I should probably make this quick. Claudia and the Boss are leaving for L.A. tomorrow and I need to get a crap load of stuff done before they leave, so I won’t have a lot of time to hang around here today.

The weekend did not consist of a lot of pictures, so I’m pretty much going to sum it up right now.

FRIDAY

I ruined the potatoes because I used a new pan that apparently conducts heat better then my old one, so they were burnt on one side. Ugh. I was so mad. I love these potatoes and they were ruined!

The parentals ended up bring over the tree for us which saved us 30 minutes so that was awesome. Chad basically ate and ran off to play with Dario. I spent the rest of the evening cleaning and then to bed early as I had hoped for. I did however get this random txt from Adam, Alicias Boyfriend, which made me panic and think that he was trying to call me to tell me Alicia had been in an accident or something (you know because that’s a rational thing to think) when really it was just a txt about him moms basement leaking and him looking for an Italian to work on it. Crisis averted.

SATURDAY

We slept in even though I had gone to bed early. Really felt like I needed to catch up on my sleep. Went down to the storage locker and grabbed all our Christmas stuff. It took Chad almost two hours to figure out all the lights, then put the tree together to his liking and then put all the lights on the tree. He used three cords worth, that’s 72 feet of lights, on our tree. Sad part is, you can’t even tell. Once Chad was done it was time to decorate the tree and everything else. That was time consuming. We had to be at my Moms house for dinner at 5 so I only had time to set everything up, but not put anything away. It was a bit of a disaster.

It was the first time being at the house since the dog died. It was a little weird. Whenever you use to enter the office, where the dog slept, he would come out and bark at you if you woke him, and even though he isn’t around anymore, I still found myself tip toeing into the office expecting him to come out and bark at me. That was one of the weirder things. It was, however, the quietest dinner we have had in 15 years.

After dinner we skipped off to Church with the parentals and then off to the Johnny B Pub in Coquitlam to meet up with Ryan & Elise and their crew who were watching the hockey game. I had never been to the pub before and it was definitely a different clientele then what I am use to in Burnaby. (Hello Snob). Everyone in Coquitlam just seems so much older, and so stereotypically from Coquitlam. I don’t know how to describe it, but everyone just has a certain look about them.

The pub was pretty good during the game. They had a lot of TVs and it was fun to watch, but once the game was over their live band hit the stage and it was a bit loud. That is probably one of our biggest pet peeves when going out, not being able to talk to each other because the music is so loud. We hung around for a bit, long enough to witness the creepiest, weirdest, possible gayest, 50 year old  man dance around ever. Chad wanted to video tape it because it was so bad but it would have been pretty obvious what we were doing from where we were sitting. We also realized that on three of their TVs they were playing some weird show that kept showing naked people every 5 minutes. It looked like Manswers but worse. It was funny at first but then just got weird and awkward. Needless to say, we left at around 10:30 and headed back to our place so we could actually have a conversation.

SUNDAY

The plan was for my Mom to come over at 10:30 and then for us to catch the Skytrain and head downtown for some Christmas Shopping. Only problem was that she showed up at 10 and I was still in bed. So I rushed to get ready and ended up looking like a pile of crap, but I got myself together enough to go out shopping. Thankfully it wasn’t raining downtown because that would have basically ruined the day. Everything I wanted to buy either wasn’t in stock, or was sold out, or was way more money then I was expecting it to be, so I only bought a few things. It was kind of disappointing. We had a sushi lunch in Pacific Centre and then caught the skytrain back to metrotown to see if there was anything there we could find. After Mom successfully purchasing a few gifts, but I was done for the day so we headed home. My plan was to clean up a little from the day before but I basically laid on the couch for 2 hours watching Sex and the City before getting ready for my work Christmas Party.

Picked up Claudia at 6 and headed over to the Bosses house where it is held every year. We were a little bit late which meant that we didn’t get a seat around the table of amazing appetizers. The food was, as always, the best ever. The company of everyone was good and there were such cute outfits.

