WANT!!!

I love the Gadget reference! When I saw Zack Levi 'Go Go Gadget' reference on the Chuck DVD special features I laughed until I cried. I love 'Get Smart' and 'Inspector Gadget' (and obviously Thinkgeek and 'Chuck') - awesomeness (stretch that word out with mad [actual crazy] voice skills)!!!

OKAY! I also love the fashion choice comment... HEHEHEHEHE!

147.

DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS!!! Yay! Someone jogged my Christmas memory during a song (a reunion / family-ish Christmas kind of one) at Church tonight! I'm totally going to watch a corny Christmas flick. I did the math - I have enough Christmas movies to watch one once a week until the day is upon us. I'm just so excited for fall and winter. So excited for snow. So excited for CHRISTMAS! Saweet - all this to say I'm short-term looking forward to summer being done; Mid-term excited for winter and Christmas; Long term excited for this whole coming year - that'll be true for tomorrow too. Night!

Mr. Si vs The 'Dad' voice

Okay. It was Nieceamine, Mr. Si, Sunshine, Mister Giggles, Toothbrush, and I. Nenners and Waywin were out on the town - I think at a wedding. Anyways, they were for certainly gone for a good chunk of time. We all knew it - even Mr. Si. We were eating a meal and having fun times. We were also blasting music... some of my additions. Anyways, 'Sweet Home Alabama' hits the room with its awesomeness. All of a sudden Mr. Si straightens up and says 'Dad'. We told him it was a part of the song - he didn't really believe us. It happened again. So funny. By the third time, we were losing it. All of us. I think some of us were in danger of spitting out almost swallowed beverages; Maybe me. Funny times. Needless to say the song was on repeat for awhile!

Plate Eater.

Okay, my Daddio is a avid other people's plate eater. He's a food cleaner - not all of the time, but with the things he loves. He usually keeps such doings in the family. One time we had company. We were eating in the dining room and he was refraining himself quite nicely. Then, while he was clearing the plates, I looked up through the door and saw him hurriedly eating off their plates. Caught. So funny.

Lasagna Fight.

Well... I may have just thrown a very small food item at Nieceamine for fun times... and it may have taken my memory back to a time a few weeks past. We were making lasagna. We made too many noodles. They were just sitting there innocently - screaming for fun times. We made good use of them. It's fun to slap someone with a cold lasagna noodle... so so so much fun. Try it. Nieceamine, Nenners, and I had a good time of it. Bella, the resident crazy cat, may have also been involved (gently placed noodle, people). I encourage you to do something such as this - there awaits you hilarity...

Best Popsicles EVER!

Geek alert - if I heard this ice cream tune I would probably run too. At the very least, I want it as a ringtone.

From Seb. THANKS!

AHHAHAHAHAHA! I'm so glad she sent this to me! This is one of the only dogs I'd be okay with wearing dog clothes - picture him in a tux! Can you imagine coming home to this? Everyday would end up hilarious! I love.

Me vs Stores

Okay. I'm a crazy nut. You should know that from... well... from pretty much everything. Last night while blogging I watched 'Rock a Doodle' - a DVD that I found in the States (and reacted hilariously to finding - I think I may have scared 'we' and the kag immediately started searching through the rest to see if there was anything else for me to be crazy about) - soooo funny. I loved the movie as a child. I totally still loved it, but it was definitely crazy. In order to rid myself of the crazy I did something stupid... I put on one of my third-tier level of all time favourite movies. Yep - 'Showboat' it was! I love it and I hate it. I love Howard Keel. I do. He's awesome! I actually like the story line, but my other favourite character got bashed around the screen and ended up under a bridge with no hope for good things - I hate that! Way to ruin the amazing ending! I went to sleep muttering 'I love it' and following that up with 'I hate it'. I knew it would be a funny sleep. I woke up a bunch of times.

Suffice it to say (if only, eh?), the hilarious rest played into my day. I was even clumsier than usual! It was busy at the 'No Free Homeless' store (the name is compliments of Spearmint's kids - they call it the 'Banana Store', but then my nephew Mister Giggles told them Waywin calls it 'No Frijoles' - which just means no beans - this was their interpretation of that.)! I was surrounded by people. This one lady totally caught my spastic moment though. I was having trouble with the separating bars totally almost hit myself in the face with one - then I didn't put it back the right way so it came at me. Then turning to get change I got a button of my work shirt caught on the metal - saved it! Then I closed the cash drawer on myself - hilarious! All of that hilarity in less then 2 minutes! 2 minutes! I have issues... long pause (Nenners!!!)... these are my own (instead of others).

THEN THEN THEN... I was at Metro (I know, I know... I was rivaling it up...) and I was walking out and I bumped into their styrofoam cooler display. They almost toppled, but I sidled up towards them and saved them from myself! Again with the issues :P Serious time - sometimes things fall before I even touch them. One time Tate and I were shopping when everything fell off a store shelf! It must be a family thing! Ah well, off to wrap up my night --> I'll pick a better flick (not better... 'Showboat' is cool... I just need more of a wind down one)! Night!

Roadtrip.

