Vogue'y Robot???

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!!!

Email Fraud Warning

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.

Seth - you will be missed!!!

I have been an Adam Brody fan since back in the day when he was on Gilmore Girls. (he was Laings dorky boyfriend), then I went to the theatre to watch Grind (a fabulous skateboarding movie he was in) - sure christina and i were the only people over the age of 16, and probably the only people that had bathed that week, but thats ok... Adam Brody outdid himself in that movie and we were very very pleased! :) :)

sooo to my point. if you havn't heard the news already - - the OC will end this season... according to one article I read, they think it failed b/c Marissa Cooper died, and she was the star of the show!! I DO NOT THINK SO!!! i mean, that girl could NOT act at all!!!

To read more visit: Fox's Once-Hot 'The O.C.' Is Canceled

Where to begin???

Last night was a fun night out, but there were quite a few blog-worthy things, at one point i thought - gee i should get a notepad to keep track!

First i jumped on the fabulous #3 bus that always gets me where i want to go. I arrived at Shannon and Greg's with enough time for Shannon and I down a bottle of blueberry wine and assist greg in picking the perfect t-shirt to bring out his rockstar attributes.

Then off we went to Pier 21. I arrived thinking that people have put summer behind us, there is no more being confused - there is now snow on the ground - - but alas, some people have still not noticed that it is no longer summer... FLIP FLOPS!!! yeah, that is right, some chick was wearing flip flops at the bar!!! and i lost track of all the other summer outfits that i was seeing... for a society that loves to shop, we certainly forget that its ok to have two, even four wardrobes for the different season's. I know that its not easy to buy a WHOLE new wardrobe, that is why they made accessories and shoes!!! change them up to go with the season!!!!

The other outfit that is definately worth mentioning was the creamy white see through tank top, very nice sheer fabric, sorta flowy. problem being that she wore a black bra with it??? - - and even worse, she forgot to cut the white (glow in the black light) hanger strap things off. There were a tonne of girls there with bras that didn't match their shirts. i'm not talking colour - - i'm talking slyle. you wear a halter shirt, wear a friggen halter bra or a strapless! and the 'invisible straps'... the plastic ones... NOT SO INVISSIBLE!!! I can see them!!!

i will say that there were quite a few hair styles at the bar that i plan to attempt. I got a big barrel curling iron before xmas and I am very pumped to give it a shot.

and that was my evening out... bad outfits but good hair.

As usual Monday's Grace played fabulously - if you are curious about this band i always write about, they will be a Gracie's (west) every thursday for quite awhile in the new year. go check them out!

HAPPY NEW YEAR'S EVERYONE!!! hope you have all found something fun to do to celebrate!

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas everyone and Happy Boxing Day (my favourite holiday!!!)

Hope that Santa brought you everything that you wanted this year. I have no fabulous stories for you.

If you are ottawa folks, let me know if you want to go out on Friday December 29th bc there are some plans in the works.

xoxo
Teri Anne

Contest - FREE Prizes.... who can turn that down?

I know that most of you have other plans for new years and don't plan to come to this party. But there is a chance to win a prize at the CHEO New Year's even party even if you arn't attending.

Go to the website and fill in the ballot. if you don't want to win leather furniture and a big tv... thats ok... you can give the prize to me.

http://www.cheospiel.com/contest.html

Fleece... public or private??? statement or problem???

The questions i pose for my readers today - - Fleece pants... are these public attire, or private attire??? Are they a fashion statement or a fashion problem???

As i know, everyone is entitled to their own opinion. HOWEVER this is my blog, so well, obviously you get to read MY opinion... and i would say that fleece pants fall into the same category as crocs.

they may be comfortable, but take a look at the picture??? can anyone argue that these are NOT totally unflattering to ANY body type??? I have seen sooooo many people of all ages wearing fleece pants lately (and its not even that cold yet!!!). This past weekend a lady was sporting fleece pants with a button up blouse??? talk about confusing. perhaps she was going to a semi formal and got confused that it just meant that you were only sorta dressed up... not 1/2 dressed up , and 1/2 dressed like a slob?

But i will say that they have a place in society. unlike crocs, fleece pants are not very practical at the beach. but they would be great for ski hills, chalets, lounging around the house in the winter. But similar to crocs, they do not belong in the office, at art shows, at fancy restaurants, or weddings.

PS - i also saw a man in the elevator the other day (at 5:30) wearing full flannel pjs!!! i think I'd prefer fleece pants to seeing a grown man strutting around in public in his flannel pjs.

Jimiriquois LOVES Christmas!!!!

