My water came back on Wednesday! I love my hair more now, because i let kelly add purple streaks. I have power and heat and water and experienced very little inconvenience when it came to the ice storm of 2013. My niece and nephew love me the most (i will work on sophie but she is too little to fully appreciate the awesomeness that is Aunt Tin....but she will). Although that love comes with some obligations. For example i babysat on friday night and although Andrea and Wylie came home that evening, braydon still insisted i sleep in his car bed with him which as cool as it sounds comes with a lot of obligations, like entertaining him when he can't sleep. Also, Allyson may have implied that i am slightly overweight. But then again, i learned last night, she is very concerned that Grandma has white hair. So we all could be better in her eyes.
Anyways, i believe our Christmas plans are being changed due to power outs. But that is okay. The more the merrier!
Anyways....Merry Christmas EVERYONE!
Tuesday, December 24, 2013
Monday, December 16, 2013
And the Universe just keeps on rewarding me
So, hair cut on saturday.....and I HATE IT. I asked for a piecey choppy cut, with dark hair and blue highlights. He explains that i shouldn't go full dark because of the upkeep and how fast the roots will grow out...and it makes sense so i agree. And the way he described the colour was he would put blond in and then colour most of the blond blue. Well that did not happen. He put a million blond highlights in and then added 5 blue pieces. OH...and he didn't let me pick the blue....and it does not stand out against my normal hair...and it doesn't look blue at all, it looks grey....so you can't tell there are any blue highlights and all i have is a bunch more blond chunks which isn't what i wanted but i said okay because he described it as mainly blue highlights with a few blond...and i got the opposite. Also the cut i showed him....is not at all what i got. I wanted lots of piecey layers with some short piecey bangs....first of all the bangs are uneven and when i mentioned i wanted it shorter, he said he would have to redo the whole cut and doesn't have time. When i said i wanted more blue...he said to come back tuesday when he has more time. SERIOUSLY, why book the appointment if you don't have time. He said he didn't realize that i wanted both a cut and a colour but dude he started us an hour late and had like 5 other clients at the same time....if he can't manage his time maybe he shouldn't book so many clients.
Kelly said i wasn't forceful enough in explaining my wishes. But i showed him and picture and told him what i wanted and then he proceeded to give his oppinions and i believe that a hairdresser who has trained and studied hair should be able to take what i want and then make it work, it doesn't have to be the exact same but the vibe should be there. That is what they train to do...take what people what and make it work for that person. But he spent his time telling he understood what i wanted but we will make a few changes and instead i get nothing at all what i want and he knew it and told me to come back tuesday but dude....why would i come back and pay you for a second time to give you a second chance to screw up. When it comes to hair dressers they get one shot. This one failed. So now, i have to figure out what to do...i have crooked bangs and grey highlights....so what are my options. i am debating just dying the whole thing black and cutting it short. But i have to give it a few days to relax after the trauma of the hair cut.
What else is new....oh nothing, just my water is out in my building again...i have a horrible cold and my grumps have returned. I need to shake this negativity but it feels unshakable.
I am not suppose to be grumpy around christmas...but it seems like all signs point to a grumpy christmas.
Kelly said i wasn't forceful enough in explaining my wishes. But i showed him and picture and told him what i wanted and then he proceeded to give his oppinions and i believe that a hairdresser who has trained and studied hair should be able to take what i want and then make it work, it doesn't have to be the exact same but the vibe should be there. That is what they train to do...take what people what and make it work for that person. But he spent his time telling he understood what i wanted but we will make a few changes and instead i get nothing at all what i want and he knew it and told me to come back tuesday but dude....why would i come back and pay you for a second time to give you a second chance to screw up. When it comes to hair dressers they get one shot. This one failed. So now, i have to figure out what to do...i have crooked bangs and grey highlights....so what are my options. i am debating just dying the whole thing black and cutting it short. But i have to give it a few days to relax after the trauma of the hair cut.
What else is new....oh nothing, just my water is out in my building again...i have a horrible cold and my grumps have returned. I need to shake this negativity but it feels unshakable.
I am not suppose to be grumpy around christmas...but it seems like all signs point to a grumpy christmas.
Friday, December 13, 2013
IDIOTS
I had my final fracture clinic appointment on tuesday at St. Michael's Hospital. Now up until this moment, i have experienced terrible customer service from them, they do not know how to hire competent receptionist.
