yeah, yeah...i won't quit my day job. i do think this would be a fun career, to run around and find people who look like people for a living. just as long as my salary didn't depend on how much my people actually do look like people...
14 January 2007
people who look like people, part ii
i know you've all been waiting for it...i should preface my big reveal by saying it's a neat coincidence that my first installment of "people who look like people" involved our friend sebastian. now i present another one of our friends, who happens to be sebastian's brother. behold, chris (affectionately known as chris smith)...with his celebrity look-alike, christian slater.
yeah, yeah...i won't quit my day job. i do think this would be a fun career, to run around and find people who look like people for a living. just as long as my salary didn't depend on how much my people actually do look like people...
yeah, yeah...i won't quit my day job. i do think this would be a fun career, to run around and find people who look like people for a living. just as long as my salary didn't depend on how much my people actually do look like people...
11 January 2007
left-cheeked miko
in my excitement of watching the new episode of grey's, i split my pants.
well, i don't know if it was from excitement, or more that i tried adjusting my sitting position without realizing i was sitting on my pant leg. as i moved, i heard a tearing sound but thought it was my imagination. it wasn't.
also. i have a pair of jeans that have a tear in exactly the same spot. coincidence? i think not. perhaps i am a lopsided sitter and place more weight on my left butt cheek. my jeans are almost 6 years old, which probably helped it to rip, BUT right side of my jeans aren't even starting to wear through. *insert eerie music here*
now i have to buy new pants. yay!
well, i don't know if it was from excitement, or more that i tried adjusting my sitting position without realizing i was sitting on my pant leg. as i moved, i heard a tearing sound but thought it was my imagination. it wasn't.
also. i have a pair of jeans that have a tear in exactly the same spot. coincidence? i think not. perhaps i am a lopsided sitter and place more weight on my left butt cheek. my jeans are almost 6 years old, which probably helped it to rip, BUT right side of my jeans aren't even starting to wear through. *insert eerie music here*
now i have to buy new pants. yay!
re: six days
first things first. since when was grey's anatomy renamed "inappropriate relationships between interns and attendings"? or "your suitor is your superior with a scalpel"?
tonight's episode was thrilling...meredith's snoring and derek's morning breath...izzie's freakout at the bank...george's poor father...cristina stalking burke's room and eventually sleeping on his couch...alex defending addison by giving mcsteamy a vanilla latte...
what was the fantastic surgery that alex was supposed to scrub in for? did i miss something? it couldn't have been meredith's niece since that was an emergency surgery...
and did you NOTICE that meredith's hair? perhaps she is feeling empty with the return of her father, sparking reminders of how he was never there for her, thus the waviness. or maybe her stylist was on vacation or her flat iron short-circuited...who knows. i'm glad to see that meredith and derek are having happy moments, she with squinty eyes, he with twinkly. i find the worst thing tv shows can do is finally pair the "it" couple together, then makes one of them not nice or fun anymore, making the couple fight all the time only to split them up and have an awkward relationship where they try to be friends but can't. we'll see how long this lasts. hopefully forever. sigh.
tonight's episode was thrilling...meredith's snoring and derek's morning breath...izzie's freakout at the bank...george's poor father...cristina stalking burke's room and eventually sleeping on his couch...alex defending addison by giving mcsteamy a vanilla latte...
what was the fantastic surgery that alex was supposed to scrub in for? did i miss something? it couldn't have been meredith's niece since that was an emergency surgery...
and did you NOTICE that meredith's hair? perhaps she is feeling empty with the return of her father, sparking reminders of how he was never there for her, thus the waviness. or maybe her stylist was on vacation or her flat iron short-circuited...who knows. i'm glad to see that meredith and derek are having happy moments, she with squinty eyes, he with twinkly. i find the worst thing tv shows can do is finally pair the "it" couple together, then makes one of them not nice or fun anymore, making the couple fight all the time only to split them up and have an awkward relationship where they try to be friends but can't. we'll see how long this lasts. hopefully forever. sigh.
