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I didn't know who to vote for. So I picked them all. Ok I am so kidding. I picked one. And I actually had to look on the little diagram they supply you with. Wow. I had to read directions on how to vote. Mark this day in history next to the day when I blew up a hot dog wiener on the stove. Different story, different day.I decided last night about 11.17 p.m. who I was going to vote for. I had no idea who the candidate was in my riding or what he stood for. But I had a warped idea that this party would actually make it into parliament and act as the majority government. Ok then our country could be mocked by the rest of the world for having a bunch of pot-smoking, tree-hugging, tofu-eating, Birks-wearing, hippies, as our government. I didn't want to vote for the Conservatives because I can't stand Harper. He creeps me out. Sort of like the way that dude did when I was sitting in traffic with random cars passing me at 5 km/h did... (there was just a totally new topic, totally new day too- is someone taking note of this?). I didn't want to vote for Martin because of how much his government has taken from us in the past couple years. Layton was an automatic no and if you saw the way he talked on the election coverage tonite- you would agree with me. I only had four choices on my ballot. Green Party was it. Don't ask me to tell you the name of the dude who was going for the party because I seriously don't remember. What I do remember is the reason I did it. I don't know enough about the Green Party to dislike them, therefore making it semi-ok for me to vote for them. Ok so maybe those aren't the right reasons but I figure you have to have some legit reason; and that was mine. Voting for Harper would have been like telling some random girl to pick out my wedding dress. I would have had no clue as to what they would have picked or if it would have fit. I could have told her exactly what I wanted and she could have agreed and promised me the moon with my dress. But in the end, it wouldn't fit, is army green, and was everything that she promised it wouldn't be. Kinda like Harper... Ha. I suck at analogies. Maybe that is my cue it's sleep time... It's only 4 years with Martin right? That's not that bad... Posted by Bella at 11:16 PM# How about not... This could be kinda freaky if it got into the wrong hands...Posted by Bella at 2:09 PM# Calm, cool, and collective. I held an 11 day old baby this weekend. I must say, when holding him, it was the calmest I have felt in a while.Something about the way he slept on me. It must be a great feeling to know nothing about the world going on around him. He was so small and innocent and quiet and cute. For a moment, I thought I might actually enjoy being a mom someday. Posted by Bella at 10:50 PM# I am SO not. Just to let you know.I am not stupid. And I am not incompetent. Don't call me either if you want help from me. Because really, I won't help you. Just a little warning for all you realtors out there. Be nice to me. Posted by Bella at 12:01 PM# Whew. My 100th post.I would like to thank the Acadamy. My friends, my family. And of course, my dog who didn't let me quit. Ha. Who am I joking? Yay me! Thanks for reading. Posted by Bella at 11:59 AM# Epigram of the day. Remember that a woman never speaks more forcibly than when she is silent, nor acts with more energy than when in repose.Isn't that true? When a girl is pissed, she won't talk. She will do the silent treatment and man oh man does that ever work. When a guy plays the silent treatment, he is acting like a baby. Horray for double standards! I of course have never played a mind game such as this before. I do believe in speaking the truth first and foremost. Haha. Bullshit. Posted by Bella at 8:53 AM# Cheating gene found in males. Um- it took how many researchers to figure that out? Ask a panel of ladies and they could have told you the same thing- and probably would have been cheaper. And really, isn't there some sort of fatal disease out there which could have been cured instead of money and people power going to check this one out?Researchers claim to have found a promiscuity gene- just one gene that makes a difference between males that fool around and those that stay faithfully at home. Good question though: Could this be one reason why some men are homebodies and some won't commit? Or is it too convenient to blame behaviour on a gene? This article is also a little biased. Women cheat too. I'm not perfect. Yes, I have had a wandering eye. But that usually happens when my flavour of the week wanders too. So I guess that makes sense... Posted by Bella at 2:01 PM# Bah. And I thought I was the only one who used the word "bah". Little did I know a long eared character by the name of Dogbert uses it to.I have officially entered the real world. My life is along the same line as a Dilbert cartoon almost everyday. Excuse me while I comb my office for cameras and microphones. I am thinking Mr. Scott Adams, the creator of Dilbert is stalking me. Cool. A stalker... Posted by Bella at 12:36 PM# Turned off by suits in a sandbox. I feel bad for Paul Martin.The other night at the debate, Martin seemed run down and kicked in the shins. Harper was a jackass to him, Layton wore the same tie as Harper (therefore making me think the NDP and the Conservatives have something going on... if you know what I mean...), and who the heck