THE ROCK REPORT

2008-02-25T14:59:00.000-08:00

I had a great weekend in Tofino. I worked for the first time alone on Friday night and although I was a bit nervous it was mostly smooth sailing. Maja was able to help me out a little and on Saturday I had no problems.

On Saturday night a big crew of people headed to the Legion for a show! A latin/reggae/dub band from Texas played for about two hours and it was really fun. Maja and I danced right up at the front and the place was packed! The cool thing about Tofino is that when a band or artist comes to town - the whole town seems to go out to support them.

Sunday night I went to the beach alone during the day and then watched the Oscars with a bunch of people at the hostel. Then my friend Jeff and I went to the bar to meet a few other people and play some pool and Tetris! Good times for all.

2008-02-21T22:57:00.000-08:00

Last night was another adventure at the Mackinna Pub aka "The Dirty Mac" aka "Devil Bar". I had my two favourite Tofino ladies with me and a few gents and we had an excellent time. I must introduce you to a new friend in Tofino named Sam, who is truly awesome. She's one of those special people who just walk into a room and immediately fill it with positive energy. She is a big ray of sunshine and she makes everyone smile. She's a masseuse, and moved here last week. Maja knew her because she stayed at the hostel for a week in January.

So last night we went out and we danced the night away and stayed at the bar until close. Maja made sure to take tons of pictures and I realized for the first time that she is hilarious when she's a little bit drunk! I know I had a good time because when I showed Andy the photos today he said "How is it that you were dead sober and yet you look the drunkest out of everyone?". Enough said.

First Pic: Maja, Sam, Me
Second Pic: Andy, Me
Third Pic: Pat (one second after accidentally spilling a drink down my back), Me
Fourth Pic: Maja, Me

2008-02-21T22:30:00.000-08:00

It's been a sad week in Tofino with the loss of seven year old William. He was visiting Tofino with his parents and younger brother from Bellingham, WA. It was his little brother's birthday and for whatever reason William was left alone for what I have heard may have been nearly twenty minutes on a trail near the ocean and forest and when his father returned, he was gone.

I felt physically ill the first couple of days thinking about it. I couldn't not think about it. The helicopters flew over and around the hostel, you could see the Search and Rescue boats going out every morning and coming back in every evening. Posters were everywhere and it was all anyone in town could really talk about. I saw familiar faces being interviewed on the news and reporters were walking up and down Campbell Street. I made a few photocopies for the Search and Rescue team and watched them search the bushes around the hostel.

It really upset me when the posters came out and when the story was being reported on the news that there was such focus on the fact that William had Attention Defecit Disorder. It seemed as though they were suggesting that due to his relatively common and treatable mental illness, he was likely to jump off a cliff into the water or run away into the forest. Furthermore, a seven year old boy is a seven year old boy whether he has been labelled "ADD" or not and a seven year old boy should NEVER be left alone for three minutes or for thirty.

It's such a tragic situation that could have easily been avoided, but I am not a parent and I do not think I have a right to say whether a parent made a fatal error in this situation. All I can hope for now is that William's body can be returned to his family and that they can find strength during this awful time. May William rest in peace.

2008-02-21T22:17:00.000-08:00

It's been a busy week at the hostel. I have been working a lot and my training is almost complete. We've also had a lot of sunshine and warm weather, so I haven't been sitting in my room on my computer all day!

I'm getting to know Tofino quite well and even made a trip out to Ukee to visit my co-worker Andy who lives there and to do some grocery shopping. It's about a thirty minute drive but it was nice to just listen to music in the car and be alone for a while.

I'm still doing yoga and the other day I went to Tonquin Park to practice yoga while the sun set. It was unbelievably beautiful. The photos do not do it justice. I took some great shots of Steve walking into the sunset and just before it was too dark he snapped a few of me finishing up my yoga.

2008-02-16T23:07:00.000-08:00

A Saturday afternoon in Tofino....

2008-02-15T14:47:00.001-08:00

On Wednesday evening I went to the bar here for the first time. It's known as the "Devil" bar and it's definately an interesting place. It has a few booths, a dance floor, a teeny tiny bar, and a pool table. You can pick the tourists out from a mile away - and everyone who works at a hotel hangs out with their hotel group. So the girls who work at Middle Beach all cluster in a booth and the guys who work at wherever all stand in that corner. It's a bit funny.

My night was interesting. I met a few new people who all seem really chill, but I felt like a complete misfit because of the non-drinking issue. Maybe I just don't know how to socialize properly or perhaps my non-drinking makes other people feel uncomfortable. I think I come across much more serious than I really am. It's true that I am a very serious person but I like to have fun too. Whatever. Oh well.

Maybe I'll give this bar another chance next week because it wasn't too bad and I definately can't wait to go there with my girls from back home. The highlight of the night had to be when a girl was trying to get by me and said "Excuse me please" and I looked up and she looked at me and we both simultaneously yelled "Heather?" "Emily?"!!! Emily Robb is living in Tofino. I grew up with her and she has known me longer than almost anyone else. She's working at Shelter Restaurant and I promised her I'd stop by. Can't wait! It was amazing to see a familiar face.

2008-02-15T14:19:00.000-08:00

On Wednesday I went surfing with two friends.

It was a beautiful day - warm and sunny - but the waves were not so good. Really choppy, messy, and coming in quickly one after the other. If you could get past the break you'd be fine but I tried and tried and couldn't get out there. It's probably a good thing since near the end of our time in the water we were looking at 12-15 foot waves. Maybe in the summer I could attempt that but most definately not now. My buddy Jeff was out there surfing the big ones and he had a wipe out and the wave broke his leash!!! Luckily his board washed up on shore and we found it but YIKES.

It was great to get out there though - and I bought a summer wetsuit! It's Roxy and it fits me like a glove. It's used and was only $70 bucks compared to $300-400. I can start using it in May and by then I'll hopefully have my own board. All I need is a leash, some gloves and boots and I'm golden.

2008-02-15T14:06:00.000-08:00

The last few days have been very busy. I'm finally starting to understand the computer system we use and I'm no longer afraid to take reservations or check people in. Plus I plan on using the "I'm new" card for at least two more weeks.

I have been feeling a bit down lately, maybe it's the rain, Valentine's Day, missing my friends, missing Ozzy, missing family, missing the city - but things are not too shabby. I think it's mostly that I am extremely impatient and I don't really enjoy the "getting settled" process that comes with a new move. On top of that - it's easy to feel lonely in Tofino. There isn't much to do at night and it gets dark at 6pm. So from 6pm until you sleep you just wish you had someone to share that time with. I'm sure I won't be lonely in the summer when there's people everywhere - but right now it's lonely. I don't like lonely.

I have been getting out and about though. And have met plenty of new people - I suppose I just miss my old ones....

2008-02-12T00:16:00.000-08:00

I had another great day in Tofino yesterday, and went to my first Yoga class here. It's held at Tofino Botanical Gardens every day except Sundays. It's a very different style of Yoga than what I'm used to but I thoroughly enjoyed the class. There were six of us and a teacher and very dim lighting with candles and light spiritual kind of music playing in the background. A year ago I would have laughed at this style of Yoga because it seems very "Hippie" but I loved it! It was soothing and challenging at the same time and really revolves around meditiation. The teacher says things like this:

"Push your left leg down in the ground, pushing your roots deep into the earth. Bring your right leg up and tuck it into your left thigh, making your tree strong and stable. Now open your fingers and bring your branches above your head and let them sway there in the wind then bring your branches to cover your heart, the soul of your tree, and be one with the earth and one with your body."

It sounds funny but it was the most relaxing thing I've ever done. The teacher was so sweet, when I thanked her after class she gave me a big hug and welcomed me to the community. I love this town. NAMASTE.

2008-02-11T23:31:00.000-08:00

I worked again yesterday until 2pm and then went on some trails with new friends Steve and Pat. It was sunny and beautiful out with a nice breeze. We went on the Rainforest Trail in Tofino first. It was a short trail but absolutely stunning - unfortunately for Steve the highlight was when he completely bailed and slid down the mud. I had my camera but the batteries needed to be changed. I wish I could have snapped a picture! I'm still laughing about it to his displeasure...

Next we went to the Wild Pacific Trail in Ukee (home of coworker Andy). It was a perfect day to do this trail. It was so bright and sunny and again I'm smacking myself for not changing the batteries in my camera before leaving. We must have sat at one lookout for over 20 minutes staring at massive waves breaking against the rocks. It was gorgeous and otherworldly watching the sunset.

Afterwards, Steve dropped me off at Dan and Tarni's house for dinner. I had the most delicious dinner and dessert! Shea was awake and happy when I arrived. He's changing so much and is making new sounds and facial expressions - too cute for words. We watched the Canucks game and then Dan gave me a ride back to my new home. I'm so lucky to have such wonderful family here.

It was a perfect day!

2008-02-09T22:59:00.000-08:00

At the end of January I made a trip to Tofino with my Dad and Milena to visit Dan, Tarni, and Shea (Milena's eldest son and his family). The weather was unbelievable - as in sunny one day and a snowstorm the next. I stayed with Dan and Tarni and had such an amazing time. We ate great food, went surfing, hiked the Wild Pacific Trail, and had a great visit. Shea is such a great baby. He's very smart, aware, and happy and calm. Here are some pictures from that trip.

2008-02-09T20:26:00.000-08:00

Greetings from Tofino!