So, you already know about my previous trouble there because i rant blogged about it a lot during the brokenness. And after i started to get better and the rage and frustration at being injured started to clear i thought maybe i didn't give them enough of a change. I had a final appointment Oct 25th but i received a letter changed the appointment to Dec 13th. I thought it was nice of them to actually check with me to see if that is okay but I let it slide. Then i get a voicemail from the fracture clinc on Nov 22nd, a Kanisha called to tell me they are changing my appointment to December 10th at 9:15am and please call back to confirm you received this message. So i call back and confirm i have received it and she was like okay. but doesn't really take any of my information or see to care that i am calling. That should have raised flags but i was too distracted to notice. To be honest, i really didn't want to go back because the fracture clinic frustrates me. The cast techs were very nice and competent but the doctors couldn't make up their minds about my injury and the receptionist screwed up my appointment ever single time. But my mom said i need to go in for the final check up to make sure everything is okay.
So, day of the appointment and i show up and they have NO record of my appointment and the receptionist is super snotty about it...and i tell her i received a call but i didn't remember the name, so she calls another receptionist asking if she called me because 'i claim to have received a message and i was a no show on November 29th'
NOVEMBER 29th was not one of the 3 different appointment dates they gave me. It wasn't even on the radar...so of course i was a no show on november 29th when i had no fucking clue that i even had an appointment. SERIOUSLY how incompetent can these receptionist be if they consistently can't schedule an appointment without screwing up.
Also while on the phone with the other receptionist, she was quite rude about it and i was right there hearing every word she said. I saw red and started to leave and she while she was still on the phone and she was like 'oh never mind she's leaving hahahaha'. ARE YOU KIDDING ME?????? i almost turned around and slapped a bitch but it wasn't worth it. Even when i found the voicemail proving that i did receive a call from a girl named Kanisha...i decided that it was just not worth it. But i can tell you this, i will never go back to St. Michael's Hospital because if this is the consistent service i receive from them, i do not want them dealing with my health.
So, you already know about my previous trouble there because i rant blogged about it a lot during the brokenness. And after i started to get better and the rage and frustration at being injured started to clear i thought maybe i didn't give them enough of a change. I had a final appointment Oct 25th but i received a letter changed the appointment to Dec 13th. I thought it was nice of them to actually check with me to see if that is okay but I let it slide. Then i get a voicemail from the fracture clinc on Nov 22nd, a Kanisha called to tell me they are changing my appointment to December 10th at 9:15am and please call back to confirm you received this message. So i call back and confirm i have received it and she was like okay. but doesn't really take any of my information or see to care that i am calling. That should have raised flags but i was too distracted to notice. To be honest, i really didn't want to go back because the fracture clinic frustrates me. The cast techs were very nice and competent but the doctors couldn't make up their minds about my injury and the receptionist screwed up my appointment ever single time. But my mom said i need to go in for the final check up to make sure everything is okay.
So, day of the appointment and i show up and they have NO record of my appointment and the receptionist is super snotty about it...and i tell her i received a call but i didn't remember the name, so she calls another receptionist asking if she called me because 'i claim to have received a message and i was a no show on November 29th'
NOVEMBER 29th was not one of the 3 different appointment dates they gave me. It wasn't even on the radar...so of course i was a no show on november 29th when i had no fucking clue that i even had an appointment. SERIOUSLY how incompetent can these receptionist be if they consistently can't schedule an appointment without screwing up.
Also while on the phone with the other receptionist, she was quite rude about it and i was right there hearing every word she said. I saw red and started to leave and she while she was still on the phone and she was like 'oh never mind she's leaving hahahaha'. ARE YOU KIDDING ME?????? i almost turned around and slapped a bitch but it wasn't worth it. Even when i found the voicemail proving that i did receive a call from a girl named Kanisha...i decided that it was just not worth it. But i can tell you this, i will never go back to St. Michael's Hospital because if this is the consistent service i receive from them, i do not want them dealing with my health.
Monday, December 9, 2013
The Grumps have set in
Seriously....i am like crazy grumpy right now. It started yesterday and it hasn't let up yet and all i want to do is sleep for days. Is it sickness or seasonal effectiveness disorder? Who knows....but here is my plan. i am going to hit up the gym after work and try to run off some grump on a treadmill then i will go home and craft for an hour and then go to bed at like 9 pm.....i think that will be the plan for every day this week. I don't have time to not feel good...i have so much crap to do, i have to finish crafting Christmas presents and then wrap them and i have to do all sorts of baking.
