Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Social Networking...

...so I was browsing Facebook today and noticed on the right side where it usually suggested friends, it now said "My Friends name" and then underneath, "Help make Facebook better for her" and under that "Write on her wall".

Listen Facebook...if I wanted to write on her wall I would. Not my fault she doesn't go on Facebook very often...not my responsibility to chat with her if I don't want to...not my problem that she has very few friends... I think it's a real silly feature. I do like the one that coaxes you to get one of your friends to upload a pic if he/she hadn't put one up yet...that's kinda funny...but asking me to chat with someone is a bit much. Does anyone do that? You chat with her Facebook!...if she wanted to chat with me, she'd chat...after all, we're "friends". As for the pic, I have a "friend" that doesn't have a pic posted cause he doesn't want strangers to know who he is...NEWSFLASH: you have your name, birth date, Occupation, Personal Info, and pics you're tagged in all on your account so why are you worried about your profile pic? Odd...very odd, if you asked me...

Maybe I should get another cup of coffee...I sound quite harsh in this post...oh well...

"Cause I'm paranoid..." - Jonas Brothers

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

AMA's...

...so what did you think of Adam Lamberts performance on the AMA's on Sunday night??? I think it was a little bit much. I don't care what his sexual preference is...it was a bit over the top. I know there's been much controversy over this and most of it is because some feel it's being criticised due to his sexual orientation. I don't think it matters what he does in his private life, fact is this performance was a tad too racy for regular TV and really, it was quite unnecessary. It does make me think this was done purposely to start a "scandal" and give him lots of exposure...kinda like the Justin Timberlake/Janet Jackson oops....or "wardrobe malfunction" as they liked to call it. Actually, let's talk about that for a minute...I don't know why they didn't just admit that it was done purposely. The question no one asked is this: Did she have a matching "decoration" on the other breast? This would prove if it was done by accident or if it was a publicity stunt. Kinda weird how no one asked that...

Let's get back to Lambert. I read today that ABC (the network that aired the AMA's) was cancelling some of his performances on other shows they air. That, to me , makes no sense. The performers rehearse many times before the actual AMA show so you'd think someone would have noticed this performance was a bit over the top. After all, they are responsible for what they show us, the viewers...so why think it's too much now...only after the outrage? I could have told them during rehearsals that it was a bit too much and to tame it down. Sexual innuendos are common...but nothing was left to the imagination there! Another thing that I found a bit odd was the fact that "The View" wanted to show a clip of the performance on Monday, but ABC wouldn't allow it as it's too raunchy for daytime television. Well...if it's too bad for daytime, then wouldn't you think it's too bad for evening TV...it's not as if 10:00 PM is that late anymore. I know that after midnight there are lots of shows that push the envelope....not that many before...so what's up? Does ABC want the "scandal" for ratings too?

Hummm.....Makes you wonder, eh?

"Oh do you know what you've got into...can you handle what I'm about to do..." - Adam Lambert

**If you haven't seen the video, try searching it on the Internet

Monday, November 23, 2009

It's all in the name...

...so here's a name that I'm sure was the butt of all jokes in school: Jay Walker. hehehehehe...yup, you read it right...and he's a Paramedic Supervisor in Halifax. There was an article written about him in today's Chronicle Herald ( http://thechronicleherald.ca/Metro/1154216.html)

Made me chuckle cause I was a little confused when I first started reading it. The paragraph reads as follows:

"BARELY 30 minutes after easing his truck onto the wet Halifax streets, Jay Walker is trying to find a paramedic crew. "

I was thinking...hum...there was a guy who got hit crossing the road and he then was roaming the streets for an Ambulance...that makes no sense! hahahahaha...took me a while to figure out what the heck was going on in this article! Poor Guy...I totally would have changed my name if I were him.

"Say my name, Say my name..." - Destiny's Child

Trouble...

...so I read in the Chronicle Herald today that a lady in Quebec was denied her Benefit Payments due to Facebook. She was on paid sick leave due to depression and Manulife, the Insurance Company, stopped her payments cause they saw all kinds of pictures of her having a grand ole time at the Chippendale's (male dancers), a sun destination vacation and out dancing at some clubs. They felt she was no longer depressed, therefore cancelled her benefits. This would be another example of how people forget that "Big Brother" is watching. If you post things on the Internet then you need to be willing to deal with the consequences. I often wonder what the young kids are thinking when they post pictures of themselves and their friends drinking underage. I have my mom, my relatives, my neighbours, etc...on my facebook so I assume they do too...wouldn't that be reason enough to keep those pics off of facebook?....or is it that the parents don't care? I know...you might be saying, "well Ldot...maybe those kids don't have all those people on their accounts."...to that I would say, it doesn't matter cause the pics are out there for all to see so IT WILL get back to the "wrong people" at some point.