I moved here yesterday after getting a job at "Whaler's on the Point Hostel and Guesthouse" on Tuesday. Whaler's is now my new home. The journey here was quite pleasant, with sunshine, and very few cars on the road. I spent the day getting settled, doing a bit of grocery shopping, and hanging out with my roommate Maja (pronounced Maya). She is 20 years old and from Cologne, Germany. She is the nicest girl and I think we'll have tons of fun together. Everyone who works here is great - my coworker Steve cooked me dinner tonight! The guests are also very amusing. Today I met people from France, Netherlands, Germany, England, and Australia. Accents everywhere - and I brushed up on my french with a fellow from Paris.

I worked today from 7:30am-2pm and was busy learning the ropes. I don't think I will have any problems with the computer systems or with the tasks. It's a lot of fun! I do have to do a bit of housekeeping but it's nothing gross so I don't mind :)

I made this little video so you can see where I now live and work. Sorry that it's a bit shaky, I was making it in a rush before dinner. Expect more on the way! I am so happy to be here. I love living on Tofino Time.

2008-02-09T18:29:00.000-08:00

My oh my, time has gone by.

As we all know I did make it back to Vancouver from PG, but apparently this blog didn't! I've had a busy, intense, exciting, and trying year but I am doing just fine. Not that it's possible for me to recap an entire year in one post, but I am going to try to do my best.

HIGHLIGHTS:

- going to the Coachella Music Festival in Indio, California (April '07)
- helping Brett start his first business in Steveston (April-June '07)

- going to V-Fest at Thunderbird Stadium (May '07)

- going to Florida with my Dad (June '07)
- going to Shambhala Music Festival in Nelson (August '07)

- being on the "Jeff O'Neil Morning Show" on 99.3 The Fox for three weeks for Wear the Fox Hat 2 (October '07)

- being on Rock 101 hosting "What's in the Van Man?"(November '07)

- seeing too many bands to name but highlights include Rage Against The Machine, Roger Waters, Neil Young, The Police, Amy Winehouse...

- becoming a Yogi and learning to better care for myself

LOWLIGHTS:

- breaking up with Brett for good after over 4 years together (July '07)

- being in Richmond Hospital (December '07)

Although I will say that I have had a rough couple of months, it's obvious that I also have had many wonderful experiences. I am putting my health first and am dedicated to gaining mental, physical, and emotional strength from 2008 until the day I die!

2007-03-02T09:18:00.000-08:00

Today is the big day.

It is beautiful in Prince George right now. Sunshine - blue skies - let's just hope it stays that way. Kelly was here on Wednesday and left yesterday morning. She took good care of me. Feeding me and making sure I wasn't getting too stressed! She brought home 3 suitcases full of stuff.

Last night Alex arrived in Prince George at about 11:30pm! Just to do the drive home with me. What a sweet heart. We want to leave by noon at the latest. I still have a bit of packing to do and then it's the task of squeezing everything into my Toyota Echo.....fun.

Will post once I'm back home! Which should be around 8ish.

2007-02-26T12:42:00.000-08:00

On Saturday night I went to the Spruce Kings game with Docc and Al. They were playing at the CN Centre to get some hype for the RBC Cup. I cared more about my cotton candy, popcorn and large coke....it was fun! The game was crazy. There were so many fights. With 15 minutes left in the 3rd period, each team had just 7 or 8 players left. The others all recieved game misconducts. You think I'm joking, but I'm not. Go to www.sprucekings.bc.ca and take a look at the penalties from their game against Quesnel.

Docc, Al and myself ended up going onto the ice during intermission to do the $10,000 Shoot Out! It's sponsored by 94X so out we went in front of nearly 3,000 people. Did I mention that we had no idea we were supposed to do this? But during the 2nd period we heard, "94X crew please report to...." and we all looked at eachother and looked around and said "Well I guess that's us!". Docc did all the talking. I just stood there and tried to look pretty....it was somewhat hard to do that in sweatpants and your boyfriend's Liverpool sweater, but like I said, I tried!

The player came SO CLOSE to winning the $10,000. It's virtually impossible, but I really thought he had done it! The crowd loved it. One of the sponsor's looked terrified. It was the closest anyone's ever come to actually winning the prize. It was a fun night! The last hockey game I'll ever see in PG....

2007-02-26T11:43:00.000-08:00

My thoughts on the Oscars....

I loved Ellen hosting. I love Ellen in general, but I thought she did a fabulous job. Highlights were getting Steven Spielberg to snap a picture of her with Clint Eastwood for Myspace, delivering a screen play to Martin Scorsece, and her entire opening speech had me laughing out loud.

I was happy with all the winners. I was definately pulling for Little Miss Sunshine to win Best Picture, but I haven't seen The Departed yet, so I'll have to give it a chance.

As far as fashion goes: loved Kate Winslet, loved Gwenyth Paltrow, loved Emily Blunt. However the dress I keep thinking about was the one on Jessica Biel. It's no wonder that all of young Hollywood hates her. She shows up in a neon pink gown that screams "Look at me!!!" and she wasn't even nominated for anything. That girl's got guts.

My favourite moment of the show was when Will Ferrell and Jack Black performed. I watched it on youtube and tears were streaming down my cheeks. When they claim they're going to beat up the nominees....I lost it. Too funny.

"Hey Leo, you think you can date supermodels and win Oscars? I'm going to elbow you in the larynx!" - Jack Black

"Ryan Gosling, you're all 'hip and now'. Well I'm going to break your hip RIGHT NOW!" - Will Ferrell

"Peter O'Toole, you're all legendary and English, I don't care. I'm going to beat you down with my Nickelodeon Award!" - Jack Black

"Mark Walhberg, where are you? I won't mess with you. You're actually kind of badass. Once again I hope we're cool. You are very talented" - Will Ferrell

2007-02-26T11:32:00.000-08:00

Sorry for the lack of posts.

Very busy weekend. It's moving week!!! The best/worst/scariest/happiest week ever. I think I'm prepared. My car is clean (somewhat), my house is almost clean, and I am for the most part packed.

Kelly is coming here on Wednesday, just for the day, to bring home some suitcases. And then on Thursday, Alex is flying up to do the drive home with me, which starts on Friday at 10:30am. We should be back in Vancouver around 7:30pm. I really need to get my car cd player fixed asap.

Today my brain feels like it's been put in a blender on high speed. I can't think straight. My head feels foggy. My emotions are all over the place. I really need to take it a day at a time. I just feel stuck. But hopefully that will change on Friday.

I'm just scared. I feel totally different from the girl who left for Prince George last July. I don't even know who she is anymore. Weird. I guess that's growing up. I have evolved...I had no choice. I'm just worried that the girl who returns to Richmond will be a stranger to most.

2007-02-23T09:06:00.000-08:00

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2007-02-22T12:47:00.000-08:00

It was a big day for Ozzy yesterday....

He got a new hair do! I took him to the groomer's and asked that they really clean him up. And they did. Some people like Ozzy's shaggy do, others like him trimmed with short fur. I am a fan of the short fur. It's soft and it doesn't get stuff stuck in it!

I forget how small he is, only 13 pounds! He does look a like a rat a bit....but a super cute rat! Right? RIGHT???

2007-02-21T18:12:00.000-08:00

Let's backtrack to the weekend...because I had a great weekend!!!

Alex flew up to PG on Saturday night. We went for dinner - watched SNL and then watched "Lost in Translation". I don't know why I never watched it before....it was so good! No wonder why he's madly in love with Scarlett Johannsen. The whole time while I was watching it I just kept thinking of Kelly and Neil....they must get a kick out of watching that movie. I can't even imagine...

The next day we went out for breakfast, I took him to the station and showed him around, and we also went to the old house in North Meadows. I wanted to get a picture taken by it but the owner was outside and I didn't want to bother him. Later that night we watched the NBA All Star game. That is where the picture comes from. It literally put me to sleep. Alex took that picture of me passed out at 8pm. Either the game was really boring or I was really tired. I'm not sure which!!! If Alex is reading this: I loved the All Star game! I love sports! I was just really sleepy.

2007-02-20T08:08:00.000-08:00

Sasquatch! Music Festival will be held over Memorial Day Weekend on Saturday, May 26th and Sunday, May 27th at the Gorge Amphitheatre. The Festival features over 50 artists on 3 stages. Tickets for the festival go on-sale Saturday, March 3rd at 10:00 am.

Saturday, May 26th:
Bjork The Arcade Fire Manu Chao Radio Bemba Sound System M.I.A. Citizen Cope Neko Case The Hold Steady Grizzly Bear Ghostland Observatory Electrelane Two Gallants The Slip Loney, Dear Aqueduct The Thermals Viva Voce The Blow Gabriel Teodros

Sunday, May 27th:
Beastie Boys Interpol Michael Franti & Spearhead Spoon Bad Brains Ozomatli Dandy Warhols The Black Angels Mirah Tokyo Police Club Money Mark St. Vincent Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter Smoosh Common Market Helio Sequence Minus The Bear

Tickets for the 2007 Sasquatch! Music Festival are $55 (plus $1 charity) per day for the onsale weekend, then $65 thereafter and go on sale Saturday March 3 at 10am at all Ticketmaster outlets, online at ticketmaster.com, livenation.com

CAMPING: On-site camping is available on a separate ticket. Cost is $40 per vehicle, per day and is available May 25, 26, 27 (there is a discount for a 3-day pass). Premier campsites are available for an additional fee with upgraded amenities.

*Gotta say....I'm a little disappointed...but it will be a great weekend anyways!!! ARE YOU IN?*

2007-02-17T16:22:00.000-08:00

Oh Britney....

