tag:dreamwidth.org,2010-09-02:565096Tatiana's WanderingsThrough Forest, Field, Hill, Mountain, and Dale...glowing_dragon2020-04-21T01:32:42Ztag:dreamwidth.org,2010-09-02:565096:6352061Starfrit jar opener, face masks, Microban, automated crosswalks, buckle barriers2020-04-21T01:13:21Z2020-04-21T01:32:42ZLords of Acid, "Let's Get High"weirdpublic0I went out at 11:55 to go to Canadian Tire so I could get another Starfrit jar opener (Aisle 54 - had to get an employee to help me grab it) and 20 face masks for $20. I always overshoot the 410 station - I SHOULD GET OFF AT ABERDEEN, NOT HAZELBRIDGE! I texted Barry about payday, and he called me when I was outside Canadian Tire - yeah, I thought I'd have to do it myself again! Then I peeked inside Yaohan - there was a lineup either for Osaka Supermarket or a temperature check service. My last stop was London Drugs: All Clean Natural lemon-mint spray hand sanitizer x2 (no limit), Scrubbing Bubbles, London Naturals orange cleaner, NEW Microban 24-Hour bathroom spray x2 in Fresh and Citrus scents, and portable Wet Ones x2. Got home at 2:10 on a 407, too.<br /><br /><br />Microban 24-Hour Fresh bathroom disinfectant spray! <br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/CcwPkEg.jpg"><br /><br /><br /><span class="cut-wrapper"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___1" class="cuttag"></span><b class="cut-open">( </b><b class="cut-text"><a href="https://glowing-dragon.dreamwidth.org/6352061.html#cutid1">Coronavirus life and products!</a></b><b class="cut-close"> )</b></span><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___1" aria-live="assertive"></div><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=glowing_dragon&ditemid=6352061" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2010-09-02:565096:6349334Do dragons fart fire? / Luminous Glowing Dragon Sword! / Ancient Man Dragon Ring2020-04-15T00:36:32Z2020-04-15T03:48:03ZGWAR, "I Suck On My Thumb"jubilantpublic0From my friend Shiwa on Discord and James Breakwell, the Exploding Unicorn: "Do dragons fart fire?" "I don't know." "I thought you went to college."<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/nYw2f0E.jpg"><br /><br /><br />From Julie M. and Wish: Luminous Glowing Dragon Sword! <br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/LCpORJo.jpg"><br /><br /><br />From Julie M. and Wish: Ancient Man Dragon Ring! <br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/VOPoItS.jpg"><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=glowing_dragon&ditemid=6349334" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2010-09-02:565096:6347769Computer mouse and keyboard, Z-Grip pens, hand sanitizer, MY DARK VANESSA2020-04-11T00:46:37Z2020-04-12T15:01:10ZGWAR, "Techno's Song"productivepublic048 <a href="https://glowing-dragon.dreamwidth.org/6309379.html">Z-Grip Pens (December 18, 2019)</a> from Staples while I was out anyway / a backup K120 USB keyboard, a backup Certified Data Deluxe Optical mouse, 2000 Flushes with Chlorine, Paul Newman's Alfredo sauce for next year, London Naturals unscented dish soap, Vim bathroom cleaner from London Drugs / half-price JOY dumplings x4 (Pork and Tri-Treasure, Lamb and Onion, Pork and Vegetable, Pork and Chives), Earth's Own almond milk, another Hungry-Man Queso XL bowl, and $9 Saniderm hand sanitizer x4 (the limit) from Price Smart equals another productive shopping trip! I should have gone to the pharmacy next door YESTERDAY since it looks like they're closed for ALL the Easter long weekend! Some dude wondered if the entire building was closed - looked like it to him when he peered in. Oh well... I left at 1 on a 401, and returned at 2:50 on a 407.<br /><br /><br />This bus seat right behind the bus driver is Out of Service because of the coronavirus pandemic! I was standing on the bus (technically not allowed now) and it was moving, so this is as good a photo as I was going to get. <br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/eFPVZ58.jpg"><br /><br /><br />MY DARK VANESSA is a book title, haha! <br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/UaLDr8q.jpg"><br /><br /><br />Certified Data M40 Deluxe Optical mouse as a backup! <br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/5d9faut.jpg"><br /><br /><br />Logitech K120 computer keyboard as a backup! <br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/clOHzEf.jpg"><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=glowing_dragon&ditemid=6347769" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2010-09-02:565096:6345746Honk if you love Jesus! / Pouya Ghomi?! / Asia Rice?! / Hard for huggers?! HAHA!2020-04-06T05:24:06Z2020-04-07T02:12:29ZCradle of Filth, "Malice Through The Looking Glass"busypublic0<a href="https://howmuchtoiletpaper.com">How Much Toilet Paper? The Toilet Paper Calculator For Quarantine / Isolation!</a><br /><br /><br />We were so bored in Ceriam's Discord server that we were sharing photos of our computer / tech setups. Stallings said that my handwriting on the latest version of my shopping list was pretty, so I thanked him for the compliment.<br /><br />Andrew came over at 5:15 today, after sleeping in. Hey, no worries, I told him. He didn't want to bother with the whole parking pass rigmarole, which I admit IS annoying. We discussed my eye surgery last year, Merritt, family updates, Search Everything, Chrome, my computer settings, computer drivers, pooping 187 times a day to use up a LOT of toilet paper, his wanting to know the programs so he can determine what's going on (which I understand), and fixing the tangled phone cord. He was over for about an hour, and left at 6:45 or so, not finding anything inherently wrong which would cause the computer to freeze! All temperatures are in very normal ranges since I'm underutilizing the computer's power. Nope, this is not a heavy-duty gaming rig!<br /><br />He cut me a break on his fee (as Mike said) when I asked what the damage was, since he didn't really do too much: $20 cash sounds much better than $40, even during these times! I thought he would say that his kid stayed at his place so long that the pandemic happened during a week's extension, but it turned out to be much worse! We talked about lining up to shop at Superstore and other places now, and raising his rates six months ago - I know that a full tank of gas plus three jerry cans in the States is value! Or it was, but now we can't just go down there for cheap gas.<br /><br />He did notice that the computer mouse stopped momentarily whenever the computer made a musical noise, but that wouldn't cause things to freeze... of course, the computer WOULD freeze shortly AFTER he left. It's not like I could have reproduced the issue on demand! At his request / upon his request, I did record a rather choppy phone video of me flipping off the power switch at the back and then turning on the power button again. Sigh. I did update Eric as well via text while noticing some weird font issues on my computer, possibly related to Andrew deleting WonderShare and some other programs. Yes, Andrew is still anti-Windows 10. Still, he has to keep current...<br /><br /><br />This bumper sticker is from Julie: Honk if you love Jesus! Text if you want to meet Him!