I should have stayed home and rested up and felt better but i don't have any sick days left due to the broken ankle/pneumonia thing. So now i have like 20 days to get through until i have sick days back. But i probably won't need them by then. I can tell you this....i am NOT a pleasant sick person. i am moody and grouchy and it is best if i am isolated away from people so i don't do something i regret like yelling or attituding out. I spend so much of my energy being nice that when i am sick...i just say fuck it all why waste the energy on people...i feel to yucky to care about everyone else.
In other news i attended a sleep over this weekend at my parents with my niece and nephew. It was lots of fun. My nephew is on the fast track to being as cool as me - we talked all weekend about Doctor Who and Young Justice and other important things like games and graphic novels. I also had my dad help me with the Dino Phone Stands. I am hoping others will enjoy them because they were super fun to make. and really cost effective. But they are kind of ridiculous and i am pretty sure only a certain set of people will actually enjoy them. The set may be as small as just me. Oh well.
After the run on friday i got some more craft supplies for my last remaining presents. Of course i always have to buy more than i need because the first time i try everything, it usually fails....so the first is always a lesson learned. So far i have almost mastered Dino Phone Stands, Tshirt scarfs, and tshirt statement necklaces. Next is sharpie mugs and photo transfers.
I did my nails in a christmas theme last night to cheer me up but i don't love them. Every time i try to do polka dots i can never get them in a pattern i like. Right now it is too random. So i think i have had a brainstorm, polka dots in the shape of a triangle so it is like i have christmas tree fingers. I will keep you posted how that goes.
I should have stayed home and rested up and felt better but i don't have any sick days left due to the broken ankle/pneumonia thing. So now i have like 20 days to get through until i have sick days back. But i probably won't need them by then. I can tell you this....i am NOT a pleasant sick person. i am moody and grouchy and it is best if i am isolated away from people so i don't do something i regret like yelling or attituding out. I spend so much of my energy being nice that when i am sick...i just say fuck it all why waste the energy on people...i feel to yucky to care about everyone else.
In other news i attended a sleep over this weekend at my parents with my niece and nephew. It was lots of fun. My nephew is on the fast track to being as cool as me - we talked all weekend about Doctor Who and Young Justice and other important things like games and graphic novels. I also had my dad help me with the Dino Phone Stands. I am hoping others will enjoy them because they were super fun to make. and really cost effective. But they are kind of ridiculous and i am pretty sure only a certain set of people will actually enjoy them. The set may be as small as just me. Oh well.
After the run on friday i got some more craft supplies for my last remaining presents. Of course i always have to buy more than i need because the first time i try everything, it usually fails....so the first is always a lesson learned. So far i have almost mastered Dino Phone Stands, Tshirt scarfs, and tshirt statement necklaces. Next is sharpie mugs and photo transfers.
I did my nails in a christmas theme last night to cheer me up but i don't love them. Every time i try to do polka dots i can never get them in a pattern i like. Right now it is too random. So i think i have had a brainstorm, polka dots in the shape of a triangle so it is like i have christmas tree fingers. I will keep you posted how that goes.
Thursday, December 5, 2013
Catching Fire
OMG.....not to fan girl or anything but i finally saw catching fire tuesday night and it completed me! It is my favourite of the book series. The movie really measures up! Also i insisted that we upgrade my drink to the souvenir Thor cup with key chain. It was crazy big and i needed to use two hands to drink from it and they told me it doesn't come with a straw.....what is the point of a take home cup if the straw is disposable. It seems like there is something wrong with that design. Anyways, the whole internet is all crazy for Katniss' cowl in the movie the one armed cowl thing and it is awesome....but there was a better cowl completely overlooked. It was green and tweeded plaid and it was all weevey. It was amazing and i am going to make it.
Although right now, my co-worker is moving and has given me all her old tshirts for craft purposes. I am making those apparently easy tshirt scarfs. I don't love them....there are too many unfinished ends and seems showing everywhere. But i have a lot of shirts to work from. I will keep trying until i find the right method to make them up to my standards. And i when i do...it will be a great christmas present. I just have to keep trying. Each one gets a little better. I am actually going to have to hit up the dollar store tonight for some supplies. I am full of craft ideas but i need to find the supplies.