Wow. A lot. A lot of things. A lot of hilarious things. A lot of scary things (mostly the bums... if only Nieceamine had been there) . Okay. It was an intense God week. There was a lot of hilarity too. Did I say a lot yet? Yes, for surely. I can't believe it was only 3 days. It spans like a week in my head mostly, I think, because just so much happened. With a day off in between then and now, I can share some things. I went with 'we', the kag, sno (...rtly), and poca. Okay, it started before the car trip. I brought a bag of crushed chips to bug the kag; That worked well. I also may have thrown them at her as she ran away (had too - she screamed her head off when I went towards her at church awhile ago). 'we' used a dog to further bug her. Funny ones those two are. And we were off! Then the funnies really began. It started with the kag. So funny. I'm giggling and typing, so this could take some time. The kag was talking and she slowly said, 'It takes me an hour to finish nibbling on a turtle'! Okay, she meant of the chocolate variety, but it was so funny. She'd just told us about eating crocodile, kangaroo, bison, emu, and a mystery meat she couldn't remember. I don't think it was that crazy to assume. We were all laughing so hard. 'we' was crying and driving! Funny times. I think everyone definitely had funny moments - couldn't tell 'em all if I tried. Oh, my ninja sister had good ones too - hehehehe - ones that I won't share because it was a you had to be there joke (hehehe... geography joke --> office allusion for Nieceamine). Also, 2 people definitely mooned a third person - glad I heard but didn't see that one :P Got caught in the crosshairs of a prank. Glow in the dark silly stringed back (I can't prank, but I can do anything face to face! 'TH' knows that from experience -- oh, the water... sorry... it was so long ago, but still...)! I really want to put up the video I got of the silly stringing! MAYBE I'll get permission tomorrow - there's just so many people in it... so many silly people I'd have to talk to... not like silly to talk to - actually silly (hilarious) and also actually silly stringed persons (they're all unmistakably awesome!). I also blocked Pal's way at a restaurant (purposefully), then got knocked off my chair and onto my behind! Whahaha. Worth it. Got told that if I was someone's much younger sister they would have smothered me to death as a baby - I don't think there's a moment when I've been more thankful to have Nenners, Tate, and Seb as my sisters!!! It's a scary world out there people! Got asked if I was a computer nerd because of this blog - not so - it's easy to use the templates. I actually have very little computering skills. If anything, I guess I could be called a word nerd, but that'd just be me trying to trying to live a Dr. Seuss worthy life (awesome word creation Mr. Theodor Seuss Geisel! I love that the 'Nerd Herd' from Chuck - my favourite - incorporates his word 'nerd' into the show). I got the giggles during a atonement offering - so seriously funny - I couldn't stop - I was shaking and everything. Oh dear, I feel bad for those beside me... actually... I don't sooooo much... just a little. Altogether, good times.

***Um... I just got back from work. I felt a little off all day. Just figured out why and thought I'd share: I totally wore the shirt I put on under my work shirt backwards. I am skillfull and observant and you love me; for sure and for certain and for seriously... well, maybe not for seriously... I am me after all :P

I didn't get permission... yet...

International Me!

Today I'm a little travel nostalgic. I'm getting ready to go to a Katie Souza conference in Horseheads, New York. I'm super excited, and a little Lisa-style of nervous. I can't help but think of how small my travel bubble has gotten of late however. I was a world trekker. I loved it. I didn't love the hotel 'day camps', but I loved going places. I loved seeing things. In Grade 12, I went on a 10 day tour of Europe! Fun times. We went to too many places though - we weren't able to spend that much time really experiencing them. The first day was my favourite though - everyone was jet lagged and just sitting around, but I grabbed a friend and we actually saw the city. Most days though, we went on tours. They were fun but picture rushing too - pretty much like it was portrayed in the 'Monte Carlo' flick I just saw. It was a click, run, click situation. Anyways, I really wanted that picture of me supporting the Leaning Tower of Pisa. This is the picture story of me failing:

The building itself.

Me trying.

Me sad after failing.

Me deciding to be a airplaning superhero instead.

If you have to wear a poncho, then wear it full-out. Embrace the horrible fashion!

I'm still disappointed here, but at least I got a normal picture ;)

One day I shall go back and get the right picture. My travel bubble will re-expand. Until then, Horseheads here I come!

Bicycle Battling.

Um... this video kind of scares me, but I want their bicycles! Other than that, it's basically 'The Simpsons: Road Rage' video game - which is fun on the mute mute. This is so scary, I don't even know if I want you to watch it. I do... I want you to suffer through the weird with me.

(briefly) Forgotten Frannie's Baptism Stories.

Okay, Nieceamine reminded me about some of the stories I was to put up. One is kind of against my better judgement... I never thought I would do anything like it.

First things first - my nephew Nougat always takes the most hilarious photos. Even when they're serious ones. Now, he just goes for the funnies. He usually growls and such. This time he sucked his nostrils in. So funny! One of my little hilarious one whom I love and miss:

Hehehehehehe! What a nut!

Second thing: Nieceamine and Sunshine. Okay, I don't have a picture of Sunshine's incident, but still. So, while going to Florida, Nenners, Sunshine, and I were in an airport for ages and ages. Nenners needed a tissue and Sunshine pulled a roll of toilet paper out of her bag. So funny. Anyways, at the Baptism - I look down and there's a roll of toilet paper in Nieceamine's purse. Apparently, it's a sibling thing.

So pretty and then... that roll.

Third thing: Lee Jr. was determined to use the envelopes in the pews. Nieceamine gave her some change and she wrote her name on it. She then tried to close it by licking the outside. So funny, even more so because Limabean had just told me a similar incident. It must be a kid thing.

She's just such a cutie.