Near the end of the night Claudia and I were sitting on the couch and one of the store employees came up to talk to us about what we do and what kind  of schooling we had. I don’t know how we got onto the subject but we started talking about how my voice sounds when I answer the front door on the intercom. Apparently it comes out really rough and aggressive (which actually isn’t that shocking). Then the girl asked if I was from around here because based on the sound of my voice and the way I talk she thought I was from Brooklyn. Ha. Best compliment ever!

At about the time this conversation was taking place I started to get a bit of a headache, which quickly turned into a migrane, so Claudia and I packed up and left. Time flew by because it was already 10pm and we were expecting it to be much earlier then that. The migraine got to the point where I thought I was going to puke everywhere, so I quickly got home, popped some Advil and went straight to bed. Ugh, it was the worst feeling ever.

I got a lot of flack for putting the Christmas stuff up a week early. The reason is, our Christmas Party is next Saturday, and every year it is a disaster trying to finish the tree, clean the apartment, and bake all in the same day. This year, I’m a head of the game. I also LOVE the way the apartment feels when all the Christmas decorations are out!

TONIGHT

Clean, relax, make some pasta, start on the Christmas Cards!!!

This is what my evening is going to consist of…

• Dinner – Lemon Potatoes, Greek Salad, BBQ Chicken (that’s right Chad stills BBQs in the Winter)
• Rush to the parentals to pick up the faux Christmas Tree
• Come home and drop off said Christmas Tree
• Drop Chad off at the pub to so he can drink his face off with Dario
• Come home and clean up all of Chads crap
• Contemplate starting on the Christmas Decoration but decide not to
• Go to bed early and sleep a lot

I am looking forward to how Christmasy this weekend is going to be!

Ok. More later.

I’m too tired to talk, so instead, wanna look at some pictures?

Ok.

Alicias Birthday at the Asian Hipster Club which actually isn’t an Asian Hipster Club considering there were minimal to no Asians or Hipsters.

Side Note. Some of these pictures may or may not have been stolen from Marlee.

Chad and Ryan doing their thing.

“Vodka, Cran, & 7 in a Tall Glass” – I sound like an alcoholic now demanding the size of glass I want it in.

Land of the rising Sun

Quan-er in her Birthday Dress. I was hoping for Birthday Suit.

Elise, Marlee, & Myself exhausted after walking 100 miles in the pouring rain in heels down to China Town.

Melface, Elise, & I. Her name isn’t actually Melface. Sometimes, I want to stick her in my pocket.

Marlee gives good face.

Apparently I am crouching in on Private Time with R & C.

It’s hard to make cleavage when you have nothing to work with.

His reaction to the picture above from my point of view.

Fighting off the Asian Hipsters to get to the bar for a scotch.

These two again…

Is this the face of a 22 year old? I think not my friends.

This is just a horrible picture over all. Thank you rain for ruining my hair.

This is more like it.

It is true. I am that hot.

“The look, of Love, is in your eyes, a look your smile can’t disguise”  as sung in Austin Powers.

My outfit decision.

Fuckers. My feet were in a lot of pain thanks to these bad boys. But I looked hot, and man was I tall.

I SPOT ASIANS!!!

What the hell? Another Ehman! Elise’s younger sister Sarah-Rose found and joined us!

Brothers in Scotch…

And evil stares…

It’s true. I was seduced by this photo.

Can you tell they are related?

The grey tights seems like a good idea at the time. At least my legs were warm.

“Whats that? Come closer and whisper your sweet nothings”

“Yes, that is better”

All I was trying to do was have a conversation with my fellow co-worker and BOOM it gets turned into a pervy photo. I swear.

Whoa. Sorry. Did not get the memo. Clearly we are over dressed.

Hello. Is it me your looking for?

I’m getting sick of these two.

Hot Chiquas.

Where did these babes come from?

Channeling my inner Pheobe.

Ekk!

Group Shot on the Dance Floor

Americas Next Top Model???

You better believe Adam got Alicia Champagne on her Chapagne Birthday!

I have no idea. But can I point out how GIANT my hand looks!?

I’m putting a little back into it.

This picture pisses me off only  because I spent an hour STRAIGHTENING my hair that night. Eff you RAIN. Eff you.

Evil Stare Dance.