10 January 2007
oh, the sputum
so much for wishing for a sickness...when i wrote that, i had a persistent cough. it's turned into a hacking, phlegmy cough and my voice is not unlike a voice of a man, or at least a teenage boy. but this morning i started to have a sharp pain in my chest to accompany my chorus of barking. the pain has since gone away, but if it returns i will go to the doctor.
i went online to do a little self-diagnosis. so according to my research, i either have pneumonia or a pulmonary embolism. just call me dr. miko.
i went online to do a little self-diagnosis. so according to my research, i either have pneumonia or a pulmonary embolism. just call me dr. miko.
miso hungry...for a hamburger
i heard on 680 news today that there is a japanese girl's school that is only accepting students who can lift a marble from one plate to another with chopsticks. i bet i could pass the chopstick test, too bad i don't have any marbles so i can prove it...it appears i've lost my marbles! tee hee.
anyway, apparently japanese youth are not embracing typical cuisine and culture and eating hamburgers instead of the typical fish, rice and miso soup. they should make a movie a la "supersize me" to expose mcdonald's evil ploy to sway japanese girls from their heritage. why, they could call it "pass the cheezu-burger"!
anyway, apparently japanese youth are not embracing typical cuisine and culture and eating hamburgers instead of the typical fish, rice and miso soup. they should make a movie a la "supersize me" to expose mcdonald's evil ploy to sway japanese girls from their heritage. why, they could call it "pass the cheezu-burger"!
08 January 2007
a day in the life of a glass
this is how my day began...
i enter best buy, excited to return veronica mars, season 2, in exchange for grey's anatomy, season 2. glass is half full and optimistic!
there was a long line-up even though it was 10am on the first weekday on which people should theoretically be working. glass is half empty.
i had no receipt and veronica mars was on sale at futureshop for practically half price, while grey's anatomy was still full price. glass is half empty and worried that i will only get $35 for my veronica mars.
luckily, best buy did not have the same sale so i got a gift card in exchange for $77. glass is half full.
on my way out, i check out the dvds and grey's anatomy season 2 was in stock AND i was able to grab the last one. glass is half full!
i went to sherway to renew the sticker for kris' car (which we were supposed to do in december, oops). glass is unchanged.
i set off for work straight from sherway...on my way, i notice a police car merging onto the highway. i check my speed and set the cruise control to 100km. i am behind the cop and congratulate myself on noticing her. glass is more full and a very defensive driver!
i notice the police car is getting on the winston churchill exit (my exit). at a set of lights, the police car is in the right lane and i pull up beside her in the middle lane. i forget that my sticker still hasn't been changed. glass is oblivious.
the cop must have been very observant or specifically looking for un-renewed license plates, so when i turned, she followed me and pulled me over. glass is empty!
she walks up to my window and i apologize for not having my sticker renewed. i showed her the sticker and told her that i just needed to put it on...we have a plate cover, so that's why i didn't do it right away. she tells me that normally i would have received a ticket and to make sure to put the sticker on when i get home. i agree and it looks like i will get away with no ticket. glass is full!
she asks to see my insurance. it turns out i didn't have the right card with me - i still had last year's. she asks if i even have insurance, to which i say yes. she takes my registration and license to her car. glass is empty, oh so empty.
after discussing with someone on her walkie-talkie and making writing motions, she returns...and just gives me a warning! she tells me that i could have received 3 tickets totalling almost $300 but she will let it go. i thank her profusely. glass is full!
on the whole, a good day with some bumps along the way. and...only 4 days until the weekend. sigh.
...is it wrong that i want to come down with an illness so i can stay home and watch grey's anatomy all day long? i would feel bad calling in sick when i wasn't actually sick...but the season 2 dvd is beckoning me...tempting me...
i enter best buy, excited to return veronica mars, season 2, in exchange for grey's anatomy, season 2. glass is half full and optimistic!
there was a long line-up even though it was 10am on the first weekday on which people should theoretically be working. glass is half empty.
i had no receipt and veronica mars was on sale at futureshop for practically half price, while grey's anatomy was still full price. glass is half empty and worried that i will only get $35 for my veronica mars.
luckily, best buy did not have the same sale so i got a gift card in exchange for $77. glass is half full.
on my way out, i check out the dvds and grey's anatomy season 2 was in stock AND i was able to grab the last one. glass is half full!
i went to sherway to renew the sticker for kris' car (which we were supposed to do in december, oops). glass is unchanged.