Fourth thing: Okay. It was sweltering hot in the church. I was wearing a pants and a sweater, because I'm crazy. The person in front of me was wearing a dress. I thought they were wearing the famous 'gaucho pants' (wrong spelling - I'm fashion illiterate - my favourite clothes come from 'Joe Fresh'... the grocery clothing supplement). Now, here's where I said I'm horrible, but this person will never know. I totally took a picture... it was a horrible wedgie situation. I would have told them, but it got fixed right away. Nieceamine totally caught me taking it. On Monday, I admitted it to her (and Kae) - she knew it and said that she would have done the same thing. So silly:

Don't they look like pants though?

I never thought I would take a picture like that. So horrible. I must have been really hyper or something. Still, I've now shared it... weird.

Cashier Tales: A Day in the Life of Clumsy Cashier

So. Last night I slept very little. It affected my day, although I'm still leaning towards using the 'old cake' excuse... that one may be used my entire life. Sleepy. Anyways, I get to work and first thing I do is walk up the stairs - a person was waiting at the top - I totally fell up them - that's just the way I fall on stairs. Embarrassing. Then, later on I dropped a whole case of 24 water bottles... it landed intact, but upside down. One customer was impressed, but not really. Funny times. I also told a customer that their total was $90.80 when it was $9.80 - she was a little shocked. Christmas warred with a co-worker; I tell her (against her wishes) how many days there are until Christmas every time I see her (she likes Christmas, she just also likes this disgusting summer heat) - today she beat me to the punch and 158'd me before I could even open my mouth. Some of my co-workers once again debated my sanity. Anyways, all around funny day - and there's still a whole Church service experience ahead of me.

Miswordings: Bedhead text-o's

I have epic bedhead. I do. Every single day I have a new and scary hairdo. For serious. I've scared many people. Nenners once suggested a picture chronicle. I find it humorous. Yesterday, well, yesterday I had a combination of scary summer hair and bedhead. I went to work without being able to fix it. On the way, I saw Limabean - and her epic waving skills. Anyways, I texted her later about not going through my cash (she didn't come in though - forgiven), and then I said that it was good that she didn't see me up close... because of... wait for it... 'summer / behead hair'. Yep - behead, not bedhead. She questioned that quite quickly, reminding me that they meant two very different things. Then she called it a text-o, like a typo. Good word coinage, Limabean. I like it. It definitely won't be my last texto, but it brought me some hilarity.

Hillbilly (not really I just looked up the definition: it's only for the US :P) Screaming.

WOW! Another volume down time for you, my readers! So... you should watch the 'Red light? Longest red light ever? CAR SCREAM!' video post first. Do that now. If you don't... well I just don't like you as much as I did but a moment ago. Okay, so Nieceamine couldn't scream in a car... well, today not so much of a problem. It started apres lunch. She put me in 'manners jail' and I attacked. Then it just became about fun times. The result of which will scare many. Nieceamine screaming with an assist from (x)Auntahers:

Go Nieceamine! Plus: note that I have some serious skill.

Me vs Really REally REAlly REALly REALLy REALLY OLD CAKE!

EW. So, yesterday... Baptism... fun times... except for a two moments (one already shared, oh and a horrible viewing of 'Beastly' with Seb whom I love - the movie should jump off a cliff though)... the final one shared now.

I guess there exists a tradition of eating the traditionally frozen wedding cake at a baby's baptism. Tate forgot about it for Nougat and Lee Jr.'s baptismal moments... she remembered for Frannie's... 7 years later...
... (danger danger... sing the song)...
She passed the pieces around... some (Nenners and other smarty pants)... didn't take any. I however have been called a wee bit sentimental... I took it...
... Seb ate it first... she said it tasted like tree. She said that. She assuredly said that. Still... STILL I decided to eat it. See, the thing is, I heard Seb say it, but her face didn't react at all and I assumed the best. I threw a bit in my mouth with wild abandon... abandonment of reason and all of the (obviously faulty) intelligence I've managed to gather during the 24 years I've been alive! It was the worst thing I've EVER tasted. I almost puked. Even thinking about it makes me a little green. Ew. EW!!!

Oh, sad... but so so so so so so so so FUNNY!

ONE OTHER MOMENTS (hehhehe... one moments... the cake affected my brain...)...

On the drive back to Kingston we watched 'Miracle in Lane 2' (one of my Family Channel original movie favourites)... I've been telling Nieceamine it's a good movie for 3 and a half years - she was outnumbered and had to watch it... the pair of us cried like little babies. Loudly... for the 5 others in the car to deal with. It was liked when we watched 'Letters to God' (but that was worse... the singing... I still can't think about that movie for too long) - horrendous. Funny though, we laughed at our crying while still crying - I just think that's funny. You can tell how we cope. That's like when I try to explain this one Hallmark COMMERCIAL that makes me lose it... STILL... even though it's from more than 10 yeas ago... sappy I am indeed. I just thought I'd share that factoid with you... most people don't know. My mom once banned me from watching 'Little House on the Prairie' because I was crying too much. I cried through saying 'but I la-la-love it and it's waa-waaa-wonderful'. Oh dear...

Enjoy these moments of hilarity... and have and share many of your own...

Today. Frannie's Baptism!

Wow. I sure know how to be a clumsy one. It was a good day. Hilariously pushed the wrong elevator buttons with my Mom - she kept saying 'Push 1. Push 1'... we were on 1... funny times. Anyways, we get to the Church (after mad rushing), and Tate tells me I'm holding the Baptism candle for my littlest niece Frannie. They called for oldest children - my random cue - and I went up to light the candle. I was short, so I had to go up some steps to reach the flame. Got it. Then, I walk down and start heading back to the seats. I was thankful that I didn't fall down the steps. I relief sounded - what's that, like a 'Phew' or something? Yep... blew out the candle. I was crushed. Nenners, the quick thinker, grabbed it and re-lit it from the prayer candles. I handed it off to Seb as soon as I could. So Sad; So funny.

