Friday nite:
















My sillouette against some crazy fog.

Saturday nite:
Christmas Fantasy at Victoria Park
































Very pretty lights but so hard to photograph without a tripod
















Joanna, Heather and I posing for a couple shots.
















And then finished off the night with Starbucks and "Stranger Than Fiction".

I love weekends.

(more photos here)

You are now reading the blog of a promoted woman! :)

Yes that's right - no longer will I be a lowly Brand Assistant - as of January 2007 I will be starting the new role of Publicity & Marketing Assistant! I'm super excited about this change of job and a little nervous. I was offered the job on the Wednesday of this week and I had until the next morning to decide and well, after weighing the pros and cons, talking to family, friends and my pastor - I accepted.

Amazing how fast things can change.

Altho on a sad note, 2 of my coworkers are resigning in the next couple of weeks - the office "mom" and Jerknuts (of who both I will really miss) but I'm not letting that get me down 'cause I got me a new job!

To quote my pastor - "Could this be God blessing you? OH MY GOD!"

cool beans 1. phrase used to indicate that something is very good, excellent; COOL. ("You got tickets to the game? Cool beans.")

Ha! It's actually a phrase used and I'm not weird for spouting it off on occassion!

Signed up for another delightful distraction on the internet:

Facebook me!

It's pretty rad! Last night I ended up chatting with an old friend from MWSR who I haven't seen/talked to since summer of '03. Sweetness.

at‧ti‧tude  /ˈætɪˌtud, -ˌtyud/
–noun 1. manner, disposition, feeling, position, etc., with regard to a person or thing; tendency or orientation, esp. of the mind: a negative attitude; group attitudes.

Something we all have but with some uniqueness which makes up part of your personality. The attitude we hold and show expresses how we deal with everyday life and situations.

Today at work there was a perfect example of how people can be blind to how their attitudes can impact the people around them and then witnessing the invisible "slap" hitting the receiver of the attitude...ouch. How can a person be so rude yet not even recognize it? Selfishness? Ignorance or arrogance? To me having a nasty attitude is directly related to the person's personality and lack of professionalism (especially on the job).

I think this quote pretty much sums it up:

“The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, the education, the money, than circumstances, than failure, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company... a church... a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past... we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude. I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it. And so it is with you... we are in charge of our Attitudes.”
-Charles Swindoll

Happy Feet or Casino Royale?

How about both?

Yup, this weekend my friend Mike and I watched both movies in one evening! Happy Feet had more singing than I anticipated...had some funny moments but I don't think it will be on my list of fav animated movies. Casino Royale* was excellent! Lots of action, sweet cars, and of course the new Bond :)

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Highlight:
Having a great friend who hooked me up with awesome things like season 1&2 of House.

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Downer of the weekend:
The aftermath of a hard work out - so sore when trying to sit down or stand up or even walk any faster than a snails pace. Gah! Guess that's what I get from skipping training last weekend. :S




*Ever look for product placement while watching a movie? Apparently Casino Royale was brought to us by Sony and Ford. Whatever happened to subtle advertising?

Q."I've noticed you've been wearing your headphones alot. What have you been listening to?"

A:"Oh um, you know those cds you gave out last week and some other stuff...."

Today a coworker asked me that question yet I couldn't come up with an intelligent answer when knowing what I listen to is a very easy question to answer. I got thinking about this tonite...am I ashamed b/c the vast majority of my tunes are christian? Am I embarrassed that I like a lot of christian music out there and am afraid ppl will scoff and say there is no such thing as good christian music? Or that my music collection is small? Seriously! So for posterity sake and so I get over this silly rationalization here are the top bands on my iTunes/iPod:

Chris Tomlin
Coldplay
David Crowder Band
Derek Webb
Enya
FM Static
Grits
Insiderz
Jason Mraz
Jeremy Camp
Jody Cross
John Mayer
Josh Groban
Keane
Kosmos Express
Kutless
Lifehouse
Maroon 5
Relient K
Rex Goudie
Sanctus Real
Shawn McDonald
Switchfoot
Third Day
Warren Barfield

Bands not loaded on comp but should be:
Simple Plan
Everday Sunday
Pax 217
Todd Smith
Lindsey Minaker
Our Lady Peace
Billy Klippert
Brian Littrell

Can you see what else is the other most common theme between all the bands? (minus about 2) besides most of them being christian? If you guess correctly, I'll give u a prize!