i set off for work straight from sherway...on my way, i notice a police car merging onto the highway. i check my speed and set the cruise control to 100km. i am behind the cop and congratulate myself on noticing her. glass is more full and a very defensive driver!
i notice the police car is getting on the winston churchill exit (my exit). at a set of lights, the police car is in the right lane and i pull up beside her in the middle lane. i forget that my sticker still hasn't been changed. glass is oblivious.
the cop must have been very observant or specifically looking for un-renewed license plates, so when i turned, she followed me and pulled me over. glass is empty!
she walks up to my window and i apologize for not having my sticker renewed. i showed her the sticker and told her that i just needed to put it on...we have a plate cover, so that's why i didn't do it right away. she tells me that normally i would have received a ticket and to make sure to put the sticker on when i get home. i agree and it looks like i will get away with no ticket. glass is full!
she asks to see my insurance. it turns out i didn't have the right card with me - i still had last year's. she asks if i even have insurance, to which i say yes. she takes my registration and license to her car. glass is empty, oh so empty.
after discussing with someone on her walkie-talkie and making writing motions, she returns...and just gives me a warning! she tells me that i could have received 3 tickets totalling almost $300 but she will let it go. i thank her profusely. glass is full!
on the whole, a good day with some bumps along the way. and...only 4 days until the weekend. sigh.
...is it wrong that i want to come down with an illness so i can stay home and watch grey's anatomy all day long? i would feel bad calling in sick when i wasn't actually sick...but the season 2 dvd is beckoning me...tempting me...
04 January 2007
a blinding view
our condo faces, and is at the same height, as the gardiner expressway. we have floor-to-ceiling windows, but no window coverings. this was more a matter of fiscal prudence than an interior design decision. eleven and a half months later, we still haven't gotten around to getting any drapes or blinds. we've looked into prices and decided to get blinds for the master bedroom, for obvious reasons...but we still haven't officially gotten them.
and now we keep receiving these flyers jammed in our front door advertising blinds for cheap. my question is, is there a blind company that is scouring the condo for bare windows and placing flyers in those doors...or do they just do a mass drop (although it would be easier to have them placed in mailboxes)...or are these flyers from our neighbours, a subtle way of telling us to get window coverings?
i guess we shall never know. until then, i'll see YOU on the gardiner! or should i say, YOU'LL see ME from the gardiner!
and now we keep receiving these flyers jammed in our front door advertising blinds for cheap. my question is, is there a blind company that is scouring the condo for bare windows and placing flyers in those doors...or do they just do a mass drop (although it would be easier to have them placed in mailboxes)...or are these flyers from our neighbours, a subtle way of telling us to get window coverings?
i guess we shall never know. until then, i'll see YOU on the gardiner! or should i say, YOU'LL see ME from the gardiner!
03 January 2007
smells like teen spirits
i would just like to say that the stench of wine and beer has finally been extinguished from our condo. this is from the party that happened 5 days ago.
also, it is highly unadvised to drink two cans of expired tomato juice after consuming a large amount of alcohol. it results in orange vomit stains on a beautiful shower curtain. well, the stains aren't that big, but still...gross. it's even worse when the puke doesn't belong to you or your husband, but rather a near stranger. also, i don't think i can eat sweet chili heat doritos for a very long time.
*wrinkles nose*
also, it is highly unadvised to drink two cans of expired tomato juice after consuming a large amount of alcohol. it results in orange vomit stains on a beautiful shower curtain. well, the stains aren't that big, but still...gross. it's even worse when the puke doesn't belong to you or your husband, but rather a near stranger. also, i don't think i can eat sweet chili heat doritos for a very long time.
*wrinkles nose*
02 January 2007
january tv premieres
i have been wondering when my tv shows will return with new episodes. i found this handy list on eonline.com - i also added the link to "watch with kristin," on my list of favourite sites. "watch with kristin" is a column that gives dirt on tv shows and spoilers. i used to read this religiously, but it kind of ruined the whole tv watching experience since i always knew what was going to happen. like, i knew that marissa was going to die on the o.c.! so read her column with caution and try not to get addicted.
here is the list of january premieres. i have taken the liberty of putting asterisks beside my shows of interest! maybe one of my new year's resolutions should have been something about limiting the amount of tv that i watch...*ponders*...nah...
