Kaidy Mae

crimped hair

Dude, I don't think I even had crimped hair! LOL

You should dress up as Paan, circa 1984, for Hallowe'en this year.

BON JOVI

Monday, January 23rd, 2006

ACC

Tickets on sale next week

Hey, man I’m alive I’m takin’ each day and night at a time

I’m feelin’ like a monday but someday I’ll be saturday night

Ooooh, that's a great idea, Neil. My evil neighbour has tonnes of apple trees. I've been sneaking over the fence under the cover of night to smuggle them back to my place. Hehehe. They are mighty tiny, but they're super sweet and I hate to see all that good food go to waste. We've already enjoyed a few tasty pies from the apples, but homemade cider would be extra tasty when I have my skating rink this year. Sweet!

Alexis, I LOVE the name in the grass idea. Because it is so brilliant, and you shared it with us, I will write YOUR name in the grass the next time I cut the lawn.

That's the only place I've seen them CH. You can try to order them from here. The prices are about the same when converted to CAN funds. There's a $14.95 minimum order though and I have no idea how outrageous shipping would be.

I've seen Verilux bulbs at the Big Carrot (Danforth) and possibly at Evergreen (St. Clair & Bathurst). Those are the closest places to Etobicoke that I know of.

Then there's the whole matter of women not taking their husband's names... Then when you get to the next generation and a guy with a hyphenate surname marries a girl with one, do their kids have four surnames?

I like my last name and I would like to keep it, but I am NOT down with the hyphenated names, nor do I want my kids to have a different last name from mine. Therefore we've decided to create a new last name when the time comes...a new name for our new family.

Thanks for clarifying phorbesie. I now see what you're saying and that there's a dangerous side to this campaign as well. Hopefully people won't think that changing 2 little bulbs will be enough, but I wouldn't be surprised.

Most of my coworkers, for example, would be the ones to take advantage of the free bulbs and keep setting their thermostats at 16 degrees all summer (one guy in here seriously does that) and use their automatic car starters all winter. I'm baffled at how they don't make the connection between their comfort/consumption and the effects on their hydro bills/fuel costs and environment.

It sucks that the bulbs are wrapped in more trash than they should be. There's no excuse for that (it's like when the grocery store wraps organic broccoli in about 7 feet of shrink wrap to secure it to a styrofoam board). I just hope that these bulbs last the projected 5-7 years and that the packaging only need be used once (and not every time a regular bulb is replaced).

Thanks for makin' me think, phorbesie! But rats! And here I thought we were on to something.

Edit to add:

We use CFL bulbs in my house, but I use bulbs made by Verilux in the winter and around my printer equipment as they are full spectrum are the closest replication of natural sunlight. These suckers are great for people who suffer from SAD. They come in recycleable boxes with no other packaging, but cost around $11-15 per bulb. You can find them at health food stores.

Thanks Cowboy! That's awesome.

I'm going to look into getting a musa basjoo, if it's not already too late.

I think the awareness and the amount of radio play this campaign is getting contradicts how "insignificant" it may seem to some. Folks in the GTA are constantly being urged to conserve, conserve, conserve. However, most don't realize how. Directing people to change their ways in order to save power not only makes them aware of ways that they can change, but of how much needless power they may be consuming.

Even if the bulbs don't save much energy, they do last a significantly longer. Buying fewer bulbs equals less glass in the trash, less packaging in the long run and less money going to Home Depot. Environmentally aware citizens cannot expect government and corporations to make conservative efforts if we ourselves will not make the effort to get off the couch and change our light bulbs.

LOL! Thanks BradM. *blush*

Hey, wait! Is this "Ask BradM a question?" I thought that was every other thread.

BTW, kitten heels are frickin' ugly!

Hey BradM, I found a mule/kitten heel cross! Ewwwwwwww...

In adding to BradM's question, what is a "kitten heal"? Am I the only girl who is unaware of this pinnacle of the fashion industry? (Sorry, that's 2 questions).

Wow, what a beautiful tree!!! I love it.

Cowboy, what happened with your trees? Will they survive the winter? I'd be into growing some of these babies.

the energy saved by doing little things like light bulbs is so insignificant.

I hear what you're both saying and I agree that the packaging sucks. But I truly believe it is the small changes that make a difference. If every household in Toronto switched to CFL bulbs there would be a significant decrease in the amount of hydro used. It's hardly a finite solution, but I think it's a great start.

I actually worked on the SOL tour in San Francisco and haven't even seen the movie yet. *blush*

I gotta get on this.

I hope you feel better soon secondtube!

I can't imagine how terrifying that would be.

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I hope it's a good one!

Homer's onion ring option can be a good one too.

LMAO!!! LRP made me a ring out of MacIntosh's toffee once. Needless to say, it was quite sticky.

Baraka

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Oh Dave, I was just going to write that. The chicken part I cannot even bare to watch anymore. Poor little guys. What a beautiful film though. It still blows me away.

A bit off topic, but I've always maintained that if Microcosmos doesn't turn you on then there's not enough wrong with you for the likes of me.

Okay, that's it. I've got to see this. Lacey's been raving about this for months (and about Magnolia as well). I'm obsessed with butterflies!

Jesus! You Kings are some lucky folks. Well, lucky in that you survived. You probably shouldn't take any chances with "high risk" activities. I'm sure glad you two are okay.

And wow, some of these stories...scary! My broken neck and car accidents don't seem so bad now. I guess we all have a lot of reasons to thank our lucky stars.

Toronto Hydro is giving away 2 compact fluorescent bulbs to each household in Toronto until October 30th. You can pick up your FREE bulbs at Home Depot (check either link for schudule & requirements).

Beats, go fuck yourself.

Do you have hair now Bob?

"We can do what we can do to make sure people aren't being gouged; that the price is fair and is being determined by demand and not gouging," he said in Antigonish, where he (Nova Scotia Premier John Hamm) was attending a cabinet meeting.

I guess Ontario has a very subjective definition of the term "gouging".

The highest I know of (a close friend saw it last night) was the $1.80 in Windsor. It's been madness here on Molson's Drive in Barrie though. There are a lot of people in my office complex who drive H2s (at least 4). Gas price talk is just a buzzin'.

I did hear on the radio though that a lot of the oil rigs in Texas were closed down due to the evacuation ordered. THAT will most certainly affect things (and even if it doesn't it'll still be used to justify criminal prices).

I like the idea of a lawn you can also eat.

Well then go with the dandelions. Those suckers are good for you. And if you can stomach it, you can even get one doozie of a bottle of wine out of it.

Deb & Dave,

If you want to go with periwinkle, I can bring some to the housewarming. It is so beautiful (but will get crushed by the kids). So there ya go; free periwinkle. We probably have about at least an acre of it.