You know what?

Screw this. I'm going back to Oasis. I like it, so whoever doesn't can just keep their mouths shut when I use it.

Deal with it.

Coma of a "legend"

Well, I've finally bowed to the pressure and become "Karin" rather than "Oasis" on here. This is mostly due to pressure from certain quarters who can be real pains in the butts. I'll still be Oasis on some comments, but I'll be gradually phasing it out. *sigh* Personally, *I've* always liked the name, so I'm only doing this to please others. Which kind of stinks, but seeing as the name isn't something I particularly care about, it's a small sacrifice.

Besides...this way I will be in the right for a looong time. ;) I'll be bringing this up forever. :)

Fear...

Candyman wants to "play around with trying some stuff" while I'm at work. So he's now admin on this blog. I haven't done this for anyone before...I hope it works out. This is like...a drawer. (Alias reference...)

24

Just finished watching the second season of 24 with CM. Despite feeling really sick and dizzy the last half of the episode, I thoroughly enjoyed it. :) So, what's next for our intrepid hero, Jack Bauer? (slight spoiler ahead...)
































Well, with any luck the bitch goddesses Sherri and Carrie (huh...never made that rhyme connection before) and stupid girl of the year Kim will die. That'd be nice. Actually...I'd be satisfied if Kim got sent to boarding school or something...or got replaced by another brainy person. I can't see how anyone that dumb managed to not cut her throat while shaving her legs. *grumble* The actress is totally hot though.

Hmmm...

I've decided that instead of "I'm still living in my parents' house" I'm "renting the suite in my parents' basement". It sounds so much better that way. Since CM and I cleaned it up a bit, it's actually a pretty skookum place. All it needs is some sprucing up...hence the trip to Rona that Justy and I will be making as soon as he's ready. I need paint chips.

There are many amazing renovations I can do to that place...if I stay longer than a year. This decision will be based on a conversation I'll be having with my mother at some point this week. The basis of it is as follows ranging from "don't really care" to "deal breaker"...

1) Don't wake me up in the morning to ask me if I'm working. I don't tell you my schedule for that exact reason.
2) Lock on my door.
3) Either your stuff out of my fridge, or your fridge out of my room.
4) Boys can sleep over. No dirty looks...I'll keep them out of the upper floors until afternoon for plausible deniability.

Sluggy Quiz!

Which Sluggy Freelance Character Are You?

Ok, I didn't actually get Oasis...but she's who I named myself after, so I decided to post her instead of Riff...which is who I actually am, apparently. Probably because I'm tired. I'd be Kiki if I had more energy and didn't feel dizzy and sick to my stomach and exhausted. Ooh, hey, I ought to go to bed. There's a thought.

Movie Review

The Lady and the Highwayman

When you describe a movie, it probably isn't really a good thing if the description includes the following lines:
"It would make a great MST3K spoof."
"It's good in kind of a...Krull...kind of way."
"Well, at least the castles were cool."
"Hugh Grant is in tights."
"Hugh Grant is in tights...and a mullet."
"I'm glad I was drinking Bailey's because it killed some of the pain."
"There was sword fighting. It was BAD sword fighting, but there was indeed sword fighting."

It was kind of funny though. Hugh Grant and Lysette Anthony are the only two names I recognized...and they play exactly the same characters I've seen them play at other times. Hugh-man is the same smarmy upper class Brit that he always seems to be, and Lysette is the same ditzy blonde, needs-to-be-rescued-OH-save-me chiqua that she was in Krull. She's got better hair in Krull though. And I liked her as the Lucy in "Dracula: Dead and Loving It".

But Lysette, honey...fire your agent, baby. Don't be cast in anything called "Evil Beneath Loch Ness" or "Trilogy of Terror II". You KNOW that sequels are never gonna be as good as the first one.

Oogh.

Got an extra couple hours at work tonight...one of the other supervisors is pregnant and she was having contractions, so she went to the hospital. I was supposed to go out with Meesh tonight, but I'm just pasted. I'm not working tomorrow so we'll be heading down to the States for a couple hours in the evening. Tonight I plan to curl up with someone/something and watch a movie and eat popcorn. If C/M comes over I'll cuddle up with him, otherwise it'll be in a fuzzy blanket that he gave me for Christmas.

And hot chocolate. Oh yes, there will be hot chocolate.

Hurray!

Got to play a game of Ultimate today. God, I missed it. :) I'm playing on a winter hat team, so we all got our names pulled out of a hat and that's the team we play. :) We lost our first game 13-10, but we came back from a 12-6 deficit, so we aren't too bad. :) I had to leave early because of a massive brunch that my family had. We went to the Executive Inn in Coquitlam. There was a huge buffet there. Wow. That's all I can say. Wow.

My aunt and uncle are in from Calgary, so we got to visit with them. They own a rocking pet store out there. It's bigger than a Petcetera is. :) Many fish. Many tanks. I'll post a link later.