Fail.

Re-lit.

PLEASE take it!!!

Me vs Nieceamine: The Random Picture Chronicles

Okay, so yesterday was Friday (you can set your clocks by me :P - whoa, italicized that face looks hilarious - "yes yes my mouth is crooked - what say you?" - quote by random face... not me). On Fridays, I send Nieceamine awkward photos. They're usually food-related I am, after all, a cashier. Mostly, they're things I hate and have to see... it's just better to share in some cases. There are also lots of just crazy ones and random ones and even some funny vids or voice memos. I organized my photos this morning and before I delete them permanently I share their odd existence with you. There are so many for you to love (or to love to hate):

JUST PLAIN AWESOME

WHAT you ask? Awesome we answer. 

Is this not a coolness? I wish it was a poster and not a tee.

STORIES

One time... so long ago... me and Nieceamine were going to get some of these at a restaurant but it said 'May contain meat products'! I assume it was a translation issue, but haven't had them since. Also, totally scared Nieceamine... for life.

Ew... the Christmas mittens that 'who' made look like goldfish. Not her recipe though... also... tasted DISGUSTING!  

A person ate one of these dog treats for me once. Random, but loving and ridiculously funny.

This Green Bean was thrown at me by an irate co-worker. It slapped me on the face. It felt slow motion.

What! Me and Mr. Si find awesomness, then send it to Nieceamine!

Mr. Si as Dwight.

Told it before :P

This one I love. Why would you name a pancake mix this? It sounds like the medicated bumper ointment that 'Lightening McQueen' uses and is sponsored by.

Birthdayness from Seb... had to scare both her and Nieceamine with this pic!

Um... hilarious. Usually companies write 'Your Name' on the card... not us... you are apparently going to be known only as... 'Free Groceries' (Note: I got caught taking this photo after work... my reputation went down... it furthered the throwing threats and upped the 'are you sane' questions. Sad... but worth it.

Why would you want anything to taste like street... and furthermore, why would you Trademark 'Street Dog'?

THINGS I DON'T EAT (I'm picky, you however, you can eat 'em all up)

Throw those big bucks on the table or look under a rock.

How is meatless Chicken possible? Don't answer! I actually don't want to know.

Merely sent because Nieceamine's been threatened with these before.

Hehehehe. Hehehehe. Hehehehe. 

Why?

I could never try lamb. Nursery rhymes make eating difficult sometimes. 

... you add a mental caption to this. Work this kidney like a brain.


Found. The Island of Misfit Toys. Sad.

I bet that filled your random quota for the day... the really scary thing... this blog encompasses only about a tenth of my actual randomness. Yep, you better believe it - I'm totally crazier in person... but only once you actually get to know me :P From a distance I'm quite adept at looking quiet, calm, shy, and most generally, un-funny. Hahaha - even that picture of myself makes me laugh sometimes. I'm all of those things separately, but they're small portions, and I hardly am them all at once.

Me vs The Dentist Receptionist & People in General.

Okay, randomly yet not so randomly, my 'shyness' has been questioned allllllllllll week long. Fun times, but not really at all. Everywhere I went. No place was safe. All corners of the Lisa life were questioned. I thought I'd tackle it with humour, because... why would I not?

The thing is, I'm not really shy. Sure, I'm quiet sometimes, but mostly I'm just awkward. I have problems initiating anything outside of set boundaries. I hate spontaneity. If I don't know I'm going to see someone then I'm thrown off by seeing them - it doesn't matter how much I like the person at all - I've been thrown. I have trouble picking up my own phone sometimes. Put me in a fixed place though, like at work, put a barrier or job in front of me and I'll be the loudest person in the room... and that's more me than anything else.

My dentist story tells it bests. One of my most over-used words is 'just' (also sure, for, like, muchly, fractal, awesomeness, - these are ones that I use when I'm content). I put just where it doesn't belong quite often, mostly when I'm nervous. I was pretty young. My mom dropped me off at the dentist. That meant I had to go in and tell them I was there. Not a great situation for me. I went in and stuttered through saying 'I'm just Lisa'. Then I hit the video game console. Got through my appointment, during which time my mom had come back. While paying, the receptionist sweetly told me I should never say I'm 'just Lisa' again, that I should announce my presence with gutso. I was so mortified. She was so nice, but ouch! that hit high on my awkward meter. Oh, the many lectures I would get as a kid. My parents would sit me down and say 'We're really concerned about such and such'. The thing is, I get their social concerns, but I wasn't given very many opportunities to be myself, or even to be mildly comfortable. By grade 7, school was an outlet, a place where I could be myself. I lost that in the absolute terror that was my University years though. I didn't transfer that. I got stuck in so many ways. Here in Kingston, I'm most of myself with family, on my blogs, and at work. That's good, but still sad. I've been here a year - I've got to hit an all around comfortable state soon. I've been trying to work on it, but it's an uphill battle because I'm such a nut.

Seriously, to explain the mixture of me is quite impossible. To put it simply, I'm an odd duck. I know it. I've been told I'm the weirdest person some have ever met (though I find that hard to believe). I think I was about 13 when I decided to stop trying to put up a person front. I got sick of that teen act pretty quick - I didn't like who I was becoming. The things you mean to keep surface level present some of the most dangerous challenges - those things, those attitudes and basically just sin itself, sink in quick and deep and are almost impossible to remove. I didn't know God yet, so my decision was made in rejection. I knew I couldn't fit anywhere in the world, so I decided that I didn't care - that I'd go down being myself. I did care, but for a person living a non-Christian life, I was still firmly in a God-bubble.