<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/3iHXJew.jpg"><br /><br /><br />Seen on a bus ad: A realtor named Pouya Ghomi, as in POO-YA?! Reminds me of ghormeh sabzi.<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/qc2KIv1.jpg"><br /><br /><br />From Julie and Hear Me Out's Snapchat: Asia Rice?! "My name is Asia and I'm getting a faded pink wig."<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/oTsFFR6.jpg"><br /><br /><br />This glitch is from my Discord server: April 4 is today. April 5 is both tomorrow and today. Okay, Discord!<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/SkHlSsE.jpg"><br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/xBGDmB4.jpg"><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=glowing_dragon&ditemid=6345746" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2010-09-02:565096:6340315Reddit Yearly Awards 1 to 14!2020-03-24T03:01:56Z2020-03-24T03:11:57ZMinistry, "Revenge"hungrypublic0Me: Reddit New User!<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/s6oSxWY.png"><br /><br /><br /><span class="cut-wrapper"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___1" class="cuttag"></span><b class="cut-open">( </b><b class="cut-text"><a href="https://glowing-dragon.dreamwidth.org/6340315.html#cutid1">Year One to Year Fourteen, so far!</a></b><b class="cut-close"> )</b></span><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___1" aria-live="assertive"></div><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=glowing_dragon&ditemid=6340315" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2010-09-02:565096:6337508French Woods, Lordville, Stalker, Lookout, Galilee?! / Easter 2020 Peeps Crocs?!2020-03-16T06:10:05Z2020-03-21T23:32:16ZMacy Gray, "Forgiveness"satisfiedpublic0I 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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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!<br /><br /><br />Bad grammar, Campbells.ca! You should hire someone who knows the difference between YOUR and YOU'RE!<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/25VmCar.jpg"><br /><br /><br />Zero toilet paper at London Drugs!<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/yc2UA54.jpg"><br /><br /><br /><span class="cut-wrapper"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___1" class="cuttag"></span><b class="cut-open">( </b><b class="cut-text"><a href="https://glowing-dragon.dreamwidth.org/6337508.html#cutid1">Stocking up galore!</a></b><b class="cut-close"> )</b></span><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___1" aria-live="assertive"></div><br /><br /><br />Julie M. was on vacation and saw this map at a Pennsylvania visitor centre: French Woods, Lordville, STALKER, LOOKOUT, and GALILEE?!<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/V7DOhOf.jpg"><br /><br /><br />From Julie: Peeps and Crocs are teaming up to create Easter Crocs for Easter 2020?! <br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/ELH42CA.jpg"><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=glowing_dragon&ditemid=6337508" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2010-09-02:565096:6335813Chili, blocks, broccoli, and mango pudding / SESAME STREET muppet generator2020-03-11T09:07:34Z2020-03-11T09:26:26ZAlice in Chains, "Confusion"relievedpublic0It's MARIO DAY today! After COFFEE TIME, I went out at 3:10 on a 401 to help with the kids. Surprisingly, I just managed to get the 3 despite the elevator buttons not responding to my commands. I got to the house at 4:10 despite an electric scooter not knowing how to maneuver smoothly on the bus (I had to move), but those things can be unwieldy! Thank GOODNESS it stayed on the bus AFTER 16th, so I wasn't delayed any more! Once I got in, Beckett wanted to play with me, but my washing hands coincided with his diaper change. After that, we played with blocks / magnets / balls ("boh-boh!") / Play-Doh. He ALMOST licked the Play-Doh lids, looking at me to see how I'd react. I said that was gross and not to do it. He said "come up / yeah / block / ma-net / open! close! / lid / pease / light / purple / Auntie" a lot. Later, he almost fell down, but I was there to catch him and put him on the couch, where we sat together and "talked" about the "funny" blanket and the happy / sad eggs.<br /><br />When Ayler told me to guess what time he went to bed last night, I actually got the right time: 10 PM! Apparently, there was a choir concert last night at St. James (Jon's old orchestra hangout space), WITH a rehearsal before AND a mass choral recital afterwards, so nobody could leave early even if they wanted to! I realized that they had scheduled it for the day after Daylight Savings, which is NOT GOOD! Hiero spent his time making Superman signals and wanting Popsicle sticks and special paper. He also was less than polite when he laughed at people. Apparently, roasted broccoli is not his thing!<br /><br />Beckett wanted me to look out the window at the alley because of the lights - good choice! Hiero wanted me to play a game, but I wasn't up for that. There was a felt book with multiple felt pieces, and Beckett identified an X for Tic-Tac-Toe correctly some of the time. He also knew what the moon was, so he's getting smarter! I told him what a flower was when he identified it as a boh-boh (hahaha), and he picked it up from me. When I took my phone out to take photos that were CLEARLY of the food and NOT THE KIDS, Beckett said "gung-gung"... hahaha, I <b>thought</b> he associated the phone with Uncle Joe last week!<br /><br />Ayler said that their trip is after Tuesday next week, so I said that I know that they get to listen to TICKET TO RIDE on the ride over. "How do you know?" was easily answered since I saw Jon's Facebook status earlier about borrowing someone's copy. Hiero told us about MINECRAFT, but Harmony wondered where he learned about that. The school computers offer that as an option for ALL the kids, apparently, so Harmony says she'll talk to the teacher about that. I did not volunteer that there was Preschool MINECRAFT - she'd be horrified! I left at 7:30 and surprisingly got home at 8:35, despite the stroller at 16th! If you can't be ready when the bus stops, then don't be surprised if a passenger gets on before you maneuver your stuff off the bus! I know it's safer to wait till the bus stops, but come on now - be aware and at least make your way toward the door!<br /><br /><br />From Janet on LJ, aka Ghost_Light: Your birth month is your muppet. Ernie, Elmo, Big Bird, Abby, Slimey, Oscar the Grouch, Bert, Snuffleupagus, Rosita, the Count, Cookie Monster, and Grover! <br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/Gn6bRIG.jpg"><br /><br /><br />Chili, beans, and cheese!<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/pOsiYyz.jpg"><br /><br /><br />Red Jello and mango pudding made by Jon!