While sitting at home looking for a new job I've been watching Felicity on DVD. I swear Ben Covington (aka Scott Speedman) gets sexier with every viewing. When I was over at my friend Dorie's tonight, the group of us (4 women) had a discussion on just how damn fine he is. It's funny to me that all I had to say was 'Felicity' and everyone in the room immediately went to Ben.
Julia was asking if I had watched anymore X-Files. I just can't seem to get into season 7. But, I can't wait to get Battlestar Gallactica season 2.5. I love that they brought in Michael Trucco. They need to go back to Caprica so that there is more of him.
I wrote my first round of trivia this week. I'm a little nervous for Monday to find out how it goes over. It will be weird to QM that round and ask people questions that I wrote. I can't say what the theme of the round is until after trivia on Monday, though. Julia reads this blog and that would just give her too much of an advantage :)
Friday, February 29, 2008
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Oscar Winners
IMDB.com had a poll today about how many best picture Oscar films you've seen. There have been 81 so far and I have seen 53 of them. I didn't realize I was so close to seeing them all, so I guess that will be one of the next lists I try to finish off. I haven't seen this year's winner 'No Country for Old Men', but I do want to see it. I have to go back to 1990 for the last one I haven't seen, 'Driving Miss Daisy'.
Sunday was Oscar night and there had been some worry that the Oscars would not go on this year. The writer's strike had taken its toll on the Golden Globes and I would have been rather upset if the Oscars had also been affected. Luckily the strike ended.
Julia invited a group of us over for a housewarming / Oscar party. She just moved into a new apartment near high park. I headed over early afternoon to start watching the Oscar coverage (it started on some stations at noon). I hung out for a bit with the gang and then had to head out for my hockey game. The Oscar show started at 8:30 and my game ended at 8:15. I only missed the first award and the mologue. I also missed the red carpet, which is my favourite part of the show :(. Unfortunately, my two boys were not looking at their best (Mr. Viggo Mortensen and Mr. James McAvoy). But, Jana's definitely looked good (Mr. Jason Bateman). And everyone's fav (Mr. George Clooney) looked great as always.
I haven't had a chance to look through all the outfits, but I thought Laura Linney and Miley Cyrus looked really good. I loved all the red!
I didn't do very well on my Oscar poll. There were a lot of upsets and my favs didn't win very much. I was really happy that Juno won for best original screenplay!
Sunday was Oscar night and there had been some worry that the Oscars would not go on this year. The writer's strike had taken its toll on the Golden Globes and I would have been rather upset if the Oscars had also been affected. Luckily the strike ended.
Julia invited a group of us over for a housewarming / Oscar party. She just moved into a new apartment near high park. I headed over early afternoon to start watching the Oscar coverage (it started on some stations at noon). I hung out for a bit with the gang and then had to head out for my hockey game. The Oscar show started at 8:30 and my game ended at 8:15. I only missed the first award and the mologue. I also missed the red carpet, which is my favourite part of the show :(. Unfortunately, my two boys were not looking at their best (Mr. Viggo Mortensen and Mr. James McAvoy). But, Jana's definitely looked good (Mr. Jason Bateman). And everyone's fav (Mr. George Clooney) looked great as always.
I haven't had a chance to look through all the outfits, but I thought Laura Linney and Miley Cyrus looked really good. I loved all the red!
I didn't do very well on my Oscar poll. There were a lot of upsets and my favs didn't win very much. I was really happy that Juno won for best original screenplay!
Friday, February 22, 2008
Goderich Native
I just had to post this because it gave me quite the chuckle this morning (thanks Dorie):
You know you are a true Goderich native when:
1. A ringer on The Square was common practice, and included a beach tour. (Mel's Note: and it always reminds me of coming home from Waterloo with Tree, she could not drop me off without doing a ringer)
2. You actually know what is referred to as 'The Square.'
3. You refer to Goderich as Gdot or Godrock and expect people to know what you're talking about. (Mel's Note: I do not do this, it is Goderich)
4. You looked forward to stag and doe 'season,' and couldn't wait till Wednesday to check 'the paper.'
5. The beer tent was the biggest event to anticipate all year long.
6. The only expansion in town you really care about is Tim Horton's. (Mel's Note: this happened after I left, and I really didn't care because I don't drink coffee)
7. You survived/experienced many a gravel run (just try to find someone from the city who knows what the hell you're talking about).
