Public announcement

I've never had my heart broken. Ever. And believe me ; I've went out or slept with way more people than I am willing to admit. But I am generally attracted to weirdos ... Crude and rude men... Artists with a very bad boy vibe... That definitely fulfill my needs for adventure and my needs to "save". But after a couple of weeks (or months, ahem...) I usually get my good senses back and run far, far away from them.

I was recently discussing the state of my love life with a good friend when he came to an abrupt conclusion : I will not find a truly good guy and settle until I get my heart broken. I've been cursed.

So...

Will somebody please volunteer to be my boyfriend for the next couple of weeks and dump me ?

That might do the trick !

Please ??

It's National de-lurking week !

Like the button ?









Well, I got it through Shelli, who linked to Paper Napkin, who got it from Jen ... Got it ?











Ehem...









I (almost) know who you are... but I'd like to know more dammit !!









Please say HI...












*** Update...







Come on people ; I get an average of 150 hits a day... You can definitely do better than this !!!

You don't know me...

I've been tagged by the lovely KaraMia ; I am now supposed to tell you 5 things you don't know about me...





Ready ? Not sure I am !!






1. I've always been more excited to go see my father so his wife would be pissed off than actually seeing the man himself... My father had full custody of us kids and remarried when I was 13. His new wife always made sure to let us know that we were not welcomed in her life and we couldn't move away from home fast enough for her. That happened at age 17 ; she then made sure every single trace of our existences were removed from the house by trowing away every souvenirs and pictures of us. And my father let her do so. To this day, the only pictures of us are hidden in his locked office. And no, my father is not somebody I respect very much... He's got a long road ahead of him.





2. I'm a moveaholic... I've moved 42 times so far and will move a couple more. I can't seem to settle. I've tried moving furniture around and repainting but nothing will do ; I get antsy, stressed and need to get out. The funny thing is, even though I change cities, I always end up doing the exact same job...





3. I'm addicted to chick lit... Lately, it's been mostly Madeleine Wickham or under her pen name, Sophie Kinsella. I've read every single one of her books and can't wait for the new one to come out in February !





4. I am definitely not color coordinated. I've been known to wear questionable sets... I am now sticking to a color palette and am not allowed to shop alone.





5. I broke my tail bone while sliding. Not fun. I had to go back up the hill and walk a few miles to get to the doctors office. I then spent 2 months carrying a pillow ; doesn't look that bad but carrying a butt pillow on stage in front of 2,000 people ? Yeah... that funny.








Hum... Who should I tagg now...





NetChick ,Diane Mandy and Calliope !!

Happy Holidays !

You know it'll be a joly christmas when your next door neighbourg's house looks like this...

Happy Holidays ! Best wishes...

Off to drink LOTS of cremant !!!

xxx

Quote of the day...

A Quebec actress said, while answering questions about her weight :

" I definitely don't live in the right time period. But I like to remind myself from time to time that voluptuous figures like mine can be found in museums while today's standards end up on garage walls... "





What do you think ?

Photo Friday... Kind of REALLY late...

I've wanted to post back in the Photo Friday Pool for a very long time but lacked the courage to do so... But since I've been so uninspired lately (Yep, I've been working that much... I'm getting exausted) I tought that now would be a really good time. They say an image is worth a thousand words...



The latest theme was : A is for_____ . And so on. They are now on to letter "J", so brace yourself !!




Here we go :




A is for Alcool



That one was way too easy !! No explanation needed...

B is for Baby !

My baby sister recently had a baby (still sounds weird...) I absolutely fell in love with that little girl ; and so did my hormones, unfortunately !

C is for Cremant , of course !!

My favorite beverage. Many people will be surprised by this annoncement... uh...

D is for Drunk

Do you see a theme here ?

D is also for Diet !!

Yes, Operation JATP is still on. Now down to 14.8 !

E is for exception...

The Carnaval de Quebec... The only time of the year where drinking in the streets is tolerated ; it is also - 40 outside but who cares !!

