Seriously Guys,
This whole TWO HEAD thing is getting out of control. All I wanted to do was put a funny little ancedote on my blog and it has since turned into three newspaper articles, an interview on the CBC (yes the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation,) an angry letter to the editor, and numerous phone calls.
Seriously, is the fish that interesting??
Thursday, April 12, 2007
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
Twas the night before something....
Twas the afternoon of Wednesday, when all through the streets
The cars were a driving, the people on their feet,
My gas tank was full, the oil all topped up
In hopes that my shopping would bring me good luck.
Vanessa was at candy striping working the beds
With visions of hot male nurses danced in her head.
And I in my teaching clothes, Fee-B covered with dirt
Had just parked on the side of the road along a empty curb.
When I went to the thrift shop, it was full of such clutter
I sprang round the aisles to see what what stuff would matter.
Away to the CD section I flew like a flash
Turned over the tables and threw out the crap
The sun shone through the window blessing my search
Gave the luster of glory to the objects I researched.
When, what to my wondering eyes should appear
But a beaten up CD all scratched and unclear.
With five boys on the front, so lively and played
I knew in a moment it was the first CD ever made.
Better than Backstreet Boys, the came very first
Though some would argue that the Beatles were first.
Now Donny, Now Joey, Now Danny and Jordan
Don't forget the one no one liked I think his name was Jonathan
From 1989 to 1993
They came and left, came and left, came and left all.
As dry leaves that before wild hurricanes fly
When they met with an obstacle, their band it did fall.
Donny trashed a hotel
While Jordan had stage fright.
And then in a twinkling, I head over the PA
"We are closing, get out of here, its the end of the day"
As I picked up the CD, and was turning it around,
Down the aisle they came with a leaping bound.
They were dressed in all stonewashed from their heads to their feet,
And I haven't seen that much Neon since my days on the street.
A bundle of old clothes they had flung on their backs
Donations to goodwill - to the community they were giving back.
Joey's eyes how they twinkled, Donny's dimples how merry,
Jordans cheeks were like roses, Jonathans nose like a cherry.
Danny's droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow,
And his 3 foot long rat tail hung on his back so low.
The steps on the side of their heads were so cut,
And the loafers and socks were definitley hot.
They said to me in unison "Please don't go Girl"
And told me romantically you're "My favourite Girl"
With a wink of my eye, and a twist of my head,
I told them "I remember when."
They spoke not a word, but went straight to their work
And emptied their bags and turned called me a jerk.
And laying their fingers up their nose,
And giving a five hip trusts, in mist they arose.
They looked down from above, to give one last word of advice,
And away they all flew leaving the chill of ice ice.
But I head them exclaim as they flew through the fluff
"Hey Nikki! Don't forget to always Hang Tough"
The cars were a driving, the people on their feet,
My gas tank was full, the oil all topped up
In hopes that my shopping would bring me good luck.
Vanessa was at candy striping working the beds
With visions of hot male nurses danced in her head.
And I in my teaching clothes, Fee-B covered with dirt
Had just parked on the side of the road along a empty curb.
When I went to the thrift shop, it was full of such clutter
I sprang round the aisles to see what what stuff would matter.
Away to the CD section I flew like a flash
Turned over the tables and threw out the crap
The sun shone through the window blessing my search
Gave the luster of glory to the objects I researched.
When, what to my wondering eyes should appear
But a beaten up CD all scratched and unclear.
With five boys on the front, so lively and played
I knew in a moment it was the first CD ever made.
Better than Backstreet Boys, the came very first
Though some would argue that the Beatles were first.
Now Donny, Now Joey, Now Danny and Jordan
Don't forget the one no one liked I think his name was Jonathan
From 1989 to 1993
They came and left, came and left, came and left all.
As dry leaves that before wild hurricanes fly
When they met with an obstacle, their band it did fall.
Donny trashed a hotel
While Jordan had stage fright.
And then in a twinkling, I head over the PA
"We are closing, get out of here, its the end of the day"
As I picked up the CD, and was turning it around,
Down the aisle they came with a leaping bound.
They were dressed in all stonewashed from their heads to their feet,
And I haven't seen that much Neon since my days on the street.
A bundle of old clothes they had flung on their backs
Donations to goodwill - to the community they were giving back.
Joey's eyes how they twinkled, Donny's dimples how merry,
Jordans cheeks were like roses, Jonathans nose like a cherry.
Danny's droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow,
And his 3 foot long rat tail hung on his back so low.
The steps on the side of their heads were so cut,
And the loafers and socks were definitley hot.
They said to me in unison "Please don't go Girl"
And told me romantically you're "My favourite Girl"
With a wink of my eye, and a twist of my head,
I told them "I remember when."
They spoke not a word, but went straight to their work
And emptied their bags and turned called me a jerk.
And laying their fingers up their nose,
And giving a five hip trusts, in mist they arose.
They looked down from above, to give one last word of advice,
And away they all flew leaving the chill of ice ice.
But I head them exclaim as they flew through the fluff
"Hey Nikki! Don't forget to always Hang Tough"
Thursday, April 05, 2007
Things I didn't like this week
In a particular order
10. Spinach
9. Pie
8. Spinach Pie
7. Things and people that smell like mothballs.
6. Snow in April
5. Two Head officially kicking the can. Well... more like getting flushed down the can.
4. Rotten eggs
3. Gas prices
2. Getting up in the morning.
1. Getting up in the morning.
Things I did like this week.