is this Gilles Duceppe guy? And why the heck wasn't the Green Party there? If anything, by having the Green Party not participate, it has gained more media attention to them- and yes, James, they just might win a couple seats. Martin is the leader of the wrong party. If anything, he should be the head of the table for the Conservatives; not Harper. I just wanted to hug Mr. Martin. Harper should be the head of the Liberals so we can kick him down and tell him how greedy and blind he is. I was unimpressed with the way the Conservatives and the NDP ganged up on Martin. Sure they showed the winner of the debate. (By the way, I have no idea where I am going with this...) Mr. Duceppe shouldn't have even been invited. He is there by representation of one province. If they were there representing only one province and only a minority of people- why wasn't the Green Party allowed to put their two or three cents in like the rest of the legit dudes? Mr. Duceppe "We will determine our position based on Quebec's interests." Case in point. That was taken from Mr. Duceppe's opening remarks from the debate. You're so out! Mr. Layton "Canadians have been telling me that they are upset with the scandals, they don't want to reward scandals with broken promises and give the Liberals a fourth mandate. They want change but they're worried about the Conservatives hidden agenda." In Mr. Layton's opening remarks, no where does it say anything about voting for him. Go team Layton! Mr. Harper "This election is not about choosing a country we're all Canadians. This election is about choosing a government. It's about choosing a government free from 10 years of Liberal waste, mismanagement and scandal. A government that will be accountable, a government that can be trusted." I have been taught that when someone says "honestly" and "seriously", they are lying through their teeth. In all of Harpers interviews he says that. Haha. Liar. I am so on to you! Mr. Martin "On June 28 Canadians will elect either myself or Mr. Harper to serve as prime minister. It's a choice that matters because we have very different values and we offer very different prescriptions for the future." The race is down to Harper and Martin- I am glad that Martin ruled the other two dummies out. Ahhh Martin... if only your party name wasn't Liberal... Politics are so political. Why oh why, can't this country be run democratically? I know we get to vote; but not on things that actually matter. Sure the federal election is big- but so is sending troops to war, same sex marriages, health care, and education. Why don't we get to vote on those topics? By no means does this little posting mean that I am trying to throw my propaganda at you- but what I do want you to think about is why you are voting for the dude you are voting for. Maybe one day I will run for government. Heck why not? It seems like a bunch of other Joe Schmos can do it- maybe I can exceed that and become the best damn dressed Prime Minister this country has ever seen. (I promise I will stop writing about the federal election soon... I am sure my American friends are sick and tired of it, eh?) Posted by Bella at 8:20 AM# And I didn't even catch the bouquet... So I went to a wedding this weekend. Ryan, Cailey- SO happy for you. Couldn't be more happy.Ryan and I met as summer staff at Malibu Club Resort back in 2001. He worked kitchen- I was working the coffee shop. After camp, Ryan would come down to Calgary from Edmonton and we would take his car and tool around all over southern BC- and even sometimes into BC. Cailey is Ryan's first girlfriend. His first kiss, first everything- and for Ryan, I know his friends and I couldn't be more excited about this newest endeavor. Congrats guys- have fun! Posted by Bella at 3:34 PM# Starting to wonder what we are actually voting on... The federal election is coming up sooner than we realize and I am beginning to really wonder what I am voting for.I do realize that in order for me to have any place to bitch about politics, I have to vote. That just makes sense. But- it seems like this election is only about abortion and gay marriage. It is either vote for the guy who thinks it is an outrage that women have these procedures, or vote for the guy who hasn't said too much about it yet. Number one. Abortion has no place in politics. What happens should be between the woman, their doctor, and their God. Politicians have absolutely NO say in what happens regarding that. None whatsoever. Number two. Gay marriage has no place in politics either. Why do the politicians believe it to be in their best interest to declare it legal or not legal for a gay couple to get married? It doesn't involve them at all. What happens there is only between the partners. Number three. Religion has even a smaller place in politics. Just because Paul Martin is a self-proclaimed Catholic but doesn't condemn gay marriage or abortion, doesn't mean he is going against his beliefs. He has said before- there is a place and a time for religion. On Parliament Hill- there is no place for it. Now whatever. You can think that I am totally off my rocker but if my prime minister is a Jehovah Witness and says that we are not going to celebrate Christmas because he doesn't believe in it and he is leader of the party in power- does that mean we should all listen to him? If Stephen Harper comes into power, he has already said he has no tolerance of abortion