Mean People Suck

They really do. I don't have much to say today except that mean people really do suck. I bought Cassidy the movie Mean Girls for Christmas and we watch it quite regularly. It may be a bit age inappropriate but the message it gives outweighs the couple of scenes I'd rather she didn't see. Calling somebody fat doesn't make you any thinner and calling somebody stupid doesn't make you any smarter. Certianly, trying to hurt somebody else shouldn't make you any happier and if it does, than you need to do some serious soul searching and find out why that is the case. Why is it that so many people take their misery and self-loathing out on other people? An anonymous blogger has decided to try and make themselves happy by leaving hurtful and disgusting comments on some of my friends' blogs. Thankfully, they're the kind of people who recognize the behavior for what it's worth and chose to disregard the statements. It still stings a bit though, I'm sure. I've had my share of run-ins with mean bloggers and it's not fun. So what is the point? Didn't your mother ever teach you that if you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all? It's really frustrating trying to be a good person in today's world. You try to make a difference, try to help others and in return you get slammed by some cowardly jerk who won't even leave a name to go with the hateful words. However, it is comforting to know that everyone will be judged accordingly in the end. Their judgement day will come once they're gone from this earth and anyone who doesn't believe that is just kidding themselves.

Moving on. It's awards season! I love awards season. I'm not sure why, but I really do love these awards shows. Golden Globes, Grammys, Emmys, SAG and the Oscars. Last night, Grey's Anatomy won the SAG award for best ensemble cast and Chandra Wilson won Best Supporting Actress. That makes me happy. I know that most of them are fixed and the deserving nominee rarely wins, but I love them nonetheless. Speaking of TV, the greatest thing happened a couple weeks ago. You know that time slot between 6 and 7 pm when nothing is on TV and you're almost done supper and there is really nothing to do? Some genious TV network (TVtropolis) decided to start showing reruns of Beverly Hills 90210. It was my all-time favorite show when I was a teenager and it is a riot watching those reruns. I've said it before and will say it again, it really doesn't take much to make me happy at all.

I'm organizing a clothing drive with a friend of mine to benefit The Mustard Seed. Any Calgarians reading this, let me know. They take adult and childrens clothes and they don't have to be sorted at all. We're also doing a cell phone drive. We take old cell phones, clear them and donate them to the women's shelter. That way, if you're ever in trouble, you have a cell phone to call 911. It's a lot better than just throwing those old cell phones away. I think that's about all I've got going on for the next couple months in terms of volunteer activities.

I'm pretty psyched for Super Bowl Sunday. Go Colts. That's all I have to say about that.

Does anyone watch 7th Heaven? I used to watch it all the time and last season was apparently the last season. They were advertising for the series finale and everything. Then, last night I was flipping through the channels and saw a preview for an "all new" episode. What's up with that?

Anyways, gotta run. It's only 1 pm. This day is taking forever.....

going places

So I bought a new car. Not brand new, but new to me. My uncle just bought a brand new Cadillac (it's pretty slick), so my aunt is now driving his old Intrepid and they sold me her old Mercury Sable for a ridiculously low price. I still like my little Firefly better, but this one is way more reliable and I can actually take it on the highway and drive faster than 100 km/hr without feeling like the car will fall apart. And it has one of those funky remote starters, which is very cool because nothing makes me more miserable than going outside in the winter to start the car. I'm not a morning person at all. So it's nice getting into a toasty warm car in the morning. My mom is all excited about it because this means I can drive myself home to the farm and stay for however long I want without having to work around the work schedules of my sister and brother-in-law.

I'm going to Jamaica!!! Yay. This will be my first "real" vacation ever. So exciting. One of my girlfriends is getting married down there in November, so I'm totally going. I'm not good at saving money, so I'm nervous. But I reeaaalllllly want to go. I have to put away around $400 a month until September so all of my impulse shopping is going to have to stop now. Consider it stopped! I think I need an overseas vacation. There's my justification, I need it for my mental health. And I want to meet a cute Jamaican boy and kiss him on the beach at sunset. How old am I? I thought that as "women", we were supposed to stop having these fantasies around the age of 16. Guess not. Probably because when I was 16, my vacations consisted of maybe one day trip a year to Katepwa Lake. Not exactly a prime location for romance.

Anyone watch Grey's Anatomy last night? I'm sure most of you did, because I can't imagine anyone not wanting to watch that show. How many times did I cry? I think it was around six. When George was yelling at Bailey and Richard, I almost bawled. And then when the family was deciding whether or not to take him off life support and they all looked to George, I pretty much lost it. How much does everyone dread having to make that decision? Kudos to TR Knight, what a phenomenal performance on last night's episode. And for the record, I think that although Alex and Addison would have the most beautiful babies in the world, the whole thing just strikes me as kind of....ewwww. Love that show. Other than The OC, it is the only show I watch regularly. I like to be picky about what shows I give my time to. And they're cancelling The OC. Sucks. I think it's better now that they killed off Marissa than it ever was before. Sorry if this offends anyone, but I really didn't think that Mischa Barton was a good actress at all. Ironically, her best scene in all 3 seasons was the scene where she died. K, enough about TV, real life - more important.

Congrats to my cousin, Dr. Dave and his wife, Dr. Lisa on the birth of baby #1, little Ava Hope. Isn't that a pretty name? Ava Hope Stoll. It's got a ring to it.

K, I gotta get back to work. Here's a cute picture of Cassidy and her step-sister, Kiyra. Have a great weekend, everyone.

