from pork chops to rat meat

happy chinese new year! hope everyone had a fun-filled time with family complete with yummy food and red-pockets. ;) see you in twelve, piggy!

accio all things harry

even though the series is over and done with, i can't help but pick up my books and read (and re-read) them again and again. and again. call me a nerd or a dork (or even a dorky nerd), but i just can't help it - i really love harry potter. i love getting lost in the pages of the books and seeing the scenes play out in my head. i especially love j.k. rowling for writing, in my humble opinion, the best book series i have ever read. oh and for being so bookishly cool.

cbc's the passionate eye aired this yesterday, but unfortunately i missed it. *sobs* (i watched bbc's special on jo and she was so fantastic.) lucky for me - and you! - it will be airing again this coming sunday, feb 10th, at 8pm. yay! i'm so there.

sunday. 8pm. cbc. see you at the tv.

queens and kings

i posted this a few years ago, but i like it so much that i'm posting it again. heh. :P a gentle reminder of that which should not be forgotten.

Already Complete
(fellas, just sub in the appropriate words. same message.)

Just because no one has been fortunate enough to realize what a gold mine you are, doesn`t mean you shine any less. Just because no one has been smart enough to figure out that you can`t be topped, doesn`t stop you from being the best. Just because no one has come along to share your life, doesn`t mean that day isn`t coming. Just because no one has made this race worthwhile, doesn`t give you permission to stop running. Just because no one has realized how much of a woman you are, doesn`t mean they can affect your femininity. Just because no one has come to take the loneliness away, doesn`t mean you have to settle for a lower quality. Just because no one has shown up who can love you on your level, doesn`t mean you have to sink to theirs. Just because you deserve the very best there is, doesn`t mean that life is always fair. Just because God is still preparing your king, doesn`t mean that you`re not already a queen. Just because your situation doesn`t seem to be progressing right now, doesn`t mean you need to change a thing. Keep shining, Keep running, Keep hoping, Keep praying, Keep being exactly what you are already; complete.

all in a week's work

this past week two of my residents, in two different homes i work at, passed away. i know it's to be expected when working in long-term care and this isn't the first time i've 'lost' residents this way, but it's a part of the job i don't think i'll ever get used to. i guess it's a good thing though - it means my heart is still intact.

it has been a sad week in this regard and i'm exhausted. goodbye my all-star residents. you'll be missed.

*clink*

here's to the beginning of another fresh, new, and untainted year full of opportunities and possibilities. let the good times roll.

happy new year! :)

wishing you a very...

have a good one. :)

edumacational goodness

instead of surfing the net because you're bored and looking for something to do, check this out. for every word you guess right, they'll donate 20 grains of rice through the UN to help end world hunger. (yes i took that right from the website.) i know 20 grains of rice doesn't really seem like much at all, but the number of rice grains donated will grow exponentially if everyone pitches in. plus you get to broaden your vocabulary. and it's fun! well, in an erudite kind of way. :P (oh take that gre prep!)

so hurry up and get on the free rice edumacational goodness bandwagon! everyone's invited. :)

best buy, you suck

best buy has the worst customer service ever. i guess that's to be expected when a company hires a bunch of gits to work for them. what does this say about the company? it's the biggest and dumbest git of them all.

twenty-four and still a boar

get it? twenty-four? year of the pig? i'm so clever. and i can rhyme. heh!

happy birthday justin - today, my last blog post is dedicated to you!!! *<|:)

switchfoot | 24

Twenty four oceans
Twenty four skies
Twenty four failures
Twenty four tries
Twenty four finds me
In twenty-fourth place
Twenty four drop outs
At the end of the day
Life is not what I thought it was
Twenty four hours ago

Still I'm singing Spirit take me up in arms with You
And I'm not who I thought I was twenty four hours ago
Still I'm singing Spirit take me up in arms with You

Twenty four reasons to admit that I'm wrong
With all my excuses still twenty four strong

See I'm not copping out not copping out not copping out
When You're raising the dead in me
Oh, oh I am the second man
Oh, oh I am the second man now
Oh, oh I am the second man now

And You're raising these twenty four voices
With twenty four hearts
With all of my symphonies
In twenty four parts
But I want to be one today
Centered and true

I'm singing Spirit take me up in arms with You
You're raising the dead in me
Oh, oh I am the second man
Oh, oh I am the second man now
Oh, oh I am the second man now
And You're raising the dead in me

I want to see miracles, see the world change
Wrestled the angel, for more than a name
For more than a feeling
For more than a cause
I'm singing Spirit take me up in arms with You
And You're raising the dead in me
Twenty four voices
With twenty four hearts
With all of my symphonies
In twenty four parts.
I'm not copping out. Not copping out. Not copping out.