<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/9xQcTXj.jpg"><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=glowing_dragon&ditemid=6335813" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2010-09-02:565096:6333914Pure Nail Bar / Biggerstaff?! / Coronavirus T-shirt / Lent / Today and tomorrow!2020-03-05T08:33:19Z2020-03-09T20:30:40ZBon Jovi, "Always"thoughtfulpublic0After COFFEE TIME / SHOWER TIME / CLEANING FRIDGE TIME (yucky sticky prune juice!), I went out at 1:30 on a 401 to finally redeem that Pure Nail Bar gift card from Christmas 2019 for a pedicure before going to help with the kids. I thought I'd be on time, but NO... the 3 bus had to be late, a stroller had no idea what to do on the bus, and then there were traffic delays, causing me to be 10 minutes late! At least they didn't have to call me or anything, and it was just after East 13th! It was pretty relaxing, and I got to choose a nail polish color - Shooting Star silver glitter! They had a fancy nail dryer and a fancy pink toe separator!<br /><br />After I was done at 3:45, I texted Jon and asked whether he was at the park, then went to Save-On to kill time. I should have gone to the park instead since it took him 20 minutes to get back to me saying they were home now. Fine, sure, I'll walk there - not a big deal, of course. Beckett wanted "Didibug!" which Jon asked about - it made sense, but what was it? Hiero drew me a Bat Signal and a lightning bolt, saying I could keep them in my pocket. I pointed out that it would probably fall out of my pocket, so I'll keep them in my wallet's zippered pouch instead! When I got home, I put the Bat Signal / lightning bolt / Cao Starvingbase Noodle HOO! guy in a Ziploc bag for extra protection.<br /><br />Ayler was blocking Beckett's access to the piano because Beckett would try to play it, and wanted to know if the real Dean could stay later to play "quiet soccer" while Jon taught his sister Lily. I told Dean that he must be special to Beckett - every time someone comes over, Beckett thinks it's Dean! HAHAHA! "Dean! Dean! Dean!" When Harmony got home, she mentioned she was late because the pipeline protesters had been blocking UBC today - UGH! Then she saw silverfish in the bathroom, in her clothes! YUCK! I told her about the time that I had seen one CRAWLING ON MY COMPUTER DESK in summer 2017 - EW! Beckett wanted to say hi to Kayla, and of course was interested in her guitar and the rest of the students.<br /><br />Jon gave me a tea rag to wipe Beckett's nose with. He's learned "NO!" and uses it frequently! I watched him knock over Jon's violin while he was teaching Willie, and Jon said "NO, BECKETT." A kid named Ethan came for a piano lesson, and his mom stayed in the room. Beckett was very interested in her phone! Ethan asked what I was doing there, so I said that was a good question - what did HE think? Jon answered when he didn't have a response. I read the rest of the DOG MAN book to Hiero, who then wanted to draw Dog Man while Dean and Ayler transitioned to quieter origami.<br /><br />We had pozole with hominy / chips / Greek yogurt / choy for dinner, plus an almond croissant. Beckett wanted to climb up on the couch and needed my help to sit / stand on the white chair. He picked up the word "funny" and the corresponding grin expression. "FUNNY! OPEN! Block! Magnet! Frog!" Of course he got upset when Ayler stole his stuff... I told Hiero that he had just touched the nose-wiping cloth with Beckett's germs ALL OVER it, so Hiero went by himself to wash his hands quickly! Beckett also showed me where my own eyes / nose / mouth / ears were, with the correct words. He wanted to show me his orange half-shell, so he said "shell" - pretty good!<br /><br />I left at 7:45, amazingly in enough time to catch the 7:55 3 bus that went to the station. However, I wouldn't get home in time for the second period, because there was an electric scooter that took a minute or so to adjust herself in the bus. She didn't deserve a guilt trip or anything, so I was outwardly patient. Then on the Canada Line at Aberdeen, there was an obstreperous guy who wouldn't get off the train until threatened with the cops by the female attendants! Everyone was craning their necks to look - some old man asked if I was going to save him. Fuck, no! I'll watch from safety! I FINALLY got home at 9:10 during the second intermission. The Canucks played the Coyotes tonight at 7:30, and lost 4-2 thanks to an empty-net goal from behind the Arizona net ALL the way to the other end of the ice.<br /><br /><br />Fancy nail dryer at Pure Nail Bar. <br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/mPRifXd.jpg"><br /><br /><br />Fancy pink toe separators at Pure Nail Bar. Nail polish color from their array is Shooting Star Silver. <br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/rVkAW11.jpg"><br /><br /><br />Pretty Shooting Star Silver toenails! <br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/Ipp61nU.jpg"><br /><br /><br />Better view of the Shooting Star Silver toenails!<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/5YMqsh2.jpg"><br /><br /><br />I got this weird time glitch on Shiwa's Discord server last night. March 3 is "today" while March 4 is both "tomorrow" and 'today." Okay, Discord...<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/OR8Snzm.jpg"><br /><br /><br />From Jon and Harmony for Christmas 2019: Pure Nail Bar pink envelope and pink gift card for a pedicure, which I finally used this afternoon!<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/B88Fyd0.jpg"><br /><br /><br />Biggerstaff tombstone?!<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/AVVIUup.jpg"><br /><br /><br />This is from Red's Discord server. Coronavirus as a metal band T-shirt: CORONAVIRUS 2020 World Tour! China and Asia, Europe, Australia, North America, Middle East, South America. SCYTHES! HAHAHAHA!<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/8GwSRca.png"><br /><br /><br />From Julie: I'm giving up these little glasses of alcohol for Lent. I will be drinking big glasses of alcohol instead. <br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/aCwl8By.jpg"><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=glowing_dragon&ditemid=6333914" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2010-09-02:565096:6333485PooPaint toilet paper?! / GAS OUT: THE CARD GAME! / Redneck Leprechaun Name2020-03-04T21:00:37Z2020-03-04T21:01:58ZMacy Gray, "Still"productivepublic0From Melissa: The Japanese have come up with PooPaint Toilet Paper?! <br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/K3AFags.jpg"><br /><br /><br />From Julie: A game called GAS OUT! Play your card, but DON'T PASS THE GAS! <br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/XQ4LKnD.jpg"><br /><br /><br />From Rock 101 and Scream Therapy: What is your Redneck Leprechaun Name? Dopey Bubba O'Fartsniffer!