I bought your albums - all of them - even "Britney" (which totally sucked by the way). I bought magazines with you on the cover. I paid money to see you lip sync your way through a concert at Pacific Coliseum. I was a fan.

After you married a back up dancer (gross!) my opinion was "As long as you're happy...". When you announced your divorce from the back up dancer I ran around work telling anyone who would listen.

And now.....why Britney, why?

2007-02-16T23:32:00.000-08:00

Today is Jessica's last day in Prince George and I am sad.

I don't know what I'd be doing or where I'd be right now if it wasn't for Jess. Since I moved up north in July, she has been nothing short of an angel to me. She listened when I was upset, she gave me advice when I was confused, she stood by me through thick and thin, and she shared my joy when I was happy. I am blessed to call her my friend.

Tomorrow she is turning a new page in her life and I couldn't be more thrilled or proud of her! She is moving to Saskatchewan and I cannot wait to visit her and her man Brad this summer. We might even go fishin'!

I made this slideshow for Jess as her going away present. It is a summary of our friendship thus far!

I am going to miss Jessica so much. Who am I going to dance to Buckcherry with? Who am I going to go to BP with? Who am I going to wreck beds with? Who am I going to complain to for the next two weeks? And who is going to make me cheesecake and a killer cup of tea???

2007-02-15T17:07:00.000-08:00

After having a horrible day - this WILL make me feel better. If you know me, you should know that my hobby is going to shows. It's an expensive hobby that some people don't understand.

I sat down and wrote down every single concert I've seen in my life. I'm sure I've missed a few but here's what I have so far in order of most recent (the number next to some bands is the number of times I have seen that group):

Papa Roach - It Dies Today - Art of Dying (2) - Rise Against - Snoop Dogg - Kurupt - The Tragically Hip (2)- The Sadies - Incubus - Moka Only - Red Hot Chili Peppers (2) - The Mars Volta (2) - Kim Mitchell - Foo Fighters (2) - Billy Talent (3) - Theory of a Deadman - Thornley - Marianas Trench - Armchair Cynics - Hot Hot Heat (2) - Beck - Death Cab For Cutie - Matisyahu - The Decemberists - Nada Surf - Arctic Monkeys - Big Japan - Queens of the Stone Age (3) - Nine Inch Nails - TV On The Radio - Bauhaus - And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead - HIM - Wolfmother - The Strokes (2) - Our Lady Peace (2) - Neverending White Lights - Shocore - Mobile - Stabilo - DJ Peretz (Perry Farrell) - Coldplay (2) - Fiona Apple - Riders On The Storm - Barenaked Ladies (4) - Gwen Stefani - MIA - Audioslave - Seether - 30 Seconds To Mars - Green Day - Jimmy Eat World - System of a Down - Pearl Jam - Jack Johnson - Matt Costa - Alanis Morisette - Velvet Revolver - Three Days Grace - Ashlee Simpson - Sum 41 - Chantal Kreviazuk - Sarah McLachlan - Avril Lavigne (2) - Delirium - The Distillers (3) - Crowned King - Shania Twain - Alexisonfire - Death From Above 1979 - The Music - Gob - Swollen Members - Jewel - Britney Spears - Destiny's Child - Janet Jackson - 112 - Backstreet Boys - N'SYNC - Pink - Jann Arden..........

And in the next few months I will have plenty of more shows to add to my growing list!!!

2007-02-15T10:56:00.000-08:00

This post is for somebody who I don't even think reads my blog but I must write it anyways.

I want this person to know the following things - since this person will never ever realize them on their own:

I am smart. Really smart actually. I could be a lawyer, a doctor, a teacher, a writer, or a scientist. I was accepted to UBC. I could have a degree. And maybe I will one day. I started attending a post secondary school while I was still in high school. And now I am only 20 years old and I have every option in the world available to me. I am not an idiot. I am aware of current issues, I read the newspaper, and I read a wide variety of books.

I am interesting and unique. Not "weird" or an "odd bird". I love to try new things, and take risks. But most importantly, I am not afraid to be myself. I do not spend time trying to impress anyone, and I constantly try to live my life being only true to myself. That takes courage and I am proud that at a young age I am able to love and appreciate myself.

I am positive. I do not enjoy being confrontational and I live with a moto of "Live and let live". I am an eternal optimist. Despite negative things happening to me in my life, I am able to rise above the negativity and still be a happy person. It doesn't mean I don't cry, or get upset, or angry, but I refuse to feel sorry for myself. It's as simple as that.

My passion is music. I am open to any type of music and I love to hear new music and old music, country, rap, rock, pop, hip hop, folk, classical. Anything. To put somebody down or insult them because you do not have a shared passion is a terrible and shameful thing to do.

This person has underestimated me and taken me forgranted for a while. This person is shut off from learning and expanding their mind . And yet, all I can think is what a shame. This person missed out on getting to know me, and that is a loss.

That is all. I feel better now.

2007-02-14T17:11:00.000-08:00

Special thanks to my Valentine!

My boyfriend Alex couldn't be here today but he will be here on Saturday. I had a great day, even if the guys at work were asking me where my flowers were. They're coming....I hope! Just teasing.

And congratulations to Alex for getting a perfect score on his math test today. Golf claps from everyone.

2007-02-14T16:53:00.000-08:00

VALENTINE'S SONGS OF THE DAY:

1. DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE - I WILL FOLLOW YOU INTO THE DARK

2. EDWIN MCCAIN - I'LL BE

3. CHRIS ISAAK - WICKED GAME

4. KEITH URBAN - SOMEBODY LIKE YOU

5. COLDPLAY - FIX YOU

6. BUCKCHERRY - EVERYTHING

7. INCUBUS - DIG

8. CROWDED HOUSE - WEATHER WITH YOU

9. NINE INCH NAILS - CLOSER

10. FOO FIGHTERS - WALKING AFTER YOU

2007-02-14T15:19:00.000-08:00

Valentine's Day is stupid.

It makes single people feel bad and it puts pressure on attached people to "do something nice for their sweetheart....or else". Today I saw men paying $90 for a dozen roses. Roses which will die in two weeks. It just seems a little silly to me.

And yet, today Brad and I had a contest where people call in and tell us why their partner deserves to be surprised with a big bouquet of flowers. We took countless calls and read many e-mails. The phone calls were really sweet! Men and women calling in telling us how much they love their significant other. One man had been married to his wife for 26 years and told us how he loves her more and more every day and that to this day he's absolutely crazy about her! It was really touching to hear all these genuine love stories.

We ended up surprising a mother of 3 who works and goes to school and still manages to make her family feel loved and special. She was so happy! Tears formed in her eyes almost immediately as we surprised her at school and you could tell she was truly surprised that her husband had called us to tell us how wonderful she is! I had tears in my eyes too. I'm such a sap.

Gives you that warm and fuzzy feeling inside. In closing - even if it is another pointless commercial holiday....Happy Valentine's Day!

2007-02-12T20:08:00.000-08:00

Moving sucks. I should have believed Jessica when she told me how much she hates moving.

It really is terrible. On Monday we took the Big Silver Truck and collected a bunch of stuff from both of our places and dropped it off at Value Village. We plan on doing this again in a few days.

During lunch on Monday, Jess asked me if I had any "aggression" brewing inside of me. I gave her a funny look and said "Well yeah! Of course!". She needed me to help her destroy her bed frame. We had a hammer and a bat and we managed to destroy it! And it was glorious. Jessica called me a "maniac". You don't want to run into me in a back alley....let me tell you!

After the bed wrecking we sat down on the couch like civilised ladies and ate Jessica's homemade cheesecake. It was an excellent afternoon.

2007-02-12T12:13:00.000-08:00

Monday mornings are so gross.

I would give anything to sleep in and not go to work.

Seconds feel like minutes - minutes feel like hours.

Mondays are the worst.

There is one thing on Mondays that make it worth rolling out of bed at 5:30am. Mel from the SPCA! Last Monday she brought two guinea pigs that Jess named "Chip & Dale". I had never held a guinea pig before but they are so cute! I held Chip and he made cute little noises when he was scratched.

And today Mel brought it Trixie. An 8 week old Lab X. She let me carry her around the station and never once whimpered. She was the cutest thing on earth. She made my Monday morning!

2007-02-12T11:56:00.000-08:00

I had a wonderful weekend.

Jess took me to Smithers! We left on Friday after work and had a great drive up. I love going past all the small towns like Burns Lake, Houston, Telkwa, on the way up. You blink and you miss them. I just think of how many people don't even know these places exsist!

Smithers is amazing. It's as lovely and beautiful as I had imagined it. I felt relaxed when I was there. I went to bed on Friday night at 11:30pm and woke up at 1:09pm. I have not slept like that for years. Jess's parents were so welcoming and wonderful and made the yummiest meals and desserts. And ther doggy Gus kept me from missing Ozzy too much.

On Saturday, Jess took me up to Ski Smithers, we went to a great Dutch bakery, a hippie book shop which Kelly would have LOVED, and a great store called "Heartstrings". Then that night we went to the Hudson Bay Lodge for kareoke (no we did not sing). And then it was off to the infamous "Twin". Wow. I have heard many tales about the Twin and the club really lived up to all my expectations. We danced until 2 in the morning. It was fantastic.

I heart Smithers, BC. Thanks for a most memorable weekend Jess!

