Since both Sam and Tim did this... here goes...

A
- Available: Nope, I'm a smug married.
- Age: 30
- Annoyance: stupid people, hippies
- Actor/Actress: Mike Myers - comic genius/Kate Winslet - wonderful in everything she's in
B
- Beer: I don't like beer.
- Birthday/Birthplace: August/Regina
- Best Friend: Neil (aww)
- Body Part on opposite sex: bum
- Best feeling in the world: not having to set an alarm, knowing where you are going to work for the day prior to 6AM that morning
- Big words: are hard for my brother to understand so I try to use them sparingly in his presence (I don't mean Joey)
- Best weather: clear and cool
- Been in Love: yes
- Been bitched out?: yes - many times - once by a 12 year old ESL student
- Been on stage?: isn't life a stage?
- Believe in life on other planets: perhaps?
- Believe in miracles: I want to...
- Believe in Magic: not overly
- Believe in God: not usually
- Believe in Satan: no
- Believe in Santa: Of course.
- Believe in Ghosts/spirits: I try not to think of creepy/freaky things. I'm a big baby. I get scared and have to sleep with a light on.
- Believe in Evolution: Yes

C
- Car: 2006 Ford Escape
- Candy: Big Feet, Jelly Watermelon Slices
- Colour: green
- Cried in school: Not that I recall, but maybe I'm blocking something and really have severe pent up and repressed issues....
- Chocolate/Vanilla: Chocolate.
- Chinese/Mexican: Mmmm both. I miss Ginger and Chile in Vancouver... them were some good eats. Neil and I are always on the hunt for some good Mexican food.
- Cake or pie: both a la mode
- Country to visit: Egypt

D
- Day or Night: Night
- Dream vehicle: Cars are one thing I don't get excited over. Why people waste $$ on fancy ones is beyond me and I have a long commute and spend more time in my car than most...
- Danced: real bad? oh yeah.
- Dance in the rain?: sure
- Do the splits?: whatever for?

E
- Eggs: How can I say no?? They are Neil's favourite food (after chicken)
- Eyes: Hazel (green in the middle, brown on the outside)
- Everyone has a: digital camera
- Ever failed a class? Yes. Damn Calculus.

F
- First crush: a member of NKOTB -- yes, I am that LAME.
- First kiss: from my parents, I was a sweet sweet baby, they loved me best of all their demon spawn
- Full name: The Most Special K
- First thoughts waking up: just 5 more minutes...
- Food: yes please! I am a remorseless eating machine. There are very few things I will not eat... well, except Eggplant, and most seafood....

G
- Greatest Fear: Child birth
- Goals: Survive birthing a child, survive parenthood, live happily ever after with Neil and our demon spawn, one day experience job stability
- Gum: Minty
- Get along with your parents: Most of the time.
- Good luck charm: n/a

H
- Hair Colour: Brown
- Height: 5'10"
- Happy: Most of the time.
- Holiday: Christmas
- How do you want to die: In a blaze of glory.
- Health freak?: Not really. We do try to eat healthier but are not obsessed with it like a lot of people these days...
- Hate: is such a strong word...
- Hockey Team: Vancouver Canucks

I
- Ice cream: Pistachio Gelato, Ben and Jerry's Chocolate Mint Cookie (it's heaven)
- Instrument: my big mouth

J
- Jewelery: I always wear my wedding rings
- Job: Substitute Teacher, think School of Rock but not that glamourous

K
- Kids: I like them, but am terrified of birthing one
- Kickboxing or karate: Seriously, I don't care.
- Keep a journal?: yes - this one.

L
- Longest Car Ride: Let's see... last summer we drove from Vancouver to Toronto?? 5000 km?? Long enough??
- Love: Cartman, my role model
- Laughed so hard you cried: many times - the time that most stands out in my head involved moving Kendra to Saskatoon for Law school. Danielle and I are in one car, Kendra and Andrea(?) in the other. Danielli and I witnessed something that no one should EVER see occuring in a farmer's field. We laughed for at least an hour straight. We laughed so hard our car was visibly shaking. It happened years ago and I still can't think of the story with a straight face.
- Love at first sight: not really. Attracted at first sight, possible, but love?? I don't believe it.
- Long Distance Relationships: are hard but not impossible.

M
- Milk flavour: Milk is disgusting.
- Movie: Under the Tuscan Sun
- Mooned anybody: No.
- Marriage?: I'm Neil's ball and chain.
- Motion sickness? no.

- Number of Siblings:3 2- brothers, 1 sister
- Number of Piercings: 2 one each ear
- Number: 2

O
- Overused Phrases: rrrrrrrrrrrrrrright!
- One wish: A simple and fulfilling life
- One phobia: bugs

P
- Place you'd like to live: Hawaii, one of the Gulf Islands (West Coast of BC)
- Perfect Pizza: Western/Houston/Trifon's Pizza -- one thing from Saskatchewan that Neil and I crave constantly
- Pepsi/Coke: Caffeine-free diet coke. (and Diet Dr. Pepper)

Q
- Question: everything.

R
- Reason to cry: someone ate all the cheesipoofs!
- Reality T.V. - is hilarious. Flava of Love, anyone?
- Radio Station: I miss 99.3 The Fox in Van-city, the Jeff O'Neil show-- hilarity every morning. 102.1 The Edge in TO is ok but pales in comparison to the Fox.
- Roll your tongue in a circle? no.
- Rolling Stones/ Rascal Flatts: The Rolling Stones are Rock Legends. Rascal Flatts is a country music boy band, and a BAD one at that! COME ON!! What kind of question is this?? There is clearly only one answer.

