HEY, did anybody else notice that today is Friday the 13th? Does anybody care? I decided to tempt fate and buy lotto tickets anyway. I'll let you know how that turns out.

whee, I had a baby for almost 24 hours. I guess that's enough for now eh? Good times though, good baby, he just like, makes baby noises and rolls around on the floor. that's the kind of kid I want.

Advice to a groom on the day of his wedding. (I think it works for women too).
"Marriage is like a game of scrabble. If you see her put down a word, and you know it's not really a word, but it's not really worth a lot of points, let it go."

I was pretty impressed that I got a picture of Drew Barrymore to represent me....even though it's a pretty old-school picture...hehe

You are 10% geek

OK, so maybe you ain't a geek. You do, at least, show a bit of interest in the world around you. Either that, or you have enough of a sense of humor to pick some of the sillier answers on the test. Regardless, you're probably a pretty nifty, well-rounded person who gets along fine with people and can chat with just about anyone without fear of looking stupid or foolish or overly concerned with minutiae. God, I hate you.

Take the Polygeek Quiz at Thudfactor.com

I'm all about the counters, guys.....all about the counters.....

Useless trivia for today:

Hippos kill more people in Africa than any other animal.

(not house hippos though, I bet!)

ooh, I got a web counter! (it's at the vey bottom of the page)

Ok, so I just watched MTV's Diary on Incubus. Now, I've never really been a fan, I know some songs, but I've never really made an effort to take a good listen. These guys are seriously cool people. I'm gonna have to check them out a bit more. I laughed my butt off during the show, they're totally not the hardcore rock band type guys that I would have expected, and for some reason I felt the need to share this with all of you. So there you go.

OH, I had the best time this weekend. I went to Fredericton, to see Tiresa and Calleen. Snag #1, Calleen's phone number is not hooked up. Her parents are not home, and I have no idea where she lives ("on the North Side" being a bit vague), so it looks like I won't get to see her new place this weekend. But all is not lost, I still had my date with Tiresa to go to the Frex. We stop in at Superstore on the way over to get lottery tickets so we don't have to worry about real jobs, and run into Calleen. Good luck I guess! Anyway, she declined going to the fair with us, but took my sister's number. So Tiresa and I went off to get spiral potatoes, mini doughnuts, and fudge. We did that, and also got to pet hairy donkeys, goats, baby cows, llamas, sheep, and really feathery chickens. We also saw but didn't pet horses and a huge pig. It was really fun. They had gumball machines set up with apparently multi-purpose animal food that all the aforementioned animals ate, so we fed them a bit too. The rides were pretty fun, I think Tiresa was disappointed in me that I wouldn't go on the crazy swinging pirate ship with her, but honestly, the tilt-a-whirl makes me feel like vomiting, so I thought I'd play it safe. Getting old is NO FUN! But good times were had by all, and I even ran into a couple of my students from LHHS, which was neat.
Either Erin's roommate or one of her noisy friends came into her room and turned the light on for a minute for some reason when I was sleeping there Saturday night, it was weird.
Sunday I went to Calleenie's place, it's very cool. We set up the living room about 4 different ways, but I think we got it pretty good in the end. I didn't actually help with the unpacking much, but oh well! Good thing I'm cute I guess. We went for a little tour of the NorthSide, and to Rotten Ronnie's for lunch. Calleen won a free fruit 'n' yogurt parfait, which was not bad, but I think I'd get ice cream next time. I'm on my way to winning a car, you'll be happy to know. We stopped in LBR, and it was kind of strange being back there, not just cause I don't live there, but because I hardly know anyone else who does either.

I cleaned the fish tank today, and euthanized a bunch of snails. I have one seriously unhealthy looking fish, but he doesn't really seem to notice he's gross looking, and the other fish are fine, so I guess it's alright. I think they're happy now. I took out some of the plant, so that if there are any more damn babies, they'll maybe get eaten and stop overpopulating the tank. Does this make me evil? I don't think so...