In NO particular order
10. Hanging with Ferrin (Tom is a liar! no cookies for you, mates and sharks)
9. So many movies with Tiersa (LIke a singed koala looking for an all night burn centre)
8. Leanna being a nerd.
7. Eating goldfish in memory or Two-Head
6. Filling out Customer COmmment Cards
5. Learning how to save the environment. (may or may not have been hanging out with comment 7 from the previous list)
4. Having a RE-Crush on Leonardo Dicaprio
3. Bar-B-Q parties
2. My Drive on Barnhartevale Road
1. Bringing the puppies to school.
Things I'm looking forward to next week.
No particular order.
10 My sister doing my taxes for me.
9. sleeping in for 4 days in a row.
8. Hanging with my sisters and parents.
7. Baking banana bread.
6. Eating Easter dinner.
5. Reading some books
4. Finding out what I'll be teaching next year.
3. Being done with the grade 2 play
2. Sunshine and flipflops
1. Weekend Retreat for One.
In a particular order
10. Spinach
9. Pie
8. Spinach Pie
7. Things and people that smell like mothballs.
6. Snow in April
5. Two Head officially kicking the can. Well... more like getting flushed down the can.
4. Rotten eggs
3. Gas prices
2. Getting up in the morning.
1. Getting up in the morning.
Things I did like this week.
In NO particular order
10. Hanging with Ferrin (Tom is a liar! no cookies for you, mates and sharks)
9. So many movies with Tiersa (LIke a singed koala looking for an all night burn centre)
8. Leanna being a nerd.
7. Eating goldfish in memory or Two-Head
6. Filling out Customer COmmment Cards
5. Learning how to save the environment. (may or may not have been hanging out with comment 7 from the previous list)
4. Having a RE-Crush on Leonardo Dicaprio
3. Bar-B-Q parties
2. My Drive on Barnhartevale Road
1. Bringing the puppies to school.
Things I'm looking forward to next week.
No particular order.
10 My sister doing my taxes for me.
9. sleeping in for 4 days in a row.
8. Hanging with my sisters and parents.
7. Baking banana bread.
6. Eating Easter dinner.
5. Reading some books
4. Finding out what I'll be teaching next year.
3. Being done with the grade 2 play
2. Sunshine and flipflops
1. Weekend Retreat for One.
Wednesday, April 04, 2007
Mystery Road Trip
It all started on a cold winter evening in a hot tub. Tiersa, Bethany, Sylvia and I were complaining about winter, about Kamloops, about being bored. So we decided that on the weekend of March 16 we would go on the most random road trip we could think of. We all booked off the weekend and the only plan we made was to meet at 9am for breakfast with a map, and a full tank of gas.
We opened the map, put a blindfold on, spun around and pointed. No matter what, we were going to go to wherever we pointed. Bethany's finger landed on Arrowhead British Columbia - so that was where we were going. We made up all sorts of silly rules, like stopping at every single Tim Hortons on the way, stopping whenever we wanted to see something neat.
For Example:
This is us stopping at the last spike of the Canadian Pacific Railway. Who knew it was only 2 hours away from us???
"I'm so happy to see the spike!" (It was actually under 4 feet of snow, so we didn't actually 'see it' but we saw the pile of snow that it was under!
This was at Three Valley Gap. There was an old ghost town that we attempted to explore. Apparently there are no ghosts there in the off-tourist season, and so it was all locked up. We still had fun walking around and taking pictures.
This was my favourite stop:
And yes, it does say 'skidders' on the bottom. And to think, this sign was only 20km from my home and I never knew about it!
We also made up rules that we had to be SUPER friendly to every single local that we met. Here is one of my funnier conversations with a Tim Hortons Drive Through employee.
"Hi!!!! My name is Nikki, and my friend Sylvia here would REALLY LOOOOOVE a Medium French Vanilla. Preferably in a winning cup."
"Well Nikki, you tell your friend Sylvia, that I'd love to get her a Medium French Vanilla, and I'll do my best with the cup. Thats $1.49 please drive through."
We also had to do a random act of kindness for a stranger.
This was getting gas:
"I want to buy a chocolate bar. What's the best kind?"
"Uh, I'd say a Coffee Crisp is the best. Its my favourite" said the employee.
So I bought one with my gas. and then handed it to the employee and said,
"Oh, thats for you, have a great day!"
BC has lots of mountains, and it is winter, so lots of snow. Another rule we made up was that every time we saw a sign that said "Avalanche Area Do Not Stop" We would stop and do a chinese fire drill. It was hilarious fun. Except for the time when we really couldn't stop, and had to do 7 in a row.
Here is us on the road to Arrowhead
You'll notice the road is covered in 2 feet of snow - so we never actually got there. it was quite disappointing that after 7 hours of driving we never got to our destination.
What could have been:
We opened the map, put a blindfold on, spun around and pointed. No matter what, we were going to go to wherever we pointed. Bethany's finger landed on Arrowhead British Columbia - so that was where we were going. We made up all sorts of silly rules, like stopping at every single Tim Hortons on the way, stopping whenever we wanted to see something neat.
