Tatiana's Wanderings

Red fire-breathing dragon, Kiefer forest dragon, easily distracted by dragons

2020-04-19T00:48:52Z

I called Ayler at 4:15 or so since I noticed he called me earlier. He picked up within ten seconds because he "didn't want to have it ring even though we were playing with trains." He also told me that he and Hiero have "birthday parties" for their stuffed animals every morning - which I knew about - and send the bad ones to "hell" while singing "the Ha-Ha song," which makes fun of the fact that they're now alone. They went out on scooters today, might have burritos for dinner later, and told me a lot about their toy train tracks setup. XL / A / B / C / D, behind the couch, under the couch, and over the mat too! Sounds pretty interesting. I told Ayler to just listen to his parents and the news for coronavirus updates.

Ayler wanted to know what I did today, what I might have for dinner, and whether I'd remember what I ate when we set up the next phone call for Tuesday afternoon sometime. Probably I will - Saturday is Dumpling Night now and for the foreseeable future! We talked about his puzzles, soap, Hiero not wanting to talk to me today, Beckett saying "hello" (any other word apparently means he doesn't want to talk on the phone) and "Auntie," Ayler's "connections" making sure we talked on the phone for at least 35 minutes, and how he doesn't call me every day because he's not sure if I will pick up or not. We did set up the next talk time for Tuesday afternoon sometime. I even briefly talked to Harmony, who had to go because Beckett was crying since Hiero took away his blanket again.

A red fire-breathing dragon 5D Diamond Painting!

From Julie M. and Etsy: Kiefer the lifesize green forest dragon!

Easily Distracted By Dragons!

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Reddit Yearly Awards 1 to 14!

2020-03-24T03:01:56Z

Me: Reddit New User!

( Year One to Year Fourteen, so far! )

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Moscow and Drinker, Pennsylvania?! / Jacoba, Rendy, and Karah Albers?! WHAT?!

2020-03-20T20:44:15Z

I discovered redrum AGAIN this morning - I THOUGHT I TOOK CARE OF THIS TWO WEEKS AGO! Good thing I didn't bleed onto the bed! Called Shoppers to see if they had a toilet paper shipment, and left right after I got a YES answer at 9:10 on a 401. I remembered the brand new rear-door boarding for buses to protect against the coronavirus, but I was able to get on at the front because I had my Asian shopping cart with me, and "needed" this! While I was waiting, I definitely wanted to "social distance" myself from the smoker on the bench who was horking as well - you're SO GROSS and are MORE likely to get this virus!

I bought on-sale Heinz Zoodles, on-sale Softsoap lavender and chamomile soap refill, on-sale $2 Campbell's Hearty Vegetable Rice soup x2, on-sale $2 Knorr Sidekicks x4 (Fettuccine Alfredo / Creamy Bacon Carbonara / White Cheddar Broccoli / Creamy Parmesan), and the real reasons I went to Shoppers anyway: one small bottle of No Name bleach, President's Choice MAX SOFTNESS toilet paper, and NEW President's Choice Moroccan-Style Mint / Mint Refresher tea. Got home at 11 on a 407, which is fine by me.

Full aisle of paper products, sensibly limited to one per person!

( Zoodles and tea! )

Julie M. was on vacation and saw this map at a Pennsylvania visitor centre: Moscow and DRINKER?!

From Julie: Jacoba?!

From Julie M. and DR. PHIL: Rendy is a girl's name?!

From Julie M. and JUDGE JUDY: Karah Albers?! BAD SPELLING OF KARA! What a screenshot, hahaha!

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Wind Gap, Nazareth, Ackermanville?! Bands, Bible, Jason, Nicki, and Jennifer!

2020-03-19T02:57:58Z

Julie M. was on vacation and saw this map at a Pennsylvania visitor centre: Wind Gap, Nazareth, and Ackermanville are all in Pennsylvania?! Just reminds me of the Bible, the band, and Jason / Nicki / Jen Ackerman!

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French Woods, Lordville, Stalker, Lookout, Galilee?! / Easter 2020 Peeps Crocs?!

2020-03-16T06:10:05Z

I went out at 12:30 on a 401 to London Drugs so I could get some NEW on-sale purple Dentyne Midnight Mint gum / a MARTEX bath towel / on-sale oversized Angel Oak towels x2 / on-sale Grand Patrician 400 thread count standard pillowcases x2 / Pine-Sol cleaning formula x2 in Spring Blossom and Lavender Clean scents. The toilet paper section was all sold out! I got home at 2, thanks to a patient 407 driver who waited for me to get my Asian old lady shopping cart safely on the bus (damn corners!) and off as well.

