Last weekend at the art show i did. a lady wanted to interview me for this radio show she does in New York for NCPR News. follow the link below to listen to a clip of the interview.
(but they did spell my name wrong - although am i really all that surprised?)
http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/archive.php?id=10381
FYI
Health care and police officials are warning of the dangers of jimson weed after an alarming rise in the number of teens experimenting with the poisonous plant.
Over the past few weeks, the Cornwall Community Hospital has dealt with at least 15 cases involving 13- to 16-year-olds. About half of them required admission to the intensive care unit -- one was transferred to CHEO in a coma.
Depending on the dosage taken, the effects of the plant -- also known as angel's trumpet, stinkweed or devil's seed -- can set in within hours and can continue for up to four days.
Ottawa Sun
I LOVE chicken wings... i do however like to eat them the unconvensional way - - with knife and fork! yep thats right, judge if you want!
If you havn't already you should definately check out Wild Wing! they have over 100 flavours of chicken wings!!! SOOO good! my favourites are Ride Sally Ride and Gar Par :) YUMMMY
i'm not the only one that likes this place....... 
coupon for loblaws that is good for this weekend.
http://www.loblaws.ca/enewsletters/loblaws/en/docs/AdsAndPromos/TwoDaySale.pdf
I am the coupon queen ... as most of you know already... My favourite would be the entertainment book.
A friend at work's daughter is selling them this year for school. For only $35 you too could become a coupon queen (or king).
Let me know if you want one.
I have discovered a new website - Shelfari (www.shelfari.com) This site is great!!! you add the books you are reading, or have read and then you can write reviews and read reviews that other people have written.
Add me as your friend :) :) My profile name is: TeriAnne
**** From the website ****
Shelfari makes it easy to see what your friends are reading, what others with similar tastes have enjoyed, and even get and give book recommendations.
With Shelfari you can easily connect with new and old friends to talk about the books you are passionate about. Join a group devoted to your favorite author or bring your book club online.
Shelfari empowers you to show off the books you are passionate about. Build your shelf in Shelfari and then embed your shelf in your blog, website, or social networking site of choice.
new shoe store has opened in Ottawa :) Joneve has opened on the 2nd floor in Bayshore. This is a great store, one of my favourites when i go to Vancouver... :) very happy to see ottawa getting some fun shoe stores! (although how am i supposed to save my money now?)
ok.. thats a lie, i don't like cats... and b/c my dad sometimes thinks hes funny, he bought my sister and i Cat Tshirts... we have not figured this one out... but check out the photo shoot we did... (ok, another lie b/c she lives in korea... but we still have a cool picture of us in our cat shirts!)
Talk Like A Pirate Day
Words and Music: © 2003 by Tom Smith
Dedicated ta Cap'n Slappy an' Ol' Chumbucket,
fer creatin' National Talk Like A Pirate Day (September 19th)
Most days are like all of the others,
Go to work, come back home, watch TV,
But, brother, if I had me druthers,
I'd chuck it and head out to sea,
For I dream of the skull and the crossbones,
I dream of the great day to come,
When I dump the mundane for the Old Spanish Main
And trade me computer for rum! ARRR!
T' me,
Yo, Ho, Yo, Ho,
It's "Talk Like A Pirate" Day!
When laptops are benches God gave us fer wenches,
And a sail ain't a low price ta pay!
When timbers are shivered and lillies are livered
And every last buckle is swashed,
We'll abandon our cars for a shipfull of ARRRs
And pound back the grog till we're sloshed! Yo ho....
Don't pick up yer phone and say "Hello,
Our ten-o-clock meeting's delayed",
Ye scrunch up yer face and ye bellow,
"AVAST! Ye've been bleedin' BELAYED!"
Ye can't keep this fun to yerself, I bet,
So sing "Aye!" "ARRR!" "Ayy!" every man!
We ain't got much grasp of the alphabet,
But a damn good retirement plan!
T' me,
Yo, Ho, Yo, Ho,
It's "Talk Like A Pirate" Day!
Whatever's in fashion is in for a thrashin'
And bein' polite is passe!
When it's ev'ry man's duty to grab his proud beauty
And let out a hearty YO HO!
And if this offends you, hold y'r breath as we sends you
Ta Davy Jones' Locker ya go! Yo ho....
We'll tell every banker "Heave to and weigh anchor!"
Buy latte with pieces of eight
We'll fight to be chosen as cap'n or bosun
The loser, o' course, is worst mate!
When we hoist Jolly Roger, the landlubbers dodge 'er,
We fill 'em with loathing and fear,
We'll plunder and pillage each city and village,
Or at least clean out Wal-Mart of beer!
There ain't no computin' or morning commutin',
No "Parking Lot Full" signs for me,
No lawns ta be mowin' or bills to be owin',
I'm knowin' the pull of the sea.
The fresh salty brace of the wind on my face
Through hurricane, sunshine or squalls,
I'm keepin' my eyes on the distant horizon,
Verizon can hold all my calls!
To wear a red coat full o' buckles,
To earn a few duelling scars,
Well, at least we can get a few chuckles
By filling the office with ARRRs!
And maybe we'll never get closer,
Than watchin' 'em on the big screen,
So here's to old Errol and Depp as Jack Sparrow,
And every damn one in between!
T' me,
Yo, Ho, Yo, Ho,
It's "Talk Like A Pirate" Day!
