Online Shopping is the Devil

Today I decided that I was going to do something nice for myself, so I decided that I would go shopping. But by 11:30 I had decided that I also didn't really want to leave the house. I certainly didn't want to go to the mall just to find out that what I really wanted wasn't in stock. So I looked at BestBuy.ca to find out if they had what I wanted in stock at either of the stores in the city, they did not. So I turned to online shopping.

20 minutes and $300 later I had ordered the complete series box set of Gilmore Girls from Amazon and all 4 "series" of Canada A People's History from the CBC store. These are sure to bring me hours of entertainment once the Olympics are over. Now I just hope that they get to me alright.

Was That an Ice Dance Gold Medal?

Why yes, yes it was. Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir won Canada's first ever gold medal in ice dance. Sadly I missed their free dance. I fell asleep during the warm up for the final flight. Actually for that matter I missed their compulsory dance too. But I saw their original dance and they were amazing. So let's hear it for another gold medal for Canada. I would say this is a top three Olympic moment for me so far. The other two would be Alex Bilodeau's gold medal to kick start the Games and Canada's 5-3 loss to the USA in men's hockey (not because I'm happy about it but because it's a big deal). Did you see them dance or did you miss it too? What has been your highlight of the Olympics so far?

Yeah, I don't miss that

I have obviously been watching a lot of Olympic coverage, since it's on all the time. And I love it I do but the last couple of days I've been watching figure skating.

For the men's short and free skate I joined the women of Ladies... for a live blog. It was a good time even though I think that Plushenko should have won (and Elvis agrees with me ). I mean how do you not even try to go higher, faster, stronger at the Olympics. Maybe it's just more figure skating is not a sport fodder to think about.

Anyway today the compulsory dance is on tap. I figured skated for 8 years and frankly I hated the days when we did dance. I just thought it was so boring. I have to admit though that watching it at this level is amazing. It's just so pretty to watch. Dance is clearly not the most exciting of figure skating competitions. I mean the first part is everyone doing the same dance, but it does get slightly more exciting after that I promise. I don't expect any spectacular falls in this event though.

So do you have any thoughts on figure skating? Sport? Non-sport? Quad or No Quad?

Why Am I Not at The Olympics Right Now?

Obviously the Olympics have been going on for the last couple of days and I'm absolutely riveted. I love every event. Well except maybe the cross country skiing, it's just so boring, but biathlon is awesome.

The Olympics are in Vancouver and I'm not there. It's kind of like when I was in Scotland during
Wimbledon but didn't get there.

What about you, are there any sports you're following at the Olympics? Or is it all just a waste of time in your eyes?

Bloggers who take themselves too seriously

So as I start my foray into discovering other blogs I've found that some bloggers seem share my opinion that blogging is just for fun. It's a simple way to keep people in the loop even if you can't see or talk to them very often. Others on the other hand think that they will be discovered through thier blogs. I'm not saying that it's not going to happen, because you hear about it from time to time. But the majority of these people are just fooling themselves if they think they'll be making a career out of this.

What do you think? Do you view blogging as a career or a past-time? Or some combination of the two?

Moguls Skiers are Flipping Crazy

I just finished watching Alexandre Bilodeau win the first Olympic gold medal for Canada at the Olympics. Last night I watched Jennifer Heil win the silver medal in the women's event.

I can't even imagine doing what they do. Ski-ing down a crazy bumpy course AND taking to the air and doing flips all in less than 30 seconds.

Before the event CTV did some profiles of Alex and his relationship with his older brother who has cerebral palsy. Oh and now he's crying during his interview with CTV. That's it people I think I've found my moguls "boyfriend".

The picture by the way is from CTVolympics.ca. So what about you guys are you watching the Olympics? What's your favorite event?

Goal of the Week

It's been a long time since I've done a goal of the week but here I am. I also have to admit that I'm setting myself up for failure on this one but I'm going to try it anyway.

This week I want to post a comment on at least one blog per day. I do read a lot of blogs but I don't often comment, but since I've joined 20-something bloggers I feel like in order to get myself out there more I should contribute to other people's blogs as well as my own.

The only thing that's going to hamper this is that I'm heading out to the farm tonight so I'll be internet free for the next couple of days. But after that I'll go whole hog.

More Car Problems

I don't even know why I have a car it seems to be nothing but problems. First the battery thing , Then a flat. And now another flat. All within the first month of 2010. Boy am I glad I have CAA. But they only allow 4 free calls per year and well this would be my third.

Hopefully my brother can change my tire for me. I'd attempt to do it myself but it's not something I've ever done before. Maybe I should just stick to the bus from now on.

Edit: So I did call CAA and then went to the tire place. Where they did the repair for FREE! He said it was a customer appreciation thing since I dropped $300 on two new tires there the week before last. Either that or he was flirting with me.

