<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263</id><updated>2012-01-24T17:58:06.866-04:00</updated><category term='pilgrimage'/><category term='whee'/><category term='c-c-cold'/><category term='the big picture'/><category term='movers blow dead goats'/><category term='poor life decisions'/><category term='happiness is NOT an illusion'/><category term='snowbound'/><category term='elections'/><category term='whinging'/><category term='riding around in cars with my boy'/><category term='work sucks'/><category term='digging the Tall'/><category term='relationships'/><category term='did you know?'/><category term='updates'/><category 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term='swearing'/><category term='Happy Day'/><category term='snow'/><category term='rambling'/><category term='missing my boy'/><title type='text'>Cleaning house</title><subtitle type='html'>Oooh...look at me.  Nice Avatar, huh?  She's hot.  Just like me, goshdarnit!</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default?start-index=101&amp;max-results=100'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>460</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-2108631962129840319</id><published>2010-08-26T23:59:00.000-03:00</published><updated>2010-08-27T00:20:18.700-03:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='tidbits'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='back in the saddle'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Bridgewahtah'/><title type='text'>ho hum.</title><summary type='text'>Well-here we are. I spent nearly 4 months living in an hotel in Bridgewater, (we bought a new store!) Worked myself to exhaustion putting in 70-100 hour weeks, finally came home, made some jam, and now here we are. Don't you feel well informed?The time in B'water was exciting, challenging, and fun.  It was physically exhausting, mentally draining, politically unrewarding, and financially benign.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/2108631962129840319/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=2108631962129840319' title='11 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/2108631962129840319'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/2108631962129840319'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2010/08/ho-hum.html' title='ho hum.'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>11</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-6644096521451136832</id><published>2010-04-09T18:41:00.000-03:00</published><updated>2010-04-12T00:13:15.473-03:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='tidbits'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sick of being sick'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sticking my toe in the water'/><title type='text'>Empathy</title><summary type='text'>I have a whole new respect for people with athsma. I have to confess that I never really understood what the big deal was about athsma-i mean really, how hard can it be to BREATHE?  Yeah, well, now I get it. And I'm sorry I didn't get it before. It's been a challenging week, and I'm glad it's nearly over.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/6644096521451136832/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=6644096521451136832' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/6644096521451136832'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/6644096521451136832'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2010/04/empathy.html' title='Empathy'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-6055043055665263584</id><published>2010-04-09T10:01:00.001-03:00</published><updated>2010-04-09T10:01:15.267-03:00</updated><title type='text'>So...</title><summary type='text'>Thirstday is apparently the day I finally get off my arse and break the silence. I'm finally, just now, getting over the worst cold I think I've ever had. I actually took 2 sick days from work (I didn't take a sick day for 10 years, to give you some perspective) and was so glad to do it. THAT is how sick I was. Unfun. Anyway, I'm on the mend finally. Much coughing and hacking is happening and I'm</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/6055043055665263584/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=6055043055665263584' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/6055043055665263584'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/6055043055665263584'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2010/04/so.html' title='So...'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-6563556329623895444</id><published>2010-01-31T04:04:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2010-01-31T04:04:30.675-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Arrgh.</title><summary type='text'>Moving sucks.  Having morons for landlords makes it ever so much better. This weekend can be described only as a massive cluster-fuck.  And I haven't even actually moved yet!  I move in 3 hours, which is great-*finally*.  But I can't sleep.  Aarrgh. That is all, for now.  Details later this week as I avoid unpacking boxes.  Sent on the TELUS Mobility network with BlackBerry</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/6563556329623895444/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=6563556329623895444' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/6563556329623895444'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/6563556329623895444'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2010/01/arrgh.html' title='Arrgh.'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-9112285959747310832</id><published>2010-01-19T01:18:00.007-04:00</published><updated>2010-01-19T02:19:46.501-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='where have you been billy-boy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='depression'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='...and then'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='did you know?'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='rambling'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='poor life decisions'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='good times'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='back to normal'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='heh'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='DD'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='billy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='updates'/><title type='text'>{screeeeech}</title><summary type='text'>...is this thing on?Several things.Thing the first, Happy New Year!Thing the second; this is the funniest thing I've read in a long, long, time.  Anybody who actually SAW this speech, knows exactly how accurate it is.  "-Jesus, watching Drew Barrymore give a speech is like watching a meth addict on a unicycle." (from HERE)Thing the third; I'm moving in 2 weeks, and I've never been happier about a</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/9112285959747310832/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=9112285959747310832' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/9112285959747310832'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/9112285959747310832'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2010/01/screeeeech.html' title='{screeeeech}'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-8419138306709626666</id><published>2009-11-05T00:10:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2009-11-05T23:54:08.475-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='&apos;staches'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Movember'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='extraordinarily large water mammals'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='billy'/><title type='text'>Not quite Thirstday.</title><summary type='text'>Firstly, it's Movember.  That means that you guys should be getting your 'stache on, and you ladies should be tolerant if you start seeing a bit more upper lip lint in the days to come.  (I can't put in hyper links here-so go to www.movember.com ). (or go over to www.themikestand.com and he'll give you the correct link). (and while you're over there, sponsor Mike-he tries hard to grow his and </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/8419138306709626666/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=8419138306709626666' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/8419138306709626666'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/8419138306709626666'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2009/11/not-quite-thirstday.html' title='Not quite Thirstday.'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-1898259163115889327</id><published>2009-11-02T10:32:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2009-11-03T20:52:07.680-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Halloween</title><summary type='text'>We went to a costume party in Cole Harbour on Saturday night.  And while the costumes were great, the party turned out to be a bit lame.  (J-you didn't miss anything!)D came down, and was such a great sport!  I came up with a billion (quite literally) costume ideas, some great, some notsomuch with the greatness.  He chose for himself, and I made him his costume.  He dressed up as the toilet-paper</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/1898259163115889327/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=1898259163115889327' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/1898259163115889327'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/1898259163115889327'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2009/11/halloween.html' title='Halloween'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-5393321511855255784</id><published>2009-10-23T00:51:00.003-03:00</published><updated>2009-10-23T01:10:44.353-03:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='always keep an edge on your knife'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='depression'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='same old song and dance'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='who&apos;s got the blues?'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='xkcd'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='po-po-pitiful me'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='waaaah'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='oh so very tired'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='extraordinarily large water mammals'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='billy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='updates'/><title type='text'>oh my.</title><summary type='text'>Firstly, don't put too much pepper in your scall0ped potatoes.  Trust me.   There's a point, when you're shaking the pepper shaker over top of the milky-onion mixture, making a roux, when you say to yourself: "Self!  That is too much pepper!  Be careful!" and you say "Self, shut up.  You don't know what you're saying!  You know I love pepper!"  I'm saying--LISTEN TO YOUR SELF.  IT'S TOO MUCH </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/5393321511855255784/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=5393321511855255784' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/5393321511855255784'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/5393321511855255784'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2009/10/oh-my.html' title='oh my.'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-976334204896654486</id><published>2009-10-10T17:40:00.000-03:00</published><updated>2009-10-10T17:38:45.597-03:00</updated><title type='text'>Brrrr.</title><summary type='text'>It's getting to be winter out, and I am not a fan.  Quick update: *there are now base board heaters in my apartment*only one of them currently leaks*the mould in the bathroom is moderately under 'control'*I'm an awful dog owner and am riddled with guilt re: same. *apple picking last weekend netted me 20 pounds of apples which means lots of ours in my immediate future*i still hate the bus, and am </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/976334204896654486/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=976334204896654486' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/976334204896654486'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/976334204896654486'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2009/10/brrrr.html' title='Brrrr.'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-7310836132494031699</id><published>2009-09-26T09:02:00.000-03:00</published><updated>2009-09-26T09:09:49.468-03:00</updated><title type='text'>Why...</title><summary type='text'>...is it that you always need another 10 minutes of sleep?  It's never 'just enough', but one never saYs "just 6.5 more minutes"Sent on the TELUS Mobility network with BlackBerry</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/7310836132494031699/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=7310836132494031699' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/7310836132494031699'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/7310836132494031699'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2009/09/why_26.html' title='Why...'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-113762264723615069</id><published>2009-09-25T18:12:00.000-03:00</published><updated>2009-09-25T21:46:27.424-03:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='tidbits'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='thursday 13'/><title type='text'>Thursday Thirteen</title><summary type='text'>**wow folks--this post has been sitting in the drafts folder since January 31, 2006.  All but number 1 is still true.   So I guess that's something!  Enjoy! :)  **-sadieSo I've decided to be unique this week, just like everybody else. I am doing this more so that I can have confidence in my own ability to cut and paste code than anything else. I'm planning, at some point in the future, to learn </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/113762264723615069/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=113762264723615069' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/113762264723615069'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/113762264723615069'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2006/01/thursday-thirteen.html' title='Thursday Thirteen'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-4190441319429889178</id><published>2009-09-25T13:25:00.001-03:00</published><updated>2009-09-25T21:38:01.659-03:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='depression'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='HSX'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='work sucks'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='...and then'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='snippets'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='why is this my life'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='po-po-pitiful me'/><title type='text'>Hmmm.</title><summary type='text'>The concept of Twit*ter annoys me, and yet that seems to be how I'm blogging these days-140 characters at a time. I've been looking half-heartedly for a new apartment as mine is too tiny for words.  But now I need to get serious about it.  Mainly because winter is coming, and with no entry way for shaking off/dripping the snow and rain, so the apartment will be a big sopping mess for 4 months </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/4190441319429889178/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=4190441319429889178' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/4190441319429889178'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/4190441319429889178'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2009/09/hmmm.html' title='Hmmm.'