makes me feel like a madman on the run

last week I finally bought new running shoes and started putting them to use. I got on the treadmill 4 out of 7 nights.

Today, I signed up for the 5k race on National Capital Race Weekend. It is my first race in at least 6 years (probably longer if I really think about it).

I am actually a little excited and a little nervous. You had to put an expected finish time down so I put 25 - 30 minutes. I hope I'm being overly cautious. I can't really remember, but I think my best time during a race was 18:23 but that was in my prime.

I have had a migraine since Saturday. I've been popping pills all day and think I've reached the max dose for both acetaminophen and ibuprofin. It is at least dull now.

Well, its Chuck time.

birds singing in the sycamore tree, dream a little dream of me

When I was 9 or 10 I watched the movie Silver Bullet at Tammy Mundt's house. It scared the living crap out of me and it ignited my crush on Corey Haim. After that, my room basically became a shrine of Teen Beat posters.

As with most crushes, it didn't last long and after Lost Boys I think I moved on to Johnny Depp who was in 21 Jump Street at the time or possibly River Phoenix but Corey Haim was and will always be my very first poster boy.

There was an interesting (well, depends on who you are I guess) article on people.com which basically amounted to Corey Feldman calling out everyone for not being there during Corey Haim's life yet actively mourning him on Twitter etc. Very pointed.

I actually watched a few episodes of The Two Corey's on A&E but it was mostly just sad to see someone who had it all and then smoked/snorted/injected it all away. I don't think it gets much worse than Meth addiction.

Why do I feel like they'll be writing the same things about Lindsay Lohan in about 10 years...

you'll wear your silver dress, i'm wearing my heart on my sleeve

Had my course Friday through Sunday. Instructor was great, course was useful and I would even go so far as to say I had fun.

Sunday night I went to a metal show with Jay at a dive bar downtown. It was honestly the best show I've seen in I can't remember how long. We had so much fun. We went for dinner and split a pitcher before hand too. I forgot how nice small venues are, like really small. Musically, a couple bands were pretty good, can't say I'm a huge metal fan but I enjoyed it.

Highlight of my night was when i got id'd at the bar though! Dude made my day. I don't think he'd ever seen someone so excited to get id'd.

Both Jay and I had the day off Monday so we dropped the kids off at daycare and did some shopping, had lunch, went to see one of Jay's work friends. I was supposed to stay home and clean and do all that stuff but shopping was more fun.

some day, you'll be a star in someone else's sky

long time no blog.

work continues to be insanely busy and i'm exhausted by the time the kids are in bed. i've also been a little addicted to some word games on my iPhone...

weekend was ok - went to the Wilco show Sunday night (Ticketmaster did replace my tickets, for a 25$ fee of course). it was an ok show. musically it was great but for me a lot of the time its the crowd that makes or breaks a show and this crowd was surprisingly young and annoying. plus it was at the NAC so first people were sitting, then standing, then some sitting and some standing - i just wanted people to make up their minds.

I start my course tomorrow and it goes all weekend. of course, it is supposed to be beautifully sunny and unusually warm...

Mom and Dad were down tonight so we all went out for dinner (just to East Side Mario's). The kids were very well behaved and it went very well. It was nice.

well, Facebook calls.

it was not your fault but mine, and it was your heart on the line, and i really fucked it up this time, didn't i dear?

ugh, work has been brutal the past couple of weeks. can't seem to get ahead and anything that could go wrong has.

not the end of the world but stressful nonetheless. i did have an awesome review last week though. and i'm sitting in on a huge project (HST stuff) which is cool. I also have a management course next weekend "human relations".

Jay and I are supposed to go to Wilco this Monday night but I lost the tickets...apparently i can call ticket master and most likely get replacements so i had better get on that. i can't believe i lost the tickets. i put them in the cupboard months ago when they came in, never even opened the envelop and somehow they have disappeared...

i filed our 2009 tax returns tonight. i love Quick-Tax. if i can do my taxes using it, anyone can. i'm getting a decent return thanks to the home reno tax credit and daycare costs but not as much as i would have liked because i was on EI for over half the year and they don't take enough tax off. Jay actually owes $32. but our money all goes into one pot anyway.

looking forward to buying some new spring clothes though!

i wouldn't ask this of you

felt like a busy weekend.

went to Susan's on Friday night for "fat pants Friday" which is basically a bunch of girls hanging in track pants eating not good for you food and drinking wine. how awesome is that.

Saturday I met Chantal and Danielle for brunch (Chantal was in town for the weekend) which was nice. great to catch up and its nice to know that with some friends, some things never change. you can just pick right up where you left off.

After brunch I came home, grabbed Nate and headed out to do groceries. then it was dinner and kids to bed and then Jay and I just watched a movie (Star Trek 2009 - it was mediocre at best).

Today I had planned on going to church but we all have a serious case of the sniffles and or sore throats so I didn't think it was wise to be around others. plus, Nate is having poop issues again though we are having successes with the potty, i.e. he will actually tell us when he needs to pee. i can't wait until he is completely out of diapers. that will save about $50 a month right there.

I managed to get the entire house vacuumed, kitchen and bathrooms mopped, toilets cleaned etc.

Nate and I spent some time in the back yard too. Its been so nice and mild lately.

I'm watching speed skating right now. we're not doing much owning the podium...Chris del Bosco's fall this aft was heartbreaking.

I have a feeling that as long as we win hockey, nothing else will really matter anyway.

time for some ice-cream.

re-track the footsteps that brought us to this favour

Jay's at a work thing tonight. i'm watching the game and being very lazy after a brutal day at work.

i see we got another gold medal. yay.

i also see that there seems to be a very common thread between our Canadian athletes. they all seem to have GIANT teeth. i wonder if there is some sort of genetic trait regarding athleticism and giant teeth, sort of like giant head equals celebrity.

well the game is 2-2 which means i will now get too nervous to watch.

thankfully tomorrow is Friday and I have a much needed girls night to look forward to.