Friday, October 23, 2009

Why would they make NON-ALCOHOL hand sanitizer?! WHAT A WASTE!

Eric called about an hour ago, and told me that my ringer was off - yes, I was fully cognizant of that fact, thank you VERY much! After I got some randomosity in about red magma / lava globules and things like that, he asked if I were going to Fellowship tonight for Bible Study. I figured that we were at the church, and referenced that idiot at Subway the time we went to Vanessa's. Sure, I was up for meeting him at the usual spot at 6:30 - he had cash for dinner, so all was good.

He'd called right when I was going to take a shower and go out maybe to London Drugs / Shoppers Drug Mart for an address notebook (to replace the one Randal gave me, eventually) and some alcohol-smelling hand sanitizer. The foaming SoapPopular stuff I got at London Drugs in June is actually alcohol-free... WTF?! D'OH! WHAT AN ANNOYING WASTE! (I like my hand sanitizer to smell of alcohol) So maybe I'll give it away... ;)

If you have irritable bowel syndrome, you may have fructose intolerance instead!

Hmm. Either Teresa re-friended me, or Facebook decided to add her back on my list. Strange! I *so* want to forward the poo fact below to a couple of people, but it wouldn't be appropriate in the case of one person whose brother apparently just died or something. Still... must... resist... UGH! (I hate that, haha)

Facebook quiz taken from Darren:

How Sexy is my Name?
Name: Leslie Ng
Sexiness Score: 4.25/10 (Not that sexy!)
As Sexy As: Miley Cyrus
(Uh, thanks...)


Poo nugget for Friday, October 23: Soda Poop - Fructose intolerance is a condition characterized by abdominal cramping and diarrhea, which is caused by deficiency of the enzyme that breaks down fructose. Symptoms range from mild to severe, and typically occur after consuming products high in fructose. (fruit juices, soda, etc.) Some patients go months to years being misdiagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome until the fructose intolerance diagnosis is made with a special breath test.

Thursday, October 22, 2009

Andrea unwell, but still willing to meet up with me quickly!

I called Andrea at 7:45 (while discussing BEATMANIA / piano / violin / lessons with Corey) to see whether she was still up for having coffee tonight. Turns out she was driving when I called, so best not to answer the phone then. When she called me back at 8, she mentioned that she was starting to feel a bit unwell, but she didn't mind meeting up with me quickly. Of course she didn't want to stay out too late because of her scratchy throat - all these little things are going around, for sure. Before you all castigate me for making her go out when she's sick, she's generally healthy (like me), and it was just the start and not something full-blown. She says she was going to call me last night, but got distracted. That's fine, since I was chilling with Billie and her parents last night in Coquitlam!

She came by about an hour later, and we had trouble deciding where to go: Blenz? Boston Pizza? White Spot? Somewhere else? Finally, I decided on Boston Pizza - I like that place, haha. Ordered a chocolate lava cake to share, and a spinach salad (also with eggs / bacon / mushrooms) for myself. We discussed some impatient idiot (who apparently looked like a hardcore biker dude) she encountered at City Square, who told her that not knowing how to use stamps was a sign of mental illness! (the validation people were all standing around with blank looks on their faces when her stamp wouldn't apply properly the first time...) She told him that impatience was also a sign of such... afterwards, the jabronie still looked at her and said something about how people needed to get home to their families. Right, like ONE SECOND would have made a difference, Mr. Key-Tapper?! I'd probably have done the same thing as she did - stupid people!

I told her exactly how I felt about Mr. Creep, and why - she says it's good that I love the children and am concerned about newcomers. No, I don't feel that way about certain other people - they are NOT icky, and I think I can trust them! She told me a new bit of information: his family's supposedly in Langley, so he can't come every Sunday... GOOD! I DON'T WANT TO SEE HIM! Discussed Bible Study, Richie, grandmas, Jon / Harmony, her and Chuck's wedding date being the day before Jon and Harmony's anniversary, the Sunday Dinner combined with the Oilers game, Chuck's mom, my feeling awkward if I were to join the women's group NOW even if it was at Karmie's, my teaching Sunday School, Auntie Ying's limitations, mice, money, the Canada Line, her refusing to let me pay, Eric listening to my ranting on various subjects (what a gift!), her and Chuck's wedding planning, and Elaine and Matt in agricultural China.

Elaine knew that it would be the last time she'd see her grandfather, so made sure to spend lots of time with him before leaving, saying her final words and suchlike. Andrea says the funeral was pretty good - a celebration of his life, and not too sad. His friends at the Thunderbird Centre sang AULD LANG SYNE in Mandarin or something, haha. When I got home, I figured that I should start preparing for Sunday School. Then I heard firecrackers outside in the rain.... great, the Halloween madness starts now. Yay.