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-1924933420778007349</id><published>2009-09-20T17:18:00.002-03:00</published><updated>2009-09-25T21:40:21.117-03:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='whee'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='good times'/><title type='text'>Fun!</title><summary type='text'>Today was the annual company ball tournament-what a great time!  I really think that of all the years I've been attending this was the absolute best team we've ever fielded.  We stunk with regards to skills, but we made up for it with good sportsmanship and team spirit.  My throat is sore from cheering and screaming and I've got wind burn.  It's awesome!I'll post more later when I actually get </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/1924933420778007349/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=1924933420778007349' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/1924933420778007349'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/1924933420778007349'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2009/09/fun.html' title='Fun!'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-35440736141364901</id><published>2009-09-16T08:55:00.002-03:00</published><updated>2009-09-25T21:39:28.428-03:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='HSX'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='why is this my life'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Thirstday'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='DD'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='oh so very tired'/><title type='text'>Yawn</title><summary type='text'>I am tired.  Constantly so.  It seems that I can never get to sleep before midnight (or later!) and when I am up at 5 AM that's far too late.  Even the mornings that I start work late I need to be up by 8 AM.  It's just not enough.Today we have big-wigs visiting.  They've been coming to visit for over a month now and never showing up, so it will be nice to finally get it over with.  Everyone has </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/35440736141364901/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=35440736141364901' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/35440736141364901'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/35440736141364901'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2009/09/yawn.html' title='Yawn'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-4555765848984523568</id><published>2009-09-09T16:40:00.003-03:00</published><updated>2009-09-09T16:51:30.714-03:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='life lessons'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='whee'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='lucky'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='...and then'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='shaking it off'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='did you know?'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='good times'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Happy Day'/><title type='text'>Interesting.</title><summary type='text'>Today's my day off--and it was lovely so far.  I accomplished more than usual, but that's not saying much! :)I read a metric-tonne of blog posts, and in one of my favourites, I found this list.  It was originally written by H.Jackson Brown, Jr. (author of Life's Little Instruction Book, among others).I quite liked it.  Enough to re-post it here--so I hope you find one or two tips that you enjoy </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/4555765848984523568/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=4555765848984523568' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/4555765848984523568'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/4555765848984523568'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2009/09/interesting.html' title='Interesting.'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-7936189326137730599</id><published>2009-09-07T23:31:00.004-03:00</published><updated>2009-09-08T00:12:16.877-03:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='always keep an edge on your knife'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='gaelic'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='JA'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='inertia'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='...and then'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='moving on'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='happiness is NOT an illusion'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='personal finance'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='le sigh'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='extraordinarily large water mammals'/><title type='text'>Fine then.</title><summary type='text'>I guess that since the fates seem to be conspiring against me by leaving me no blogs to read, no tv to watch, and no sleep to have--I might as well blog.Things are...messed up.  Getting better, but messed the fuck up.  The finances are in the gutter.  The job is just Meh at the best of times.  And I'm still waiting on an expense cheque from my move (11 months ago--but who's counting?)  My car is </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/7936189326137730599/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=7936189326137730599' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/7936189326137730599'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/7936189326137730599'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2009/09/fine-then.html' title='Fine then.'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-2509213548211969660</id><published>2009-09-05T23:42:00.000-03:00</published><updated>2009-09-05T23:41:41.983-03:00</updated><title type='text'>Why?</title><summary type='text'>Why do some people feel it necessary to take a perfectly lovely drunk and make you feel maudlin instead?  Sometimes people should just fuck off and let me enjoy my tasty, delicious beer.  So there! :)  Sent on the TELUS Mobility network with BlackBerry</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/2509213548211969660/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=2509213548211969660' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/2509213548211969660'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/2509213548211969660'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2009/09/why.html' title='Why?'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-2540922927254329310</id><published>2009-06-01T08:20:00.000-03:00</published><updated>2009-06-01T08:18:40.442-03:00</updated><title type='text'>On being a big fraud.</title><summary type='text'>Ever feel like you're just really bad at life and everyone else seems to have it all so together?  And the thin layer of 'together' that you've managed to pull off is just a veneer that is peeling at the edges and catching on things? Until one day, something big happens and the whole sheet of veneer gets yanked off-with force-and you're exposed for the big fraud that you always felt you were (</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/2540922927254329310/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=2540922927254329310' title='6 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/2540922927254329310'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/2540922927254329310'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2009/06/on-being-big-fraud.html' title='On being a big fraud.'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-7893892198366518210</id><published>2009-05-31T20:26:00.000-03:00</published><updated>2009-05-31T20:24:50.901-03:00</updated><title type='text'>Considering...</title><summary type='text'>...changing the name of the blog to 'good at drinking, bad at life'.  Except that as with all good ideas, it's already been used.  Not in use now, but who wants to be a blog thief?  No matter how accurate.  *sigh*Hope your day is going better than mine.  Happy Sunday, poppets.Sent on the TELUS Mobility network with BlackBerry</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/7893892198366518210/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=7893892198366518210' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/7893892198366518210'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/7893892198366518210'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2009/05/considering.html' title='Considering...'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-6079870782513730481</id><published>2009-05-28T23:41:00.000-03:00</published><updated>2009-05-28T23:39:49.549-03:00</updated><title type='text'>Thirstday.</title><summary type='text'>I loves it. That is all.P.S..  Except that I miss you guys.Sent on the TELUS Mobility network with BlackBerry</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/6079870782513730481/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=6079870782513730481' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/6079870782513730481'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/6079870782513730481'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2009/05/thirstday.html' title='Thirstday.'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-2634828940279720262</id><published>2009-05-28T00:13:00.000-03:00</published><updated>2009-05-28T00:12:17.361-03:00</updated><title type='text'>Ho-hum</title><summary type='text'>Still sans computer right now but I'm hoping to have it on Tuesday if all goes well.  Cross your fingers!Things here are moving right along-I'm starting the countdown until moving day.  It's a month away still, but as I pointed out to DD that's only 8 days off.  Which doesn't leave a whole lot of time for separating my stuff from Their stuff and then cleaning like a demon.  At least I have the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/2634828940279720262/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=2634828940279720262' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/2634828940279720262'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/2634828940279720262'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2009/05/ho-hum.html' title='Ho-hum'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-4628308236090036340</id><published>2009-05-22T21:15:00.000-03:00</published><updated>2009-05-22T21:14:11.160-03:00</updated><title type='text'>I've been wondering...</title><summary type='text'>...how Mike made out in the Bluenose marathon last weekend?themikestand.blogspot.comSent on the TELUS Mobility network with BlackBerry</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/4628308236090036340/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=4628308236090036340' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/4628308236090036340'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/4628308236090036340'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2009/05/ive-been-wondering.html' title='I&apos;ve been wondering...'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-3777920860199460736</id><published>2009-05-16T00:03:00.000-03:00</published><updated>2009-05-16T00:02:38.205-03:00</updated><title type='text'>Heh.</title><summary type='text'>So, my dog is passive-aggressive.  I'm not sure if I ever told you about the time I was working on some reports in the living room and he turned his back on me and sighed deeply.  He then looked back over his shoulder at me, sighed deeply again and inched farther away-making a rather big production of moving and not making eye contact with me.  He did this about 4 times before I finally caved in </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/3777920860199460736/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=3777920860199460736' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/3777920860199460736'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/3777920860199460736'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2009/05/heh.html' title='Heh.'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-7598093194915577937</id><published>2009-05-14T23:54:00.000-03:00</published><updated>2009-05-14T23:53:49.475-03:00</updated><title type='text'>Factoids.</title><summary type='text'>1. There's nothing like not having a computer to make you ambivalent about your sitemeter rankings.2.  People who decided to browse 10 minutes before a store closes and who continue to do so until 20 minutes after said store has closed are ignorant and selfish and should be kicked in the shins.  Hard. 3.  Some people in the world are just plain wonderful and make you happy just knowing they </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/7598093194915577937/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=7598093194915577937' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/7598093194915577937'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/7598093194915577937'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2009/05/factoids.html' title='Factoids.'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-5136461741078363634</id><published>2009-05-12T11:39:00.001-03:00</published><updated>2009-05-12T11:39:01.754-03:00</updated><title type='text'>Yikes</title><summary type='text'>So the laptop fix-it place called back this morning, and the news is not good.  Apparently I spilled something on it at some point and the liquid ate through some guts.  It needs new Ram, new memory, and a new keyboard.  That's about $400 for those of you playing along at home.  Ugh.I really can't afford to replace it right now, but I'm feeling very cut off from the world-so I'm not sure that I</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/5136461741078363634/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=5136461741078363634' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/5136461741078363634'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/5136461741078363634'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2009/05/yikes.html' title='Yikes'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-5520708437728804950</id><published>2009-05-11T21:14:00.000-03:00</published><updated>2009-05-11T21:13:16.331-03:00</updated><title type='text'>Points.</title><summary type='text'>*computer is still broken *went to Thirstday this week and it was great*i bought a Furbuster, and does that thing ever work!  I love it so far-granted, it's only been a day, but does it ever help Cut back the shedding!  I'll keep you posted, in case anybody else is considering investing the $50 *found a place to move in July.  It's in Sackville, which is way farther away than I want to live, but </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/5520708437728804950/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=5520708437728804950' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/5520708437728804950'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/5520708437728804950'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2009/05/points.html' title='Points.'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-4896439222862266309</id><published>2009-05-05T22:12:00.001-03:00</published><updated>2009-05-05T22:12:12.300-03:00</updated><title type='text'>Whee!</title><summary type='text'>Another birthday has come and gone; and I have to say that while it pales in comparison to last year, it was pretty good overall. I worked in the AM, then after 9 hours with no lunch I left early and went home to my dog. :). It was lovely.  