Yes, I just posted this on my other blog....but for those of you that don't read that I thought I'd post it here too. You can tell I'm pissed right off because I want to make sure everyone knows about the bigass icefest we had here yesterday.
Sooooo.....yesterday I was all excited to go to the gym. I planned my work day carefully so I could leave early enough to get to the gym before the after work rush. I got all cleaned up, dressed into my workout gear, tied up my shoes....and proceded out to my car. Except I never made it to my car, because I slipped about half-way down our front porch stairs on the ice and landed on the cement at the botttom. Ask me how impressed I was about that...I dare you!
Let's just say that I have a MASSIVE lump on the back of my leg and it hurts like hell. Not fun. So obviously no gym. Booooooo!
In true Halifax form though, the weather has taken a 180 degree turn and the sun is out today so I will try again to get out there...
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Disappointing Delivery
I was just downstairs reminding DBF to eat up the leftover Chinese food and it reminded me that I wanted to blog about it.
Chinese take-out has always been one of my absolute favorites. In fact, whenever I visit my Mom we still order in from the same place that we've ordered from since I was a kid (it's changed hands and business names several times, but aside from the egg rolls everything is still pretty much the same). It's just not a mother-daughter night in without Chinese delivered for dinner. :)
Well, after what we ordered here the other night, I'm going to have to make sure Mom and I order in a few times while I'm home in May.
DBF always commented that Chinese food in Victoria just wasn't the same as what he was used to from Winnipeg. I never understood until now. Apparently West Coast Chinese take-out must be very different than the rest of the country... because what we got here was exactly what he was used to from Manitoba and Ontario.
It's not that it was bad, but it was sooo different that I didn't enjoy it.
Example: he always said that the Chop Suey we ordered was different...and now I see what he meant. On the island, Chop Suey was always chunky veggies (usually celery, onions, carrots...sometimes with bok choy or water chestnuts or mushrooms...sometimes with bean sprouts) in a thicker oyster sauce. His complaint was that he was used to mostly bean sprouts with some other veggies thrown in. Well that's what we got here. To me, it's a container full of bean sprouts in runny sauce with a few shreds of carrot and chicken bits thrown in. He was thrilled, I was not. Although, if you mixed it with noodles, it would make perfect Chow Mein.
I won't go into detail on the rest of it, except to say that even the sweet n sour sauce is different.
Needless to say, I guess we won't be ordering Chinese take-out too often unless we can find a place that does it the way I'm used to, because it wasn't something I care to have again. (And it was actually quite good food, I just didn't like the style.)
Next up: finding a good Mexican restaurant, because I miss Cafe Mexico and the island's own Delicados.
Chinese take-out has always been one of my absolute favorites. In fact, whenever I visit my Mom we still order in from the same place that we've ordered from since I was a kid (it's changed hands and business names several times, but aside from the egg rolls everything is still pretty much the same). It's just not a mother-daughter night in without Chinese delivered for dinner. :)
Well, after what we ordered here the other night, I'm going to have to make sure Mom and I order in a few times while I'm home in May.
DBF always commented that Chinese food in Victoria just wasn't the same as what he was used to from Winnipeg. I never understood until now. Apparently West Coast Chinese take-out must be very different than the rest of the country... because what we got here was exactly what he was used to from Manitoba and Ontario.
It's not that it was bad, but it was sooo different that I didn't enjoy it.
Example: he always said that the Chop Suey we ordered was different...and now I see what he meant. On the island, Chop Suey was always chunky veggies (usually celery, onions, carrots...sometimes with bok choy or water chestnuts or mushrooms...sometimes with bean sprouts) in a thicker oyster sauce. His complaint was that he was used to mostly bean sprouts with some other veggies thrown in. Well that's what we got here. To me, it's a container full of bean sprouts in runny sauce with a few shreds of carrot and chicken bits thrown in. He was thrilled, I was not. Although, if you mixed it with noodles, it would make perfect Chow Mein.
