Category Archives: Birthdays

I’m Spoiled

Posted in Amazeballs, Awesome, Birthdays, Kara and Kyle by

Kyle’s always been a little crazy when it comes to gift giving. (Not that I’m bragging) He’s also horrible at keeping surprises from me. So, as a result, I came home from work yesterday to this:

Taken with my cute little Sony Cybershot, lol

To try and surprise me, Kyle asked me to “help” him get something out of the back of his truck. We went outside and he said he was going to grab something for our little storage closet and asked me to open up the back door of his truck. When I did, this little beauty was sitting there waiting for me to love it! Oh man, do I ever!

So this is my early Birthday/Wedding present from Kyle, and I couldn’t be more excited! I can’t wait to (re)learn all the functions on it. I haven’t played with a DSLR since J-School, so it may take a while.

I’ve wanted a Nikon D90 forever – It’s like my dream camera, so for Kyle to get me one is sooooo amazing.

I’ll leave you with the first shot I took with her: (Yes, the camera is a “she”, and she still needs a name)

Of course I’d take it of Daphne!

Not bad for full-automatic mode! She’s looking a little scruffy though.

Do you have a dream camera?

Deadlines

Posted in Birthdays, Work by

I have eight days to finish and submit my freelance stories. So far, I have five out of the 12 finished and emailed away. Three still need some more information before I can email them to my editor. That leaves me with four stories to conduct interview and write stories for. I’m starting to panic just a little, but I’m sure I’ll be fine since procrastination seems to be my middle name. Deadlines seem to yell and scream at me for the most part

Some day, eventually, I’ll get around to posting a video tour of my new place too. It’s so cozy and amazing, I can’t wait to give ya’ll the tour. I hope to get around to actually filming next week, as long as my house stays cleanish and I have time. Both of these may be hit or miss.

Oh, and if anyone knows how to freaking embed video into WordPress so it’s also viewable on any RSS readers (i.e., Google Reader), some tips would be grand. The last time I posted a video, I don’t think the video showed up in Google Reader, just a ridiculous link to YouTube.

I most definitely had something else to mention but my browser decided to spazz out and I forgot what I was going to say. Dammit.

And sorry for the boring post. I’m really struggling these days because I’ve been so freaking busy!

How do you dead with looming deadlines? And how the hell do you properly embed a video on WordPress?

Oh! And go say HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Amber! She’s old(er) now! ;) Just kidding, I hope you have an awesome day Amber!

Birthdays/1096

Posted in Birthdays, Life, Lists by

It’s my birthday home slices! My plans are minimal – dinner, a hockey game and just a good time with friends. I’m really looking forward to the evening, so I hope work goes by quickly!

I’ve also prepared a list of 96 things that I want to accomplish in 1096 days. Some of them are going to be easy, while other may take a bit of encouragement. It’s down below:

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This is my list of 96 in 1096. It’s a list of goals of many varieties, from life to organizational goals to food and travel goals, originally stemming from the 101 in 1001 idea. Some of them should be easy enough to accomplish, other may take a little extra effort. Regardless, I’m looking forward to the challenge!

I think it’s an amazing feat to complete 96 things in 1096 days. It may seem like a lot of time, but you’d be surprised how procrastination can get the best of me! I figure the only way I’m going to be able to do any amount of things in life would be to make a list, post it in a place where I’ll always see it, and have strangers from the Blogosphere heckle and push me along!