For Example:
This is us stopping at the last spike of the Canadian Pacific Railway. Who knew it was only 2 hours away from us???
"I'm so happy to see the spike!" (It was actually under 4 feet of snow, so we didn't actually 'see it' but we saw the pile of snow that it was under!
This was at Three Valley Gap. There was an old ghost town that we attempted to explore. Apparently there are no ghosts there in the off-tourist season, and so it was all locked up. We still had fun walking around and taking pictures.
This was my favourite stop:
And yes, it does say 'skidders' on the bottom. And to think, this sign was only 20km from my home and I never knew about it!
We also made up rules that we had to be SUPER friendly to every single local that we met. Here is one of my funnier conversations with a Tim Hortons Drive Through employee.
"Hi!!!! My name is Nikki, and my friend Sylvia here would REALLY LOOOOOVE a Medium French Vanilla. Preferably in a winning cup."
"Well Nikki, you tell your friend Sylvia, that I'd love to get her a Medium French Vanilla, and I'll do my best with the cup. Thats $1.49 please drive through."
We also had to do a random act of kindness for a stranger.
This was getting gas:
"I want to buy a chocolate bar. What's the best kind?"
"Uh, I'd say a Coffee Crisp is the best. Its my favourite" said the employee.
So I bought one with my gas. and then handed it to the employee and said,
"Oh, thats for you, have a great day!"
BC has lots of mountains, and it is winter, so lots of snow. Another rule we made up was that every time we saw a sign that said "Avalanche Area Do Not Stop" We would stop and do a chinese fire drill. It was hilarious fun. Except for the time when we really couldn't stop, and had to do 7 in a row.
Here is us on the road to Arrowhead
You'll notice the road is covered in 2 feet of snow - so we never actually got there. it was quite disappointing that after 7 hours of driving we never got to our destination.
What could have been:
Sunday, April 01, 2007
I was pulling out some older CDs this week - just to mix things up and as I drove down a beautiful back road near my house that I had never been on before, this song came on. I'm not usually one to get all sentimental and testimonial, but some of the lines in this song really made me thing.
Big Daddy Weave - Audience of One
From the album One And Only
I come on my knees
To lay down before You
Bringing all that I am
Longing only to know You
Seeking Your face
And not only Your hand
I find You embracing me
Just as I am
And I lift these songs to You and You alone
As I sing to You in my praises make Your home
To my audience of one
You are Father and You are Son
As Your spirit flows free
Let it find within me
A heart that beats to praise You
And now just to know You more
Has become my great reward
To see Your kingdom come
And Your will be done
I only desire to be Yours, Lord
So what could I bring
To honor Your majesty
What song could I sing
That would move the heart of royalty
When all that I have
Is the life that You've given me
So Lord let me live for You
This song with humility
And Lord as the love song of my life is played
I have one desire to bring glory to Your name
Thursday, March 29, 2007
Last night at work was TERRIBLE. The worst shift waitressing in the history of waitressing.
I got to work and all was well. A fairly quiet evening, a few tables here a few tables there. Heather and I were the only ones working - which was fine because it was not very busy. (Heather is also a manager). I'm just doing my thing, serving tables etc and then a group of fourteen - 14 - people come in and Heather puts them in my section. GAK. 14 people is a lot of people. Now usually when you get a big table like that you don't have to serve any other tables - or maybe just one or two other tables, because big tables take a lot of work. WELL it just got busier and busier and busier. I kept having to take tables and I was SUCH a horrible waitress. I totally forgot about one of my first tables that was on the other end of the restraunt from my section. I forgot to put in orders, people were being annoying and ordering things like a Bocca burger with fried mushrooms, but raw onions instead of fried onions, three pickles, no tomato, mustard not mayo and swiss instead of jack cheese. It makes for a lot of writing and punching into the computer. It was terrible and I was getting more and more stressed out.
And the other staff that came in to help with the rush was mean to me. I was going crazy. Tables were harping and yelling at me and giving me looks and just being rude. It was terrible.
WELL, I stopped by this old couples table to see if they were done their appetizer and unfortunately for me (or them) they had been done for a LOOOOOOOONG time and were really upset that food hadn't come. They had ordered a hot dog and chicken fingers. (Don't ask me why). ANYWAYS, the woman stood up and tore a strip off of me. As she was doing this I was just standing there with my hands full of plates. I had had enough.
I SLAMMED the plates on her table (so hard that they broke) and yelled in her face.
"Well! If you don't like it you can make your own freaking chicken nuggets at home. What kind of an adult orders a hot dog at a resturant anyways! We don't even serve hot dogs! Its not even on the kids menu. AND WHAT are all of you looking at!?!?!?!?!!!" (Everyone was looking at me now) "What the hell (yeah I swore) are you looking at? You think you are SOOOO much better than them? Its busy in here. If you have to waith 2 minutes for your coffee than SUCK IT UP. And what kind of person brings fourteen people to a resturant without a reservation. That is the most dummest, inconsiderate rude mean horrible thing to do. Didn't your mother teach you anything? And you! We don't serve cranberry pie so GET OFF MY BACK." By this time the staff members had come over to get me out of there. I pushed them away "Get off of me girl. You don't want to do that. You don't think that I don't know that the bosses are breaking employment laws! Yeah thats right everybody - this place breaks employment laws. But we are all so dumb that we don't stick up for ourselves. We just let it happen because we are young and desperate for money. We don't do anything because we are blessed to live in a country that forces us to pay out the nose for a higher post secconday education so we can get a good job and pay the loans back the rest of our life. Yeah, good jobs, waitressing. What a crock. ARRRG. AND you can't tell me what to do, I quit two weeks ago. This is my last shift, I can just leave and you can't do anything. You all suck."