If you're THAT stupid with grammar and status reposts, I'll block you!

I've unfriended / blocked Brian W. since he's changed profile pages, and I'm too lazy to add the new one, haha. He had a lot of grammar / spelling / punctuation issues AND reposted his status a LOT (thus clogging up my news feed), but he did help find a missing person recently...

Facebook quizzes taken from Leigh and Kaitlin:

Leslie completed the quiz "What should your parents have named you?" with the result Cody. Okay name for girls and boys. You should have been named this because you love sports!!!! (Actually, Cody is NOT an okay name for girls! NO WAY!)

Leslie completed the quiz "What type of Love are you?" with the result Eros. Eros is passionate, physical, lustful love - the kind that gives you butterflies in your stomach and a tingling in certain other places. Romantic love that has tremendous passion, physical longing, deep intensity, and intimacy. (WTF?!)

Naan with sesame is a good thing, but I'll hold the feta cheese, thanks...

Chilled in Billie's room for a bit - saw her yearbooks and discussed staff blunders. Washed-out photos, weird mistakes with names, photo mixups (a Gr. 11 in with the Gr. 12 grads?), and more! OH MY. Decided that she'd want to get to school early (woke up at 8:30), so we went to bed at around 12:30. Talked about parents, being quasi-Japanese, HOLLABACK BOY, weird songs, and things like that, as well. Went downstairs for breakfast to find that Tara had made us sesame naan, feta cheese, and scrambled eggs with hot tea and orange juice. Discussed dreams, philosophy, religion / cults, busy weekends, Richmond movies, Mass, Catholicism / the United Church / Presbyterians / Protestants / Baptists / Methodists / Lutherans / Anglicans / the Pope, studying / stress / midterms with her dad as well. He offered us a ride to Coquitlam Station, which we took. Better than waiting for the C28, for sure!

I had to wait a while for the 160 to Vancouver, but it was certainly faster than taking the 97 B-Line! Translink proved to be on crack once again since I didn't have to get off at Howe / Pender, but instead stayed on till Richards / Seymour! Went to Harbour Centre for a bit to see if they had a bank machine - they did, but it didn't work. There were also no elevators (only escalators) to the downstairs part of the building - man, it was just DESIGN FAIL, haha. (I did get to see the SFU bookstore, though) Encountered fare checkers at the Canada Line, which was okay. Took cash out for this weekend, too. I got home at noon due to waiting for the 407 for twenty minutes or so - not too bad! After I catch up, I'll pass the time by doing busywork till Andrea calls me for coffee, heh. (it's probably still on, haha... and if it is, I'll tell HER about Mr. Creep!)





You Are Not Crazy for Halloween



You are what's known as a Halloween humbug. For some reason, you really can't get into the season.

Low carb diet? Hate kids? Have an irrational fear of fake blood? Whatever it is, Halloween just isn't your bag.



Your best option is to camp out until November 1. Resist the urge to smash pumpkins and toilet paper houses.

Start your own anti-Halloween movement. If it worked for Valentine's Day, there's sure to be some takers for Halloween!








You Are Kooky and Crazy



You're the type of person to wear a laugh out loud hilarious costume, even if it's a bit embarrassing to be seen in.

You are a total nut every day of the year, and Halloween gives you an excuse to be extra nutty.



Your favorite Halloween celebration is full of twists, turns, and surprises. The night isn't complete until you get scared out of your mind.

You may not be the most superstitious person, but you do think that all the freaks come out on Halloween... and you love it!





Poo nugget for Thursday, October 22: Fartman - TV / radio show host Howard Stern first launched the character Fartman in 1981. Using his amazing power of flatulence to fight treachery, Fartman would appear on the Howard Stern show and place calls to "evil" leaders from places across the globe, including Iran / Iraq / Lebanon. Fartman's popularity quickly spread to the world of comics and books, leading Howard Stern to trademark the character in 1992.

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Coquitlam sleepovers rule! (Comixed, Not Always Right, Once Upon A Win, and more!)

Finally got to Billie's at around 4:30 or 5, and told her that the West Coast Express was fairly comfortable, even if it did only go one way. Means I'll have to take the 160 tomorrow, but that's fine. She was amused by the gifts I gave her (#20 Bathroom Reader / CITY OF BONES / AN ECHO IN THE BONE), and said her brother Bahman would like the habanero hot sauce - he did, actually. Apparently, it has great flavor, haha. Also gave her some mooncake - all that made my knapsack less heavy, which is good!

