Something's wrong with me, but it's not Autism

Researchers at Cambridge University's Autism Research Centre developed this questionnaire to measure autistic traits in adults. Higher scores indicate greater autistic tendencies.

I took the test and here are my results:

How high maintenance is she?

I took the quiz. Here are the results:

Salon-savvy
If there’s a new spa treatment out or haircut to experiment with, you’re the first to book an appointment. You’re the expert others call when they’re hesitant to try something new. A trendsetter among many, much less stylish people. We bow down to you.

Recommended Viewing:
The Smart Woman Survival Guide for lots of great new tips to add to your arsenal.

I think I scored the highest level! I went through the quiz again, picked ALL the ultra-high maintenance responses, and I got the same outcome.

132 Boxes

I moved with 130 boxes + all the other stuff we carried, but there were 130 cardboard boxes/plastic containers!

I vow that the next time I have to move, I will be doing it with fewer than 130 boxes (unless the furniture is boxed up)

Yeah Yeah Yeah!

New music list... it's kinda long since it's been a while since I really sat down and listened to something new.


To Rock out to:

1. Isis by Yeah Yeah Yeahs


2. Suburban Knights by Hard-Fi


3. Doomsday Clock by The Smashing Pumpkins (I hate Billy's voice, and it sounds like it was recorded in a garage, but there's something there...)


4. It's a Party! by Fire Flies


5. Good Left Undone by Rise Against


6. Better Think Again by Submursed


7. Becoming The Bull by Atreyu


8. Living is a Problem because Everything Else Dies by Biffy Clyro


9. Don't Fear the Reaper by Caesars


10. Bomb Hands by Social Code

To Chill out to:

1. Soft Rock (Jimmy vs Joe Mix) Star by Metric


2. Girl Disappearing by Tori Amos


3. Storm by Lifehouse (both the album & acoustic versions)


4. Invasion by Eisley (A Sight to Behold and Many Funerals also rock!)


5. The Twist by Metric


6. Cold Wind by The Arcade Fire


7. Over the Barricade by Mesh-29


8. Smokers Outside the Hospital Doors by The Editors

Miranda - sans braids

I almost have my girl back! It took 35 minutes to undo the braids. She liked the fluffy, kinky hair, so I am letting her keep it for a day. Tomorrow evening it's getting a wash and then she'll have smooth, silky hair again!

The Evolution of Boyfriend's Motorbike [updated]

[newest photos at the top]

He put the K2's back on (properly so no more burns). They are soooo loud! But they look much cooler than the Big Straights. And he put on the new springy thingies at the back.

With the new Hard Krome 3" Big Straights installed. I can still hear him down the block, but they are not as obnoxiously loud as the K2's. Scott says the noise is deeper.

With the Hard Krome K2's installed. They burned his leg so he had to take them off. I could hear him coming when he was more than a block from my house.

With the factory pipes.

Fit Flops

I WANT THESE!!! I want black and pink FitFlops, and I want them on my feet right now! They would make me happy, and they would make the boyfriend happy, since he likes it when I wear flat shoes.


I haven't found them in Canada yet, but they can be pre-ordered in the US at Bath and Body Works (they don't ship to Canada) and Bliss (they ship to Canada for $25).

High Above the City... look, it's James!

I don't watch CityTV, but watch this clip of the episode called Walk a Mile: High Above the City with my friend James!

Some guy named Darrin Hagen has a show where he learns new things, like how to be a high rise window washer.
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(or if that doesn't work, see the video on the CityTV website HERE)

Miranda's Mp3 List

What does a 7.5 year old listen to on her MP3 player? Here is Miranda's track list.

Ready for Adventure

Here is my facecbook horoscope. Yes, things have been extrememly overwhelming lately... now where it this exciting adventure promised to me?!

What happened?!

I leave her at Grandma's house for the weekend and she comes back looking like this:

And the braids are supposed to last for a month!!
Oh, guess what's coming out before the wedding we're attending on Aug 18th.
She likes it, but it's not my cup of tea.

Stormy night

(disclaimer: my story about last night's storm is not as brilliant as Noemi's, but reading her piece inspired me to write this down so I have it to look back upon another time)

I was on the phone bullshitting with Jay (we were talking about the date he just had with a new girl) when the thunder, lightening, then rain started. I went upstairs to close the windows. My phone, his phone, who knows, started making an annoying noise, so we hung up and I went back to my packing frenzie. I didn't bother to look outside again.

Scott called me just before 10:00, checking to see if I was ok. I replied, of course I am ok, and gave an amused laugh that said, why wouldn't I be ok? it's only a little rain!

Today at dinner, Scott said he had a dream last night that it was raining and he didn't like that Miranda and I were by ourselves, so he hitched up a sailboat to his dream truck and drove to my house. He picked us up and the water was so high that the truck got stuck, so we climbed out the back and sailed off to his parents' place to pick up the rest of the family. They were sitting on the roof because the water was so high! As we sailed past a motorboat, his brother-in-law waved and said, haha suckers!

(his version was much better, and more entertaining than my second-handed attempt)

It's endearing to find out he was worried about me all night, while I was totally oblivious to the severity of it all.

ps - I dreamt about us shopping!!

The Family Lake Day

Two weeks ago, it was family day with the Mitchells. We piled into the vehicles and pulled the boat to Pigeon Lake. The sun spent most of the afternoon hiding behind the clouds, and the water was extra rough and rocky. Half of us nearly got soaked at one point or another, and Logan almost got sick from fright after nearly getting thrown overboard (Scott and I admitted to each other that our stomachs also felt a little queasy) while the boat sped through the rough water.

