Dear Holly:

I had no idea mall walking could be so profitable! Must try it out. How does one dress to go mall walking for profit?

Just sitting here at the office chugging down a jumbo Tim's coffee (not a double double - black with two sugars) and trying not to fall asleep. It is about 200 degrees in this building today.

Finished the Kingsolver book - she rocks. It is a very interesting read. Did you read "The "Poisonwood Diaries" by her?

Last night, like you, I went out and had fun. Not knitting fun... this kind of fun:

We then came home and promptly passed out on the couch, not to wake again until 4:30 a.m. SIGH.

Did you know that the alcohol content in beer in the UK is much lower than here? Something like 3.6% on average. I knew the Americans were wimps when it came to beer drinking... have you ever seen the Bruces sketch on Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl?

Bruce 1: Why is drinking American beer like making love in a canoe?

Bruce 2: Dunno.

Bruce 1: Because it's f***ing close to water!

Ar ar ar. But seriously, it makes me proud to be a ...

Well, I'm really bored but should do some work so will sign off now. Hey - do you think that I could come up with an excuse to get work to pay for a Photoshop course? I love fooling around with this stuff but obviously need some help:



Cheers,

Kristina

Cross that Border Hat

Dear Kristina,

How is Canada today? It's so windy in Michigan, and even though my math is bad, I pretty good with the directions and I've got a feeling that if you see a hat that looks like this...

the wind took it from me and I believe it's now somewhere near Buffalo and may make it up to your way by around 2 this afternoon.

I could always knit another, but really, why look back when there are so many more silly hats to fill the world with?

Speaking of filling, does Tim Hortons no longer make the custard filled Tim Bits, or are some evil donut girls hoarding all the good ones in their little aprons? Or am I required to ask special for the good ones?

Also, my love of Timmy's started when I was 15. I went on a cross border trek with an older boy not realizing that Canada is a great country full of donuts and beer. Oh, do they still make Durango, a weird Berry flavored malt beverage concoction?

Anyway, I was gleefully allowed into the country. But because of my very Michigan/Canadian border accent, it took several hours for me to regain enterance back into the states. Why? 15 year olds with older boyfriends who don't expect to leave the country don't carry their birth certificates with them when planning on going to a movie.

College Level Bloggers!!!

Dear Kristina,

I have been saying ass a lot on my blog lately. I think that's why I am in, did you say, Junior High? As for our College Level 49th Dimension abilities, it's all the potty talk and beer!

Speaking of beer, when I was a young lass, I would only drink the LaBatt Blue, back when it was imported into the States in the Mighty Green Bottle. They stopped the green bottle and switched to brown sometime in the early 90's. I have been confused ever since. Why did they do that? Do you know? Flavor, money, a Tim Bits conspiracy?

As for crafting in the North, have you moved off the mosaics and back to wool due to all the cold fronts we have been sending your way? I have just finished a kicky beret.

You know, in case I decide to viva le quebec in the near future. Actually it's to hide this bad hair until I can get in and have the rest cut with a straight razor. Really. The bad Brady Bunch Mom hair is letting the evil Holly out. It's fun, but soon I will have no one left to knit with. I will soon be drinking alone.

Which, looks bad.

Happy Smoked Turkey day

Holly: an excellent call on the smoked turkey - better than real turkey any time! (I only like the leftovers from the turkey myself.

But - carnage is not the only thing that Thanksgiving is about. I send to you some virtual "produce" from Canada's favourite "field":

Appetizer

Entree


Beverage to Wash it Down - doubledoubles!!


Then there's dessert, of course...

What is up with "dry Thanksgiving" anyway? Isn't it written in your constitution somewhere: We hold these truths to be self evident... that relatives/inlaws + holiday stress = booze???

So, take the wine and Hellmans. Quite right. If there's any beef you let me know and I will write a very, very strong letter indeed!

Happy holiday!

Kristina