I won't go into detail on the rest of it, except to say that even the sweet n sour sauce is different.
Needless to say, I guess we won't be ordering Chinese take-out too often unless we can find a place that does it the way I'm used to, because it wasn't something I care to have again. (And it was actually quite good food, I just didn't like the style.)
Next up: finding a good Mexican restaurant, because I miss Cafe Mexico and the island's own Delicados.
Monday, March 3, 2008
22 days - done!
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
DBF is home today!! After 22 days of being alone here in our new house, I am soooo ready for him to be home.
:)
DBF is home today!! After 22 days of being alone here in our new house, I am soooo ready for him to be home.
:)
Sunday, March 2, 2008
Big Brother Update
OK, not really so much an update, as it is a comment.
Was that not the most bizarre challenge you have ever seen on the show? Dressing the girls in asparagus unitards, with real asparagus hats that looked like the Jolly Green Giant's lampshade?
Did BB accidentally invest in a major asparagus crop this year?
Who thinks this stuff up?
(I won't even get into the fact that it was a MAJOR waste of food....)
And check this out for a hilarious recap of how I think we all feel about Joshua.
Was that not the most bizarre challenge you have ever seen on the show? Dressing the girls in asparagus unitards, with real asparagus hats that looked like the Jolly Green Giant's lampshade?
Did BB accidentally invest in a major asparagus crop this year?
Who thinks this stuff up?
(I won't even get into the fact that it was a MAJOR waste of food....)
And check this out for a hilarious recap of how I think we all feel about Joshua.
Saturday, March 1, 2008
Again with the storms!
And just because I always have to post and bitch about the crappy weather, here I am!
Yup, that's right. The Haligonians lied to me. The snow did not end in February. That's right people...today is March 1st if you hadn't noticed...and yes there is white stuff on the ground. Mhmmmmm. Almost a half a foot of it actually.
Fortunately it did stop snowing. Unfortunately now it's windier than shit and raining sideways. Rattling the bedroom window again so I'm guessing sleep is going to be another night of wondering if the roof is going to blow off. Boooooooo! Hopefully it will rain enough to wash away the snow though, so I don't have to shovel it tomorrow.
Sadly, because I knew the storm was starting and I'm still leary of having my car out in the snow/ice I didn't stay at the gym after my first introductory sessions. I would have liked to have put in a small workout with the details I learned today, but well, I sissied out because of the stupid weather. They were excellent introductions to the cardio equipment and circuit area so I am excited to put my knowledge into action before I forget what I'm doing. Hopefully tomorrow the roads are clear and I'm not totally plowed into my driveway.
Edit: not 5 minutes after I posted this, I got a note on Facebook from a friend telling me he just posted pictures of the cherry trees at home. Ya, that's right, Spring is springing there and I'm stuck with Maritime stormy slop.
Yup, that's right. The Haligonians lied to me. The snow did not end in February. That's right people...today is March 1st if you hadn't noticed...and yes there is white stuff on the ground. Mhmmmmm. Almost a half a foot of it actually.
Fortunately it did stop snowing. Unfortunately now it's windier than shit and raining sideways. Rattling the bedroom window again so I'm guessing sleep is going to be another night of wondering if the roof is going to blow off. Boooooooo! Hopefully it will rain enough to wash away the snow though, so I don't have to shovel it tomorrow.
Sadly, because I knew the storm was starting and I'm still leary of having my car out in the snow/ice I didn't stay at the gym after my first introductory sessions. I would have liked to have put in a small workout with the details I learned today, but well, I sissied out because of the stupid weather. They were excellent introductions to the cardio equipment and circuit area so I am excited to put my knowledge into action before I forget what I'm doing. Hopefully tomorrow the roads are clear and I'm not totally plowed into my driveway.
Edit: not 5 minutes after I posted this, I got a note on Facebook from a friend telling me he just posted pictures of the cherry trees at home. Ya, that's right, Spring is springing there and I'm stuck with Maritime stormy slop.
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