University level chat... continued.

Dear Holly:

What is it with this term "ass" that I've been hearing all the time lately, anyway, as in "that's so ass"? Can you explain it to me? Man, sometimes I feel way too old - a 29 year old like you wouldn't be able to relate, I'm sure.

About Labatt Blue - here I think it was always sold in brown bottles. All the beer here was actually sold in stubby bottles until the late 80s or so - all brown. Then they also had quart bottles. (I don't know what happened to those - I rather like them). Now a bunch of these facnier beers come in clear bottles but some real beerhounds (unlike myself - just a beer pup) have said to avoid those ones as the light destroys the taste of the beer.

So, maybe that's the reason for getting rid of the green? Or, perhaps it's a Tim Bits conspiracy, as you say.

I am off the mosaics again, having completed an insane amount of unspecified gifts for people... (can't post because some of the people read the blog). The kicky beret sounds good! I'm going to be starting a pageboy cap by Stitch Diva maybe today. Have to finish my MDK tribute collection first, of course.

Just got back from the evil Loblaws. It was the first time in a while that I've managed to get there at the same time as JJ - meaning I could stack up on 10 bags of szechuan chips instead of two, as he was paying. It is also the first time JJ has been on a weekend in a long time - usually he goes during the week on his off days. We've been back half an hour now and he is still ranting on about ignoramuses (ignorami?) walking through the store shouting on cell phones, although he has finally gotten off the topic of "why does President's Choice make their sausage rolls with CHICKEN?!?!". That's just ass. :-)

I think that you and I should make it a point to hit La Belle Province sometime soon. There must be a LYS or two in Montreal - and the alcohol is cheap!!! And available in corner stores, unlike here where we must trek to the Store of Liquors or the Beer Store.

And - rest assured - you never have to drink alone. I will always be glad to hoist a pint or three with you - and we're even in the same time zone. Keep up the evil Holly and have fun fun fun. Vive le Dimension 49th!!!

Back to the MDK project now... am getting sick of it and must finish.

new FO and a UFO

Hey Holly:

Just thought I'd show you what my Smirnoff Ice and I got up to last evening while watching "Diehard with a Vengeance" for perhaps the 50th time... I think JJ believes that Bruce Willis is a living reincarnation of him... that doesn't sound right but you know what I mean...
First, I made what might be the world's smallest Curve of Pursuit blanket! (4 inches by 4 inches). Here it is pictured right smack-dab in the middle of my original Curve!

And, this is the proud new arrival:

How much do you think I could charge for these if I laminated them and sold them as beer coasters? Hmm...

And secondly, my mosaic made from the Goodwill acquisition yesterday:

This is still in progress. Originally I was going to leave it as is but I think it looks a tad bland.

Now off to clean the living room (really!)

Cheers,

Kristina

acquisitions and an imminent merger

Hey Holly -

Hope the day is treating you well, and trust that you have not been eaten by a zombie or any such foolish thing.

My day is going swimmingly thus far. First order of the day was to clean the bedroom:

And did I? Did I hell.

Instead, I blogged ... then blogged some more... then worked on my subversive pinko art piece.

Then, of course, it was time to go shopping (the Payday holiday has been a three day spending extravaganza, even by my standards)!

First, the daily stop at the health food provisioners to pick up some energy bars and other healthy items:

Next stop, the LYS, where the fabulous Haley, as promised, had some cheery coloured fingering weight cotton in stock (she called it "Kristina coloured" on the phone yesterday when I checked it...)

Dale Svale Stork - on sale for $3.90/ball!!!

What's it for? I'll give you a hint... not socks. Stay tuned...

Then, after a boring stop at Shoppers, I hit the Goodwill. Here's what I scored there:

A novel by one of the Blackadder writers... and some neckties!

And, even better...
$2.99 for the fancy gerbara ornament and $4.50 for the china pieces (at my LMS - conveniently located right across the street from the Goodwill! Will be having a little wedding ceremony for these two this evening.

And, lest you think I'm completely selfish, I feel I was quite fair in purchasing for JJ. He gets dinner tonight:

... Scottish energy bars and elixir:



... and tomorrow's brekkie for him to take to work:

And here's my brekkie for tomorrow:
On the way home out of the LCBO I ran into one of my buddies. She suggested we grab a pint at a pub across the street called - wait for it - the Duke and Daisy - she's a regular there but I hadn't been before. Cozy place, and the price was right - and of course, you can't drink just one...

By the time I staggered back to my place, I had decided to take a detour to the back of the building just to doublecheck the Treasures from Trash situation. And, lo and behold:

Glassware!
A funky Judas candle (not that Judas - another one)!

... and even a whole pizza!!

(just kidding about the pizza. I had ordered it when heading over to the LCBO and said I'd be back to pick it up in half an hour. Of course, I then got sidetracked. I'm lucky it was still waiting for me two hours later!)

I couldn't manage to get the booty upstairs what with all the other bags of goodies, so I ran up, left the bags, and rushed back down as quickly as possible.

During that minute-long interval, however, the door leading out to the back ended up locked. Foiled again by Mario, the superintendent!!!!
However, I figured out the quickest alternate route and ran, suspecting I would find Mario munch my pizza - but the stuff was still there.

And... I found my lucky lighter on the balcony!
A tremendous day.