or gay marriage. His party has gone to far as to calling the Liberals butchers with coat hangers. Is this the kind of guy I want running my country? Heck no. For both these controversies, those political wonders insist counselling to be a wise decision. Great. No problem. I am sure there are some people who might need a little advice before or after their abortion. Or maybe a confused teen needs some ideas before they jump into a gay relationship. What about the middle-aged men hooked on Viagra? Don't you think they might need counselling too? Or how about the single mom of 4? Do you think she might need someone to talk to? Get some help? I was hoping to hear some sort of platform on how our taxes will be lowered, or how gas taxes will drop dramatically to make it easier for the average Canadian to survive. I want to hear about how medical care will be taken care of more by the government, and how insurance premiums will quit skyrocketing. I don't want to be bombarded with how important counselling is to women having abortions and how gay marriage is just not right. I don't want either one of those jokers running the country. The Green Party is looking better and better each day. I am not interested in living in a country like Iran where religion is politics. Posted by Bella at 11:03 PM# Oolong Tea House This place rocks.Before school each Friday I hit up Kensington for some caffine. Last week I went to the evil empire and then headed back towards the school when this guy walks says to me, "here is a coupon for a free tea- we just opened the other day". I say to him, "sweet- can I take a look inside?" So I wander inside and you should have seen how eager this guy was. He was asking me what I was drinking and when I told him a Chai, he offered to make me a sample to see what I thought of his Chai. I had time so no problem. IT WAS SO GOOD! He asked me if I wanted one in my good ol' travel mug which was full of the empire's drink. "Of course" I said, and that was that. If anyone is in Cow-town here and is interested in this place- you have to support it! It's right at the T-intersection of Kensington Road and 10th Street NW. Uber trendy, tons of different teas and such, and super nice people inside. I am looking forward to it tomorrow morning... Posted by Bella at 10:40 PM# Sweet Nectar from the Music Gods. In case you are looking for some new tuneage, I am going to share a couple of my favourites with you. Maybe I can get at least one person on to some of my faves. Doesn't hurt to try... right?Dave Matthews His new solo album, Some Devil, kicks ass. One song in particular, Stay or Leave, hit me hard. When I listen to it I think of both people leaving me in my life, as well as think about how wonderful it is that they aren't in my life anymore. Oooh that sounded catty. Joseph Arthur This guy is new in my books. I was randomly downloading music from "The O.C." soundtrack and came across his song, "Honey and the Moon" and fell in love with it. I have purchased two of his cds since and both are spectacular. It's a mellower type of music- comparable to David Gray or even Dave Matthews. If you like them, you'll love Joseph. Aqualung No, this is not Jethro Tull. When I saw Dido in concert back a couple weeks ago, this random English band, Aqualung, opened for her. They had this distinct British sound. The kind that entices you and makes you want to hear more. Well, I have downloaded some of their music and have found out that they are all over the place! They actually made their way on to the "O.C." soundtrack too. You can't get their record in Canada unless you special order it which takes 4-6 weeks (I have tried and have got impatient waiting for it to come). If anything, check out their website- it's kinda fun. Josh Rouse Who sings about being "Under the cold blue stars" and makes my heart sing the most? Yah- this guy. Love him. Super small gig guy. And if his website gives you any indication of what he is like, forget it and start off fresh. Another mellow guy- a little voice but tons to say. Other mentionables... Josh Groban, Dido, Matchbox Twenty, John Mayer, and G. Love and the Special Sauce. On most of these websites, they offer free samples of the bands music so check them out! Those are my picks for today. I might come up with a couple more eventually... those should keep you busy. Posted by Bella at 11:04 PM# Read my Onion. A friend passed this on to me. I read it and thought, "Yes! Finally!"Men. Take note. Posted by Bella at 10:33 PM# Rejigged. I think that one word, "fixed" about sums up the Stanley Cup game tonite. It was more than obvious the refs were calling the shots and were out to get the Flames. Who the hell calls a penalty in the last minute of the game?Sure the team wasn't playing their best game of the season in the first two periods, but well- that is no reason to call a low-ball penalty in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Were the refs on drugs? Darryl Sutter was right. No one wants the little guys to win. The Americans have to win. Holy BS. Good job Flamers- you're city is still behind you. Maybe in another 15 years... Posted by Bella at 8:48 PM# Only once. Did anyone notice that J.Lo got married again?Yiah neither did I. It's been so many times now that it is hard to keep up. I'm not understanding this whole celebrity marriage thing. Sure, go get married. Have fun. Have babies for all I care- but for the love of