Jodiferous.com will be going on a brief hiatus. I am not sure how long, maybe a couple of weeks?
It is easier for me to say I am going dark for a while, than to try to post right now. I don’t like ignoring my blog, so better just to go on a brief shutdown.
If you use RSS feeds, you’ll see me when I get back, I am sure. If you don’t, and you would like to be notified when I return, send an email to notify@jodiferous.com, and you’ll get a one time announcement of my return.
Love you guys!
Jodi
For the first time in … I can’t remember. I was trying to find a diet Pepsi commercial I saw the other day, which made me laugh out loud. I pronounced it genius and decided I needed to share it with all of you. But I can’t find it! Not even on youtube. Seriously, Internet… what’s up with that? Why you bumming me?
Its the one with the guy singing along to “Mony Mony” at a wedding reception. And the fact that, to me, it’s LOL funny shows you just how old I really am.
Telling you about it is not the same.
sigh.
Today is the 14th anniversary of my father’s death.
It was also a year ago, today, that my stepdad told me he had cancer.
Let’s just wait today out, ok?* Keep our eyes on tomorrow.
*unless it’s your birthday today, in which case happy birthday, I’m sorry if I bummed your day out. Births are good.
The kittens are looking at me funny. Probably because I am actually cleaning house. They keep coming over and sniffing about, trying to figure out what I am doing.
I tried to explain to them that the time to come over, all big eyed and kitten curious, is NOT when a trash bag full of two litter boxes worth of excrement and litter ruptures, and THEIR POOP goes spilling out all over the hallway and kitchen.
It really is not the time.
I cancelled my Netflix account last June, on my last trip to the states. I missed it, so I signed up for zip.ca. The problem is, I can’t remember what was on my Netflix queue. It numbered in the 100’s. The movies on zip.ca do not seem to be as readily available as they were on Netflix, so you need to keep a big ziplist, so something you want is available to send you.
Since I can’t remember what was on my Netflix queue, am I asking you for suggestions. Rent any good movies lately?
I know you are all probably curious about knitting class. Did I meet interesting people? Did I make any friends? Did I play well with others?
In a word: no.
First, to back up, I have a confession to make. I actually stood in front of the mirror, before I left, and contemplated which looked friendlier – extremely fluffy hair down or hair up in a less fluffy manner. Sad. (I went with hair up, more presentable)
I did not have my hopes pinned on making friends in knitting class. The truth is, I’m pretty shy around strangers unless there is someone who is more shy and uncomfortable than I am, then I might work to make them feel more comfortable. However, the value came in at least trying to get out and make friends. There is very little chance of making friends if I stay home in my tiny apartment, right?
So it was a dark and rainy night on Thursday, and I dragged my ass out of my warm and comfy home to go to class. Got myself a root beer along the way. I’m all ready to be charming and make a scarf. I arrive 5 minutes early. I browse a bit and then go to the class room. No one is there. I look at all the different classes available at this location. No one shows up. I sit in a chair. I get up and sit in a different chair. A try a third chair and decide this is the chair for me. No one shows up. This goes on for about 15 minutes, until I finally went out and talked to a manager.
We look in the class book and see I AM THE ONLY ONE SIGNED UP FOR THIS PARTICULAR CLASS. So much for making friends. Usually, when that happens, the teacher cancels it. But she didn’t bother this time. No one called me. Because I don’t have my actual receipt, I get a refund in the form of a gift card. And I head home.
FAIL!
So those of you who were worried that I would become a Knitter with a capital KNIT, you can rest easy. Not that you had much to worry about anyway.
It is De-lurking day! Chris says so, and I believe him.
So if you visit, but have never said, “hi!” now is the time to say it. Don’t be shy. Lord knows the only one who makes a fool of themselves on this blog is me. You can say “hi!” even if you have said “hi!” before as well.
I’m trying to update my blogroll to better reflect my RSS feeds, which is how I read my blogs. If you do not see your blog over there, please don’t think I don’t read you. I probably do, just in RSS feeds. Feel free to let me know and I will add you to the blogroll so everyone can find out how wonderful you are. Yes, I mean YOU.
In and effort to a: get out of the house more and b: socialize, I have signed up for knitting classes at the local Michael’s craft store. This Thursday evening, and next, I will learn to knit a scarf.
I have to be honest, I don’t really care about knitting. Many people have tried to get me to knit. But I can’t hold a book or type while knitting, so it seems impractical, at best. A few months ago I agreed to start knitting with my cousin. It was going to be our new hobby, she in Washington, me here in Canada. She even sent me some yarn and needles and a book. Which is the sweetest thing. But I could not even understand the instructions for casting off. I’m sure I will benefit from a teacher who can stand over me and show me.
However, it’s not about knitting. It’s just something to take. Something to get me out of the house. And, maybe, allow me to meet people. I miss my friends. I miss spending time with them. I need to make some local friends. Preferably ones with wicked senses of humor and an interest in shoe shopping.
I do really like scarves, however.
In my dreams I make a friend in the first five minutes. Maybe she’ll be an American as well. Post immigration process, she’ll be able to travel to the states. Someday, when I am post immigration process, I’ll be able to call her up and say “Target?” and she will know exactly what I am talking about, and we’ll go down to Bellingham. Where we will also need to visit Nordstrom’s shoe department. (She’ll understand that as well.) In the meantime, she’ll kindly bring me things like Red Vines and Benefit’s Honey Snap Out of it Facial Scrub.*
American is certainly not a requirement. Evidence found in parking lots in Bellingham have shown that many Canadians understand both Target and Nordstroms.
*I have found Benefit at a Shopper’s Drug Mart in Burnaby, but not the entire product line, and not the Honey Scrub, which is THE BOMB.
I found this tag thingy over at Derek’s website. Wil and I are very grateful to Derek, for it is on his website that we found out about Me n’ Ed’s pizza. Our new favorite pizza. Our old favorite pizza was in Victoria, so that doesn’t work on a day to day basis.
You have to answer these questions with one word, and one word only.
* Your last meal: toast
* Something on your desk/work area: mail
* Your New Year’s Eve plans: reading
* The smallest gift you received this year: watch
* The largest gift you received this year: tv
* Something you wish you hadn’t eaten so much of during the holidays: cookies
* On your feet: socks
* Your hair: colored
* How many other countries you’ve traveled to: three
* One country you dream of visiting: America
* A hobby you’d like to take up/revisit this year: swimming
* A hobby of yours that died (aww, buh-bye) this past year: friends
* A publication you subscribe to (print): none
* The most embarrassing subscription in your feed reader (if you have one): jodiferous.com
* One of your favorite stores to window shop dreamily in: apple
* One of your favorite online stores to window shop dreamily on: amazon.com
* A color you love to wear: green
* Your bed pillow: temperpedic
* The color of your kitchen counter: mess
* What you plan to do when you get up from the computer: dishes
There you go! Play along if you like. I would like to say that my friends didn’t die, but my ability to hang out with them did, for the most part. Unless they come visit me.