I was planning to have a nap, but life intervened.  DD came by as a semi-surprise for my birthday.  It was nice of him, but it kinds cramped girls' night a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/4896439222862266309/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=4896439222862266309' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/4896439222862266309'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/4896439222862266309'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2009/05/whee.html' title='Whee!'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-1995110312722305310</id><published>2009-04-29T10:35:00.001-03:00</published><updated>2009-04-29T10:35:29.279-03:00</updated><title type='text'>Wow</title><summary type='text'>Another lovely day!  Today's a bit more seasonal with regards to the weather, but so sunshiney and beautiful that it's hard to find something to complain about.  I just have to say that it's only day 2 and I'm *loving* the clothes line.  I hung two more loads out to dry so far and now I'm doing jeans.  I'm not looking forward to the crispy pant legs, but maybe they'll dry soft.  Who knows?  It's </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/1995110312722305310/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=1995110312722305310' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/1995110312722305310'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/1995110312722305310'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2009/04/wow.html' title='Wow'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-8979872923518599297</id><published>2009-04-28T21:20:00.000-03:00</published><updated>2009-04-28T21:19:53.576-03:00</updated><title type='text'>What a glorious day!</title><summary type='text'>Today was a truly lovely day in Halifax.  The dog and I did some errands and then went to Point Pleasant for a while. We walked and walked.  He swam in the duck pond and then we both had ice cream. It was a great day. One of my errands was buying clothespins.  There is a laundry line here, and I've never in my life had one before.  I decided that today was the day to try it out!  I have to say </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/8979872923518599297/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=8979872923518599297' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/8979872923518599297'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/8979872923518599297'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2009/04/what-glorious-day.html' title='What a glorious day!'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-1069028612334250188</id><published>2009-04-19T00:55:00.000-03:00</published><updated>2009-04-19T00:59:53.663-03:00</updated><title type='text'>Zzzzzzz....</title><summary type='text'>I closed at work tonight, which always means I don't get home until 10.  Tonight I stopped to pick up some groceries so I got home about 10:30.  I fed and walked the dog, fed myself, washed a load of uniforms and was beyond ready for bed.  Instead of heading straight to the Land of Nod I began cooking. You see, tomorrow after work we are having a bit of a party.  Pot luck desserts and salads </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/1069028612334250188/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=1069028612334250188' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/1069028612334250188'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/1069028612334250188'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2009/04/zzzzzzz.html' title='Zzzzzzz....'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-8100219590356983676</id><published>2009-04-15T21:15:00.002-03:00</published><updated>2009-04-15T22:47:28.674-03:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='grateful'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='holiday festivities'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='lucky'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='...and then'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='snippets'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='crackberry'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='relationships'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='poor life decisions'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='my poor liver'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='good times'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='DD'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='extraordinarily large water mammals'/><title type='text'>Oh no!</title><summary type='text'>So last night I was up late.  I was  actually, for the first time in ages, composing a real blog post.   Apparently the fates were against me because there was a power surge at about 12:30am and the power went out.  This wouldn't normally be an issue as I use a laptop.  Except for the power surge.  Because now my computer won't work.  And I am SAD. Oh well, the crack berry will help console me </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/8100219590356983676/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=8100219590356983676' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/8100219590356983676'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/8100219590356983676'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2009/04/oh-no.html' title='Oh no!'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-9172001419585253161</id><published>2009-04-15T08:37:00.002-03:00</published><updated>2009-04-15T22:44:07.431-03:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='barack obama wants you to have some cupcakes'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='snippets'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='did you know?'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='good times'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='happiness is NOT an illusion'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='living the high life'/><title type='text'>Library stuff for locals!</title><summary type='text'>Most of you will not be aware that the Atlantic Book Awards and Festival is on now, until the 18th of the month.Why do I mention this, you ask?  Well, first because I love books and authors and paper and all things innately Canadian (and so should you); but mainly because there is a really cool event on Saturday and you should know about it. On Saturday, April 18th from 10am - 4pm at the Captain </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/9172001419585253161/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=9172001419585253161' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/9172001419585253161'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/9172001419585253161'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2009/04/library-stuff-for-locals.html' title='Library stuff for locals!'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-2989176685621535427</id><published>2009-04-11T16:26:00.002-03:00</published><updated>2009-04-15T22:41:05.676-03:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='inertia'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='being a big cry-baby'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='snippets'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='good times'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='personal finance'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Calgon take me away'/><title type='text'>Traffic court.</title><summary type='text'>That's where I'm at.  I've been ridiculously anxious about it for the last few weeks, waiting and worrying and imagining all the horrible outcomes that might be heading my way.  Now I sit here on the floor in the hall of the courthouse-waiting.  I have to say, I don't get the feeling that this is going to be as serious as I had imagined.  Apparently, this is just to enter a plea and then we have </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/2989176685621535427/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=2989176685621535427' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/2989176685621535427'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/2989176685621535427'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2009/04/traffic-court.html' title='Traffic court.'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-8344385100984775830</id><published>2009-04-09T00:28:00.002-03:00</published><updated>2009-04-09T01:40:24.099-03:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='whee'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='holiday festivities'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='same old song and dance'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='crackberry'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='fatso'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='back to normal'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Thirstday'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='DD'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='extraordinarily large water mammals'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='billy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='visits'/><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>You all know how it goes.  The longer you don't do this, the harder it gets to do.I sent a big post from my new toy (my crack-berry) but for some reason, the internet has ceased functioning on that toy.  I need to go in and complain to someone, but a) finding the time and b) finding the energy to do so is a real challenge on most days.I'm in the worst shape of my life, and yet I have no time in </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/8344385100984775830/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=8344385100984775830' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/8344385100984775830'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/8344385100984775830'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2009/04/you-all-know-how-it-goes.html' title=''/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-4392254335262203558</id><published>2009-03-26T23:09:00.002-03:00</published><updated>2009-03-27T10:29:28.382-03:00</updated><title type='text'>Thirstday.</title><summary type='text'>One of the things I missed most when I was away was my beer night.  It is still one of the things that makes me happiest in my life.  I am so very happy to be back in Halifax.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/4392254335262203558/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=4392254335262203558' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/4392254335262203558'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/4392254335262203558'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2009/03/thirstday.html' title='Thirstday.'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-1893626775825510091</id><published>2009-03-20T00:20:00.001-03:00</published><updated>2009-03-20T00:20:37.718-03:00</updated><title type='text'>Tired.</title><summary type='text'>Work is long and tiring.  But when I get pooped I think about how I could have it worse. I could still be stuck in that crappy little town, or I could have no job. And then I'm happier again.  Granted, then I start daydreaming about how great it would be to not have to work-to be independently wealthy....which then depresses because I'm AT work...but you can't have everything!!!!Sent on the TELUS</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/1893626775825510091/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=1893626775825510091' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/1893626775825510091'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/1893626775825510091'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2009/03/tired.html' title='Tired.'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-200800615618338167</id><published>2009-03-15T20:15:00.000-03:00</published><updated>2009-03-15T20:16:08.779-03:00</updated><title type='text'>Testing</title><summary type='text'>New toy!Sent on the TELUS Mobility network with BlackBerry</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/200800615618338167/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=200800615618338167' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/200800615618338167'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/200800615618338167'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2009/03/testing.html' title='Testing'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-3633772444648868129</id><published>2009-02-17T09:41:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2009-02-17T09:46:20.316-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='snippets'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='did you know?'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='facebook is the devil'/><title type='text'>For the record...</title><summary type='text'>Facebook is a soul-sucking demon that makes you feel guilty for not wanting to 'befriend' people that you don't like in real life because you don't want to hurt their feelings.'Ignore' is such a harsh way to deal with people who are only minor irritants in real life.  I generally 'friend' them, and then delete them later once they've had a chance to peruse all my photos.  Much less offensive that</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/3633772444648868129/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=3633772444648868129' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/3633772444648868129'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/3633772444648868129'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2009/02/for-record.html' title='For the record...'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-5004010301255095771</id><published>2009-02-15T22:33:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2009-02-15T22:39:45.628-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='grateful'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='being far away'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='snippets'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='did you know?'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='DD'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='billy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='in my HOUSE'/><title type='text'>Hi. :)</title><summary type='text'>I suck.  I'm aware.Painfully aware.  One day, I'll detail it all.  Now?  Not so much.I keep WANTING to blog.  I keep NEEDING to blog.  And I keep NOT doing it.  So here goes.  Breaking the silence. :)I'm living in Halifax again, and happy as a pig in mud about that.I've had an offer on the house, and we close on the 4th of March. WOOT!Sadly, I'm not nearly ready to be moving away from there.  I'm</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/5004010301255095771/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=5004010301255095771' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/5004010301255095771'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/5004010301255095771'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2009/02/hi.html' title='Hi. :)'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-1017545409098222243</id><published>2008-12-22T16:42:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-12-22T16:45:35.988-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='holiday festivities'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='being far away'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='tidbits'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='home'/><title type='text'>Tee-hee.