A Blabber Here . . . A Blabber There

Today was the 5km run for Breast Cancer, and of course as you can see I survived it. Morning started out rather chilly and there was a lot of fog, however it managed to clear and warm up a bit before the run began.
I'm gonna guess that there was about 200 people there running/walking either 1km or the full 5km (sorry no idea what that is in miles). I did the full 5km and ran the whole way. I do have to say near the end of the last 1km I was ready to stop and walk the rest of the way . . but seeing the finish line in sight, I thought F$#%@ it, I'm gonna run faster.
Unfortunately during my last little sprint my ankle started to fricked hurt, but me wanting to cross the finish line with everything I have, ignored the pain and just kept going. Well now I'm paying for it and I'm hobbling all over my place.
Mom was there to watch me and took a few pictures. She figured I was in the top 30. The guy that finished first was this little japanese guy . . . he smoked everyone.
I don't look so pretty in these pictures, but hey who the heck looks sexy and hot after a 5km.





Mom was very happy that I ran because this year her aunt died of breast cancer and also breast cancer runs in my family like I said last time . . . so all in all, for a good cause.

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I watch the Discovery Channel quite a bit. Or at least a lot more than anyone that I know or in my family. I just find the stuff they show fascinating. Especially Mythbusters, Dirty Jobs and How it's Made.
Another thing I find myself watching a lot is a series called Planet Earth. My mom bought the DVD set, and i borrowed it just for a little while . . . well six months later I still haven't returned it . . . I just find it so amazing . . . .
I just love this commercial when they play it . . .



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I always hate mondays . . I don't know why . . but I always have and probably always will. But todays monday just seemed worse then ever. As I said in my last post, on Friday I drank with my co-workers and we did the bowling thing. Now I turned in early on that night. A bunch of them wanted to go down to the clubs dancing, and I said no to that. Reason being is if I would have any more to drink I would have been really wasted and probably throwing up. I don't do that kind of drinking. I just have enough till I'm tipsy, and then I'm done. So yes, I was taken home around 11pm that night. Well this morning I got a few details on what happened after I left and the rest went clubbing. I can't say much since the stuff that was said I've sworn to take to the grave with me . . . but let's just say my boss came to my office this morning, apologizing and started crying.

So of course she was in a very emotional mood and I'm trying to tell everyone she just felt bad for being drunk that night and trying to tell them everything is okay. Especially the new girl. She wasn't there on Friday so I was giving her the edited version of the party . . .

After work I immediately headed to the gym. I do that quite a bit when work has stressed me out or something is happened so I can just blow steam off while running or lifting weights. I was hoping to see Rikki there, but after a two hour work out . . . a blister on my right foot . . . and also my calves basically screaming bloody murder . . . I had to call it a day. Turns out just as I was leaving the gym, Rikki was just arriving. Talk about bad timing.

Oh well . . . I'm going to be making A535 my best friend tonight ( it numbs sore muscles) . . . and hopefully I get a good night sleep. I have to go to a meeting in Nordegg tomorrow (about three hour drive from where I work) that involves my new position.

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Last night I had supper with the co-workers, and then it was bowling/drinking afterwards. Oh my god it was sooooo much fun. The dinner was good, but the bowling was just super special awsome. I felt so sorry for the family on the end lane since the rest of us were using the other six. We were loud, drinking, and again loud.
I had a little one too mnay to drink. I discovered a cooler tha I just absolutely loved, Strawberry Bicardi. I had three of those and then a Bloody Cesar (Bloody Mary is what it is called in the USA). I of course did not drive and had a co-worker drive me home.
So then this morning had to walk to the bowling alley to pick up my car. Thank god it wasn't raining like it was yesterday, or Huggie when have been soaked by the time I got to my car.
As for today, heading to the collicutt for my work out, perhaps do a little bit, and then I am off to work at my bar tending job.

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I can be such a loser sometimes . . . but hey I proudly admit it. A good example for this is when I get hooked on a kids show. The last time this happened was when I saw Teen Titans. That is an awsome show. Everyday from work I would come home and watch it way back before I was in college. But then sadly the show ended, but I was very glad when they brought out the movie.
Well it has happened again. Was surfing the channels a few days back just wanting to watch something with some potential . . . and well I did find something interesting. The show is called Danny Phantom. I had heard of it a couple of times from my much younger cousins, and due to the fact I was so bored I ended up staying on that show to see what it was about. Well I must say that with just one episode (which lucky for me happened to be the first episode) I was hooked. I ended up turning to my computer and fricking downloading the whole series.
I don't know what it is about the show, but I love it. So far today while in between breaks of cleaning my place I've watched ten episodes. And I'm hoping I can pry myself away from my computer so I can go to fricken bed.