<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/xLcbedH.jpg"><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=glowing_dragon&ditemid=6333485" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2010-09-02:565096:6332104ERIC HO! LEAP YEAR 2020 GAME! / Leap Year Frog! Leap Day Facts! / Quiche!2020-03-01T03:10:18Z2020-03-09T20:37:54ZCake, "Never There"disappointedpublic0MORE COFFEE TIME! IT IS LEAP YEAR 2020 TODAY! The Canucks played the Leafs today at 4, and lost 4-2... DAMN EMPTY-NET GOALS AND MY BIRTHDAY BUDDY AUSTON MATTHEWS! Eric Ho confirmed yesterday via text that he was coming over, and also called me at 12:10 to iron out some details, so YAY! I got him to pick up a 24-pack of Nestlé Pure Life bottled water from Price Smart on the way since I was running out. He got here at 2:15, so that was good. We talked about the parking pass / my spare keys, the skyrocketing coronavirus news, Nathan being overseas right now, the 2001 version of THE MUMMY RETURNS with Brendan Fraser, Jeremy, washing hands, my Ontario trip, the bacon quiche / Reser's mashed potatoes / meat lasagna / macaroni and cheese / Peanut Butter Pie Oreos / Mackie's Crispy Bacon chips / Mackie's haggis and cracked black pepper chips, the Lindt / Nutter Butter I gave him in a Ziploc bag, and David Ayres the Zamboni driver. He also called "coronavirus" SARS, and called the Alcan aluminum foil "cling wrap - you know what I mean." Not really or not at first, but he's still a good friend of mine!<br /><br />Also discussed Jann Arden / a halftime show, 2011 and the Boston Pizza name change, HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA, my slipper socks / high heels bag / Boston Pizza gift card from Ruth and Joan, Carey Price / Patrick Roy (possible) trades / the trade deadline activity on Monday, ICBC driver premiums and car insurance, whether I caught any of Sedin Week, and the 9-3 Boston Bruins blowout the other night. Conversed about his smelling my hot sauce, the playoffs, Jim Hughson, his not preferring to drive during sunset / twilight hours, a cow in a plane for a THE MUMMY: TOMB OF THE DRAGON EMPEROR movie scene with Jet Li, and Don Cherry's podcast / being fired, the Juno Awards, the Simpsons controversy, Apu, and Krusty the Clown before he left at 6:40 after a disappointing Leap Day / Leap Year LOSS! DAMN EMPTY-NETTERS! Sure, I'll collect my empty bottles for him to redeem somewhere if he offered! Of course he did the dishes WITHOUT COMPLAINING!<br /><br /><br />Happy Leap Year Day 2020! Leap Year Day FROG! February 29! Feb. 29!<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/ISlx97U.jpg"><br /><br /><br /><span class="cut-wrapper"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___1" class="cuttag"></span><b class="cut-open">( </b><b class="cut-text"><a href="https://glowing-dragon.dreamwidth.org/6332104.html#cutid1">February 29! Leap Year! Food and water!</a></b><b class="cut-close"> )</b></span><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___1" aria-live="assertive"></div><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=glowing_dragon&ditemid=6332104" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2010-09-02:565096:6323522In love, delicates, strawberry chiffon, Chinese mushrooms, insurance, pork blood2020-02-08T05:20:12Z2020-02-08T06:10:09ZBlack Crowes, "Bad Luck Blue Eyes Goodbye"productivepublic0Hester's husband Ni interrupted me at 1:20 today to investigate my lamp fixture / light bulb cover note. "No safety concern" and "that's the one that came with the building?" and "I have to think"! AIYA! I also had to be an adult (again) since Auntie Vonnie texted me a couple days ago to say the building insurance had expired, so I let Dad know instead. After a bunch of texts, I finally had to go to TXL in person (at least I know where it is?) today and sign a form, telling Sheryl to just bill my dad's credit card instead since they have the number for that. I left at 2:10 on a 414.<br /><br />Went to Kwong Chow for some Chinese mushroom / bok choy noodle soup afterwards since I'd only had a strawberry chiffon doughnut at Tim Horton's beforehand, figuring I had just enough time between 3 buses to do so. Then some literal children and their knapsacks blocked my view of the intersection so I couldn't see which bus was coming - I only JUST managed to get the Marine Drive station bus! FINALLY made plans with Frances via text for next Monday, the 17th, at the Oakridge White Spot. "I can pick exactly 6!" she said... dude, you're actively making plans with another person?!<br /><br />At the station, I went to T&T and got Samyang noodles x3 (regular fire noodles / 2X Spicy noodles / black bean noodles), then went to London Drugs on a 401 since I'd just missed the 407. I got a NEW white Evercare delicates laundry bag WITH A ZIPPER (I opened another package in the store to see if it had a zipper) from <b>Aisle 4</b>, then almost lost it because some lady stepped on it in the lineup for the cash register. The Asian lady in front of me thought the cashier was also Asian (so did I), so spoke Cantonese to her as she bought 15 bottles of on-sale Sunkist Vitamin C and three Arm and Hammer toothpaste tubes.<br /><br />Turns out the cashier is actually Indonesian and doesn't even know any Cantonese, although she attempted Mandarin. The lady gave me a thumbs-up after I told her that the clerk didn't know any Chinese! The lady BEHIND ME wanted to go ahead of me, but NO - I was AHEAD of her! Then she thought I was stealing from the store because I had a huge reusable bag - I told her off! I finally got home at 6:15 on a 407! ENOUGH OF BEING AN ADULT! I also used Paulo as a reminder service, and complained about things to Mike.<br /><br /><br />This poop emoji is useful if you're in love with the shit. <br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/Y0G5Cz2.jpg"><br /><br /><br />Strawberry Chiffon doughnut at Tim Horton's!<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/Z96Xgxl.jpg"><br /><br /><br />Chinese mushroom and vegetable noodle soup at Kwong Chow! <br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/v7i7m2G.jpg"><br /><br /><br />They have pork BLOOD congee here at Kwong Chow...<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/vNAyXNg.jpg"><br /><br /><br />Evercare delicates laundry bag with a zipper for things that shouldn't go in the dryer, found in Aisle 4 of my nearest London Drugs! Much better for my slipper socks!<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/jYlfo5R.jpg"><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=glowing_dragon&ditemid=6323522" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2010-09-02:565096:6320766Ambrosia Jones?! / Rhythm Pacheco?! / Skeletal animal figurines: DRAGON!2020-01-31T04:04:17Z2020-01-31T04:19:32ZAerosmith, "Living on the Edge"lazypublic0A handyman came by unexpectedly at 12:30 with caulk to spackle my bathroom walls, which I'd mentioned to Hester last week. He also had noticed my shower tile apparently "needed" to be repaired too, which was fine by me, and he left by 1.<br /><br /><br />The bad bathroom wall is here:<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/qxE4ztW.jpg"><br /><br /><br />From Julie and Beauty Insider: Ambrosia Jones?!<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/rH3yKLY.jpg"><br /><br /><br />From Happiness Heroes: Rhythm Pacheco?! Reminds me of my Grade 7 teacher, Mrs. Pacheco.<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/1yoYwq6.jpg"><br /><br /><br />From Julie: Skeletal animal figurines in DRAGON, unicorn, and mermaid!