Then I woke up.
It was all a dream.
I got to work and all was well. A fairly quiet evening, a few tables here a few tables there. Heather and I were the only ones working - which was fine because it was not very busy. (Heather is also a manager). I'm just doing my thing, serving tables etc and then a group of fourteen - 14 - people come in and Heather puts them in my section. GAK. 14 people is a lot of people. Now usually when you get a big table like that you don't have to serve any other tables - or maybe just one or two other tables, because big tables take a lot of work. WELL it just got busier and busier and busier. I kept having to take tables and I was SUCH a horrible waitress. I totally forgot about one of my first tables that was on the other end of the restraunt from my section. I forgot to put in orders, people were being annoying and ordering things like a Bocca burger with fried mushrooms, but raw onions instead of fried onions, three pickles, no tomato, mustard not mayo and swiss instead of jack cheese. It makes for a lot of writing and punching into the computer. It was terrible and I was getting more and more stressed out.
And the other staff that came in to help with the rush was mean to me. I was going crazy. Tables were harping and yelling at me and giving me looks and just being rude. It was terrible.
WELL, I stopped by this old couples table to see if they were done their appetizer and unfortunately for me (or them) they had been done for a LOOOOOOOONG time and were really upset that food hadn't come. They had ordered a hot dog and chicken fingers. (Don't ask me why). ANYWAYS, the woman stood up and tore a strip off of me. As she was doing this I was just standing there with my hands full of plates. I had had enough.
I SLAMMED the plates on her table (so hard that they broke) and yelled in her face.
"Well! If you don't like it you can make your own freaking chicken nuggets at home. What kind of an adult orders a hot dog at a resturant anyways! We don't even serve hot dogs! Its not even on the kids menu. AND WHAT are all of you looking at!?!?!?!?!!!" (Everyone was looking at me now) "What the hell (yeah I swore) are you looking at? You think you are SOOOO much better than them? Its busy in here. If you have to waith 2 minutes for your coffee than SUCK IT UP. And what kind of person brings fourteen people to a resturant without a reservation. That is the most dummest, inconsiderate rude mean horrible thing to do. Didn't your mother teach you anything? And you! We don't serve cranberry pie so GET OFF MY BACK." By this time the staff members had come over to get me out of there. I pushed them away "Get off of me girl. You don't want to do that. You don't think that I don't know that the bosses are breaking employment laws! Yeah thats right everybody - this place breaks employment laws. But we are all so dumb that we don't stick up for ourselves. We just let it happen because we are young and desperate for money. We don't do anything because we are blessed to live in a country that forces us to pay out the nose for a higher post secconday education so we can get a good job and pay the loans back the rest of our life. Yeah, good jobs, waitressing. What a crock. ARRRG. AND you can't tell me what to do, I quit two weeks ago. This is my last shift, I can just leave and you can't do anything. You all suck."
Then I woke up.
It was all a dream.
Saturday, March 24, 2007
worlds dumbest criminals - kamloops version
I thought you would get a kick out of this story.
Well on Wednesday night some punk teenagers broke into my church and totally trashed it. They trashed and spray painted all over the Youth Pastors office, they spray painted the Youth Room, they threw computers and tvs off the balcony, just made a total mess. However, they did have time to make themselves some juice, so we think they were familiar with the church if they knew enough to do that. Here is what they stole: They took a microphone case – took out the expensive microphones and filled the case with walkie talkies, a handful of loose change, some Pepto Bismal, and a bottle of Robitussum DM they also took two guitars that actually had value.
That is kinda funny. I mean Pepto Bismal? My friend Tiersa says it was because they knew they were going to feel convicted afterwards and feel sick about what they had done.
We did catch them though. Here is the good part of the story. In the middle of trashing the Youth Pastors office, they accidentally hit the speed dial on his phone – and called his house! So in the middle of the night his wife asked him, “why is your office calling me right now?” The punks were on speakerphone and when Kim and Dave heard what happened he got on his cell with the RCMP and started driving to the church. They totally got caught in the act! Isn’t that hilarious. I mean talk about the world’s dumbest criminals. They CALLED the pastor in the middle of their trashing spree!!!!!!! A little humor in the stress of what happened. I’ve had many a good laugh about it. It’s totally cool how our security system was going in next week, and out God-system protected our butts, AND gave us the opportunity to laugh.
Well on Wednesday night some punk teenagers broke into my church and totally trashed it. They trashed and spray painted all over the Youth Pastors office, they spray painted the Youth Room, they threw computers and tvs off the balcony, just made a total mess. However, they did have time to make themselves some juice, so we think they were familiar with the church if they knew enough to do that. Here is what they stole: They took a microphone case – took out the expensive microphones and filled the case with walkie talkies, a handful of loose change, some Pepto Bismal, and a bottle of Robitussum DM they also took two guitars that actually had value.
