Bastard...

I was asked, a couple of weeks ago, to lend my "artistic" talents and judge a fake marketing campaign.



Eager to please, I took my job my job very seriously, armed with a clip-board and a very elaborate spreadsheet in order to take notes and allocate the appropriate points to the right teams.



I was browsing quite happily from team to team when one sign stopped me, quite abruptly I must say. There I was, standing in front of a sign that had a drawing of a very large men, drinking from a glass with the inscription "Fat Bastard". Needless to say, that particular team got a ginormous ZERO from me for offensive and disrespectful language and drawing and I had them disqualified from the competition.



Yeah !



Except...



Unbeknownst to me, that particular team was actually marketing a Canadian wine called, you got it: Fat Bastard.



I just received a bottle from them, as a souvenir...

Weekend Recap...

I attended a high school reunion over the weekend !! I was part of a special music program (oh don't act so surprised... ) all though grade school and high school, and we had our 14-15 years reunion. What a blast ! Only 6 people couldn't make it and even some teachers showed up !

Some of us are still in contact, because of the music business or because of websites like FB... or simply because we remained friends over the years. It was fun to see everybody; how all of our lives have evolved over the years. And of course, most of them have babies now. Lots and lots of pictures were showed.

The funniest thing of all, for me, was to realized that feuds that were happening 15 years ago ? Still happening !! Some people do need to get a life...

Only 4 of us, out of 36, are still active musicians. The rest of the bunch mostly hadn't been near a music instrument in almost 15 years so we decided to have a little fun and play some of our old repertoire. I know, we are such geeks !! People were going hysterical, laughing and panicking over the stuff. And spouses were also having a blast videotaping such extravaganza. It was a too short but very fun night.

The weekend also gave me a chance to spend some time with some of my nephews and nieces. I miss them soooooooo much ! Looking at the pictures, they do have their favorite aunt's personality... Yéééé !!!! But then, while spending some time with them, I got the dreaded question: "When are you gonna give us a new cousin ? 'Cause the others ones live pretty far and we kinda need somebody new to pick on to..."

Hopefully, in the near future sweety...

Recap...

I know.



I've totally sucked at the blogging thing lately.



Anyway, here is a recap of the last two weeks. And in pictures !








- Drove in the middle of a fog fest, which totally creeps me out and gives me panic attacks, so I could feel more at peace and drive a special someone to the hospital for an operation. And thinking about him and his ordeal didn't help me feel better either...






- Went to a wedding in a lovely little town (well, the picture represents about all that I saw, but it does look lovely!) I had a great weekend, thanks to Bob.

- Received flowers from a special someone. It's actually the first time that I've received flowers from a man. Well ok, 2nd time; I did received ONE flower from the very same special someone ages ago. And well, I know you've sent me flowers Nico but totally not the same thing. I knew you'd understand. ;)

- Started winning brownies points by cooking some man my very good lasagna. I think I'm getting somewhere...








- Browsed through a swanky furniture store for some design ideas. Can somebody please explain to me why somebody would want a $400 cushion with a lobster on it in their bedroom ??









- Had the greatest surprise and had an impromptu visit from Audrey. I truly miss the evenings we used to have in the old city. Truly.

- Did some concerts in that area. I didn't get the chance to visit however. But I'll fix that by going again for an audition in October!

- Had many great diners. I'll truly miss summer. I wish fall would be as amazing but it is not up to me, unfortunately. Some unexpected things happened for me over the summer. The only problem is; I have a feeling that I am heading on a one way street. I'll have to learn to be patient. But like the saying: "Love Hurts". And I'm definitely on that boat...

Obsession...

Have I ever mentionned my obsession with Etsy ?



Yeah, quite obsessed actually. I've managed to find some pretty amazing things over there ! Really cool.



And I've just added a wish list on the side, so people in my life know what to get me, when needed.



Just saying...



I know; I have no shame.



;)

The great big list...

Once in a while, I like to make "the" list. The list about my hopes and dreams about my life. Well, 50 of them anyway. The list is usually being made in the middle of a sleepless night; like right now.



I have kept most lists over the years. Some of them are dated from 1989. They are now kept in a very plain scrapbook, well hidden and for no one to see.



Except...



Here's what has made every single lists for the past 5 years (in no particular order) :



- Have a baby

- Find or rekindle with that special someone

- Get another degree (photography?)

- Love myself

- Build something cool. Anything.

I Know...

Please meet Bob.



This is Bob last Sunday night.



I'm a lucky girl, I know...

Lets talk about it...

Lets talk about it.

I had to do some shopping today. Shapewear. Yeah. That kind of shopping. Very intimidating.

See, I have been invited to attend a special ceremony. Ceremony that calls for a dress and heals. Fun, I know. And I really want to look my best for that event, from all angles. Well, as many as possible anyway!

