Okay you know you live in a rural area when...

Okay I am driving to school when I hear over the radio that there is a detour on the route that I am taking to school. Okay so I am thinking that some idiot out there got into an accident because he was driving too fast, it happens a lot around here, especially when people do not drive for the weather conditions, I swear it is a gene that is only found in red-blooded Albertans!!! And maybe the few exceptions are those from Saskatchewan!! So anyways I am on the highway and I have no idea where abouts this road closure is because the girl on the radio isn't too bright about describing where exactly this traffic issue is. As it turns out some truck driver lost his load of hay bales. That's right people there was hay every where on the highway.
This has made my morning because as it happens,my father-in-law-to-be Erland says that I lead a rusticated life, that in my time in Sweden he hoped that he would have been able to put an element of sophistication in my life, but apparently was completely unsuccessful.

Should I or shouldn't I

So as some of you know, I love my education but let's face it I am not the greatest student on earth and I have the GPA to prove it. Anyways I am in the final part of my degree, I am basically getting the formailites done. I have hit a snag, surprise surprise. I am taking a senior level course and I have no idea what is going on, I have attended the classes but I still feel so lost. So I am going to drop it, but then again if I stick with it I fulfill a senior level requirement. I guess on the upside is I can take a senior level course in Calgary this spring and I more likely to get a better grade there. This is so frustrating.

The Upside and Downside of Union Jobs!

Okay I am not totally bitching and complaining about my job it isn't so bad. But there are a few things that are so totally mismatched it makes you wonder how on earth it exists

On the upside:
-in this union job I get paid $11.89/hr to do something that could easily be done for $7/hr
-in this union job you could injure one of you other co-workers (she turned on a machine while someone was trying to clear a jammed piece of material and that someone lost her thumb) and still not get fired!
-my job is secure, i would basically have to send a bomb threat in order to get fired, and well sorry peps I don't want to go to jail for something so stupid.
- This job is the easiest thing I have ever done, it is rare that you have to fold things by hand, there is machinery there to do it for you, you basically just have to place it there.


On the downside:
-the gossip is absolutely unreal, I have just started so I don't know every piece of gossip out there, but oh my, thank god I am in the good books of the two biggest shit disturbers in the whole place.
-when someone who thinks that they are the "floor leader" can get away with not doing her fair share of the work. When we get baskets of sheets they are mixed up, there are about three different kinds of sheets and pillow cases. I have been told since day one that every group(there are three)are supposed to sort three baskets of sheets. Well yesterday my group sorted 7 baskets of sheets, 4 baskets of OR, and three baskets of gowns. Yeah I sense a bit of unbalanced share of work!
-in non-union jobs it is relatively easy to get someone fired, I have been able to achieve this feat three times!! In a union job there is virtually no way to get someone fired!

So yeah I had a rough day at work yesterday, I was a little pissed about having alot more work to do than what I normally have to do, another one of my co-workers was a bit more pissed than me because they called soil down twice to help us because we were behind. So it should be interesting to see what kinda spin this lazy chick is going to put on this today, maybe I should make an appearance and find out from the real "floor leader" what is going on.

Ah, office politics and women, a brutal combination!

Just hanging out at home, sick with my mom who is also sick!

Well last night I found a voice-mail message from my boss asking me to come into work today if I could make it. I am sorry buddy but I am sick with something my mother brought home from her work, and I am not about to go to work and get someone else sick as well, even though as a casual worker this would be totally ideal.
So I went to the doctor this morning. I am supposed to stay on my industrial strength laxative for the time being, it is keeping things moving, let's keep it that way!! I also got some Zythromax which is a really good antibiotic so hopefully within a few days everything with me will be ship shape with me again!!!
So being home sick has led me to one conclusion, time shifting on the satellite is great and daytime television bites the big one!
Well that is about all from me.
Ciao!

Accident Ettiquite

Well I woke up this morning to some fresh snow. Wonderful yes, but also very dangerous. I left for school this morning 45 minutes early because as usual the roads would be in bad condition. I was right, coming down a hill "Antler Hill", there was an accident, there was a truck going southbound that lost control and crossed the median and split into two and the front end of the truck ended up in the passing lane going northbound. It looked like it just happened so I decided to get out and see if I could offer any assistance. Emergency crews were on the way but the traffic was backing up so me and another guy started directing traffic so that way emergency crews could get there faster. We had one guy who was a total asshole who said that we were crazy to be out there directing traffic. So I ask all of you who do winter driving to do the following:
-allow lots of time, just because it is nice out your front window doesn't mean that it is going to be that way at your destination.
-slow down, I learned this lesson a few winters ago, when you hit a patch of black ice you're pretty much done for.
-if you come to an accident scene turn on your blinkers to warn others behind you of the situation. If there are emergency crews on site you don't have to stop.
-if you witness the accident, stop. Did you know that leaving the scene of the accident without talking to the police is a criminal offence, here in Alberta I think the ticket is about $500.
-if there is no one around stop also, check to see if you should call 911.
-paitence is a virtue people!!! if you happen to get caught up in a traffic jam due to an accident be paitent and don't be rude because if you piss off someone badly enough they can report your licence plate. Did you know that when an ambulance is in transit the person in the passenger seat is writing down your licence plate number to give to the cops because you were not giving the right of way.

