Hello, archives??

I'm a little concerned that the links to my archives appear to be broken. if anyone has any ideas of what to do about this, your suggestions are very much appreciated!

My entire body aches. We went skating for 3 hours yesterday, after a two-year skating hiatus. Our objective was to skate to the end of the skate path they clear on the river every year. I was doing fine until we got to the end of the path and turned around to head home... up until that point, I'd only fallen once and it was more of a graceful collapse than a full-on nosedive. However, things quickly took a turn for the worse as the pain from my sore ankles and the blisters on my feet became more noticeable and the sun set below the horizon, dropping the temperature by a few more degrees.. I was sore, cold, and tired and suddenly, apparently, absolutely unable to skate. I fell about 6 or 7 more times on the way home, each fall more vicious than the last. We're talking horrible, violent falls, with either my knees, elbows, or in one case CHEEKBONE making full harsh contact with the cold, unforgiving ice. Between whimpering in pain and giggling uncontrollably at my own klutziness, it became more and more difficult to get up after each time I fell, even with Nick's helping hand... I resembled a drunken 16-year-old girl after too many sourpuss shots. Finally we abandoned the skating altogether and I hobbled to the nearest bench to feebly attempt to remove my skates from my throbbing ankles with my numb, frozen fingers. We walked the rest of the way home on the frozen river. After being on skates for so long I felt like a penguin, tottering from side to side and concentrating on just getting one foot in front of the other. We made it home at last and thawed over hot chocolate as I continued to shiver for the next thirty minutes. I don't remember the last time I was so cold... maybe not since that time in 7th grade when I foolishly agreed to spend 4 hours freezing my ass aboard a float in the Santa Claus Parade, with a sickly smile pasted to my frostbitten face, waving pathetically and tossing candy to hoards of shrieking children.

So today I inspect my wounds and watch for my bruises to turn interesting shades of green, blue and grey. I can feel muscles I haven't felt in a long while and I wonder how long it will take for the blisters on my feet to heal.

Next weekend, I'll definitely be wearing thicker socks.

Long time gone

Well. I haven't been here in awhile. It seems that with my discovery of facebook (crackbook), blogging rapidly lost it's charm. I wonder how many other blogs suffered the same fate as mine? But I'm back, for now at least! With my recent graduation after 3 years of post-secondary torture, I now have two months of blissful free time on my hands before I return to work in April. I'm well aware that this will likely be the only time in my life, at least until I retire, that I will have two entire months to myself- no commitments, no stress, no obligations. I intend to fully enjoy these months. With all of my newly-found free time, maybe I can try my hand at crafting the occasional witty, informative blog post. Or at the very least, maybe I can make inane comments about the ridiculously cold weather that is keeping me indoors for most of the hours of the day. I've become a regular reader of a number of blogs, and I've often wished that I could join in some of the blogging tomfoolery that a number of my favorite bloggers participate in. And what better time than the present? Let this be the beginning of a whole new 10.19.

I also just realized that my blog design is perfect for February... I have a built-in Valentine theme! And while the pink hearts may be rather inappropriate for most of the year, right now it suits me just fine.

dog-do for jildo

hey jill this is for you!

the dildo for dogs

i am a tree

You Are A Cedar Tree

You are elegant yet unpretentious, modest yet vivacious. Attractive and friendly, you are full of imagination but might lack passion. You abhor vulgar people, and you don't like anything in excess. You have little more ambition than to live a calm life and enjoy nature. You create a content, peaceful atmosphere for others.

What's Your Celtic Horoscope?

tongue-numbing excitement

check out this bit of supreme weirdness.

so whenever i eat celery, it makes my tongue numb. i always kinda figured maybe i was just having a reaction to the pesticide residues on it, or that maybe celery has a chemical in it that causes a numbing sensation. i've mentioned this to people and i've never encountered anyone who shares my celery-induced discomfort.

so today i'm eating some celery and i think, hey, why don't i google "celery makes my tongue numb". because my life is so exciting that i manage to fit stimulating things like this into my day to day activities. to my surprise, i discover a whole community of people who share numb tongues like mine! who woulda thought? and apparently in europe, celery allergies are more common than peanut allergies. so it turns out i'm not alone. phew, i was really worried there.

ola

so we're back from mexico. on saturday night we went from +35 in cancun to -53 in winnipeg, all in a matter of 4 hours. i've decided not to go outside again til april, as my sunburned nose is extra sensitive to the cold. and i'm upset that no one says "ola senorita" to me anymore!

mexicola

i miss summer, i'm going slowly crazy, but it will all be ok soon because we're going here tomorrow, la la la la la!!

swamp pine

Your Personality Is Like Ecstasy

You're usually feeling the love for the world around you - you want to hug everyone. And while you're usually content to sit back and view the world with wonder... Sometimes you're world becomes very overwhelming and a little scary.

What Drug Is Your Personality Like?