That is kinda funny. I mean Pepto Bismal? My friend Tiersa says it was because they knew they were going to feel convicted afterwards and feel sick about what they had done.
We did catch them though. Here is the good part of the story. In the middle of trashing the Youth Pastors office, they accidentally hit the speed dial on his phone – and called his house! So in the middle of the night his wife asked him, “why is your office calling me right now?” The punks were on speakerphone and when Kim and Dave heard what happened he got on his cell with the RCMP and started driving to the church. They totally got caught in the act! Isn’t that hilarious. I mean talk about the world’s dumbest criminals. They CALLED the pastor in the middle of their trashing spree!!!!!!! A little humor in the stress of what happened. I’ve had many a good laugh about it. It’s totally cool how our security system was going in next week, and out God-system protected our butts, AND gave us the opportunity to laugh.
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
TWO HEAD is Causing Quite the Stir.
I don't know if I ever told you HOW I got in the newspaper with Two Head the Fish. WELL people, it was this blog. Someone from the Kamloops Daily News was reading my blog, read that post and thought it would be a good story. I thought it would all end after they sent the super cute reporter to interview me and Two Head.
Like usual, I was wrong.
Apparently there is an irate fisherman in Idaho that read the article too.
Mar 16 2007
Editor:
I bring a great deal of tourist dollars into your economy every year when I come up to fish for B.C. salmon.
This is money you would not have if not for people like me.
Now I read in your paper that there are two- headed salmon in B.C. (‘A two-headed fish tale being told at Kamloops Christian,’ March 7).
The question I have for your Department of Fisheries is this: If there are two-headed salmon in B.C., then why are you forcing me to use one single-barb-less hook?
At least in the United States, our government makes hunting and fishing fair so everyone, even kids, get a chance for a kill.
This does not seem fair to me.
If there are two-headed salmon, I should at least be allowed to use two hooks.
R. Cruse
Boise, Idaho
Like usual, I was wrong.
Apparently there is an irate fisherman in Idaho that read the article too.
Mar 16 2007
Editor:
I bring a great deal of tourist dollars into your economy every year when I come up to fish for B.C. salmon.
This is money you would not have if not for people like me.
Now I read in your paper that there are two- headed salmon in B.C. (‘A two-headed fish tale being told at Kamloops Christian,’ March 7).
The question I have for your Department of Fisheries is this: If there are two-headed salmon in B.C., then why are you forcing me to use one single-barb-less hook?
At least in the United States, our government makes hunting and fishing fair so everyone, even kids, get a chance for a kill.
This does not seem fair to me.
If there are two-headed salmon, I should at least be allowed to use two hooks.
R. Cruse
Boise, Idaho
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Two weeks of March Break make Nikki a very happy girl. ALTHOUGH I was already bored by Monday night. I decided then and there that I was going to keep occupied as much as possible - with lots of relaxing in the form of Gilmore Girls Season Six. I also was determined that before the winter season was over, I was going to learn some basic snowboarding moves AND how to use stupid T-Bars. Basically my snowboarding method of the year was to go down the hill as slow as possible without falling. I got really good at that. Really! But people made fun of me. So I needed to 'up' the skills if you know what I am saying.
I went out yesterday - the perfect day, 18cm of fresh snow, warm, sunny, and a Tuesday so no lines. And after 2 hours on the bunny hill I not only mastered the dumb t-bar, but I learned how to 'carve' (an 's' type of turn using the heel edge and/or toe edge of a snowboard) Which is pretty much is the second basic maneuver after not falling.
This is a picture of me yesterday.
Or maybe it is a picture off the internet. I'll let you guess which one it is!
I went out yesterday - the perfect day, 18cm of fresh snow, warm, sunny, and a Tuesday so no lines. And after 2 hours on the bunny hill I not only mastered the dumb t-bar, but I learned how to 'carve' (an 's' type of turn using the heel edge and/or toe edge of a snowboard) Which is pretty much is the second basic maneuver after not falling.
This is a picture of me yesterday.
Or maybe it is a picture off the internet. I'll let you guess which one it is!
Monday, March 12, 2007
It all started Friday afternoon. Parent teacher interviews were done for another term and March Break was just around the corner. I wanted, nay, NEEDED to do something. And I needed to do something that was not in Kamloops. I knew Tiersa would be up to do pretty much anything - because the two of us always like to have fun. We argued about pranking people for a while, debated the low points of Kamloops and how our whole group of friends is stuck in the rut of coffee and movies being the only thing we ever do. I was determined to do something different. Three hours later we were on our way to Merritt British Columbia. People from this area know about Merritt. For my home-boys in Ontario, lets just say it is comparable to Clinton. So much in fact that minus all the cowboys walking around, it pretty much was an exact replica. Including a Peopo's Family Restaurant, Stedmans, Triangle Discount and one stoplight.
Tiersa took me to her favourite restaurant where we dined one some fine cuisine and then I suggested a tour of the Merritt Walk of Stars. (It's what the Radar is to Clinton.) We also looked at the town's various murals (doesn't Clinton have a Mural Tour? )We spent some time looking for 'the lookout' but were unsuccessful even though apparently there is a big flag at the top and it is impossible not to find it. We ate a fun dip, listened to plenty of S Club 7, Backstreet Boys, 98degrees and Hilary Duff.