Why It's Okay that the Saints won the Superbowl

I think enough mourning time has gone by that I can write this post without starting to tear up uncontrollably. As a Colts fan I really did go against the grain and cheer against the Saints. I had to.

But anyway I think this picture from the New York Daily Times explains exactly why I'm okay with the Saints victory.

It's Drew Brees and a baby. His baby but still. I've said it before and I'll say it again I love Drew Brees. And what's cuter than a baby?

Pre-Olympic Reminder

The Olympics start on Friday. I'm not quite ramped up for them yet but I expect I'll get there soon. But I thought I should mention that my "curling boyfriend"* Marc Kennedy will be competing in his first Olympics as part of Team Canada. Oh also it was his birthday last week. Did anyone else notice that he lists country as his favorite type of music. This is anotherone of those the more you know the more you like them situations.

I borrowed this picture from someone else. Hey I don't put this stuff on the interwebs I just find it and use it. Hey at least I'm giving credit. Don't judge me.

So Go Canada!

*Not my actual boyfriend. I have a "boyfriend" for nearly every sport I won't get into it right now but ask me about it if you want to know more. Also for the record I'm not a stalker, I have my own life to attend to thank you very much.

What I'm Reading Now

Sometimes there's nothing better than sitting down with a hot cup of coffee and a good book. Sometimes I'll substitute hot chocolate or red wine for coffee if I feel like it. But there is a good chance that I'm in the middle of a book at any moment in time.

So I thought I'd share with you what I'm reading now. Don't worry this isn't going to be a book review type thing, though there are several wonderful book review blogs and when I come across some good ones again I'll add some linkage.

And now on to the main attraction of this post, what I'm reading now:
I just started Nicholas and Alexandra by Robert K. Massie. It's not fiction about the end of the Romanov dynasty. I'm totally into history so I'm looking forward to reading more of it. I'm only on page 27 right now.

What about you dear reader, what type of books get you going? If you were on a deserted island what is the one book you would want to take with you?

Sports Karma

I don't know if you've noticed but I sort of like sports, just a little. Today I'm a little worried. It's Superbowl Sunday, which is huge. But it's also the finals of the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the Canadian Women's curling championship.

I'm watching the final and it's a really close game between Canada and PEI. How is PEI playing against the country its in you ask? Well because the previous year's champion comes back the next year wearing the maple leaf. This year Canada is represented by the Jennifer Jones (pictured left) team out of my home province of Manitoba. So I'm cheering for them. And it seems to be working. It's the 10th end (the last end barring an extra) and Canada is up by one point without hammer. If you don't understand curling basically hammer is the last rock which is really important.

But am I using all my sports karma on this game? Will there be enough left for the Colts to win the Superbowl tonight? Am I possibly insane? Wait don't answer that last question.

Some New Things

In case you haven't noticed the badge on the right side I recently joined 20something bloggers. If you're bored and looking for something to do I recommend clicking on it and checking out some of the other blogs out there. You never know what you might find.

To Write a Thesis or not to Write

So in all of my thoughts about grad school and where I should go I some how blocked out the thought that I'm going to have to write a thesis.

This hit me hard as I was looking at different school and the profs at those schools. It's not that I had totally forgot about it but just that I hadn't really given a lot of thought to it, what with the writing entrance exams and figuring out application deadlines and having to get references.

So how does one psych themselves up to write a thesis? Well my method is to go through papers that I wrote for my undergrad. And not to toot my own horn but, I wrote some pretty kick ass papers, some of which I totally forgot about.

I still don't know what I would do my thesis on but it had better be something that I love because it's going to be with me for 2 years.

How has no one noticed this?

The Superbowl is just days away and I haven't said a damn thing about it. And nobody noticed. Or maybe someone did notice and was hoping that I just forgot.

There isn't much for me to say about the Superbowl that hasn't already been said. But I have to say this is going to be a tough one for me. I think we all know how I feel about Peyton Manning (love him) and the Colts are my favorite team, but I also love Drew Brees (pictured right). So I guess I just have to cheer for whichever offense is on the field at the time.

The Colts should win this one. And that's all I'm going to say about the Superbowl.

Where does the time go?

Here it is February and I barely noticed. There has been a lot going on with me and not a lot all at the same time.

On the treatment for my illness side I was hospitalized for about 3 weeks and now I'm just waiting for my outpatient treatments to start. I'm also trying to normalize my life. Things just kind of got out of control, particularly while I was in hospital because I couldn't do anything at home.

I'm trying to reconnect with some people that I haven't seen in what seems like ages, but it's more like the fall. It just seems like everyone is busy this time of year, what with school starting again and job opportunities to apply for.

As for what I'm up to, this week is really a take it easy and watch curling week. Oh and keeping up with Superbowl week.