So perhaps it's my love for anime that draws me to some of these kid shows . . . but who knows . . .

In other news, I have decided that on October 8, 2008 I am going to participate in a 5km run. One of the reasons is because its for Breast Cancer, which is a disease that unfortunately runs in my family. I know I could easily run 3km and then walk the remaining 2km, but that is not good enough for me. I want to run the whole thing. So starting tomorrow I'm gonna start training for it. And another reason for me participating is because I've always wanted to do participate in a 5km, the bonus part is I'm helping research for breast cancer.

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Dear Body,

I wish you would make up your fucking mind on whether you want to feel fine or sick as a dog.

Yes last night I know was completely my fault when I decided to go for that 3 kilometer run around the track. I know I should have stopped when my sides start to hurt and you were protesting, but hey I've got pride and ego here. If I say I"m going to do something, I'm going to do it. So yes yesterday was my fault that you felt sick, I take the hit for that one. Oh and you want to bring up the weekend? Okay fine! Yes it was also my fault we got the huge sun burn when I was mowing the lawn and raking the yard for my parents. What can I say I forgot to grab the sunscreen and I really wanted to help my mom because she hasn't been feeling good lately!

But did you really need to play me like that today? Waking up feeling fine and dandy, and then at work you pull that shit? My boss thought I was a ghost for how pale I looked! And the vice service manager thought he was going to have to catch me at one point from how dizzy I was. You got damn lucky that I haven't used a sick day at all this year, other wise I'm sure the manager would have wanted to kill me since I'm still in the middle of training for my new position and also training the new girl.

However it seems you are appeased for now with that five hour nap and the drugs I gave you. I will now get some food in you and will you please get better? I am one of these insane people that actually like going to work five days a week with a two day weekend.

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Usually when you become a parent, your first child is the one you 'experiment' on. With your firstborn you experience everything first so that when your next child is born you are prepared for this stage. In this case . . . Myself . . . . and my younger sister . . . couldn't have prepared our parents for what our little brother did . . . .
First we thought it was bad when he was the first to get a speeding ticket and then a noise violation . . . . but yesterday when we got this phone call I thought mom would faint . . .







Basically what happened . . . . my brother was on his way home from work, speeding a bit since he was just less than a mile from home. And not paying attention he didn't see the guy ahead of him in the truck slow down to do a left turn. So the car took the brunt of the crash. The truck only has a dent on the bumper and the muffler was bent up against the wheel. My brother was very shaken up and lucky to be alive. He's not hurt at all and don't worry we took him to the hospital just in case. He's also very lucky that wasn't any lower or he would have gone straight under the truck, definetely killing him.

So in the long run we are so glad that he is okay . . . but of course his insurance is going to be going up again with the added on tickets. Either tomorrow or Tuesday he is going to be getting a mouthful from mom and dad.

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 Two weeks ago, one of my co-workers quit.  At first we were looking for someone to replace her . . . . but then the manager called me into his office . . .. and offered me the job.  So yes Huggie is getting a promotion.  

So with that said, with my position as receptionist and Accounts PayableI had to make sure all the work was caught up and any loose ends that needed to be dealt with so a new girl could start clean.  Well I was away from work for three days . . . . and like I've said somedays the office falls apart when I'm not there . . .. . so my desk was of course covered in paper work. So for all of this week I've been trying to catch up.  So finally today I am all caught up, and even was checking if I needed anything for my new office.

I'm having mixed feelings about this new position.   I am excited since now I don't have to answer the phones anymore, that is a huge plus.  But for me when something big changes in my life I tend to freak out.  However the good news is I'm still working with the same people, different things I have to do . . . and I might have to travel to a few different branches for some training.

But in the long run I am quite happy about this change, even though it will take me a while to get used to.

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I just saw The Dark Knight tonight . . . . please do not read unless you have seen the movie or love spoilers . . . 