Bahman made some homemade pizza, which totally rocked. It was indeed more user-friendly, as advertised by Billie yesterday on the phone. Talked briefly to her parents, and showed Tara (mom) the wedding photos from Jon and Harmony's nuptials right before she went to bed. Showed Billie the pictures of Grandma / Great-Aunt / Cousin Eric, too. We watched random TV shows, but mostly Friends and Seinfeld on the W Network. Also watched Futurama (Fry is his own grandfather?!) and a rerun of a Simpsons Halloween special featuring paintings and scary stories.

Of course, we surfed the Internet too: Facebook (pirate language! / status comments / quizzes and results / stupid new groups layout / deleting people or unfriendings / notifications / groups arbitrarily changing their name so I left it / photos), People Who Always Have To Spell Their Names For Other People, LJ, glitches, Comixed, Once Upon A Win (Epic Wins from Childhood), ROFL Razzi, Not Always Right, InsaneJournal, Blogthings, a Facebook Choir video, and more. Discovered that Teresa had unfriended me or deleted her account again - it's happened before! Talked about the broken E key on her laptop keyboard, her friends Sean, Patrick, Riley, Matt, Samantha, Fuji (who's half-Japanese), and others. Discussed Shaina, Megan, Austin being a "douchefag," poor Rodrigo, perverted Chris, Nexopia, Ryan, Allan, Jairus, MSN conversations, emails, and other people she knows too. I told her that Nathan was actually in London now, and of course she was jealous!





You Are Yellow



You are the brightest person in the crowd, and you stand out every place you go. You are incredibly charismatic.

You are truly joyful, and people like to be close to your happiness. You have a strong, positive effect on others.



You are very memorable. A lot of people know you, and even those who you haven't seen you in years remember you well.

You are often as happy as you seem, but sometimes you fake it a little bit. You know people are counting on you to lift them up... and you don't want to let them down.





"Facebook choir" video:



Xing, Yaqui, Yule, and Zachary

Off to Coquitlam soon-ish... yay for sleepovers with Billie! I will take the West Coast Express for the first time, too....

This is from What Not to Name Your Baby by Joe Borgenicht.

X

Xing (zhing) - A neutral name. From a popular Chinese surname meaning "born of women." A punchline. The child will most likely crave cream-filled, frosted snack cakes.

Xion (ZIE-on) - Underground dance club and headquarters for humanity in the future.


Y

Yanni: Greek form of John. One who plays woodwind instruments and sports long, chemically curled hair.

Yaqui (YAH-kee) - Not good. Nicknames will include "yucky," "icky," and "sticky." Most likely a nose picker. Also, a fine Japanese dish.

Yeager (YAY-ger) - Slang for "time to get drunk." Popular in bars and fraternities.

Yoder: The New England pronunciation for Yoda, the ancient and revered Jedi master.

Yogi: A person of the Yoga persuasion. Also, overweight from eating too many peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. Smarter than the average bear.

Yule: A gaudily-decorated chunk of dead tree burned during the Christmas holiday. Families with the surnames Log or Tide should avoid this name entirely.


Z

Zachary / Zack: All variations of "wacky" will be used to describe this child. Toward puberty, it will take on a meaning other than "silly."

Zann: Street slang for a prescription anti-anxiety drug. This child will be afraid of nearly everything.

Zebediah: Child will be plagued by a big ego over the literal definition of his name ("God's gift"), but confounded by a low self-esteem over the fact that nobody else knows what it means.

Zebulon: In the Bible, a son of Jacob and Leah. He was the forebear of one of the tribes of Israel. A planet within the fourth Centauri nebula.

Zed: The sodomy-enthralled pawn shop owner from the Quentin Tarantino film Pulp Fiction. The child will most likely have a proclivity for choppers (as opposed to motorcycles), and is likely to associate with dirty cops.

Zeeman: Uh-huh. You said "Zeeman."

Zeke: Early English form of "search." "Zeke, and you shall find."

Zelig: Depression-era man made famous for his chameleon abilities to become like those he is with. Exception to the rule: If Orwell's prophecy comes true, name away.

Zephyr: The west wind. A fart, as in "Did you rip that Zephyr?"

Zeppelin: From the famous musicians of Led Zeppelin. A large, rigid blimp filled with hot air.

Zeus: Greek god of the heavens. Ruler and most powerful of the Olympians. A name better used for large guard dogs.

Ziggy: A bald, bulbous-headed cartoon character with self-esteem issues. A pot-smoking member of the reggae genre of music.

Zindel: A failed blend of purple grape overshadowed and beaten to market by its less Jewish cousin.

Zippie: Prone to rapid-fire flatulence. Often called a pinhead.