glowing_dragon | Entries tagged with namesakes

COFFEE TIME! The Canucks played Carolina today at 11 AM, but lost 4-3 in overtime and the shootout. I found four packs of Vedan Bah Kut tea noodles that expired on Jan. 25, one pack of Mamee chicken noodles that expired on Jan. 29, and three packs of Mamee vegetarian noodles that expired on Jan. 26 - I'll be eating them all in the next week! INSTANT RAMEN NOODLES FOR DAYS!

I showered today once Jon switched my childcare dates from Tuesday to Wednesday, and Mom said "can you tell me whether there will be autism on Tuesday or Wednesday this week?" What the heck?! HAHAHA! I also accidentally overdosed on those Vitamin D gummies, but called the nurses hotline at 811. They were professional and very helpful (and I got through in 30 seconds despite the Reddit fear-mongering about the coronavirus), directed me to Poison Control, and all I have to do is chill on the gummies till the weekend. Nice!

From Jim and CANUCK NATION: If they say size doesn't matter, they're probably NFL fans. Stanley Cup vs. the Super Bowl trophy!

From CRIME WATCH DAILY and Youtube: Harley Burns and Autumn Burns?!

Current Mood: indifferent
Current Location: home
Current Music: Rob Zombie, "Reload"
Crossposts: https://glowing-dragon.livejournal.com/3990762.html

From 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!

From Period Memes: Franchesca Eusebio?! BAD SPELLING OF FRANCESCA!

Current Mood: quixotic
Current Location: home
Current Music: INXS, "Doctor"
Crossposts: https://glowing-dragon.livejournal.com/3980815.html

COFFEE TIME! The Canucks played Buffalo today at 1 in a see-saw game which went to overtime, and won 6-5!

Smart Chibuzo?!

A friend of a Facebook friend posted this on her wall, and I thought it would be great for Kitty, Cecilia, and Teunis! "I'm not perfect, but I am Dutch, and that's kind of the same thing."

Kylesha was on PANIC 911?! Bonus: Her dad is named Kyle. I watched this episode at the townhouse on September 5, 2013! Reminds me of an Awana kid I once knew. Her name was Fresnona, and her dad was named Fresno.

Current Mood: mischievous
Current Location: home
Current Music: Rolling Stones, "Happy"
Crossposts: https://glowing-dragon.livejournal.com/3973591.html

After a shower and some green tea, I decided to go out today at 12:45 on a 401 to redeem my free two-topping individual pizza for my anniversary of signing up for Boston Pizza deals online. I had to fight with the app and the website and typos before I could register MyBP on my phone, and got spicy Italian sausage and cheddar. I did call White Spot at Richmond Centre beforehand to make a reservation for the 15th, but we do NOT need two high chairs! Just the one for Beckett, Mom...

Then I went to London Drugs to find a birthday present for white Eric, but was too focused on the vegan and SALE aspect of the chocolate bars instead of DARK which he can eat. I got NEW on-sale iChoc chocolate bars x4: Almond Orange, Classic, Super Nut, and White Chocolate Vanilla! I'll just switch his chocolate bars with Chinese Eric's dark HEIDI chocolate and Western Family 72% Swiss dark chocolate: no additional trips needed OR additional money spent! None of the chocolate is expired yet, so that's a bonus! I just managed to get the 407, so YAY for bus efficiency and the chocolate NOT melting in the sun! Now it's time to have some coffee ice cream for Coffee Ice Cream Day today!

Free two-topping individual pizza for the anniversary of my signing up for Boston Pizza online deals: spicy Italian sausage and cheddar cheese! Celebrating National Cheese Pizza Day on Sept. 5 one day late!

Zero money! Free pizza!

( Keys, Amir, and errant apostrophes! )

Current Mood: relaxed
Current Location: home
Current Music: GWAR, "I Suck On My Thumb"
Crossposts: https://glowing-dragon.livejournal.com/3934402.html

From Youtube: Paraskevi Repousis is a woman?! Makes me think of paraskevidekatriaphobia and Friday the 13th!

From Julie: Daija?!

From Julie: Ramiyah?!

From Crime Watch Daily: Michaley Adkins?! She was named after a bar!

From Julie M. and JUDGE JUDY: Tyres Jones, Senior?! Like tires on a car?!

Current Mood: ditzy
Current Location: home
Current Music: GWAR, "The Road Behind"
Crossposts: https://glowing-dragon.livejournal.com/3931231.html

I showered and did laundry today. Thought I'd lost a dry sock, but found it in the hallway outside my apartment... phew!

From John's True Crime group: This Avon and Somerset police constable is named Rob Banks?!

From Reddit and r/UnresolvedMysteries: Tarasha Benjamin?! Didn't her mother say it out loud before the birth and realize that it sounds like TRASH-A?!

Blue Ball, Pennsylvania?!

Current Mood: thankful
Current Location: home
Current Music: Collective Soul, "Simple"
Crossposts: https://glowing-dragon.livejournal.com/3920200.html

I took a shower, did some laundry, and had COFFEE TIME before Eric Ho texted me to cancel the BC Lions-Edmonton Eskimos hangout since he had to to stay at work till 7:30 or so. (he COULD say no, but maybe not!) "Are you coming? Yes or no." "Yeah, I have to stay a bit later, so text you later since I have to take a raincheck on the hangout." Fine, I'll just use my $10 off coupon by myself with no heavy things! I went to London Drugs first at 3:10 to get four DEFINITE big reusable bags (I only had four small ones?!), a dark green MARTEX bath towel, a shopping cart with a cooler bag ($54.99 to $24.99 SALE!), and two more London Naturals foam scour sponges.

Luckily, I was able to sort of tuck the cart under my arm and then waited for the bus home - got there at 4:05 on a 401. Later, I went to Price Smart with my $10 coupon at 5:35 on a 401. I got Halo Top birthday cake ice cream, NEW Sapporo Ichiban Tonkotsu ramen noodles, NEW Maynards Fuzzy Peach popsicles, NEW Maynards Swedish Berry popsicles, NEW Magnum white ice cream bars, NEW Magnum Double Cookies and Cream ice cream bars, NEW Magnum double cherry truffle ice cream bars, NEW Magnum Infinity Chocolate ice cream bars, NEW Magnum double raspberry ice cream bars, NEW Magnum strawberries and cream ice cream bars, BIG on-sale Lysol lemon wipes, Maggi curry noodles, and Olay cooling white strawberry and mint bar soap.

Cloverleaf baby clams!

( Baby clams, cereal, ice cream, and more! )

Current Mood: accomplished
Current Location: home
Current Music: Soul Asylum, "Runaway Train"
Crossposts: https://glowing-dragon.livejournal.com/3915612.html

After COFFEE TIME / SHOWER TIME / LAUNDRY TIME, Eric picked me up at 6:10 so we could go to Lion's Den plus Bells and Whistles for Randal's birthday thing. Thank goodness for texting! I wore my Spirit of Nature "Canada D'Eh!" moose T-shirt in honor of Canada Day long weekend, of course. Kevin, Eric Ho, Eric M., Jeremy, Randal, and I discussed chimerism in humans, jerk chicken, curry goat, ginger beer, Jamaican patties, working security at the NHL Draft in Vancouver recently, Kaapo Kakko, Jim Benning and the number 6 (NOT 666), my NOT wanting Eric to put his styrofoam (teriyaki chicken) leftovers box in my tote bag without a plastic bag because it would spill all over, Christon and Alice coming really late to Bells and Whistles, my "famous" handwritten birthday card for Randal, Grace hot sauce, the Scoville scale, and the world's youngest mother.

It took 15 minutes for us to get the bill and pay because Kevin wanted our bills to have an additional amount for Randal's stuff. I didn't mind paying part of Randal's bill, but can't we do that among ourselves without wasting time? I don't mind the owner talking to someone in a wheelchair, but that was before she took our request for the bill. We did meet the owner and heard her story, just like that time we were there years ago. I knew the immediate area looked vaguely familiar!

Later, we ordered various beers (Kevin had a Pilsner while I had a Vancouver Special West Coast IPA) and Jon showed up to order garlic fries at Bells and Whistles. I was on my phone (Jon asked how I liked it after I gave him some used printer paper for Hiero's origami creations), but paid attention to CANADIAN BACON while texting Pothead Mike about stuff on Google Hangouts. Eric and I left after Kevin and Jeremy did - discussed chicken and waffles, anime, DARK SOULS, SHINING FORCE, the Nintendo Switch, and cleaning up after Christon's wedding at Kirin. Hopefully, it won't be like the time Mike wanted to help out at Tony and Trish's wedding after an already long day! Got home at 10:30 and discussed the questionable smell outside - at least it didn't smell like shit like on Thursday evening!

Canada D'Eh! moose T-shirt for Canada Day!

Jerk chicken from the Lion's Den!

Grace ginger beer!

Grace hot pepper sauce!

