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Yesterday, despite my excitement about seeing Mr. Williams live, I felt like crap. I woke up because I was sneezing up a storm. I took some drugs, made my way to my hairdresser for an overdue haircut and while sitting there I lost count of how many times she had to pause for me to sneeze and blow my nose. When I came back home I drugged myself up good and fell asleep until Hubby came home.

We walked to the theatre with a short pit stop for some Hot & Sour soup (one of my comfort food when I’m sick) in Chinatown. I took some more drugs just to be sure I wouldn’t be sneezing during the show. I didn’t want to take any chance of becoming a distraction or part of the show for Mr. Williams, since we were sitting fairly close.

Speaking of which, what a show! I loved it! I particularly enjoyed the fact that he adapted the show to the fact that he was in Montreal, Quebec. He talked about local issues like only he can. It was a great show, and if ever that show comes out on DVD I will make sure to get it. His brain is truly amazing, despite or because of his addictions, no matter what, he’s a great entertainer! It felt good to laugh like that despite everything.
Thank you dear Hubby for a lovely gift – you’re the best!

I slept well, thanks to the magic of drugs. I did have a really weird dream (as if they’re not always!). My ex client did pay me. I received their cheque this morning. Now, let’s see if it clears… Hee.

I feel worst today than I ever did after a belt testing in karate. Back then, I had bruises to explain why I was feeling that bad. Today I feel like I was run over by a bus, and to make sure I was down for the count, the bus backed up and run over me again. My ribs are so sore from all the sneezing. Just tried to cough, oh dear! It’s a good thing we got our flu shot again this year.

I really feel like I’m aging… my body is screaming it… no matter how young my head might feel, my body is not agreeing; at least not today. If you’ll excuse me, I need to lube my nose and blow again…argh. Ouch! Damn it!

Labels: Entertainment, Everyday Stuff, Health

Posted by Stinkypaw at 3:07 PM | Permalink | Opinionated lurkers

Aunt Mildred was a 93-year-old woman who was particularly despondent over the recent death of her husband. She decided that she would just kill herself and join him in death.

Thinking that it would be best to get it over with quickly, she took out his old Army pistol and made the decision to shoot herself in the heart, since it was badly broken in the first place.

Not wanting to miss the vital organ and become a vegetable and a burden to someone, she called her doctor's office to inquire as to just exactly where the heart would be on a woman. The doctor said, 'Your heart would be just below your left breast'.










Later that night... Mildred was admitted to the hospital with a gunshot wound to her knee.

Labels: Friday Smiles

Posted by Stinkypaw at 12:01 AM | Permalink | Opinionated lurkers

Thanks to all for the nice comments about my last post. I’m feeling better about it overall. Those things happen and I know I didn’t do anything wrong. Now they better pay me for my last invoice, which dates back to September. The manager even had the audacity to call me (yesterday) and ask why I had sent a statement. I simply answered: “Because I haven’t been paid for that invoice”. She used this foolish line: “the check was sent while you were away, and it must have been lost”. Funny how I got everything else, since our mail was being picked up daily. Anyway, with that last conversation, I can only say “Good riddance!”


I love him as an actor as well, even if a few of his last films were a bit creepy. I must say he does play a good lunatic. I have my favourites from him: “Dead Poets Society”, “Mrs Doubtfire”, “Good Morning, Vietnam”, “What Dreams May Come” (one of my all time fav.), how he played the Genie in “Aladdin”, “Good Will Hunting” and of course his voices of Ramon and Lovelace in “Happy Feet” to name a few. The man is just too much. Can’t wait to see him.

A few years back I bought Hubby a DVD “Live on Broadway” and that was hilarious. If you’ve seen it, that last scene when he talks about the last thing a woman sees and his hairy arm… I cried the first time I’ve seen it, and I still laugh every time I think of it, don’t even need to see it. If you haven't seen it, give yourself a treat and rent it, it is so worth it. We talked about watching it again tonight before we actually see him… to get in the spirit of sort.

This is suppose to be my birthday gift, but I have this sneaking suspicion that Hubby got us tickets because he wanted to see him just as bad as I ever did. That’s fine by me! Hee.

Labels: Entertainment, Everyday Stuff

Posted by Stinkypaw at 6:30 PM | Permalink | Opinionated lurkers

We started our business over eight years ago, and never looked back. Like every job, there are benefits and irritants. I’ve been seeing the advantages more than anything else. I work from home, which is priceless as far as I’m concern (I’m not really the office type), I manage my own schedule (as long as the work gets done, who cares when it’s done, read day or night), I’m always available by phone or by emails; I make a point of that. Even on vacation I answered my emails and voicemails.

