Entries from March 2007

March 23, 2007

I stand corrected.

There are now 3 (THREE!!!) comments from people I don’t even know. And two of them are from the UK (woo, Ireland!! My “heritage” is UK [mostly Irish] too!!! Although I’m fairly certain that Brad’s dutchness is rubbing off on me – I really like black licorice, stroop waffles, and sprinkles on my toast =).
I [...]

March 17, 2007

So! Excited!

Two people that I don’t even know commented on my blog =) How crazy is that? (And one’s from the UK, nonetheless!!!)
So …. drumroll please …. I bring you …. the hat.

I finished in on Wednesday night after work, but haven’t had the opportunity to take a pic of it or post about it, since [...]

March 15, 2007

"There is shit in the meat": A Book Review

(Schlosser, 2002, p.197)
I just finished reading ‘Fast Food Nation’ by Eric Schlosser. I am pretty sure that I will never eat at a fast food establishment again, and if I do, I sure as heck won’t enjoy it. And that’s a strong statement coming from me, who was fine eating at McDonald’s after she worked [...]

March 9, 2007

Why, Wireton Willie, Why?

Actually, the title should be more like, “Why, (insert name of captive rodent who supposedly predicts the weather here), why?” in order to make it applicable to different geographic areas.
I had a recent epiphany at work along with some coworkers. (No, I didn’t eat the epiphany and coworkers, the epiphany occurred WITH them.) Anyways. So. [...]

March 5, 2007

Dear Table Charm,

You may remember my husband and I from a few months ago. We attended one of your information meetings with the intent of not buying anything and coming away with a free vacation anyway.
First, I’d like to thank you for the very enjoyable night my husband and I had laughing at your advertising. It still [...]

March 1, 2007

Dear Tutor,

Can you please just agree with something I say ONCE this term? Really, I’d just be happy if you didn’t openly disagree with everything I say. Perhaps just a silent disagreement without necessarily voicing it? *sigh*
I’m so ready for school to be done. This is my … *counts in head* 5th year of school, [...]