God, stay married. I dated a guy way back when, and he told me that when he gets married, and if it goes the way of the dodo- he is not going to marry again. Fair enough. I have a fear that when I get married I am going to be devestated if for whatever reason it doesn't work out. I am not a huge advocate for having 3, 4, or 5 marriages. What is the fun in that? There are vows for a reason. Those vows should be kept and at least respected. Why say them if you don't mean them? Listen here future husband- I am going to have my perfect wedding and we are going to live happily ever after and you will be my Prince Charming. And I promise to be good to you. I can't cook much, but that is what take-out is for, right? Posted by Bella at 7:40 PM# Expectations are now a little higher. Because of the wicked headaches I have been getting lately, I am on this new prescription called Amitriptyline. I take 2 about 2 hours before I expect to be asleep. This drug calms my muscles, which allow me to have a great sleep, and allows me to wake up feeling relaxed throughout my whole body. It has actually cut down the intensity of the headaches I have been getting too, so I guess they are working.But since I have been on them, I have been having some rather intense dreams. And when I have one of these dreams, I wake up almost emotionally distraught because of how real they were- and then realizing that I won't actually have that dream back- or that it won't actually come true. That probably pains me the most. After an early morning phone call, I fell back asleep only to fall into a fantastically real dream. The people in the dream were real, the place I was at, and the things I had wanted most were all there. It was great. I remember being in my dream and being so happy because these things that were going on were real- and they were what I wanted. And most of all, I was happy in my dream. These things that appeared in my dream wasn't anything physical, it wasn't monetary, it was completely emotional and fulfilling. I woke up about 5 hours later only to realize I was still here, the same things were still happening, and I couldn't go back to that spot I had created in my dream. The images in my head are still so vivid as to what was going on. It's too bad it was just a dream- I could have said my life would have been so complete. So I guess this prescription has good and bad side effects to it. I have great dreams while I am sleeping which leave me with some perfect thoughts for the day while remembering them; but they also offers thoughts which get the ol' hamster in my head running a little too fast. Posted by Bella at 5:30 PM# Merci Buckets. Just wanted to quickly thank you guys for reading this. I honestly didn't think I was going to get as many emails back from you as I did.Super fantastic! So I guess I have to keep writing these things eh? Posted by Bella at 5:27 PM# Lame-o. So I think I need to bring a little recorder around with me because when I am out and about- I have so many ideas to write about. But do you think I have any idea what to write about right now?Hahaha. No. Um, Go Flames?!? Posted by Bella at 11:02 PM# Oooooh I sparked some debate! My beautiful friend Allison Whittingham wrote in this morning:Okay...you sure got my goat going after reading your latest post in regards to the suspension hand out to Niemenen and the whole perspective of the NHL and refereeing. I won't go into it, but would love to debate it with you at some time. Just put it this way, the public outcry along with Sutter's to me is a total joke and full hypocrisy. Niemenen is a repeat offender who is often guilty of checking from behind and I feel that the suspension is justified, no matter if Lecavalier was hurt or not. Don't get me wrong, I don't care for Lecavalier, but still, Ville was in the wrong and it was a stupid act on his part. And for Sutter to come out and publicly declare that it is an American versus Canadian thing is cheap. Maybe it will fire up his team, however save those comments for after the series and don't take away from the good hockey and efforts being displayed by the players. The public and others are taking away from their achieve ments to date. Now, enough of that for I could honestly debate that issue along with refereeing for a long time. AND... Steve Tsuida wrote: Nieminen hit Lecavalier in the back of the head. If they had done that to Iginla we'd be going apeshit. If we lose the cup because of one guy or over one goal then that's more of a flaw in our game than a goalie conspiracy. The Canadian Women's team was getting dozens of totally ridiculous and sometimes not even in-the-rules penalties at the 2002 olympics and they still scored 3 goals. So tonight let's hope they win 6-1 with 55 minutes of penalty time, two game ejections, and a declaration by president Bush that Canada is part of the Axis of Evil. Canadian Girls know how to kick ass, now it's time for the Canadian boys to do the same. Posted by Bella at 10:04 AM# The little team that is- not was. It is obviously a case of the rich kids against the poor kids. In other words, it is the battle between the Canadian dudes and the American dudes.Ville Nieminen, one of the Finnish Calgary Flamers, was suspended for a full Stanley Cup Playoff game. It seems to me that the NHL is rooting against the Calgary Flames while the rest of the country is rooting for them. It's obvious all the decisions were