Becoming a Christian was a whole other issue to conquer. I'd been me for so long, but I struggled with being loved and accepted by God while being me. That I could live not of this world. That I could find acceptance in Him and Him alone. Scary things. I was scared by the good things He offered. I was scared of not always being scared. I was scared of living a no strings life. Scared of freedom. Scared of being loved by Him - my whole person would revolt from it. Still struggle with that one. I've never ever wanted to run as much as I did on the day of my salvation. I knew He was there. I felt His love. I felt Him coming and, against everything I defined myself by, I put up my hand. I stood still and He hugged me. There's no other way I can put it. I was wrapped in His comfort. And it was familiar. It had been wrapped around me on my hardest days. While broken, I had been patiently surrounded. Now living in Him, I would begin to be mended.

All that to say, I was messed up. My people skills got lost and abandoned along the way. Losing all patience for fronts is annoying - you see too much and it's hard to come back from that. Most of the time, most of my life, I worked hard not to see people. I would only let myself see the people, friends, who I actually knew, because they were the only people I felt comfortable talking to. Before I was a Christian, I blocked things. I would know things, hear things, and I would distract myself. I would shut myself down. I think it started when I was a kid. It's silly, but I used to think I was Supergirl. I would know when people needed help (especially when they looked like they didn't), then I'd be weighed down... but I couldn't do anything. It was painful and frustrating. In a crowd I would feel as though I'd failed. That I'd failed those in need. I didn't know that what they needed was God. I had no clue. Instead I took the pain and decided to remove it from my life. I decided to not see. You can't take out what God's placed in you though. I imagine that we all learn that the hard way sometimes.

I flipped to the other side of the coin right out of high school. Right after becoming a Christian. I went from not wanting to see to not wanting to be seen. There is a balance. I know this. I've been struggling while working towards it since I moved here. One of the key days for me was at the altar during service right after I moved here. I'd always fought against seeing too much and I fought hard and stubbornly. I've always felt such a separation in it. Then we were asked to cry out for a burden for people and it finally connected that that was what I'd been struggling against having. God changes things so amazingly epicly. Suddenly, it was a joint task. What I had carried alone was a responsibility that was held by a body of believers who were raised up by God, saved by the blood of Jesus and operating with the Holy Spirit. Being a non-churcher that was an unexpected find! I had no idea. Noticing/seeing so quickly moved from being an overwhelming weight to a prayer pressure. I learned to seek God in it. To drop things. God cut off so much of my junk through that revelation. It was amazing.

There are God moments that have totally and completely changed my direction. I know I'm walking towards one now. A year ago, I knew one of the things that would hit. It took about 7 months. His time, not mine; Thankfully, because otherwise I would have not even been able to stand or move forward - I would have remained at a standstill. I don't know when or where or how or even what, but I know I'm getting ready to step out of a lot, of maybe everything I have left. I know it because I want to run. I know it because of the way my thoughts are changing. I know it from the time I spend with Him. I know it from the shortness of the time I have in myself - He won't let me stay in anything not of Him. I know it and it scares me. I know it and I'm excited. I know that my future's about to be dramatically for Him. I'm an internal person, I just am. Always have been. I'm a homebody. I'm a reader. I'm a writer. I live a quiet life. Surfacely, not much changes day to day, I'm boring, but wow, the works He does in me. How I grow and change are marked by Him. Everyday is a new day in Him. That is never boring.

This wasn't funny. Some things aren't funny. Still, I want this post on this blog because you can't have funny without having some serious too. Both would be worth nothing; It'd be so boring to be only serious, and so flippant and surface level to only be funny.

Sunshine Moment.

She came over to give me a hug.

Sunshine: Mmm. You smell good.
Me: Um... thanks.
Sunshine (taking a huge whiff of me): Mmmmmmm... like noodles...

... thankfully, I was making noodles for dinner. Still, hilarious. We laughed for a long time. Easy to know the way to Sunshine's food heart, the sweetie that she is.

Me vs The Most Awkward Phone Call EVER!

I put this up because this blog has been called the place where I make fun of people. It is. I can't say its not. Mostly though, mostly I want to use it to make fun of myself. I like to laugh. Know that by this story. Aside from some random customers (especially  the random pay passers: 'cool' guy and angry lady), I love everyone I put up on this thing. I wouldn't share 'em up otherwise.

Okay. I was like 15. I had a crush on a boy from school. I was attempting to call him. He had a super intimidating mom. Seriously. I'd be scared of her even today, just because she's that crazy. The phone started ringing. I chickened out. I hung up. It happened once. I didn't multiple call or anything, I simply gave up. I'm pretty sure I was talking to 'Spew' on the another phone line the whole time. Anyways, all of a sudden the (other) phone started ringing. I was still flustered. I picked it up - his mom reversed the call! So awkward. Who does that with a number they don't know? Whaaaa. Needless to say, it's still one of my most awkward conversations to this day.

Nieceamine & Singing vs The Lemon

Nieceamine vs Canadian Idol? She could win with this (I'm obviously not an idol fan --> I am a fan of all 4 of my nieces), BUT she could kick its BUTT with her serious voice! This though: Hilarious. Hilarious. HILARIOUS!!! Love it! I love that she made it through the laughing. YAY! Again, this is merely a(n) (actual video) selection of her awesomeness...