The down side of it all is that I don’t get dressed right away, and often don’t shower right away either (I know, I know… you’re jealous!). My schedule is really messed up, I’m more a night owl than the morning bird. With my weird schedule comes the strange eating habits (read late). We never have dinner before 8:30 – 9:00 p.m.

I don’t really miss not being with people everyday, quite the opposite; I like my quietness – even if the past few days have been hell around here. Our neighbour upstairs is having his hardwood floors redone, not just refinished, nope, they ripped everything out and reinstalled brand new ones ‘cause the previous ones were squeaking on certain spots... Today they were nailing… O.M.G. This is all I will say about that, O.M. F.G. Ok, sorry, back on track. I don’t mind seeing my clients, even if at some point I did wish I didn’t have some of them as customers, because they were disorganised, or always late, always missing some papers, etc… but overall I have good clients. I think I do a good job, I try to be professional and I’m respectful. Never had a complaint, so that must be a good sign, no?

Last week our accountant called asking about one of my clients that I had referred to him for their year-end closing. He had tried contacting them to no avail. I told him I would ask my client what was happening on that front, since I had referred him, so I sent them an email. A week went by without any answer. Friday night I get a message from one of the owners, with whom I’ve always dealt with since the start (last year in October when they contacted me, in a panic, to take on their bookkeeping because they weren’t happy with their bookkeeper and were late in their remittance to the government) in which she: 1. Apologized for not contacting me sooner, 2. Said they decided not to use my reference and 3. They were using someone else for their bookkeeping but we should stay in touch. I re-read her message a few times, since her English isn’t that great, wanting to make sure I was reading it correctly. WTH? I sent her a reply asking if I was correctly understanding her message: they no longer needed my services? She replied a day later only saying: “Yes, you read correctly”.

I didn’t know if I should be happy or what? My first reaction was surprise of course. Then I felt upset for their lack of common courtesy. I’ve always been professional and will continue to do so. I will email them their data with a short thank you note. I’ve been thinking about this all day today, and deep down I know it’s a good thing. They were more trouble than they were worth. I guess my ego is hurt; to be dropped that way isn’t very pleasant. I’ve been fired once before and I remember it being unpleasant but not like this. I knew why and that was fine, but this… this is plain insulting!

Yeah, that's is! I'm insulted by their lack of "savoir vivre"!

Labels: Anger, Everyday Stuff, Moi

Posted by Stinkypaw at 2:02 AM | Permalink | Opinionated lurkers

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Situational Awareness Scenario:

You are driving in a car at a constant speed.

On your left side is a valley and on your right side is a fire engine traveling at the same speed as you. In front of you is a galloping pig, which is the same size as your car, and you cannot overtake it. Behind you is a helicopter flying at ground level.

Both the giant pig and the helicopter are also traveling at the same speed as you.

What must you do to safely get out of this highly dangerous situation?

Answer below


















Answer:

Get off the children's "Merry-Go-Round", you're drunk.

Labels: Friday Smiles

Posted by Stinkypaw at 12:04 AM | Permalink | Opinionated lurkers

• If I were to come back I’d want to come back somewhere warm! I’ve experienced enough winters in this lifetime to know that I will not complain (too much) about being hot.

• I wanted to get a tattoo while in Hawaii, but changed my mind in the end when I thought that if I were to have it done there I wouldn’t be able to go for my daily dose of salt water, in the ocean…

• Why do I feel awkward when comes time to invoice a friend for work I’ve done? I’ve already reduced my hourly rate and yet, I still feel strange…

• Can you believe in less than 45 days it will be Christmas? It will be time to put up our tree soon… crazy!

• If you were to win the lottery, a big jackpot, how much would be too much for you? Or is there such a possibility of too much money?

• In two weeks it will be my birthday.

• Is it wrong (or really wrong) when I see that a cashier is making a mistake (in my favour) not to let him know?

• Since we’ve been back from vacation, Tobi (our cat) has been sticking to us like fly paper! ‘Think he missed us?

• I think that Justin has the sexy thing going for sure!

• The last few months, I’ve been biting my nails a lot. I know I’m eating part of myself, I get that, but I don’t really know I can’t fight this urge… My nails are too soft and break easily, so what starts out as “making it even” turns into “more than one”. Argh!

• I know I shouldn’t take it personal that some of my regulars aren’t anymore, but it does something to me… I like my blends and don’t want them to go away. Sad isn’t it?

• For some reason I have Christmas on my mind tonight. Time to go shopping I guess! Hee.

Labels: Blogging, Christmas, Everyday Stuff, Moi, Pets, Questioning, Weather

Posted by Stinkypaw at 1:12 AM | Permalink | Opinionated lurkers