Bad Blogger...

Yes, I have been a bad blogger as of late.

I haven't even been reading blogs much as of late - I really need to clear out my Google Reader of blogs that no longer interest and/or inspire me.

That said...

Mondays suck. Garfield had it right.

Monday seems to be the "lets shit on Carmen" day... for stuff that I really have no control over.

I report up two chains at work - really - it is academic vs. administrative.

And most of the time, the academics will break every rule that the administrators put in place.

And I am caught in the middle.

Monday's suck.

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Sometimes I Feel a Little Salty...

And as a side... this freaks me out a little... okay... a lot.

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Be Thankful...

This weekend is Canadian Thanksgiving... I ask that you take a moment of your time to enjoy this...

Things I am thankful for...
- my family
- great friends
- hockey
- smaller boobs
- the fact that Telus is getting the iPhone in November
- my PVR (and my HDTV)
- Etsy
- bubble baths
- Trevor Linden

Not necessarily in that order.

What are you thankful for? Americans... this is a good time to pre-think your thankful list in preparation of your Thanksgiving...

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Children as Pawns...

I fecking hate people who drag their children into supporting their cause*.

Especially when their cause is pro-life.

Hey - let's line up on the side of a busy freaking main arterial road with pro-life signs, and have our seven year old kids help out as traffic zings by at 80 km/hr.

I do not believe in abortion as a form of birth control.

But I do believe that there are times in a woman's when an abortion may be the best choice available.

And for some dickwad parent to stand with their kid on the side of the road with their pro-life sign and saying different... well - it really just pisses me off. Do they really think having an abortion is an easy decision to make? Do people need to have "baby killer" signs shoved in their face? No.

I think everyone needs to watch the episode of Degrassi where one of the twins has an abortion... and then try and tell me that having an abortion is an easy decision to make.

It is a woman's choice. And no damn sign on the side of the road will change my opinion of that.

* As a side, I also dislike (but not hate - hate is too strong a word to use here) parents that dress their children in Flames jerseys/outfits. Especially when they are a) too young to take the jersey off and b) too young to know that the Flames suck.

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In Case You Forgot...

(via i can read)

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October? WTF?

Umm... yeah... it is October...

That means that:
a) I wonder where the hell September went... and while we are on the topic of September... where the hell did the summer go?
b) We are now 3/4 of the way through 2009...
c) Hockey starts today! It is about freaking time!

I love Fall weather... I am not a heat person so the cool temperatures of Fall are my friend.

And the leaves... a thing of beauty. Especially since I don't have to rake them up.

Did I mention that hockey starts tonight?

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