Nieceamine vs 'So You Think You Can Dance'

Mad crazy dancing skills. She was trying to be inspirational. She ended up being inspirationally hilarious... I like that. I like that muchly. Mostly though, mostly I just love Nieceamine!

Look - I had re-post this like 20 times to get it the right way up... and with other issues (sad). All that to say - effort went into sharing this people, but it was worth every hour (for serious - long time - I'm actually a 'techie-challenged' type of person... my parents think I'm a genius because I know how to work all 8 of their tv's - Gotta love parentals) - and I learned... always a plus :P

Me vs An Old Lady & 'My' Tree

Okay. So I hit the trails at Lemoine's Point today. Saw a tree. Saw a tree I really really wanted to climb. Even though I'm 24! I had my mind set on it. I hadn't seen a person in like an hour. I moved towards it then heard the telltale 'swish swish' of a pantsuit. You know the sound. I stepped back. An old lady was coming. I took a few random pictures of the shore line while she passed me. I was skillful. I was totally embarrassed. That was just silly... what I should have been embarrassed about came after, but thankfully there was no one else around then. So, victory abounded and the lady moved along. I took a picture of the tree, then started up. Wasn't thinking super clearly though. It's been a long time since I successfully climbed a tree (Mr. Si is determined that I climb this super difficult other one, but I've failed on a number of occasions). I got up in a crazy upside down manner. I enjoyed the climb and time. Then, it was time to get down. Wow, that was difficult. Too far to jump it. Nothing to hold onto when you're higher up. Funny times. I just kept thinking about the old lady and how she missed a hilarious show. Another time - it'll definitely happen again, except I'll be a teensy bit better... hopefully...

Red light? Longest red light ever? CAR SCREAM!

Turn your volume down... trust me. Also, don't get scared...

Nieceamine, Sunshine & I: Caught in the sillies.

We were caught. The pizza dude was for suredly there a long time before even my nieces noticed. He was a little scared. Sunshine said he awkward waved for their attention. I was dancing. They were doing this:

... HILARIOUS! Rocking the Pizza Pizza!

Me vs The World's Definition of a High Five

Okay. It's late. I'm all hyped up from Church. That's a great thing, sleep not considered. I've spent the last 2 hours trying to sleep. It's a no go. Just almost drifted off when I was all of a sudden chock (spelling?) full of the giggles. Like, full out giggling. Couldn't even be quiet about them. I was just hanging about when all of a sudden a montage of a weeks worth of high fives played through my head. They were some messed up high fives. I'm actually a little worried for this lack of high fiving skill. In a week, I've high fived some 8 or more people. Do you know what most of them did? Do you? They lifted their right hand and awkwardly, super duper awkwardly, pressed their hand into mine! What's that about? Seriously - a key part of a high five is the sound! Awkward presses don't have sound they have... Drumroll... awkwardness! So funny. I thought to blame this oddity on a specific age group, but couldn't - my high fives spanned all ages, attitudes (I find grumpy person high fives hilarious - them, not me... now that'd be weird), and places. I'm worried about the future of high fives. I should probably send a question about their coming status to 'The Future According to Rhett'. Will do. To sleep I go. I'll leave the high five pondering to you...


P.S.
I also had a hilarious shaking of the hands experience today. I greeted someone in the morning and held out my right hand - they grabbed it with their right and did that hilarious not really a handshake handshake. Oh dear. Why? I don't like that one.

Ummm... PEOPLE TETRIS?

LOVE IT!!! They have 'Space Invaders', 'Pacman', and 'Pong' too. So hilariously awesome!

Directionally Challenged: Me & 'who' vs The Colonel

Alrighty then. 'Who' had just recently moved to Ottawa. It had probably been only a few weeks. She had a car and for the most part already knew (in days!) how to get around Ottawa better than I did (with 21 years there!). Again... I'm challenged in noticing surroundings

(proof mini story: one time in high school my best friend cut like all of her hair off and dyed it. I didn't notice. I spent hours of the day with her. At first she found it humorous and then she got madder and madder. I get that. I  had no clue why though. Finally towards the end of school, she just told me. So funny. I had no clue whatsoever. I just don't look at people. Know this, and accept my apologies. I'll remember what you say though. I'll remember the words but not the visual details, location, or time. I try sometimes, but mostly I fail.)

Okay, so we were out on the town and decided to get KFC (I hate it except for the now non-existent 'Spicy Big Crunch') and I thought I knew where one was in Orleans. We looked for ages. Seriously. I got so turned around. Finally, I told her to go down the hill (also the longer way) because I knew where another one was. We went to that one.

Like a week later, she sat me down and broke the news that I had gone to every street but the right one. Sad. Even now, I don't remember how to get there and I put some time into trying to lock it down. I will one day have a car, but even before then I'll have a GPS... a Star Wars one... and a cool license plate too... (which will be kept stealth like a Jackal 'Psych' until then!) - oh dear... the things to come.

Birthdayness Story Sharing: Nenners vs Tate

     Today is Nenners birthday!!!! Yay! Happy Birthday! This story has absolutely no birthday ties, but it's my favourite Nenners memory. I share it with you on this the day of her birth!

     So, I was 4/5/6. She was 19/20/21. I don't know which... obviously. We were out on the town. We had the family car. We were rocking it out in the front seat (that was allowed and awesome). We had to be home at a certain time for Tate to take the car. We were a few minutes late. Just a few. Tate wasn't super happy. We pulled into the garage and Tate was already waiting at the door... fuming (I love her, but she was a teenager on a mission and she was 17/18/19).