*In the top two pictures Jess and I were in Burns Lake*

*At Ski Smithers*

*Standing on a frozen lake*

*With Gus Gus*

*At the Twin with Jess and her friend Christine*

2007-02-07T11:10:00.000-08:00

OZZFEST 2007...FOR FREE

GROUNDBREAKING ANNOUNCEMENT PULLS PLUG ON TICKET PRICES

"This will change everybody’s impression of the way touring in the summer in America should be."--Sharon OsbourneImagine a day of wall-to-wall hard rock.Imagine the world's greatest headliner sharing a bill with cutting edge new artists.Imagine if this brass-knuckled beast was hellbent on coming to your town.Imagine this earth-pounding event...FOR FREE.2007 will forever mark the year OZZFEST spiked the concert industry's punch and gave every head-banging American kid a reason to strap on an air guitar with the historic announcement that tickets to the summer’s premiere touring concert festival won't cost fans a dime!

This is taken off www.ozzfest.com this morning! So....add OZZFEST to my Summer Festival Extravaganza. I am so happy right now. No word yet on when the tour stops in Seattle...should know soon.

Love - Life - Music.

2007-02-05T17:05:00.000-08:00

I had another awesome weekend.

I flew down to Vancouver on Friday night because I had to bring back a lot of my stuff that would take up too much room in the car when I drive back home.

I brought 3 suitcases full of books, dvds and clothes and left them in my old room. I also managed to visit with Dad, Nan and Gramps and hang out with friends.

Karlee and I went to lunch and saw "Catch and Release" the new Jennifer Garner movie. Very cute, very fluffy. Mom would have liked it. A silly romantic comedy....her favourite!

On Saturday I went to the Flying Beaver with a huge group of people and had a blast. I ran into so many old friends and had a genuinely wonderful time. I might have to make Saturday nights at the Beaver a routine night out. It's great!

On Sunday, I wacthed the Superbowl at Alex's house with him and the boys....I fell asleep on the couch. Mark Sanderson pointed and laughed at me....I was tired!!! At least that's better than me being the "annoying girlfriend" asking "Is it over yet? Can we watch something else? What's going on? Who's Manning and who's Hester? Why is Alex running around the house screaming?!".

2007-02-05T16:56:00.000-08:00

FESTIVAL - FESTIVAL - FESTIVAL!!!

This Summer I plan on going to as many concerts as possible - and as many festivals as possible.

COACHELLA (APRIL 28-30) Indio, California: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Bjork, Damien Rice, Lilly Allen, Willie Nelson, Peaches, Sonic Youth, Arctic Monkeys, Arcade Fire, Tiesto, Kaiser Chiefs, Placebo, The Decemberists, The Roots, Rage Against the Machine.....

VIRGIN FESTIVAL (May 20-21) Vancouver, BC: The Killers, AFI, My Chemical Romance, Billy Talent, Muse, Hot Hot Heat, Metric....

SASQUATCH FESTIVAL (May 26-28) George, Washington: TBA.....

And this is just the beginning!!!!

2007-02-05T16:44:00.000-08:00

I've had a very busy week and have made a lot of serious decisions.

After a lot of thought I have decided to move back to Vancouver. For both personal and professional reasons I know that this is the best possible decision I could make for myself.

I will not go into details about my specific reasoning and would prefer not to discuss it at this time. However please know that I still plan on having a successful career in the Entertainment Industry and look forward to a wonderul, exciting and busy spring.

I cannot wait to be back in the Lower Mainland surrounded by those I love, and those who love me! I have not felt this happy and optimistic about life for a long time.

Thanks to everyone who has been supportive in this decision. It means the world to me. As Carol Gass, the Morning Co-Host on the Wolf at 97FM told me "Honey, you've got life by the......you have nothing to worry about".

2007-01-30T10:04:00.000-08:00

Everyday at work we get sent these "Team Thought of the Day".

I usually hate them to be honest. They usually don't inspire me. I usually delete them before looking. I am usually a negative Nancy when I check my e-mail at 10am after being at work for 4 hours....but today I decided to give the quote a quick look and I'm so happy that I did.

“If you don’t design your own life plan, chances are you’ll fall into someone else’s plan. And guess what they might have planned for you? Not much.” Jim Rohn, motivational speaker

So true. Really think about it....and don't let anyone else plan YOUR life. They aren't the one who is going to have to experience it.

2007-01-29T10:40:00.000-08:00

What an awesome weekend!

I flew down to Vancouver again this weekend and had such a good time in the big city and back home. On Friday night I hung out with friends - on Saturday I went shopping with Kelly and had lunch with Kristin - went to Papa Roach - Art of Dying - It Dies Today at the Commodore - ran into friends at the Roxy - went to the Buck - on Sunday I went out for breakfast at the Pi - and had dinner with family.

Papa Roach was insane! I wasn't a HUGE fan before the show but on Sunday I went out and bought an album and have been listening to it non stop. God....I miss Vancouver. I need a job there that has to do with music and I will be the happiest girl alive. A little piece of my heart breaks when I can't make it to a show. Honestly....concerts are my life. Thanks to Ryan Bloom (stage name) - Ian & Jon Findlay for taking good care of me Saturday night. You boys got my back.

*I ran into a few friends from the FOX! And Bloomfield was a sweaty mess! And Jon looks like one scary dude*

2007-01-24T17:16:00.000-08:00

For Alex!!!....apparently everyone thinks I am this character from "Wedding Crashers"....that's not a good thing. But hey....she does get married at the end! "I will find you...."!

2007-01-23T10:34:00.000-08:00

BEST NEWS EVER!!!!

My favourite band (or top 3) is reuniting after 7 years apart....

RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE is playing at the Coachella Music Festival this Summer in California. I am going.

I will quit my job...sell my car....give up anything to see them live. I am freaking out right now....I need to take a tranquilizer and calm down...

OH MY GOD!!!!!! I am losing it.....

2007-01-23T10:30:00.000-08:00

Life in PG is good right now!

I finally feel like I'm settling in and can be content living here. It helps that I can come home every weekend but I am finally starting to embrace my independance and actually enjoy it. I love having my own house, my own car, my own career, my own dog, my own schedule...my own everything.

I can't believe I've been here for 6 months already! I'm just so glad it's 2007 and I have so much to look forward to. I can't wait to see what happens in the next 6 months...I have a good feeling about things though.

*There's nothing like eating ice cream in -15 degree weather.

*Dog's Breakfast Pet of the Week - Sammy

2007-01-23T10:24:00.000-08:00

TOP 5 SONGS OF THE DAY:

1. THE KILLERS - BONES

2. OUR LADY PEACE - 4AM

3. JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE - MY LOVE

4. HOLE - CELEBRITY SKIN

5. DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE - CROOKED TEETH

"You're so cute when you're slurring your speech...they're closing the bar and they want us to leave...."

2007-01-22T22:39:00.000-08:00

The fun in Richmond continued on Saturday night when me and my girls went to the Buck to continue to celebrate Karlee's birthday and my friend Zach's going away party (he's going to South America...lucky boy!).

I saw so many people whom I haven't seen for months which is fun and awkward at the same time. At the Buck I meant to talk to everyone and do lots of catching up but it seems that time flew past me and I caught up with only one person in particular.

At 2:30am I was wide awake - my thanks to Diet Rock Star - and suggested going to the casino! We were there until.....way too late. WAY TOO LATE. But it was a great night...and I won $18. Not much I know but at least I didn't lose. I get so excited playing the slot machines. I love it!

2007-01-22T22:34:00.000-08:00

I had a very busy weekend....but an incredible weekend at the same time!!

At 1pm on Friday afternoon I decided to fly to Vancouver to surprise my best friend Karlee and celebrate her birthday with her at the Billy Talent - Rise Against concert at Pacific Coliseum. The plan went off without a hitch.

Kristin picked me up at the airport at 6pm and drove us to Amanda's house where Karlee and Veronica were waiting. They had NO idea!! I got a floor ticket to the concert no problem and enjoyed the show from the front row on the floor.

I fell asleep at Amanda's after the show and don't remember the drive home but what an awesome night!!!

2007-01-18T14:08:00.000-08:00

Today was possibly the greatest day of my life...and it's not even over yet!

I spent a good half hour with Ricky, Bubbles and Julian aka. The Trailer Park Boys. Wow...I am totally in LOVE with Ricky. He smells like liquor and bubble gum! They were interviewed by G-Lo and Colin Pearson. They were in character for the radio but hearing them talk off the air was hilarious! Bubbles looks and sounds so different when he's not being "Bubbles".

They are in town for New Wrestling Nation tonight at the CN Centre and everyone from work is going and I'm SO excited. This is going to be a good night....

2007-01-16T14:24:00.000-08:00

Last night I went to Snoop Dogg at the CN Centre.

It was.....weird. I definately felt out of place.

A. I was over the age of 16 (I would say 70% of the crowd was still in high school)

B. I was fully clothed.

C. I wasn't totally trashed.

After waiting for Snoop for an hour and a half between him and the opening act Kurupt, he hit the stage and it was fun. But by that time I was totally exhausted and ready to head to bed. He performed the classics "Gin & Juice" - "What's My Name?" - "Nuthin' But a G Thang" and the newer stuff "Drop It Like It's Hot" - "Beautiful".

My friend Marcus came down from Chetwynd and I was also able to bring Cam and Tynan. Jess and Tynan seemed shocked that I knew a lot of the lyrics....umm...grade 8 or 9 rings a bell!

I know I make the same annoying face in each picture...I was trying to look "ghetto fabulous". No success....

2007-01-16T14:05:00.000-08:00

I have been meeting so many cool people from UNBC!