<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/okNSxeh.jpg"><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=glowing_dragon&ditemid=6320766" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2010-09-02:565096:6314459Rio Brazilian Steakhouse! / Technological brown dragon / Cussing red dragon!2020-01-13T05:01:17Z2020-01-13T05:36:04ZGWAR, "Slutman City"fullpublic0After MORE COFFEE TIME and SHOWER TIME, I went out at 4:45 on a 401 to get to the Discord get-together at the Rio Brazilian Steakhouse on Denman. All I had to do was get off at Yaletown (where the elevator is STILL not working!), go to the 6 stop which is very close by, and stay on there when it turned into a 5 and went to Denman / Pendrell... easy! It turns out that it was just me and Ben, which meant that I had to carry on a bit of the conversation, but I'm not socially awkward.<br /><br />We talked about chicken, lamb, beef brisket, banana balls, cheese sticks, chicken bacon, rump, sirloin steak, it being easy to overeat since the steak came in slices off swords, getting searched at the airport with X-rays, bullet shells, double standards for some people in the server, people drinking a LOT there, random spontaneous meetups, some server people being flakes, recycling trucks, waterparks, the extravagant salad bar, and more. I decided to try "saving time" by going to the Vancouver City Centre London Drugs, but I can never figure out the layout and can never find anything there. Also ran into an annoying bike rider who decided to get his crap together RIGHT AFTER EXITING THE ELEVATOR! Can't you do that off to the side?! People like me will bump into you! Did the "sit till Waterfront and take the "next" train all the way to Brighouse" trick, and went to my familiar London Drugs for Wet Ones x3 and aloe Purell hand sanitizer x2, one each for my wallet. Finally got home at 9:05 on a 407, which I guess is fine - but I could have come home earlier!<br /><br /><br />Representative photo of steak on a sword from the Rio Brazilian Steakhouse! <br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/wLtmV1e.png"><br /><br /><br /><span class="cut-wrapper"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___1" class="cuttag"></span><b class="cut-open">( </b><b class="cut-text"><a href="https://glowing-dragon.dreamwidth.org/6314459.html#cutid1">STEAK AND BALLS!</a></b><b class="cut-close"> )</b></span><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___1" aria-live="assertive"></div><br /><br /><br />From Julie: A cool technological brown dragon!<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/nHmvtWp.jpg"><br /><br /><br />From The Dragon's Den: I run on caffeine, dragons, and cuss words. RED AND YELLOW DRAGON! COFFEE MUG! <br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/ZXUiOBc.jpg"><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=glowing_dragon&ditemid=6314459" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2010-09-02:565096:6312659Radeane, Ashlee, Bostyn, Teage, Kaleeya, and Tytus?! / Franchesca Eusebio?!2020-01-07T05:38:36Z2020-01-07T05:40:42ZINXS, "Doctor"quixoticpublic0From Til Death Do Us Part: Radeane, Ashlee, Bostyn, Teage, Kaleeya, and Tytus?! BAD SPELLING of Ashley, Boston, Teague (not even an okay name), and Titus!<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/7EMXOmJ.jpg"><br /><br /><br />From Period Memes: Franchesca Eusebio?! BAD SPELLING OF FRANCESCA!<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/ZFvnmHk.jpg"><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=glowing_dragon&ditemid=6312659" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2010-09-02:565096:6312421Frozen computer mouse and keyboard! / Fart Buddy!2020-01-07T05:00:20Z2020-01-07T05:09:54Zthe Cure, "Bare"productivepublic0My computer gave me a scare at 7:10 when the keyboard AND mouse froze! Luckily, I had my phone and could look stuff up. A restart cured it, but I should really get a backup at London Drugs one of these days...<br /><br /><br />Fart Buddy!<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/ahaxNMR.jpg"><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=glowing_dragon&ditemid=6312421" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2010-09-02:565096:6310979Happy Blue Year / Dilbert human intelligence / Quandae Shanoah Stewart / ONTARIO2020-01-03T08:33:17Z2020-04-05T14:59:10ZU2, "New Year's Day"exhaustedpublic0<b>HAPPY NEW YEAR AND 2020, EVERYONE! NEW YEAR, NEW DECADE!</b><br /><br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/zYuaNY3.jpg"><br /><br /><br />FINALLY HOME AFTER A FLIGHT! I left the house with Steph after thumping my suitcase up the stairs from the guestroom, hugged the kids, and Steph noticed Havarti was sad because she knows what a suitcase means. We drove 45 minutes to the airport; why WOULD she take a $20 or $30 toll road to save one minute?! I hugged her goodbye, then got selected for a pat-down because I accidentally left my phone in my pocket. UGH! At least a kind employee got me a zoomer to go all the way to my YYZ gate after the elevator! The flight itself was uneventful - I was seated in front with the babies and children, but played with my new friend, the year-old baby boy next to me.<br /><br />White Eric picked me up as advertised after I landed at 2 today. Wow, time change! Haha. I had to walk the length and breadth of YVR because the outside exit for domestic arrivals was all the way at the front. Sweating for sure! I was home by 3, and everything seemed okay, but THE MICE MANAGED TO CHEW THROUGH THE STEEL WOOL IN THE BATHROOM?! YUCK!<br /><br /><br />At 12 AM the night before New Year's Eve, it will be Ramones time. It will be 2020, 24 hours to go. I wanna be sedated!<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/5YqZ8Sp.jpg"><br /><br /><br />From The Onett Times: Happy Blue Year!<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/A8vDnJ4.png"><br /><br /><br />From Not Always Right: Dilbert says, "I have now officially lost all faith in human intelligence."<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/VLoARHp.png"><br /><br /><br />Quandae Shanoah Stewart?!<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/VlukYw0.jpg"><br /><br /><br /><span class="cut-wrapper"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___1" class="cuttag"></span><b class="cut-open">( </b><b class="cut-text"><a href="https://glowing-dragon.dreamwidth.org/6310979.html#cutid1">ONTARIO TRIP!</a></b><b class="cut-close"> )</b></span><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___1" aria-live="assertive"></div><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=glowing_dragon&ditemid=6310979" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2010-09-02:565096:6306632ATTIE! A HUG! YUMMY! Snowflakes! Hot flashes! / Santa! / Water hitting a spoon!2019-12-11T10:54:05Z2019-12-17T07:55:55ZRolling Stones, "Slave"lovedpublic0After COFFEE TIME, I went out at 2:50 on a 401 to help with the kids. I would have taken the earlier 401, but someone took FIVE MINUTES to maneuver a wheelchair into that bus! I don't expect people to be extremely fast when it comes to that, but I always appreciate the actual wheelchair users who are fast and efficient movers when they see others are waiting! (she was... not, and held up everyone else) There went any extra time I had to buy lotion and dish soap at Shoppers! At Marine Drive, I actually managed to get a 3 within a few minutes, which was amazing! No incessant talker today, thank goodness. Finally got to the apartment at about 4:10 in the rain, and