Last night it was my aunt's 50th birthday. We had a big party for her here at my clubhouse and everything turned out great. It was really fun to see some people that I haven't seen in years. There were some visitors from Regina (well, actually just 1), and we started telling stories from when we were kids. Patrick is married now and its kinda weird to think he's 28 years old now. I guess I'm 30 but I haven't seen him since we were kids so I always remembered him as 10 years old. Anyway, it was nice to catch up with him. We used to play together all the time cuz we lived on the same street. Ah, good times...
Today is Emily's 1st birthday party. This ought to be fun. I'm sure it'll be tiring with all the kids around but its nice to see the babies growing up. I never imagined that I'd be uncle/tito/ninong oliver and I am really honoured that I can be there to watch my friends' children grow up. *sniff*
Saturday, June 26, 2004
Wednesday, June 23, 2004
Another Top Ten List, no wait, just a Top FIVE List
Top Five Pet Peeves:
10. poor grammar ("irregardless", "i should have boughten it", etc)
9. bad spelling (independant, definately, etc)
8. slow computers ("i think i have a virus" "no, you just installed a tonne of resource-hogging software")
7. rude people (ring-ring, "hello?" "is so-and-so there?" "not at the moment" "k" *click* argh!)
6. running out of shampoo/soap/toilet paper at inopportune times (self-explanatory)
5. irresponsible people ("how did you expect to get home?" "what do you mean you don't have a key?")
10. poor grammar ("irregardless", "i should have boughten it", etc)
9. bad spelling (independant, definately, etc)
8. slow computers ("i think i have a virus" "no, you just installed a tonne of resource-hogging software")
7. rude people (ring-ring, "hello?" "is so-and-so there?" "not at the moment" "k" *click* argh!)
6. running out of shampoo/soap/toilet paper at inopportune times (self-explanatory)
5. irresponsible people ("how did you expect to get home?" "what do you mean you don't have a key?")
Tuesday, June 22, 2004
The Real Superstar.
Here's a little something for all you WB Superstar fans, check out Nina Diva's official website. IMO, she should've won.
Monday, June 21, 2004
Stupid Thoughts About Food
If you want a ham and pineapple pizza when you're in Hawaii, what do you ask for?
In France, are french fries just "fries"? and does all their toast come soaked in milk and eggs and fried?
Does Belgium have "other" waffles?
Now I'm no expert in agriculture and stuff (obviously), but as far as I know New York isn't famous for its cattle. Why do they have a steak named after them?
In the New England states, do they have Manhattan clam chowder and regular clam chowder? And why does Manhattan have a clam chowder?
And finally, does England have regular muffins?
In France, are french fries just "fries"? and does all their toast come soaked in milk and eggs and fried?
Does Belgium have "other" waffles?
Now I'm no expert in agriculture and stuff (obviously), but as far as I know New York isn't famous for its cattle. Why do they have a steak named after them?
In the New England states, do they have Manhattan clam chowder and regular clam chowder? And why does Manhattan have a clam chowder?
And finally, does England have regular muffins?
Sunday, June 20, 2004
Top 5 Goals for this Summer
1. Exercise. I'm getting fat.
2. Clean out my garage. I'm surprised that I could collect so much crap in 2 years.
3. Paint my home. I've been meaning to do this since I moved in.
4. Make a relationship work. Not really a concrete goal, but its something to work on.
5. Quit smoking again. I quit every 3 months or so. Its time to quit for real.
2. Clean out my garage. I'm surprised that I could collect so much crap in 2 years.
3. Paint my home. I've been meaning to do this since I moved in.
4. Make a relationship work. Not really a concrete goal, but its something to work on.
5. Quit smoking again. I quit every 3 months or so. Its time to quit for real.
Wednesday, June 16, 2004
OMG
Today I think I just realized the significance of my new job. The WHOLE Health Region (12 hospitals, community/public health, etc) will be using this system for their electronic health record. It occurred to me today that the stuff I'm doing now will affect thousands of people working for the region. What the hell am I doing?! I know I'm a bit of a computer geek, but this pretty much makes me an uber geek. I think I need an ativan...