Dear Friends & Family ,
I wanted me to say hello. I left right after the HAL christmas party for a quick visit to Paris. Jimmy loves the holiday season
Check out my awesome sweater!
http://www.myholidaysweater.com/ec095dfa.15377
Love,
Jimiriquois

ps - I had a dance recietal in Paris, I was the lead elf in the nutcracker elf version http://www.elfyourself.com/?userid=7b76ec1eb660a9afd962b9cG06121510

And the winner is..... ME!!!

Last night was my company Christmas Party. And it was fantastic, primarily because I WON!!! I finally won the eagle award! FINALLY! some of you may remember me ranting about this last year... and how i deserved it... well i won!!

I'm sure the majority of people reading this are now thinking - - what the hell is the eagle award! well this award is given to an employee (or spouse) each year for outstanding achievements...such as organization, putting up with your spouse working long hours or constantly being overseas, organizing great events...etc. I won it b/c I'm the 'glue'. yes, that is what was said, i hold the company together. I am always smiling, I take on all the jobs asked of me, regardless of how trivial they are (little do they know that while I'm smiling I'm inwardly grumbling and thinking - - i will def blog about this tomorrow!).

The eagle award was originally a big plastic eagle, but there is usually a lot of wine at our parties and back in 1988 the eagle was dropped, so the head was salvaged, and a new body was created out of wood. Recently the birds beak has gotten chipped - I plan to fix this with a little arts and crafts day.

Jimiriquois is currently hanging in the hallway at home... yes, i named the eagle... he has the initials J something something on it... and i thought (7 glasses of wine later, that jimiriquois just sounded PERFECT for an eagles name). Just wait... I plan to elf the Jimmy later today.

Now for my acceptance speech! 4 glasses of wine later, i sound sooo professional, as i talk about ridiculous things! but apparently i was funny... drunk - funny - - - funny - drunk.... yeah, prity much the same thing. oh well. I WON!!! that's all that matters... its not about "trying" - - its about WINNING!!!!

Christmas Card

Since i'm mad at Canada Post this year... i'm not using their service. Instead i'm sending my xmas card via the world wide web.

Enjoy!!! Click the link for the best card ever (or dorkiest... you be the judge):

http://www.elfyourself.com/?userid=744edb9e1185d2ac9e73d0cG06121408

I've Got a Pearl Necklace!

GET YOUR MIND OUTTA THE GUTTER!!!

that is NOT what i was talking about!!! :) lol... now for those of you who are now wondering... what? how could a pretty necklace made of pearls be taken as gross and dirty... well, if you are not on a public computer go check the following link - http://www.londonslang.comcom for another meaning of pearl necklace.

So back to my new pearl necklace :) tonight I went to sassy bead for a pearl knotting class. Sounnds easy... but not so. I now have the hang of it though and finished my necklace tonight once I got home while I watched Laguna Beaches Season Finale (love my smutty TV!)

Mine is a lot prettier than this one, but gives you an idea of what I did. Mine is pale purple (and the silk thread matches! OF COURSE). Anyways, the reason pearls get knotted is so that when the necklace breaks the pearls don't go flying all over the place - like you see in the movies... SO NOT REAL!

New Years Eve - yes again...

New Years Eve PARTY!!! - YOU ARE INVITED!!!

I know its STILL early. But I wanted to invite EVERYONE and anyone. It is for all ages - as long as you over 19+. Combining a huge curling bonspiel, all day entertainment, and an all you can eat buffet with a blow out New Year's Eve party is how the New Year's CHEO Spiel will raise funds for the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario. You can come to the daytime curling bonspiel, or the dinner, or just the party, or any combo of the three. (i would like to point out that the drinks are good prices!!!)

!!!!!!!YOU DO NOT HAVE TO CURL TO COME TO THE PARTY!!!!!! - these are separate events!

Buffet Dinner: 7:30 to 9:00 (Dinner and Dancing Package - $40)

New Years Eve Party (9:00 to 2007!) (New Year's Eve Tickets - $15 in advance, $20 at the door)

Check out the other details: http://www.cheospiel.com/

Teri Anne Ryerson
Director of Public Relations
The New Year's CHEO Spiel

Ctrl X Ctrl V Ctrl X Ctrl V - I have pinky tremmors!!! I need McDreamy!

Today (and every day at work since last thrusday) all i have done is stared at the computer screen, and hit Ctrl X Ctrl V Ctrl X Ctrl V Ctrl X Ctrl V Ctrl X Ctrl V... every now and then i'll hit Ctrl+Shift and use the arrows a bit... but for the most part its Ctrl X Ctrl V Ctrl X Ctrl V Ctrl X Ctrl V Ctrl X Ctrl V... over and over again. oh and sometimes Ctrl Z for when i screw up and have to undo.