Beckett was sitting on the mat and waiting for me - so cute! I gave the kids some Mars bars and Coffin Crisp plus a Christmas card later on. Hiero confused a CARD for a CAR, asking me where the Christmas CAR was, hahaha! Harmony set him straight, though. (my phone had randomly saved photos of Beckett eating out of a pot earlier, hahaha)<br /><br />Ayler and Hiero did origami / cut-out snowflake crafts at the table after one too many "no scissors on the ground" directives that got ignored, so Beckett and I spent our time rolling balls to each other / being distracted by "boh-boh" (the bling on my white sweater AND the pom-pom on my Santa hat, which he batted around at times) / "reading" books while sitting on my lap (he picked up "yummy" from me!) / his giving me his blocks and balls and emotion eggs / his saying "yeah" to my simple questions of whether HE would get the balls instead of me (but he didn't) / his knowing where my fuzzy purple winter coat was with all the big buttons. Harmony said that balls were his very favorite thing in the whole wide world, which I can believe! (LOTS OF ALLITERATION!) She'd taken him across the street since there was a Christmas tree with lots of ornaments, and he'd loved seeing all the "boh-boh!" He also wanted to look out the window, but was stymied by the Venetian blind being down, and thus blocking his view. His other window was blocked off by chairs and couches, but he managed to throw balls in that restricted area, which I of course got out for him.<br /><br />We had pork and mushroom jong (sticky rice) with garlic, cherry tomatoes, gai lan, and water for dinner. Beckett actually ate more than usual, but Harmony thought that was down to the sticky rice, some of which did fall in his bib, but luckily did not smear or smudge on my Heat Holders socks! Ayler told me that he had a Christmas concert next week, and a winter party because his class had received a lot of points to go towards one. NICE! I asked if he was going to have ornaments, but he says no because it's not Christmas. That made sense, I told him. After they learned about butterflies and cocoons and the chrysalis, Ayler wanted to hug me! I said that he could hug me, paused, and added "only if you want to." He did! That was amazing!<br /><br />Ayler and Hiero didn't like it when Beckett climbed on them, but he's so light! While Harmony was out of the room for a bit, Ayler told me that he gets screen time at school (as does Hiero), and his mom doesn't like it. I had to laugh, since I could see this coming years ago! When I left the apartment at 7:50 (so late!), Harmony said that Beckett had called me "Attie," and he called me that again while pointing to me. HE KNOWS WHO I AM AND WHAT MY NAME IS - SO CUTE!Hiero told me seriously that his school friend knows Punjabi and she wanted to teach him some language skills - good for them! Harmony wanted to know if I could come on Friday the 13th, so I said yes. As it turned out, I hope fervently that I used up ALL my "bad luck" tonight - I kept on missing trains and buses galore! EVERY SINGLE ONE! I got home at 10, which is pretty fucking late!<br /><br /><br />From Reddit: For the first time since January 10th, 2006 (which was also a Tuesday), the Vancouver Canucks will finally host the Toronto Maple Leafs at 7 PM PST. The Canucks played Toronto tonight at 7, and lost 4-1. UGH!<br /><br /><br />Random stuff from the family: Novelty HOT FLASHES socks from Hatley, Ontrue roasted seaweed in Wasabi flavor, a pink "XXL" Xi Fu Fen pajama set (more like Small), a light brown Rice Balls (actual brand name) sweater with purple stars from Korea, and a 52mL tube of Colgate MaxFresh Knock Out toothpaste.<br /><br /><br />From Julie: When you're washing the dishes and the water hits a spoon! WATER IN YOUR FACE AND ON YOUR CLOTHES! <br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/MOICKcd.jpg"><br /><br /><br />Snowflake art on the bedroom door!<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/rPr3kRQ.jpg"><br /><br /><br />Hiero insisted on having a green heart on the bathroom door! No double-sided arrow, however!<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/OqkL6af.jpg"><br /><br /><br />Ontrue seasoned and roasted seaweed in Wasabi flavor! Thanks, Mom and Dad!<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/vPzXn3K.jpg"><br /><br /><br />Red bling shirt for Christmastime!<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/2hGKSJm.jpg"><br /><br /><br />White bling sweater for Christmastime!<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/C3yCBol.jpg"><br /><br /><br />SANTA HAT TIME!<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/0pjdkin.jpg"><br /><br /><br />Thanks for the Hatley socks for my non-existent HOT FLASHES, Jon and Harmony...<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/5Po9ZX2.jpg"><br /><br /><br />A Rice Balls brown sweater made in Korea... thanks for the Engrish, Mom and Dad! <br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/CzETmM6.jpg"><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=glowing_dragon&ditemid=6306632" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2010-09-02:565096:6304382My evil siblings hijacked my Facebook in 2011 - YIKES! / Miraynda Salinas?!2019-12-06T06:29:09Z2019-12-06T06:29:09ZRolling Stones, "Ruby Tuesday"indescribablepublic0I went to do the dishes in February 2011 at a family dinner, and came back to this on my Facebook timeline. Thanks, evil siblings!<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/zuzR1JT.jpg"><br /><br /><br />From Youtube: Miraynda Salinas?! BAD SPELLING OF MIRANDA!<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/8IjPUyt.jpg"><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=glowing_dragon&ditemid=6304382" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2010-09-02:565096:6294773Caril Ann Fugate?! / Niqui McCown?! / Coty Beaver and Gelareh Bagherzadeh?!2019-11-16T08:27:45Z2020-03-01T02:14:44ZRolling Stones, "Winter"artisticpublic0The Canucks played the Oilers tonight at 7, and s.<br /><br /><br />Caril Ann Fugate?! BAD SPELLING OF CAROL! <br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/9oBnQBn.jpg"><br /><br /><br />From Youtube: Niqui McCown?! BAD SPELLING OF NICKI OR NIKKI... how do you get that as a nickname for Marilyn, anyway? Oh, NICOLE is one of her middle names. She doesn't even look black, but the dude with her certainly does!<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/auHTl89.jpg"><br /><br /><br />Coty Beaver and Gelareh Bagherzadeh?! BAD SPELLING OF CODY!<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/8WYsqd0.jpg"><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=glowing_dragon&ditemid=6294773" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2010-09-02:565096:6282348Gloucester Café! / Beckett and reading! / Pepto-Bismol is NOT eyeshadow!2019-10-17T05:02:46Z2019-10-17T05:45:08ZGin Blossoms, "Hey Jealousy"melancholypublic0After COFFEE TIME and calling the Lost Property Office too early for them to receive lost Translink items at 1 (UGH!), I went out at 11:10 on a 401 to go to the Gloucester Café to meet Auntie Catherine for my last belated birthday meal, taking the 15 Olympic Village bus down at Bay 2 across the street rather than walk the seven blocks in the iffy weather. So I was ten minutes late - it still was reasonably on time for me! I scanned the restaurant and finally saw her sitting at a table - she hugged me hello, and we eventually ordered two dishes to share with our individual hot milk tea. Seafood spaghetti in a creamy dill sauce AND chicken pineapple satay fried rice with plenty of shrimp and egg! No, I didn't want to take the leftovers with me!