This is Liz

What game?

Sat Apr 19, 11:55 PM

Ok. There is nothing on tv and I am seriously considering watching the hockey game. The hockey game! What is wrong with me? Heh, Jarome Iginla is really mad that the Flames aren't winning. Every shot I see of him he's scowling. And I'm sure I've mentioned it before, but I love seeing Calgary home games on tv. All you see in the crowds is a sea of red. Not quite the same when watching Edmonton games, you get blue and white. Then again, the crowds sing along more to the anthem in Edmonton than in Calgary.

Ha hahahaha! Just heard this, said by one of the commentators. The guy was talking about the crowd, the sea of red.

"They paid for the seats, but all they need is the edge of it".

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THIRD BASE!

Fri Apr 11, 11:51 PM

I have spent the evening watching the videos on The 50 Greatest Comedy Sketches of All Time, according to Nerve and IFC. (via theackattack) Some of them were amusing, some were funny, some were hilarious. My favourites from the list? #29 "Argument to Beethoven's Fifth" and #2 "Who's On First?" They also had Carol Burnett's "Went With the Wind" but I think there are much funnier sketches from her show than this one. Classic comedy there, I tell ya! Oh and a couple of Kids in the Hall (Chicken Lady and the Crush Your Head) along with a mess of SNL sketches. The whole list is not too Americentric, French and Saunders are listed a couple times, Monty Python makes the list a few times, as well as other Brits. So the two I liked best are under the cut. Watch and you will laugh!

Argument to Beethoven's Fifth - Cid Cesar. I had never seen this before, but man it is brilliant. According to the list, this was live tv, no retakes or edits. This is a brilliant bit.


Who's on First - Abbot and Costello. I love this. Every time I hear it I laugh so hard I cry. The unfortunate thing is that they continued this gimmick through their entire career. The whole "Costello doesn't understand what Abbot is talking about" thing. And it gets old, fast. This was the best of all their bits.

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High traffic dirt and grime

Wed Apr 9, 11:50 PM

This is why I love living in Calgary.

I woke up this morning at 8am and this is what I saw out the window. They were calling for rain but we got this instead.


This was the alley behind my building, my walk to the bus stop. This wasn't normal dry Alberta snow. This was wet, sticky, Ontario snow. It was halfway to my knees in the alley.


This is what it looked like when I got home at 7. Look! You can see Crowchild Trail!


And this is the forecast for the rest of the week. How crazy is that? Hardly anyone has shoveled as its all going to be gone by tomorrow afternoon.


I am also really excited for The Office tonight. Its been way too long!

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She must have rolled over on a tick

Mon Apr 7, 11:49 PM

I've also been hearing about protests and altercations involving the Olympic Torch run. You know what I have to say to the protesters? You had your fucking chance when China bid for the Olympics. I sympathize with their cause, I do, but that is not my problem. Protesting in this way and threatening boycotting the games is doing nothing but hurting the atheletes who have trained almost their entire lives! These are the people who you are affecting with these protests. Think of the people this time around who are participating in the Torch run. Can you imagine carrying the torch and having a mob of people swarm you? And not because of something you did, because the host country has questionable policies. What did that poor runner do to them? Nothing! It really pisses me off to see all this coming down on the atheletes. If you want to protest, protest the corporate sponsors of the games. Boycott Coke, boycott GE, boycott Johnson&Johnson, boycott Adidas, boycott Mcdonalds, boycott Visa, boycott Samsung, boycott Volkswagon. If the governments are getting no action with this issue, maybe the corporations can provide some muscle. But attacking the atheletes? Threatening boycotts? 100 days before the games start? Come on people, that is not the way to do this.

Is it so wrong that I don't really want a digital camera? I want one that has actual film in it. Digital cameras are totally a symptom of our instant gratification society. Waiting to get the film developed? I love getting film developed. Getting to see what you took pictures of, its like reliving the experiences. When I was putting my photos into albums I was a little shocked to see how little photos I have printed from digital cameras. I know there are pictures floating around (I know Heather and Charlene and Nicole have discs if I really wanted them) but I miss film. There is a point to this, really. I decided today that I want to document this summer more than just in my head. I am really hoping for a good summer, I think its going to be a good experience, and I want more than just memories. Wow, how schmaltzy, ech. And a little bit redundant.

Also? OMG I want these shot glasses!!

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Just let me sit here, let me get my breath

Mon Mar 17, 11:43 PM

• I had a good day today. In class there are 16 of us. We are eventually ending up in 3 different places in the call centre, but I'm the only one going to where I'm going (ooooh secretive :P) This has been stated more than once in the class as really, I don't need to do half the stuff I've been trained to do. But today, it was different. It came up again that I'm going elsewhere and literally everyone in class said "No!" like I was leaving the country. It made me feel all warm inside, as cheezy as it sounds.
• I finished reading The Robber Bride. I really enjoyed it. It was a pretty engrossing read. What I want to know is, well, the 3 main characters all live in Toronto. One of them, Charis, lives on "the island". I want to know what island. The best I can figure (with my little searching) is Wards Island. Any ideas from any Ontarians?
• How I Met Your Mother is back on. Last nights episode was great! We saw the "Mother"! And I want a yellow umbrella, thankyouverymuch. Or a yellow umbrella icon. That would be great. I also feel like a bit of a fool trying to explain what a Slap Bet Commissioner is when I wear the shirt Charlene got me. But then again, I get to be a tv geek without being an outright tv geek. That's kind of awesome.

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