</title><summary type='text'>So completely un-holiday related...and yet...Kick 'im while he's down.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/1017545409098222243/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=1017545409098222243' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/1017545409098222243'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/1017545409098222243'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2008/12/tee-hee.html' title='Tee-hee.'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-2617414540172600744</id><published>2008-11-13T00:23:00.005-04:00</published><updated>2008-11-13T00:31:56.643-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='grateful'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='snippets'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='going home'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='relationships'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='back to normal'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='happiness is NOT an illusion'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='le sigh'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='extraordinarily large water mammals'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='billy'/><title type='text'>So much..</title><summary type='text'>...has happened, transpired, and taken place over the last 2 months.I've gone home, twice.  I've been to 3 weddings.  I've gone trick-or-treating, thrown a surprise birthday party for my mom, seen my prodigal sister for the first time in 7 years, moved back to Halifax, put my house up for sale, and been invited to move across the country with a boy--should his current career aspirations work out </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/2617414540172600744/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=2617414540172600744' title='10 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/2617414540172600744'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/2617414540172600744'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2008/11/so-much.html' title='So much..'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>10</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-3441746587709733485</id><published>2008-10-01T18:33:00.001-03:00</published><updated>2008-10-01T18:46:11.319-03:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='snippets'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='elections'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='tom fun'/><title type='text'>Vote.  Now.  Go!</title><summary type='text'>vote.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/3441746587709733485/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=3441746587709733485' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/3441746587709733485'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/3441746587709733485'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2008/10/vote-now-go.html' title='Vote.  Now.  Go!'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-213255274065794175</id><published>2008-09-12T10:32:00.002-03:00</published><updated>2008-09-12T10:55:59.203-03:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='mean people suck'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='snippets'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='politics'/><title type='text'>A.B.C.</title><summary type='text'>Anything But Conservative.Negative campaigning?Openly mocking other candidates?Keeping national candidates out of the public debate because you don't like them?POOP for goodness sake?Grow up, Mister Harper.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/213255274065794175/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=213255274065794175' title='7 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/213255274065794175'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/213255274065794175'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2008/09/abc.html' title='A.B.C.'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>7</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-2662701936207253051</id><published>2008-08-01T10:33:00.001-03:00</published><updated>2008-08-01T10:34:58.107-03:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='hilarity'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='snippets'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Bo-yo'/><title type='text'>HILARITY</title><summary type='text'>For those who don't have the bandwidth for embedded...check this LINK instead!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/2662701936207253051/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=2662701936207253051' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/2662701936207253051'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/2662701936207253051'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2008/08/hilarity.html' title='HILARITY'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-3891231091889465985</id><published>2008-08-01T10:29:00.002-03:00</published><updated>2008-08-01T10:30:59.178-03:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='work sucks'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='snippets'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='le sigh'/><title type='text'>10:29 am.</title><summary type='text'>I was supposed to work at 10:00 am.  Which means being at work at 9:50 am.I'm not there yet.Motivation?  Zero.*sigh*  I guess my continued employment is contingent on my showing up.  So I should probably go do that.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/3891231091889465985/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=3891231091889465985' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/3891231091889465985'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/3891231091889465985'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2008/08/1029-am.html' title='10:29 am.'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-8586994517112195717</id><published>2008-07-29T00:34:00.003-03:00</published><updated>2008-07-29T00:36:54.437-03:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='snippets'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Welland'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='home'/><title type='text'>Movie about home.</title><summary type='text'>I found this on YouTube when watching a boating disaster at the Allanburg bridge.  I'll post that another time.  This particular video is about the dearth of things to do in Welland, Ontario.  Growing up near there, it was nice to see.  And lovely to see a young film-maker doing such positive things in, and for, his community.Go, give it a look...it's worth the 10 minutes.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/8586994517112195717/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=8586994517112195717' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/8586994517112195717'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/8586994517112195717'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2008/07/movie-about-home.html' title='Movie about home.'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-8802799277836472801</id><published>2008-07-27T23:55:00.008-03:00</published><updated>2008-07-28T00:26:58.152-03:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='grateful'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='lucky'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='dogs rawk'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='...and then'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='snippets'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='happiness is NOT an illusion'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='DD'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='living the high life'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='billy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='in my HOUSE'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='updates'/><title type='text'>Breaking the silence.</title><summary type='text'>I've been wanting to post every day for a month now.  But I have not, for one reason or another.Things have been great.  Fantastic, actually. So much to tell...I'll catch up one of these days.Short versions?Billy finally came to see the house.  It was good.  He apologized for being an ass last fall/winter.  I accepted the apology.  We sat, and talked, and cried, and talked, and held, and we're </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/8802799277836472801/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=8802799277836472801' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/8802799277836472801'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/8802799277836472801'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2008/07/breaking-silence.html' title='Breaking the silence.'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp2.blogger.com/_TSmIb-vTcVo/SI07cYFebsI/AAAAAAAAAEs/k-r3-hJd9ZU/s72-c/DD+%26+Connor+021.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-3557639040090724068</id><published>2008-06-22T22:38:00.003-03:00</published><updated>2008-06-22T22:41:38.324-03:00</updated><title type='text'>One of the things I did today...</title><summary type='text'></summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/3557639040090724068/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=3557639040090724068' title='7 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/3557639040090724068'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/3557639040090724068'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2008/06/one-of-things-i-did-today.html' title='One of the things I did today...'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp0.blogger.com/_TSmIb-vTcVo/SF7-9El8mJI/AAAAAAAAAEc/rRE25ESL4N0/s72-c/darwin%27s+first+day+015.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>7</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-8422803973261253947</id><published>2008-06-09T00:20:00.006-03:00</published><updated>2008-06-09T01:04:29.464-03:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='lucky'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='i want a new boyfriend'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='going home'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='COB'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='good times'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Darwin'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='back to normal'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='DD'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='bands'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='new friends'/><title type='text'>Ahem.</title><summary type='text'>Wow.  So much.Last post was a Tuesday.  Wednesday morning I flew home to Ontario for a 2-day whirlwind trip.  My grandmother's funeral was Thursday morning, and I flew back to the coast on Friday morning.It was surprisingly wonderful, that trip.  I got to spend Wednesday just hanging out with my sister and my brother-in-law.  Wednesday night, I drove north to P'bo with my dad and my cousin (who I</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/8422803973261253947/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=8422803973261253947' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/8422803973261253947'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/8422803973261253947'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2008/06/ahem.html' title='Ahem.'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-1731776784898854485</id><published>2008-05-27T00:39:00.007-03:00</published><updated>2008-05-27T01:07:34.925-03:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='i want a new boyfriend'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='snippets'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='poor life decisions'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='DD'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='le sigh'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='...and then'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='going home'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='relationships'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='back to normal'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='good times'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='moving on'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='waaaah'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='extraordinarily large water mammals'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='in my HOUSE'/><title type='text'>Jumping right back in.</title><summary type='text'>Just breaking the silence.I figured that the best way to start again, is to just do it.So here you go.I should be asleep...so I'm going.  But I've got a lot to say...so I'll be back.-DD finally said something about liking me-he did it on the Wednesday after the last post-we didn't get a lot of sleep because it took him until 3am to get up enough nerve to say something-my response was nervous </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/1731776784898854485/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=1731776784898854485' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/1731776784898854485'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/1731776784898854485'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2008/05/jumping-right-back-in.html' title='Jumping right back in.'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-211788477773180636</id><published>2008-05-09T09:47:00.008-03:00</published><updated>2008-05-09T10:44:21.630-03:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sex'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cougartastic'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='gaelic'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='co-la-breith sona duth'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='moving on'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='good times'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='DD'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='billy'/><title type='text'>This is a long one!</title><summary type='text'>There has been so much going on lately, that I just really haven't had time to post.  I should have been, because God knows I won't remember half of it in a month...but them's the breaks sometimes, I guess.I've had two absolutely fantastic weekends off in a row.  Two weekends ago, I went for an immersion weekend at the Gaelic College at St.Ann's, in Cape Breton.  I met up with Billy in Truro and </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/211788477773180636/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=211788477773180636' title='6 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/211788477773180636'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/211788477773180636'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2008/05/this-is-long-one.html' title='This is a long one!'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-7963807725522813784</id><published>2008-04-24T15:53:00.002-03:00</published><updated>2008-04-24T15:54:13.327-03:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='swearing'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='snippets'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='widgets'/><title type='text'>Disappointed actually...</title><summary type='text'>Created by OnePlusYouWhile this is less than a quarter of the pages, it's still 104% higher than other blogs that have assessed themselves.  I'm still quite disappointed.Fuck.