It's a random Wednesday night and I am b-o-r-e-d BORED! But, as I write that... I realize how long it has been since I've felt this way! Which is a nice thing to think about. I've been so pleasantly busy between school work, events with my friends or family, spending time with Mr. Lock, and taking care of my condo. I think I should be trying to enjoy or appreciate an evening of boredom.. because I know I'll be busy again very soon.
I have the following coming up:
1) Helping Quin & Mac move into their new place
2) Report Card Writing (ahhhh!)
3) Wedding Showers
4) End of the year organization and classroom clean-up (only 5.5 weeks of school left, yipes!)
5) A trip to Las Vegas
6) Other wedding events (An MOH's job is never done! I love it, though!)
Plus various tickets to various events, like Bring it on: The Musical, as well as West Side Story (which I've never seen on stage before!), and to see Joel McHale live at Casino Rama (squee!). There are still so many movies I want to see too, and more coming out throughout the upcoming months. I didn't get a chance to post about it, but The Avengers was completely full of the awesome. Now I've been in a bit of a movie-viewing lull, so I need to make a list again soon of movies I'm looking forward to seeing in theatres!
Oh, and Mr. Lock is moving in with me... so that'll keep me a little more occupied as well! ;-)
So, instead of continuing to whine over my extreme boredom tonight.. I am going to savour it. It's lovely to have a chance to have "nothing to do". Sigh! What luck!
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Disney/Pixar's BRAVE Comes out June 22nd!
I'm really looking forward to this new movie from Disney/Pixar, Brave. Since I've been reading the Diana Gabaldon book series, I've totally been immersed in Scottish characters lately! This film looks so good, and like it has such a strong lead female character. :-)
Here's another clip... introducing "Freedom Broch", 19 "classic bagpipe hits" on one great compilation. ;-)
Much like the Shrek movies, I bet this will be HILARIOUS (and who doesn't love Shrek?!).
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Monday, May 21, 2012
Giveaway: Win an Amazon Kindle Fire!
In celebration of Sean Vogel's new novel for those ages 8 and up, Celtic Run, you have the chance to win an Amazon Kindle Fire, or other amazing prizes such as signed copies of this new book or a code to download the book for free at PICPOCKET BOOKS, courtesy of MB Publishing!
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Jake, a 14-year-old gadget whiz, didn’t plan on a summer full of treasure, thieves, and danger. He just got lucky.
While in Ireland on a class trip, Jake stumbles upon the first clue to a treasure missing from the Spanish Armada. Jake sees the riches as his chance to buy back the family sailboat and restore a piece of the life he enjoyed before his father was critically injured in an accident. Desperate to find the treasure, Jake teams up with Zach, his nemesis and class bully, and two girls in a clue-hunting chase across the Dingle Peninsula.
Dodging would-be thieves, exchanging wisecracks with Zach, and concocting ingenious devices to get them out of scrapes, Jake leads the team as they connect piece after piece to the more than 400-year-old mystery.
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Thursday, May 17, 2012
I'm so excited, I'm so excited, I'm so scared!
I recently acquired these:
That's Saved by The Bell, seasons one through five. All the high school years.
For... ever(?) I watched this show after school, religiously. I watched every repeat there was. For awhile it aired before school too, and I'd watch it while eating my breakfast. My best friends and I all had crushes on Zack Morris - or A.C. Slater, but I was a Zack fan. Zack Morris was probably my first TV crush (other than when Leonardo DiCaprio played Luke on Growing Pains).
I began to have a marathon of these DVDs, since I live alone in a one-bedroom condo and as I putter around and do various things after work, I usually like to have the TV on in the background anyway. I've made my way through quite a few episodes quite quickly (if you've seen my Twitter updates lately, you'll already know that!). It's so hilarious and exciting to rewatch this ridiculous show.
My Observations:
1) The show has such an obvious formula: Zack narrates to set up the episode. Zack and Slater fight over Kelly. Zach manipulates someone and ends up with everyone mad at him for some reason or another. Everyone is friends again at the end.
2) I don't actually know WHY Kelly ends up with Zack... he drives everyone on this show crazy enough that it makes no sense, though they were my first "ship" for sure.
3) Interestingly, I did some IMDBing and discovered that the cast members actually were 12 through 17 years old when the show began. Screech was 12, Zack, Kelly and Lisa were 15, Slater was 16 and Jessie was 17. Jessie did always seem older, but I'm still impressed they were actual teenagers! Unlike.. oh say... every other high school based show.