That time in September when sea dogs remember
That grown-ups still know how ta play!
When wenches are curvy and dogs are all scurvy
And a soft-wear patch covers your eye,
Ta hell with our jobs, for one day we're all swabs
And buccaneers all till we die!
So hoist up the mainsils and shut down your brain cells,
They only would get in the way,
Avast there, me hearty, we're havin' a party,
It's "Talk... Like... A Pirate" Day!
Don't we look great in our prom picture??? This is me and two of my work friends... we will look even BETTER at the Christmas Party!
My friend Jack would like your support! :) he is in a photo contest. please go to the site listed below and vote for his photos.
Event: Page 4 of 4 the first 3.. top row.
Photo #1....Atisans
Photo #2....Carding wool
Photo #3....Delicate Embroidery (see picture)
People: Page 2 of 3...photos 7, 8 & 9
Photo #7.....Friends....2 girls in costume
Photo #8.....Graceful....girl in reddish dress costume
Photo #9.....Leisure.....soldier off duty with ball toy
http://binaryrhyme.com/gallery/v/ColonelByVoting/
Thank you in advance for the support! :)
so what you are about to read will give you the eeby geebies!!! As always i am interested in what other people do for a living. so when i met Greg's brother and sister in law i started asking questions about what they do. one being a paramedic and the other being a prison guard i was VERY interested.
ohhh DEAR!!! yeah, thats all i have to say!!!
apparently the prisoners in the jail had their brooms confiscated b/c they were "playing with them" - - and they were attaching coat hangers to the broom handles and putting one end in the electrical socket and the other end up their you know what!!! GROSS!!! guess it gave a little umph for 'shock' value... (sorry bad pun i know).
yep, how GROSS IS THAT!!! i will never look at a broom the same way again.
apparently the guards walked by and they were just be having fun with their brooms and wave at the guard!! nightmares!!!
then there was another story where the paramedic was called b/c one of the prisoners put the spring from a clicky pen up his penis! to "see what would happen" - - so apparently he didn't win "smartest prisoner" award that year.
Last night I went to Gracie's in the west end to see Monday's Grace (good show Greg - i especially like that Mr. Jones has made it into the play list). As always was a great time :) we danced, we talked, we drank, we ate - - and of course I judged!!! :) :)
i don't care if it makes me a bad person in some of your eyes, the only difference is that i write down my thoughts and comments, we all know that people think these things. And yeah, i prob make people's list sometimes... but whatever, hope i bring them as much joy as they bring me.
So last night... we have the following unfortunate events:
1. a girl was wearing a brown dress, very nice dress... but she was wearing it with Tivas. you remember, those hideous ugly velcro sandals that looked around 20 years old after 1 use... yep, stylin... let me tell you.
2. next we had muffin top girl. i will say she had nice'ish hair, but she was wearing a tank top that was too small (she does get kudos for wearing a bra that went with her tank - - common offence by Gracie's patrons), and then she had on white runners, a white plastic belt, and these beige khaki baggy pants... well - - as i mentioned at the start - -the key to this story is muffin top. poor girl, she was very thin, but she bought pants that were too small, or grew out of them, and didn't upgrade. oh well... she was entertaining... wonder if she ever did have friends show up or if she flew solo the whole night.
3. socks with birkenstocks .. yep, sooo cliche, but it was there.
As you can tell i didn't stay late - - or maybe there were just not very many people worth judging.
my people of course looked fab! Shannon - - those were GREAT SHOES!
Ummm I think I’m missing something - - the ad said the dress was gorgeous?
Gorgeous Satin, Lace and Sequinned Gown 
What I learned this week:
1. I get road rage, especially when there are mini vans cutting me off
2. hold a gerbil between both hands and it will die
3. I still don’t like exercising, but I went to the gym today and suffered through it
4. sometimes nice people are mean
5. I really like cucumber and cream cheese on toasted bagels
6. I like hummus on steak
7. I don’t like cleaning
8. Those stupid ‘baby on board’ signs are ridiculous! Just b/c you have a sign doesn’t make me drive carefully around you… I drive carefully around all other cars – b/c they include PEOPLE! (and b/c I don’t want to ruin Angelicar)
9. Stick people make everyone smile
10. one piece knitted outfits are wrong on so many levels (see prior posting)
11. and finally - I missed blogging!!! I’m BACK!
sooo Angelicar and I almost had a big accident yesterday morning. I saw this lady out of the corner of my eyes and was so distracted I almost drove right off the road!
I warn you that what you are about to see may contain scenes that are unsuitable for all humans... to think that some poor sheep gave its cute little wool to make this monstrosity also known as a one piece jumpsuit...
i have tried to depict it below in a sketch, but i'm sure that w/o the full colour it will be hard to appreciate the heinous fashion violation that was committed on August 20th, 2007. So that you can really visualize it, I will let you know that it was orange and pink.
please be prepared for the nightmares that may follow... 
this would totally suck!
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BRISBANE, Australia -- A woman was killed by a pet camel given to her as a 60th birthday present after the animal apparently tried to have sex with her, police said yesterday.
The woman was killed Saturday about 600 km west of Brisbane when the 10-month-old male camel -- weighing about 300 lbs. -- knocked her to the ground, lay on top of her, then exhibited mating behaviour, police said.