All in all, it was pretty much the perfect date. Except that Tiersa is not a cute boy and... well I'm pretty sure that "loves S Club 7" is not on my list of things that makes a boy attractive.
Here's some pictures
Me and Kenny Rogers
Look out Nicole Kidman. Tiersa is all over your man... well his hand print...
I could totally be a Dixie Chick
Paul Brandt is nice. So is Tiersa.
Tiersa took me to her favourite restaurant where we dined one some fine cuisine and then I suggested a tour of the Merritt Walk of Stars. (It's what the Radar is to Clinton.) We also looked at the town's various murals (doesn't Clinton have a Mural Tour? )We spent some time looking for 'the lookout' but were unsuccessful even though apparently there is a big flag at the top and it is impossible not to find it. We ate a fun dip, listened to plenty of S Club 7, Backstreet Boys, 98degrees and Hilary Duff.
All in all, it was pretty much the perfect date. Except that Tiersa is not a cute boy and... well I'm pretty sure that "loves S Club 7" is not on my list of things that makes a boy attractive.
Here's some pictures
Me and Kenny Rogers
Look out Nicole Kidman. Tiersa is all over your man... well his hand print...
I could totally be a Dixie Chick
Paul Brandt is nice. So is Tiersa.
Friday, March 09, 2007
Was Jesus in the Oven?
An article found in the Kamloops Newspaper - And I promise you, it is worth the read right to the end.
By CASSIDY OLIVIER
Mar 09 2007
Was Jesus in the Oven?
The Lord is said to work in mysterious ways — and for Aaron Frazer, the mystery intensified seven days ago while he was roasting peppers at his own work at Cowboy Coffee on Victoria Street.
It was then — last Friday around noon — that the 28-year-old cook first witnessed what he claims is a relief of Jesus Christ, etched out roughly on a baking sheet by the burnt run-off from roasting red peppers.
The peppers are used in the downtown Kamloops establishment’s sandwiches.
“I looked at it and I thought it looked like something,” Frazer told KTW on Wednesday while taking a time-out from kitchen duty.
“Then after a while, I thought it looked like Jesus. I asked my co-worker and she agreed.”
Spurred by the tale of a Florida woman who four years ago sold for $28,000 a half-eaten grilled cheese sandwich that had (apparently) the face of the Virgin Mary burnt into it, Frazer got to believing he could turn his own little miracle into a small fortune.
Shortly after the discovery, Frazer had the baking sheet posted for sale on eBay, where he is hoping it will pocket him a sizeable purse.
He has since acquired as a businesses partner, a co-worker in anticipation of the pay day.
Bidding will start at $49.99 US, with some of the proceeds going toward covering the replacement cost of the baking sheet, estimated at about $20.
Pepper seeds baked onto the cooking sheet will go for extra.
“I haven’t checked it recently, but the last time I did there was one hit and it was from Kyle (his co-worker),” Frazer said, adding his boss has been supportive of his ambitions.
“[I’m hoping] for as much as possible and maybe a movie deal.”
As of press time, there had been zero bids on the “miracle” baking sheet.
Opportunist? Fraudster? Zealot?
Perhaps.
But Frazer thinks there might be someone watching over him.
The day the image of Jesus “appeared,” Frazer chanced upon a $10 note on the sidewalk.
“Praise the Lord,” he said.
Amen.
Aaron Frazer with the holy baking
sheet. The Kamloops cook is offering
the Son of God for sale on eBay.
Ok. When I heard this story. I LAUGHED. I mean come on! So my coworker and Leanna and I decided that this 'amazing' 'miracle' story deserved a little field trip after school. And so without further ado. Here is some pictures of our pilgrimmage to see the holy pan.
We may or may not have told the guys that worked there that we were miracle investigators. And by that I mean we told them we were miracle investigators.
I can definitely see how it resembles Jesus.
Check it out on e-bay of you want: http://cgi.ebay.ca/Miracle-Jesus-Portrait-Appears-on-Baking-Sheet-Wii_W0QQitemZ220089266824QQihZ012QQcategoryZ1447QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
By CASSIDY OLIVIER
Mar 09 2007
Was Jesus in the Oven?
The Lord is said to work in mysterious ways — and for Aaron Frazer, the mystery intensified seven days ago while he was roasting peppers at his own work at Cowboy Coffee on Victoria Street.
It was then — last Friday around noon — that the 28-year-old cook first witnessed what he claims is a relief of Jesus Christ, etched out roughly on a baking sheet by the burnt run-off from roasting red peppers.
The peppers are used in the downtown Kamloops establishment’s sandwiches.
“I looked at it and I thought it looked like something,” Frazer told KTW on Wednesday while taking a time-out from kitchen duty.
“Then after a while, I thought it looked like Jesus. I asked my co-worker and she agreed.”
Spurred by the tale of a Florida woman who four years ago sold for $28,000 a half-eaten grilled cheese sandwich that had (apparently) the face of the Virgin Mary burnt into it, Frazer got to believing he could turn his own little miracle into a small fortune.
Shortly after the discovery, Frazer had the baking sheet posted for sale on eBay, where he is hoping it will pocket him a sizeable purse.