On Saturday night, my friend of 7 years from back home - Tynan, took me to his UNBC Residence Masquerade party. It was a semi-formal so the girls all wore heels and dresses and the guys were all dressed up as well. It was so much fun!

We all hopped on a bus at UNBC that took us downtown and we had a group of around 12 people. There was lots of dancing and fun!

I definately love my job, but at the same time I do feel strange to be a career woman at the age of 20. I sometimes feel like my life is too "grown up" for me and that I just want to go to school and be like normal young adults. But again, I LOVE my job. And by going to the UNBC events and hanging out with students, I feel like I'm not missing out too much.

2007-01-16T13:54:00.000-08:00

I know...I know...8 days since my last post...all I can say is:

We're in ratings!!!

Life has been great up here. The cold snap ended and we're back to a normal -5 with snow.

On Friday night the crew went to the Tragically Hip at the CN Centre. It was awesome! It was my second time seeing them and although I didn't get to meet them personally, Brad and I went on stage in front of 2,000 + people to welcome everyone to the show and to get them pumped for the Hip.

The show was amazing. They have so many great songs so I didn't hear everything I wanted to but they did play some favourites like Bobcaygeon, Gift Shop, Ahead By a Century....

I was super close to the stage and the sound was perfect. All in all it was a great Friday night! And according to my friend Scott in the pic above...my hair smells pretty darn good.

2007-01-08T22:04:00.000-08:00

On Sunday Brett was kind enough to take me to my favourite place in all of Vancouver...the Vancouver Aquarium. I think we've gone twice a year for the past 3 years! I can't get enough of it!

It was chilly but not as busy as I thought it would be and it seems that everytime Brett and I go there, we always get lucky and see the Octopus! This time he was right up against the glass.

After the Aquarium we drove around and saw all the trees that had fallen down. The park looks totally different....in some areas there are more trees down than there are up. It made me sad to see all those trees, some are hundreds of years old!

As usual, a weekend trip to Vancouver doesn't feel like long enough. I'm sorry to all the friends I didn't get to visit...I'll be back soon!

2007-01-08T21:56:00.000-08:00

I went to Radio School for this?!

Yes...it's me inside that chicken costume! We're doing a contest where people have to spot the 94X chicken in order to win prizes....today I was the chicken.

I stood on the median at Hwy 16 and Central dancing like a fool while cars and trucks whizzed by honking and waving...and it was fun!

I'm just glad I did it today and not Friday where the high for the day is a humid -19.

2007-01-08T21:42:00.000-08:00

I recorded this video of Incubus performing "Anna Molly" live at their show! It isn't half bad!

2007-01-06T12:21:00.000-08:00

I am back to my normal blogging self! My thanks to Jess for keeping you updated during my concussion.

I got into Vancouver yesterday at 6:oopm. Brett...yes Brett! picked me up from the airport and we headed to the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. After a quick stop at Wendy's on Cambie we managed to find a parking spot on the street, on a Friday night, when there's a home Canucks game, that was literally one block away from the Queen E! I was prepared to dish out $15 for parking and it cost us 60 cents.

After running into some good friends from the Fox! (Hey Mandy, Heather, and Chelsea!) we went inside and tried to find our seats. I thought we were row 19 on the floor...and my jaw dropped when the usher told us to walk up two flights of stairs and that we were upper balcony...I was momentarily devastated...until I realized that we were in the FRONT ROW of the balcony! And we were Right Centre. I wouldn't have traded tickets with anyone. In my opinion they were the best seats in the house.

Incubus rocked! Loved the new stuff off their Light Grenades album and the old stuff (Wish You Were Here, Megalomaniac, Talk Shows on Mute). I was shocked that they didn't perform Pardon Me but I left happy!

2007-01-04T10:27:00.000-08:00

Hi, Jess here, writing on behalf of Heather who's a little under the weather at the moment.

Here's the low-down: Monday, after chasing Ozzy, she slipped on an icy patch at the bottom of her stairs and whacked her head really well on the concrete stairs. Not to mention her elbow which is nicely scabbed, and her thigh which is black and blue. Well, at work Tuesday she came into the newsroom and told us about her fall at which point the collective newsroom decided she really needed to go to the emegencry room. And so I drove her to emerg and we hung out with all the sick people and some lady who would shout every couple of minutes. The doctor (when we finally got to see one) said she had a concussion and gave instructions to come back if her symptoms got worse. So, rest assured, Heather is alright, with a nasty headache, but she's ok, and under strict instrutions to call me if things get worse again, or if she needs anything at all.

Thus, the lack of blogging.

She's in good hands!

2006-12-26T20:23:00.000-08:00

YESSS!!!

After a bad break up a girl should always spoil herself!

I just bough Laguna Beach Season 2....I am so stoked.

I'm borderline obsessed with this Reality show. No calls. No e-mails. No nothing. Just Laguna tonight.

2006-12-26T20:18:00.000-08:00

I had a great, long conversation with Kristin who always - ALWAYS knows exactly how to make me feel better about any given situation. That girl is wise beyond her years and would make an excellent therapist. I need to start charging her a flat rate!

I wish she was here right now or that I was there right now. She's moving out and I'm so proud of her! I wish we could live together but it would be total chaos. Two cute girls - two cute doggy's? Possibly a recipe for disaster. But maybe - just maybe it will work out when I move back to Vancouver! YAY! Something else to look forward to.

Thanks to everyone from Home who's given me a call or e-mail this Christmas. I know that sometimes I seem distant and forget to call, but I miss you, love you, and can't wait to see you in 2007!

2006-12-26T20:05:00.000-08:00

Happy Boxing Day!

I worked today from 8am-1pm then slept until 6:45pm on Docc's couch. Very exciting....

Christmas was certainly different but it could have been worse. I opened up gifts with friends and with Ozzy (who was severely spoiled!), then went to dinner at Hartley's house with Big Gay Al. It was great and he has a very kind and sweet family! I then fell asleep at 8:30pm and didn't wake up until 7:30am this morning.

Tomorrow my Dad gets in around 10am and I can't wait to see him!

2006-12-24T12:31:00.000-08:00

As they would say in my new favourite TV show "Laguna Beach":

Brett and I are DUNZO!!!

Merry Christmas! xo

2006-12-23T17:46:00.000-08:00

Two days before Christmas....weird. It doesn't feel like the Holidays at all this year. I forced myself to decorate a bit and I've been cleaning my house like crazy. I'm even considering "vacuuming"! (Oohhh....ahhh).

On Monday afternoon I'm going over to Hartleys - 94X / The Wolf Sport's Director - house for Christmas dinner. He and his wife are very kind and I can't wait to eat a good meal!

Thankfully, I've been plumping up a bit and eating a lot of treats that people have been bringing in to the station. Yesterday I lived off of donuts, cookies, brownies, and peanut butter balls.

Now this might sound strange but my music of choice for the last few days has been Bob Marley! I've had his Greatest Hits album on repeat non stop for a few days and it's helping me keep an upbeat mood and it makes me think of Summer! Only 6 months away.....6 months! I can do it!

Merry Christmas. Happy Holidays. Happy Chanukah. Peace & Love.

2006-12-20T21:36:00.000-08:00

Happy Birthday Ozzy Osbourne Keegan!!!

My darling little baby isn't really a baby anymore. Ozzy was born one year ago today. It wasn't until March that I got to take him home and become his Mommy and I have loved almost every minute of it.

I spoiled him with peanut butter Kong filling, a penguin stuffed animal, and a new chew toy.

I also put his stocking up above the fireplace! And the last song I played today on my shift was "Ozzy Osbourne - Bark at the Moon" and needless to say I dedicated it to him.

2006-12-20T21:27:00.000-08:00

More Disneyland!

In case you didn't get to see enough of the "Happiest Place on Earth".

Hopefully I'll be back there next December!

2006-12-20T17:21:00.000-08:00

OMG!!! Who remembers???

- Pog

- Skip It

- Devil Sticks

- Cabbage Patch Kids

- Tamagotchi

- Trolls

- Rainbow Brite

- My Little Pony

- Pound Puppies

- Strawberry Shortcake

- Gobots

- Wuzzles

- Get Along Gang

- California Raisins

- GI Joe

- Cupcake Dolls

- He-Man and She-Ra

- Wrinkle Dogs

- Fraggles

- Simon

- Care Bears

I love being a product of the 80's! Jess, Al, Docc and I were freaking out in the 94X Library remembering the sheer awesomeness of our childhood toys!

-

2006-12-20T09:58:00.000-08:00

It's official....I'm sick.

My Dristan Nasal Spray and Dimetapp Cold and Flu are my two best friends right now. I went to bed yesterday coughing, sneezing every 5 minutes, unable to breathe through my nostrils. Woke up even worse this morning.

My throat hurts, my head hurts, and yellow stuff is shooting out my nose.

I'm going to the scary walk in clinic after work to see if it's a sinus infection and to get me some antibiotics.

I'm on the air in two minutes! This will be an interesting shift.....

2006-12-19T16:29:00.000-08:00

Back to the real world...

I had a WONDERFUL vacation. It wouldn't have happened if I didn't have such an amazing family.

Melinda and Stuart welcomed me into their home in Orange County, California for 3 days and I had such a good time. It couldn't have been better....unless I had more vacation time so I could stay for longer!

We went to Disneyland twice, Laguna Beach, and I got to spend quality time with my awesome cousins Evan and Cameron! Too much fun!!! Disneyland is all dressed up for Christmas and it put me in the Holiday mood.

The weather was great, everything was just perfect. I was spoiled and so grateful to be blessed to have such kind people in my life.