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/7963807725522813784/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=7963807725522813784' title='8 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/7963807725522813784'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/7963807725522813784'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2008/04/disappointed-actually.html' title='Disappointed actually...'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>8</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-3312344064383906600</id><published>2008-04-24T10:28:00.003-03:00</published><updated>2008-04-24T10:34:32.379-03:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='whee'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='COB'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='oh so very tired'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Calgon take me away'/><title type='text'>Pooped!</title><summary type='text'>Yesterday I was so exhausted that I was asleep by 10:45pm.  I woke at 6 o'clock with a startled jump when the alarm went off.  I didn't know where I was, or why I was getting up.  I wasn't sure if it was night-time, day-time, or even what day it was.  And then I remembered.It's visit day.  Yesterday was also visit day.  Monday night I came home on time, but Tuesday we worked from 7 am until 9:15 </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/3312344064383906600/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=3312344064383906600' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/3312344064383906600'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/3312344064383906600'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2008/04/pooped.html' title='Pooped!'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-6735021930536126836</id><published>2008-04-22T08:09:00.004-03:00</published><updated>2008-04-22T08:35:36.025-03:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='JA'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='snippets'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='extraordinarily large water mammals'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='billy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='updates'/><title type='text'>What a lovely weekend. :)</title><summary type='text'>Friday at the school went well.  I held it together right up until the end of the hour, at which point I realized I hadn't come up with any sort of summary or logical termination point for the lesson.  Oopsie.  Lucky for me the kids had to rush off to an assembly, so I had them put their desks back, gather the name cards, and then I was done.  It was a whole lot of fun, and I'm looking forward to</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/6735021930536126836/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=6735021930536126836' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/6735021930536126836'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/6735021930536126836'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2008/04/what-lovely-weekend.html' title='What a lovely weekend. :)'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp1.blogger.com/_TSmIb-vTcVo/SA3KlhAAo6I/AAAAAAAAAEU/dfVyzO1aDzU/s72-c/insurance+photos+002.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-8623452608792253449</id><published>2008-04-18T06:26:00.005-03:00</published><updated>2008-04-18T06:33:14.176-03:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='always keep an edge on your knife'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='nerves'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='JA'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='snippets'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='back to normal'/><title type='text'>Interesting</title><summary type='text'>It's interesting to me that today, I wake up nervous.  I'm not a nervous person.  I seldom get anxious about things, or experiences.  Oh, I get last minute jitters, but never 'days in advance' nerves.  I went to bed last night a bit nervous, and this morning I woke up much the same way.Today I head into a local school to deliver the 'Business Basics' course from Junior Achievement to a classroom </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/8623452608792253449/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=8623452608792253449' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/8623452608792253449'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/8623452608792253449'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2008/04/interesting.html' title='Interesting'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-5680195365953234084</id><published>2008-04-17T16:38:00.000-03:00</published><updated>2008-04-17T16:39:19.466-03:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='snippets'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='platitudes'/><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>No matter what the question--love is the answer.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/5680195365953234084/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=5680195365953234084' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/5680195365953234084'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/5680195365953234084'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2008/04/no-matter-what-question-love-is-answer.html' title=''/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-2295499743269300596</id><published>2008-04-14T23:38:00.005-03:00</published><updated>2008-04-15T20:32:49.284-03:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='dogs rawk'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='dating tips for the fucked up and forlorn'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='relationships'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='new-guy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='tom fun'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='bands'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='updates'/><title type='text'>A bit of a habit...</title><summary type='text'>...this not updating regularly business.  Too much going on, I think.  I'm kind of glad about that, and yet at the same time, not.This past week at work was hellish.  Crazy, insanely busy.  One of the sales-guys was on vacation (Cuba, the lucky bastard!) all week, and this is the week that the weather broke.  It was nice out, and the contractors were out in full force.  BI-ZEE.  Anyway, I didn't </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/2295499743269300596/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=2295499743269300596' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/2295499743269300596'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/2295499743269300596'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2008/04/bit-of-habitisten.html' title='A bit of a habit...'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-1270902318272964779</id><published>2008-04-08T07:16:00.001-03:00</published><updated>2008-04-08T07:17:38.628-03:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='snippets'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='le sigh'/><title type='text'>Eeeeeeew.</title><summary type='text'>I just looked out the window on the way to the shower.  There's FROST on my car.*shuddeR*</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/1270902318272964779/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=1270902318272964779' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/1270902318272964779'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/1270902318272964779'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2008/04/eeeeeeew.html' title='Eeeeeeew.'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-6182198763081351776</id><published>2008-04-08T07:15:00.001-03:00</published><updated>2008-04-08T07:16:40.793-03:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='snippets'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='did you know?'/><title type='text'>Yummy!</title><summary type='text'>I loooooove my bed.  It's so cozy in here.  Getting up sucks.  Just thought you should know.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/6182198763081351776/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=6182198763081351776' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/6182198763081351776'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/6182198763081351776'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2008/04/yummy.html' title='Yummy!'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-3755459232814299740</id><published>2008-04-07T08:46:00.005-03:00</published><updated>2008-04-08T07:15:12.879-03:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='always keep an edge on your knife'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='whee'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sex'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='woot'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='poor life decisions'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='my poor liver'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='good times'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='billy'/><title type='text'>Poor life decisions are fun!</title><summary type='text'>Tom Fun was awesome on Saturday night. :)  The show was great--the opening band, The Stance, was okay.  Good, talented, but not really 'special'--they sounded an awful lot like Sloan.  The best song they did was the last one, and it was a cover-tune.  Granted, they rocked it seriously, but it wasn't their own song so it hardly counts.I nearly didn't get to go because I ended up not having a place</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/3755459232814299740/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=3755459232814299740' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/3755459232814299740'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/3755459232814299740'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2008/04/poor-life-decisions-are-fun.html' title='Poor life decisions are fun!'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-5146228110870516748</id><published>2008-04-05T19:18:00.002-03:00</published><updated>2008-04-06T21:13:45.700-03:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='boozin&apos;'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='poor life decisions'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='my poor liver'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='tom fun'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='extraordinarily large water mammals'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='billy'/><title type='text'>Woot!</title><summary type='text'>Tom Fun tonight at the Marquee!Throw caution to the wind!  Sleep on your ex-boyfriend's floor!  Drink enough so you don't mind!  Woot!:-)Ah yes...be sure there will be follow-up information tomorrow.  Oh yes, I'm sure there will.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/5146228110870516748/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=5146228110870516748' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/5146228110870516748'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/5146228110870516748'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2008/04/woot.html' title='Woot!'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-263735396134406678</id><published>2008-04-04T11:27:00.001-03:00</published><updated>2008-04-04T11:28:27.945-03:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='snippets'/><title type='text'>Oh what a beautiful morning...</title><summary type='text'>How amazing is it waking up to a sunbeam on your face?  Happy Friday, folks. :-)</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/263735396134406678/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=263735396134406678' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/263735396134406678'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/263735396134406678'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2008/04/oh-what-beautiful-morning.html' title='Oh what a beautiful morning...'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-145355271651017404</id><published>2008-04-03T00:53:00.003-03:00</published><updated>2008-04-03T01:15:02.292-03:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='grateful'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='being far away'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='snippets'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='bored and lonely'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='billy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='updates'/><title type='text'>I.O.U.</title><summary type='text'>I owe you a big long post catching you up on all the wonderful and not so wonderful things that have happened this past week.  I've had an amazingly busy week, which is why I haven't updated.  I didn't realize that it's been an entire week.Short version:   Tuesday: Party went really well--everyone was happy.  The food, for some reason, came in $120 less than they quoted us. *boggle*  I paid in </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/145355271651017404/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=145355271651017404' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/145355271651017404'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/145355271651017404'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2008/04/iou.html' title='I.O.U.'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-1894579093592433973</id><published>2008-03-25T14:14:00.007-03:00</published><updated>2008-03-25T15:44:09.328-03:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='winging it'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='I rock'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='work sucks'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='why is this my life'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='back to normal'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='le sigh'/><title type='text'>So what?</title><summary type='text'>In an attempt, however misguided, to avoid having to do work or blog I have read through every last post in my bloglines.  The thing that is most scary about that?  I have over 235 sites marked in there.  And none of you have anything new to say.Well, you may have at 9 am, but you don't NOW and that's the issue.What?  I haven't said anything new and interesting either?  You're right.  And so what</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/1894579093592433973/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=1894579093592433973' title='8 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/1894579093592433973'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/1894579093592433973'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2008/03/so-what.html' title='So what?'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>8</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-2621034074612153457</id><published>2008-03-24T00:07:00.003-03:00</published><updated>2008-03-24T00:53:53.494-03:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='whee'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='poor life decisions'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='why is this my life'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='stitches'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='back to normal'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='stressed the fuck out'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='living the high life'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='billy'/><title type='text'>Oh my.