Deb texted me a link to Pastor Dan's online sermon on Youtube today, which was actually comforting. Then Eric guessed what I was doing correctly - WOW! Frances texted me to see whether I was comfortable with going out with her in this coronavirus pandemic stage since she's a healthcare worker - I'm fine with that, but we'll see what the governmental guidelines are! Steph and Lisa are probably cancelling their Vancouver trip, too.

Then I went out with my shopping cart again at 6:30 on a 407 to Shoppers Drug Mart after checking the London Drugs website to find soup sold out: I found President's Choice macaroni and cheese for $5 off (SALE!), so I got two, plus a can of Six Fortune straw mushrooms / a can of President's Choice Hearty Chicken Noodle Soup / 14 cans of Campbell's Ready-To-Serve soup at $2 each. Herbed Chicken with Rice, Hearty Vegetable Beef, and Classic Chicken Noodle Soup! Got home at 7:40 on another 407, which is fine by me since I had to launder my four new replacement towels and two replacement pillowcases. Everything came out dry, as I thought it would! MORE LAUNDRY!

Bad grammar, Campbells.ca! You should hire someone who knows the difference between YOUR and YOU'RE!

Zero toilet paper at London Drugs!

( Stocking up galore! )

Julie M. was on vacation and saw this map at a Pennsylvania visitor centre: French Woods, Lordville, STALKER, LOOKOUT, and GALILEE?!

From Julie: Peeps and Crocs are teaming up to create Easter Crocs for Easter 2020?!

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Full moon and a lunar eclipse! / Hop Bottom, Pennsylvania?! / Plastic cake box!

2020-03-14T01:44:09Z

It's Friday the 13th today! I showered and did laundry this morning, then made reservations at the Cascade Room for tomorrow.

Julie M. was on vacation and saw this map at a Pennsylvania visitor centre: Hop Bottom?! HAHAHA!

The whole world can hear you trying to open this plastic cake box late at night. I can hear this picture!

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Egypt, Effort, Kunkletown, Aquashicola, and Little Gap?! / Third Reddit silver!

2020-02-21T04:39:13Z

I discovered that Jason Oboril unfriended me on Facebook - whatever!

Julie M. was on vacation and saw this map at a Pennsylvania visitor centre: Egypt, Effort, Kunkletown (hahaha), Aquashicola (hahaha), and Little Gap?!

I got my third Reddit silver on January 24, 2020 for telling Vinnie9911 that he's the asshole for posting a huge wall of text and not including paragraphs in his OP!

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No Method soaps! / Second Reddit silver! / Keep Calm Canucks! / RooCop emote!

2020-02-20T06:30:16Z

PRODUCT WARNING: NO MORE Method dish soaps! The pump doesn't work right, causing it to squirt all over the place!

Frozen Bao (from the Blood Games) finally unfriended me or deactivated his profile. The Canucks played Minnesota tonight at 7:30, and lost 4-3 in the shootout...

On December 29, 2019, I got a second Reddit silver award and plenty of imaginary Internet karma points by saying "Yum, sand!" in response to LemmeLaroo confusing DESERT with DESSERT!

From a Fearsome Canucks Fans member request: Keep Calm and Go Canucks!

From multiple Discord servers, Shiwa and V4F: RooCop emote!

From multiple Discord servers, Shiwa and V4F: RooCop emote, enlarged!

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Starlight, Pennsylvania?! / Nichalse Laizure is Nicholas?! / Titiera Tucker?!

2020-02-10T21:15:46Z

I discovered redrum today - UGH! Had to shower!

Julie M. was on vacation and saw this map at a Pennsylvania visitor centre: Starlight?! Makes me think of the Starlight casino around here!

From Julie M. and JUDGE JUDY: Nichalse Laizure?! Apparently, that is how you spell Nicholas... WTF? HORRIBLE SPELLING! It ALMOST reminds me of nachos, Pére Lachaise cemetery, and Azure Road!

From Julie M. and JUDGE JUDY: Titiera Tucker?! BOOBIES AND TIARAS!

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Mr. Noodles! / Penguin and snow socks! / Forty Fort and Ransom, Pennsylvania?!

2020-01-15T04:35:38Z

Harmony and I cancelled Nephew Time because of the snowy weather warning today. COFFEE TIME after I went out briefly to London Drugs in the freezing weather and extremely light snow to get Mr. Noodles beef / chicken / spicy chicken packs! The Canucks played Winnipeg today at 5, and lost 4-0 including an empty-netter...