In progress
Complete + Date
Notes

Start date: May 7, 2010

End date: May 7, 2013

Personal (16)

  • Buy a house
  • Get married
  • Get a new tattoo
  • Pay off my car (which should actually happen at the end of May 2013, but I’ll extend the deadline only for this!)
  • Volunteer for a non-profit, even if it’s just for a day
  • Adopt a pet
  • Write a freelance story and get it published
  • Learn five complete sentences in Chinese (that aren’t insults!) (0/5)
  • Change my hairstyle
  • Be in in a wedding party
  • Interview someone famous (or infamous)
  • Do a boudoir photoshoot
  • Love my job, no matter what
  • Make a new friend
  • Put change in an expired parking meter 10 times (0/10)
  • Learn more about my families’ backgroun

Food/Drink (13)

  • Cook a turkey
  • Try a weird vegetable, like jicama, kohlrabi, or fiddle heads.
  • Try a new ethnic food
  • Host a cocktail party
  • Enjoy an entire glass of wine
  • Go fast-food free for a month (No restaurants with drive-thru’s and no Subway!)
  • Order the strangest sounding dish off of a menu
  • Learn how to make my grandma’s famous chicken soup
  • Bake five different types of homemade muffins (1/5) Cornmeal Jam-Buster Muffins – April 18, 2010;
  • Make homemade sushi
  • Make homemade apple pie, crust and all
  • Switch to cloth bags instead of plastic for grocery shopping
  • Pickle green beans

Organization/Craftiness (15)

  • Organize the DVD collection
  • Organize my bookshelf
  • Put my old CD’s onto the computer and get rid of the CD’s
  • Clean out/organize my closet
  • Re-paint my old dresser, night stand and desk (0/3)
  • Build something from scratch
  • Learn how to knit or cross stitch
  • Change the oil in my car all by myself
  • Plant a tree
  • Grow vegetables in a garden
  • Reduce my household waste
  • Delete people in my cellphone contact list who I don’t actually talk to
  • Paint a room
  • Learn how to properly tie a man’s necktie
  • Back-up my important documents once a month

Travel (11)

  • Go on a successful hunting trip
  • Visit Vancouver Island
  • Visit Fort. St. John
  • Go on a random road trip somewhere at least an hour outside of Kamloops
  • Get my passport and use it
  • Travel to Vancouver by myself (to visit friends/family)
  • Take in Chinese New Years festivities ANYWHERE
  • Have a “Girls Only” trip
  • Go to a REAL beach
  • Go fishing
  • Go camping

Leisure/Entertainment (18)

  • Skydive
  • Explore a used book store
  • Read a classic novel (I’m open to suggestions!)
  • Survive a weekend with no Internet, texting, and only use my cellphone if it’s an emergency
  • Send 5 postcards to people (0/5) [If you want one, let me know!]
  • Spend an entire day doing nothing and not feel guilty
  • Get really good at a first-person shooter
  • Drive a boat
  • Borrow a book from the library
  • Do the “A Post a Day” blogging challenge (Blog everyday for a month!)
  • Ride a rollercoaster
  • Get a pedicure
  • Have my blog made over
  • Become an excellent marksmen
  • Go to three concerts (0/3)
  • Read 15 new books, not including the classic novel above (0/15)
  • Throw a surprise party
  • Join  a hockey pool

Health (13)

  • Do a yoga class
  • Hike in Petersen Creek in Kamloops
  • Ride a bike
  • Golf at 5 different courses that I haven’t played at yet. (0/5)
  • Run a race or marathon of some sort
  • Be a vegetarian for two weeks
  • Rehab my shoulder
  • Play a team sport, even if it’s just one game
  • Donate blood
  • Take my dog for a walk twice a week for a month
  • Plant a tree and watch it grow (0/2)
  • Learn a Martial Art
  • Get CPR Certified

Possessions (10)

  • Buy my dream camera
  • Finish out my family-plan cell contract with my Dad and brother and get my own plan
  • Buy a Blackberry
  • Own a king-size bed, or at least an amazing queen-sized one
  • Own a duvet
  • Buy something from Frederick’s
  • Own an original piece of artwork (painting or photo)
  • Own an amazingly comfortable chairs
  • Own one piece of designer something (sunglasses, shoes, a bag, what-have-you!)
  • Buy a new pillow
  • Own a “Little Black Dress”

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So there you have it! Happy Friday everyone!