It's not a new game, I 've just rediscovered it. No worries Erin, I'll beat you, haha.

ok, another addictive game for you all...small file, no worries, but lots of mindless frustrating fun. SUPPOSEBLY there are like, 49 levels. Good luck. I get to about...level 6 or 7. Hopefully this link thing works, it's my first time putting a file on here. Click.

HOW TO TELL WHETHER OR NOT YOU ARE READY TO HAVE CHILDREN:

THE MESS TEST: Smear peanut butter on the sofa and curtains. Now rub your hands in the wet flower bed and rub on the walls. Cover the stains with crayons. Place a fish stick behind the couch and leave it there all summer.

THE TOY TEST: Obtain a 55-gallon box of Legos. (If Legos are not available, you may substitute roofing tacks or broken bottles.) Have a friend spread them all over the house. Put on a blindfold. Try to walk to the bathroom or kitchen. Do not scream. (This could wake a sleeping child.)

THE GROCERY STORE TEST: Borrow one or two small animals (goats are best) and take them with you as you shop at the grocery store. Always keep them in sight and pay for anything they eat or damage.

THE DRESSING TEST: Obtain one large, unhappy, live octopus. Stuff into a small net bag, making sure that all arms stay inside.

THE FEEDING TEST: Obtain a large plastic milk jug. Fill Halfway with water. Suspend from the ceiling with a stout cord. Start The jug swinging. Try to insert spoonfuls of soggy cereal (such as Fruit Loops or Cheerios) into the mouth of the jug, while pretending to be an airplane. When finished, dump the contents of the jug on the floor.

THE NIGHT TEST: Prepare by obtaining a small cloth bag and fill it with 8-12 pounds of sand. Soak it thoroughly in water. At 8 PM begin to waltz and hum with the bag until 9 PM. Lay down your bag and set your alarm for 10pm. Get up, pick up your bag, and sing every song you have ever heard. Make up about a dozen more and sing these until 4 am. Set alarm for 5 am. Get up and make breakfast. Keep this up for 5 years. Look cheerful.

THE PHYSICAL TEST (WOMEN): Obtain a large beanbag chair and attach it to your front under your clothes. Leave it there for 9 months. Now remove 10 of the beans.

THE PHYSICAL TEST (MEN): Go to the nearest drugstore. Set your wallet on the counter. Ask the clerk to help himself. Now proceed to the nearest food store. Go to the head office and arrange for your paycheck to be directly deposited to the store. Purchase a newspaper. Go home and read it quietly for the last time.

THE FINAL ASSIGNMENT: Find a couple who already has a small child. Lecture them on how they can improve their discipline, patience, tolerance, toilet training, and child's manners. Suggest many ways they can improve. Emphasize to them that they should never allow their children to run rampant. Enjoy this experience. It will be the last time you have all the answers.

"After flicking on the light, Professor Zurkowitz is caught off guard by the overnight success of his efforts to cross-breed flying fish and piranhas."

the gym trend hasn't been going so well the past couple of days, but I was working, which I feel is a legitimate excuse.

ooh, new appliances! My life is so exciting! I do get to work tonight though, that's something I guess. I'll keep you posted.

I am so bored. Calleen might be here tomorrow, but maybe not. If not, I'll just have to wait for the weekend, when I'm pretty sure we'll head up to Fredericton. The FREX is in town, and they have little doughnuts. Rides, too, but I go mainly for the doughuts.

AND, I went to the gym today. I'm really quite proud of myself. This could be a trend starting here. Especially since I shelled out for a year membership...

oh. my. god. it's early. Ok, so it's not THAT early, but it is for a Sunday. Erin and I are going to look at cottages and land for my parents, in ... Pugwash. Northport, actually, so says Rick the Real Estate Man. Hopefully Erin arrives soon-ish though, we should be leaving in about 10 minutes. I'm bringing my little mc3 to take pictures. I'd reccommend to everyone that you get one of these....they've been discontinued and so will either be hard to find or really cheap. Either way, it's a sweet toy. I've made movies of such useful things as the cats licking eachother. Priceless, I tell you.