Julie M. was on vacation and saw this map at a Pennsylvania visitor centre: Forty Fort and Ransom, Pennsylvania?!

It's so cold here that my Ottogi Jin Ramen powder came out in one solid square...

Look what I found in my full sock drawer: this pair of socks with penguins and snowflakes that Julie M. gave me for Christmas 2014! Perfect for -7° and cold snowy days like today!

Mr. Noodles spicy chicken 5-pack!

Mr. Noodles chicken 5-pack!

Mr. Noodles beef 5-pack!

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George, Washington?! / Mixed messages about dumping your dead body in the river!

2019-11-18T04:23:41Z

Bunnies outside in mid-November!

Dr. Oetker Chocolate Brownie Cake, the last of the four new flavors!

George, Washington?!

From Janina: Somewhere along the way, you got the impression that I won't kill you and dump your body in the river. I apologize for sending mixed messages.

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Half.com, Oregon?! / Tiahleigh Alyssa Rose Palmer?! TARP! Anagram of TRAP!

2019-10-25T02:02:16Z

The cleaners came again today at 5:40 via bus from New Westminster after rescheduling phone calls and texts to and from me and Harmony and them. They had a huge suitcase full of cleaners and stuff! After the couple cleaned the bathroom, bedroom, kitchen (and under the sink - outside and not inside?!), and living room... they found a dead mouse on a glue trap when I asked them to clean behind the couch! YIKES! They added that to their garbage bag, and took that out when I asked them to do so as they left at 6:55. I definitely gave them a cash tip this time in case I felt badly about it later on.

Half.com, Oregon?!

From 60 Minutes Australia: Tiahleigh Palmer?! Tia and Leigh are both okay, but TIAHLEIGH? Maybe it's the Australian accent, but it seems to be pronounced "Tialy."

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Precious Orji?! / Ja'Wanah, Dujuan, Lazenda, and Jaxon?! / Eight serial killers!

2019-09-11T04:33:45Z

Precious Orji?!

From Julie: Ja'Wanah?! APOSTROPHE!

From Julie: Dujuan?!

From Julie: Tasha is obviously fine, but Lazenda?!

From Julie: Jaxon?!

From Nope and John's True Crime Group: If you can name all eight of these serial killers, you need counselling. Ted Bundy, David Berkowitz, Jeffrey Dahmer, Richard Ramirez, John Wayne Gacy, Dennis Rader, Edmund Kemper, and Gary Ridgway.

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Defenestration Day! / Grumpy Cat and anger management / Sylas Thompson?!

2019-05-22T05:38:39Z

TODAY IS DEFENESTRATION DAY! I showered today.

Grumpy Cat: I think stupid people were put on this planet to test my anger management skills.

From Shane: Sylas Thompson?! BAD SPELLING OF SILAS!

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Shanda, Izalea, Haylea, Anakin Glassmire, Jameel, Teesha, and Braylan?!

2019-01-23T00:02:08Z

Vanessa just offered me a slow cooker - sure, why not if she can?

From Julie: This black girl is named Shanda?! I knew a white girl named Shanda Bowie at Ferris elementary school once...

( So many weird names, so little time... )

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Eyeball ultrasound follow-up! / Obama and Putin needing Dr. Phil?!

2018-10-20T03:31:33Z

After COFFEE TIME, Barry picked me up at 10:15 so we could finally go to Dr. Wise's office downtown for my eyeball ultrasound follow-up: MORE PAPERWORK AND APPOINTMENTS! We discussed my nephews, therapy, serial killers using white vans, Ted Bundy, the Green River Killer, Paul Bernardo, BTK, and more. When I got home at 12:25 (after Barry went into "robot mode" and blamed jet lag from Japan), I chilled for a bit. I'll have to go to Dr. Wise's office again for another follow-up appointment on November 29 because of my dense cataract needing to be measured by the UBC Eye Care Clinic on Willow Street. AIYA!

Then I called Barry about my successful Nov. 15 appointment rescheduling with the UBC Eye Care Centre when I called them about it at 1:40. It'll be at 9:15 AM on November 15 [which means he has to pick me up at 8:30 AM because of rush hour] instead of 3:30 PM on the same day. That works better with his scheduling because the Pathways office closes at 4. At least I had a lot of time to write out my plans on index cards and my Wordpress Drafts, plus message CANUCKS NATION about it without other people wanting my attention RIGHT NOW! If it weren't for that, things might be better in that way, but Jimmy IS a narcissist...