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We have a new addition to our family! One puppy and two kittens!
Usually my dad isn't all for getting new pets, however since they are outside pets he was all for it. We got the kittens because our outside cat Simon died this year and he was our mouser. He caught all the mice that was in the shop and machine shed. So now we have two kittens to take his place. Also, we got the new puppy for a guard dog. He's a Rotweiler, and everyone knows that's a dog you don't want to mess with. Lately someone has been steeling the diesel and gas from our yard.

So here are some pics!



Here is Max! His full name is Maximus, and he's 10 weeks old. He's sooooo sweet! The only problem is he plays with the cats a little too rough, which is something we need to teach him right away is wrong.



Now here we have Jack (Orange one) and Christine (Calico one). These two are soooo cute and love being outside.

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I can't even remember the last time I updated! I've been so busy the passed few weeks. Went to Saskatoon (6hr Drive), had Animethon, trip to banff, and also internet was down for five days.

So to start off trip to Saskatoon was very fun with my cousin Brent. The trip there was boring as hell! I mean six hours by yourself, you start to wonder when the hell you are going to get there. So like I said, had lots of fun with my cousin. We did some drinking, played pool, went to the gym, Red Lobster, watched anime, etc.

Then of course next weekend was Animethon 15. In all honesty that trip was lots of fun! Probably the most fun I've ever had since there was eight of us in a room. Also the first day a large group of us were going around to different places dressed up scaring the normal people. We especially scared the ones at the museum.
























So yes Animethon 15 was awsome! And right after that I was off to Banff national park with the family. We saw black bears! they were crossing the road!



And the final pic of this entry of the family



In other news, I might be moving to a differnt position in my workplace. One of the girls is leaving and I might be taking over her position. And also I might be moving to a different part in Red Deer. It would be another basement suite, but in this one I have my own kitchen.

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As you all know, I'm in charge of the Accounts Payable at my workplace. Well Yesterday and today I went head on with the head clerk in accounts payable at the head office.

Now to get the just of this story I must explain to you about the company called VIPER (what it stands for I don't know). VIPER basically visits all the branches within Enerflex (company I work for) and does an audit. They just make sure that we are doing everything correctly in the office and if we are not, then they basically give us shit for doing it wrong. Sometimes its's something small and then just give you a quick reminder, other times it can be serious.

So at the start of July, I got a huge invoice for over $25,000.00 from one of our most huge engine suppliers, Waukesha. Now since we use them so much, I try to get the invoice received on our end and then send it off to our head office in Calgary so they can cut the cheque. And of course since this one is pretty huge I wanted to get it out as fast as possible. However I discovered a problem on the invoice. There was one part on the invoice that we had not received yet from Waukesha. We had ordered but it was on backorder. So of course when I'm trying to match up what's on the invoice and what's on the computer screen of the parts we received, it didn't match.

Usually what happens in a situation like that, is I just wait for the part to come in and then pay they invoice. Because if you enter into the computer that you have received a part, but actually didn't get it . . . well that is a huge huge huge no no with VIPER and you can get you into serious trouble.

However with this being Waukesha and everything I gave the head office a quick call to make sure that it would be fine to put the invoice aside, which they told me it would be.

Yesterday was a different story. I got a call from Elvira who hands out the cheques to Waukesha, wondering why I hadn't sent them this invoice. I told her the story behind it and that I couldn't put it through until we got the part. Well that didn't settle good with her at all, so she told me to go ahead to receive the part anyway so we could pay the invoice. Yeah . . . I don't think so . . .

I told her that no that wasn't going to happen since it was against VIPER to do such a thing. So she hangs up and not even ten minutes later she calls me back. "I've just talked to Vikki, who is in charge of all accounts payable in Enerflex and she says that you need to receive this part so that we can pay this invoice."

Now usually whenever Vikki gives me an order, I do it asap. However my gutt feeling kept telling me that this was wrong. I once again told her no it wasn't going to happen because if VIPER caught on that I had done that, who do you thinks get all the blame? ME! Because I'm the one that put it through, and VIPER could quiz Vikki and Elvira all they want and they could deny the whole thing. So putting my foot down I went to the parts manager Mike at my branch. I gave him the whole story and he was not happy at all at what head office was trying to make me do. He told me he would take care of it. So this morning was the final confrontation that had Mike, my regional manager, and Karen at head office (who is the big boss in charge of accounting). The meeting didn't take very long, but in the end I was the victor. I got complimented for doing the right thing, even if it meant going against head office. Vikki and Elvira however got an ear full from Karen.