4) This show is FULL of plot holes. They are so bad with continuity. Also, a lot of the episodes make no sense in the order they aired. Plus, the Tori years are unexplained on the show... they happened because Kelly and Jessie didn't sign on for additional episodes when the final season was extended... so Tori showed up as a replacement, out of the blue... then the graduation episode aired, which was apprently filmed well before, which is why Kelly and Jessie are back for the finale! I used to think maybe the Tori thing was when Kelly was away being a model for a month in Paris. Um, nope. The model-in-Paris episode is from season ONE... and plus, there was no follow-up in the next episode about that, she was just there again.
5) Mr. Belding sure spends a lot of time teaching classes for a High School Principal. I didn't even know who my high school principal was... how small is this school?!
6) Ahh.. the 80s. So neon, so pouffy-haired... the first season of this show aired in 1989, and it does not disappoint with the 80s stereotype. Everything is so Lisa Frank!
7) Saved by the Bell is as good now as it ever was when I was watching it in repeats growing up. I'm super excited to be able to pop it back on "after school".
8) Oh, how I wish they fully succeeded in a Saved by the Bell reunion on Jimmy Fallon.
And... just because...
That's Saved by The Bell, seasons one through five. All the high school years.
For... ever(?) I watched this show after school, religiously. I watched every repeat there was. For awhile it aired before school too, and I'd watch it while eating my breakfast. My best friends and I all had crushes on Zack Morris - or A.C. Slater, but I was a Zack fan. Zack Morris was probably my first TV crush (other than when Leonardo DiCaprio played Luke on Growing Pains).
I began to have a marathon of these DVDs, since I live alone in a one-bedroom condo and as I putter around and do various things after work, I usually like to have the TV on in the background anyway. I've made my way through quite a few episodes quite quickly (if you've seen my Twitter updates lately, you'll already know that!). It's so hilarious and exciting to rewatch this ridiculous show.
My Observations:
1) The show has such an obvious formula: Zack narrates to set up the episode. Zack and Slater fight over Kelly. Zach manipulates someone and ends up with everyone mad at him for some reason or another. Everyone is friends again at the end.
2) I don't actually know WHY Kelly ends up with Zack... he drives everyone on this show crazy enough that it makes no sense, though they were my first "ship" for sure.
3) Interestingly, I did some IMDBing and discovered that the cast members actually were 12 through 17 years old when the show began. Screech was 12, Zack, Kelly and Lisa were 15, Slater was 16 and Jessie was 17. Jessie did always seem older, but I'm still impressed they were actual teenagers! Unlike.. oh say... every other high school based show.
4) This show is FULL of plot holes. They are so bad with continuity. Also, a lot of the episodes make no sense in the order they aired. Plus, the Tori years are unexplained on the show... they happened because Kelly and Jessie didn't sign on for additional episodes when the final season was extended... so Tori showed up as a replacement, out of the blue... then the graduation episode aired, which was apprently filmed well before, which is why Kelly and Jessie are back for the finale! I used to think maybe the Tori thing was when Kelly was away being a model for a month in Paris. Um, nope. The model-in-Paris episode is from season ONE... and plus, there was no follow-up in the next episode about that, she was just there again.
5) Mr. Belding sure spends a lot of time teaching classes for a High School Principal. I didn't even know who my high school principal was... how small is this school?!
6) Ahh.. the 80s. So neon, so pouffy-haired... the first season of this show aired in 1989, and it does not disappoint with the 80s stereotype. Everything is so Lisa Frank!
7) Saved by the Bell is as good now as it ever was when I was watching it in repeats growing up. I'm super excited to be able to pop it back on "after school".
8) Oh, how I wish they fully succeeded in a Saved by the Bell reunion on Jimmy Fallon.
And... just because...
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Expanding my Food Horizons
I am so impressed with a couple of new food items that I absolutely loooove right now. I can credit Mr. Lock, as well as a salad lunch group at school, for opening up my palate to these new items!
The first, is quinoa! I had never tried it before, had no clue how to make it. I was completely flabbergasted (great word, we should say "flabbergasted" more often) over the whole idea of it. Then, Mr. Lock's mom served a cold quinoa salad one evening. I loved it! She served the quinoa with spinach, feta cheese, tomato and cucumber mixed together. It was so yummy! Now I totally love quinoa, and luckily it is often brought for salad lunch group so I can continue to try it and enjoy it then. Mr. Lock and I have made it for ourselves once, and I'm so impressed by how MUCH you make with so little ... and how versatile it is! It's so healthy too! Go quinoa! (It's also fun to say... quinoa, quinoa, quinoa!).