Later, I went to London Drugs on a 401 at 5:55 for replacement Garnier Fructis orange Marula Oil shampoo and conditioner / Ivory original body wash, and a purple replacement LifeCandy shower pouf. I also bought two red $2 Cannon / Grand Patrician MARTEX washcloths, on-sale Brookside Chocolate bars x2 for Jon's birthday in November (Roasted Almond and Sea Salt / Cranberry Almond with Blood Orange Flavor), Waterbridge Connoisseur Premium Liqueur chocolate brandy beans (Christmas stuff on sale at the stores already before Halloween...), bulk Always pads, original Dawn dish detergent, and Purell hand sanitizer x3 before getting home at 6:45 on a 407. My first actual shopping trip to London Drugs / this particular London Drugs store after certain things have happened! Woo!

From Wesley and Meaty Chunks of Life: Obama and Putin need a visit from Dr. Phil already! Putin: "He doesn't cuddle anymore..." Obama: "Because you keep stealing the covers, bitch!"

Brookside Cranberry Almond with Blood Orange Flavor chocolate bar!

Brookside Roasted Almond and Sea Salt chocolate bar!

Garnier Fructis orange Damage Eraser marula oil shampoo! Zero Silicone!

Garnier Fructis orange Damage Eraser marula oil conditioner! Zero Silicone!

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Putting on pants and leaving? / Rosalee Buttuls Martel? / Cuntmuffin douche mug!

2018-01-31T23:59:42Z

From Julie M. and Lost Pinup: Having plans always seems like a good idea... until you realize you have to put on pants and leave the house.

From a Fearsome Vancouver Canucks Fans member request: Rosalee BUTTULS Martel?! Reminds me of Steven and Cathy Buttle from Ferris elementary school...

This mug is from Julie: Hey Cuntmuffin, why don't you climb in your douche canoe, cry me a river, and float the fuck away?!

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Whoopee cushion filled with gravy, Waldrop sextuplets and twins, feeling used

2018-01-15T22:31:28Z

From Gotta Lil Captain In Ya? and Pete: A Whoopee cushion filled with gravy adds a hilarious new dimension to a rather tiresome practical joke.

From Reddit and r/namenerds on December 14, 2017: The Waldrop sextuplets and twins from Alabama, plus an older brother! Saylor Briggs, Bridge Ryder, and Wales Tucker are the older siblings. The sextuplets (3 boys and 3 girls) are Layke Bryars, Blu Wellington, Tag Bricker, Rivers McCall, Rayne McCoy, and Rawlings McClaine. MULTIPLE MULTIPLES!

My newest highest-voted Not Always Right comment on a story entitled FEELING USED: "Jesus Christ. Your manager is a whole bunch of banned words." If you have a problem with my taking the Lord's name in vain, SHUT IT. I'm not dealing with the ridiculous Disqus swear filter that Not Always Right admins keep changing so that even circumventing workarounds might not go through. All those comments are permanently in moderation. "Jesus Christ" gets through, is convenient to use when I'm in a (relative) hurry, and hasn't been banned.... yet.

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Cheen Amr, Sherif Tarek, Cat Xochiquetzal Amanigh, the twelfth plane of torment

2018-01-07T03:27:19Z

I've been on Discord for a year now - whee! :D

GREEN TEA TIME AND COFFEE TIME! The Canucks played the Leafs at 4 today; the game unfortunately went to overtime plus a shootout, and Vancouver lost the game 3-2.

From Translink: Sherif Tarek? I think your parents were going for Sheriff, but misspelled it...

Wait a minute. Sherif Tarek is supposedly married to a guy named Cheen Amr?! What?!

From Not Always Working: Cat Xochiquetzal Amanigh?! Maybe he dresses up in drag! Actually, I've learned that he's trans. Fair enough!

From Reddit, AndyTuba, and Buttersafe: This demon says, "You should not have come here, human. Why do you cross through my domain?" The guy says, "I was on my way to the kitchen for a snack, and I got lost." The demon asks, "You ended up in the twelfth plane of torment on your way to the kitchen?" The guy responds, "I am not a clever man."

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Thou art surely missing thy brain! Dragonlord's grandson! / Curtisha Morning?!

2017-12-31T23:24:27Z

In DRAGON WARRIOR II, the party goes to Charlock Castle and meets the Dragonlord's grandson. He offers them some advice if they will defeat Hargon, the arch-nemesis of the game. If the player says NO, this is his response: "Thou art surely missing thy brain. But it is up to thee."

Curtisha Morning?!