Sunday, June 13, 2004
Future Plans
My brother and his wife recently bought a new house here in Surrey. Kerri will be moving in with them, so now something that I have to think about is: what do I do with the extra space? I'll probably put my computer back in the spare room, but then I'll have a big empty spot in my kitchen. Something to think about.
work work work
Last week, I assisted with my first training class for the older software that we're using in the hospital. It was somewhat odd to walking around the room with people asking me for help as if I was an expert with it or something. I suppose I am the expert, huh? See, the thing is, at my hospital, we're using a newer version of it and at some other hospitals, they use an older version. I've been working with the new version so long, I've forgotten the old. So when people in the class asked me for help, I'd be like, "Well, let's try this... nope, that' didn't work. Oh here we go, this'll work... nope, let's try..." and so on. The only difference is some keyboard commands and some of the abbreviations. Anyway, I had to tell someone that they needed another class and would have to come back. In september I'll be running these classes by myself. I can't wait.
Saturday, June 12, 2004
Where have I been?
I have to apologize. I haven't written here for a while. I've been noticing that with my new job, I've had less of a desire to sit at my computer at home and do anything. With my old job, I was on feet most of the time and to sit at the computer was a luxury. I couldn't wait to go home and sit at my computer. I could surf the web, play games, check my email, etc etc. But now, I'm sitting at a computer all day long. In fact, if I can't use a computer while I'm at work, I'm pretty much useless. When I have down time at work, I check my personal email, surf the web, etc etc (no games, damn). Another thing: my computer here at home has been acting funny. I think I might just go for a fresh install of Windows. Its been a while since I did that last...
Friday, June 4, 2004
Things I've Learned From Hollywood
1. Even complete losers will get the girl at the end.
2. When you argue with a woman a lot, you'll end up falling in love with her.
3. You can get punched through a wall and keep fighting.
4. All chinese people know kung-fu.
5. Its always snowing in Canada.
2. When you argue with a woman a lot, you'll end up falling in love with her.
3. You can get punched through a wall and keep fighting.
4. All chinese people know kung-fu.
5. Its always snowing in Canada.
Done and Done.
Well, it looks like I've finally finished my 101 Things About Me segment. Its been going on since November. It took a long time to list stuff about myself. Don't get me wrong, I can talk about myself for hours (I'm that vain), but to list things like that without getting too personal can be tough. I had to keep it pretty shallow yet meaningful. Anyhoo, hopefully you all learned a little something about me, regardless of how utterly useless it may have been.
101 Things About Me #96-100
96. I like my steaks medium rare.
97. I like that feeling when you put too much wasabi on your sushi and it burns your sinuses.
98. I miss my mom's cooking.
99. My favourite pen is a simple Bic ballpoint.
100. My favourite colour is blue.
97. I like that feeling when you put too much wasabi on your sushi and it burns your sinuses.
98. I miss my mom's cooking.
99. My favourite pen is a simple Bic ballpoint.
100. My favourite colour is blue.
Tuesday, June 1, 2004
Movie Review
The Day After Tomorrow
Pretty good natural disaster special effects. A little unbelievable, but they tried to explain everything scientifically. I think it tried to end with a "mankind will survive" and a "you should always keep hope alive" feeling, but to me it was more of a "now your life is gonna suck" feeling. I say: if you like to see these big hollywood "blockbuster" movies on the big screen, try to get someone to pay for you. Otherwise, wait for the rental.
Pretty good natural disaster special effects. A little unbelievable, but they tried to explain everything scientifically. I think it tried to end with a "mankind will survive" and a "you should always keep hope alive" feeling, but to me it was more of a "now your life is gonna suck" feeling. I say: if you like to see these big hollywood "blockbuster" movies on the big screen, try to get someone to pay for you. Otherwise, wait for the rental.
Birthday time again.
Thanks to everyone that come out last Friday. It meant a lot to me that you were all there.
This Thursday is the big day. I hit a milestone in my life and I'm not that excited about it. At first I was a little anxious about turning 30, but I realized that I'm not old. I certainly don't act my age so why should I care? I'm sure that when I turn 40 I'll be thinking the same thing.
This Thursday is the big day. I hit a milestone in my life and I'm not that excited about it. At first I was a little anxious about turning 30, but I realized that I'm not old. I certainly don't act my age so why should I care? I'm sure that when I turn 40 I'll be thinking the same thing.
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