow and change it is sometimes hard to separate them from the kid they used to be? When I look at Danny now I still see her as the little sister I never had and she will always be 10 years old to me. And tomorrow there she'll be, walkingacrosss that stage..Graduatingg..Beforee me!
Life is really an amazing Journey.

Sadly, I will have to miss the S'mos game tomorrow night..They'ree opening up against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. I'd like to see if Russ Michna is all they make him out to be and I won't be there to throw my beer at poor misguided Bombers fan, Target, when he gets rowdy. I can't wait to see who Maciocia picks for the team...will it be Maas or Ricky Ray? I wonder if Brock Ralph is back from NY Jets camp yet (assuming he doesn't make the team)....gawd...it should be a good game. I have been missing football so much.

Song Du Jour: Sitting, Waiting, Wishing** ~ Jack Johnson
**It's amazing when a song totally sums up exactly how you're feeling at a particular moment, and just when I was dying for some new music to listen to, Jack Johnson rocks.

"How many of us are in each pair?"

Today in drama class we were sitting in the ole sharing circle and the teacher was outlining our final assignment. He starts by telling us a bit about the project and informs us that we will be working in pairs. One of the girls asks, "how many of us in each pair, Sir?"
This comes from a girl seems to always be two steps behind us at all times. A pair is two people Lady.

The best part was when she argued that a pair could be 3 people....

My Drama class is far too entertaining. We performed this morning and I had to play a doctor, a mother, and a young girl in three different scenes. I think we did very well but who knows what kind of mark we will get.
Sadly, we have to get people we know to come watch our final performance (nothing like a captive audience) on June 15th at 10:00 am in FAB. I expect it will be rather hilarious just given the history of this particular class. I didn't get partnered up with the Blind Guy though and I really wanted to work with him on this. So who wants to come watch the drama? Instead of forcing you at gunpoint I figure you're all invited. Should be a gooder....

Song Du Jour: Wrapped Around Your Finger~ The Police