8. You waited in a beer store line up all the way to the road.
9. You don't have to show your I.D. to buy booze because you know every single person in Goderich.
10. You make a joke about the third floor and people know exactly what you mean.
11. You went to parties with ages ranging 14-25 and everyone's goal is to get the drunkest and 'more drunk than you've been ever before.'
12. You know what being 'storm-stayed' is.
13. You have experienced more than 10 'snow days' during one high school year.
14. You laughed at tourists driving the wrong way on The Square, and know where the lanes are. (Mel's Note: I once saw a transport truck do this)
15. You know what the Five Points are, and what to do.
16. Growing a mullet in high school was cool. (Mel's Note: I can't believe we thought this was cool, but I do have the pictures to prove that I thought so)
17. You know what 'combat juice' is. (Mel's Note: was I so drunk that I do not know what this is?)
18. You refer to our mall as 'the mall.'
19. You went to the the drive-in only on long weekends, but never watched one movie there.
AND LASTLY...
20. You hear the name 'Culberts' and you still instantly drool.
You know you are a true Goderich native when:
1. A ringer on The Square was common practice, and included a beach tour. (Mel's Note: and it always reminds me of coming home from Waterloo with Tree, she could not drop me off without doing a ringer)
2. You actually know what is referred to as 'The Square.'
3. You refer to Goderich as Gdot or Godrock and expect people to know what you're talking about. (Mel's Note: I do not do this, it is Goderich)
4. You looked forward to stag and doe 'season,' and couldn't wait till Wednesday to check 'the paper.'
5. The beer tent was the biggest event to anticipate all year long.
6. The only expansion in town you really care about is Tim Horton's. (Mel's Note: this happened after I left, and I really didn't care because I don't drink coffee)
7. You survived/experienced many a gravel run (just try to find someone from the city who knows what the hell you're talking about).
8. You waited in a beer store line up all the way to the road.
9. You don't have to show your I.D. to buy booze because you know every single person in Goderich.
10. You make a joke about the third floor and people know exactly what you mean.
11. You went to parties with ages ranging 14-25 and everyone's goal is to get the drunkest and 'more drunk than you've been ever before.'
12. You know what being 'storm-stayed' is.
13. You have experienced more than 10 'snow days' during one high school year.
14. You laughed at tourists driving the wrong way on The Square, and know where the lanes are. (Mel's Note: I once saw a transport truck do this)
15. You know what the Five Points are, and what to do.
16. Growing a mullet in high school was cool. (Mel's Note: I can't believe we thought this was cool, but I do have the pictures to prove that I thought so)
17. You know what 'combat juice' is. (Mel's Note: was I so drunk that I do not know what this is?)
18. You refer to our mall as 'the mall.'
19. You went to the the drive-in only on long weekends, but never watched one movie there.
AND LASTLY...
20. You hear the name 'Culberts' and you still instantly drool.
Thursday, February 07, 2008
Habs Win
Editor's Note: I wrote this back on December 16, 2007, but it didn't get published until today.
Yesterday was my friend Julia's birthday. She's a huge fan of the Montreal Canadiens. The Leafs play against the Habs every 7 years on her birthday and this year the game was in Montreal. So, four of us hopped on a train and headed to Montreal for the night. Jana, Christine, Julia and I met up at Union station (I met Julia at her place and parked my car near High Park). After a very long wait in line (the train was 30 mins late), we finally boarded the train and actually scored a set of the group seats.
We arrived in Montreal around 5:30pm and headed to our hotel. Julia found us a great deal at the Fairmont Queen Elizabeth. The great thing about the hotel... it is directly above the train station. Very handy, especially for the morning after a night out in Montreal.