F is for Flugelhorn

Yes, I truly am a trumpet player (even though I haven't talked much about it lately...) I recently bought a new Flugelhorn and I can't wait to REALLY try it on.

G is for Goat cheese... Eurk...

While touring in France over the summer, I happened to stay on a goat cheese farm...

We got to eat goat cheese for breakfast, lunch, diner and snacks...

I'll never eat goat cheese again.

H is for Harry Potter's dining hall

Yep ! I've been to Harry Potter's school ! uh, well, Christ Church College in oxford that is but still !! It was pretty cool.

I is for Illegal

I got to drink Viperine over the summer. A really disgusting drink... also very illegal.

J is for pure Joy !

Nico will be in town for my birthday in April !! Now, if he could bring some cremant with him...

Have a great week everybody !!

Have you ever... Being Bold...

Yes. Another Stolen meme...



In the process, I discovered that my life's not as boring as I thought !



(and of course, the ones in bold are the ones I alreary did...)



01. Bought everyone in the bar a drink

02. Swam with wild dolphins

03. Climbed a mountain

04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive

05. Been inside the Great Pyramid

06. Held a tarantula

07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone (not that hot)

08. Said “I love you” and meant it

09. Hugged a tree

10. Bungee jumped

11. Visited Paris (will be going, again in april...)

12. Watched a lightning storm at sea

13. Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise

14. Seen the Northern Lights

15. Gone to a huge sports game

16. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa

17. Grown and eaten your own vegetables

18. Touched an iceberg

19. Slept under the stars

20. Changed a baby’s diaper

21. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon

22. Watched a meteor shower

23. Gotten drunk on champagne (and Cremant...)

24. Given more than you can afford to charity

25. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope

26. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment (always...)

27. Had a food fight (you get a lot of those when you have 5 siblings !!)

28. Bet on a winning horse

29. Asked out a stranger

30. Had a snowball fight (Hey ! I leave in Quebec !!)

31. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can (that's what roller coasters are for...)

32. Held a lamb

33. Seen a total eclipse (twice, actually)

34. Ridden a roller coaster

35. Hit a home run (you definitely don't want to see me run...)

36. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking (that's what Crémant is for...)

37. Adopted an accent for an entire day

38. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment (just a moment though)

39. Had two hard drives for your computer (don't ask)

40. Visited all 50 states

41. Taken care of someone who was drunk (uh... I am a musician after all)

42. Had/Have amazing friends

43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country

44. Watched whales (while kayaking... totally awsome !)

45. Stolen a sign ( My first appartment's hallway was covered with them...)

46. Backpacked in Europe

47. Taken a road-trip (I'm a sucker for road trips)

48. Gone rock climbing

49. Midnight walk on the beach

50. Gone sky diving

51. Visited Ireland

52. Been heartbroken longer than you were actually in love

53. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger’s table and had a meal with them