     Okay, I've never seen Nenners do anything like this ever before or since. Tate was still waving her arms around, then Nenners looked down at me and said 'Watch this'. She turned off the car and manually turned the volume on the radio all the way up - go go manual! We got out of the car. Tate huffed past us and into it, verbally complaining the whole way. Nenners said wait and wave - we did so at the door. Tate turned on the car - oh dear, the jump and then the look on her face were epic. Hilarious. She was so mad. She was yelling. We closed the door. She drove away and off to her day. Hilarious.

     Go go Nenners! Funny times, big sister! I love you muchly and hope that you have a great day! Yay - it's going to be an amazing year - AMAZING!

Retro Gaming. 8-bit LEGO with Style.

Random! Their transformation kicks 'Honey, I Shrunk the Kid's' laser out of the park. NES! Super Mario! Tetris! I'm so glad I have the new version of the old system. Love the originals!

Mr. Si... the posting of this video could be construed as a challenge to your newly acquired video camera skills... please take it as such and make something awesome when you get back! With video... and completed with your Garage Band stylings. Seriously, you've been SERIOUSLY (voice it out loud with seriousness) challenged! I expect much.

Me vs The Window Viewed Epic Fall

This is for Nieceamine. Today, we were walking home from the store when I almost fell... for no real reason. I actually flashbacked. So funny. It was quite some time ago. Like 4 years ago or more. The whole family was eating at Mexicali Rosa's - I miss that place - we were sitting by the longest window ever. Then, Nieceamine and I got a cinnamon jawbreaker craving. We decided to go to Pantry Plus to check if they had any - that was silly - we went to a health store to look for candy. Anyways, we were walking back and messing about and such. Then, the hilarious. Nieceamine puts it best - she says, "I was walking then all of a sudden you weren't there". It's true. I fell off of a sidewalk and for some reason just kept falling. I just lay there in shock. Then Nieceamine turned back. She actually pointed and laughed. I was shaking at that point from laughing sooooooo hard. She wouldn't even help me up. Hilarious. Then, I remembered about the window. I looked up and saw my entire family staring at me. They were mostly just shaking their heads. They know me, yet still they hope and question. See they're silly people too - just in their own ways. Off to finish up Gilmore Girls (we've reached the end of Season 3 - my personal cut-off point) - night!

Me vs Yesterday & Today.

Random. I just walked into a door. Actually, I brought the door forward while running into it. Sad. I just thought it probably needed to be shared. But not really at all. It was just so loud and it's so late. I don't know how people sleep with me around. I even walked up the stairs epicly loud. I wonder if I can blame that loudness on the fact that I rubbed hand sanitizer in my eye. That was the yesterday part. It doesn't really factor in. Well, maybe it does - it definitely speaks to my clumsiness. Ah well, it's late - off to bed I go. Hahaha. I sometimes feel bad for you my followers. I told you that this blog wasn't quite ready for you. Apparently I'm a non-stop sharer. I apologize... but not really...

How 'The Simpsons' saved Seb's life.

For serious. Okay, so I don't like 'The Simpsons', but I do like that it saved my sisters life. So, my name is Lisa - shocking eh? I have that similarity with a character. I get the songs for her too. I hate that gasoline one - it was used to bug me all through elementary school. Anyways, Seb does use the birthday one for me; I like that one, but only from her. Seb has spent many a birthday with me. My parental units get this travel bug towards the end of winter - it usually hits on my birthday. I usually spent the actual day with Seb - we always pizza'd and movie'd it up. Fun times. I think this story is from like grade seven or eight. We were heading out of the garage (for the aforementioned pizza picking up and movie grabbing) and she started the song. I told her that people sang it to me all day. She turned, quite upset that they dared to sing her song, and then she turned to walk out. The most gianormous piece of ice fell off of the roof - right where she would have been. We were in shock for a bit. Wow, I was happy about that song. I do find it funny that it was a 'The Simpsons' and her being angry about 'The Simpsons' birthday song that saved her. Oh Seb, I love you and I'm glad you're my sister. And that you sing that song and that you hid fudgsicles from me (I didn't ever need added sugar) and about the bacon. Just you in general.

Me vs Nenners: The Poisoning

Yep. I did it. Awhile ago. Quite by accident. I blame Mythbusters. They did an episode comparing heartburn remedies. I watched it. They said baking soda/powder (I forget, but either way - don't do it) in water schooled everything else. I told her. She tried it. Unfortunately, while the mixture does indeed get rid of bad things in you, it also gets rid of good things. Yep - I essentially damaged my sisters immunities. Sad.

Cashier Tales: Different Coloured Milk

Okay, this is more of a soon-to-be family story than a real customer one, mostly because we don't bring through family members; It did take place in No Frills though, and it references another story, so I'll bring it on. I've shared my pink lemonade story on this blog before, so I'll just assume that you know it. Anyways, I told Seb the story and she told my soon to be brother, Jageeky. I was bringing through a customer and all of a sudden there's a person right beside me. I look up and it's Jageeky. His face was hilarious - it looked like he was going to die from holding in laughter. He's holding up a carton of milk, looking at me until I noticed, and then asks if he can get it in black. I was in shock a little. I forget what I said exactly, but it wasn't the response he was going for - he then Charlie-browned/Eeyor-ed (that is one cool expression - I keep, I keep) it up - put his head down and quick-walked the milk back to the cooler. That was hilarious! I just looked to my sister for guidance. So funny. He'll fit in nicely.

Cashier Tales: The Newbies.