Couple of links.

Canadians with guns?
Greatest game ever (You'll need Flash)

Whoa.

Please to be noticing the room cleaning "x square meters unliveable" on the side bar. I'll wait.

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Got that? Isn't it great? That's the lowest it's been in almost a year! Candyman came over last night and we spent over three hours cleaning...he organized stuff so it was all stacked and I sorted through boxes. I can walk from one end of my room to the other without tripping, slipping, breaking, kicking, or otherwise injuring myself or my stuff. I'm all impressed.

A really great benefit...the burning desire to move out has faded slightly. We were talking about all the wonderful amazing things I could do with the place, and I'm thinking "Wow. I'd never be able to pay the rent I'm paying here on a place like this." I think I need to write out a list of demands for my parents and then maybe I'll stick around for a while. Hee hee. I'm getting giddy again. I was very giddy last night looking around my room. :)

*happy*!!

Friday Five

1. What's the most daring thing you've ever done?
What I consider daring, many people wouldn't. Some people would find the fact that I've worked in adult bookstore daring. Me, not so much. I'v done some stuff that I can't relate on a PG13 blog. ;) Email me for details... ;) I think that telling C/M that I was in love with him was a pretty damned big risk for me.

2. What one thing would you like to try that your mother/friend/significant other would never approve of?
Being a stripper.

3. On a scale of 1-10, what's your risk factor? (1=never take risks, 10=it's a lifestyle)
Depends on your definition. I'll be taking a big risk if I wear that skirt I'm making out in public...If i do, I'll be bringing a change of clothes...just in case it falls apart.

4. What's the best thing that's ever happened to you as a result of being bold/risky?
I'm going out with Candyman right now. I took a chance on a part time/temporary job and am winding up with my dream job.

5. ... and what's the worst?
Can't think of anything. I think that there are very few things that I will wish I'd never taken that risk. Life's too short and most consequences are not far reaching. Anything that shortens my life or screws it up (ie: having a kid too young) is the only thing I can think of that will be terrible. Most mistakes can be overcome in time.

Whew.

Well, after a night where I got quite a bit of sleep...not good, but a lot...and a hellishly long-feeling day at work...

I feel much better.

Well, THAT was quick.

Every ounce of joy I was getting from sewing has been sucked out of me.

It just seems so...frivolous. And...unattainable. At least what I was wanting to do.

In fact, I can't seem to get excited about any of my craft things...or other hobbies. Or even writing here. It just seems so useless and an exercise in the illusion of my own self importance. A pretentiousness. I'm sure I'll be better later, but I just wanted to time stamp this:

Currently, I am not looking forward to anything. At all. A thought which quite frightens me, as I'm generally an upbeat individual who gets excited about way too many things at once.

Sad, so sad...

I'd like to do some community service here. Hence, I present to you:

How To Ruin Your Life In Four Easy Steps

1) Marry an illegal immigrant so that he can stay in the country.
2) Get pregnant.
3) Discover your husband is being deported regardless of marital status.
4) Do this while you're 19.

I don't really have much else to say. Wow.

Changes

Nothing major. I updated my sidebar a little. That's it.


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Hey, I'm going to bed now. I've gotta work. Lock the door when you leave, ok?

Quiz me!

YELLOW You are very perceptive and smart. You are clear and to the point and have a great sense of humor. You are always learning and searching for understanding. Find out your color at Quiz Me!

That's kind of neat...a group of friends and I called ourselves the "Smarties" for a while, and I was the yellow one. :)

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Me needs to travel more.

A couple of the blogs I've seen this on say the same thing. And why isn't there a province map for Canada? Not that I've been to many, but still!



create your own visited states map
or write about it on the open travel guide




create your own visited country map
or write about it on the open travel guide

I have a new project!

Y'know, because I don't have enough projects. :p It's kind of a secret right now, but it involves a sewing machine. I've always hated sewing and the last time I touched a sewing maching, other than to help move my mom's, was in grade eight. That would be roughly 12 years ago...half my lifetime. Justy has done more recent sewing then I have.

BUT!

Today I sewed. I created a scrunchie. It is ragged. It has visible threads. But, it is recognizably a scrunchie. And it is teal. I'm currently wearing it, and have been for the last twenty five minutes or so. As of yet, it is still in a recognizably "scrunchie"-like status.

This pleases and impresses me. Sewing is one of those things that people have tried to teach me over and over again but I simply have a massive mental block. Kind of like the rules for "Big Two". I can't seem to keep them in my head. I've wanted to learn how to sew for the last little while, mostly because I love medieval style outfits and they're very expensive. :p

So yeah. This was good. Although I'm incredibly tired...I was up until about 0530 this morning revisiting my A&W meal from several hours before. I don't like being sick.

I should go make a purple scrunchie with the other material I bought today. Incidentally, if people want small amounts of pretty material, check out my craft store. 22"x18" pieces for $2.29 And it's nice stuff, too.