And their kittens are cute too. Sissy and Bear....hope they haven't ruined the Christmas tree yet!

2006-12-11T17:25:00.000-08:00

My dream is coming true...

I'm off to Los Angeles on Wednesday until Saturday! Sunshine, palm trees, my awesome family in California, beaches, celebrities....CAN'T WAIT!

And best of all....Disneyland!!!!

I feel rejuvenated already and I haven't even started my vacation yet.

No snow, no cold weather, no waking up at 5am. I fly to Vancouver tomorrow. Can't wait to see my dad, family and Brett. YAHOO!

2006-12-10T11:02:00.000-08:00

Speaking of good movies...

I saw James Bond last Wednesday with my friend Carla (who happens to be my co-host's wife). I'm ashamed to say that it was the first Bond film I have ever seen.

It was amazing! I want to sit at home for a week and watch all of the James Bond movies! And Daniel Craig was incredible. The whole movie was amazing and I'm so glad I saw it! I loved the scenes in Venice because I recognized all of the squares and some of the buildings....I miss Europe.

2006-12-10T10:44:00.000-08:00

Yesterday was such a blast!

Around 1pm I called Jess to see if she wanted to do anything...she did! At 2:30 we went to lunch at Red Robin and then saw the matinee of "The Holiday". SO GOOD!

It was one of the best chick flicks of all time in my opinion and I can't stop thinking about it....I'm definately going to add that one to the collection.

Then we went to Tim Hortons for some coffee and donuts and then off to Holiday Festival On Ice! It was amazing. Jennifer Robinson, Sale and Pelletier, Brian Orser and Oksana Baiul were there to name a few. It was really fun and entertaining and I'm so happy that Jess and I went. It was being taped for a CBC special to air December 21st at 9pm. Ever wonder why everyone lands their jumps and everything's perfect in those TV specials? When the show is over the skaters come back out and re-do any tricks they messed up so that when the show is edited they can take out the mistakes.

Well....after the skaters came out to do their tricks they still bowed and waved to the audience and showed their appreciation before going backstage....and then there's Oksana. I understand that she won the Olympic Gold Medal....in 1994....12 years ago, but it doens't excuse some bad behaviour. When it was her turn to fix up her mistakes she comes out, skates for 2 minutes, tries a jump, misses it and just runs off in a tizzy throwing the backstage curtain open. No waves, no nothing. The whole audience sat there stunned in silence for about 10 seconds. Jess and I burst out laughing. What a diva......

The night continued when we went to Boston Pizza to share a piece of cheesecake. Then we went to the Rum Jungle - a club - for maybe an hour tops. I really don't like the clique-ey, small town attitude many of the young people in this city have developed. I don't think I'll be going back to the Jungle for a long time.

A great night, I had a great sleep, and now I'm going to have a great day cleaning my house!

2006-12-08T11:25:00.000-08:00

So far today is great!

It's Friday, I have lots of plans for the weekend and I met two of the most famous Canadians in the world today...

Gold Medal Olympic figure skaters Jamie Sale and David Pelletier!

Brad and I chatted with them on the air for a good ten minutes and they were so kind, funny, sweet and wonderful. I did a lot of research and it paid off! I bought Jamie a big pack of Twizzlers (her favourite candy) and David "The Hockey News" magazine (his favourite mag). They were so happy and grateful just for two silly gifts.

I am seeing them perform tomorrow night at the CN Centre. The GM gave me great seats so I'm taking Jessica with me. It's a one time event to air on CBC later on this month.

She's so small in real life! She's maybe 5 ft tall and so pretty up close! I love them!

In a way it was a bitter sweet moment. As soon as the interview was done I wanted to tell Mom so bad! She would always call me upstairs and we'd lie on her bed and watch figure skating, and she loved watching Jamie and David skate in pairs. I wish I could have called her....but I know she's happy for me and she was probably looking down this morning!

2006-12-06T15:58:00.000-08:00

Here's another display of Winter in Prince George!

This is the scene outside my house at 3pm this afternoon. The snow is piled much higher than my head. Ozzy doesn't seem to mind it as much anymore.

2006-12-06T14:17:00.000-08:00

For anyone who's wondering what Prince George looks like during Winter....here you have it.

Atfer getting more than 40 cm of snow last weekend, I wasn't expecting any more snow. Environment Canada said there would be a light dusting overnight....right....

That "light dusting" ended up being more than 20cm. Cars are stuck all over the place and I consider myself lucky that I got out of my driveway this morning. It is turning into slush because it's only 3 degrees outside. Let's hope it doesn't freeze!

Here I am in a PG parking lot....there's probably more snow in this picture than there is in the whole Lower Mainland!

2006-12-05T13:28:00.000-08:00

Today Brad and I headed to Save on Foods in College Heights to collect donations for the Salvation Army.

We were there from 10-12pm, Gary was there from 12-2pm and Don will be there from 2-4pm. I love doing stuff like this! It's an easy way to meet some new people and feel more involved in the Prince George community. Sounds lame but it's true!

The Country bums from the Wolf are also doing the same thing at a different Save On Foods and we've challenged each other to see who can raise more money. I think 94X will win. I feel bad for the Wolf jocks because they had to stand outside, but Brad and I were inside the entrance - nice and warm.

Congratulations to Curtis Pope and his wife who welcomed a baby girl into the world at 2:25am this morning!!!

2006-12-05T13:21:00.000-08:00

94X - Wolf Christmas Party!!!

Saturday night was our Christmas celebration. Every single employee was there and we reserved an entire restaurant downtown.

We had a three course delicious dinner and then went to our Engineer's house for a party! I bought a new pair of high heels....really high heels but they didn't give me blisters and now I want to wear them everyday....but naturally I stick to my snow boots.

Jess did my hair! I think I should let her do that more often. The GM came up to me and said "Heather, I can't believe you look like a girl!"....I think it was a compliment!

It was quite the party though...as Colin described it on my show yesterday "Imagine a semi-truck driving straight into the world's biggest gong with an atom bomb being dropped at the exact same time". I guess that means it was fun!

PS - I was drinknig a Shirley Temple (such a nerd).

2006-12-05T13:14:00.000-08:00

Things have been good this week!

The roads are chaos with all of the snow that fell during the weekend. Yesterday I came in at 6am to do the show and totally forgot that I was doing the afternoon show that day for a co-worker who's on vacation. Since I was there I figured I might as well do the morning, go home and rest, and then come back at 2pm.

I barely made it out of the parking lot. My car got stuck once...then not one minute later it got stuck again. When I got it out of the snow I turned straight around and drove back to the station. Jess drove us to Boston Pizza for lunch but I was here for the whole day! The afternoon show was easy because all I talked about was the weather and traffic updates. The traffic was mayhem. Utter mayhem. I've never seen anything like it.

I drove home at 6:30pm and made it home by 6:55pm. It should only take me 5 minutes to drive home but I literally was going 10km/h.

Every Monday, Mel from the SPCA brings in the Dog's Breakfast Pet of the Week. The dog yesterday was named Cassie....isn't she sweet? I wanted to take her home with me but Ozzy would be far too jealous. She's very quiet and snuggly. She sat on my lap the whole time...I wish Ozzy could stay that still!

2006-12-05T13:09:00.000-08:00

I know I've been bad with my blog for the past couple of days!!!

SORRY! Time to catch up....

First off:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRETT! He's 22 today. I started dating him when he was 18! That's crazy to think about. I remember celebrating his 19th birthday and thinking that he was so old.

I hope all of Brett's wishes come true! But maybe they did when he met me...(he he)

2006-12-01T22:47:00.000-08:00

Tonight was a small milestone for me.

Maybe this will sound stupid but I feel good about myself....

On a Friday night....I went out....to a hockey game....ALL ALONE!!!!

I wanted to go see my first Spruce Kings game but couldn't find anyone at work to go with me. At first I figured I'd just go home and watch TV, have a nap, do the usual...but then I was encouraged to just go by myself to the game, and I actually did!

It was a lot of fun and I didn't feel like as big of a loser as I thought I would. I felt a bit lonely but it wasn't bad at all. I'm hoping I can get some of the Spruce Kings to come on the Dog's Breakfast next week. They lost 6-3.

I have a huge crush on the Team Captain. We met at the Celebrity Hockey Game for the Library....we played against each other and had so much fun. He told me his phone number but I never wrote it down....oh well. A crush is just a crush.

Penner's my favourite player and he got into a crazy fight tonight. I was close enough to hear the trash talk....boys are funny. It's a shame I would NEVER date a hockey player.....

2006-12-01T22:38:00.000-08:00

Bowling was fun yesterday! I didn't break 100 either game but I'm sure I'll be able to pick things up in time for next Thursday.

Today I recieved an e-mail that absolutely warmed my heart.

A listener e-mailed my co-host Brad to tell her what she thinks of our Morning Show. Now 90% of the time if someone e-mails you, it's to say something negative, or point out a mistake, or sometimes in my case to ask me if I'm single...(CREEPY!).

The girl who sent the e-mail just wanted to thank us for making her laugh every morning. She said she's a single mom who works and goes to school full time. She said she's going through a pretty tough time but she looks forward to getting up so she can listen to the show on the way to daycare and to school. She said how grateful she was that we're able to put a smile on her face and she sometimes wishes there was less music and more talk (generally listeners want MORE music - LESS talk).

I almost cried when I read it! I sent her an e-mail back saying it's great that by having no shame and being a complete idiot on the radio I can make someone's day better. It gave me warm fuzzies inside.

I love my job.