I also wondered if this would be enough evidence for the police to start charging people with underage drinking or possession of drugs or something? It would definitely be enough evidence to make them watch you a little more closely, wouldn't it? I have also seen young folks post pics of them kissing their girlfriend/boyfriend...not something I would have wanted my mom to see when I was 15 or so!

Back in my younger days...and I know it wasn't all that long ago...anyways...back then, we did things we probably shouldn't have but we didn't take pics and show them to everyone in the world. We kept it to ourselves. I'm some glad I'm not a teen nowadays cause everything they do is either video taped, photographed, written about, broadcasted...and the list goes on! They should be a little more careful as their activities may come back to bite them in the butt when they're looking for work. It would be hard for a school to hire a teacher who's facebook is loaded with drunken, doped up pictures of them and their friends all the time. Doesn't paint a good picture....know what I mean?

Just my thoughts this morning...give me time with my coffee and I'll get less serious and more silly... :P

"Just another Manic Monday..." - The Bangles

Monday, November 16, 2009

RMR...

...so a friend of mine posted a video of the Rick Mercer Report called Swine Talk. Here it is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDs8v_3WgFA&feature=player_embedded

He's sooooo funny.....and soooooo right!

Enjoy

"...and on his Farm he had a Pig...E I E I O..." - Old MacDonald Had a Farm

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Sickness...

...so the oldest little one has H1N1. Lovely. I decided to take the youngest little one to my mothers and stay with him till the other child was better but now I have it. I feel like my lungs are on fire...lucky for us, we've had the shot so it should lessen our symptoms and we all have Tamiflu...time will tell. If you see me out and about, I'm letting you know now that I haven't had a breast reduction....just not wearing a bra....it hurts when I cough and I feel stuck in a bra....so consider yourselves warned.

I'm supposed to go dress shopping with my Chatty Cousin on Saturday. I don't know if I'm supposed to be quarantined...if I can go...what to do. I decided to call 811, the number the government has put in place to answer medical questions. I had to listen to 10 minutes of information about flu symptoms vs cold symptoms and then the recording kept urging me to call 811 if I had any questions....hummmm???....that's odd considering I WAS CALLING 811 you MORON! ANyways...Finally, I reached someone and asked the question: "I have H1N1 and am taking Tamiflu...how long should I been in quarantine? The lady kindly answers that she'll have to take my name and number and have a nurse call me back. Hummm???....aren't I supposed to be talking to a nurse? What the hell is the point of this number if the people answering the phone aren't qualified to answer any medical questions? Why did I have to listen to a recording about all those symptoms.....I want to ask a damn question, not listen to service announcement! Let's hope they call back at a decent hour cause my friend Master T called a few weeks ago and had the same response ...she then had the fortune of getting a call back at 5 am...nice!

"She's got it...yeah baby she's got it..." - Bananarama

Monday, November 9, 2009

Deer Smeer...

...so hubby hit a deer last night with our car. Well...sorry...the deer ran into him last night. It came out of the ditch and next you know, he saw this big head in the window. It was a buck...probably trying to run away from all the hunters. Apparently animals don't talk amongst themselves cause I'm sure the porcupines could have told him to avoid any pavement, yellow lines and moving things with headlights. The side of the car is nothing but a huge dent, there's no side mirror and some deer hair can be found in the door handles...lovely.

I didn't know he had hit the deer as I was out to a function and only got home a few hours after he did. We park side by side in the driveway and I park the buggy next to the passenger side. When I got in the house, he was in bed and he was grumbling under his breath. I got in bed and he was quiet...kinda waiting for me to say something. Finally he said: "Well....?????" To that I answered: "I'm sorry I'm so late.." and then started spewing loads of information on my reasoning for being uber late. He then said: "anything else..???!!" This is when I thought he was real mad, but then he informed me about the deer incident and the damage on the side of the car. I couldn't believe it....I just got out of the buggy right next to the wrecked car and never noticed a thing. He said he wasn't surprised I didn't see the dents considering I hadn't noticed the fact that there was no side mirror on the car...apparently I'm blind...oops. He was pissed...I was laughing....I tend to laugh when I'm nervous, shocked, upset, etc... He was a little puzzled with my laughter....and wasn't right impressed with my reaction. I couldn't help it. I knew he was ok...the kids weren't in the car...and all I could picture was this deer head-butting our car and flying in the ditch. For some reason that was real funny to me....then the fact I didn't even notice our totally wrecked car....he eventually laughed with me, but it wasn't as funny to him as it was to me. At least it took the focus off the fact that I had told him I'd be home by 11 and only rolled in at 1 am....thank you deer!

"Dirtiest Drunk...Dirtiest Drunk....Dirtiest Drunk in the history of liquor" - The Stanfields