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Happy Birthday to me . . . . happy birthday to me . . . happy birthday dear Huggie . . . happy birthday to me . . . .

Yesterday Daina and I headed up to Edmonton for a Cosplay Picnic. And I have to say this . . . we were bored out of our minds. It was okay at first with everyone showing up and taking pics of each outher . . . but after that it was rather dull. The only highlight of the trip I must say is when Daina and I went to the mall afterwards and scared the crap out of sooooo many people.
Here are a few shots we got.










The highlight out of the entire day though, was going to the theatre and seeing WALL-E, the new pixar movie.



My god, I haven't laughed that hard in a long time and there was one point where I thought I was going to cry. And at first I didn't want to see it, but then I thought, "You've gone to see all the other pixar movies and Cars turned out to be surprisingly good . . . give this one a chance,"
And I'm so glad I did. Pixar did a very good job with the graphics, detail, and the storyline (which is a little slow at first). There were so many times that I wanted to reach through the screen and give WALL-E a hug.

Now I just need to go see Kung Fu Panda and Get Smart, and I'll be done with all the movies I wanted to see this summer.

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After reading the final chapter of Inuyasha . . . I kind of felt numb afterwards . . . not sure how to feel.
I've been following this series ever since I was in high school. I remember when I was first introduced to the series by a friend. I was just really getting into japanese anime/manga, and my friend was pointing out manga series that I might enjoy. I remember picking up the first volume of Inuyasha and looking at the cover thinking 'Inuyasha huh? Looks stupid with this cat guy on the cover . . . .'. My friend managed to convince me that it was a very good series and lent me her first copy. I wasn't sure what to expect . . . but just after reading one volume I fell in love with the series.

At the time the first nine volumes were out, so I grabbed those in a heart beat and then just kept collecting them as they came out.

Then when surfing online I discovered that in Japan we were really behind in the manga. So at Inuyasha volume 26 I stopped buying and just downloaded the manga. So i do have the complete collection of Inuyasha. 1-26 is on my shelf, and 27-end is stored on my portable hard drive.

So now I can cross Inuyasha off my manga watch list, but I still have Tsubasa Chronicle, xxxHolic, Bleach, D.Gray-Man, Claymore, and Ouran High School Host Club to look forward to.

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What the hell is wrong with kids these days?  Last Wednseday at my Brothers high school, some kid brings a knife in and the whole school went into lock down.  Then on friday as my brother's bus was just pulling inand there were seven police cars at the school.  The bus took to the kids to the bus barn across the road and it seems that some dip shits texted in a gun threat.  They wouldn't let anyone into the school so my brother got to go home for the rest of the day

Now this next story shocked me to the core.  In Edmonton a woman was attacked by some girls because they wanted money from her . . . and they were just twelve and thirteen years old.  

*Smacks head against the wall*  

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"Step out of yor comfort zone"  -The Gym, Slice TV

Ever since I've started losing weight, I've found that I'm becoming more confident and stepping out of my comfort zones.  At first it was going to activities by myself since before I hated going anywhere alone.  Next was dressing a bit more sexier and showing off a bit more skin.  
Then this Friday when I went for a hair cut . . . . and I put the hair dresser in the drivers seat this time.  Usually tell her exactly what I want, but this time I told her to give me somthing totally new . . . even to have shorter hair.  I've always have had long hair since I was a kid, but in grade 5 i got a real short cut that came to my chin.  That haircut made me look about fifteen pounds heavier.  So ever since then I've always had long hair.  Well check out the new huggie with her new hair cut . . . . 


I'm still trying to get used to it.  I can still put it up into a small pony tail, so that's on the plus side.  What do you guys think?

So now for the bad weekend.  If you notice in that picture my nose looks a littler red . . . . well.  Saturday was going pretty good at first.  It was my sisters college grad so we had a three hour drive out to her school.  After that we headed back to the hotel and started playing in the pool, going down the slide and sitting in the hot tub.  Well before heading back to the room I wanted to go down the slide one more time . . .. and fuck do I regret it.  I came dow n the slide faster than usually and some how when I hit the water I did a flip.  I reached my arms out thinking I was swimming to surface, but ended up smashing my face into the bottom of the pool.  I finally figured out I was upside down, turned myself around and hit the surface cursing.  Both my nose and lip were bleeding.
It's nothing serisous!  It was just a good scare for me and my siblines since I just basically scraped my face.  Here is a close up.