</title><summary type='text'>First, let me begin by saying... Happy Easter! Then...let me follow up with Happy Belated Saint Patrick's Day!I didn't go out on St.Paddy's day after all, which was a good thing overall.  I had decided that I wasn't going to go if/when DD called, so when he called with apologies that work had waylaid him, I didn't even have to feel bad about it.It was good too, because I was still physically </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/2621034074612153457/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=2621034074612153457' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/2621034074612153457'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/2621034074612153457'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2008/03/oh-my.html' title='Oh my.'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-2346449087857777272</id><published>2008-03-16T22:08:00.004-03:00</published><updated>2008-03-16T22:27:10.610-03:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='boozin&apos;'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='being far away'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='being a big cry-baby'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='...and then'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='my poor liver'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='good times'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='back to normal'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='oh so very tired'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='billy'/><title type='text'>Ho hum :)</title><summary type='text'>Um...I suck. :)So Thursday update--it wasn't as horrible as I expected it to be.  It wasn't pleasant, but then again, when is an intervention ever a good time?  Seriously, it was like couples counseling (rather, how I imagine couples counseling to be, I've never actually had any, although several of my past relationships would probably have benefited from the experience).  But at least it's over.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/2346449087857777272/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=2346449087857777272' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/2346449087857777272'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/2346449087857777272'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2008/03/ho-hum.html' title='Ho hum :)'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-7251631100715253411</id><published>2008-03-11T11:35:00.006-03:00</published><updated>2008-03-11T12:14:29.860-03:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='same old song and dance'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='i want a new boyfriend'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='new-guy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='poor life decisions'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='my poor liver'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='the beginning of the end'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='le sigh'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='new friends'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='so out of my league we&apos;re playing different games'/><title type='text'>House of Cards</title><summary type='text'>I like to have people believe that I have it all together.  I like to believe it myself; but when I can't believe it myself, I cling to the delusion that other people believe that I am keeping it together.I've mentioned before that my pride is my single biggest character flaw.  Not that I don't have others that just scream out for analysis, but my pride is the thing that always gets me into </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/7251631100715253411/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=7251631100715253411' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/7251631100715253411'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/7251631100715253411'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2008/03/house-of-cards.html' title='House of Cards'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-4346894231254798844</id><published>2008-03-10T07:02:00.003-03:00</published><updated>2008-03-10T07:23:38.319-03:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='kzelly'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='garrett mason'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='who&apos;s got the blues?'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='updates'/><title type='text'>Update.</title><summary type='text'>I spent almost all day Friday waiting for the furnace guy.  Well, to be honest I waited about 3 hours for the furnace guy, it took him about an hour to fix the furnace, and then I avoided going in to work for another 3 hours.  I went in late in the afternoon and worked until close.  I also worked on Saturday, even though it was my scheduled weekend off.To be honest, working Friday night was a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/4346894231254798844/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=4346894231254798844' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/4346894231254798844'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/4346894231254798844'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2008/03/update.html' title='Update.'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-2499331184103334872</id><published>2008-03-07T06:22:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2008-03-07T06:45:26.649-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='depression'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='c-c-cold'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='poor life decisions'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pilgrimage'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='in my HOUSE'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='meditation'/><title type='text'>No time to post...</title><summary type='text'>...but I can't leave that self-indulgent crap as the top post.Although, I suppose, what is a blog if it's not self-indulgent?  My furnace has decided to stop working.  It is currently quite cold in my bedroom, and nice and cozy here in the blankets.  I'm supposed to be at work in 10 minutes or so, however I'm not going to be.  I'm not *technically* scheduled until 8, although I have a crapload of</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/2499331184103334872/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=2499331184103334872' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/2499331184103334872'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/2499331184103334872'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2008/03/no-time-to-post.html' title='No time to post...'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-8819575286078223233</id><published>2008-03-06T00:49:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2008-03-06T01:03:38.394-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='depression'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='snippets'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='whinging'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='bored and lonely'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='blah'/><title type='text'>Mental health day.</title><summary type='text'>I took one yesterday.  I took another one today.  Today was worse than yesterday.  Tomorrow will be worse again, but I have to go to work for a full shift.  No ifs, ands, or buts about it.I have lots to say, and a whole lot of nothing.  I'm up far too late already though, puttering around accomplishing nothing.  So I'm going to post my IM conversation from earlier.  I'm not really prepared to </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/8819575286078223233/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=8819575286078223233' title='6 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/8819575286078223233'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/8819575286078223233'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2008/03/mental-health-day.html' title='Mental health day.'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-2248184351425103414</id><published>2008-03-04T15:27:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-03-04T15:28:31.054-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Garfield, sans chat.</title><summary type='text'>Heh.  I wasn't going to post this, but I can't not do it.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/2248184351425103414/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=2248184351425103414' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/2248184351425103414'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/2248184351425103414'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2008/03/garfield-sans-chat.html' title='Garfield, sans chat.'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-779444164301031917</id><published>2008-03-04T07:12:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2008-03-04T07:20:51.152-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cranky'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='new-guy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='oh so very tired'/><title type='text'>Exhausted.</title><summary type='text'>I'm tired, y'all.Physically and emotionally drained.  My week with no days off, filled with travel, friends and excitement has caught up with me.  That and the week prior of also no days off, and DD keeping me up too late chatting and socializing.  And my three weeks of close shifts.  I'm beat.And I don't know if/when it's going to get better.  I have a new assistant, yes.  But he doesn't know </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/779444164301031917/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=779444164301031917' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/779444164301031917'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/779444164301031917'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2008/03/exhausted.html' title='Exhausted.'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-8543335425641584528</id><published>2008-03-03T22:54:00.004-04:00</published><updated>2008-03-03T23:12:56.100-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='crushing'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ed'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='snippets'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='me too'/><title type='text'>Me too!</title><summary type='text'>I was just reading what Principessa had to say about her odd taste in celebrity crushes.  (Although I have to say, Queen Latifah is about the best girl-crush a body could have!)  I figured it was time to step up to the plate and admit to my own slightly less than main-stream man-crushes.I'm in love with Ed.I know.  But seriously--I am.  I even love him in the CIBC commercials.  Also in that </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/8543335425641584528/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=8543335425641584528' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/8543335425641584528'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/8543335425641584528'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2008/03/me-too.html' title='Me too!'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-1378994569472894151</id><published>2008-03-03T06:13:00.004-04:00</published><updated>2008-03-03T06:49:21.976-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='depression'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='inertia'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='rambling'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='visits'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Calgon take me away'/><title type='text'>it's been a long week</title><summary type='text'>I didn't realize it had been so long since I posted;  mainly because I've been doing it all week--in my head.I was in SJ for meetings and and awards banquet on Monday and Tuesday.  I won a PS3 as a door prize.  That was the good part.  Oh yes, and the bed at the Hilton was AMAZING.  So comfy!  I had a great sleep there--short though it was.  Monday night we all hung out at the bar downstairs.  It</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/1378994569472894151/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=1378994569472894151' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/1378994569472894151'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/1378994569472894151'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2008/03/its-been-long-week.html' title='it&apos;s been a long week'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-7499380212052348862</id><published>2008-02-26T23:37:00.004-04:00</published><updated>2008-02-26T23:41:47.232-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='snippets'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='jimmy kimmel'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='heh'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='comedy gold'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='fucking matt damon'/><title type='text'>comedy gold</title><summary type='text'>So much going on to talk about...but I found this...and I have to share.I don't know if you remember Sarah Silverman--she's been Fucking Matt Damon.  Well...her hubby, Jimmy Kimmel, is up to no good of his own.And what a way to get even!*heh*</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/7499380212052348862/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=7499380212052348862' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/7499380212052348862'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/7499380212052348862'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2008/02/comedy-gold.html' title='comedy gold'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-9054985253672321906</id><published>2008-02-26T06:57:00.005-04:00</published><updated>2008-02-29T10:52:45.267-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ps3'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='snippets'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='you may already be a wiener'/><title type='text'>Well.</title><summary type='text'>Long story on how I got here, but I really don't have a lot of time before I have to be at the hall for day 2 of the meetings.  I just wanted to pop in and say that at the banquet last night, I won a door prize.It was a GPS.  Which was pretty nice.But then I traded with Luke.  For this.Woot.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/9054985253672321906/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=9054985253672321906' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/9054985253672321906'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/9054985253672321906'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2008/02/well.html' title='Well.'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-8268727644135694540</id><published>2008-02-25T00:37:00.004-04:00</published><updated>2008-02-25T00:41:38.455-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='barack obama wants you to have some cupcakes'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='snippets'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='thanks'/><title type='text'>p.s.</title><summary type='text'>I hit 10,000 unique visitors today.  Even though #1o,000 appears to have been a drive-by mis-google,  I want to say Thanks to the rest of you for visiting. I never expected anybody to find my little corner of the interweb when I started this thing, and I'm still amazed every day that any of you come back.  