great movies while pmsing

Tonight I watched a couple great movies, these movies have to be watched while feeling the pangs of pms, so you can cry, laugh and cry some more.........The movies were The Garden State and Nottinghill. The Garden State was written and directed by Zach Braff from "Scrubs", it was a really great movie about self discovery. Nottinghill is a great chick flick with Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant. I just love Julia, her smile just lights up the room.

oops pardon me....I'm sensitive

Isn't it funny that throughout our lives we either fit in or we don't. The crappy part of it is when we actually care if we don't keep everyone happy and wanting us to be around. My blog isn't of the caliber of some of them out there and really I never promised you a rose garden but when people purposely slam you it just goes to prove how insensitive people out there can be. I don't post comments on other's blog's so that the world can see that I was there, I post comments so that the person who's blog I have taken an interest in can see that and know that I care about what they are thinking. I guess it's my own fault for being so sensitive, I guess I need to desensitize myself to the ignorant people in the world who really don't give a crap about anybody but their own little world. That's not the kind of person I am, I am here to make the world a better place through helping out anyone who needs a hand, whether I do it through humour or just plain kindness. The reason I started blogging was there was a guy who's blog I found really amusing and thought it would be interesting to see if I could do it too, not to his standard of excellance because he is of course a writer but just the same the challenge was there. As soon as I started up this blog I thought he would read it and give me some expert opinions, well to this day I haven't seen a comment that he has even bothered, and he knows I am here. People think everyone always has a alterior motive for befriending people or for being around, well SURPRISE people sometimes people are just truly interested in other's in the world and just want them to be happy and enjoy their lives. True, I am not perfect and do make mistakes along the way but quit fucking slapping me when I do, a simple excuse me Michelle please don't do that would suffice.

1967 sailing down the river with my Dad 

The one and only Golden Gate Bridge 

1967 and bathtubbing with my Dad 

Bathtubbing

This weekend in Nanaimo is the World famous Marine Festival featuring our unique bathtub race. Check out this guy's site to see what bathtubbing is really about------->http://members.shaw.ca/jmwells/bathtubbing.html

When it first began in the 1960's several wild and crazy guys would jump in these bathtubs and ride the waves over to Vancouver approximately 32 miles away. Over the years the bathtubs have become more powerful and maybe a little bit more comfortable. Nanaimo has always had a wild reputation as a party town and I think it all began with what happened in this town during the third weekend in July. One weekend in the 1980's we had a huge riot downtown after all the drunks left a dance and the many shop window's were destroyed. I think after that weekend the RCMP had to build a new office to make sure they had enough room in the drunk tanks for all the idiots. When I was younger, there used to be 2 dances on the weekend and it was an extremely drunken weekend but of course the animals ruined that for us by causing too much trouble so the dances were cancelled because they couldn't have enough security. Now it is mostly a family affair with fireworks on Saturday night, a parade and a street party during the day. We went to the fireworks last night and there was still the drunken idiots in the crowd but not near the lack of intelligence as there used to be....hmmm could that be cause I don't drink anymore...some people would have to think about that

We had a great week away on the west coast of Vancouver island and I posted a couple pictures that we had taken with my webcam, I have another couple rolls in my regular camera that I will have to get developed. The island over the years has really exploded with each area becoming more and more populated. Twenty years ago property up on the west coast would be selling for maybe 20000. dollars and now they are going for probably close to 400000. Property in Nanaimo isn't much different, when I bought my waterfront house in 1988 I paid 40000. and now I could get over 300000. dollars for it. Those are the joys of living in paradise I guess. I will try to post some more over this week but I have a sick Grandma in the hospital so my attentions are in other places right now.

Lighthouse at the end of the Wild Pacific Trail 

Sunset view from our cabin's deck 

Wild Pacific Trail in Ucluelet, on the west coast of Vancouver Island 

Long Beach on the west coast of Vancouver Island...who needs California 

15 years ago today

I was laying in a hospital bed with an IV in my arm wondering how my new baby was....
Today is my daughter's 15th Birthday, Happy Birthday Samantha!!!
These years have gone by so fast, once you have kids the years speed by....
The last week hasn't been too eventful for me, I have been going to the gym and just enjoying the summer weather. Next week we go away to Ucluelet to enjoy the west coast of Vancouver Island. I am most looking forward to body surfing and then laying in the jacuzzi and watching out the window at the surf. I don't have much to say today, but I have a lot to do as my daughter wants to have her friends sleep out in the backyard in a tent....the lawn needs to be mowed and weed-eated, the garden needs to be weeded and pizza needs to be picked up.