Mixed Media Masterpiece (Teen Class)
Create a funky piece with acrylic paints,
mediums and various items you would
never expect to find in a piece of art. Hang
your framed artwork on your wall after class!
No experience required.
Nepean Visual Arts Centre – 613-580-2828
13-17 yrs
Date: Nov 3 Sat 1-4 pm
Price: $36.25
323568
Mixed Media Masterpiece (Adult Class)
Create one framed artwork, plus a number
of other works ready to frame; with acrylic
paints, mediums and various items you would
never expect to find in a piece of art. No
experience required.
Nepean Visual Arts Centre – 613-580-2828
Date: Sep 22 Sat 9 am-4 pm
Price: $57.25
323566
i read this article a couple months ago and it was very very interesting. Summary - there are 4 different generations currently in the workforce and we all behave differently based on the experiences that have happend during our lives.
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For the first time ever in Canadian history, there are four generations of people on the work force at the same time. As so-called Traditionalists, Boomers, Gen Xers, and Gen Yers intersect in the workplace, their attitudes, ethics, values, and behaviours can sometimes lead to misunderstandings and potential conflict.
Traditionalists: Born between 1922 and 1945
Baby Boomers Born between 1946 and 1964
Gen Xers: Born between 1965 and 1980
Gen Yers: Born between 1981 and 1999
While most of us are sensitive to the role different cultural backgrounds play in people’s work and learning styles, their approaches to communication, and their attitudes toward authority and leadership, we might not have thought enough about age difference being a determining factor when it comes to workplace divisions.
Social scientists and demographers are now pointing to the differences between the generations as a strong variable determining interactions and work-styles in the workplace.
While a handful of sociologists differ as to the exact dates, the most popular division of the four generations is as follows:
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If you want to read more check it out :) http://content.monster.ca/13258_en-CA_p1.asp the article describes each generation.
so when you have a bad day... what do you normally do? me?? i like to make stick people.... yes, i know this is odd. but i have had to evolve a bit b/c at first - simply googling stickmen was enough to fulfill that stickman urge... now that just isn't cutting it anymore... so i have started creating my own stickmen. Today was a REALLY REALLY bad day, so i've had to create a few stickmen throughout the day...
Here is a little preview of cathy portaging a canoe next weekend lol... 
this is the evil dragon lady!!! - ON A GOOD DAY!
GO HOME DRAGON LADY!!! WE DON'T WANT YOU HERE!!!
ps - - THERE IS ONLY one R in my name!! enough already people!!! ONE R!!!
I got Wheels - and no i'm not talking about the dude from degrassi. i got a new car!!! :) :) its a 2007 chev malibu, its used, but still a 2007. very excited about my new car. its gold. some may say beige, but its really a metalic sandstone gold or something like that. NOT beige! beige is for boring people. 
this is my new laptop bag!!! :) :) I mean, seriously... how fantastic is this! its still professional looking enough...but has a little added flair with the sequins. its perfect! i mean, if i'm going to have to carry my laptop around with me, i want it to at least be an accessory. 
so figure i'm long overdue for some good blogging. i have no crazy bar stories lately, and no bizzare stories... so i hope i can keep your attention till the end of this... if not, no skin off my back..jpg)
The international chicken and rib cookoff started today! (more commonly known as Ribfest).... sooo good!!! :) :) we moseyed on over for lunch, we plan to go back again tomorrow to check out another rib vendor (today i went with the rib/chicken combo... i don't recommend the chicken... just not as good as the ribs...) Tomorrow i will try the pulled pork sandwhich.
my new job is going ok. somedays i feel like i don't use my brain, others i do... as long as the pay cheque comes in, thats all that matters to me right now... oh and i have collegues that appreciate my random cartoons and photoshop creations.
got my bluesfest ticket in the mail today :) woo hoo... concert season is upon us.
soccer is going good too, made a kid on my team cry the other day though... he kicked me in the ankle on purpose... so i yelled, then he cried, then i asked him why he was the one crying, i didn't kick him... then after soccer his mom made him appolagize (he cried again)... tonight was way better, minimal crying, we kicked the other teams ass (yes, my team is 4, 5, and 6 year olds and we still play to win! some people think that the important thing is to have fun... but we ALL know that winning is more fun that losing, even 4 year olds)
my new favourite thing is stickmen...weird i know... but they are just so fantastic for depicting stories :)
i'm really not exciting today... so i should end this here if i want to keep my readers :)
Top 10 rules of life in a cube:
1. indoor voice
2. if you are going to wear crocs, not brush your hair, or wear a bad outfit – expect me to judge you internally (sometimes i NEED to point it out to Erin, who will join me in the judgement)
3. bring snacks for your neighbours
4. send flare on Fridays to cheer up everyone’s day (Flare=stickmen cartoons)
5. don’t stare at people when you walk by, BUT
6. don’t purposely stare in the other direction when you walk by
7. don’t have lengthly calls with your doctor if you don’t want your neighbours (and your neighbours neighbours to know your medical history)
8. don’t be mean – invite everyone for lunch, cube-mates have feelings too
9. we live in the world without walls - - you do not have to tell EVERYONE the exact same story, we can ALL here you the first time you tell the story.