2006-11-30T12:48:00.000-08:00

Top 5 Songs of the Day:

1. Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol

2. Lay Your Hands on Me - Bon Jovi

3. Over and Out - Foo Fighters

4. I Think We're Alone Now - Tiffany

5. Elegantly Wasted - INXS

2006-11-30T10:19:00.000-08:00

YAY!!! I am having a great morning...

I booked a flight home in January (there was a ticket sale! $99 each way)!

I'm flying home on Friday, January 5th at 4:45pm - Brett will pick me up from the airport and we'll head straight to the Queen Elizabeth Theatre to see...

INCUBUS!!!! (Wish You Were Here is one of my all time favourite songs)

I wanted to see them in 2003 when they came to the Pacific Coliseum but I never bought a ticket. Today I bought 2 tickets on the CFOX presale. Row 19 on the floor in the Right-Centre section. Not too shabby.

I'm beyond excited. It's nice to have something to look forward to.

And Dad....don't worry....cheque's in the mail.

2006-11-29T21:54:00.000-08:00

Freezing cold again. My block heater is plugged in and I've had no problems with my car thus far.

After work today Jess and I went to the Civic Centre to see the annual Festival of Trees and the Lighting Ceremony. My goodness was it cold. I feel like such a huge nerd in my layers of clothing and gloves, toque, scarf, etc...however I have now accepted the idea of wearing full leg and butt covering underpants during the month of December...and maybe January...and maybe February...

Jess and I went on a hay ride through the city, the snow was falling, we were drinking hot chocolate and it was actually quite nice!

Now time to attack those dishes.....HARUMPH! (Arms crossed and super pouty face)

P.S. - You know it's cold when you can see our breath in the picture! Oh and it was really cute to see how thrilled Jess was to see a "Pirate" Snowman....she loves pirates....no like is really obsessed with them and speaks their language and stuff. It's quite cool and impressive really!

2006-11-28T20:48:00.000-08:00

I now know what -32 feels like. Let me tell you....it isn't pleasant.

Today the high was -24. It hurts to breath, it chills you to the bone and yet I know that I will get through this winter in Prince George! It's a challenge that I'm taking head on.

Work was good today. Gary Long (Music Director) taught me about the music scheduling program "Selector" and scheduling the music seems like something I might want to do some day. This Saturday is our work Christmas party and it should be fun. Things are busy but good!

After work I went to the bank, got some groceries and a few treats for Ozzy. I was interrupted from my cleaning by Jessica! She popped over after work and it was such a pleasant surprise. We sat and chatted and I had bought brie and crackers so we had fancy cheese and orange pop! I wanted the orange pop and made Jess drink a glass...I'm a classy gal.

Must be going to sleep soon. The house is relatively clean and tomorrow I might be going to a Theatre Northwest production.

I'm happy to be back in PG! And Mother Nature can bring it on...I'm ready for the winter.

2006-11-27T13:04:00.000-08:00

Enough complaining...

I did have a wonderful weekend (besides Friday when Brett unfortunately lost a beloved member of his family).

It was so great to see my family from California. It's special when you haven't seen someone for 10 years or 2 years and yet talking to them feels so natural and it's just nice to have them around. I am busy trying to get the details for my trip to LA finalized!

My Mom's Celebration was beautiful and again it was nice to see many familiar faces. There was a lot of love! It was overwhelming.

In the spring the family is going to Penticton and I am looking forward to it! I have finished a huge scrapbook for my Mom and it was displayed on Saturday and I'm bringing it with me to Prince George and I can't wait to show it to Jessica. She's a master scrapbooker so I hope she likes it!

I'm ready to get back into the swing of things and put this month behind me. I'm ready to focus on work and want to learn how to do imaging and improve my production skills and get my promo ideas onto paper....if only I could make it back to Prince George.....urgh...

2006-11-27T12:55:00.000-08:00

Here I am on a Monday afternoon stuck in Vancouver.

I was looking forward to being back at work today and back in Prince George yesterday but it was absolute mayhem in the Lower Mainland and at the Airport after the crazy snow storm.

The thing that bugs me is that it's totally out of my control! I was responsible, I did everything right and yet I've missed a day of work and that makes me mad.

I checked on Saturday how many seats there were on my flight for Sunday (stand by). There were 5 and 4 seats left on a later flight....that's really good! Until Air Canada decides to cancel 4 flights to Prince George on Sunday....that's really bad.

I was at the airport at 7am on Sunday and stayed there until about 10:20am. No such luck. The scary part was that they thought there would be a seat for me so Ozzy went on the plane in his kennel and then when the flight was full they gave it the go ahead to take off. The lovely Westjet lady...I think her name was Sophia and she was super nice...apologized that there was no room for me and after I asked her where I could pick up my dog I saw the look of terror in her face...."KENNEL!!! There's a kennel on board...dont' let that plane go....there's a dog on board and the passenger didn't make the flight! You need to get that dog off now!!!!!". Ozzy is now safe in my arms and I gave him a much needed bath.

I'm flying out tonight at 7:10pm which has now been pushed to 8:53pm and couldn't fly out earlier because - you guessed it - Air Canada cancelled 3 flights to Prince George today. Let's hope I get home and can be at work tomorrow. Oh and that my car starts.....I'm scared.

2006-11-23T12:19:00.000-08:00

Tonight is Thursday and I am not going bowling.

I feel bad for Team Freedom and for the David W. Memorial Trophy which could land in the hands of some muck. Let's hope not.

I'm flying home today at 4:45pm and staying in Vancouver until Sunday morning. I feel so busy! There's so much to do but it'll be great to see friends and family. I'm really excited about seeing family I haven't seen for years and meeting a new little baby cousin! Saturday will be an emotional day but I look forward to it. I know it will make me feel better.

Good luck Team Freedom! May I be with you in spirit. Drink a slush puppy for me.

And don't get too crazy! No more than 10 jugs of beer....alright?

2006-11-23T12:12:00.000-08:00

Snow snow snow. All I ever see is snow!

Here's the view from outside the station. It's pretty but try driving in it! Poor Ozzy. He runs outside, down the stairs, pees for .3 seconds and then runs back up the stairs and cries to be let inside. He needs a new sweater...that must be it.

I'm a bit nervous about driving to the airport. The roads are scary. I drive 30 km/h and everyone in PG hates me. I'm thinking about making a sign and putting it in the back window that says

"It's my first winter here. I'm getting used to driving in the

snow so please be patient. Go Cougar's Go!"

Good idea?

I apologize for the layer of filth on my car. Please forgive me.

2006-11-21T22:54:00.000-08:00

I'm actually proud of myself for making a "car appointment".

I had been putting off calling Northern Toyota for weeks. Literally. I was terrified to call them and not know what to say or how to tell them what I need. I know absolutely nothing about cars so my fear was to come across like a complete doofus.

Lucky I spoke to a nice LADY which seemed to make things easier. So tomorrow I am bringing my car in to get a block heater installed, my headlight fixed and an oil change.

Just in time too. Today it started snowing at 3:30pm and by 6:oopm the streets were covered in a thick layer of snow. Let's hope the car starts tomorrow morning.

It's a good thing I'm getting the block heater put in tomorrow....the HIGH for Friday is -17. And the low - a humid -23. Yay.

2006-11-21T11:03:00.000-08:00

Happy memories!!!!

Starting at the top:

- Sunset at the beach on my 3rd Anniversary with Brett

- Brett and I on Galliano Island

- Girl's trip to Whistler last Summer

- Meeting Jeff O'Neil, Charis and Cpt. Scotty for the first time

- Fundraiser for the BC Cancer Society at the Buffalo Club

- Brett and I at the Sasquatch Music Festival

2006-11-21T10:53:00.000-08:00

Back from Vancouver and to be honest: hating it.

It has nothing to do with Prince George, or work, or anyone....I just miss Vancouver and my family and my old life with all my heart and soul.

It was an "okay" trip home. It was great seeing my Dad and going out for dinner with him, I saw Kristin and Karlee for all of 10 minutes but it was still awesome to see my girls, and I hung out with Brett for a bit.

It makes me sad to go back to Richmond and to realize that everyone has started these new lives that no longer include me. My friends are dating guys I've never even met and Brett has moved on and found a new girl . It sucks. But what can I expect? Everyone to wait around? I guess I always thought some people would.

I just remember talking to a popular and successful Vancouver DJ (who shall remain nameless) saying that as proud as he is of his career, he lost the girl of his dreams 20 years ago and would trade everything in a second and pick the girl over his career. Why does it seem that all of the successful DJ's in Vancouver and Toronto (that I know of) are single? Men and women in their 30's and 40's who are alone and unmarried and without families.

I do not want to be one of those people and I'm already terrified that it's happening. Men can find wives who will put their careers first and travel with them all over the country and stick by them through the difficult years...but will I be able to find a man who would be willing to move with me across the country and possibly give up their own career goals so I can live my dream???

2006-11-17T18:01:00.000-08:00

Bowling was great yesterday.

It was an extended "Team Freedom" vs. The Listeners. A group of listeners came out and it was really fun. Our lane kept having problems so we all recieved free game cards!

I took tons of pictures so they will be up shortly.

I was in bed around 11pm and had a good sleep, maybe too good. I slept through my alarm and woke up at 6:03am. Worst feeling in the world.

I was at work by 6:13 which is pretty impressive since it takes 8 minutes to drive to work. And I didn't speed.

I feel gross right now. In the same clothes I wore this morning which are some of the same clothes I wore last night. I haven't even brushed my teeth yet!!! I know it's gross but you know that awful feeling?