54. Visited Japan

55. Milked a cow

56. Alphabetized your cds

57. Pretended to be a superhero ( I am an aunt after all)

58. Sung karaoke

59. Lounged around in bed all day

60. Played touch football

61. Gone scuba diving

62. Kissed in the rain (not as hot as expected)

63. Played in the mud

64. Played in the rain

65. Gone to a drive-in theater (and made out like a teenager...)

66. Visited the Great Wall of China

67. Started a business

68. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken

69. Toured ancient sites

70. Taken a martial arts class

71. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straigh

72. Gotten married

73. Been in a movie

74. Crashed a party

75. Gotten divorced

76. Gone without food for 5 days

77. Made cookies from scratch

78. Won first prize in a costume contest

79. Ridden a gondola in Venice

80. Gotten a tattoo (or 5...)

81. Rafted the snake river

82. Been on television news programs as an “expert” (community tv, but still !)

83. Gotten flowers for no reason

84. Performed on stage (uh... really ? )

85. Been to Las Vegas

86. Recorded music

87. Eaten shark

88. Kissed on the first date (considering I moved in with a guy after 8 days....)

89. Gone to Thailand

90. Bought a house

91. Been in a combat zone

92. Buried one/both of your parents

93. Been on a cruise ship

94. Spoken more than one language fluently

95. Performed in a Rocky Horror Picture Show

96. Raised children

97. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour

98. Passed out cold

99. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country

100. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over

101. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge

102. Sang loudly in the car, and didn’t stop when you knew someone was looking

103. Had plastic surgery

104. Survived an accident that you shouldn’t have survived

105. Wrote articles for a large publication

106. Lost over 100 pounds. ( well, I'm on my way to 42... does it count ? )

107. Held someone while they were having a flashback

108. Piloted an airplane

109. Touched a stingray

110. Broken someone’s heart

111. Helped an animal give birth

112. Won money on a TV game show

113. Broken a bone (just one ?)

114. Gone on an African photo safari

115. Had a facial part pierced other than your ears

116. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol

117. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild (yep, I'm that stupid)

118. Ridden a horse

119. Had major surgery

120. Had a snake as a pet

121. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon

122. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours

123. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. states

124. Visited all 7 continents (getting there !)

125. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days

126. Eaten kangaroo meat

127. Eaten sushi (I could live on sushi...)

128. Had your picture in the newspaper


129. Changed someone’s mind about something you care deeply about

130. Gone back to school (really want to , though )

131. Parasailed

132. Touched a cockroach (I lived in many weird places...)

133. Eaten fried green tomatoes

134. Read “The Iliad”

135. Selected one “important” author who you missed in school, and read


136. Killed and prepared an animal for eating (and cried the whole way...)

137. Skipped all your school reunions (and miss a party ? no way !!)

138. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language

139. Been elected to public office

140. Written your own computer language

141. Thought to yourself that you’re living your dream

142. Had to put someone you love into hospice care

143. Built your own PC from parts

144. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn’t know you

145. Had a booth at a street fair

146. Dyed your hair (every 3 weeks...)

147. Been a DJ

148. Shaved your head

149. Caused a car accident

150. Saved someone’s life






104 out of 150... Not bad at all !!



How about you ? What's your number ??





*** Updates ***



For the ones that know me personally ; I've got a final, final interview for that special job ( you know the one... the process from hell that started on November 2004 ). The date ? This Wednesday, 1:30 pm. Wish me luck !!

Stolen meme...

Stolen meme from This fish needs a bicycle...




10 things I have learned from relationships with men (in no particular order...)



1. I'm stronger than I thought

2. I deserve respect and love

3. Hitting is NEVER acceptable

4. If you think you deserve better, you probably do

5. Not everybody has the same definition of monogamy

6. To speak up

7. Not to compromise my values

8. To kiss like its the last time

9. Not all of them are jerks

10. Not holding back in bed





Your turn.

Mystery...

Any idea who that woman is ?



I visited the Shakespeare's Globe while in London over the summer and she was our tour guide... She mentionned her name very quickly and, silly me, I didn't bother writing it down.



All I know is that she's a British actress and played in many movies. Yep, that's a lot of information, isn't it ??



Help !!!

World AIDS day...

Today, December 1st, is the World AIDS day... What are you doing to help ?



I was first introduced to AIDS by mother in 7th grade. I was having a hard time picking a subject for an essay about social education when my mom suggested a book writen by Elizabeth Glaser about AIDS, her life as a wife and a mother and as a women in the public eye. A very powerful story about her familly.



After the first chapter, I was hooked : the militant in me wanted to scream and the little girl I was was confused... I was mad about the lack of education and the lack of information. I was also scared for the very same reasons. I spent weeks searching through scientific magazines, newspaper, the internet, libraries. My brain needed to gain knowledge as much as possible on the subject. My discovery ? Not much was being done on the subject at the time. A gigantic realisation for a 7th grader...



And I haven't chaged my mind on the subject : not nearly enough is being done on that matter.



Elizabeth Glaser lost her battle against AIDS on December 3rd, 1994 ; 13 years after having contrated the disease.



I have worn a red ribbon ever since reading her book. It might not always be seen but can always be found on me. I've also made my best to make donations to her foundation and others and participated in many walks to support local AIDS organisations.



How about you ?