I love shoes, especially shoes with heels. But after spending 13 hours in these puppies:















My feeties have rejected any such nonsense today. Running shoes it is!

In just 2 days the wkend has to end...oh too very quickly.

Highlights:

1. Shopping with my mom in Bayfield at the Annual Christmas festival - drank waaaayyy to much apple cider! (plus cookies make for quite the lunch)
Just look at some of my goodies:
















2. Spending time with my best friend Pam. I love girl talk.
















And look what she bought me for my bday:

















3.Running into an old friend {Fraser} of who Pam and I see rarely, it was sweet.
















And now after my parents being over most of the day, it's time to get some much needed sleep...oh crap, it's already 12:24am - so much for that :P

feeding your addiction. To tv shows like LOST with this tidbit:

"ATTENTION!
During the 13 week break, ABC will be airing the new show Daybreak. However, every week they are going to show 30 second clips of the Febuary premiere episode. EVERY WEEK. Also the premiere episode, feb 7, is julet's flashback - just interesting fyi for you"

13 weeks?!? How will i survive?

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Starbucks has changed to their Holiday menu! How can I resist the sweet aroma and spicy taste of an Eggnog Chai Tea latte? Just look at it:












Must remember the calorie count, must remember that I'm trying to lose weight not gain it, but it's so delicious...i WANT it.

*sigh* my Wednesday nite tv viewing will forever be incomplete. Well, until January with the return of LOST.

At least Kate finally picked her man. Now we can move on to better things...

-like what is the freak'n monster (aka black mist)?
-what's up with the new characters? do some flashbacks already!
-will Kate run and Jack die?
-what's going on with psycho Desmon?

ANSWERS please. :)

teach‧a‧ble  /ˈtitʃəbəl/ [tee-chuh-buhl]

adj : ready and willing to be taught; "docile pupils eager for instruction"; "teachable youngsters" [syn: docile]


Or so I've been told twice in two days by my pastor and my boss. Affirmation perhaps?

Weekend Highlights:

1. Grace Walk Conference





















Spent Friday and all day Saturday attending this conference, it was a nice refresher of what I've learned through bible studies and sermons in the past 2 years. I wish so many people would hear the amazing message of what the grace walk is all about.

2.Satsuma hand cream apparently smells like orange creamsicles but it doesn't taste like it. I've never had a guy ask to try my hand lotion before! I feel oh so special.

3. Chilling with Heather and having a girl's nite

















4. Given $5 to get myself a coffee before church - ending up at waterloo park enjoying the fall colours and some much needed quiet time.

5. Hearing awesome encouragement from my pastor. God bless him!

or make that 1 in 100 million!

Found this news article on [GAS]:

"According to this report, the Internet has finally reached the 100 million websites milestones. Incredible isn't it? The thing that really surprised me about this is that apparently, more then half of all sites are updated regularly.

There were just 18,000 Web sites when Netcraft, based in Bath, England, began keeping track in August of 1995. It took until May of 2004 to reach the 50 million milestone; then only 30 more months to hit 100 million, late in the month of October 2006."


I'm curious if this is just domain names or includes individual blog sites thru hosts like blogger?

"Shrek the Third doesn't even hit theatres until next May, but Dreamworks is already ahead of the game. The company announced this week that Shrek 4 is scheduled to reach the big screen in 2010. It will be followed shortly thereafter by a theatrical release for a Puss In Boots movie. The Puss movie has been planned, but was originally slated for a direct to DVD release." Credit: ComingSoon.net

Okay, the first Shrek was awesome! Number 2 was different and good but a 3rd and 4th installment? That's insanely stupid. Why ruin a good thing?

Ugh. In little less than 2hrs I will be strapped to the dentist chair flinching as a needle gets jabbed into my mouth and the sound of drills fill the air.

I can hardly wait. Oh and the frozen mouth part - that's what I'm really looking forward to!

But wait! Even better, this will be the first of two appointments in the next 2 weeks!