gone fishin'

Hey, did i just drop off the face of the planet, or what?? well, yes and no.

It's been a crazy hectic last couple of days over here. We had a jam packed weekend filled with Dinosaurs, Sex Shows (the trade kind, not the porn kind), and impromptu family gatherings...University Chorus rehearsals and upcoming concerts... As well, the loss of a loved one - B-rad's grandpa passed away last week.

and while i promise to try to get my head back in the game, i'm going to take a few moments to breath and maybe do a little art for my sanity.

oh em gee...

i think i did it...

COMMENTS!!! ARE BACK!!!

C'mon baby, give me that commenty love...

Also, i am revamping ye-olde blog roll. If you'd like to be in on it, let me know!!

Ohh....Canada

SNAP!!

I don't watch a lot of hockey, in fact - the last time i watched an entire hockey game was probably back when the Calgary Flames barely lost the Stanley Cup to the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2004. But, i did watch the Olympic Men's Gold Metal match while at my mom's for supper last night - the Canucks vs Yanks... it was intense.

I'm not going to say much, because i will embarrass myself with my general lack of hockey knowledge. But i will say - that when Cutey Pants Sydney made the winning goal, the house erupted in cheers - and my Mother, Grandmother, and I sang Oh Canada when they accepted their metals. It was a good moment.

I remember at the beginning of the Olympics people saying: We just want to win ONE gold metal on Canadian Soil!! Well, we did better than that. We came in FIRST for gold metals, we now have the record for most golds on Home Soil, but not only that - Canada now holds the records for most Gold Metals, period!! Yay!!

I saw this video over at Nat's Blog (and sometimes why...) and it made me so happy, i just had to share!!!



Oh Canada, eh?

p.s. - i would also like to take this moment to apologize for Celine Dion, Bryan Adams, and most importantly Nickleback. I'm sorry world.

Welll, what the EFF!!

So, i'm trying to revamp the old blog homestead, and i think i may have effed it up even more so. But the thing that is driving me absolutely bonkers is that Haloscan, who was hosting my comments, has changed or gone under or changed hands or whatever, and i just want to change things back to the way they used to be, letting good old' blogger handle it.

but i can't. i spent over a half hour staring at HTML and it makes my insides cry.

if anyone has any great ideas, please email me madam_diva at yahoo dot com, or on twitter @iamthediva and i will love you forever!! sniff sniff...

If you don't know my by now......

I swiped this meme from Savia who swiped it from someone else, who probably swiped it from someone else...et cetera, ad nauseum...
If you know me well, you know:

1. i heart boobs - fake boobs need not apply. Nothing ruins a good porn art film like fake boobs. Seriously, what is the deal with that!? Maybe i should clarify... if you're 95 pounds soaking wet and you're trying to pull off DD Boobs... it just looks gross. I'm all for boosting confidence and all that jazz, but why not go with something a little more realistic, like a nice B cup?? Also... Skin puckering around the implant = TEH FAIL!!

2. i don't capitalize my "i's" - deal with it. Someone once told me i had self esteem issues, but then i told him to suck it.

3. i drink more coffee than is probably good for me - i can't help myself. ::leaves to refill cup::

4. i feel very strongly about astrology - not in the predicting the future way, but in the way that they help me understand personality types.

5. i love tattoos... i just finished reading the book "Until I Find You" by John Irving (it was a birthday gift from Mika a few years ago, but reading books takes me a bit longer these days) and there is a LOT of Tattoo bizness in it... also, i've been watching episodes of LA Ink, and it just reaffirms my love for tattoos. I think they're sexy - especially on dudes. I keep telling B-rad he needs to get more - maybe a full sleeve... y'know.... whatevs.

6. i like lists - which is why i'm a sucker for a good meme.

7. i have a hard candy shell, but a soft gooey underbelly. Like an M&M Turtle! I act all tough and junk, but inside i'm mush.

8. i love to rock. seriously. Karaoke, Guitar Hero, actual bands, BRING IT!

9. i use sarcasm, especially when i'm nervous - and as i'm not very good in small talk situations, i'm nervous a lot.

10. i am easily moved by music. Goosebumps, tears, the whole sh'bang. Sometimes i feel like my heart will burst.

What would i know about you if i knew you well?? tell me in the comments.

walking in a winter wonderland

ah February.

Here we are again.

I'm not sure what it is, but February is a pretty shitty month. Maybe it's the fact that it's really the last month of Winter, and it's been Winter for soooo long, and everyone's so sick of it being cold and miserable, and DARK!!

Almost everyone i know goes through a funk in February.

but i digress...

there are few things in this world i detest more than winter and being cold. Especially here in the Skatch, the winters are so dry that your whole body suffers. There are patches of dry skin on my back the size of Spain. My hair is in a constant Frizz state.

Generally at this time of year i find myself asking: Why did we move back here again?? But the melt should be coming soon, i hope...

So this was the state i found myself in this morning as i was getting into the car and heading to work... cantankerous and all around moody - the roads were icy, the car had to be scraped off... it was dark... but by the time i was a few blocks from my house, i opened my eyes and saw that i was driving through a breathtaking winter wonderland.

Every tree was covered in a thick layer of Hoar Frost.



The sky was white with fog, creating this beautiful glow all around the street lamps - really lending to the ethereal atmosphere.


I immediately wished that i had my camera with me... "Why am i not one of those people who carries a camera every place they go?" I asked myself...


When i got to work i realized i DID have a camera with me, albeit just the one on my phone.

So i snapped a few shots before heading into the office.

On days like this, when it's so absolutely beautiful outside, that i don't actually mind Winter. But i'll be glad to see it go.

Dust in the Wind

According to Chewie, all Muppets are MELMO!