We didn't have much time at the hotel as we needed to head over to the Bell Centre. We didn't have tickets for the game so we needed to head over to the arena as soon as possible to try and buy some tickets. Not a problem (as we expected, but not what everyone else thought - a lot of people didn't think we would be able to get tickets). Our tickets were in the top section, which didn't matter because every seat is great there.
We had a great time at the game, except for the fight that broke out in the stands near us. There were some pretty drunk, obnoxious Montreal fans in front of us that were yelling at a group of Leaf fans. Around the second period (I can't remember for sure) one of the Leafs fans came back with a beer and tripped. One of the Habs fans took a swing, the Leafs fan threw his beer and then security had to be called. Security got it under control really quickly, but the Leaf fan's friends decided to get in on the action by jumping over the four of us. Christine was yelling at the guy, Julia and Jana were holding the guy back and I had a hold of the waist of his jeans trying to pull him off of us. The Habs won 4-1 and we had a great time.
After the game we headed over to the Winston Churchill pub for a drink and met a bunch of guys (it was quite nice that they all kept coming over to us).
The next morning we headed down from the hotel and got in line for the train. Now, this was the day back in December of the huge snow storm that hit Ontario and Quebec. We weren't sure the train was going to leave, but it did. Unfortunately, just outside of Toronto there was a problem with ice on the tracks and we were stuck for around 45 mins. I was a little worried about my car when we finally got back to Toronto. I had left it on the street near Julia's place and there was snow everywhere. I actually couldn't find my car at first it was completely covered (the plows had been past it at least twice and it's just a mini). Luckily Julia brought a shovel down and helped me uncover the car. It took us about 45 mins. All in all a great weekend in Montreal.
Yesterday was my friend Julia's birthday. She's a huge fan of the Montreal Canadiens. The Leafs play against the Habs every 7 years on her birthday and this year the game was in Montreal. So, four of us hopped on a train and headed to Montreal for the night. Jana, Christine, Julia and I met up at Union station (I met Julia at her place and parked my car near High Park). After a very long wait in line (the train was 30 mins late), we finally boarded the train and actually scored a set of the group seats.
We arrived in Montreal around 5:30pm and headed to our hotel. Julia found us a great deal at the Fairmont Queen Elizabeth. The great thing about the hotel... it is directly above the train station. Very handy, especially for the morning after a night out in Montreal.
We didn't have much time at the hotel as we needed to head over to the Bell Centre. We didn't have tickets for the game so we needed to head over to the arena as soon as possible to try and buy some tickets. Not a problem (as we expected, but not what everyone else thought - a lot of people didn't think we would be able to get tickets). Our tickets were in the top section, which didn't matter because every seat is great there.
We had a great time at the game, except for the fight that broke out in the stands near us. There were some pretty drunk, obnoxious Montreal fans in front of us that were yelling at a group of Leaf fans. Around the second period (I can't remember for sure) one of the Leafs fans came back with a beer and tripped. One of the Habs fans took a swing, the Leafs fan threw his beer and then security had to be called. Security got it under control really quickly, but the Leaf fan's friends decided to get in on the action by jumping over the four of us. Christine was yelling at the guy, Julia and Jana were holding the guy back and I had a hold of the waist of his jeans trying to pull him off of us. The Habs won 4-1 and we had a great time.
After the game we headed over to the Winston Churchill pub for a drink and met a bunch of guys (it was quite nice that they all kept coming over to us).
The next morning we headed down from the hotel and got in line for the train. Now, this was the day back in December of the huge snow storm that hit Ontario and Quebec. We weren't sure the train was going to leave, but it did. Unfortunately, just outside of Toronto there was a problem with ice on the tracks and we were stuck for around 45 mins. I was a little worried about my car when we finally got back to Toronto. I had left it on the street near Julia's place and there was snow everywhere. I actually couldn't find my car at first it was completely covered (the plows had been past it at least twice and it's just a mini). Luckily Julia brought a shovel down and helped me uncover the car. It took us about 45 mins. All in all a great weekend in Montreal.
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