Tylenol 3's

If you have ever wondered what makes the extra strength extra in Tylenol and Advil and any other pain medication let me tell you what it is.........it's FRIGGIN' caffeine
I am highly susceptible to caffeine, it makes me stay up for hours. Now if I was male staying up for hours might be fun, but since I am nursing a sore mouth from the dentist appointment from hell on Wednesday staying awake for hours is not sitting pretty right now. Not that these Tylenol 3's are really helping cancel out the pain but for crying out loud I want to go to sleep....

Mosiac me this morning at 40 

No Hangover's

The only good thing about not drinking anymore is the hangover's I don't have to nurse. I miss having my many margarita's and Long Island Iced Tea's. I had to stop drinking about 5 years ago because the medication's that the quacky doctor's had me on at the time would send me to unreturnable places with alcohol. So the drinking stopped and finally after a couple years the med's stopped, two things I am very thankful for. Yesterday's Birthday milestone was fairly non eventful. I got cards and wishes from people I didn't think I would hear from, I got nothing from people I thought would remember. I am sending those people some bad Karma, and when it comes from me it usually means that the shit will hit the fan. I know people are busy in their lives and most of the time they don't give a crap about anybody but themselves, but there are times in our lives that we should be giving out wishes to those that we care about. Even my sister who I never hear from except for when she wants something called me several times before she got a hold of me. We aren't sure though if it was simply to make sure she could get an invite to dinner, so I never talked to her until after we got back from dinner at my Mom's.
My friend Kim gave me flowers, and my new friend Lynn who was away for the weekend with her friend's at the gay pride weekend thought enough of me to send me an email card. Good Karma is being sent out for them.

I know I sound like a cow, but I guess it's because I always have it in my head that you treat people like you want to be treated. There are times that you refrain but for the most part you should always keep some love in your heart.

Happy Birthday to me.....

Happy Birthday to me
Happy Birthday to me
Happy Birthday dear meeeeeeeeee
Happy Birthday to me

Well the day has arrived.......
I am now 40, I really didn't think this day would arrive, I thought the world would collapse and that the skies would darken. Oops my mistake that was Tom Cruise's latest romance scenario.
Now I am too old for those in their 20's but am still young for those in their 40's and 50's. I just have to remember that I look great for my age and can still rock a man's world in bed.

24 hours and counting

In less than 24 hours my thirties will be gone forever..........
Now I am still working on the not being depressed thing, but I have my weak moments where I want to go hide under my blankets for a couple months. But the first thing I think of is "damn that lawn outside won't co-operate, it will be 10 feet long and what a bitch to cut"
Not much else comes to mind right now, I am sure the teenager in the house won't notice for a couple days and hopefully she will feed the dog and put her outside. If this was mid winter in the rain I would certainly do that, but being summer time and my love for light I can't stay in the dark for long. It has always sucked being a July 2nd baby because everyone is doing something for Canada day on July 1st and the day after is usually a gone camping, hangover living, or just forgetting my birthday. I am not complaining because I really am not the big party type of person anymore. On my 23rd birthday I went with friends to a bar to listen to the band I was promoting at the time and drank 23 shooters, ended up under the table listening to the music...those milk based shooters don't sit well, enough said.
On my 25th birthday I was getting ready to give birth to my daughter, I could only lay in the lounge at my parents pool, couldn't get up or roll over, just lay. This year it seems everyone is busy with camping or baby's first birthday's. On the west coast during the summer months it's almost a must that you pack everything up and camp every long weekend. It will be interesting to see who remembers this year, I have remembered everyone's birthday's so far this year, luckily for me it doesn't make me bitter just bitchy.......damn I want to do a *o* right now but am still refraining from the "word"
ONce my daughter rolls out of bed we will go down to the waterfront and enjoy some July 1st Canada Day activities and then head up to Parksville for the fireworks tonight. Tomorrow we will see what happens as I am sure you will all hear about my day, regardless if you want to or not. Happy Canada Day and Happy Independence Day to my American friends.