She's a star

So I love Amy Lee. Love, love, love her. If I could be any rock star in the world, I would be Amy Lee. We saw Evanescence last night and they were amazing. That woman has such an incredibly powerful voice, I couldn't believe it. She kind of stole the show as soon as she walked onstage. She can sing, she can rock, she's got it all. It was one of the better concerts I've seen. The set was short, just over an hour, but I heard My Immortal so I was happy. And Bring Me To Life has been one of my favorite songs since it was released, so it was really great to see her perform it live. I love Evanescence, if you ever get the chance to see them live, do it! You will not regret it. Stone Sour opened for them and they were great too. The only song I've heard of theirs before last night is that one that's always on the radio. I was quite impressed. They rocked as well. All in all, it was a great night of music.

indulgences

So today was a very exciting day in my world. I went shopping. That's right, that is why I am excited. I know it's not much to be excited about but I'm excited anyways. I went to Home Outfitters (love that store) and spent way too much money and it was awesome. Cassidy is still a little choked because I didn't buy her anything but she's dealing with it. I bought new sheets (finally). Last year for Christmas I got this gorgeous comforter from my parents and it's kind of a beige and chocolate brown color and the only sheets I had were blue. horrid, I know. So today I bought brand new, 400 thread count Egyptian cotton sheets. It's only 8:30 and I want to go to bed! And I bought new towels. I got those huge, fluffy bath sheets and bath towels and hand towels and by that time I decided that I just didn't like the shade of blue my bathroom was decorated in so I had to get new mats and everything. My bathroom just got a little facelift. I also got a new blanket for my new couch. I got new furniture last month, so had to get a couch blanket to go with it. And I got a new phone. This one was actually almost a necessity. It was to the point where I could not talk on the phone for longer than 10 minutes without the battery running out. So I needed a new one. Wow, I was just reading through this and would like to clarify that I'm really not that spoiled at all. I rarely spend money on myself, most of it goes to bills and Cassidy, so today was a special little treat!

After my shopping spree, I took Cassidy to the theatre to see Happy Feet. Really cute show to take your kids to if anyone is interested! I think kids movies might be one of my favorite things about being a mom. I love kids movies, especially in theatres. But even better than the actual movie were the previews. Well, one preview in particular. It's only January and they're already showing previews for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. So psyched. I think I actually whooped and clapped when the preview came on (cringe). But I didn't care. I am obsessed with Harry Potter these days. Ever since JK Rowling announced the title of book seven. It'll be Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows for anyone who cares. Anyways, I am waiting with bated breath for the announcement of the release date of book 7 and also for July 13 when The Order of the Phoenix is out in theatres. I get little butterflies just thinking about it. It really doesn't take much to make me happy. After the movie, we went to Chuck E. Cheese's. I've never been there before and it was ridiculously fun. Ridiculously expensive, but fun nonetheless.

I'm listening to the Rockstar Supernova cd and i must say I'm disappointed. It's really not very remarkable at all. There are a few decent tracks but for the most part, I don't think the group was successful in reaching their goal, which was to release music that was revolutionary. I think Tommy should leave that to Motley.

Anyways, friends, I'm off to pour myself a glass of wine, cuddle under my new couch blanket and watch The Devil Wears Prada. Take care & God bless.

luv,
meg.

Another year come and gone...

And it's been a busy one. I've decided to take Leah's idea and do a year in review. So here goes...
January: I really can't remember. I believe this is when I decided I may want to leave Haworth to get out of a dead-end job and a horribly irritating ex-boyfriend. Never date a co-worker. Just my advice.
February: Not a great month. I was offered a job with Halliburton, but the same day I found out I had gotten the job, we got a call that my grandpa was sick. He had a perforated bowel and was rushed to ICU. After a couple weeks of surgeries and trips back to Saskatchewan, he passed away.
March: My first trip to Houston! It was my first international business trip and was a lot of fun.
April: My last day at Haworth and my first day at Halliburton.
May: My friend's baby, Saren was born. I can't remember the day for the life of me, but I'm pretty sure it was early May. It could have been late May... I'll have to ask for a reminder. I'm a terrible friend, I know.
June: My 26th birthday on the 17th. We had a party at Tara and Dave's until the early hours of the morning. My cousin, Ajay, graduated and we went to visit the Schutz family out at Echo Lake for July long weekend.
July: Stampede. Enough said. And my cousin, Michael got married to his beautiful bride, Erinn.
August: Kokanee Glacier Challenge in Revelstoke on the long weekend. Too much fun to be allowed. My Aunt Rita & Uncle Wayne's 25th wedding anniversary.
September: Cassidy's 6th birthday and she started Grade One. Something else important happened in September, but I can not remember what.
October: Would you beleive I can remember what happened in February and March, but not October? I'm losing my mind. I went to a few cool shows and concerts in October, I know that much.
November: Motley Crue and Aerosmith! My cousin, Andrew got married to Jana.
December: 4 Christmas parties, 2 concerts, a play, 2 charity volunteer events and Christmas.

I'm glad that the holidays are over for another year. While I always enjoy them when they're here, December is so exhausting. We had a really good Christmas and New Year's though. This year, we decided to switch it up a bit and went to a masquerade ball at The Warehouse, an alternative/electro/techno/indie rock club. It was lots of fun. We made our own masks. I'll post a picture once we get them downloaded. I am not glad however, that I am back at work today. My 10 days off just flew by. I am almost done with my 2006 scrapbook though. I only have a few pages left to do and it's on to 2007. All of my work deadlines are completed and I'm ready to tackle my upcoming promotion, which should be effective January 15th.

For 2007, I wish you all.... love and peace.