He has since acquired as a businesses partner, a co-worker in anticipation of the pay day.
Bidding will start at $49.99 US, with some of the proceeds going toward covering the replacement cost of the baking sheet, estimated at about $20.
Pepper seeds baked onto the cooking sheet will go for extra.
“I haven’t checked it recently, but the last time I did there was one hit and it was from Kyle (his co-worker),” Frazer said, adding his boss has been supportive of his ambitions.
“[I’m hoping] for as much as possible and maybe a movie deal.”
As of press time, there had been zero bids on the “miracle” baking sheet.
Opportunist? Fraudster? Zealot?
Perhaps.
But Frazer thinks there might be someone watching over him.
The day the image of Jesus “appeared,” Frazer chanced upon a $10 note on the sidewalk.
“Praise the Lord,” he said.
Amen.
Aaron Frazer with the holy baking
sheet. The Kamloops cook is offering
the Son of God for sale on eBay.
Ok. When I heard this story. I LAUGHED. I mean come on! So my coworker and Leanna and I decided that this 'amazing' 'miracle' story deserved a little field trip after school. And so without further ado. Here is some pictures of our pilgrimmage to see the holy pan.
We may or may not have told the guys that worked there that we were miracle investigators. And by that I mean we told them we were miracle investigators.
I can definitely see how it resembles Jesus.
Check it out on e-bay of you want: http://cgi.ebay.ca/Miracle-Jesus-Portrait-Appears-on-Baking-Sheet-Wii_W0QQitemZ220089266824QQihZ012QQcategoryZ1447QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Wednesday, March 07, 2007
A two-headed fish tale being told at Kamloops Christian School
By MARK MACDONALD
Mar 07 2007
A little fish that has captured the imagination of students at Kamloops Christian School (KCS) has beat the odds — again.
The salmon fry became the talk of the school when it hatched and teachers and students noticed in disbelief two heads protruding from one body.
Maybe the fish, aptly named Two Head by the students, was shy of the gawking onlookers or just adjusting its four eyes to its tank in the school hallway, but it fell into a deep hibernation.
“They just sat on the bottom,” said Nikki Gerrits, whose Grade 2 class monitors the tank full of fry. “So we thought they were dead.”
That’s right — they, as in two.
“It is two fish, but they are like two conjoined twin fish,” explained KCS’s associate principal Karen Chupa.
“We’ve been kind of waiting for them to die, but they haven’t.”
But just as Gerrits was preparing the toilet bowl, this week the fish showed signs of life.
“I was checking on the fish with one of the students and it was just sitting in the corner and we thought it was dead,
“But then its gills moved,” she said.
Now Two Head swims vigorously, if somewhat awkwardly, since the two bodies appear to swim in opposite directions, around the tank — to the amazement of Gerrits’ class.
The fish are part of the school’s salmon project, a joint venture between the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO), Gerrits’ class and Monique Kourtzman’s Grade 5 class.
The DFO donated the eggs and the students took charge of the incubation process. The students will release the fish into the wild in May.
Whether Two Head will join his comrades remains to be seen.
A fish biologist told the class its likely one body will die and fall off, leaving its twin to explore the great blue deep alone.
“It’s a two-headed fish. One fish is alive and one fish is dead,” said Grade 2 student Noah Kourtzman, with his nose pressed against the tank.
But Two Head has more immediate problems. Come feeding time, the lack of co-operation between Two Head’s two halves leaves both stomachs empty as the other fish gobble up the food.
Still, the future looks bright for Two Head. As it careened erratically around the tank, Gerrits remarked its the most movement she’s ever seen out of the fish.
Teacher’s assistant Leanne Kohnke
tries to capture a two-headed fish
that is the talk of Kamloops Christian.
The amazing fish is a bit too small to
be captured by the camera, but it’s in
this tank, swimming merrily with its
peers.
Monday, March 05, 2007
Friday, March 02, 2007
The Diploma Conniption
When I was in third year my good friends Karmyn, Christy, Sara-Beth and Kim started a book of conniption fits. There was the "I hate Stats class conniption" the "shopping cart gave birth to an egg conniption" the "Christy and James are dating conniption" (which involved rigorous tree shaking).
Two days ago I had the "Diploma Conniption" which is also known as the "Class Composite Conniption". My parents just returned from Ontario where they brought me a suitcase full of stuff that I had in storage. Some of my most prized possessions - my Poland outfit, my puffalump, some books and.... after 2 years in a box, my university Diploma and Class Composite.
I was looking through the composite, seeing all my old friends. I was going down the rows, Faraghalla, Geleynse, Giesbrecht. WHAT! It's supposed to be Geleynse, Gerrits, Giesbrecht. All through college it was Geleynse, Gerrits, Giesbrecht. Two of my best friends on either side of me and now they left me off the class composite!!!! FOR CRYING OUT LOUD! I was the Recreation Centre Coordinator! I was on the Activities Committee! I was a sound system technician! I was on a praise team! I was an RA roomate! I started all the funny staff nicknames! My auntie is the Assistant Registrar! What more do I need to do to get on the class composite!!!
Then I remembered. I was in the Education Department. And my picture is at the top.