<br /><br />She talked about church and noticed that I didn't need my glasses, so she was surprised - she didn't know about my eye surgeries! We talked about Mattias and Marcus - they're 11 and 9 now?! Chung Yan still watches Canucks hockey, so YAY for that! Auntie Catherine gave me a surprise 100% red silk scarf (probably an Indian scarf), so that was totally good! It was pretty rainy when we left at 1:20 (Harmony texted to say I could come at 3:30 or so), but I assured her that I'd be fine without an umbrella, and definitely didn't want to go to the North Shore or some other Vancouver Public Library! I just killed time at Oakridge with the free wifi, found out that I'd been <b>BANNED from TwoX Chromosomes because of the too-inclusive special snowflakes</b> ("not all women have vaginas" is very weird), and left at 3 on a 41st Avenue bus (then a 3) to get to the house at 3:35.<br /><br />Beckett was surprisingly awake and definitely wanted to play with me, the baby pop-up toy (he's now strong enough to make it pop up himself once or twice), and the various balloons scattered around the room. He also threw the plastic blocks at me, but I didn't hold it against him. Hiero laughed when he saw that, so I said with a very serious face that it was NOT FUNNY, and let Harmony take care of the rest. Ayler had to read the Monkeys book with me, and Hiero wanted me to read a book that was at least different than the ones I'd read on Sunday. Beckett wanted to see what we were doing / be close to me, but his brothers didn't like that. I had to give him a few hugs because he was upset! I let Ayler use my cell phone calculator after he said that I was still better at math than he is (debatable) and Beckett said, "Na na na NAAAAAAAAA!", which is what he says when he REALLY wants something! (like the Rice Krispies, a couple of which I put in his mouth at snacktime, which he didn't seem to mind)<br /><br />Speaking of being serious, Beckett had an extremely serious expression on his face when he was signing "MORE" at dinner. He did get more food, but started throwing it around, even decorating my red bling sweater with macaroni and cheese. (we also had squash, turkey, stuffing, and other Thanksgiving leftovers) Ayler asked me why drinking prune juice meant that you had to be on the toilet all afternoon (because I told him that), so I told him that there was a lot of fiber in prunes. He seemed to accept that. After Beckett cried and was let go from the table to crawl around, he knocked over Ayler's silver water cup, causing Ayler to get all wet and then cry and melt down himself.<br /><br />Beckett threw the balloons around and said what sounded like "cup" - at least, he had the hard C sound down! Ayler wanted to regale me with piano technique, so I let him tell me about it while listening very seriously. I enjoy it when he tells me about his interests! Hiero wanted me to read to him, but I said that I had to watch Beckett to make sure he didn't kill himself. We also discussed global warming in a kid-appropriate way. I left at 7:20 and finally got home at 8:40. The Canucks played Detroit tonight at 7, and won 5-1.<br /><br /><br />Pepto-Bismol is NOT Annabelle eyeshadow, London Drugs website... <br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/LPGVUAP.jpg"><br /><br /><br />Paper bus transfer in 2019! I sure wish the buses would give out actual Compass Card transfers, though! <br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/pwv6kiO.jpg"><br /><br /><br />Lamp chop for lunch, anyone? Yay for Engrish!<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/G9r1JKz.jpg"><br /><br /><br />Seafood and spaghetti in a creamy dill sauce as part of a belated birthday 2019 lunch!<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/4Z6xljy.jpg"><br /><br /><br />Chicken and pineapple satay fried rice with plenty of egg and shrimp!<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/ZDTPRp9.jpg"><br /><br /><br />A red 100% Silk Scarf from Auntie Catherine for my belated birthday in 2019! <br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/A2SuRKl.jpg"><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=glowing_dragon&ditemid=6282348" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2010-09-02:565096:6278370Nicolas Cage screaming HALLELUJAH, Pumpkin Hamster, Han OK Korean food, Lindt2019-10-05T07:04:04Z2019-10-05T19:26:58ZSmashing Pumpkins, "Bodies"fullpublic0It's TACO DAY today! I had some coffee and biscotti before going out to see Rishu at her new Viking Way location. (401 / 407 AND the 405?!) I was really late, no thanks to it being past Cambie and Jacombs AND the confusing nature of the bus stops at Bridgeport and Viking Way! After SHOWER TIME and MORE COFFEE TIME when I FINALLY got home at 2:40 after refilling my prescription at the pharmacy (yay for wi-fi in the building!), Deb and Dylan picked me up at 6:50 for Korean food at Han OK on Alexandra Road for my birthday. We had seafood pancake, spicy seafood tofu soup, Asahi beer, rice, tea, eggs, cheese, corn, kimchi, spicy pork, and bulgogi hot pot all makes for a yummy belated birthday dinner!<br /><br />Discussed CBD oil, (medical) marijuana, Cuba, the Philippines, Filipino fried chicken, pregnancy, Vicky, depression, how technology and health has changed so much, the differences between healthcare here and in the States, iPad games and a hungry Sasquatch "finding food in garbage cans" (which reminded me of EARTHBOUND), church being so busy and how it's hard to form or maintain friendships, lots of meetings, the Cactus Club dinner, my nephews, family relationships, downtown conferences, and Elysse's pronunciation of words. No, BALLET is not BELLY DANCING! It was good to see them - they even gave me some assorted Lindt chocolates in a light blue gift bag?! NO WAY! They drove me home at 9:10, which seemed to be a bit late for the kids, especially since they got up at 5:30 to 7 AM!<br /><br /><br />Nicolas Cage screaming "HALLELUJAH!" in a scene from FACE/OFF!<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/jRD8UOm.png"><br /><br /><br />What's with suddenly making my pics disappear within 0.1 seconds of adding a new tag, Facebook?!<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/z6TaV5i.jpg"><br /><br /><br />I'm now Pumpkin Flam Hammy in my friend Shiwa's Discord server!<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/0SbrEq8.jpg"><br /><br /><br />Assorted Lindt chocolates! Red milk chocolate, gold white chocolate, blue dark chocolate, and bronze hazelnut Lindt chocolates!<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/GCIUhtT.jpg"><br /><br /><br />Red milk chocolate, gold white chocolate, blue dark chocolate, and bronze hazelnut Lindt chocolates!