Where The Hell Can I Put My Car???

They have the best thing ever on Grand Theft Auto San Andreas... the jetpack! My little gangster dude puts it on and in only minutes he is off flying to his destination... when he arrives he can take his jetpack off (it's a backpack) and easily store it until his next use... I really really want a jetpack!

I started off my day getting in shit for parking in volunteer parking... so I grabbed my keys and trucked on over to park at the Staples lot down the block. I had to go and help my friend Chris move a few things and pick up a computer this afternoon so I went down the block again to get my car... drove to Chris' to help her out... came down and sure enough I had a parking ticket!

The inconvenience of trying to find somewhere to stash my vehicle today is really causing me anxiety... so as I said before I really really wish I had a jetpack... would someone get on that and really invent one please?

If You're Wondering Where I Am

I figured I should explain in advance to those who may be looking for me this weekend that I will not be reachable... but do not fret I am fine... I will just be sleeping or working.

I got my cheque yesterday and was devestated that after I had paid a few bills and put aside money for the mortgage I had $17.83 left for gas and food for the next two weeks. I can always buy that on visa but the visa bill is getting pretty high so I decided I need to pick up as many shifts as I can to pay those down a bit so at least I have some space on Visa to rely on. I hate being broke but luckily I can pick up extra shifts at work and a co-worker is sick so the opportunity to pick up a bunch just came up.

I have to have at least 8 hours off between shifts so I figured it out and I am working Thursday 11:59am-8:00am, then Friday 4pm -12am, then Saturday 8am - 4pm, and Saturday 11:59pm -8am. I am going to meet up with Richard Sunday and then I am going to sleep well into Monday. It is three full extra shifts I am fitting in so it should help alot, but don't call cause I will most likely be sleeping...

The God Boy Turns 11

My god son turned 11 today!. He had a party which included taking the kids to the movie "The Pacifier" and then they all came back to the house for some Pizza and Cake.

Avery got some great new gifts including this little leggo darth vader from his brother and he even got a really sweet little MP3 player from his Mom and Craig!

Rob and Becky brought Payten to celebrate the party... and Melissa and James brought their baby as well (although it's still in Melissa's belly!).

DC Bowling

In the name of Wellness the staff at the Distress Centre decided to go bowling on Friday afternoon!

I think we are all feeling better because of it! :)

Real Friends...

I received this email when I got to work and it got me thinking about friends I have and friends I have had...

A simple friend, when visiting, acts like a guest.
A real friend opens your refrigerator and helps himself.

A simple friend has never seen you cry.
A real friend has shoulders soggy from your tears.

A simple friend doesn't know your parents' first names.
A real friend has their phone numbers in his address book.

A simple friend brings a bottle of wine to your party.
A real friend comes early to help you cook and stays late to help you clean.

A simple friend hates it when you call after he has gone to bed.
A real friend asks you why you took so long to call.

A simple friend seeks to talk with you about your problems.
A real friend seeks to help you with your problems.

A simple friend wonders about your romantic history.
A real friend could blackmail you with it.

A simple friend thinks the friendship is over when you have an argument.
A real friend calls you after you had a fight.

A simple friend expects you to always be there for them.
A real friend expects to always be there for you!

Birthday Dinner

I went over to my mom and dad's tonight to have my birthday dinner. It was some good food (lemon pepper chicken) and some great company!

604 RCACS 50th ANNIVERSARY

Today we had the 50th Anniversary Parade and it was a success!

We formed a mass band with bands from all of the squadrons that attended. They did not have a lot of time to practice but they came together and sounded wonderful.

All of the Calgary Air Cadet Squadrons as well as the Air Squadrons from Airdrie, Strathmore, and Banff/Canmore attended... plus Sea and Army cadet units were in attendance as well. It was really rare and cool to have all three types of units parading all together at once!

The Only Day Of The Year..... That's A Command

It's my birthday today... March Fourth... The Only Day of The Year That's A Command... (get it... March Forth) ;)

One of my volunteers told me this at the volunteer banquet in Jan 1994 and I love it. Why... because March Fourth is the only day of the year that's a command and that makes it pretty special.