10. indoor voice (cannot be stressed enough)
i'm still here! i know its been awhile, but i'm still here and don't give up on my blog just yet! :) :) i still have lots of stories to tell, i'm just not able to tell them as often with my new job. i'm worried that they won't be as interested in my shoe stories, or random bits of info that i feel the urge to share. other than that, my new job is going great! :)
FIRST, i want to say thank you to everyone that came out to my art show the other weekend!!! It was such a great surprise to see each of you :), i mean, sure people say they will come, but showing up is sometimes a different story. its sooo hard to get up at 6am and pretend to be all cheerful on only 1 or 2 cups of coffee (i take at least 3 to be nice... haha), and having friends there definately helps!!!
so its only been a few months but i have decided to hire someone to clean my house. its not horribly messy, but it could definately be cleaner haha. i think i've found a company that has a good rate and seems to be reliable... so we'll see :) :) will keep you posted! :) :)
ew - girl on house hunters... BAD outfit!
speaking of bad outfits... crocs... again i must ask the question.. how did crocs become office wear??? i am appauled by how many people wear them at the office... ewwwwww (i judge them everytime they walk by)
oh and i have found a new love in the tim horton's breakfast sandwhich! my new colleague erin brought me one last week... HEAVEN! little drops of heaven i tell you!!! :) :)
sorry it wasn't very intersting... i hope to improve on my blog content over the next little while :) :)
For those of you who don't know. Alana is my sister-in-law (married to my older brother Chris). AND its her birthday today! Happy Birthday alana, and congrats on the publishing.
Vancouver doctors report rare finding of man whose blood was green
Published: Thursday, June 7, 2007 | 8:05 PM ET
Canadian Press: HELEN BRANSWELL
TORONTO (CP) - The green blood came as a bit of a shock to Dr. Alana Flexman and her colleagues when they tried to put an arterial line into a patient about to undergo surgery in Vancouver's St. Paul's Hospital.
The 42-year-old man was already a bit of a medical departure. He'd fallen asleep while kneeling, and developed compartment syndrome in both legs.
The potentially dangerous condition involves a buildup of pressure in deep muscle tissue - in this case in the legs - and unless the pressure was relieved, permanent nerve damage could have been sustained.
As surgical staff prepared the man for the middle-of-the-night emergency operation, Flexman and a colleague attempted to insert a line into a wrist artery.
Arterial lines are used to monitor blood pressure during an operation; any blood that flows when the line is inserted into the artery should be vivid red, the sign it has been oxygenated in the heart.
But in this case, which occurred in October 2005, it was note.
"During insertion, we normally see arterial blood come out. That's how we know we're in the right place. And normally that blood is bright red, as you would expect in an artery," Flexman said in an interview Thursday.
"But in his case, the blood kept coming back as dark green instead of bright red."
"It was sort of a green-black. ... Like an avocado skin maybe."
The reaction in the room? "We were very concerned, obviously," said Flexman, who is training in anesthesia at the hospital.
Flexman and her colleagues report on the unusual case in this week's issue of the journal The Lancet.
Samples were rushed off to the lab, which quickly ruled out a dangerous condition called methemoglobin, in which the hemoglobin in the blood can't bind to oxygen.
While the lab worked, so did the operating team. The man came through the surgery well.
The next day the lab reported it had detected sulfhemoglobin, a condition thought to be triggered by some medications.
"It's so rare that we don't have a perfect understanding how it happens, but some drug donates a sulfur group that binds to the hemoglobin molecule and prevents it from binding to oxygen," Flexman explains. "And that gives it the green colour."
She and her colleagues believe the condition may have been brought on by the man's migraine medication, sumatriptan, which he was taking in higher-than-advised doses, though they can't prove it.
This is a perfect example of why i love my friends... they are just as dorky as me, and love to play around with photoshop!!! (although i still love the blair/andrew mullet pic the best... Mr. T is up there)
allan, this picture made my DAY!!!
Bring on barrymores!!!!
The first night of my bday celebrations was a huge sucess! thanks to all my peeps that came over to my house first for some sociables, those that went out to the bar, special thanks to those that that drove me there and home, those that bought me presents and drinks and those that laughed at bad outfits at the bar with me, oh and of course for my shiney, flashing clevage star necklace!! :) :) good times were definately had by all!!! (well at least by me...)
But i have to say, the best birthday present of the night had to be the outfit that this girl wore to the bar. it was almost as though she wore it just knowing it would bring me such glee and entertainment for the entire evening. what made it even better was that this was the same girl that i gave the boot too and banished from the Monday's Grace Rocks facebook group - - no talking smack on my group!!! 
so yes, we are not sure what the reasoning was behind this look, and we knew that no one would believe us if we told you, so we got some pictures... compliments of Rachelle and her fantastic photography... (we also took a pic of some nice shoes so you can see how normal footwear looks) what this outfit consisted of was - - her monday's grace stalker shirt that her and her friends had made (apparently they were designed in cooperation with the band - - but somehow greg was unaware of this???), over this she had on a sleevless black shirt (that had a hood!), and a black pleated mini skirt that was made of that heavy polyester - - you know the type that used to be used for bar pants in the late 90's, early 2000's... (yes it was my 28th bday!!! and i'm dating myself here). BUT the best part of the outfit was the footwear. thanks to the close up picture we now know they were not just red socks, but red and pink striped socks that have what appears to be a little green alien on them. and WHITE sneakers!!! 
kim's theory is that her freinds are bitches... mean horrible bitches... "yeah, you definately look great... you should totally wear that to the bar" snicker snicker... hee hee... we're going to totally show you up and you will look like a total loser, they probably thought in the back of their minds... i mean, honestly... i get that some of us have different style.. i like sequins, i dont' like boots over jeans, i like lots of crazy accessories, i don't like crocs, i like stilletos, i don't like bra straps showing that are totally a different colour... that sorta thing... BUT i would love to know if there is ANYONE out there that thinks that this outfit could in any way shape or form be considered 'stylish'...???
let Teri-kah continue with some more dinners, lunches, parties, sushi and martinis!!!! :) :)
Swedish hospital may ban Crocs clogs due to static electricity
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) - A Swedish hospital wants to ban its staff from wearing Crocs plastic clogs, saying they generate static electricity that can knock out medical equipment, a spokesman said Thursday.