The second new food item I now LOVE... is avocado (also a fun word)! We didn't have avocado in my home growing up, though I knew I liked guacamole dips. Mr. Lock is quite a big fan of avocado, but I didn't like the taste of it when I did have a chance to try it a few years ago. However, I decided to give it another go. Well, I can say it was an acquired taste... I would just have a little bit with my salad lunch... then a little more when Mr. Lock set some out for wraps or tacos... and next thing you know? I LOVE IT! I love the texture, I love the taste, I'm beginning to spread it on thicker when I have it in a wrap or eat a larger chunk of it when it's in my salad. Again, another healthy food (in moderation, I'm sure), and boy am I glad to like it now! Though, it is a bit of a finicky fruit as far as making sure you have a "good one" goes.
Mr. Lock is a great cook, and really enjoys being in the kitchen. I'm the type who only prepares the basics for myself. I'm so glad he's expanding my food horizons, and I am so interested to see what other new food items he'll inspire me to enjoy next!
Do you like to try new foods, or are you a bit of a picky eater?
(Don't forget to check out my post at KahootKids.ca today too!)
The first, is quinoa! I had never tried it before, had no clue how to make it. I was completely flabbergasted (great word, we should say "flabbergasted" more often) over the whole idea of it. Then, Mr. Lock's mom served a cold quinoa salad one evening. I loved it! She served the quinoa with spinach, feta cheese, tomato and cucumber mixed together. It was so yummy! Now I totally love quinoa, and luckily it is often brought for salad lunch group so I can continue to try it and enjoy it then. Mr. Lock and I have made it for ourselves once, and I'm so impressed by how MUCH you make with so little ... and how versatile it is! It's so healthy too! Go quinoa! (It's also fun to say... quinoa, quinoa, quinoa!).
The second new food item I now LOVE... is avocado (also a fun word)! We didn't have avocado in my home growing up, though I knew I liked guacamole dips. Mr. Lock is quite a big fan of avocado, but I didn't like the taste of it when I did have a chance to try it a few years ago. However, I decided to give it another go. Well, I can say it was an acquired taste... I would just have a little bit with my salad lunch... then a little more when Mr. Lock set some out for wraps or tacos... and next thing you know? I LOVE IT! I love the texture, I love the taste, I'm beginning to spread it on thicker when I have it in a wrap or eat a larger chunk of it when it's in my salad. Again, another healthy food (in moderation, I'm sure), and boy am I glad to like it now! Though, it is a bit of a finicky fruit as far as making sure you have a "good one" goes.
Mr. Lock is a great cook, and really enjoys being in the kitchen. I'm the type who only prepares the basics for myself. I'm so glad he's expanding my food horizons, and I am so interested to see what other new food items he'll inspire me to enjoy next!
Do you like to try new foods, or are you a bit of a picky eater?
(Don't forget to check out my post at KahootKids.ca today too!)
Monday, May 14, 2012
Dads Deserve to be Healthy with @AdultEssentials #Giveaway
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Sunday, May 13, 2012
Happy Mother's Day!
Just a note to wish all the mothers out there a wonderful Mother's Day! It's beautiful and sunny where I am, just a perfect Sunday. I hope your family showers you with love and appreciation!
I saw my mom yesterday, as it was also her birthday. We spent most of the day together, and then went out for dinner with my dad and Mr. Lock. We had cake at home, and then played a game of cards with a couple who are best friends with my parents. It was really a nice evening.
Today, Mr. Lock and I are making dinner for his mom, as well as his brother and sister-in-law. We're making a lasagne dinner, because apparently I make lasagne well.... I've never cooked for parents before, haha. I've cooked when friends are coming over, but suddenly this feels so different! Mr. Lock is an amazing cook, and cares so much more about cooking than I do... yipes. Good thing we're doing this together. But anyway, I'll get through it.
My grade two class was very excited to make their mother's day gifts at school last week. We made cards and tissue paper flowers, and also these adorable hand print art pieces. I took a couple of pictures, but then forgot to bring my camera home from school! Oops! So, I will show you those later.
Happy Mother's Day!
I saw my mom yesterday, as it was also her birthday. We spent most of the day together, and then went out for dinner with my dad and Mr. Lock. We had cake at home, and then played a game of cards with a couple who are best friends with my parents. It was really a nice evening.
Today, Mr. Lock and I are making dinner for his mom, as well as his brother and sister-in-law. We're making a lasagne dinner, because apparently I make lasagne well.... I've never cooked for parents before, haha. I've cooked when friends are coming over, but suddenly this feels so different! Mr. Lock is an amazing cook, and cares so much more about cooking than I do... yipes. Good thing we're doing this together. But anyway, I'll get through it.
My grade two class was very excited to make their mother's day gifts at school last week. We made cards and tissue paper flowers, and also these adorable hand print art pieces. I took a couple of pictures, but then forgot to bring my camera home from school! Oops! So, I will show you those later.
Happy Mother's Day!
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