Kitari

Okay, actually I'm looking to NOT get dirty but it doesn't make for a very intriguing subject line, now does it?!

I need some drop cloths and rags and crap to help me paint my new apartment walls without screwing up the floors and baseboards. Anyone have some spare plastic tarps I could borrow?

How about painting experience? So far I have Ms. Hux and my girl Krista (who some of you have met at the Elbow Room gigs) helping me, though I think we'll be doing more drinking and painting each other than finishing the walls.

If anyone wants to get in on the painting party and see my new digs, let me know! I'll try to bring enough beer and wine for all!

Okay so I'm not Australian, but I did grow up in a British household and the slang is sort of the same.

"Croikie" or "Crikey" as the English would say is a slang/reduction of "Jesus Christ" that makes it sound so much cooler and a bit less blasphemous!

Bit like "Bloody 'ell" or if your Northern Irish, saying "Fickin" instead of Fuckin.

And that, boys and girls, is your insanely ficked up Common Wealth Language lesson for today.

Would have to be Adam Sandler's Hanakah Song!

I'm there - and bringing a whole new crowd of friends to convert! It'll be a packed house I'm sure!

I'll be there logging in some more Huxie stalker hours. Five more and I get the secret decoder ring!

1st Show: Depeche Mode in Toronto sometime in the late eighties (too young and impressionable to remember the details!)

Best Show: Holly Cole Trio '98 at Massey Hall. Small, intimate concert with bang-on great tunes and a great crowd to boot.

Pissed I missed: That Dr. Hux concert that Bill keeps telling me was "The most amazing one ever! Never to be repeated!" and that Ani DiFranco concert that just passed.

Welcome a board buddy.

I had a similar struggle a few years ago. Out of school, not sure of what direction I wanted to take, pressure building with debts and parental pushing.

My answer - I went travelling. With student status, the deals are plentiful and the hostels a great source of information. I found myself in Tofino B.C. for three months and just loved it. There are a ton of environmentally-based jobs out there.

My girlfriend in the exact same boat went to Australia and spent a year working here there and everywhere and came back a totally changed and much more relaxed person. Travel can sometimes take you out of the rut and give you a different perspective. The $ may seem like a hinder but I find if you're careful you can whittle away the debt while you find your way.

Ah - and if you do want to know the ending: I did find my way, went to school for two years in Journalism and found a great job doing what I love (with an unfortunate Hitler-ess for a boss)!

Good luck in whatever you choose!

Well, after three consecutive years of bad bar experiences (over priced, over crowded, under serviced), I've decided to revert to my old favourite: house party!

We're freezing an outdoor skating rink, asking everyone to bring a dish and a cocktail, cranking the tunes and building a bonfire. A night in surrounded by the people I love and none of those frat-boy "I'm gonna grope your ass even though I don't know ya" losers! (No offense intended to any on the site!)

Chattanooga, Tenn., police told the city's WTVC-TV in October that they had arrested Rudy Raines for possession of about a pound of marijuana, after Raines allegedly walked nonchalantly into a Fast Food and Fuel convenience store, past officer David Ashley, and uninhibitedly placed a stash of marijuana into the store's microwave oven because, he said, he needed to dry it out. Raines was arrested, along with another man sleeping in Raines' car in the parking lot. [Commercial Appeal-AP, 10-27-02]

Me thinks this guy had already enjoyed some prior to his preparation!

Today, thanks to your phantastic messages and tips and a slew of wine last night, I feel much better. Hell it's Friday, that in itself is enough to make me smile. Only 7 more hours of hell!

And this weekend....hmmm I have no idea. Ottawans, what's going on here that I should know about?

Kit

This is just a conspiracy from my work's IT department to trick me into admitting that I spend all day on a message board isn't it!?! Well I'm too smart for you tech boys, you'll never know my true identity.

Kit

Thanks everyone. Despite an incredibly crappy day, you've managed to help me crack a smile. And now I retire from my desk to enjoy a bottle of wine and some Swiss Chalet with my cousin. A sure-fire way to cure my blues.

He's been M.I.A. here for a few days...anyone heard from him?

Did he start celebrating early and just spend the night at the Barefax so as not to miss any of the shows?

Happy Birthday you old coot! I'm sure there's a million ways I could help you celebrate! Your mum must be so proud!

Hey Bouche,

Thanks for getting the site back up and running. I almost had to do actual work for a while there!

Just remember - Innocent until proven guilty (or so they say). If he is guilty, I'll have to retire my videos out of sheer principal.

One of the best places I've found for star gazing is the beach in Constance Bay. It's a bit of a drive from the City (45 mins) but so worth it. Very few houses, the water in front of you and nothing else around to mar to view or sounds of nature!

(On a summer side note-this is also a great place for late night dipping sans clothing, very few onlookers=no police interference!)

I for one truly hope Pee-Wee is found innocent. Despite his "tallywacker" incident years ago, all of my memories of him are so cherished! I was mesmorized by Pee-Wee's Playhouse as a little girl and still love the flick Pee-Wee's Big Adventure.

Ya, I'm a freak - what of it?!?!?!?

try posting on:

www.places4rent.com

or send an email to:

Contact: Gordon Brownlee (613) 799-3730

student.housing@sympatico.ca

Also try contacting Algonquin, Carleton and U of O to see if they have a Housing Bulletin Board on campus you can post on. Check their websites too!

(a couple places I looked when I was searching for my new place!)

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"It may cause permanent erection, and the only way to prevent that actual

gangrene doesn't set in is to have surgery."

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One would think that this sentance alone would convince little boys not to partake!

That would make me 20 (if I can still count this late in the day).

I hate those hoax e-mail warnings, but this one is important.

Be aware:

IF A MAN COMES TO YOUR FRONT DOOR AND SAYS HE IS CONDUCTING A SURVEY AND ASKS YOU TO SHOW HIM YOUR BOOBS, DO NOT SHOW HIM YOUR BOOBS!

THIS IS A SCAM, HE ONLY WANTS TO SEE YOUR BOOBS.

I wish I'd gotten this yesterday. I feel so stupid.

Alright Huxtables - what's going on with the show tonight? Any pre-show get togethers/post-show celebrations we should know about?

*Gasping in horror!*

Treytor has used that very line on me! Oh the shame. But Ms.H is right...girl's sort of think twice on that line!