Blekinge hospital in southern Sweden suspects the slip-on shoes made by U.S.-based Crocs Inc. are to blame for at least three incidents in which respirators and other machines malfunctioned. The mishaps caused no injuries.
Hospital spokesman Bjorn Lofqvist said there were similar problems with other shoes not designed for hospital use but the popularity of the Crocs had raised the issue to a new level.
"It's been a problem for many years but now there are so many people that have them," he said, adding officials were discussing whether the sandals should be banned throughout the hospital or just in certain sections.
The bluesfest lineup has been posted!! :) and it looks wicked!!! i'm pondering the full pass for $145, there are quite a few bands that i want to see... sure i may end up being a loser and going on my own... but i think i could handle it.
Let me know if you plan to check any of them out :) :) and if you
plan to get a full pass or just tickets for select shows :)
http://ottawa-bluesfest.ca/en/?page=tickets
Ottawa Bluesfest Main Stage headline acts
July 5 - Bob Dylan
July 6 - George Thorogood & The Destroyers
July 7 - Manu Chao
July 8 - The White Stripes
July 9 - Hedley
July 10 - George Clinton & The P-Funk All Stars
July 11 - Steve Miller Band
July 12 - Blue Rodeo
July 13 - INXS
July 14 - Kanye West
July 15 - Solid Gold Dance Party
Some of the other acts playing main stages at the event:
Gary U.S. Bonds, Sarah Harmer, Burnside Style, Steve Marriner, Joel Plaskett, The Flatlanders, Faber Drive, moe., James Hunter, The Cat Empire, Henry Butler, The Rhythm Council, Bela Fleck & The Flecktones, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Ruthie Foster, Janiva Magness, Leahy, Diunna Greenleaf, Leo Kottke, Jonny Lang, Elmer Ferrer, Randy Newman, The Robert Cray Band, Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians, Blackie & The Rodeo Kings, Patrick Watson, Sam Roberts, Candye Kane, Papa Mali, Kid Koala, Toumani Diabaté, The Mighty Popo, Mihirangi, John Rae & The River, Hawksley Workman, Bob Schneider, Ohbijou, Spiral Beach, Final Fantasy, Alejandro Escovedo, Todd Snider, Ndidi Onukwulu, Ten Years After, Tokyo Police Club, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Steve Forbert,Deadstring Brothers, Detroit Women, Femi Kuti, Soul Jazz Orchestra,Mute Math, City and Colour, Shout Out Out Out Out, Buddy Guy, Fiona Boyes, Los Lobos, Chris Duarte, Xavier Rudd, Lucky Peterson, Larry McCray, Metric, Jim Bryson, Danny Michel, John Mooney, Alexisonfire, Watermelon Slim, IsWhat?!, David Maxwell, Samuel Jackson, AlexCuba,the bird and the bee, Matt Anderson, Dave Gunning, Dorit Chrysler, Stephen Fearing, Tom Wilson, Colin Linden, Rick Fines, some of the best gospel acts on the planet (such as Richie Righteous, The Canton Spirituals, Da T.R.U.T.H., The Toronto Mass Choir, Soul Influence, Chorale de la Prophetie, The Village People, Taste Of Honey, Peaches And Herb, The Trammps, Anita Ward and France Jolie.
The bluesfest lineup has been posted!! :) and it looks wicked!!! i'm pondering the full pass for $145, there are quite a few bands that i want to see... sure i may end up being a loser and going on my own... but i think i could handle it.