So thanks for letting me vent, and reading about my day.  I appreciate you.Oh yeah, and Me </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/8268727644135694540/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=8268727644135694540' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/8268727644135694540'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/8268727644135694540'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2008/02/ps.html' title='p.s.'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-1761583907517220322</id><published>2008-02-24T23:47:00.004-04:00</published><updated>2008-02-25T00:35:14.525-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='boozin&apos;'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='back to normal'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='digging the Tall'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='billy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='riding with boys in taxis'/><title type='text'>Sunshiney sunday</title><summary type='text'>Today was lovely.  An absolutely gorgeous day for driving back to Amherst, which is what I spent my late afternoon doing. I went into Halifax last night to meet up with some old friends from the store for a house-party, and then a trip to the Penny.  It was a really good time.  I was going to stay at Randy &amp; D's house, but ended up at Alicia's instead.  We stayed up talking until 6:45 this </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/1761583907517220322/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=1761583907517220322' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/1761583907517220322'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/1761583907517220322'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2008/02/sunshiney-sunday.html' title='Sunshiney sunday'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-3054833364798648246</id><published>2008-02-21T01:22:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2008-02-21T08:42:47.271-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='snippets'/><title type='text'>heh...</title><summary type='text'>are YOU on the bandwagon yet?  This made me giggle so much.EDIT:  Keep clicking for new ones.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/3054833364798648246/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=3054833364798648246' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/3054833364798648246'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/3054833364798648246'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2008/02/heh.html' title='heh...'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-944532193616880886</id><published>2008-02-20T08:14:00.004-04:00</published><updated>2008-02-20T08:53:23.486-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='the clan'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='COB'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='poor life decisions'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='moving on'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='back to normal'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='stressed the fuck out'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='oh so very tired'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='in my HOUSE'/><title type='text'>Man, time flies.</title><summary type='text'>It's already Wednesday?  Where has the time gone?!I'm completely overwhelmed at work right now, so this will/should be shorter than usual.Where've I been?  What've I been doing?  I'm glad you asked!I closed on Friday, so stayed home Friday night.  This was a good thing.  I was pooped.  Saturday, I worked all day.  At 3, Devo (the POF boy I have known for a long while) called me at work to see if </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/944532193616880886/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=944532193616880886' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/944532193616880886'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/944532193616880886'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2008/02/man-time-flies.html' title='Man, time flies.'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-5644035845775156731</id><published>2008-02-14T10:47:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2008-02-14T11:14:22.202-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sadness'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='the clan'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='same old song and dance'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='COB'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='back to normal'/><title type='text'>Oopsie.</title><summary type='text'>So much for going in to work early today.  heh.There's been a lot of stuff going on lately--with the COB going out for surgery for 2 months.  My assistant is going to be filling in, and they're planning to send me another loaner assistant for the duration. The COB then comes back for a couple of weeks (healing permitting) and then is out again for another 2 months for the same surgery on the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/5644035845775156731/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=5644035845775156731' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/5644035845775156731'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/5644035845775156731'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2008/02/oopsie.html' title='Oopsie.'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-7488431748736885231</id><published>2008-02-13T00:37:00.004-04:00</published><updated>2008-02-13T01:23:53.340-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='always keep an edge on your knife'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='i want a new boyfriend'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='snippets'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='why is this my life'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='good times'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='back to normal'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='living the high life'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='new friends'/><title type='text'>So here's the thing...</title><summary type='text'>...the longer you stay away, the easier it gets.I've written a dozen posts in the last two weeks--but none of them have managed to make it to actual written text.  I've composed a billion of them in my head...but that hasn't helped you lot very much, now has it?So this may be long, this may be short.  It's late, so hopefully the latter.Item the first:I went for a drink--okay several--with a man I</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/7488431748736885231/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=7488431748736885231' title='9 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/7488431748736885231'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/7488431748736885231'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2008/02/so-heres-thing.html' title='So here&apos;s the thing...'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>9</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-4257715797172015047</id><published>2008-01-28T08:38:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-01-28T08:48:04.072-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='back to normal'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='bands'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='living the high life'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='le sigh'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='billy'/><title type='text'>Brief update</title><summary type='text'>Hey poppets--I'm in Saint John  today for a 2 day meeting for work.  It's nice to see all the folks I used to work with, and know that they're happy to see me.  Tomorrow we spend the day getting yelled at, but last night and tonight will be fun. This past weekend--went to Halifax to see the record release show of the Tom Fun Orchestra.  It was a great show.  It was a bit awkward because Billy was</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/4257715797172015047/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=4257715797172015047' title='7 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/4257715797172015047'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/4257715797172015047'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2008/01/brief-update_28.html' title='Brief update'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>7</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-8511982337759192857</id><published>2008-01-20T14:39:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2008-01-20T14:41:00.104-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='snippets'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='did you know?'/><title type='text'>Did you know?</title><summary type='text'>...that milk left sitting in a glass, abandoned and alone in a room, for a week or more will turn into a solid?Now you know.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/8511982337759192857/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=8511982337759192857' title='8 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/8511982337759192857'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/8511982337759192857'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2008/01/did-you-know.html' title='Did you know?'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>8</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-245200738367305949</id><published>2008-01-19T01:41:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-01-19T01:53:14.505-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='snippets'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='back to normal'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='tom fun'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='le sigh'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='billy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='so out of my league we&apos;re playing different games'/><title type='text'>Friday - revisited.</title><summary type='text'>Today actually turned out to be a pretty decent day, all things considered.  (Can you glean from that that my boss didn't show up?)Until later on tonight...I went onto POF to check out my new mail.  I clicked on the 'viewed me' portion...and who pops up?  Billy.  With a new photo.Oh yeah.  A 'new' photo.  At least he didn't steal this one from my Facebook.  I'd given him a copy of it for his very</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/245200738367305949'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/245200738367305949'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2008/01/friday-revisited.html' title='Friday - revisited.'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-907692408132175247</id><published>2008-01-18T07:48:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-01-18T07:58:30.166-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='work sucks'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='why is this my life'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='whinging'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='le sigh'/><title type='text'>Sadie and the Very Long Day.</title><summary type='text'>It's Friday! Under normal circumstances, this would be a good thing.  Today, however, not so much.As seems to e his wont, my boss is coming to visit today.  He always seems to choose the Friday that I work the close shift.  I.e. 12-9:30 pm.  Except that he comes to visit me at 9 or 10 am.  Which means that in order to a) prepare for him and b) get any REAL work done, I have to go to work at 8 am.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/907692408132175247/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=907692408132175247' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/907692408132175247'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/907692408132175247'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2008/01/sadie-and-very-long-day.html' title='Sadie and the Very Long Day.'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-7324343346205328371</id><published>2008-01-17T01:06:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-01-17T01:12:44.483-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='i want a new boyfriend'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='linky'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='le sigh'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='extraordinarily large water mammals'/><title type='text'>This is a link...</title><summary type='text'>...that is a bit unusual for me to post.It's a blog I read--which is unlike anything in my side-bar.  It's not one of the blogs that I would normally share with you.  But this post....this post is amazing.It reminds me how a new relationship SHOULD be.  Of what I want someone to feel about me.  Of what I deserve.This man is a skilled wordsmith, even if you don't appreciate his topics.  And this </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/7324343346205328371/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=7324343346205328371' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/7324343346205328371'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/7324343346205328371'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2008/01/this-is-link.html' title='This is a link...'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-8474438097752211527</id><published>2008-01-16T10:39:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-01-16T10:39:42.248-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='I rock'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cafepress'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='shaking it off'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='poor life decisions'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='playing hookey'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='tom fun'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='billy'/><title type='text'>Blah.</title><summary type='text'>So Monday I did something incredibly unlike me.  I took a day off.It wasn't any old day off though.  I called in sick.  I've worked with this company for almost 10 years, and have been sick as a dog many times.  I've never taken a sick day.  I was quite proud of that fact for quite a long time.But Monday?  Monday I just Didn't Want To Be There.  So I called in dead.  Everyone at work has had the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/8474438097752211527/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=8474438097752211527' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/8474438097752211527'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/8474438097752211527'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2008/01/blah.html' title='Blah.'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-1301868689460644919</id><published>2008-01-13T21:50:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2008-01-13T23:53:21.827-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='same old song and dance'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='shaking it off'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='poor life decisions'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='why is this my life'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='whinging'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='good times'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='brave or stupid?'