It's a wonderful day in the neighbourhood

I like looking at my garden, I like to see the changes throughout the year. I love when suddenly something is different, something I didn't see the day before. Today, I was looking at the garden, and there was something different. I just didn't know what. After a while I realized it was because one of my pots was gone! I looked and looked, the pot weighs 25 pounds empty, add dirt and plants, it's got to be 45 pounds. I figured it couldn't have gone far- it doesn't have legs, and it's a pain in the butt to move. This isn't the first time things like this have happened. Last year hoodlums stole flowers and decor out of my garden. I guess it's all part of being a gardener in the ghetto. Knowing this, I don't put things in the garden that are easy to steal. Feeling a little upset, I looked in all of my neighbour's yards (maybe they took it by mistake?) No. Finally I spotted it sitting at my neighbours front door.

I think to myself. Why would they take it? They sure aren't going to keep it! So I drag it home. Tonight my neighbour comes over and explains that she isn't a thief. Last night at 10:30 somebody dragged the pot in front of her door, they then put something in the pot and lit it on fire! Nice neighbourhood eh?

WHOA!

Where am I?
Obviously you are visiting the prettiest blog on the net!
I have been meaning to change things up a bit. There is a new blog background courtesy of Pyzam. I also have included new links (including Pyzam) and some of my favorite torrent websites. The hit counter has been changed and we are starting back at zero. The last hit counter wasn't very accurate, this one might be better.

The map~ new and improved. It is now mapping in real time with accurate hit info displayed. Flashing bulls eyes show the hits that are currently looking at my blog. On the old map, the location of hits was kind of fuzzy. Now it will show the location of hits and the time they visited. Basically I'm a stalker. Before people would tell me that they looked at my blog while travelling, but the hit wouldn't show on the map. I think that this map will be better. So welcome to the new and improved blog!

just plain strange

Ah, the internet is a wonderful place. Sometimes I find the most bizarre things. Sarah and Shannon fondly remember me sharing my last strange website "The Shenis". Google it if you are not at work. It might be the best modern invention, sadly storage and portability of the Shenis is a problem.

Sometimes I like to keep these little discoveries a secret; other times it just begs to be shared. I have been trying to decide if I should share my latest bizarre website. Originally I had planned on buying everyone gifts from this website. Sadly, they are not set up for web orders, so I thought it my duty as a blogger to share. So what is it you wonder? Well, I've noticed a lot of flavoured bottled water on the market in the last year. I'm not a fan of flavouring water because I think that plain water is really very tasty. I guess for other people it's hard to drink enough water. So how do you make water tasty to non-water-drinkers? And how do you make your water different from all the other bottled waters on the market?

Screw traditional flavours like strawberry and lemon-lime. The folks at Meatwater have come out with some really different flavours:
~Beef Jerky
~Beef Stroganof
~Cheese Burger
~Chicken Teriyaki
~Dirty Hot Dog
~Fish'n Chips
~Hungarian Goulash
~Italian Sausage
~Peking Duck
~Tandoori Chicken
~Texas BBQ
~Wiener Schnitzel

They are also working on an Escargots flavour- yuck. Being a non-meat eater, none of the flavours sound very appetising. However, I do think they need to consider adding smoked salmon and capers to their product line. They have a contest looking for the next flavour. I already suggested Smoked Salmon and capers, so don't be trying to steal that one. I'm curious what the ingredients are, I suspect it's all artificial flavourings otherwise it would be called soup stock rather than water. Obviously this would be a novelty purchase, but I wonder if it might actually catch on. http://www.dinnerinabottle.com/

Hottie of the Game?

Sad to report hockey fans, but since the Canucks suck, we will not be having a hottie of the game this playoff run. I did contemplate supporting the Flames (all new hotties) but they don't have hotties (see the sample below). Plus it seemed totally wrong.


As a post script, Reservation Road. Possibly the most depressing movie I've watched since Terms of Endearment. If you want to cry, or feel like crap, or suffer from major depression then I highly recommend this movie. It's about a boy who is killed in a hit and run. His parents and the guy who did it completely fall apart. Be warned there are extended funeral scenes and big long crying scenes with snot running down faces. So hot! I have a deep dislike of Dakota Fanning (30 year old trapped in an 8 year olds body). I'm sad to report that her younger (and less talented) sister is in this movie. Clearly, I have to start downloading (I mean renting) better movies.

...And we're back.

I don't know about you, but those 8 to 10 business days just kind of flew by! Last night I got home to find a huge box waiting for me with bright green stickers saying "Attn: Please hold for technician installation!" Well, I figured since I'm a pharmacy tech, maybe I could handle opening the box.

Sure enough it was my power cord- totally not from Future Shop. I guess they ordered it from somewhere else and the other company sent it to me overnight Fed-Ex. Yeah! The strange thing is that it is the exact same thing that Gateway told me was no longer available. Goodbye old computer! Back into the closet you go.

Lets go on a tangent. When I was in Hong Kong and Thailand, I saw lots of signs with really bad English. This week I did a bit of dollar store shopping- I'm sure everything I bought was from china. I bought a little package of caramel candies (the individually wrapped square ones). I haven't had them in years and years- pretty yummy. As I always do, I read the ingredients to make sure that I wasn't eatting something I'm allergic to. The second ingredient. "Whoire milk" Probably supposed to be Whole milk, but I still had the mental picture of a dingy 3rd world milk shed full of Whores waiting to be milked. Maybe that's why this item ended up in a dollar store- 1 little typo completely changes the meaning.

Thanks for all those who emailed about the movie review. The next review is probably going to be Reservation Road- never heard of that one either. It can't be any worse than Darjeeling Limited- which I thought would be about tea.