TUESDAY 1/2
Law and Order: Criminal Intent (NBC) at 9 p.m.
Law and Order: Special Victims Unit (NBC) at 10 p.m.
WEDNESDAY 1/3
According to Jim (ABC) at 8 p.m.
Beauty and the Geek (CW) at 8 p.m. (2-hour premiere)
*Friday Night Lights (NBC) at 8 p.m.
The King of Queens (CBS) at 8 p.m.
In Case of Emergency (ABC) at 9:30 p.m.
Knights of Prosperity (ABC) at 9 p.m.
Medium (NBC) at 10 p.m.
THURSDAY 1/4
My Name is Earl (NBC) at 8 p.m.
'Til Death (FOX) at 8 p.m.
Ugly Betty (ABC) at 8 p.m.
*The Office (NBC) at 8:30 p.m.
The War at Home (FOX) at 8:30 p.m.
*CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (CBS) at 9 p.m.
The O.C. (FOX) at 9 p.m.
Scrubs (NBC) at 9 p.m.
30 Rock (NBC) at 9:30 p.m.
ER (NBC) at 10 p.m.
Shark (CBS) at 10 p.m.
FRIDAY 1/5
Ghost Whisperer (CBS) at 8 p.m.
Nanny 911 (FOX) at 8 p.m.
Close to Home (CBS) at 9 p.m.
Las Vegas (NBC) at 9 p.m.
Trading Spouses (FOX) at 9 p.m.
Law and Order (NBC) at 10 p.m.
Numb3rs (CBS) at 10 p.m.
SUNDAY 1/7
America's Funniest Home Videos (ABC) at 7 p.m.
Reba (CW) at 7:30
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (ABC) at 8 p.m.
Grease: You're the One I Want (NBC) at 8 p.m. (90-minute premiere)
The Simpsons (FOX) at 8 p.m.
American Dad (FOX) at 8:30 p.m.
The Apprentice (NBC) at 9:30 p.m. (90-minute premiere)
Cold Case (CBS) at 9 p.m.
Desperate Housewives (ABC) at 9 p.m.
Family Guy (FOX) at 9 p.m.
Brothers and Sisters (ABC) at 10 p.m.
The L Word (Showtime) at 10 p.m.
MONDAY 1/8
How I Met Your Mother (CBS) at 8 p.m.
The Class (CBS) at 8:30 p.m.
Supernanny (ABC) at 9 p.m.
Two and a Half Men (CBS) at 9 p.m.
The New Adventures of Old Christine (CBS) at 9:30 p.m.
*CSI: Miami (CBS) at 10 p.m.
Pros vs. Joes (Spike TV) at 10 p.m.
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (NBC) at 10 p.m.
What About Brian? (ABC) at 10 p.m.
Wife Swap (ABC) at 8 p.m.
TUESDAY 1/9
House (FOX) at 9 p.m.
Boston Legal (ABC) at 10 p.m.
WEDNESDAY 1/10
Criminal Minds (CBS) at 9 p.m.
One Tree Hill (CW) at 9 p.m.
CSI: NY (CBS) at 10 p.m.
The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency (Oxygen) at 10 p.m.
THURSDAY 1/11
Smallville (CW) at 8 p.m.
*Grey's Anatomy (ABC) at 9 p.m.
Supernatural (CW) at 9 p.m.
Men in Trees (ABC) at 10 p.m.
Nashville Star (USA) at 10 p.m. (75-minute premiere)
The Ultimate Fighter (Spike TV) at 10 p.m.
FRIDAY 1/14
7th Heaven (CW) at 8 p.m.
*24 (FOX) at 8 p.m. (2-hour premiere) (i asterisk-ed that one for you, kenji!)
Rome (HBO) at 9 p.m.
Extras (HBO) at 10 p.m.
Crossing Jordan (NBC) at 10 p.m.
Footballers Wives: Overtime (BBC America) at 10 p.m.
Without a Trace (CBS) at 10 p.m.
MONDAY 1/15
Everybody Hates Chris (CW) at 8 p.m.