Eventually he settled and despite being tortured, by Scott and his parents, with country music in the truck, and despite the conditions not being perfect for boating, the boys caught 2 fish, we shared a wonderful sandwich lunch and a bunch of laughs... it was the perfect day! Scott and Miranda competed to use my lap as a pillow on the drive home. I was absolutely exhausted when I got home at the end of the day, but even now, I still smile when I think about how fun the day was!! :)

view the pictures here

Golfing with a Pro

Two weeks ago, the International Tour Professionals were in town for the TELUS Edmonton Open presented by ATB Financial, and on Saturday, some of the Pros were at the Victoria Golf Course particiapting in the McDonald's Small Fry Golf Clinic, teaching children the fundamentals of golf.

George Bradford was the golfer who was working with Miranda on the driving range. Some parents were a little fanatical, asking for the golfers to sign balls and hats. I was content with just photos of George helping Miranda. Am I nuts for not being star-struck and asking him to sign something? Honestly, I couldn't care less if I had something with someone's scribble of a name on it. I think it's retarded that people are so crazy about autographs.

More PICTURES and VIDEOS of Miranda golfing

Scratch That

Last night, I was talking about my fingernails and Scott said to me, "Speaking of your fingernails...."

When Scott and I started dating, we had quite a few gym dates, or we just hapened to run into each other at the gym and then would hang out. On one of those early in the relationship days, he was showing me something on his new iPod, and unbeknownst to me, I accidentally put a scratch on it with my fingernail. (ooops!) Scott went home and told Glenn what happened. Glenn told him to not see me anymore, to which Scott agreed. (gasp!)

After hearing this story from Scott, I said, "Awwww, and look at us now!" Meaning, look, we're still together despite that!

Scott replied, "Yeah, you're not allowed to touch my iPod." Meaning, you're not allowed to touch my iPod, and sugarcakes, you damn well better not scratch my new BlackBerry!!

Brain Damage

We were having dinner with Scott's family tonight when suddenly I blurt out, "I think I might have brain damage." Scott replies, "Well of course you do, baby." Gee, thanks, I mean, what woman in her right mind would actually date him, right? hehehe

Seriously, I think I might have unknowingly had a stroke.

For the past few weeks I feel not quite every time I open my mouth. My speech is slurred (even when I haven't been drinking) and I stumble on my words. I know sometimes my brain works faster than my mouth, so sentences don't come out right, but for the past little while, more often than not, I have problems stringing two normal sounding sentences together!

• Perhaps there is something wrong with my hearing, which is making me speak funny, because I haven't been taking my allergy pills and I could be going deaf and not really know it yet.
• Perhaps it is due to the enormous amount of stress I have been under lately.
• Perhaps it's all in my head and I don't sound as bad as I think I do.

Whatever the cause, I hope it corrects itself soon because I am starting to panic at the idea of social situations because I don't want to talk and have people think I am an idiot after listening to me! I am starting to wonder why Scott (in his right mind) would be dating someone who sounds like I do when I speak.

The Great BlackBerry Race

His & Hers?

Who can say how 'great' of a race it was, since Scott and Angeline were the only competitors. Angeline lost. Angeline is not impressed. Angeline hates to lose. He has a new 8703e and I have nothing. When I do get one, I will have to get a Curve to ensure that mine is smaller but better than his! (or something in pink! if RIM ever decides to make a pink one. They have black, blue, white, red, why not pink??)

Ah who am I kidding... There are a million things I need more than a BlackBerry right now... like a boyfriend who doesn't rub his new BlackBerry in my face :D

Princess Palace

Miranda's friend had her birthday party at today at Princess Palace (and I went to the mall). It's a neat little place in Sherwood Park.

The girls and boys get to select their own costume (princess, knight, prince) from the Royal Closet and proceed to one of the boudoirs to change and select their accessories and makeup and tattoos.

The girls have a princess runway show and the boys joust. Then the lords and ladies learn about chivalry and dining etiquette in the Royal Dining Room. Then they feast, with fine china, cups and saucers, and cloth napkins.

PICTURES HERE

Bunny Ears

These days, it is almost impossible to take a picture of Miranda where she is not tring to be a clown. She sees a camera pointed in her general direction and she takes that as her cue to ham it up. Her most favourite move is to give someone bunny ears. Her latest victim, Scott.

Robots in Disguise

This evening, Boyfriend took the girls (meaning me and Miranda) to see the new Transformers movie. It was a unanimous opinion that the movie was AWESOME!! :D When it was over, I wanted to clap and cheer, and I have NEVER before felt compelled to do that while watching a movie.

Before going to see the movie, I had not seen a trailer or commercial. I had heard a radio commercial, and that was all. I did not know what to expect. I wanted it to be a total surprise. I knew that it would be fantastic, and if it wasn't for the fact that I don't care for crowds, I would have insisted we see it last week when it came out. I swear, I sat there with a shit-eating grin on my face the entire time!

The robots were so cool looking!! It made me want to go back and watch the cartoons again (remember how cool they were when we were kids!) but now they would seem so cheesy. Ah, but at least we can say we've been there, watching since the beginning! The movie was just like the toyroom when we were kids, my brother and his friends playing with Transformers, dinky car, and GI-Joe soldiers...


And they had so many funny lines!

Optimus steps on a big flowerpot and says: Sorry, my bad. (totally funny because I said the same thing on the phone to UPS last week and Tracey laughed at me!)

Agent Simmons: You see this? This is a "do whatever I want and get away with it" badge.

and I loved the modern technology references!!

Barricade: Are you eBay user LadiesMan217?

Sam: Wait, how do you know about the glasses?
Optimus Prime: eBay!

Jazz: What's crackin' little bitches?
Sam: Where'd he learn to talk like that?
Optimus Prime: We learned Earth's language through the World Wide Web.

I want to see it again and again and again! I definitely want my own copy of the DVD when it comes out.