Let me know if you plan to check any of them out :) :) and if you
plan to get a full pass or just tickets for select shows :)
http://ottawa-bluesfest.ca/en/?page=tickets
Ottawa Bluesfest Main Stage headline acts
July 5 - Bob Dylan
July 6 - George Thorogood & The Destroyers
July 7 - Manu Chao
July 8 - The White Stripes
July 9 - Hedley
July 10 - George Clinton & The P-Funk All Stars
July 11 - Steve Miller Band
July 12 - Blue Rodeo
July 13 - INXS
July 14 - Kanye West
July 15 - Solid Gold Dance Party
Some of the other acts playing main stages at the event:
Gary U.S. Bonds, Sarah Harmer, Burnside Style, Steve Marriner, Joel
Plaskett, The Flatlanders, Faber Drive, moe., James Hunter, The Cat
Empire, Henry Butler, The Rhythm Council, Bela Fleck & The Flecktones, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Ruthie Foster, Janiva Magness, Leahy, Diunna Greenleaf, Leo Kottke, Jonny Lang, Elmer Ferrer, Randy Newman, The Robert Cray Band, Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians, Blackie & The Rodeo Kings, Patrick Watson, Sam Roberts, Candye Kane, Papa Mali, Kid Koala, Toumani Diabaté, The Mighty Popo, Mihirangi, John Rae & The River, Hawksley Workman, Bob Schneider, Ohbijou, Spiral Beach, Final Fantasy, Alejandro Escovedo, Todd Snider, Ndidi Onukwulu, Ten Years After, Tokyo Police Club, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Steve Forbert,
Deadstring Brothers, Detroit Women, Femi Kuti, Soul Jazz Orchestra,
Mute Math, City and Colour, Shout Out Out Out Out, Buddy Guy, Fiona
Boyes, Los Lobos, Chris Duarte, Xavier Rudd, Lucky Peterson, Larry
McCray, Metric, Jim Bryson, Danny Michel, John Mooney, Alexisonfire,
Watermelon Slim, IsWhat?!, David Maxwell, Samuel Jackson, AlexCuba,
the bird and the bee, Matt Anderson, Dave Gunning, Dorit Chrysler,
Stephen Fearing, Tom Wilson, Colin Linden, Rick Fines, some of the
best gospel acts on the planet (such as Richie Righteous, The Canton
Spirituals, Da T.R.U.T.H., The Toronto Mass Choir, Soul Influence,
Chorale de la Prophetie, The Village People, Taste Of Honey, Peaches
And Herb, The Trammps, Anita Ward and France Jolie.
So Easter weekend wasn't a bust for once! which was wonderful. sure i started off the weekend falling down the stairs at the live lounge on thursday night... but i did a quick recovery there and only a few people saw the oh so glamorous move.
Friday i went and painted all day long :) did a couple masterpieces that will sell for BILLIONS and make me rich and famous.
that night we went out to Hooley's (not to be confused with the old hoolihans... hooley's is the bar that took over where bravo bravo was - - oh the memories of one of my first real dinner dates). Hooley's was a good time... but what was even a better time was the shwarma stop after the bar!! MAROUSH MAROUSH... he even has a theme song!!!
Check it out on YouTube
It was TOTALLY hilarious... we all got full service - - even allan! ok... ok... thats a lie, allan didn't want 'full service'.
Sat had a great dinner and got a tonne done in the day on the house! :) (curtains are bought... having a minor problem with the curtain rods though b/c the previous owner didn't believe in wall plugs so things have to be redone)
And then sunday... went for brunch with the fam at kinki. it was sooo good!! we def ate our share of the all you can eat brunch! YUM! that night was a bit up and down... we were going to barrymores, not going to barrymores, going to barrymores, not going to barrymores... in the end we went to the pump (cathy and i), were having a lovely chat, when blaze showed up all proud that he got a stamp for barrymores... and that there was no line. so we were all going to meet there in 30 min. cathy, christina and i enjoyed ourselves... the others... ditched us :( we had a little cry... but then got over it.
ps - - there was a girl at hooleys wearing a white sundress with black polkadots!!! UNACCEPTABLE!!!!
pps - - a girl at barrymores told the bouncer that she didn't 'like his attitude'.. and then was all surprised when he pulled rank and told her she couldn't' come into the bar... i mean, honestly! we all know. don't piss off the bouncers!!! b/w the hours of 10pm and 3am... they are in charge of our worlds.
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You are Lex Luthor
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So at the bar tonight some loser fell down the stairs... !!!
ok, ok.... i cannot tell a lie... that loser was me :(
but i tell you, i did it with total grace and class as i smashed my knee on the ceramic tiled floor.
ps - i was sober during this fantastic display of coordination
Hey :)
So I have been busy lately!!! Fixing up my new house. Having my new housemates move in, preparing for my art shows and my art gallery event at Gallery 7a (opening night is april 12!!! you are all invited).
AND most exciting of it all, I have gotten a new job!!!
I start at Fujitsu Consulting on April 30th. So not only is April 27th my bday! But its almost my last day at HAL. I have enjoyed my time here, but definitely time to move on.
I have been so busy I havn’t had time to write on my blog lately… and there have been some GREAT stories!!! including my favourite siting - - skin tight white pants paired with black patent hooker boots… the poor girl liked like a hooker - - although maybe she was, only they don’t typically work the St. Laurent/Coventry corner??? So that one is still out for debate. Havn’t been heading out to the bars much lately, so not too many bad bar outfits, but after this weekend I’m sure I’ll have a few good ones worth a blog :)
My next story… East end drivers!!! You are ALL CRAZY! I think that I should apply for the extended health care plan b/c I will definitely end up having a heart attack in the near future just driving to and from work!!! HOLY CRAP!!!
So yeah, those are my main stories…
Hope everyone is having a great month!!!
HAPPY EASTER!
PS - it snowed today - - AKA - - still too early for sandals!!!
