Halloween *Special*

First off i would like to wish everyone a Happy Halloween 2009, this is the first of the special posts which will occur on special holidays such as Christmas, Easter and More. I wasn’t quite sure what to write about so i’ve decided to mix some facts with some jokes and some tips too!

Were did Halloween come from?

Halloween originated from Ireland during the 1840’s in the Celtic culture, According to their Druid religion the 1st of November was their New Year. The celebrations would begin on the 31st October and continue until the next day. It’s believed all the spirits who had died the previous year would rise up and roam the earth during this night. Halloween is now celebrated all over the world with costumes, trick or treat and Superstitions.

Top Halloween Jokes!

Q: Why didn’t the skeleton cross the road?

A: Because he didn’t have the guts!

 

Q: What is a vampires favorite form of transport?

A: Via a Blood Vessel!

 

Q: What kind of Street do Ghosts like best?

A: A Dead End

 

Some Awesome Trick Idea’s:

• Decorate your front lawn with all things superstitious. Ladder, black cat, broken mirror, crows. Put the number 13 on your door, It’ll look awesome and people will be dodging everything!
• At a party, keep and eye out for beverages. Put in fake spiders and insects near the bottom. Someone will discover it sooner or later.
• Dress up as a Halloween lawn decoration then as people pass jump up at them, this is sure to scare them and get a top reaction!

 

Well that’s all i got for you this time, hope it was good enough and contained some useful and some fun info and tips! Have a great Halloween and keep safe!

Halloween

I gotta say, bravo to the History channel for their shows this week. I’m the kinda guy who loves October for many reason: Sam Adam’s Oktoberfest, Football, Hockey season starts and Halloween. I love seeing all the old (mostly terrible) slasher/horror movies that AMC, Syfy, etc. show all week long. I don’t remember other channels such as History or Discovery doing Halloween specials, but I have really enjoyed what the History channel has done this year. From the history of the Wolfman to the epxloration of Vlad Tepes castles, each show has been fantastic and informative. Bravo!

I hope we can stop writing articles on why women like yaoi

Now I know many of you by now are sick and tired of all the articles on the reasons why straight women enjoy yaoi. I think we’ve come to a point now where we can stop writing about the reasons. I mean, it’s not something that should spend time focusing on. I think it’s been established now that there are a variety of reasons why women (and even a few men) like yaoi. But I guess it’s very difficult for some people to see why. Women enjoying the site of two guys having sex, preposterous!!

A fun little side post . . .

The Rules: Bold the things you have knit at least once, with italics the ones you plan to do sometime, and leave the rest.

Afghan
I-cord
Garter stitch
Knitting with metal wire
Shawl
Stockinette stitch
Socks: top-down
Socks: toe-up
Knitting with camel yarn
Mittens: Cuff-up
Mittens: Tip-down
Hat
Knitting with silk
Moebius band knitting
Participating in a KAL
Sweater
Drop stitch patterns
Knitting with recycled/secondhand yarn
Slip stitch patterns
Knitting with banana fiber yarn
Domino knitting (modular knitting)
Twisted stitch patterns
Knitting with bamboo yarn
Two end knitting
Charity knitting
Knitting with soy yarn
Cardigan
Toy/doll clothing
Knitting with circular needles
Knitting with your own handspun yarn
Slippers
Graffiti knitting (knitting items on, or to be left on the street)
Continental knitting
Designing knitted garments
Cable stitch patterns
Lace patterns
Publishing a knitting book
Scarf
Teaching a child to knit
American/English knitting (as opposed to continental)
Knitting to make money
Button holes
Knitting with alpaca
Fair Isle knitting
Norwegian knitting
Dyeing with plant colors
Knitting items for a wedding
Household items
Knitting socks (or other small tubular items) on two circulars
Olympic knitting
Knitting with someone else’s handspun yarn
Knitting with DPNs
Holiday related knitting
Bobbles
Knitting for a living
Knitting with cotton
Knitting smocking
Dyeing yarn
Steeks
Knitting art
Fulling/felting
Knitting with wool
Textured knitting
Kitchener BO
Purses/bags
Knitting with beads
Swatching
Long Tail CO
Entrelac
Knitting and purling backwards
Machine knitting
Knitting with self-patterning/self-striping/variegating yarn
Stuffed toys
Baby items
Knitting with cashmere
Darning
Jewelry
Knitting with synthetic yarn
Writing a pattern
Gloves
Intarsia
Knitting with linen
Knitting for preemies
Tubular CO
Freeform knitting
Short rows
Cuffs/fingerless mitts/arm warmers
Pillows
Knitting a pattern from an online knitting magazine
Rug
Knitting on a loom
Thrummed knitting
Knitting a gift
Knitting for pets
Shrug/bolero/poncho
Knitting with dog/cat hair (EWW!!)
Hair accessories
Knitting in public

Nyhetstorka? Nää då..