Two days ago I had the "Diploma Conniption" which is also known as the "Class Composite Conniption". My parents just returned from Ontario where they brought me a suitcase full of stuff that I had in storage. Some of my most prized possessions - my Poland outfit, my puffalump, some books and.... after 2 years in a box, my university Diploma and Class Composite.
I was looking through the composite, seeing all my old friends. I was going down the rows, Faraghalla, Geleynse, Giesbrecht. WHAT! It's supposed to be Geleynse, Gerrits, Giesbrecht. All through college it was Geleynse, Gerrits, Giesbrecht. Two of my best friends on either side of me and now they left me off the class composite!!!! FOR CRYING OUT LOUD! I was the Recreation Centre Coordinator! I was on the Activities Committee! I was a sound system technician! I was on a praise team! I was an RA roomate! I started all the funny staff nicknames! My auntie is the Assistant Registrar! What more do I need to do to get on the class composite!!!
Then I remembered. I was in the Education Department. And my picture is at the top.
Thursday, March 01, 2007
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
ANNOUNCING THE BIRTH OF THE PUPPIES
Date: Feb 27 2006
Times: 6:49, 7:10, 7:25, 7:44, 8:07
Names: Esau, Domi, unnamed, unnamed, unnamed
They are so so so cute. How could anyone want to kick these little dogs. Little dogs are good - and they don't smell like big dogs do. The puppies are actually ugly right now, but in 4 weeks they will look like that picture.
Date: Feb 27 2006
Times: 6:49, 7:10, 7:25, 7:44, 8:07
Names: Esau, Domi, unnamed, unnamed, unnamed
They are so so so cute. How could anyone want to kick these little dogs. Little dogs are good - and they don't smell like big dogs do. The puppies are actually ugly right now, but in 4 weeks they will look like that picture.
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Dear TIERSA,
I'm sorry that I have been obsessively stalking you since Thursday. I'm really not actually a scary person. Don't be afraid of me just because I have called you 21 times and texted you 12. I just miss having you in my life. You NEED to be my friend. You HAVE to be my friend. You don't have a choice. Remember - - I know things about you that if they got out..... and YOU KNOW that due to my high positions in the community people will be on my side. You think that YOU will win this little war? Its not even a war Tiersa, it is a Battle - a battle which you will LOOSE. Tiersa you are MY FRIEND and you will always be MY FRIEND. No body elses, just MINE. You should just accept the fact right now - it will save you later.
From NIKKI
I'm sorry that I have been obsessively stalking you since Thursday. I'm really not actually a scary person. Don't be afraid of me just because I have called you 21 times and texted you 12. I just miss having you in my life. You NEED to be my friend. You HAVE to be my friend. You don't have a choice. Remember - - I know things about you that if they got out..... and YOU KNOW that due to my high positions in the community people will be on my side. You think that YOU will win this little war? Its not even a war Tiersa, it is a Battle - a battle which you will LOOSE. Tiersa you are MY FRIEND and you will always be MY FRIEND. No body elses, just MINE. You should just accept the fact right now - it will save you later.
From NIKKI
Monday, February 26, 2007
Things I learned this weekend
That former Backstreet Boy Brian Littrell is a Christian singer. I bought a new Christian worship CD and low and behold, everyones favourite backstreet boy had a single on it. Check out his webpage - it's pretty God centred.
Ferin and I are secret soul sisters. Last night at College and Careers (uhh I mean Cookies and Christ) I said
"Hey Ferin, want to see something funny on the internet?"
She responded "Yes! Do you U-Tube?"
"Of Course!" THEN she said the following:
"Have you seen Banana Hands???"
That was the EXACT video that I was going to show her. Now for those of you who like wierd random german-english videos that involve Banana's, milky pirates and chili - just click copy the following address into the search bar. WARNING: It is probably the stupidist thing you will EVER see.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqGRfcox5b0
Ferin and I are secret soul sisters. Last night at College and Careers (uhh I mean Cookies and Christ) I said
"Hey Ferin, want to see something funny on the internet?"
She responded "Yes! Do you U-Tube?"
"Of Course!" THEN she said the following:
"Have you seen Banana Hands???"
That was the EXACT video that I was going to show her. Now for those of you who like wierd random german-english videos that involve Banana's, milky pirates and chili - just click copy the following address into the search bar. WARNING: It is probably the stupidist thing you will EVER see.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqGRfcox5b0
Friday, February 23, 2007
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Two-Head
Yesterday was a sad day at Kamloops Christian School.
Two Head died.
Since October the elementary students at KCS have been raising salmon eggs, we watched them grow an eye, hatch and learn to swim. Yesterday, after a long and valiant struggle Two Head (I'll give you one guess why it was named that) died. Laying at the bottom of the fish tank, our favourite fish gave up its will to live, and passed on. I couldn't get a photo before the funeral-flush, but here is a picture of what could have been, had two-head survived.
Two Head died.
Since October the elementary students at KCS have been raising salmon eggs, we watched them grow an eye, hatch and learn to swim. Yesterday, after a long and valiant struggle Two Head (I'll give you one guess why it was named that) died. Laying at the bottom of the fish tank, our favourite fish gave up its will to live, and passed on. I couldn't get a photo before the funeral-flush, but here is a picture of what could have been, had two-head survived.
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