Merry Christmas!!!!!!

Thought of the Day

He may look like a neckless turkey when he performs (his words, not mine), but John Mayer is incredibly, incredibly talented.

Continuum has me quite enthralled.

The Three Drunks

It's a new take on the Three Wise Men, peeps! I have three drunks lying in the kitchen, eating a spilled vegetable plate off the floor. It's delightful (and that's not sarcasm; I can't stop laughing... AT them)!!!

Update

Update:

Lying in Sally's bed, about to watch Being John Malkovich.

*sighs with contentment*

Q&AII

Question: What is the best way to wake someone up in the morning?

Answer: By kicking down their door and blasting "Give It To Me, Baby" by Rick James.

Sorry, John... you had to get up; you have an appointment.

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I have my last exam in an hour... :D!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And then I'm going to blog and play tetris and sit and read a book that doesn't have anything to do with school, and call someone on the phone and play Rick James again and do some more sitting and listen to Christmas music and do a crossword and stare at the wall....

Q&A...

Question: Have I been listening to soulDecision on repeat?

Answer: Possibly.

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Question: If a person were to, oh I don't know, let's say... listen to soulDecision on repeat, would this indicate that there is cause for concern with regards to that person's mental health?

Answer. Yes. Yes it would.

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As it turns out, I am very bad at this whole "X Days 'Til Christmas" thing... not only did it take me a week or so to figure out how many days were left until Christmas, now it appears that I've completely neglected it. Hmm. Whoops!!

Here's a new countdown with which I will certainly not follow through: 4 more sleeps until my last final.

(!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

And Dean and Amanda are coming home, soon! :)

"Save us tonight, little babe in the straw"

who is this child,
asleep in a manger?
the heavens are bright
the stable's so cold
on this holy night,
have you come to redeem us?
little child in the straw
little child in the straw

who is this babe?
prince of the universe
a donkey is braying
angels are singing
the prophets did say
you would come to redeem the world
little babe in the straw
save us all

and if we lose sight of your sweet face
at the birth of grace, at the birth of grace
light of truth shine like Bethlehem's star
lead us to where you are, show us who you are

merciful one
lover of every soul
the Father's own Son
Emmanuel
yes, we believe,
you are able to heal us
Noel, noel,
save us all

save us tonight

[from this cd]

Insanity

Sara (to Roxy): You look like a little human being.

December 9, 2006: The day Sara officially lost whatever was left of her fragile mind.

Just back from Starbucks... I actually got a little bit of sleep, so I'm feeling a bit guilty, but also a bit less sick. I'm working on a paper, so I've been sugared, proteined, and caffeinated... I think I'm ready to go.

Picked up the newspaper while I was there; the cover story had me intrigued.

I have some opinions that I'm sure no one really cares about, but which I will nonetheless post, perhaps this evening.

Some things that make
working at 5am
cool
worth it
bearable:

Some of our customers are a hoot. (HAHA!! Hoot! Hooooooot.)

For example, Robert, a Purolator driver who comes in every morning on his way to work. He always orders the same thing (a venti hazelnut soy latte) and I hypothesize that it is physically impossible to not feel more cheerful after talkihg to him. First of all, he knows all of our names, announces that it is "so good to see [us]", and then goes on to ask how each of us is doing, and then finishes off by finding something beautiful to say about the day, even if it's pouring rain. Before leaving, we get a "thank you so much, this is wonderful!" and a "have a fantastic day!" Now, seriously, why the dickens can't he be Tomko's Purolator guy? Maybe then we wouldn't use DHL. Actually... I think that regardless, I would like to adopt him, perhaps as an Uncle. What is our policy here in Canada on adopting Purolator drivers?

And then there's the middle aged bodybuilders who come in, strutting around in their "Gold's Gym" sweatsuits, and daintily drinking Earl Grey tea. Today, the German one (let's call him The Hülk... because isn't that just a fun name?) was sad because I ran out of samples, and had to go back and cut up some more. He met me at the counter, took the sample tray from me, and proceeded to prance around the store, offering samples to other customers...

I spent my entire shift singing along to the Christmas music, and dancing, too. Jean said it was "so cute", but I think because she's only been speaking English for a year, there was a bit of a language barrier there... how do you say "friggin' annoying" in Mandarin? I'm pretty sure that's what she meant.

Umm... that's all I've got for now. The rest of today should be interesting: up at 4am, have to do sound tonight for Uncle Phil's Diner, then I have to write some sort of "term paper" for tomorrow... debating whether or not to take a nap or just take it like a man....

Oh and also. Here is a picture of my dog.

14 karat News!!

ON THE 19TH DAY 'TIL CHRISTMAS, SARA GAVE TO MEEEEEEE:

A wedding announcement!!! The Borsas are pleased to announce the engagement of their beloved daughter, Stefanie, to international super hunk Michael Vartan.


The couple plan to wed tomorrow at Michael's French chalet, and Stef has promised that Sara will never again be allowed to photoshop her hair... at least not while shrieking maniacally and clicking COPY and PASTE repeatedly.

Merry Christmas, Stef... I have a feeling this is going to be the gift that keeps on giving....

I am sneaky and full of lies

ON THE 20TH DAY 'TIL CHRISTMAS, SARA GAVE TO MEEEEE:

THE AVENGING UNICORN!!!!!! I had forgotten to explain this back in the 'day', so here you go! Woot. No, I mean WOOT!!

So I took a road trip in October, to see Guster in Seattle. Lucy was my accomplice, and good times were had by all (especially by the two of us!!!!). I meant to post about it, but I... didn't.