made in New York, not Toronto- therefore- the Americans are running the show. Are we surprised? And now for a small editorial moment from our friends at ESPN from the south: "Regarding the poor, persecuted Flames, the little team from Canada against the world, excuse me while I laugh out loud. If there's anything sustainable about the rhetoric surrounding this series so far it's that Sutter is playing that card so far beyond the high-roller limit he would be booted out of Las Vegas. Unfortunately for hockey, however, there are huge numbers of Canadians who believe this stuff." That just reinforces the fact that the Americans think us Canucks are a bunch of hicks with nothing better to do with our time than complain about how unfair everything is for us. But ladies and gents, that discussion is for another time. Ooh but I could go on about it so bad right now! Oh and don't even get me started on the grammatical errors in that quote- my left eye is twitching over it. Something that really irked me was when Tampa Bay player, I mean Acadamy Award nominee Lecavalier (the dude who played like the victim for game 5- did you not see that performance he gave out?), was that his helmet flew right off his head. Don't people do up their helmets? My brother says to me, "I don't wear my helmet fully done up- there is always some loose strappage". Then what the heck is the point of wearing a helmet? Lecavalier was maybe too cool to do up his helmet for the game. Don't cry wolf and fall to the ground in a heap of whatever if you aren't even trying to properly protect yourself. That's just dumb. So should the Flames bow down and face the facts that the booed-out ref from game 4, Fraser, will be playing the same game in game 5 or keep fighting hard and hope for the best? I think it is safe to assume our team is going to do everything, absoloutely everything in their power to bring Mr. Stanley home proud and full of champagne for all the fans to take part in. Those American NHL high paid goons should go back to playing golf and let our game be played the way it should be. Posted by Bella at 8:07 PM# Security at the highest level... obviously. Considering the news we hear about how Americans are ALWAYS on the alert for terrorist and related activities, they certainly aren't doing a good job.Over the holiday weekend in the mighty U.S of A, two propane delivery trucks somehow mysteriously disappeared. Hm. How do you 'lose' two big ass trucks? Authorities have said not to be worried and that they don't really want to raise concern, but whoever has these trucks can pose a problem if they are terrorist related- so everyone be on the lookout. (If you could see me right now, I am rolling my eyes). Also under investigation is the weekend theft of 15 gas canisters from an ambulance supply company. The Americans certainly have beefed up security since 9-11. Glad that here in Hicksville, Canada, the only real worry we have is where we are going to watch the game Thursday night. Posted by Bella at 1:12 PM# Politickos An interesting column in the Calgary Herald this morning by Mark Milke.Mr. Jack Layton, leader of the NDP, lived in CMHC government-subsidized condos back in the early 1990's. Layton, then a city councillor, and his wife, both brought in over $120,000 annual income. They were paying only $792 per month for this. Layton also only paid 8% of pretax household income on rent. Now, does this make sense to anyone? Socialist governments in BC didn't let it's own citizens live in subsidized housing unless they were paying more tax than that. Now Jack, the hamster in my head is running and he's not liking what you're saying. Why you gotta be like that? Mr. Layton accused Prime Minister and leader of the Liberal Party, Paul Martin, of causing deaths of homeless Canadian citizens by cutting low-income housing while acting as Finance Minister. Whoa whoa whoa- back up the boat. Mr. Layton, if you weren't living in subsidized housing, you could have saved a poor homeless person. They could have been living in your condo. Jack wants to make some changes to the government of course. (The following is taken from his website). Re-starting a 10-year national housing program to build 200,000 affordable and co-op housing units (including homes for seniors, people with disabilities and students), renovate 100,000 existing units, and provide rent supplements to 40,000 low-income tenants, many of whom are single mothers who pay a large percentage of their income in rent. Using the large profits generated by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation to underwrite low-interest mortgages for affordable housing and requiring the CMHC to change its mandate to make it easier for community-based housing organizations to get funding. Rrrrrrrright. I don't buy it. Therefore- you have lost my vote. Shucks. Try again in 4 years. Maybe by then you'll be living in a house which YOU yourself have purchased and which you are NOT using government subsidies for. Come on... those who live in glass condos shouldn't throw rocks. So this damn federal election is approaching. Actually, it is in 27 days. Wow. And more than half the country is more concerned about the Stanley Cup. Great priorities. Actually, I know I am more concerned about Sir Stanley coming to Calgary... Posted by Bella at 12:26 AM# Ok ew. This just does not look good. Hopefully they used Miracle Whip.Posted by Bella at 12:57 PM# |
