Ten on Tuesday

1. What’s your favourite color to paint your nails?

I don’t usually paint my fingernails because they chip way too easily, and chipped nails, to me, look skanky. Because I’m lazy, and don’t want to look skanky, I therefore don’t paint them. My toenails, however, are usually painted to match the season: Dark, rich colours in the winter, happy, bright colours in the summer.

2. Do you like to sneeze?

No, but sometimes it feels good, like when I’m having an allergic reaction to cats.

3. How often do you fill up your car with gas?

Every two weeks, more or less. It depends on how far I go. In the city I usually get about 250-300kms from one tank of gas. Highway – I think my record is 450kms.

4. Were you named after anyone?

Nope. My name is what it is because it’s the only one my parents could agree on, which is a good thing. My dad wanted to name my Billie. Thanks Mom for vetoing that one!

5. Have you made any good recipes lately?

I whipped together an awesome beef teriyaki stir-fry last week, no recipe involved. I guess I was harnessing my inner Asianness.

6. What’s an easy money-saving tip that you use regularly?

Give yourself a bi-weekly cash allowance and leave your debit card at home. I do this when my bank account is hurting and it works WONDERS for me.

7. Would you rather have a sore throat or an ear ache?

Sore throat. You can stop talking to help a sore throat, but you can’t stop hearing.

8. Do you have any scars? What are they from?

I have one on my knee from rollerblading when I was little, and one on my elbow from a couch-zipper. Long story.

9. What are you “known for” in your circle of friends/family?

I have no idea, really. My disgusting sense of potty humour? Being half-Asian? Tell me, folks who actually know me in real life …

10. How do you like to eat your pancakes?

With butter and tonsssss of maple syrup. Like, an absurd amount. The Canadian maple syrup thanks me for keeping them in business on a weekly basis. No lies.

Seven Quick Takes

Ahh, I love me some list/bullet posts!

~ 1 ~

On Tuesday I mad an appointment at the hospital for an MRI. You see, a while ago, I went in for ultrasounds because I was having weird stomach pains. The ultrasounds showed nothing as far as a cause for the pain (which has since dispersed) but they found a mass/lesion on my liver. *Cue mild panic attack* So, fast forward a few weeks, and I go for my MRI. I haaaate them, not because I’m claustrophobic, but because they have to give you an IV and put dye in you. I HATE NEEDLES. Anyway, I got a call from my Dr. and the MRI came back clean! Yay me! I just have to have bloodwork done and have another MRI in a year, but still – CLEAN! Hell yes!

~ 2 ~

I am slowly starting to get tired of the snow. It makes me sleepy. If it had a heart, I’d stab it. Sure, it’s great for all you snowboarders and skiers, but I’m getting tired of it. It snowed a poop-load yesterday and while Daphne loves it, me, not so much. My car almost got stuck on the side of the road because the plow came by and pushed it against my car. Wah, wah, wah. I’d be happier about the snow if I got snow days like everyone else. Poo!

~ 3 ~

My mom and I are going to the Bridal Fair at the end of the month! I’m pretty excited about it; I’m hoping to get some decoration ideas and maybe some favour ideas. Kyle and I were thinking about making homemade fortune cookies, but they look like a LOT of work according to the videos we YouTubed, and we’d have to make them a couple days before the wedding. And we have no other Asian elements in our wedding. Who knows though. Anyone want to sign up for a little fortune cookie slave labour?

~ 4 ~

Now that the Christmas rush is over at Job #2, I’ve had a lot more evenings off during the week, which is awesome. I missed being at home with Kyle and just vegging out on the couch watching old episodes of Family Guy and Three and a Half Men. It just makes me love our little life together in our little house even more!

~ 5 ~

I bought a bag of rice cracker mix from Costco the other night because they’re a nice tasty treat while I’m working. Or at least they were. They went and re-worked some of the flavours, adding salt and vinegar to one of the rice crackers. Yuck! Now, I love rice crackers and I love salt and vinegar, but together, they are not good at all.  My taste buds have been assaulted.

~ 6 ~

It’s amazing how some people will always have something to complain about no matter what. It irritates me beyond control, so I try my best to stay calm and ignore it. But you know what? It’s freaking hard! If pitching in $10 for a potluck means I don’t have to cook anything, I’m game. Ah, department wars …

~ 7 ~

I went to a Burlesque show last night with C. It was … a little less than expected. I think the venue was the problem. The area around the stage was packed and where we were sitting, we couldn’t see a thing. We ending up eating our $5 admission and leaving early. Oh well!

I’m a Big!

Krysten over at After “I Do” recently called out to bloggers to be a part of a blogging “Big Sister, Little Sister” program, where veteran bloggers are paired up with novices for mentoring, coaching and good ol’ fashioned fun!

I gotta be honest, I wasn’t sure if I’d consider myself a Big or Little, so I left that decision up in the air and Krysten thought I’d make a good Big. Go me and my little corner of internet domain! Needless to say, I’m excited to announce that my Little is:

‘Angel’ at Confessions of a College Angel

Go say hello!

I’m looking forward to sharing my blogging knowledge (or lack thereof?) with my Little. I know there’s a ton of junk I wish I knew before I started blogging … hell, there’s of ton of stuff I still need to learn, but isn’t there always? (Like CSS …)