So I headed to a specialty store and browsed around. After only a couple of minutes, that sweet older lady came to my rescue and told me she knew exactly what I needed. After various measurements were taken, I was shipped to the dressing room.

How in hell are we supposed to put those darn things on ? Really !!! After what seemed like 15 minutes, I let out a huge grunt in despair. That's when the nice lady came asking if I was alright... After another 15 minutes, I was out of the dressing room and ready to make my first "lady" purchase. Yep; I only tried one on. I'm not that keen on self humiliation.

While wrapping my purchase, the sales lady proceeded to explain the basic cares of my new garment and then, with the quirkiest smile ever, said: "Honey, if you ever hope to marry some day, I would never, under any circumstances, put on or remove that garment in front of any decent man. Ever. Understood ? 'Cause I personally think that is the reason why so many of you girls are single these days. "

Duly noted.

Booo me if you wish...

I know, I know. Boo me if you wish; I took a blog hiatus. Many, many things are happening in my life. Most of them I can't talk about over here. Sorry...



I am definitely back on blog land and intend to do a posting marathon: yep, you'll be stuck with 1 posting a day for a while. And if I do succeed, I promised myself a really good reward. And I am not telling what yet...



So...



At the request of some people in my life, it have decided to set the records straight on my 100 things about me....



Ahem...



2. I still have a dirty mind.

3. I will, sometimes, walk "hand-in-hand" with a special someone.

4. As of lately, I have had the urge to make-out in public. I apologize to anyone who had, or will have to see that.

10. I am not the most patient person.

22. I have been to a hair salon, twice, in the last few months.

28. I have slept a record breaking of 8.5 hours straight a couple of times in the last month.

49. My favorite colour is apparently red and can be found profusely in my apartment.

53. I still can't stand Jack Daniel. But the memories it brings still makes me smile.

79. I am still prone to panic attacks while a passenger. But instead of screaming, I'll just grab the thingy inside the door and hold it as tightly as possible. I will, however, stop breathing for a while.




Anything else I should correct ?

What I didn't blog about...

The last few weeks where quite hectic. Crazy hectic.



Here's what I didn't talk about:



- Moved my mom, again. She's had an other small stroke and living in an apartment, even a supervised one, was getting too difficult for her. She still has the same address but she is now living in the studio area, area she will remain in until, well, I won't say it. That would make it too real. It's been quite weird to see her mingle with her new friends. Most people living in that part of the residence are 80 year old and older. But she seems to belong to that group. She looks at peace now. Those are people who are going through the exact same thing as she is. She can relate to their daily struggles. I guess I'm the one who need to adapt now...

- Made my mom destroy a partly knitted sweater. That sweater was to be my birthday gift 18 years ago. She never got around to finish it but was hanging to it like her dear life. But knitting is not an option anymore and instead of just throwing it away, we had a small destruction party. She laughed and giggled the whole time...

- Managed, with the help of my fantastic cousin, to bring a Queen size mattress into my apartment. A huge challenge since the staircases are very, very narrow. So narrow that regular size fridge or oven would not fit. There was a lot of bending, for us and the mattress. Bending in ways I didn't think were possible. Don't ask. But that mattress is the most comfiest thing ever. It was worth every bruises and scratches. But I'll definitely hire movers to get it out of here. I'm not that crazy!

- Spent the most amazing time with a special someone. Let's call him Bob. He and I used to go out over 10 years ago. Things ended between us because I felt lost and overwhelmed. And I guess I wasn't mature enough to handle the relationship. And we lost touch. But by some weird turns of events, we recently started to exchange emails and chats every nights. We're talking about hours on ends of chatting over the Internet. So we decided to have fun for the summer. See what happen. There'll be a lot of travelling back and forth involved in order for us to see each other, though. I don't know how to define this relationship other than I am having a lot of fun and am loving every minute of it. I missed him.

There. I said it.

Hello, My name is JATP and I missed Bob.

What I didn't blog about...

Totally stealing from Diane Mandy (sorry... but you are a great inspiration!)

- I finally put away those darn boxes that were camping in my kitchen since the move last September. And all by myself.

- Witnessed first hand during a thunder storm that Moka is definitely not a watch dog. We're talking shaking dog, hiding under the blankets and whining. Yeah.

- Spent the weekend with an old friend visiting. Many drinks were had. A lot of great times. And new expressions were created and all because of Moka.

- Flirted massively with the very gay guy at the dog park. Watching the other owners faces was worth a million; it made both our day. We are becoming fast friends, meeting over for coffees and planning play dates for our dogs. He actually reminds me of a special someone that I miss dearly (Yes, I'm talking about you Nico. And you would actually make a beautiful couple... Just saying.)

- Followed the advice of a friend and bought myself some girly shoes. I am still trying to figure out how to walk properly in those... 3 inches people ! Not kidding...