Anyway, when we were in the underground market at Pike Place, we stumbled upon this comic book store of insanity, and were prancing around, killing time when I found THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Avenging Unicorn Playset... well... maybe I should just write out what's on the box, cuz it's much more interesting than anything I can bring to this conversation!!

The Avenging Unicorn Playset, with 4 magical horns and 3 figures to impale!

DO YOU BELIEVE?
Unicorns are magical creatures that exist only for those who believe. When they are not frolicking in dewy meadows or posing on windy cliffs, they are helping believers to do away with daily annoyances.

Does the New Age lady at the bookstore get on your nerves when she starts ranting about her latest encounter with an ancient warrior spirit?

Are you tired of being accosted by the creepy mime who thinks he deserves a quarter for pretending to be trapped in a box?

Does that arrogant businessman in the well-pressed suit drive you crazy with loud talking on his cell phone in a crowded elevator?

Close your eyes, take a deep breath and summon a unicorn. If you believe in the magic of unicorns with all your heart and soul they will answer your call.

MAGICAL HORNS:
Not all unicorn horns are the same! Each one has unique magical powers.
1) Pearlescent: mind control, weather control, super hearing
2) Spiral: illusion casting, super healing (i.e. turns blood into rose petals)
3) Glow: hypnosis, enhanced agility
4) Chrome: electromagnetism, speed reading, teleportation

THE UNICORN CODE:
1) Unicorns never lie.
2) Unicorns always lend a helping hand.
3) Unicorns are loyal.
4) Unicorns can keep a secret.
5) Unicorns don't use drugs.

So there you have it. You may be asking yourself, "this sounds a lot like something Sara would say, only much more clever." I thought so, too, which is why I think I bonded so quickly with this product, and why I took it home with me, smuggling it across the border like the minx I am.

[edit: I forgot to mention that I tried to use my cheque to pay for my purchase... the people in the store were NOT impressed, but I was delighted]

ON THE 21ST DAY 'TIL CHRISTMAS, SARA GAVE TO MEEEEEE:

A Child's Laughter.



Absolutely, without a doubt, priceless.

I love this girl.

Yesterday we had an amazing chat that put my mind at ease. No, that's not right; it didn't do that. But it helped me to realize that it's ok to feel the confusion that I'm feeling, and to realize that I'm not alone in that confusion. It was truly appreciated and truly needed. And then tonight we took it down a notch with THIS after-church dialogue (names removed to protect the innocent):

Megs: So do you have a crush on _________?
Sara: No, why? Do I seem like I do?
Megs: No, not at all, really. I was just wondering.
Sara: Do you even know who he is, though? I didn't realize you'd met him.
Megs: He was that guy who was helping you _________ the other day at the _________, right? With the beard?
Sara: Umm, no I don't think so. ______ doesn't have a beard.
Megs: He was the one with the very clean-shaven beard.
Sara: ... [laughs]... no, he doesn't have any facial hair.
Megs: Ok, maybe I'm thinking of the guy from Desperate Housewives
Sara: [bursts out laughing}
Megs: The one with the really dark hair!
Sara: Oh, that's not ________; that's _________.
Megs: Oh!! OK. And he's got the spiked hair!
Sara: No... his hair isn't spiked at all. But it IS dark brown.
Megs: But with blonde streaks.
Sara: No...
Megs: I don't wanna talk about it.

And that's pretty much verbatim... 75 points to anyone who can tell me what a clean-shaven beard looks like.

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We took communion at church this evening. As I was reflecting, I realized that tonight, what it means to me is that I'm allowed to push. And I am SO thankful for that.

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And now, an actual gift (I hope):

ON THE 22ND DAY 'TIL CHRISTMAS, SARA GAVE TO MEEEEEE:

MUSIQUE DU JOUR

Musique Du Jour! Every morning, I make a playlist with the tunes that will get me through the day. In no particular order, here's a selection of what made the list today. As you can see, my tastes range from jazzy to country to pop, to just plain awful (see Head, Hole in the).

01. 5 O’Clock People - Blame
02. Feist – Gatekeeper (One Room One Hour Mix)
03. Rufus Wainwright – Somewhere Over the Rainbow (live)
04. Louis Armstrong – La Vie En Rose
05. Global Deejays – One Night in Bangkok
06. Ryan Adams – When the Stars Go Blue
07. Dixie Chicks - Landslide
08. Peter Gabriel – Your Eyes
09. Ella Fitzgerald feat. Louis Armstrong – They Can’t Take That Away from Me
10. Sugababes – Hole In My Head
11. Keane – A Bad Dream

Enjoy!

Beef hound.

I hope that if you are reading this, that you might take a moment to look at my previous post, which includes some links to information about World AIDS Day (which was yesterday), and the fight against the disease. I don't necessarily favour one site or program over the others, I just wanted to put up some info :).

Now on to much less serious things...

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ON THE 25TH DAY 'TIL CHRISTMAS, SARA GAVE TO MEEEEEE:

A tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiny beef hound.


Tomorrow I think I might actually have a real gift to give, rather than this sort of thing... but we'll have to see. It's also been brought to my attention that we are perhaps closer to Christmas than the countdown would suggest, so after doing 6 or 7 recounts, I might just make up for it and post again later today... oh you lucky, lucky children.

How're you gonna change the world when you're stuck on a shelf?

ON THE 25TH DAY 'TIL CHRISTMAS, THE SARA GAVE TO MEEEEEE:

Some

food

for

thought.