My nose took most of the beating and so did my lip, but you can't really see anything with the cream I've got on right now.  I know I'm sounding like a wuss, but fuck does my lip hurt.  Whenever I smile or eat it just hurts. And all because I wanted to gon on the slide one more time . .  .

I've been saying that for the past 45minutes. Today was my last day of boot camp, and I swear to god the trainer was trying to kill us all. I've been doing this for the past month and a half, and today was the worst class. If I just had to go to work and rest for the evening I would be fine . . . . but nooooooooo . . . I have a 'spin out' class tonight (class on a exercise bike) for an hour, and its another kick butt class.

Huggie is going to be either dead tonight after spin out . . . or sleeping like a baby . . .

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Yesterday I raided out my closet and ended up having a garbage bag full of clothes that no longer fit me. Today I took the bag out to the farm so my mom could sort through it to see if she wanted any of the clothes. Seeing this my sister got inspired to go through her closet, so while she was going through her stuff, I was going through a few clothes that I still had there.

I found my grad dress from high school, which two years ago I had resized since it was too small on me. Just for a laugh I wanted to see how it fit me now . . . and this is what we got . . . .





This was the second time I almost cried because of how clothes are fitting me. Yesterday I almost balled in the changing room when i almost looked decent in a bikini and when i was putting some clothes on and i was in the single digits.

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This may long weekend we headed down to Calgary for our last year at the National Volleyball Tournament for Midgets. Also during the weekend is Otafest. The ironic thing is that the two events are on the same campus and practically the same building. On the west side is the volleyball tournament, and on the east is Otafest. The food court is in the middle of the two events so of course you can imagine the looks on the volleyball players and their parents faces when they see cosplayers.

All in all the weekend was okay. On the volleyball end my brothers team didn't do very well. They won a few games, but couldn't win a match to save their lives. Here is a pic of how huge this tournament this is. This is where most of the games were being held.



In the olympic oval where they usually have they have the speed skating. This place was originally built for when Calgary hosted the 1988 Winter Olympics. So they take the ice out and have fitted 22 volleyball courts. Then in the main gym where the University of Calgary Dinos play they have 5 courts, and then two smaller gyms close to the food court they can fit another 6 courts (3 in each gym). So in total 33 courts for midget (15 and 16 year old) boys and girls from all over Canada. Over 220 teams. So in this tournament you get to see some pretty good volleyball.

Now onto Otafest. This anime convention lasts for two days and in all honesty I found it okay. The one I love to go to is Animethon which will be held in August. But I did have a pretty good time. However on Saturday I had a hell of a time walking in my leather hooker boots. I was fine for the first two hours, but after that god it hurt to walk. At times I'd be trying to sit down to rest my feet and then someone would come along and want to take my picture. I did have a highlight for the day that still has me smirking at the moment.

I was on my way to my brothers volleyball game dressed up as yuuko . . . and no he doesn't mind me all cosplayed up when I go to watch his games . . . anyways, so I was making my way out of the food court and into 'volleyball domain' when all of a sudden this volleyball player stopped me on the stairs and asked if I would mind getting my picture taken. I said no I wouldn't mind and suddenly she turned around and yelled, "Hey guys she said yes!". All of a sudden twelve other volleyball players come out of no where practically tackling me as they gathered for the picture that one of the parents were taking. So as the parent was getting the camera ready they were asking me all sort of questions as to what was going on. I did my best to try and explain it to them, but in the end I don't think they got it. Then of course walking into the olympic oval where my brother playing and seeing the look on everyones faces also still has me smirking. I so wish i could have taken pictures of their reactions.

Here are a few pics of the cosplay outfit, however I was having some wardrobe malfunctions with my necklace and hair. So if the necklace looks weird and my wig seems crooked, no you do not need glasses.













So with Animethon about three months away I'm going to try and make the corrections to my outfit that need to be made, and definetely by that time I'll have lost more weight . . . which will be a huge problem . . . my grandma said she might not be able to take more of the dress in . . . so I might have to order a new one.

And now for a comment where I shall eat my words. I said spinach is horrible, tastes horrible (even though I've never tried it), and is probably the worst vegetable of all time . . . well yesterday at a resturant my dad practically forced me to try it for the first time . . . . and it was delicous. So I take back what I said and I do like spinach (points to the empty bowl I just ate of my own home made spinach salad)

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