Have you guys done ANYTHING other then stand and drink?

Black Tops.

A Flickr Favorite.

The fact that I was dancing was pretty much epic. I don’t dance. Like ever.

This is how the cousin does it.

The last photo of the evening.

Other then this one of Marlee’s reaction to her cheeseburger. Priceless.

So srsly guys, when can we go back, because other then the $500 to get in, and then long walk in the rain, I had the time of my life.

Thank you faux Asian Hipster Club. Thank you.

Don’t you love how instead of talking about the weekend on Monday, I drag it out all week long! I know I am bad at that, but you just have to deal.

I didn’t plan my time wisely today. I took way to long to label files and then I spent an hour answering music questions on a survey where I ended up with nothing as a Thank You for filling out the survey. OH WELL. Now I have to do the ever looming end of the day production run. Woot Woot people Woot Woot. Hopefully Claudia and I will be able to pick out some buttons before I have to leave.

I’ve been wearing a knit hat all day long. You know, the kind all the indy kids wear. Actually, its probably not indy if Lindsey is wearing it. My Bad. Anyways, my head hates when things are on it for too long. Barrettes, head bands, hats, anything with even the smallest amount of pressure. However, some how I have gone all day while wearing my hat. Indoors for that matter. I believe I look quite cute in it. If only I had a picture. I need to organize my life.

I’m thinking Pesto Pesto Pesto. With extra Garlic. Wouldn’t want anyone from Twilight coming after me.

Whats that? 350 18L DTM Akoya Buttons.? Ok. Gotta Run.

This weather hasn’t really made me depressed at all, its just made me want to stay snuggled in bed all day long, which means that all I feel these days is sleep deprived.  I do have to say though that thanks to the rain my car is spotless. I think that is the only bonus to the rain.

Dario txt’d me yesterday morning because they were talking about people who have had Cancer and were treated with Radioactive substances on The Fox. He told me to call in but by the time I realized it was too late, plus I would have been too nervous. I decided to send them an email telling them about my story with a link to my blog about my Radioactive experience. I didn’t expect them to read my email on air as it was pretty long, but this morning when it was time for Jeff O’Neil mail, they referred back to the conversation they had yesterday and mentioned my email and that I had been radioactive too. It was pretty neat to hear my name on The Fox even though they didn’t really say anything specific about my story. When I go to work I found an email from my favorite of the 3 morning show hosts…

Thanks Danielle, you are hot too!
 
And being a cancer survivor you are a hero as well. Congratulations!
 
Hope you heard your email on O’Neil mail this morning.
 
Charis
Morning Show Skirt
Jeff O’Neil Show
99.3 The Fox

I was pretty excited about that. Haha. It reminds me of the time we were at Chads friends birthday down at a Pub in Kits. He went to school with Charis and knows her quite well. She was at the party and I began to freak out like I had seen a movie star. I, of course, was to nervous to go up and say Hi because I didn’t want to sound like some creepy fan even though I am far from creepy. By the time I had the courage to say Hi she had already left. I absolutely adore her though. She is one of the funniest people on the radio.

At work today I had a quick meeting with the Boss & my Production Manager about my trip to Italy. I had been freaking out about it a bit lately as I was unsure if I would be able to just go ahead and book my flight with out running the dates past them a secondtime, as I know others in the office have had a much more difficult time booking of holidays. I was almost expecting it to be way more difficult then it has been. The reason I was freaking out was because I asked my Boss so long ago that I didn’t really know if she still remembered. Then there was a rumour going around that she was actually going to only allow me to take 3 weeks instead of 4, but nothing ever came of that. So I wasn’t really sure as to where I stood and was going to just go ahead and book everything and then if a problem arose I would just play dumb, even though that is not my style at all. Anyways, it was all hashed out and I still have my 4 weeks off, they just asked that I leave in Mid September as a pose to Early September which actually works out perfectly for me. I guess they were starting to panic about next year after this September was such a disaster of rushing and last minute things.

We also had a quite chat about where I see myself going in the company. I know there is not much room to move as we are small and its not like I could be promoted to designer or anything, but there is room for me to take on more responsibilities and to do different things. I have to make a list of ideas I have and present them to the Boss when she gets back from LA. I’m quite excited about it. I’m hoping a pay raise goes hand in hand with this.