I am 31 today so I guess I got through 30... I am not sure what 31 should look like, but it sure doesn't feel or look like I thought it would have.

When I was five 30 was very old... I thought my grandparents must be around 30... I remember my mom shouting at me to come inside while we were living at my grandparents because she wanted to fill out the information sheet in out "school daze" yearbook that my mom kept. She wanted to know what I wanted to be when I grew up. Well... I wanted to ask the little boy next door what we were going to be. I think she said no but I ran out anyways and he was in his front yard and so I asked him and he told me... when I grew up I was going to be Spiderman!

When I was ten 30 seemed quite old... I thought that when I was 30 I would be a mom with five children. I decided that I would be happy if they were all boys, but really sad if they were all girls. I figured the ideal would be boy, boy, boy, girl, boy. I wanted one daughter but not more than one really... I was a die hard tomboys and did not really like girls but did dream of a huge family... I planned on starting on it with the first one arriving at 21! I wanted to be an architect.

When I was fifteen 30 was definitely adult but not really old... I thought that I would hopefully have found someone and be married with a few kids at least. I wanted three kids, the ideal being boy, boy, girl. I wanted to travel in my 20's. I was a cadet and thought about applying for military college where I would get paid to be a student and could maybe become an engineer or something... I began to write for the school paper and thought about being a reporter, I bought my first camcorder and thought maybe I would make movies, I changed my mind daily!

When I was twenty 30 was... not so old... I thought that by 30 I would probably be established in my career, I thought that I would hopefully be settling down with a few kids. I was in college doing my broadcasting diploma and thought that when I was 30 I would be working somewhere else hopefully overseas doing camera work or working internationally for FOX or some other network.

When I was twenty five 30 was right around the corner... I was working with Richard establishing Radius and hoping and dreaming big. We were working on a couple of different products, setting up websites and creating all the marketing material for our products, importing products from China, and working hard... I thought that by 30 these projects would be well on their way and me and Richard would be living quite comfortably. I was hoping to semi-retire around 30-35 to start a family.

I am past 30 today... I am 31 and I am not spiderman, I am not an architect with five kids, not an soldier, and engineer, an international reporter, or semi-retired.

I work for a non profit agency training volunteers for the 24 hour crisis lines, teen and youth drug line... don't even ask me how I got here... that is a long story in itself. I would have never imagined that I would be doing this type of work... it wasn't ever really in the plans but I love the work that I do, I work with volunteers training them to listen and to help, I know that they go out and use that to help around 70,000 callers a year. I am single... which is okay some days... somedays it's lonely. I used to think that I could never live alone, I have done it for a while and wonder if I could live with someone else. I own my own home, I should have it paid off by the time I'm 45. I think I still want kids, but don't feel like I am "grown up" enough yet to do that (crazy I know)... I'm not sure if that will ever happen for me... but I think that it would be alright even if it didn't... I have two god sons that are my boys, and I think they will be there to help me move furniture when I am old and grey, I may have a few nieces or nephews too.

I'm not where I thought I would be... in many ways I wonder how I got here... and if I am anyway NEAR the path I was meant to travel. I grieve for some lost dreams (I really wanted to be spiderman) but at the same time am thankful for how some things have turned out...

and I really wonder what fourty is going to look like...

So True...

I found this here at Scribble King... I thought it was pretty funny :)

Numa Numa

This is pretty funny if you have audio...

NUMA NUMA

Thanks Tav... Nav... & All My Other Clickers

Thanks for the clicks! Tavis called me for an update and today I have....
23 clicks and I made a wopping $2.27.

That is a huge jump! My total earned is now $4.09 and I am much closer to my goal of $100.

Tavis also let me know that some asshole let my cats out today while I was at work. They let my sister's cats out as well which was even ruder since her cats are not outdoor cats at all so that could be quite dangerous for them.

We both have cat pens that they can get into through a window during the day and an outdoor door to the pen so we can get in to clean it etc, my pen doesn't have a lock on the door but I guess I'm going to need to get one...

(all the cats are now home safe and sound!)