I've been a bad blogger this year. Only 17 entries in total compared to previous years.... don't think that I'll get any better since life has all of a sudden become busier and more fulfilling offline. However, I do miss other people's entries as I've noticed that their lives are more offline these days too.

Here's 2008 in a nutshell:

• Left my job ( Read more... )

i
want

no wait, NEED

a
vacation
so
BADLY
!!!!

If you've watched the movie it shows a young woman who just learns that she has been fired from her job.  On the way home, the doors of a train close on her.  And like the "choose your own adventure books" she begins to live out two lives: if she had made the train, and if she hadn't. The movie is about fate, 'what if's' and how simple moments and ( Read more... )

As per a conversation on the radio between a male and female host.

Female Host: My girl friend was dating a guy for years and he recently broke up with her and said that She's the one but the timing is wrong for him so he's going to date a bit more and then see where things go with them in the future

Male Host: She's not the one, She's his back up!  ( Read more... )

It feels like forever since I've updated!!   Life is coming along great in almost every aspect I can think of.

David has pretty much moved up here and it feels friggin' great!  We haven't lived together since our early years in Toronto.  We bought a house back in March, took possession in May and it's been undergoing renovations ever since.    ( Read more... )

An oldie but goodie....

21 Suggestions for
SUCCESS
by H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

1. Marry the right person. This one decision will determine 90% of your happiness or misery.
   
   
2. Work at something you enjoy and that's worthy of your time and talent.
   
   
3. Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.
   
   
4. Become the most positive and enthusiastic person you know.
   
   
5. Be ( Read more... )

 I just read a really sweet article penned by a male actor.  But I wonder how many men it is true for?  Is it the minority of majority of men who actually think this?

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Why Men Crave Real (Not Perfect) Bodies
Actor Gabriel Olds has dated his fair share of surgically enhanced women. Now he tells us why most men prefer the real deal-“flaws” and all ( Read more... )

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 "Bye Bye"

This is for my peoples who just lost somebody
Your best friend, your baby, your man, or your lady
Put your hand way up high
We will never say bye (no, no, no)
Mamas, daddies, sisters, brothers, friends and cousins
This is for my peoples who lost their grandmothers
Lift your head to the sky 'cause we will never say bye

As a child there were them ( Read more... )

Last week I had a great Friday evening with my girlfriend shopping.  On the way home, I heard the news that my grandmother in Germany was gone.    She had left this world, peacefully.

I was numb when I first heard the news.  After dropping my friend off, the floodgates opened and since then I have not been able to stop crying.  The drive home was a ( Read more... )

FYI:  It's never ok to wear white, a shade of white, champagne, cream, blah blah at another person's wedding unless the bride specifies that it's ok.  It's the bride's day to shine so after paying $50,000+ for a wedding you should let her have her way dammit ( Read more... )