All of Us (CW) at 8:30 p.m.
Girlfriends (CW) at 9 p.m.
My Super Sweet 16 (MTV) at 9 p.m.
The Game (CW) at 9:30 p.m.
The Hills (MTV) at 10 p.m.
TUESDAY 1/16
American Idol (FOX) at 8 p.m. (2-hour premiere)
N.C.I.S. (CBS) at 8 p.m.
The Unit (CBS) at 9 p.m.
The Real Housewives of Orange County (Bravo) at 10 p.m.
FRIDAY 1/19
Monk (USA) at 9 p.m.
Psych (USA) at 10 p.m.
SUNDAY 1/21
Battlestar Galactica (Sci Fi) at 10 p.m.
MONDAY 1/22
Heroes (NBC) at 9 p.m.
TUESDAY 1/23
Gilmore Girls (CW) at 8 p.m.
*Veronica Mars (CW) at 9 p.m.
WEDNESDAY 1/24
Bones (FOX) at 8 p.m.
The George Lopez Show (ABC) at 8 p.m.
SUNDAY 1/28
King of the Hill (FOX) at 8:30 p.m.
MONDAY 1/29
*Prison Break (FOX) at 8 p.m.
TUESDAY 1/30
Road Rules (MTV) at 9 p.m.
Two-a-Days (MTV) at 10 p.m.
WEDNESDAY 2/07
*Lost (ABC) at 10 p.m. (this wasn't on the original list but i found it on the ABC website)
happy watching!
here is the list of january premieres. i have taken the liberty of putting asterisks beside my shows of interest! maybe one of my new year's resolutions should have been something about limiting the amount of tv that i watch...*ponders*...nah...
TUESDAY 1/2
Law and Order: Criminal Intent (NBC) at 9 p.m.
Law and Order: Special Victims Unit (NBC) at 10 p.m.
WEDNESDAY 1/3
According to Jim (ABC) at 8 p.m.
Beauty and the Geek (CW) at 8 p.m. (2-hour premiere)
*Friday Night Lights (NBC) at 8 p.m.
The King of Queens (CBS) at 8 p.m.
In Case of Emergency (ABC) at 9:30 p.m.
Knights of Prosperity (ABC) at 9 p.m.
Medium (NBC) at 10 p.m.
THURSDAY 1/4
My Name is Earl (NBC) at 8 p.m.
'Til Death (FOX) at 8 p.m.
Ugly Betty (ABC) at 8 p.m.
*The Office (NBC) at 8:30 p.m.
The War at Home (FOX) at 8:30 p.m.
*CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (CBS) at 9 p.m.
The O.C. (FOX) at 9 p.m.
Scrubs (NBC) at 9 p.m.
30 Rock (NBC) at 9:30 p.m.
ER (NBC) at 10 p.m.
Shark (CBS) at 10 p.m.
FRIDAY 1/5
Ghost Whisperer (CBS) at 8 p.m.
Nanny 911 (FOX) at 8 p.m.
Close to Home (CBS) at 9 p.m.
Las Vegas (NBC) at 9 p.m.
Trading Spouses (FOX) at 9 p.m.
Law and Order (NBC) at 10 p.m.
Numb3rs (CBS) at 10 p.m.
SUNDAY 1/7
America's Funniest Home Videos (ABC) at 7 p.m.
Reba (CW) at 7:30
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (ABC) at 8 p.m.
Grease: You're the One I Want (NBC) at 8 p.m. (90-minute premiere)
The Simpsons (FOX) at 8 p.m.
American Dad (FOX) at 8:30 p.m.
The Apprentice (NBC) at 9:30 p.m. (90-minute premiere)
Cold Case (CBS) at 9 p.m.
Desperate Housewives (ABC) at 9 p.m.
Family Guy (FOX) at 9 p.m.
Brothers and Sisters (ABC) at 10 p.m.
The L Word (Showtime) at 10 p.m.
MONDAY 1/8
How I Met Your Mother (CBS) at 8 p.m.
The Class (CBS) at 8:30 p.m.
Supernanny (ABC) at 9 p.m.
Two and a Half Men (CBS) at 9 p.m.
The New Adventures of Old Christine (CBS) at 9:30 p.m.