No Frills has hired the fist new batch since my arrival. Fun times. They put some newbies near me... I assume they did this to acclimate them to my craziness. I went to work in that. One of the newbies, 'be', was right next to me. I found out she grew up watching 'Arthur', which is awesome because I totally sing the library episode songs all the time. She wouldn't sing them though. Sad. She was entertained and entertaining though. So, I bugged her pretty much the whole shift. Fun. Anyways, she wouldn't do anything though. Then, the manager was leaving for the day - I think I'll call her 'the voice' (because whenever I say hello in a funny voice she mimics it back). Anyways, I've been bugging 'the voice' for quite sometime about needing to dance. At the very least, to dance out of the store after a hard day's work. She always just laughs it off and moves on. Sometimes she does that 'oh' laugh too, like that she would say that I'm crazy - but she really does encourage that in me. So, 'be' was working at the cash next to me and 'the voice went through the cash next to her. I told 'be' to dramatically ask 'the voice' if 'today was the day for dancing'. She did. I was not expecting that. 'The voice' was puzzled and then looked around for me. I was found out. I told her I was working hard at rubbing off on them. Indeed, I even furthered that work today. What? I'm awesome okay. I also fake fought with others - that's fun too. They wanted me to be boring - I'll always fight against that.

Cashier Tales: Customer Purse Scares

Alrighty then. One time this older lady came running to the front end because her cart had been taken, actually, it had been switched. She lost hers in the dairy department. Hers had her purse in it. Me and C took to the floors searching. I just think it's funny. So funny. Switching carts. Fearful and yet funny. We found them okay. It was like both had just been abandoned in the back. That was even more funny - the other person must have panicked and run. Whahaha.

Another time, this older, but not really old, lady motioned for help. I ran over. Turns out she'd safety buckled her purse into the cart and couldn't get it out. We got it eventually. It was a funny event, but it was mostly her expression that was humorous. I loved that little old lady.

Cashier Tales: Cannibalistic Cereal

This is it. My best cashier story, or at least, my most favourite one. I start it with some background info. I am a ridiculously picky eater. I also try very little. I have problems with visuals and just with textures. I only recently starting being able to eat ranch dressing - that's the only condiment I use, minus spicy mayo, which I love. I eat what I like and that's it. Picky. Anyways, as a cashier I really work at controlling my expression. I'm really picky, but I'm cool with whatever other people eat. So, I've brought through beef liver, fish eyes, canned squid, lamb, and all of this other stuff I wouldn't normally touch; I did this successfully without embarrassing expressions. Then, one day, I met my match. This customer came through with a lot of items. She was turning around to get more items. Then I looked down. You know how sometimes you're doing something you don't want to do? How it happens in slow motion? That happened to me that day. I let out the loudest, longest 'Ewwwwwwwwwwwwww' that I've ever said; It was like it was never-ending. At least a full minute. At the same time I was shaking my head no, but I just couldn't stop. The customer stood up and turned to face me - I was still going. It was ridiculous. At the end I turned it to 'I'm so sorry'. I was in shock for a few seconds. Then I just told her that I was looking at the box - that it was about the box. She quickly said, 'It's not for me'. That made me laugh so much. Then I just told her that the idea of cannibalistic cereal freaked me out! It's disgusting. I showed her the picture, she agreed. She said that she was glad that she didn't eat it. I do though. I haven't had it since. I do know I still love it though. Here's the box:

Okay! So I was scared by the box, but I'd never seen anything but the box. People didn't believe me about cannibalistic Cinnamon Toast Crunch. Then in Florida I got proof. I share it now with you:

Cashier Tales: Where's the Beef?

So. I'm feeling cashier nostalgic. I've been at No Frills a long time. It's adding up. I'm putting up some oldies today. Anyways, this story is one of my bests. This lady was going through my cash - I seriously wish I could remember her. If only. I'm sure she's a regular. Tangents and I get along - did you notice that? Okay, so I'm a little Monk-ish. I hate touching gross things. Meat especially. This customer was buying a beef roast. It had leaked. I picked up a corner before I realized it. I picked it up with my right hand. I was disgusted. I turned to get a produce bag from my drawer. I used my left hand. I didn't move my right hand. Lever time. I turned quick. The beef flew. It flew! It almost hit the customer! Then it hit the cement ground... and it bounced up at least 2 feet! I can't even imagine the look on my face. I felt so bad. It was so funny though. The customer was super nice - she still took it. Wow - funny times.

Nenners vs Packing

So, as previously mentioned, Nenners is out of the house. I saw her off during my No Frills shift. So funny. Anyways, I get home and there's this box in the middle of the floor. I almost peed me pants laughing... hehehe... that's such an appropriate phrase... I didn't actually even 'almost', but I did have to throw that pun out there. Here's why:

WHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Visitor.

So, it's just me and the kidlets this weekend. Us alone. Waywin and Nenners are out of town. Of course, of course, OF COURSE, now is the time a little, tiny visitor appears! A mouse. A tiny baby mouse. It's a jumper too. I grabbed it with a gloved hand and it jumped to my ungloved one. Smart mouse. At that point, my whole hand knew it was about to be bathed in sanitizer and harsh chemicals. It since has been. The mouse, Despereaux (Go DiCamillo's awesome book!), was cute despite his uncleanliness. I can't kill anything, it must have known. Sunshine's just as bad, but we finally got it out the door. Oh dear, this day. To think it started with a quiet breakfast with Nieceamine. The adventures continue: A Mr. Si & I cooking show to follow... in the meantime, have a little look-see at our day so far: