Verbal Visions

I was walking along Queen St. West today and heard what I think has to be the most creative reason for a guy to be begging on the street. As I was approaching a group of three disheveled bums one of them said "hello pretty lady could you spare some change for my half retarded sister here (nods in the direction of a crumpled pile of camouflage clothing and dreds) to buy some estrogen, she's already growing a beard" I could not ascertain the validity of the reason as I could not see the face of the person he nodded towards. Anyway, I didn't give him any change. But kudos for his originality. I had just finished spending nearly $200 on stuff that I and no one else really needs. I'm sure I will suffer the wrath of karmic retribution for today’s disregard for the needs of people less fortunate than I am.

I just heard the strangest analogy for a soccer game. The British commentator said that the game was like a cappuccino - all steamy and frothy on top but you have to get down there quite a ways to find anything of substance (I'm paraphrasing but that is very nearly his exact words) I love the British!

Big Brother

These articles are all true and all very scary (yet not altogether surprising)

Court orders the Internet tapped


Library Chief Criticized for Requiring Subpoena
sudnshok writes "Hasbrouck Heights (NJ) Library Director Michele Reutty is under fire for refusing to give police library circulation records without a subpoena. Her lawyer explained, 'Reutty did the right thing... At no time did Michele Reutty say to any police officer or anybody else that she would not give the information if it was properly requested.' However, borough labor lawyer Ellen Horn, who also represented the library trustees, said Reutty was 'more interested in protecting' her library than helping the police. 'It was an absolute misjudgment of the seriousness of the matter,' Horn said."


U.S. Secretly Tapping Bank Databases
The Washington Post and New York Times are reporting on a Bush administration initiative that has tapped into a vast global database of confidential financial transactions for nearly five years. Relying on a presidential emergency declaration made under the International Emergency Economic Powers, the administration has been surveilling the data from the SWIFT database, which links about 7,800 banks and brokerages and handles billions of transactions a year. From the article: Together with a hundredfold expansion of the FBI's use of "national security letters" to obtain communications and banking records, the secret NSA and Treasury programs have built unprecedented government databases of private transactions, most of them involving people who prove irrelevant to terrorism investigators.


Watergate Echoes in NSA Courtroom

The 5 lb Bully

Our puppy is a stubborn bully! He is nearly impossible to discipline because he just doesn't care if he's doing something we don't like or approve of and he's super pushy! Puppy or not - he just doesn't care what we say or do, he thinks he's the boss. We will be consulting a behaviour specialist in the coming weeks to see if this little beast is worth "de-bullying" The above pic is not of him - but if he could wear a permanent expression, that would be it.

The Imbecile Strikes Again

That imbecile's name is George W Bush. He has announced his profoundly ignorant idea to change the American constitution so homosexual couples cannot marry. Would someone please put this halfwit lunatic out of his misery!

Par-tay

Today we are officially "those pet people". We are heading to a doggie birthday party with Gogi. This will be his first party....and probably last dog party as I don't know that many people who throw these things.

In other news, things are going well at work. The library is an interesting place to work. Between the farting guy and the many students who want me to do their projects there's always something or someone to keep me amused and/or annoyed.

The wedding celebration in the Soo was last weekend. We are heading to my parents place next weekend for the "garden party" in celebration of our elopement. The parental figures have come around it seems and gotten over the trauma of exclusion they claim to have been victim to. Being unconventional is harder than it may seem.

The city in the summer is so nice! Maybe soon I won't have to work every Saturday and my new husband and I can enjoy the city together.

We have a puppy!

We picked up the puppy Sunday morning in Peterborough. After a couple sleepless nights and stressful days I think he is settling in. Today I left him alone for the first time for about 2 hours and when I came home I wasn't greeted by yelps and barks. Tonight we take him to the vet for a check up.

In other news...I no longer work at the vet clinic. I am training for another department at the library so I will be getting extra hours there - Yay$$$$

I was downtown today at Bay and Bloor and passed Kenny Hotz on the street. Cool huh?!?! - If you don't know who Kenny Hotz is then you've been missing out on some quality programming! Kenny Vs. Spenny is primo!

We're getting a puppy!!

Yay! So...I've given my notice at the Vet clinic because I am supposed to be getting more hours at the library and want to be available for those hours. Ironically, just as I leave the vet clinic we will be getting a puppy. We are getting a shih tzu (just like gogi - our pup in Korea) He is still too young so we won't be getting him until the first week or so of May (no exact date yet). There is a pic of him HERE. His name is Dash at the moment but we will be changing it.

More blogging to follow when I'm not working 6 days a week and can take a moment to think

Sick Day

Today I called in sick. I spent the day trying to springboard back to health by staying in bed until 2pm and then playing computer games the rest of the time. Good times.

I start my librarian job Thursday. I'm hoping it goes well and it's something I will like to be doing for a long time....if there is such a thing.

Anywho, here's to sick days!