As for now, it is almost 5:00 and I get to go home and make Chicken Fajitas. I’ve never made them before for some reason but I am really looking forward to them! Then it will be laundry time and maybe some relaxing.

Today has been a good day.

The stomach is in a bit of a tiff after this weekends adventures. My eating habits were all over the place and my body does not appreciate this.

Went out to the Tyrrells on Friday night to watch the game and munch on Pizza. We had to drive out there in terential rain with a side of snow, lots of Thunder and Lightning, and major flooding. The HWY was insane. Thank God Chad was driving.

We watched the Canucks with Dario & Mike upstairs and then headed down to the basement after the game once the boys had left. We all just sat on the couches and talked about scotch and family.

I then came to the realization that I need lounge pants that can be worn out of the house. When I am at home I have a pair of sweats that I wear from time to time, and of course my PJs, but I don’t really have anything in the ‘comfortable’ category that can be worn out of the house. Friday night was a perfect example. All we were going to do was hang out in Ryan’s basement watching TV and doing nothing. It would have been the perfect night for some out of the house lounge pants, but I did not have any. So I had to sit all uncomfortably in my skinny jeans while Elise lazed around in her Lulus. Dammit, I need a pair of Lulus. I’VE BEEN CONVINCED! Too bad everyone’s already bought all my Christmas Gifts.

GROVE PANT PLEASE

While channel surfing Elise and I came across the Exorcist, which neither of us had seen before, and which I never had planned on watching ever, but for some reason we though why not watch the last half of the scariest movie of all time!? The Boys were not impressed and attempted to talk loudly about Bitches & Shit while we hid behind pillows. Smart idea girls, smart idea. Thankfully neither of us had nightmares, but I could not stop thinking about the movie all night.

We got home at 1:30 and we were both out like a light. We slept in on Saturday until 11 and it was glorious.

I didn’t get out of bed until 12. The Real Housewives of NY was on.

So we found out today that due to UFC being the biggest pile of crap ever, Alicia had to move her birthday location to an Asian Hipster Club.

Now let me first discuss how UFC is the stupidest thing on the planet.

It is now physically impossible to find a place to go to on a Saturday night if UFC is playing. Why is this you ask? Well, because every establishment on the face of the planet has decided that they are going to show this ‘amazing’ display of human strength as to draw in all the douchebags and their skank girlfriends who will sit there for hours drinking beer and ordering food. It is obviously a huge money maker for them and they care not for the general public who does NOT want to watch such trash. So my friends, if you and a group of your closest want to go out to a pub or your local watering hole for something to do, or say the Birthday of your closest half-breed Asian girlfriend, you can’t unless you want to try and fight off said douchebags and skank girlfriends. Now, this could be tolerated if UFC happened once a year, or every other month, or here and there, but it seems these days it happens EVERY FRIGGIN WEEKEND. Alicia purposely didn’t have her birthday last weekend because the fights were on only to find out that THIS weekend they were happening again. Is that really necessary? I mean, don’t people get bored of seeing the exact same guys fight ALL the time?

Thank you Christian Audigier and your craptastic line of Ed Hardy Merchandise for turning the world stupid.

Now, secondly, Asian Hipsters. What does one wear to an event hosted by Asian Hipsters? Well my friends, I asked that exact question earlier this afternoon.
 

It seems that my original skank outfit is probably going to be too classy for such an event now that I think about it. I will have to go shopping tomorrow to look for some of the more elegant items described in the above discussion in order to fit into the scene properly. I actually love that Alicia has picked this destination to ring in her 23rd birthday because only excitement and hilarity can ensue at en establishment such as the Fortune Sound Club. I’m pretty sure Chad is going to show up with out any sleeves and quite possibly will be borrowing Steve’s Prelude with a Fin.

And lastly, discussing Asian Hipsters all day made me think of my most favorite quote. I said this to Alicia while driving around the underground parking lot of Metrotown.

“If you weren’t half Asian and in this car right now I would be throwing down some harsh ethnic slurs”