Wit shall not go unrewarded while I am king of this country.

The Olympic torch is coming through Windsor this week. It will at one point pass down a street right near where my mom lives, actually.

Poll #1502324 six in the mornin'
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 10

I am thinking of going to see the torch run at 6:35 Christmas Eve morning. I am _________________________.

Actually, if I'm going to do things right, it ought to be a Tim Hortons run instead.

On a related note, my Wings fan of a husband taught Abi to call the Leafs' logo "yucky", and now, her sweet heart not knowing the difference, she also calls the Canadian flag yucky. Oh dear.

P.S. - Ryan Kasprzak is adorkable. Happy holidays, yo.

The first time: ( spoilers for Nemesis )
The second: the series finale of Enterprise.
The third: ten minutes or so into Star Trek.

( general thoughts on the movie )

I just heard that Brittany Murphy died. I always thought she was gorgeous and just an overall pretty cool chick. I loved her in Uptown Girls (hush), Clueless, and 8 Mile. Randomly, I remember that after seeing 8 Mile I even went and had my hair cut the same way she had hers in the movie.

She was only 32 years old. So sad.

I just need to talk about how disappointed I was with the SYTYCD season six finale. ( letdown )

Last night I dreamed I had to convince a nihilistic crossbow expert in the form of Fran Kranz to help defeat the 28 Days Later-type Zombie Nation.

Potatoes were involved somehow.

P.S. - I want this, but I could never bring myself to spend over a hundred dollars on one book, not even for Fitzy. Still: wish listed.

No, but seriously. Dora didn't meet Boots until she first became an Explorer. Everybody knows that!

Have I discussed already how fortunate it is that there was no Mr. Schuester at the high school I attended? My poor teenage heart would never have survived.

( SYTYCD spoilers )

I got new glasses today. Red rectangular frames. The optometrist (and her assistant, or something?) were all about contact lenses, LASIK surgery, yadda yadda, but I like the way I look in glasses. Is that weird?

Birthday party for Abi Saturday. Her actual birthday is Tuesday, but Scott will be away in New York (UGH), and anyway it would be impractical to have her party on a weeknight.

Oh gods, I feel so foggy-headed lately. Bed? Maybe.

Abi said "Sebi" (which is what we call Sebastian) for the first time today. She said, "Tebi". Oh, my heart.

I put in an order to ModCloth about two and half weeks ago - two things for me and a scarf for my sister for Christmas - and, in an annoying example of life imitating "art", USPS went and "lost" the gd package. I told MC not to bother re-sending the items, as they are all out of my dress size, and the scarf won't be here in time for Christmas, so they simply refunded my money. Perhaps this is the universe prodding me onward along my sorry writer's path. Probably not, but that is the positive spin. At least now I have a better idea of how my NaNoWriMo character feels.

Also, the RAM in my laptop went bad. Baaaaaaa-d. New stuff is on its way, but until then I am using the husband's computer whenever I feel the urge to do computer-type things.

Joseph Fiennes is so fine, but I wish they wouldn't make his character such a dingleberry. I often find myself wishing Fiennes was playing Simcoe - a far more interesting character - instead. P.S. - James Frain! Can we keep him? P.P.S. - No new episodes until March? Sadface.

Still digging Kathryn and Legacy on SYTYCD, even though they are no longer partners. Sadface redux. ( spoilers for last week's results show )

All the holiday cards are in the mail. bkm5191, I received yours the other day. My very first card of the season. Thanks bunches. :)

Lastly, I leave you with a random pointless story: The other day I was telling Scott about these I ♥ Rob shirts I saw at Bluenotes. I told him that initially I thought the shirts said I ♥ Bob, which made me want one, given my fondness for various Bobs. When I saw that it actually said Rob, I wondered who the heck Rob was.

Paraphrased:
Scott: Bob is just another short form for Robert, like Rob.
Me: Well, Bob Dylan was born Robert Zimmerman, but he changed his name to Bob Dylan.
Scott: Yeah, but he's still a Robert. Rob Dylan.
Me: Rob Dylan.

Whatever. It was late at the time, and I laughed for days. I had an epiphany today though: Rob = Robert Pattinson. What a disappointment.

I am beyond bummed that they are cancelling this show.
( exclamation marks )

Happy birthday, lady_iz! Hope it was fab, darling. :)

I always feel bad about one line posts, so here: a guy in a 4Runner cut me off today, and when he waved an apology I couldn't help but notice that he had sort of an Italian Joseph Fiennes thing going on. I certainly hope the real J.Fiennes is a better driver.