S
- Song: Streets of Fire - The New Pornographers
- Shoe size: 10, sometimes 11 because I have wide feet
- Salad Dressing: Thai Sesame
- Sushi: Yes, please.
- Scent: Coconut or Satsuma Bubble Bath from the Body Shop
- Slept outside: yes, I love to camp!
- Seen a dead body? yes.
- Smoked?: Yes. It was gross.
- Skinny dipped? like I'd ever tell
- Shower Daily?: Doesn't everyone?
- Sing well? Well I think I do... haha
- In the shower? I used to, until I realized that our bathroom wall was directly in front of the elevators on our floor. And yes, you can hear everything.
- Swear?: Too much.
- Stuffed Animals?: I have a few.
- Single/Group dates: both.
- Strawberries/Blueberries: are delicious!
- Scientists need to invent:

T
- Time for bed: Late. I'm a night owl.
- Thunderstorms: are cool.
- TV: Lost, Coupling reruns on BBC Canada, HGTV
- Touch your tongue to your nose?: No.
- Truck: Don't care about cars/trucks...
- Tattoos: nah - what once is cool, usually isn't so cool later on... and last I checked they are permanent.

U
-Unpredictable: not usually
-Unpredictability: About a 2 on a scale of 1-20. 1 being predictable, 20 being unpredictable.

V
- Vegetable you hate: Eggplant
- Vegetable you love: Sweet Potato
- Vacation spot: Hawaii

W
- Weakness: snacking, tv, internet time wastage
- When you grow up: I will finally conquer my fear of birthing a bohemith baby
- Which one of your friends acts the most like you: ? We are all individuals...
- Who makes you laugh the most: Cartman
- Worst feeling: sinus pain
- Wanted to be a model?: no
- Where do we go when we die: have to die to find out...
- Worst weather: -30 with a wind chill OR +40 with the humidex -- both are equally disgusting

X
-X-Rays: I aways gag on them thingies at the dentist

Y
-Year it is now: 2007
-Yellow: snow you should never eat

Z
-Zoo animal: zoos make me sad.. caged, sad animals staring at you
-Zodiac sign: Leo

I actually really enjoy subbing. It is never the same, always interesting and you get to see a whole slew of different teaching styles. That said, I have been hunting for a permanent teaching gig for a while now. Well, a potential opportunity has come my way and I'm excited. Then again, if it comes through, I will have my own classroom and I'd be lying if I didn't admit to being a touch terrified at the same time.

May is the time when the school boards start hiring for the next year. I applied to a pile of jobs and two weeks ago I got my first bite. I had a chat over the phone with a principal about a 1.0 Grade 8 gig from Sept-June next year. Turns out that this school has 2 positions. The first is a mainstream gr.8 class that will have management challenges. The second is .5 Grade 8 gifted and .5 intermediate special education. I think I'm being considered for both. I was told that for either job I'd have to take an AQ class in Special Education. As it always is in this silly game we call life, this opportunity comes at a price ~ albeit a small one given that I'd actually have a consistent paycheck... our summer Europe trip would be temporarily and indefinitely shelved as I'd have to take this course over the summer.

Of course nothing is a given, at this point I just have an interview on Monday. It sounds crazy but I have a good feeling about it all... I am going to be positive. Subbing has been consistent since I started so if that's where I'm at come fall, so be it. I just wanted the chance for you all to either see me succeed in a blaze of glory or be denied! Again! Why have a blog if not to highlight personal misfortune... I should know soon. Wish me luck!

Our May Long Weekend was pretty quiet and I would not have asked for it to be any other way. Neil and I had a nice brunch on Saturday at Cora's, then spent the rest of the day with my dad and brother who were heading back to Regina that evening. On Sunday, we relaxed and both read a book as the power was out here for a few hours. It was kind of funny as this power outage resulted in people being stuck in the elevators in our building. Sure enough, the fire department showed up with three trucks to get them out. Our suite is right beside the elevators and we could hear the alarm being sounded that people were stuck. Thank God it wasn't me -- I'm as far from an optimist as they come and I'd have been sitting there fretting over numerous "untimely death" scenarios...

Monday was more of the same: lounging around the house, doing some light cleaning and staying in my pj's all day. It was wonderful.

Sunday and Monday night we got to take in the light show from our balcony... this is a really lame video (hard to see the fire crackers -- but really, you could see them really well from our balcony) but you get the idea... people everywhere were setting off firecrackers. It was quite noisy but it was sort of neat.

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Neil and I thought it was sort of strange that there is no city bylaw stating that you need to be in an open area to set of firecrackers. You'd think it would be a fire hazard... Sure enough, the hooligans and in general, stupid public, were out in fine form as you can watch here on the CityNews website. Apparently, there were many incidents of people firing firecrackers at other people. On the news tonight, there was even a fire caused by a kid setting off a firecracker in their bedroom. Where are people's brains these days???

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I have seen every single episode of Gilmore Girls.

I own seasons 1-6 and will buy season 7.

So when I watched last night's series finale, I did what any self-respecting fan of the show would do and proceeded to cry through the entire episode.

RIP Gilmore Girls.

This past weekend, I ventured out to Ottawa with some family. The Tulip Festival was in full bloom and I was looking forward to my second visit to this beautiful city. Neil and I first traveled to Ottawa about 10 years ago and our first impression was that it was one of the nicest and cleanest places we have visited in Canada. This second time around did nothing to sully our first impressions.

We only had 2 days so we didn't stray far from Parliament Hill but that was perfectly fine. The area surrounding the parliament buildings is beautiful and has lots for the eye to take in.

Click here for pictures.