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Philicity Lafreniere arrested on an ice floe / Jill Evensizer / Leonore Winterer

2017-12-16T05:43:20Z

The Canucks played the Sharks at 7 tonight; the game went to overtime, and the Canucks won 4-3 thanks to a goal by Sam Gagner! NO MORE LOSING STREAK! :D

From my UNCANNY Bathroom Reader #29: Philicity Lafreniere?! That's not how you spell Felicity!

From Not Always Working: Jill Evensizer?! What if she wears an odd size?!

From Not Always Working: Leonore Winterer?! What if she's more of a summer person? IRONY!

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Surgate Ghetto: Joys of Cooking with Soylent Green, Tzepish, Jack the Ripper!

2017-12-11T03:43:20Z

The FINAL FANTASY V SPOOF party makes it to Surgate Ghetto. The soldiers ask them who they are. "Galuf Halm Baldesion. I believe you have six warrants for my arrest." Apparently, criminals are treated like royalty there, but they still hate Jews like Faris!

( Lots of weird library shelves in the Surgate Ghetto! )

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56 hours and 30 minutes for the ETERNAL CRYSTALS hack! / Kayci A. Harris?!

2017-12-09T02:53:59Z

THIS ENTRY IS ALLOWED TO HAVE NON-ALIGNED TAGS.

Shiv let me know on Discord that he got my Christmas card and postcards, and he even said that the postcards were lovely. So much better than a certain other person (Jimmy), although I don't expect much out of him nowadays.

It took me 56 hours and 30 minutes BEFORE battling Kefka as the Dark Cloud (plus all the ending cutscenes) in FINAL FANTASY VI: THE ETERNAL CRYSTALS!

From Not Always Romantic: Kayci A. Harris?!

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Beijing Subway Stops, Literally Translated! / FlamCo! / The Reaper and Shadow

2017-11-27T03:24:03Z

In FINAL FANTASY VI, Sabin sees Shadow and his dog Interceptor outside of Gau's father's cabin. "The Reaper is always just a step behind me," Shadow says. Yup, he has a 1/16 chance of running away after a random battle, saying that he's served his purpose!

My ex-friend Kaitlin saw this truck once: FlamCo!

From the Wall Street Journal: Beijing Subway Stops, Literally Translated!

Cholera Camp, Returning Dragon Temple Big Street, Standing Water Bridge, Smooth Justice, Salary Uncle, Back Sand Valley, Grandchild River, Horse Spring Camp, Gazing at the Capital West

Chinese Peony Medicine Residence, Big Village Road, Safe Chastity Gate, Peony Garden, Knowledge Spring Road, Circle Bright Garden, Sea Sediment Yellow Village, Fire Implement Camp

Safe Magnificent Bridge, Three Yuan Bridge, Bright Horse Bridge, Harmony Palace, Stability Gate, Puddle of Accumulated Water, Big Clock Temple, Sea Sediment Five Road Residence

Apple Garden, Eight Treasures Mountain, Kind Life Temple, West Fishing Platform, White Mound, Abundant City Gate, Car Man Village, Safe Neighborhood, South Gong and Drum Alley, West Unit

Heavenly Peace Gate West, Lamp City Junction, East Forty Strip, Face the Sun Gate, Unity Lake, Gold Platform Road, Call Home Building, Sunset on Golden Stage, Long Rectangular Bag Slope, Grass House

Dirt Bridge, Pear Garden, High Stele Shop, National Trade Double Well, Safe Forever Village, Magnetic Implement Intersection, Cattail Yellow Elm, Heaven Altar East Gate, Front Gate

Wells of Palace, Peaceful Gate, Military Announcement Gate, South Gentlemen Road, Princess Grave, Six Mile Bridge, Big Well, Big Tile Pit

Science Pleasant Road, Abundant Platform Station, Pomegranate Village, Song Home Village, Minute Temple, Mutual Help South Road

Ten Thousand Origins Street, Little Red Gate, Clear Source Road, Justice Peace Village, Big Luxuriant Growth Platform, Bamboo Fence House

( Beijing Subway Stops, Literally Translated )

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Restarts! UGH! / Will Warm and Beck Warm?! / Melany Knott and Kaisy Knott?!

2017-11-16T08:50:52Z

This computer just restarted!

The Canucks have a prospect named Will Warm?! And his twin brother is Beck Warm?! What if they want to be COLD, like at the ice hockey rink?!

From The Washington Post: Melany Knott named her daughter KAISY Knott?! This actually reminds me of an Asian girl in Daniel Fellowship (1994-1999?) whose name was MELONEY.

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