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='le sigh'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='billy'/><title type='text'>Shaking it off.</title><summary type='text'>I don't know where to start in order to sort myself out right now.I had a great weekend--went into the city and hung out with Tamara.  Went out with her and Steve &amp; Duffy on Saturday night--had a great time.  Too many martinis and a whole lot of laughing.  Not a lot of sleep, overall, but it was a lovely time. (actual details to follow)Today before I was leaving the city I met up with the old </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/1301868689460644919/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=1301868689460644919' title='8 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/1301868689460644919'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/1301868689460644919'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2008/01/shaking-it-off.html' title='Shaking it off.'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>8</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-8595417245187775632</id><published>2008-01-09T08:55:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-01-09T09:13:25.849-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sadness'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='depression'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='being far away'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='mood swings'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='moving on'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='billy'/><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>Hey all--I wasn't going to post this morning, but I'm working really hard at avoiding going in to work--so here I am!I spent last night trying hard not to chat at Billy on MSN.  I worked really hard at not stalking him on Facebook.  This morning I deleted him from my MSN contacts list.  I had to do it.I know that it's the right decision, I've known it for a long time now.  But when everything </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/8595417245187775632/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=8595417245187775632' title='6 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/8595417245187775632'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/8595417245187775632'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2008/01/hey-all-i-wasnt-going-to-post-this.html' title=''/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-2983337063337994090</id><published>2008-01-06T23:02:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-01-06T23:11:49.551-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='...and then'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='bliadhna mhath ur dhuibh uile'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='moving on'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='good times'/><title type='text'>Brief update</title><summary type='text'>I went to Halifax this weekend, for what is likely to be the last time in quite a while.I had an absolutely lovely New Year's re-enactment.  My Christmas gift(s) went over incredibly well.  I got smooched in public on purpose by the anti-PDA boyfriend.  I got abandoned at the bar.  I got in a screaming dramatic fight in the middle of the street.  I  was rude to a good friend.  I yelled at a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/2983337063337994090/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=2983337063337994090' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/2983337063337994090'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/2983337063337994090'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2008/01/brief-update.html' title='Brief update'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-7190840838399090109</id><published>2008-01-05T02:10:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2008-01-05T03:00:13.751-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='brrr'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='good times'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='back to normal'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='oh so very tired'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='le sigh'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='in my HOUSE'/><title type='text'>Brr.</title><summary type='text'>For the record, I'd just like to state that I*rving home heating blows dead goats.Today was a rather average kind of day.  Until I got home, that is.When I'm at work, I turn down the thermostat.  When I get home, I turn it up again.  When I got home after work tonight it was almost 10 pm.  I made some dinner.  I did some dishes.  Then I wondered why I was so cold.  Oh yeah!  I didn't turn up the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/7190840838399090109/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=7190840838399090109' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/7190840838399090109'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/7190840838399090109'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2008/01/brr.html' title='Brr.'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-3862620965910664935</id><published>2008-01-02T23:51:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-01-03T00:41:36.117-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='oh what a feeling'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='snippets'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='snowbound'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='back to normal'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='snow'/><title type='text'>So sick of snow.</title><summary type='text'>I'm so sick of snow I could spit.  Or curl up in a little ball and sleep until June.*  Or have a massage because I'm so tired out from shoveling.When we had our first REAL snow of the year, back at the middle of December, I thought I could shovel my driveway myself.I gave it a good try.  Granted, having only a mini-car shovel and a big honkin' scoop to do it with, I wasn't exactly what you would </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/3862620965910664935/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=3862620965910664935' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/3862620965910664935'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/3862620965910664935'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2008/01/so-sick-of-snow.html' title='So sick of snow.'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp1.blogger.com/_TSmIb-vTcVo/R3xhV2gUT4I/AAAAAAAAAC8/c8czDNqdcNI/s72-c/Dec+30th+noon.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-4579759339046739877</id><published>2008-01-02T19:42:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-01-02T19:43:49.143-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='storyofstuff'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='the big picture'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='consumerism'/><title type='text'>Consumerism much?</title><summary type='text'>You have to see this.  It's long, but so worthwhile.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/4579759339046739877/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=4579759339046739877' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/4579759339046739877'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/4579759339046739877'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2008/01/consumerism-much.html' title='Consumerism much?'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-8426370548919096095</id><published>2007-12-31T21:42:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-01-02T23:51:21.408-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='boozin&apos;'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='being far away'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='snowbound'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='bliadhna mhath ur dhuibh uile'/><title type='text'>Storm Watch 2007</title><summary type='text'>Well...snow.  Snow, snow, snow, and more snow.  This means no trek to Halifax for me tonight.  Booo.I'm headed over to Caileen's to drink some beer and possibly crash a party up the street.  Failing that, watch Hairspray and eat until we explode.  Beats hanging out alone.I just wanted to take this opportunity to wish a Bliadhna Mhath ur dhuibh uile. :)  (Annse Beurla:  Happy New Year everyone!)</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/8426370548919096095/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=8426370548919096095' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/8426370548919096095'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/8426370548919096095'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2007/12/storm-watch-2007.html' title='Storm Watch 2007'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-8038393110811214256</id><published>2007-12-31T00:29:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-12-31T00:57:35.313-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='lucky'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='...and then'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='good times'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='the beginning of the end'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='le sigh'/><title type='text'>So...</title><summary type='text'>...I accidentally shut my computer off as I was moving into the bedroom to get ready to head to bed.  I fully intended to blog before sleep, but I was definitely going to bed...I'm completely knackered.  I went to the trouble of turning the computer back ON--which is a hassle, as the laptop has been taking an outrageously long time to boot up these days.**note to self: take computer in to have </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/8038393110811214256/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=8038393110811214256' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/8038393110811214256'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/8038393110811214256'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2007/12/so.html' title='So...'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-9003513544805975077</id><published>2007-12-30T12:23:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2007-12-30T12:24:32.988-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='whee'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='movers blow dead goats'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Happy Day'/><title type='text'>Guess who...</title><summary type='text'>...is surrounded by box upon box of glorious stuff?!?!ME!  That's who.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/9003513544805975077/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=9003513544805975077' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/9003513544805975077'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/9003513544805975077'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2007/12/guess-who.html' title='Guess who...'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-7883169433861482991</id><published>2007-12-28T10:17:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-12-28T10:55:02.402-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='work sucks'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='movers blow dead goats'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='going home'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='COB'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='good times'/><title type='text'>Home again?</title><summary type='text'>Well, here I am, back in Amherst again. I got back two evenings ago, and walked into my house--fully expecting it to be full of my stuff."Oh no!" I thought, "I've been robbed!"  Except that my stuff hadn't even showed up yet, so it wasn't really 'robbed' so much as 'still have no f'ing stuff'.The movers decided to pick up my stuff on the date that i had given them as a deadline for delivery.  </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/7883169433861482991/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=7883169433861482991' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/7883169433861482991'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/7883169433861482991'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2007/12/home-again.html' title='Home again?'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-5999464245007697099</id><published>2007-12-14T12:02:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2007-12-14T12:07:25.558-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='movers blow dead goats'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='going home'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='living the high life'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Calgon take me away'/><title type='text'>Yesterday...today...tomorrow...</title><summary type='text'>Yesterday was a day of such intense shitocity that I don't believe there's EVER been a day to equal it in the history of me.  I don't dare say that it's the shittiest day I'll ever have, because I'll have to come back from vacation at some point....and I'm sure there will be more.Today...I still have no stuff.  I'm about to leave for Halifax, where I'll meet up with Billy, then head to Lunenburg </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/5999464245007697099/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=5999464245007697099' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/5999464245007697099'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/5999464245007697099'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2007/12/yesterdaytodaytomorrow.html' title='Yesterday...today...tomorrow...'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14031263.post-7454135630263465435</id><published>2007-12-13T07:40:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-12-13T07:46:20.630-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='work sucks'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='why is this my life'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='whinging'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='stressed the fuck out'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Calgon take me away'/><title type='text'>Completely overwhelmed.</title><summary type='text'>I am right now.I have one day left at work before I go on vacation, and about 8 days worth of stuff that HAS to be complete before I leave.  I have a 4.5 hour seminar that I am being forced to attend this afternoon.  I also have a visit from my DM this morning at work (I'm not scheduled until noon, but will be in at 10 anyway) where I am going to be chewed out for several things, some of which </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/feeds/7454135630263465435/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14031263&amp;postID=7454135630263465435' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/7454135630263465435'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14031263/posts/default/7454135630263465435'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mybigfatmess.blogspot.com/2007/12/completely-overwhelmed.html' title='Completely overwhelmed.'/><author><name>canadian sadie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18445661464880955455</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1314/1257/1600/Jesus%20is%20watching.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry></feed>
