Bellini-induced Brain Freeze

Lock it up, Rufus That title has no relevance to today's post. Moving on... I had my MRI on Tuesday morning. Like I had planned I kept my piercing in until I got to the hospital and check-in. So an hour before my exam I got prepped to take it out. In the bathroom was this Psycho Woman -- and I say this with a lot of contempt -- who was reading the newspaper at the sinks. She wasn't waiting for anyone, the stalls were empty, she just stood there with the paper on the counter, reading. So I waited a couple of minutes until it became clear that she wasn't going anywhere. Couldn't she read outside in the waiting area? She made no sense! Begrudgingly I stood over the sink next to her and starting working on removing my nostril screw. Maybe she would have left soon but I wasn't going to take the chance on having to rush and remove it 'cuz who knew how long it would take for me to take it out gently. She looked over at me and watched me fuss with my nose for a

Never can say goodbye I washed my hands, took a deep breath, and took my nose piercing out thinking this was it. But it was gentle and painless -- completely not what I was expecting. It made me contemplate how easy it would be to get back in. There was a bit of strain felt when I was trying to get it back in so I chickened out. I tried to accept the fact that I would no longer have a little gem on my nose. I'm a stubborn girl, though, so 20 minutes later I still couldn't reconcile myself to the idea that I would not have my piercing for my birthday...so I tried again to put it back in. So much about worrying about scarring and such. So tomorrow morning I'll be taking it out again . Hopefully it's just as simple this next time around. And the same for putting it back in. February 19th, 2006. The Phenoms are the 2006 Calgary Pilipino Basketball Association champions! Final score against NE Express: 86-71!

:( I think my little nose-piercing adventure will be coming to an end even quicker than I had anticipated. I don't regret getting it anymore (remember when I wasn't so thrilled with the look the weekend after getting it done?) but I've always said I could also live with or without it. But I always thought I'd keep it at least until my birthday this year. Just so I could have a birthday with my nose pierced. The problem lies in the fact that my annual MRI is scheduled for this Tuesday. When I first had my nose done the piercer assured me that it would be alright to replace my nostril screw with a retainer temporarily for the procedure. Unfortunately, there is no piercer available where I got it done until March 15th...and calling around I haven't met with much luck finding a retainer. As a last resort I called back to Divine (my piercing place...and a great vintage store) and asked them if they had any retainers. Even if they didn't have someone who could d

Happy Valentine's, Happy Happy Valentine's, Happy Valentine's Day! I love Valentine's Day. February 15 is good, too. How can you go wrong with half-priced candy and stuffed animals?

Love all around My family came home last night all safe and sound. Hooray! And to welcome them home I prepared quesadillas and fish tacos. Yum. I kind of cheated, though, since the night before I had a quesadilla/margarita/poker night with my friends. Not that I fed my family leftovers, but all the fixings were already chopped up and ready to go for them. I've got so many new purses and shoes it's like Christmas all over again. Heehee. And yes, I got some new knockoff bags, too. Styles. And now the pressure is on me to go "home" and visit. I understand, it's been over 15 years since the last time I went to the Philippines, but it's so hard to get away. And I can't really afford a month off the way we usually do when we go there. It doesn't mean I don't want to go. Hardly. Maybe I should just suck it up and go for the two weeks. It may not be much but it's something. And in other matters of love, I think this will be the first Vale

Crave-o-rama Oh what I would not give for a cupcake from Crave right about now. The worst thing you can do to a girl like me is to deny me something. All of a sudden I HAVE TO HAVE IT. But in my defense, it's been months, MONTHS, since I've had a Crave cupcake. I think I'm overdue. Tried to treat Weird Kid to one before they left, only to find the store closed for the holidays. On Friday I was all set to treat myself to a cupcake. This was such a premeditated plan that I looked forward to my destined date with cupcake goodness all. week. long. But it turns out it wasn't destiny. After Civic and I had some tea at Oolong we walked over to Crave to find them "sold out and so (they were) closed for the day." Bear in mind that we went there 2 and a half hours before they were even scheduled to close. Oh, why must everyone want the same things I want? Why must they make it so difficult for me to indulge myself?? With no cupcakes in hand, we relegated o

Up Close and Personal So on Boxing Day last year I picked up a webcam for my computer. It was kind of a bandwagon move, I must admit. A couple of chat friends have them and I thought it was nice seeing who I was chatting with and their actual facial expressions and such. And, as if I couldn't possibly feel any less "with it," my little goddaughter in Ontario has one as well. I can't really say I'm a big fan of mine. I'm not sure what it is, watching others on their cameras versus myself in front of my own. I don't enjoy mine. Once, a friend actually asked to view my webcam and I refused 'cuz I felt like I looked like crap. Ah, there's the rub: my aversion to being monitored at all times. Plus, it would be so tiring to try and be entertaining at that hour. That's my downtime. Just a few days ago I noticed on my sitetracker that a certain IP address had spent over 40 minutes poring over my blog (11 views!) for references to two individua