29 May 2009

Friday Favourites

Hmm, I’ve been thinking that one way to get more lists out of myself is to start some themes…so here is my first shot at one: Friday Favourites!

I’ve been spending A LOT of time reading the last couple months and I have been very pleased with my rekindled relationship with books. In celebration of this fact, here are some of my favourite books:

1. American Gods – Neil Gaiman
2. Ender’s Game – Orson Scott Card
3. A Long Way Down – Nick Hornby
4. Microserfs – Douglas Coupland
5. Snow Crash – Neal Stephenson
6. All of the Sigma Force Series – James Rollins
7. The Pendergast books – Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child
8. Evernight & Stargazer – Claudia Gray
9. Some Girls Bite – Chloe Neill
10. The God Delusion – Richard Dawkins
11. The Twilight Series – Stephenie Meyer (yeah, I know, but I really did like them)

So, anything on here you love too?

What are your favourite books?

24 May 2009

Websites that both take up time in my boring work day, and keep me entertained

1. http://www.pinkisthenewblog.com/ - a website that combines celebrity gossip, without being super snarky, and a love of all things Joss Whedon.

2. Facebook - this is pretty self-explanitory

3. http://www.cakewrecks.blogspot.com/ - when professional cakes go horribly wrong.

4. http://failblog.org/ - random weird stuff

5. http://www.fastpasstv.com/ - i get to watch all my tv shows without wasting my time with cable / http://www.discoverychannel.ca/ - canada's worst handyman / driver - what i consider to be the best reality shows

6. http://www.laserportraits.net/ - hehehehe school portraits, we've all got them

7. http://www.illwillpress.com/ - it's an angry squirrel - enough said. although, i will admit, the last few months, they've been getting less funny, but the old ones are alwaysgood for a laugh.

8. http://www.necromance.com/index.php?resolution=800 - weird fun stuff

9. http://noisebot.com/ - great and funny t-shirts

10. http://www.worth1000.com/default.asp - fun with photoshop.

22 May 2009

Friday Fill Ins # 125

1. Moving is exhausting.

2. Money for nothing and chicks for free. (hehehe, I want my MTV)

3. My best quality is my compassion.

4. The devil is in the details.

5. In nearly 10 years, I hope to be a successful independent business owner.

6. Excitement is what I need right now!

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to relaxing and watching a movie with some air-popped popcorn, tomorrow my plans include hiking and photography followed by a trip to the movie theatre and Sunday, I want to savour my last day of vacation!

Happy Friday everyone! Find Friday Fill Ins here

19 May 2009

10 on Tuesday: Favourite Cities

1. London, England: Magical city, like being immersed in history
2. Hong Kong: Colourful, vibrant and energetic
3. Toronto: Again with the energy, culture and just plain awesomeness
4. Halifax: East Coast!
5. Colchester, England: The castle, the hip shops, the craft stores, the perfect pub!
6. Manila: Such a different world from my own
7. Bangor: More East Coast!
8. Portland, Oregon: The only city on this list where I've never been, but I dream of it. I've wanted to live in Oregon since I was 11.
9. London, Ontario: It is where my best friend is!
10. Saint John: The people and the music are great

What are your favourite cities?
Go here to see the favourites of many others: Ten on Tuesday

15 May 2009

Friday Fill-Ins # 124

1. If we had no winter I would miss the snow.

2. I wish I were struck with a perpetual astonishment.

3. If I had my life to live over I would take better care of my body.

4. I hope to be fully enjoying my vacation inside of four and twenty hours.

5. If you've never been thrilled you're missing all the fun.

6. To be interested in the changing seasons is to see beauty everywhere.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to barbecue, tomorrow my plans include starting my vacation off right and Sunday, I want to make jewelry!

You can play too! go to Friday Fill Ins

10 May 2009

Reasons to go see Star Trek

1. Young James Tiberius Kirk is HOT!
2. Sylar is a fantastic Spock.
3. "I'm giving all she's got Captain"
4. The action scenes are poetic.
5. "Damn it man, I'm a doctor not a physicist"
6. It has a truly interesting storyline
7. John Cho!

Really, you must go see it.

07 May 2009

Things That Indicate I'm Not Ready for Kids

So, I'm at that age where people keep asking me when I'm going to have kids. Here are some reasons why I'm not... I like kids, I just want to be able to give them back when I'm done with them. :)

1. The only beverages I regularly have in my house are coffee and water.

2. I got a plant a week ago. I've already forgotten about it, and when I stumbled across it today, it's already half dead.

3. When my nephews cry or scream, I mock them and then explain how silly they're being (they're one and two years old)

4. Car seats take up a lot of room.

5. I purposefully park in "parent" parking stalls, because I believe your kids can walk across the parking lot.