( 6.09: Wilson )

1. Sebastian's baby babble. He just started up this past week.

2. Alan Arkin and Amy Adams in Sunshine Cleaning. Aww, Alan Arkin, I just want to hug him. Also, Clifton Collins Jr. Not Steve Zahn though, which is weird because usually I love him.

3. Music. Most recently, "I'll Stand by You" (The Pretenders), "Shelter from the Storm" (Bob Dylan), "Unthought Known" (Pearl Jam), and "Fugitive" (David Gray).

4. The tree is up! Sebastian fell asleep just staring at the lights the other day.

5. I am one store trip away from being done my holiday shopping. Speaking of, I am going to try to do a card post one day this week. Stay tuned.

6. Voortman Christmas cookies!

7. Christian Bale as John Connor in Terminator Salvation. He is a fantastic actor, no doubt about that. That said, the movie itself was a HUGE let-down for me. 75% things going boom, 20% ( eh, spoiler ), 5% story. I don't know; it really just felt kind of flat. I may need to go marathon the Sarah Connor Chronicles as a consolation.

There seems to be an inordinate number of boisterous birds in our trees today.

Theory A: they are planning a migration route.
Theory B: see Hitchcock, Alfred.

Also also ( SYTYCD spoilers )

Ontario teacher quarantined with TB.

I am strongly considering never leaving the house again.

Birthday highlights included dinner with my family (sweet potato fries, chicken pita from this amazing Greek place I love, and ice cream cake from Marble Slab Creamery) and a viewing of Night of the White Pants. Night of the White Pants! Okay, so it wasn't a hugely impressive film, but I love Fran Kranz and Nick Stahl, and that was enough for me. 28 feels...older.

Supernatural has been hitting it out of the park lately, no? I especially enjoyed "Changing Channels". ( spoooooilers )

I want to put the Christmas tree up this weekend, but the husband, though wonderful, is something of a Scrooge when it comes to the holidays. He says it is too early. I disagree! Canadian Thanksgiving happens in October. 'Tis the season. Fa la la la la, la la la la.

Watching SYTYCD top 16 performance show. Not going to lie, Legacy makes me blush.

( ANTM finale )

Abi likes to collect things when we go for walks. Pine cones, dandelions, sticks. It is really sweet.

1. The Kathryn/Legacy "Fear" routine from the top 18 performance show. Yes, I am that far behind. I really like these two, especially Legacy. Wow, he's attractive.


2. Adam Shankman. Does anyone have a gif of him falling out of his seat after the Karen & Kevin top 18 performance? Killed me, that did.

3. Glee should be on every night of the week. ( Wheels )

4. This back to 1930 Ruche look. Guh. So Edge of Love. So pretty. The cloche, especially, looks really classic and soft.

5. John Noble in this week's episode of Fringe. ( spoilers )

Sometimes if I see something isn't the way I'd like it to be, I frown as hard as I can and try to will it otherwise. Zero percent success rate thus far.

Only 200+ words and I am already writing out of order episodes. I suppose I just roll that way.

New Glee tonight!

P.S. - I have a hard time even picturing myself spending so much money on any single item of clothing, but this coat and this one are guh-freaking-orgeous, right?

P.P.S. - FOX cancels Dollhouse, thus putting to rest any and all doubts about whether or not the network does, in fact, fail on an epic level. To say that I am disappointed would be an understatement.

I posted this quote in here three years ago to the day, and I wanted to re-post it, because, in addition to remembering and thanking all who have fought or worked in service to their country, I really believe it is important to focus on peace today. I think it is important everyday, but especially today, to try to live one's life in a non-hostile non-violent way, and to believe in the possibility of a world where war is a word found only in history books.

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Hate multiplies hate, violence multiplies violence, toughness multiplies toughness, in a descending spiral of destruction. The chain reaction of evil - hate begetting hate, wars producing more wars - must be broken, or we shall be plunged into the darkness of annihilation. - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Those are the first three words in my NaNoWriMo story. The first three of a total 175 thus far. Ohhh, I suck.

I did something similar to this on Facebook, but it wasn't as in-depth. Borrowed from lilplaiddress.

Someone makes a movie of your life and you get to choose the cast and soundtrack! YEAH!

( very loosely based on a true story? )

This amused me.

Leafs coach Ron Wilson had a chuckle at Carolina coach Paul Maurice's prediction that both struggling teams would have a breakout game scoring last night. Tongue partly in cheek, Maurice predicted one team would win 9-8.

"We've been playing much better defensively so I don't see the game going in that direction," Wilson said. "But if he wants to give up eight or nine goals, we'll take that right now."

Quick poll. Violence is not the answer, man, but who wins in a fight: Ron Wilson or Paul Maurice? Wilson is 12 years older, but I get the feeling he would fight dirty.

Sebastian is six months old today!