I went home from work at 1pm after a great lunch with G-Lo at Wendy's, and slept until 5pm. Now I'm back and work with lots of stuff to do....I better get on that!

2006-11-17T17:51:00.000-08:00

Gary Long pointed out something very obvious to me today....

I am incredibly homesick. Seriously homesick. Ridiculously homesick.

Work is good, Prince George is good, nothing is exactly bad up here but I still fell like something's missing.

When I first moved here I was just so excited to start a new life, live on my own, start working at my dream job. Now it seems like any adrenaline left over has long since faded. I'm not miserable (yet) but I am sick....homesick.

I've never felt this way before. When I was in Europe every day was so exciting and incredible, I knew exactly when I was going to come home, and I was with Brett. Brett really is family to me.

Sometimes I think it'd be easier if he was here...but would he even like PG? He didn't when he visited, he wants to travel and go to school and I don't want to feel like I'm using him or anybody as a "security blanket".

I guess I've realized how wonderful and functional my life was before I moved here. Since then it feels like everything is in complete disorder. Who knew life could be this tough? I thought it would be a cake walk.

2006-11-17T17:45:00.000-08:00

I'm coming home for a quick visit!

I leave tomorrow morning at 7am and shall return on Sunday night at 7pm.

Lots to do!!! I'm feeling very busy and very overwhelmed. This has certainly been a crazy month.

I can't wait to see my dad, my nanny and grampie (I'm Welsh!), and my friends. I want to see a lot of movies, work on the scrapbook, and remind myself what grass looks like.

Ozzy won't be coming this time. I've asked some friends to dog sit for me so he'll be in good hands.

2006-11-15T22:14:00.000-08:00

Can't wait for the second week of January!!!

January 12th - THE TRAGICALLY HIP

January 14th - JAMES BROWN

January 15th - SNOOP DOGG AND ICE CUBE

94X is presenting Snoop Dogg and Ice Cube at the CN Centre. It's going to be ridiculous. And there's the possibility of a "meet and greet" but we won't know until later. People in town seem pretty excited about it and so am I! It will be fun for the whole family!!! JOKING! A guy called the station and said that when he went to a Snoop Dogg concert there were parents there with their 10 year old kids who had no idea what kind of show they were going to. This one is definately for the 16 and older crowd. Wow....I feel old saying that. Weird.

"Drop it like it's hot.....drop it like it's hot.....drop it like it's hot...."

2006-11-15T22:07:00.000-08:00

The snow has been falling on and off today. The roads are slushy and it's not too cold.

Yesterday was ridiculous! There was a wind warning in effect and it was gusting at 90 km/h! I honestly thought my big bay window was going to smash. Ozzy was scared and snuggled up to me on the couch as I watched "The Notebook"....such a great movie.

Taking it easy today. I didn't feel very good at work (after slamming back horrid Dimetapp cough syrup straight out of the bottle) and left at 11:30am. Next thing I knew I was waking up and looking over at my clock next to my bed and it was 3:45pm. Sleep is good.

Going to bed early tonight. Lots to do tomorrow - grocery shopping - cleaning - and going on a double date with Colin and his new lady love Jen. PS - she's really awesome! We're going to Tokyo Sushi and then fulfilling our Thursday night ritual of bowling. Should be fun!

2006-11-14T16:51:00.000-08:00

Last night was great!!!

Brad "Big Dog" had Gary, Docc and myself over to his place for dinner. It was soooo good. Chicken wings, pasta, salad, and cookies!

We watched poker for an hour, went to G-Lo's house for a bit and then went to Borat (my third time)!!!!

Needless to say everyone loved it, it was wonderful even the third time around.

At Brad's house I somehow thought of Wilford Brimley: the guy who's in those Diabetes commercials and pronounces it "DIABETUS". I'm not sure how it got into my head but I just kept thinking about it all last night.

2006-11-14T16:43:00.000-08:00

I had a great weekend despite being a bit sick.

Went to the Cougar's game on Saturday night and then chilled and watched American Beauty.

On Sunday the boys from Chetwynd came down and we went out for sushi and then to Borat (for the second time).

We then went to G-Lo and CWP's hockey game which they won 7-2. We then went to Colin's house for a litte game of Drink. It's played on a ping pong table and if the oppenent hits your glass you have to take a sip - if the ball lands in the glass you have to drink the whole thing. Quite fun actually....even though I just watch.

At around 3am the party was still happening and Gary and I were having some of our great chats and then count on Docc to want to go to Denny's. We went....it was ridiculous. We left a nice tip.

Slept in until 2pm on Monday, didn't get out of bed until 3pm! I felt like a real 20 year old....it was awesome.

*Those pictures are what Denny's at 4am looks like*

2006-11-11T13:54:00.000-08:00

I know when I'm getting my holiday this December!

I have December 13th-17th off. And I could fly home or wherever on December 12th. I know I've been talking about this for ages but I really want to go to LA. More specifically Disneyland.

I don't have anyone to go with me because that is test time for my friends who are in school.

Dad...will you go with me? I'm serious. It would be fun for maybe 2 nights or something in Anaheim. Think about it! A father/daughter trip! Just like we did when I was in grade 7!

Everyone thinks it's crazy that Disneyland is the one place I really want to go to this year. May I remind you that I am a 20 year old who doesn't drink and can't tan. Mexico is out of the question.

2006-11-11T13:51:00.000-08:00

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...

At least in Prince George. So I thought it would be appropriate to get Ozzy all dressed up for the holidays....

Is this animal cruelty? I um...swear he likes it!?!

You don't understand what it took for me to get this picture so you better think it's CUTE!

2006-11-11T13:23:00.000-08:00

LADIES!!!! She's baaaaccckkk.

Love Gwen Stefani. Love the Sound of Music.

Here's her brand new single "Wind It Up". I am obsessed. Fergie's got nothing on Gwen.

2006-11-11T13:08:00.000-08:00

Last night I was taken out for dinner to the Publik. A very cool restaurant/lounge in the Treasure Cove Casino. G-Lo, Big Dog (Brad) and his wife Carla, Colin, Steve Demons, Docc, and Kelly all came! It was great to just sit and chat outside of work. And Brad bought me my meal! He's a sweet heart. I owe him.

Then it was off to the Generator for a hip-hop show. Versus, Discreet, my dear friend Colin Pearson, Emotionz, and Moka Only were on the bill.

Colin, who is a folk singer, was hilarious!!! He is definately not a hip hop guy but the audience loved him because he did some crazy punk/folk versions of hip hop songs....it was awesome! He is such an amazing performer.

Emotionz was unbelievable. Best beat boxer ever. He was this tiny little guy but so talented.

And of course Moka Only always brings it home. He was great too. By that time I had zero voice and had to use sign language and mouth my words to communicate. It was still fun. He did a song about Westjet! Needless to say Kelly freaked out and shook her groove thang! It was a great night!!!

PS - Colin is the only guy I know who can rock a head band.

2006-11-11T12:58:00.000-08:00

Uh oh....

I am sick. Officially. Hardly any voice, yucky cough, runny nose.

Drinking lots of tea! Not as good as when my Nanny and Grampie make it, but my tea isn't half bad.

I have this gross Dristan Nasal Spray and me being a dummy thought that when I spray it into my nose I should lean my head back.

So here I am spraying it up my nose with my head all the way back and guess what happens? It goes straight down my throat. I asked friends if they thought it was okay that it went down my throat and they said "Shouldn't be a problem. Don' worry about it". Then when I look on the bottle it says "If ingested contact a Poison Control Centre Immediately".

I'm still kickin' though so I must be okay! And now I lean my head forward when spraying that grossness up my nose.

2006-11-11T12:49:00.000-08:00

Kelly got in safe and sound on Thursday morning.....

We went to Kyle's house to watch the Canucks get schneidered by the Ducks 6-0 and then we went to Strike Zone for our Thursday night ritual.

Team Freedom let the first game and I had the high score of 126. The David W. Memorial Trophy (I'm holding it in the picture) was in my grasp.

Somehow things changed in the second game and Team Freedom lost by A LOT! Congratulations to Scott for taking home the David W. Memorial Trophy with a score of 150! 4 Strikes in a row.....I wasn't even mad....I was impressed.

All in all it was a fun night! I think Team Freedom should practice before next week...

2006-11-07T21:53:00.000-08:00

This is me and my "happy face" in the studio.

Tonight was actually quite fun! Went to Wil Fundol's (News Reporter) birthday dinner at the Riverstone Bar and Grill.

Then I picked up Big Gay Al and went to the hockey game. We left at the end of the second period. The Cougar's were up 3-0.

Brett is at the Tragically Hip concert at the Commodore and I just got a text message saying he's sitting next to Brendan Morrison and Matt Cooke.

NOW I'M REALLY HOMESICK......

2006-11-07T15:53:00.000-08:00

I guess I'm having my first "bad day". I'm grouchy, grumpy, I don't want to talk to anyone and I want to be left alone. I want to be in Vancouver with Dad, Kelly, Neil, Nan, Gramps, Brett, and of course friends.

The song "Mad World" by Gary Jules is exactly how I'm feeling. Check out the music video. The song is from one of my favourite movies "Donnie Darko".

Don't worry about me though...I'm going out with Big Gay Al to see the Cougar's take on Red Deer. It should be fun. Work was good too....but still. Tired and exhausted.

Just takin' it a day at a time and reminding myself that smiling takes much less effort than frowning.

It takes a lot of energy to sulk!!!