*CSI: Miami (CBS) at 10 p.m.
Pros vs. Joes (Spike TV) at 10 p.m.
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (NBC) at 10 p.m.
What About Brian? (ABC) at 10 p.m.
Wife Swap (ABC) at 8 p.m.
TUESDAY 1/9
House (FOX) at 9 p.m.
Boston Legal (ABC) at 10 p.m.
WEDNESDAY 1/10
Criminal Minds (CBS) at 9 p.m.
One Tree Hill (CW) at 9 p.m.
CSI: NY (CBS) at 10 p.m.
The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency (Oxygen) at 10 p.m.
THURSDAY 1/11
Smallville (CW) at 8 p.m.
*Grey's Anatomy (ABC) at 9 p.m.
Supernatural (CW) at 9 p.m.
Men in Trees (ABC) at 10 p.m.
Nashville Star (USA) at 10 p.m. (75-minute premiere)
The Ultimate Fighter (Spike TV) at 10 p.m.
FRIDAY 1/14
7th Heaven (CW) at 8 p.m.
*24 (FOX) at 8 p.m. (2-hour premiere) (i asterisk-ed that one for you, kenji!)
Rome (HBO) at 9 p.m.
Extras (HBO) at 10 p.m.
Crossing Jordan (NBC) at 10 p.m.
Footballers Wives: Overtime (BBC America) at 10 p.m.
Without a Trace (CBS) at 10 p.m.
MONDAY 1/15
Everybody Hates Chris (CW) at 8 p.m.
All of Us (CW) at 8:30 p.m.
Girlfriends (CW) at 9 p.m.
My Super Sweet 16 (MTV) at 9 p.m.
The Game (CW) at 9:30 p.m.
The Hills (MTV) at 10 p.m.
TUESDAY 1/16
American Idol (FOX) at 8 p.m. (2-hour premiere)
N.C.I.S. (CBS) at 8 p.m.
The Unit (CBS) at 9 p.m.
The Real Housewives of Orange County (Bravo) at 10 p.m.
FRIDAY 1/19
Monk (USA) at 9 p.m.
Psych (USA) at 10 p.m.
SUNDAY 1/21
Battlestar Galactica (Sci Fi) at 10 p.m.
MONDAY 1/22
Heroes (NBC) at 9 p.m.
TUESDAY 1/23
Gilmore Girls (CW) at 8 p.m.
*Veronica Mars (CW) at 9 p.m.
WEDNESDAY 1/24
Bones (FOX) at 8 p.m.
The George Lopez Show (ABC) at 8 p.m.
SUNDAY 1/28
King of the Hill (FOX) at 8:30 p.m.
MONDAY 1/29
*Prison Break (FOX) at 8 p.m.
TUESDAY 1/30
Road Rules (MTV) at 9 p.m.
Two-a-Days (MTV) at 10 p.m.
WEDNESDAY 2/07
*Lost (ABC) at 10 p.m. (this wasn't on the original list but i found it on the ABC website)
happy watching!
resolve this!
we rang in the new year in oakville - my work friend's husband works at the oakville conference centre, and he got us a pretty good deal on the tickets. the ticket included a 5-course meal, open bar, champagne toast at midnight and party favors. we also got VIP treatment because we were sitting at my work friend's table, so we got nicer wine than everyone else, nicer bottles of champagne and we got our food first. it was definitely a fun time! less drunken debauchery than kris' birthday party, but i think that's a good thing.
here are some of my new year's resolutions - i've noticed it's more of a to-do list, but oh well. i don't smoke and i think my weight is okay which are usually the big two resolutions.
1. play squash bi-weekly
2. buy one less coffee a week (i only buy coffee about 3 times a week anyway)
3. clean my car
4. help kris clean his car
5. think of more resolutions because this list is kind of lame
the end. happy new year!
here are some of my new year's resolutions - i've noticed it's more of a to-do list, but oh well. i don't smoke and i think my weight is okay which are usually the big two resolutions.
1. play squash bi-weekly
2. buy one less coffee a week (i only buy coffee about 3 times a week anyway)
3. clean my car
4. help kris clean his car
5. think of more resolutions because this list is kind of lame
the end. happy new year!
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