Here are some DIY's that i want to do:
Felted Elbow Patches:
http://honestlywtf.com/diy/diy-elbow-patch/
Heart Blanket:
http://www.abeautifulmess.com/2012/05/heart-blanket-diy.html
Dino Phone Tripod:
http://www.eatsleepmake.com/2013/07/make-dino-iphone-tripod.html
Although right now, my co-worker is moving and has given me all her old tshirts for craft purposes. I am making those apparently easy tshirt scarfs. I don't love them....there are too many unfinished ends and seems showing everywhere. But i have a lot of shirts to work from. I will keep trying until i find the right method to make them up to my standards. And i when i do...it will be a great christmas present. I just have to keep trying. Each one gets a little better. I am actually going to have to hit up the dollar store tonight for some supplies. I am full of craft ideas but i need to find the supplies.
Here are some DIY's that i want to do:
Felted Elbow Patches:
http://honestlywtf.com/diy/diy-elbow-patch/
Heart Blanket:
http://www.abeautifulmess.com/2012/05/heart-blanket-diy.html
Dino Phone Tripod:
http://www.eatsleepmake.com/2013/07/make-dino-iphone-tripod.html
I think they would make great gifts.
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
21 days
We are in count down mode people...are you ready? I thought i was on a great track, halfway through my list of people with ideas for the rest...but the ideas aren't panning out as quickly as i would like. So now...it is crunch time. I also don't know why i left all my craft related presents to the end...they normally need more time...so what was i even thinking to save those for later. So now every spare moment needs to be occupied with craft relatedness.
I also need to let you know that i am a giant weirdo....i keep quoting doctor who and when no one reacts because they all aren't crazy like me...i say 'doctor who reference'. i really think it ruins the reference if you have to tell people where it is from but i can't stop it. It is like i have a inside joke and no one in my immediate circle knows it. I need more people to watch it so when i make my hilarious references people think i am charmingly hilarious instead of the blank stares i get now.
I am currently binge watching Fringe. I love it, and i have never yelled at a tv show more...it leaves you with such random endings that you are like What the WHAT??? and then you feel compelled to watch the next episode immediately for answers. Or maybe that's just me and my tv addicted nature. I must say i am getting spoiled with this Netflix thing....being able to binge watch shows really changes the nature of my show watching routine. Normally i watch an episode on regularly scheduled tv then obsess about it until the next week and come up with all these theories and stuff. Now i don't need theories i just need to watch and yell at the tv. It is pretty fun. I have never really been a tv yeller because i can usually see the twist coming because i obsess to a level that is crazy and try to figure it out. Although once when me and mom were on a shopping trip in the states, we went to see Step Up 3 (i think my least favourite of the 4) and the audience was seriously surprised by all the "plot twists" and i put them in air quotes because seriously...they were pretty obvious but there was so much yelling at the screen (i believe i blogged about the experience but i am too lazy to reference it)...and i was all like weird, why so much yelling. Now i understand...they were having their mind blown.
Okay....that was a random tangent.
This weekend i adventured to the One of a Kind show where i was reminded that i can do lots of the things they have there and why am i not doing it. So....it is time to get crafty.
I also need to let you know that i am a giant weirdo....i keep quoting doctor who and when no one reacts because they all aren't crazy like me...i say 'doctor who reference'. i really think it ruins the reference if you have to tell people where it is from but i can't stop it. It is like i have a inside joke and no one in my immediate circle knows it. I need more people to watch it so when i make my hilarious references people think i am charmingly hilarious instead of the blank stares i get now.
I am currently binge watching Fringe. I love it, and i have never yelled at a tv show more...it leaves you with such random endings that you are like What the WHAT??? and then you feel compelled to watch the next episode immediately for answers. Or maybe that's just me and my tv addicted nature. I must say i am getting spoiled with this Netflix thing....being able to binge watch shows really changes the nature of my show watching routine. Normally i watch an episode on regularly scheduled tv then obsess about it until the next week and come up with all these theories and stuff. Now i don't need theories i just need to watch and yell at the tv. It is pretty fun. I have never really been a tv yeller because i can usually see the twist coming because i obsess to a level that is crazy and try to figure it out. Although once when me and mom were on a shopping trip in the states, we went to see Step Up 3 (i think my least favourite of the 4) and the audience was seriously surprised by all the "plot twists" and i put them in air quotes because seriously...they were pretty obvious but there was so much yelling at the screen (i believe i blogged about the experience but i am too lazy to reference it)...and i was all like weird, why so much yelling. Now i understand...they were having their mind blown.
Okay....that was a random tangent.
This weekend i adventured to the One of a Kind show where i was reminded that i can do lots of the things they have there and why am i not doing it. So....it is time to get crafty.
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