Vancouver Special West Coast IPA from Bells and Whistles!

From Julie: Buff Bernie coloring book?! BUFF BERNIE: A COLORING BOOK FOR BERNIACS!

Current Mood: tired
Current Location: home
Current Music: Our Lady Peace, "Shaking"
Crossposts: https://glowing-dragon.livejournal.com/3912463.html

After COFFEE TIME, a German Shaw technician came by at 11:35 AM with a replacement cable box / new PVR box / new remote control / new modem / advice. (calling my HOME number 15 minutes beforehand to see whether I was home... WHAT DO YOU THINK?!) When he left at 12:15 after also setting up my wi-fi network on my cellphone, I took a much-needed shower and did some much-needed laundry!

In the evening, Dylan came by at 6:55 PM to help me buy a new microwave at London Drugs. He did call me first at 6:25 to advise me that he was at Walmart doing some stuff, then would come by here. We talked about his Great Value red curry chips, Declan and Elysse's swimming lessons, NOT defrosting meat in the microwave because it won't cook evenly and will be all frozen in the middle ("SEE?! NO ONE BELIEVES ME!"), his stressful day at work, parking, and the heavy bulky stuff. Came back home at 7:30 after I selected a new black RCA 1.1 cubic foot microwave oven for $99.99 plus tax (so about $117.60) - yes, that was definitely going on my savings account! Good thing I checked my bank balances BEFORE going out - that Panasonic inverter microwave from Robert was at least twice the price from Robert. I know why Mike insisted on it - because of his own image problems!

Then I heard that the St. Louis Blues had won the 2019 Stanley Cup against the nasty Bruins! Makes me feel better about 2011, for sure! I told Paulo to bookmark these microwave oven cooking conversion charts as well. He was at the gym, but came by at 9:35 to pick up the Danby Designers 700-watt microwave. Yes, having a free backup is nice, but I like to pay favors forward when I can. It just rarely happens in two and a half hours! Like I had thanked Dylan, Paulo thanked me - it's a cycle! :D

NEW microwave oven: RCA 1.1 cubic feet and 1000 watts!

Great Value red curry chips!

From Julie: Eulis?!

( PIECE OF SHIT?! )

Current Mood: accomplished
Current Location: home
Current Music: Nada Surf, "Nothing"
Crossposts: https://glowing-dragon.livejournal.com/3906587.html

There was a fire alarm at about 1 PM, so I threw away fuzzy socks with holes in them, and got proper woolly socks / a thin toque / a winter coat because I thought it was going to be a false fire alarm as usual. Nope, it was actually the first REAL fire scare since I've lived here in 2000! Some idiot neighbor left a plastic baby bottle on the stove, went out at 11, and stuff started burning at 11:30 or so. WHY WOULD YOU NOT CHECK TO SEE THAT THE STOVE IS OFF BEFORE GOING OUT FOR THE DAY?!

Firemen and police and standing around outside in the cold for three hours before we were allowed back in at 3:55 after the fan and air quality... thank goodness that I am okay, as well as my stuff. I guess I should get that Square One insurance! At least it wasn't six hours, but still... the neighbor got back and saw the aftermath including a busted-out balcony, so I hope she learns!

From This is True, on September 24, 2018: Hitler Alba Sanchez, Lennin Vladimir Rodriguez Valverde, and Osama Vinladen?!

Current Mood: cold
Current Location: home
Current Music: Mark Knofler, "Physical"
Crossposts: https://glowing-dragon.livejournal.com/3840275.html

I went to London Drugs on a 401 (just managing to get the bus in the intermittent snowflakes) at 11:55 so I could get one more two-pack of Designer Workshop pillowcases since the half-price sale ends today. I got THE WRONG SIZE - I DON'T NEED KING SIZE! Also got a NEW steak and mushroom melt from Subway, and on-sale Reese's peanut butter and chocolate hearts x3 / a Cambridge cutlery set / rubbing alcohol. After I got home at 12:30 on a 401, I paid my Shaw and hydro bills online. I'll shower later at some point.

Edit: I went back out at 3:20 to see if I could return / exchange the king-size pillowcase pack. Thank goodness I could! I bought Alter Eco Pacific organic chocolate x3 (Brown Butter / Salt and Malt / Blackout) for Harmony's birthday, Palmolive Oxy dish detergent, and two properly-sized pillowcases! I got home at 3:50, and it was time for some white tea!

Steak and Mushroom Melt from Subway!

Alter Ego dark organic chocolate; BLACKOUT!

Alter Ego dark organic chocolate; BROWN BUTTER!

Steak and Mushroom Melt from Subway!

Krista once shared this Cyanide and Happiness comic with me from Pinterest: "Nice bike! Is it a Yamaha?" "No." "Is it a Honda?" "No." "Is it a Kawasaki?" "No. It's a menstrual cycle." The guy drives away, and there's a smear of blood on the ground as he does so! HAHAHAHA!

From BGG's Earthbound server: "GEGAR! Why is my pasta broken!" "Oops... Wednesdays are bad."

Current Mood: cold
Current Location: home
Current Music: AC/DC, "Back in Black"
Crossposts: https://glowing-dragon.livejournal.com/3747312.html

I decided to do some laundry and shower today, and pay my Shaw bill online.

From Reddit on July 28, 2017: No, TrInAvFe, someone should not go into a STEM career solely to "fight the patriarchy," regardless of desire and actual facility at such a job path.

From Reddit on August 3, 2016: No, SomeoneSassy, Harbor is NOT a good middle name for your daughter, even if it will help you remember that you met your husband there. It's a surname, if anything, and it's especially bad if the first name is that of your sister, who DROWNED! Your in-laws are right.

Current Mood: bored
Current Location: home
Current Music: Matthew Good Band, "Under The Influence"
Crossposts: https://glowing-dragon.livejournal.com/3735914.html

My headache was gone when I got up this morning - yay!

Bartz, Lenna, Galuf, and Faris complete the Wind Shrine in FINAL FANTASY V SPOOF. They go upstairs to find the shattered Wind Crystal and Lenna's father, King Tycoon. Galuf says, "IT'S ZOMBIE KING TYCOON!"

King Tycoon says, "I am afraid the bearded one is right... I have died and become a zombie."

Lenna says, "But zombies can't talk!" Zombie King Tycoon says, "Actually, I'm just moaning right now. I'm amazed you can understand me!"

From Julie: Fawcet Bess is the store owner of Bess Chicken and Pizza in Cleveland?! Is that like a water faucet or Farrah Fawcett? Like I was telling TinyTalkingNinja in June in Classy's Discord server, most last names do not make good first names!

In the same Discord server, Lurus reminded me that Jessa Duggar Seewald named her first kid SPURGEON. While Charles Spurgeon may have been a good man, that doesn't mean his last name should be used for a first name!

Current Mood: silly
Current Location: home
Current Music: Crash Test Dummies, "Peter Pumpkinhead"
Crossposts: https://glowing-dragon.livejournal.com/3693306.html

UGH! I just had to kill at least one more insect crawling on my computer desk!

Zakiya / Tarwaskia / Andre' / Savieon / JaQuan / Dana' / Centil / Shawnika / Tarnesha / LaTonya / Romeikie / Shamell / Candra?! Ah, ghetto names...

Current Mood: aggravated
Current Location: home
Current Music: Beck, "Loser"
Crossposts: http://glowing-dragon.livejournal.com/3656498.html

Steph called me at noon to catch up. She'd tried calling me last week to say that she'd received the card I'd mailed for baby Henry, but I'd been sleeping! She said that Cecilia and Angela Mok had visited her and baby Henry, and so did Sandy's family. Thank goodness they didn't go with Michael for the baby's middle name (after Lisa's dad Mike), but went with Mike's middle name instead. Fraser apparently loves the animal book I got him, wanting Lisa to read it to him multiple times a day EVERY DAY (much to her chagrin), and is now recognizing and naming a lot of those animals by himself. He also likes baby Henry, wanting to kiss him a lot, which is good! Steph says that Hiero is "very naughty" when it comes to Mom, and apparently, he hit her the other day. Go, Hiero!

Apparently, Mom wants Steph to intervene in Ryan and Morgan's cancelled wedding - that's not her business, and she probably wouldn't want to, anyway! Fraser was at daycare right then (which is more interesting than being at home with just Steph and the baby), and Henry was making funny noises when he was waking up from a nap. I said hi to him and told him that I was his aunt, which apparently got no reaction, but that's okay since he's a baby. I also told Steph that Ayler now knows the word "vagina," and that our parents were indeed horrified when he said that at lunch! I can imagine him asking me whether I have one - oh dear. Imagine if he busts that word out at kindergarten when he starts school! Steph says that she and Lisa are thinking of coming here in November around Remembrance Day weekend, and that Lisa just transplanted her job over when they moved - good stuff!

From Janina: I found the G-spot in a parking garage, guys!