My friend Jay had this on his blog... turns out i'm not that nerdy... but don't worry, it lies. i have have lots of nerdy friends and love you all! and no, don't watch reruns of star trek, but have been known to enjoy a good episode of 7th heaven :) xoxo
| You Are 12% Nerdy |
 You are definitely not nerdy - in fact, you probably don't know any nerds. You probably care a little too much about your image. No one will know if you secretly watch Star Trek reruns! |
I havn't been posting very much lately b/c I have been way too busy moving all my stuff to my new house (holy crap i have a lot of stuff!!!) But this weekend I managed to set aside two nights for fun :)
Friday was ring night, a bunch of my friends were getting their iron ring (engineer thing), so we did some partying. My sister and i made a nice dinner, got ready, started drinking... and then one thing led to another and we were mixing malibu rum, crown royal and pepsi. but since we coudln't taste the malibu we kept adding more. we were so drunk that we had to send ourselves home at 12:30 from the bar. AND i would also like to mention that my scarf is now gone!!! i did coat check and when i went to get my coat... no scarf! so if you see any nice black scarve/shawl thing out shopping let me know!!!
luckily i wasn't hung over after that night of drinking b/c yesturday was another fun day. starting off with some quiznos for lunch then heading down to Minglewoods to watch Monday's Grace play. they were playing from 2-6, wasn't that busy at teh start, but got packed as the afternoon went on. few key phrases from the night include:
1. "I pitty the fool"
2. "I can look sober for 2 seconds"
3. "she didn't look hideous when she smiled"
4. "how old??? I don't believe you"
Also worth mentioning were the leprachan guys that had their little matching outfits tailored for the day!!! the weird old guy that wouldn't take subltle hints!!! three cheers to my new friends from Ottawa U that saved me from the weird guy with a dance off!!!
PS - - lulu lemon pants... not bar gear people...
pp2 - - it is customary to brush your hair before you go out to a bar, please spread the word b/c there were lots of people that missed that memo last time around.
ps3 - - milesontes serves FABULOUS FOOD!!!
I was listening to the radio thismorning and they were interviewing the Author Eve Edelson, who wrote Scamorama. And i was totally into it! We all get those emails requesting our help to save the family fortune, or help send a kid to school. But this lady started writing back to the people. and keeping track of all the emails and then published this book. It sounds great! the website is hilarious! www.scamorama.com
Most of you know my little issue last year, when i was almost scammed in a similar way. someone wanted to rent the room in my apartment, and said that they 'accidentally sent too much money' and could i cash teh travellers cheques and send the extra money back to africa... ummmm NO! luckily i caught on and called the cops and didnt' lose all that money...
so yeah, check out the website, have a good laugh, and maybe send back an email sometime to the next spam email you get.
I thought this example was a funny example... http://www.scamorama.com/munoogian_fadil.html the guy emailed back and forth and told the man in Dubai that they were best friend forever... and then stripped him of the title. i laughed!!!
I think that I will start writing back to these people... i can't wait!!!
This was in Nepean This Week - just a little local newspaper that goes out every week. Its from the Gallery show that is taking place at the Nepean Museum this month. I have one painting (shown in the picture), and around 10 pieces of pottery on disply.
Its not the BEST picture, but hey... its still in the newspaper!!! so i'm proud anyways!
http://tvlistings4.zap2it.com
according to the TV listings OC and Grey's are on at weird times thursday.
Grey's is on in two time slots
1. 7:00 CTV (channel 7)
2. then again at 9:00 on channel 20 (think thats ABC) - last weeks episode reairs at 8 for those of you who missed it last week.
OC is not on CTV on thursday, but is on FOX (channel 36 in ottawa)
- - thanks Steve and Amy for making me see this!!!
Well, its been awhile since I’ve had time to sit down and tell everyone my blogworthy stories. Sorry for the delay, its not that there hasn’t been blogworthy events going on, but I have just been so busy with the new house (which I take possession of in 11 days!!!), and I have a couple art showings that are going on right now too.
BUT I figured that enough excuses, get on this thing and keep my readers happy and informed!!! :):)
Last night ROCKED! Shannon & Greg bought a house too, so we were out celebrating our new purchases! :) Monday’s Grace put on a great show at Gracie’s. and no, I’m not biased… well I am (or maybe I was just drunk????). well regardless, they rocked… and it looked like Shannon and I weren’t the only two that though so. The regular groupies weren’t there though – I wonder how long it will take them to find the Monday’s grace group I created on facebook last night after the bar? haha). 
For some reason the people at the bar appeared to have all gotten dressed with a mirror! There were a few unfortunate outfits. But for the most part people looked put together and there were no horrendous blogworthy outfits like usual. THERE was a lady that thought that you should do the twist to every song. But she was 40ish, so I will just chalk that up to age, at least she was out having fun.
Something worth mentioning though was this haircut… some girls think… wow.. layers, I should totally get some layers… well be careful with this… if you layer too much you may come out with a mullet. And Dog the bounty hunter can pull that off… but girls in their 20’s… not so much. haha, shannon's straw got stuck in the mullet for a bit!! that was hilarious!!! 
Ohhh the drinks!!! Shannon and I made the most exquisite drinks! We used a spoon of orange juice concentrate and water (we didn’t have a juice jug), then 2 shots of pomegranate liquor, 1 shot of vanilla vodka, and then topped up with strawberry juice! YUMMY!!! (almost as good as the McD's we had at 3am!)
I was going to blog about this hottie in a red hoody from last night. But he didn’t dance :( that decreased his hotness for sure!
Oh and it was Derek’s bday… so happy birthday to Derek, I hope he had a great bday!
Back to packing my life away into boxes.
Next weekend I’m hitting up Toronto so I’ll definitely have some stories worth posting!!!
PS - Thanks for driving Greg!!!