<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/nax8yjB.jpg"><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=glowing_dragon&ditemid=6278370" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2010-09-02:565096:6278143Daniel Milder, Andrew Fried, Bailee Smith, Krista Hiscock, and Jaiden Shields?!2019-10-04T03:16:45Z2019-10-04T03:34:34ZNirvana, "School"annoyedpublic0Hayley posted a "wings meetup" in the Sober Server... WITH NO TIME, DATE, OR PLACE! Does she have an aversion to it, or is it because she's a millennial?! Nate thinks I seem bitter, but that's not the case. Even Term affirmed that one! I'm not going to go to a hangout without a time, date, or location! I need to plan my fucking day, not spend at least 90 minutes on transit and then another 90 minutes eating and visiting! (DEFINITELY not if it's in Burnaby!) Even my email about 12 Kings included a location, date, and an event that the date could be tied to, so people can look up the basketball ceremony / game as needed! Why are people so stupid?! I've also heard there might be another transit strike, like in 2001 - NO!<br /><br /><br />From STREET FOOD on Netflix: Daniel Milder?! Maybe it's pronounced "MILL-der," but I'll always read it as "mild-er."<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/BzrWDY9.jpg"><br /><br /><br />From STREET FOOD on Netflix: Andrew Fried?! Yum, fried food! <br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/5RJ9peO.jpg"><br /><br /><br />From Quotes, Fun, and Sarcasm: Bailee Smith?! BAD SPELLING of Bailey! <br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/WyUVGlk.jpg"><br /><br /><br />Seen on Facebook: Krista Hiscock?! <br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/tdU9K7s.jpg"><br /><br /><br />From John's True Crime Group: Jaiden Shields?! BAD SPELLING of Jaden! Shelley is a mutual friend of ours...<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/jGSeGox.jpg"><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=glowing_dragon&ditemid=6278143" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2010-09-02:565096:6276535A poop emoji striped T-shirt / Poop emoji power bank!2019-09-29T03:57:37Z2019-09-29T03:59:02ZButthole Surfers, "Pepper"productivepublic0<a href="https://www.buzzfeed.com/sarahaspler/poop?bffbcanada&utm_term=.vaZamv3ZYp#.rcZq6VkrQB">From Melissa and Buzzfeed Canada: A poop emoji striped T-shirt / poop emoji T-shirt!</a><br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/qCtFGOM.png"><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://www.buzzfeed.com/sarahaspler/poop?bffbcanada&utm_term=.vaZamv3ZYp#.rcZq6VkrQB">From Melissa and Buzzfeed Canada: Poop emoji power bank!</a><br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/IO8i7xF.png"><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=glowing_dragon&ditemid=6276535" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2010-09-02:565096:6271852Steele Fortress?! / Cookie Sherron Jacobson?! / NO NAME being a Canada gem!2019-09-20T01:52:08Z2019-09-20T06:16:44ZFugazi, "Suggestion"fullpublic09/19/19 is also a palindrome date! It's Talk Like A Pirate Day today! Since Rishu wanted to change our appointment to a phone call because she's sick (which worked for the hockey schedule and my not rushing to make it home in time), I went out at 12:30 on a 401 and went to Boston Pizza to redeem my free birthday dessert offer.<br /><br />NEW Bourbon BBQ Chicken pizza and Chocolate Explosion Cheesecake it was! I got home at 2:35 on a 401, thanks to just missing an early 407. Luke, Violet Faith, Flaps, and Jimbo said no to Saturday. Rishu called at 4:25 from a blocked number, and that went fine.<br /><br /><br />NEW Bourbon BBQ Chicken pizza: House-made Bourbon BBQ Sauce, BBQ chicken, balsamic-roasted red onions, pizza mozzarella, cheddar cheese, and bacon, finished with a buttermilk ranch drizzle!<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/zLjF2xh.jpg"><br /><br /><br />Free birthday dessert: Chocolate Explosion Cheesecake! I was Asian about it and ordered the most expensive thing on the menu. Creamy chocolate mousse with chunks of cheesecake, caramel, toffee, pecans, and almonds on a chocolate crust. <br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/yM9itkZ.png"><br /><br /><br />Steele Fortress?!<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/pRz4XBl.jpg"><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAsOpfnYOrM">From Crime Watch Daily: Cookie Sherron Jacobson?! BAD SPELLING OF SHARON!</a><br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/fKQSzgo.jpg"><br /><br /><br />From Julie M. and Only in Canada Memes: No Name is the gem of Canada. Every product is so unbelievably ominous, I really laugh my ass off every time I go shopping.<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/IecsShE.jpg"><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=glowing_dragon&ditemid=6271852" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2010-09-02:565096:6269457Sharky Laguna, Raven, Javante, Dre, Zaevion, Takara, Brittani, Paris, and Red?!2019-09-13T00:34:04Z2019-09-13T01:58:08ZGWAR, "Bloody Mary"irritatedpublic0After LAUNDRY TIME (with the elevator STILL out of service...) and COFFEE TIME, I left at 12:15 for my Invisalign appointment, barely managing to get there on time thanks to a wheelchair JUST making me miss a Brighouse train at 12:35. (they're definitely entitled to use the elevators and trains - I might have made it with the time it took to wheel the person in and out...) The technology simulator was pretty cool, at least.<br /><br />I did see Dad, which is what I'd been expecting, so I briefly discussed it and he said no if the insurance didn't cover it. I got brochures and the health angle, also expected. Once I finally got out of there at about 2, I saw Dad waiting downstairs. He unexpectedly gave me a ride home because it was really raining by then, and said a bunch of stuff about money and exactly why Mom thought finding the grave in Cuba was "urgent." (Steph will go with her in October?!) At least I got home at 2:40 so I could finally eat!<br /><br />My next dentist appointment is on Jan. 8 at 2 - I had to go home, check the actual Canucks schedule, and then call the office to change it from the 7th at 1. Then I decided to finally call Dr. Ruby's office and found out that they can't just do a six-month referral to the eye clinic over the phone, since I legally have to go to the office to set it up. UGH, FINE! I guess I know what I'm doing on the day before my birthday...<br /><br /><br />Sharky Laguana?!<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/6E7LWt7.jpg"><br /><br /><br />From Julie: Raven?!<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/y13LUDP.jpg"><br /><br /><br /><span class="cut-wrapper"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___1" class="cuttag"></span><b class="cut-open">( </b><b class="cut-text"><a href="https://glowing-dragon.dreamwidth.org/6269457.html#cutid1">Coffee and Dr. Dre?!</a></b><b class="cut-close"> )</b></span><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___1" aria-live="assertive"></div><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=glowing_dragon&ditemid=6269457" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments