Bullety, Edition 28: Sunday Night Is The Most Depressing Time

• Lots of excitement here in Almonte the last few days. Not least of which is the small (ha!) field fire we had Thursday night.  I'm trying to remember a time when I opened theh door and the local fire chief wasn't there for some reason (I'm referring to our CO2 scare before Christmas).  So, we've got some burnt fields and higher blood pressure. John was treated for some smoke inhalation, but is okay.  Seriously though, enough is enough.

• Erin's 10th birthday is this Wednesday and we had her birthday party today. I hired a makeup artist and photographer (same person) to come in and make the girls over like runway models and take photos. They had a blast! Photos are on Facebook if you're so inclined to take a look. If I could get this damn satellite connection to handle the upload to Flickr, I'd do that too, but I'm not in the mood for that much cursing and swearing at this time of night.

• I want to thank everyone for their wonderful comments and kudos on my last post. It's hard to put it all out there, even if you are the sort of person who shares way more than she should.  I often forget that people in my small little town read this blog and to have them come see me and give me support is sort of shocking, but extremely appreciated and comforting. I'm even getting better at actually hugging people. I have to immediately walk away and gather myself, but hey, I'm getting there, right?

• We're down to the wire on BB9 and I am going to go on record as saying that Natalie's eviction is going to go down as one of my all-time favourite moments in Big Brother history. Her extreme shock and lack of understanding floored me and when Sheila evicted her, I dropped my chips I jumped up so high.  Just. Excellent. Tv.

• Please read this.  I have a new crush, my friends, and it's the guy who wrote this.  I could have written this, just not that well.  He explains perfectly why I simultaneously loved and felt indifferent toward Juno and why I have since I it was on, worshipped Angela Chase in My So Called Life.

Comments

[Mrs. Schmitty]

What a great idea for a girl's birthday! I bet they had a blast!

[ali]

angela chase = my hero

[alison]

I've never watched My So-Called Life. Sounds like a dvd rental in the near future for me.

[chantal]

I just went over to that site and I am watching that video (when I should be working ;) ). I remember as a teen, re-watching My So Called Life on Showcase and commenting to my mom that "Angela was me". I think she secretly watched all the episodes after that. Just this week I told a friend that I thought that Juno was good but that the main character wasn't real. That real teens don't talk or act that way and the situation didn't feel real to me. I didn't even think of the Angela comparison, but I agree 100%.

[Pendullum]

Looks like a fantastic birthday!

A memory all the girls will cherish!
What a great mom you are!