Ok, det är så ont om nyheter idag att jag för första gången någonsin läste en artikel på “en av Sveriges största bloggar”, Kissies blogg. Artikeln handlar om att hon har varit på tv där hon åt pung, vilket inte är så ofattbart efter all SPSP hon måste ha fått i sig under de senaste åren. SPSP är SturePlansStekarPenis, en fras uppfunnen av mig, inspirerad av Kissie (TM, Copyright, osv). Jag förväntade mig inte så mycket hjärngympa från en artikel skriven av någon som Kissie, men hennes stavning får svenskalärare från tidernas begynnelse fram till idag att vända sig i graven och få platinablonda mordtankar. Välkommen till wtmfd, där man skriver med korrekt svenska och inte är det minsta bitter över andra människors oförtjänta framgång.

Notis – jag tyckte att det skulle vara mycket trevligare att få stirra på en söt björn än på Heidi Montags försummade avkomma medan jag skrev den här artikeln. Hoppas att det är ok med er!

Half a day in St. James

October 27, 2009.

Due to an ‘emergency,’ I had to dash to St. James QC to rescue a friend. It was not of a big deal actually, since it was my off and I was bored anyway, I kinda volunteered to go. Anyways, it was my first time to set foot in that school. I’ve known its existence since I was six. Whenever we go to Novaliches to visit my cousins, my mother would always point to that place and tell me that that’s where my cousins study.

Going back, I didnt mind the fact that it was 1pm and it’s scorching hot outside. I didnt mind the fact that I have to sleep because I have work early morning next day. All I wanted to accomplish was to get to QC as soon as possible to rescue a friend.

Got there ’round 2pm. We met in a fast food chain, gave her a fleeting hug, and she dragged inside the institution. Honestly speaking, I was somehow excited to enter a school again, because I know that it will make me feel like I want to teach. I was right. Although, the feeling was not that strong, but I simply felt… at home. There’s no other word to describe it.

We sat and talked. She vented, I listened while my eyes are fixed on her face. I’ve never seen her like that before. She said something about cheering,bloody (literally) student, and how she has been feeling that way from the moment she woke up. I repeatedly ask her to calm down, and try to help her get to main reason why she’s feeling the way she does. We got the answer: Manong Service. (long story, really)

Anyways, some of her co-teachers passed by and discussed work-related things with her, while she chats the hour away, I noticed how messy the room was, so I volunteered to clean it up. I enjoyed cleaning the room, anyway. Haha. Best thing I did that day.

I left the school ’round 4:30pm, with the feeling that I wanted to teach lingering.

Sweetiegirlz, perfecting the art of worrying...for nothing!

       What you’re seeing is a groggy, Little A just coming out of her anesthesia.  Everything went great, and besides the job of worrying about her, i had to make sure “snowflake” (her webkins) made it to her side, when she woke up.       

 

     despite her expression, minutes later, little A wakes up and gets a few ice chips and a popscicle down her

 

  She gets a dose of relief in her I.V. from the nurse.  From that point on, little A is really alert and normal and great.   not that she’s doing cartwheels but you know…. lot’s better.

 

     One of the things, she worried about is if the I.V.  would hurt going in, but they gave her a little gas first, so she didn’t feel anything.  little A said that her head felt like it was a baloon full of air.

 

 

Shortly, she was watching a Disney movie, eating a popscicle and making chit chat. 

 

 

i couldn’t have asked for a better experience with Same day surgery if i tried to think of one!  Everyone was wonderful, friendly, supportive, and on their j-0-b.    i essentially was in awe of the differences between tonsillectomy when i was a kid, and now, with ambulatory surgery.   i would like to thank the ambulatory surgery clinic staff at KU WEST in Kansas City.  You guys rock!