My friend Miranda told me about this sad story about Chrissy Predham Newmana, a 28 year old Ottawa native who moved to St. John's two years ago and was recently murdered.
She was found slain and there is some suspicion around her estranged husband. Sadly, she is survived by a a 16 month old daughter (Ireland) who is now in protective custody as a result.
Miranda's co-worker (Shelly Cournya) is a friend of Chrissy's mother and has enthusiastically set up a trust fund for little Ireland. Shelly has been interviewed by the CBC and has managed to raise $11,000 so far but has another $14,000 to go in order to reach her target.
Chrissy is about our age... scary!!! makes it hit a bit closer to home eh?
Trust fund info: LINK
Press coverage:
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My friend Christina sent me this and i thought it was really funny... and appropriate b/c as we all know i am not the most computer savy person out there.
PS - Happy Valentine's Day!
I just had to share this with people b/c i find it very odd. and as a fellow artist... i def don't see the 'art' behind cooking meatballs in human oils... GROSS!
That being said, i do still plan to go see Hannibal this weekend :)
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Meal fried in artist's own body fatFrom correspondents in Santiago January 13, 2007 09:12am
"BON APPETIT," said Chilean artist Marco Evaristti as he presented his friends with his newest creation: meatballs cooked with fat from his own body, extracted by liposuction.
"Ladies and gentleman, bon appetit and may god bless," said Evaristti, a glass in his hand, to his dining companions seated Thursday night around a table in Santiago's Animal Gallery.
On the plates in front of them was a serving of agnolotti pasta and in the middle a meatball made with oil Evaristti removed from his body in a liposuction procedure last year.
"The question of whether or not to eat human flesh is more important than the result," he said, explaining the point of his creation.
"You are not a cannibal if you eat art," he added.
Evaristti produced 48 meatballs with his own fat, some of which would be canned and sold for $US4000 dollars for 10.
A veteran at shock-art, in an earlier work Evaristti invited people to kill fish by pressing the button on a blender the fish were held in.
In April 2004 he dyed an enormous iceberg in Greenland with red paint.
Dan found this site somewhere, so I thought i'd give it a try. Turns out i act like i'm 23. Not sure if i should be happy about these results or not???
Follow the link and let me know what your "age" is :)
| You Are 23 Years Old |
 13-19: You are a teenager at heart. You question authority and are still trying to find your place in this world. 20-29: You are a twentysomething at heart. You feel excited about what's to come... love, work, and new experiences. 30-39: You are a thirtysomething at heart. You've had a taste of success and true love, but you want more! 40+: You are a mature adult. You've been through most of the ups and downs of life already. Now you get to sit back and relax. |
I'm going to be teaching a Mixed media art class out in Barhaven on Tuesday nights starting Feb 20th (if there are enough people registered). If you, or someone you know wants to sign up let me know :) In April i'll probably be teaching a Kids handbuilding (pottery) class :) I can't WAIT!! :) :) To see more of my art check out www.terianne.wetpaint.com
Category: Mixed Media
Description: Art can be created using multiple products and materials. We'll focus our mixed-media classes with the use of collage, paint and drawing techniques.
Registration: Please call 613-825-0053 or e-mail us at info@afinemess.ca for more information and to register for this program.
You can all breath again, NO its not me! lol...
So my friend Amy is in the process of embarking on a big adventure... she has decided that it would be 'fun' to climb Mount Kilimanjaro. Its not just for fun though, its for a good cause. she is raising money for CARE Canada. Each person going has to pay 100% of their own costs, but ALSO raise a set amount of money to donate. (at least i think thats how it works)...
Last night i went to barrymores with some friends and had a fanstastic time - we had to leave early to make it to a new year's eve party, but during those couple hours that we were at the bar we had a very fun time. 
There was this girl... and i'm not sure if she new what the 90's era was all about when it came to wardrobe. i know when people go to 80's night at barrymores they tend to dress up, and usually people get that right. can't go wrong really with 80's clothing.
BUT this girl last night attempted a 90's look... this is what her outfit consisted of (i have included pictures to help give you a visual). She had on a school girl kilt, a grey tank top, a baggy plaid shirt (that steph pointed out was - mismatched plaid!!! - i was too focused on the bad choice of footware to notice the plaid!) - - hicking shoes/skater shoes... not really sure what they were and white socks. And the best part - - she was doing this vogue / robot dance!!! it was just a very confusing look, grunge meets school girl meats madona vogue??? But this girl, even in her 'wicked hot outfit' *sense some sarcasm there please* - - totally couldn't keep up with alicia's moves - - who patented the 'fax machine' and 'thigh master' version of the running man... Both VERY VERY cool!
I must also share about the new year's party b/c i'm sure some are wondering about that. some friends of friends were throwing this party - - b/c no one was around for the real new years. turns out i knew some of the people that lived there. it was great! i can't wait to have my own house so i can turn my basement into a little dance floor! i miss house parties where you can just bust a move in the basement!!! basement parties were/are the best! Great evening out!!!
this isn't a hoax... came from 580 CFRA's website:
OPP Warn of Email Scam Josh Pringle Tuesday, January 9, 2007
Ontario Provincial Police are warning the public of a fraudulent email that identifies itself as coming from the Department of Finance Canada.
The OPP says the message promises its recipients a tax refund if they fill out and submit what looks like a government form.
Police warn if you fill out the form, it will compromise the individual's credit card and social security information.