So tonight around 6:55 when i was on entry 8364 of 9987 - in the Manitoba PI category, I started to develop a tremmor in my pinky on my left hand. I tried to ignore it as best I could, but then the tremmor starting consuming my life and I could no longer continue with the Ctrl X Ctrl V Ctrl X Ctrl V ... and at 7:28 I threw the towel in... so close to my goal of 9987... but yet sooo far!!! (i had started this province at 4:40... so i had accomplished quite a bit...).

My new coat- soooo soft and cuddly!

I love my new coat. I don't know if I wrote about it after the Vintage Clothing sale, but either way, i'm writing about it again b/c I wore it today and thought - gee I love my coat.

Its a brilliant blue wool coat, double breasted, knee length, and has a belted tie around the waist. AND a fox colar! a gorgeous soft fox colar! I seriously sit and pet my colar when i'm standing around.

I also have another awesome fur jacket this year. My mom bought me the cutest little cape-jacket for my bday last year for a GREAT deal at a second hand store.

oh and for those of you who don't agree with people wearing fur, thats ok - i don't agree with lots of fashion choices people make, but i've been told by some people that there is freedom of fashion or something like that... (which does not include white strappy sandals in the winter! or track pants to a restaurant or most social outings for that matter!)

Matt Mays - I'm going!!! wanna come?

Matt Mays

Barrymore's,
Wed, 01/17/07
Tickets On Sale Fri, 12/01/06

Are you creative???

I'm contemplating hosting a Stampin Up party - - a what??? you may ask... yep, a stamp party. this is similar to a tupperware party, or a candle party. where I invite all the girls (or those few creative guys... ok... who are we kidding it'll be all girls). And we get a demonstration of how cool these products are for various things - - most of the time they are used for card making and scrapbooking. BUT for those of us that think outside the box... they are ALSO fabulous for mixed media painting, and pottery.

soooo what i'm saying is... if you are into creative stuff, or if you know someone that is into this stuff... let me know so they get the invite! :) :)

www.stampinup.com

My Art

Hi everyone... lately I have been consumed by my art. LOTS of art shows going on in Ottawa. I just updated my online gallery. Please go check my recent work.

www.terianne.wetpaint.com

Sales Pitch - - - if you need any last minute presents for Christmas... let me know!!!! And those of you with blogs... feel free to tell your people too! :) :)

Not much going on...

There isn't a whole lot going on in my life right now that is entertaining... something going on everynight, but nothing that makes for good story writing.

I have been keeping busy on the weekends with my art shows, planning the new years event, work is sorta slow right now. For those of you who know me well, know the other work stuff going on...with the job hunt. I was down in Toronto for an interview monday, and have a few more interviewy things coming up - - in my line of work they arn't 'real interviews' like most of your are accustomed to. I network, meet people, have coffee with them, or go into their office. and then if they like me, and have enough work, they think of bringing another consultant on staff. But you can't really browse monster or those other sites hoping to find postings... cuz they dont' exist.

Tonight i'm off to the Clocktower for some WICKED artichoke and spinach dip! YUMM!!! last night was wing night with some freinds. tomorrow is pottery and Heart and Crown... saturday i want to dance... feel the need to go out and ridicule some outfits (i'm sure there are still some unfortunate soles that havn't put away their flip flops for the winter, and someone has to be out at the bars judging them!!! haha). Sunday night is movie night for the James Bond movie - i hear its not fabulous, but hey, hes cute... so why not?

If you read this and are in ottawa - - come see my art show this weekend!!! Nepean Sportsplex!

xoxo

Shopping with Teri - Examples

For the first day of Shopping with Teri I had a few things to post and share with you:

1. Chapters- 20% off almost everything in store this Sunday
2. RW&Co (Bloor Street West in Toronto) - 20% off last ticketed price on Wed Nov 22 from 5-8pm
3. Special VIP evening at Tommy and Lefebvre.

If deals such as this interest you, please visit Shopping with Teri on a regular basis, because this is where I'll now be posting deals like this instead of emailing them out whenever I get them.

Shopping With Teri - You Snooze You Lose

I tend to get a lot of emails about sales and events going on in the Ottawa region. So with a friends suggestion, I decided that instead of overloading Teri's Stories with info on deals around town and super fun events, I would start this new blog Shopping With Teri - You Snooze You Lose.

Please enjoy! :)