Facebook Flaw

Yes I have taken some much needed creative

time off from my pblog writings.

Sorry fans.

I know that you are just as busy with facebook as I am.

Its amazing how many old friends I have found on that

crazy new tool of wasting our little spare bit of time.

Its all about curiosity isn't it?

Its all about messing with fate.

I almost don't like it.

Life unfolds a certain way and we are all just supposed

to roll with it.

None of this, "hey lets be friends again

because I never bothered to be yours way back when in

the first place, sorry!"

baloney.

There was a reason why I stopped being your friend

it happened for a reason.

Just because I can use this

new cyber tool doesn't mean

that its right to do so.

Like in that old movie Flatliners

where Kevin Bacon goes back to find that

girl he once teased so much that he ruined her life

and she ended up living in the ghetto.

He went back and fixed things.

Luckily I don't live anywhere near

Jane&Finch,

but my life has turned out alright.

Sure I threw banana's into the crowd in Gr.9 during a talent show

(don't ask),

not because it was funny,

but because my best friend and I didn't like

the "popular" girls that were sitting in the front row

and always insulted us and called us

alternative weirdos.

Sad isn't it, the mind of a 14 year old.

We also wore black dresses to our grad when everyone wore bad

1990's floral prints.

I sent the pics over to my friend last week for a laugh at how cool we were.

Such rebels.

And noticed that I even

wore classic pearls.

Imagine!

I was teased for the way I dressed.

But now I am "friends" with these people? years and years later.

Is the popular girl now me, because I have lots of virtual friends?

no.

I think Kevin Bacon will add me soon enough.

And my life will right itself entirely.

My friend "Taz" in jr. high locked my friend and I

in the basement in the dark of our school once

by accident?

and we never forgave him.

I even smacked him in the face.

And life moved on to grade 10.

Fresh start, new school, new people.

He found me on facebook and we laughed about the incident

yet I am afraid of the dark and small spaces to this day.

Was I supposed to find him again?

Are the creators of facebook indeed playing with fate?

What do you think?

The photo was from Taz, its a "Keytar t-shirt".

I thought it was funny.

He is a Dj in Kelowna now and married.

I suppose we all grow up at some point?

Others just keep wearing bad t-shirts like him.

Sorry if this doesn't make any sense, its been awhile.

WSPA -Anti-Bullfighting Action

There are less than 2 weeks left until the deadline for Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) to sign the Written Declaration calling for an EU-wide ban on bullfighting. If you live in the EU please help by emailing your local MEPs, urging them to support the Declaration

“Not only would the Declaration complement the EU’s high standards of animal welfare, but it would also send a strong message to member state countries that support bullfighting that there is no excuse for such cruelty in the twenty-first century.” Leah Garcés, WSPA Director of Campaigns

http://www.wspa-international.org/news.asp?newsID=405&type=0

The anti-bullfight Catalonia campaign continues to grow from strength to strength and continues to draw support from animal welfare enthusiasts and supporters from across the globe.
Support the Anti-Bullfighting Campaign ‘Culture without Cruelty‘ and help WSPA to end the cruel sport of bullfighting.

Bullfighting is a cruel sport that pits a bull against men who wield a variety of lethal weapons.
WSPA is working with Spanish member society, ADDA, to end this cruel ‘sport’ in the region of Catalonia, northern Spain.

Get involved with WSPA. Sign their petition and help end bullfighting now.

Why are bullfights cruel?
Most bullfights last for about 15 minutes, with a series of deliberately vicious stages. The bull is taunted and stabbed with a variety of spears, barbed spikes and daggers. These weapons are designed to inflict intense pain and cause blood loss to weaken the animal.

After this period of suffering, the Matador finally kills the exhausted and dying bull. Many bulls die drowning in their own blood because the Matador’s inaccuracy often pierces their lungs instead of the heart.

Following this, a short dagger, or ‘puntilla’, is used to sever its spinal cord at the neck before the bull is dragged out of the arena, sometimes still alive.

Achievements to date
Barcelona City Council declares its ‘anti-bullfight’ stance in April 2004
Over 500,000 petitions collected in support of a ban on bullfighting in Catalonia
Bill to ban bullfighting proposed in Catalan Parliament in April 2005

The future for bullfights in Catalonia
The next and crucial stage of this campaign is securing a ban on bullfighting in the entire region of Catalonia. Such a ban would be a landmark victory for the entire anti-bullfight movement and would relegate this cruel ‘sport’ to the past once and for all.


Sign their petition and help end bullfighting now...

http://www.wspa-international.org/pet_bullfighting_eprotest.asp

bridal boutique #1, Location: Queen Street garment district

My aunt and I thought I should just get all girly and go try on some
frilly glitzy cupcake dresses in the tacky bridal section on Queen street.

We got in a lot of trouble for snapping this photo!
We were pretty much kicked out of the store before I tried on anything!

But instead to try to make a sale, the girl handed me 2 cupcake Cinderella's

and hovered over me like a mosquito while I was just in my undies!

Also, I cannot believe how difficult it was to get on the pumpkin dress,

I had to "jump" into the dress --believe me it was tough to do even with my long legs!

The bridal assistant was terrified that I had another camera hiding

with me inside the change room!

"no photos, no photos please!"

Like we were headin for the hills with these rare made in china designs!

The flourescent tube lighting was TOTALLY flattering as well!

Anyway it was a success to see what silhouettes I look good in at least...

That was my mission.

And it was amazing to find out that for $1900 you can get a big pile of crap!
I think it will take me a long time to find

"the one"

Seen anything on EBAY? let me know.

king kong arrives at the CN Tower

Thought we were being funny or something.

I haven't been to the tower in over ten years and at that time it was a whopping $12!

This time it was $27!

Plus $9 to go to the sky-pod.

I couldn't believe all of the security checks we went through to get up there.

Thanks 911!

We then thought about the airport being somewhat inadequate for not having the same nifty machine that blew air on us checking for bombs etc but they do have a designated swab lady.

They also casually took our photo prior to entering against a green screen

--yet it was totally for security purposes.

They then turned our candid mug shot over to a photoshop expert

who puts in a slick CN Tower background

for a cool $25 upon exit.

At least the sidewalk sausages don't cost $27!

Did you know that there is enough cement used in the CN Tower to build a sidewalk stretching from Toronto to Kingston?

Man is quite stupid in my books.

But not as stupid as the guy that holds a world record for hauling misc appliances

up the stairs!

Or the stunt man that threw himself down the stairs

"on purpose"

got cbc?

I had a great time hanging out and taking my Aunt Kelly and my handsome cousin Chris around Toronto this past week.

We saw most of the great sights that Toronto has to offer including the CBC of course!
Chris was sure he was going to find someone famous within the buildings interior courtyard.

He left Kelly and I at the CBC gift shop and took off to buy a bottle of pop.

I looked high and low for my beloved Evan Solomon, but nothing.

All I got were some giant sized photos of my fav hosts outside.

And there were far too many coronation street items.

I have posted some pictures on Flickr already, but will post some more photos here on the blog too as some require a giant description vs others

such as this one.