Does anyone care to tell me what else is going on?

I just read in Sarunas' Blog today that Forrest is now a daddy! Is there anything else out there that I am missing??? Care to share with me about that new mole that is appearing under your left ear that is growing a purple hair???


In other news from me, it looks like our snow might be here to stay, has been snowing for the last three days and it isn't melting away! OOOOHHHH skiing!

So I am alone again!

I took Max to the airport this morning, it felt kinda weird because I knew that I am going to see Max next month for his birthday. And the nice thing is that I didn't cry at all, I think it is because every time I watch Love Actually I can't watch the beginning or the end because it makes me cry!

So now thngs are pretty much back to normal! Except now there is about 3 cm of snow on the ground which makes me happy while other people bitch and complain about it.


So Max, if you decide to read this you are in some mega shit! You haven't called or e-mailed me to tell me whether or not you made it safely! You thought that you were in shit with your mamma, you ain't seen nothing yet!!

Snow!

Well what a wonderful thing to wake up to this morning!!! In a way it makes me all warm and fuzzy when I see snow!!!

So Max is here!

So he's been here since Saturday and it has been really nice. I ended up going to work this morning and then coming home because I didn't feel very well, I guess that is what happens when you are literally full of shit! So I came home to Max's surprise and then I went right to sleep in my chaise. I slept for about 4 hours, and now I am trying to cram for my international relations mid-term, the good news is that I seen this morning is that this mid-term is only worth 10%.

As for other things, Thanksgiving went very well, Max is looking forward to the Chirstmas turkey, which I think means that mom is going to have to buy a bigger turkey for Chirstmas. Marie and Ryan came for dinner on Monday which was really interesting because my Grandpa took a shining to her when she poked at his belly, I don't think his new wife thought it was so great, they left fairly soon after the meal!

I found out today that I have been replaced as Lanny's craziest friend! Bummer dude!

Oh the preparations!!!

Well Max comes tomorrow! I am getting excited, I haven't seen Max since June, so far I have cleaned out my room, I still have to clean out my bathroom, my car and tomorrow I have to change the sheets on my bed, and fluff up the feather beds. Mom and I are going grocery shopping tonight, that way we won't spend a small fortune on groceries when Max is here! But now I have to rest, afterall I just got home from work!

Living in a small town where nothing happens!

Signs that you live a small town where nothing happens:

-on the front page of the community paper there is a picture of the town's newest set of traffic lights.
-you read the obituaries to see if anyone you know has died, and of what.
-you read the happy ads to see if there is anyone you know has had a baby or gotten married, and then if you have discovered that someone has and you weren't invited then you get really pissed off.
-you read the development permits page to see if there are any new businesses coming in or find out if someone is building a new garage!

See this is what I have to live with!!!

Just another day here in Alberta.

Well there is really not too much new with me as of late. I received an e-mail from Max's mother, she has a website up and running, it showcases her business that keeps her impossibly busy, the stable, and Erland's artwork. You should check it out at http://www.fqi.se and a quick disclaimer is that it is in Swedish.

Other than that Max comes at the end of this week which is going to be very nice because the last time I seen him SAS was trying to send me first to Toronto and then to Johannesburg. He's coming for some quality turkey time!! That right folks, here in Canada we celebrate Thanksgiving this weekend. It is usually a time that symbolizes the end of the harvest, especially here in these parts, living on the praries. So needless to say I am spending alot of time cleaning the house for his arrival, not to mention looking forward to some shopping too because of Quebec's double dipping sales tax policy Max is coming to shop too!

Right now I am on a committee that is planning a Bachelor of Arts conference which is going to showcase student achievement but also to recruit those who have not made a choice as to what they would pursue in terms of a university degree. I was in an hour and a half long meeting today and it was really interesting to see what is going to come about with a collaboration between students and faculty.

I am watching the vice presidental debate right now and it seems like a pretty tight debate right now, although Cheney looks like he should be taking out that stick that is shoved up his but right now. He seems to be bored with the whole process.

Some people that drive suck!!

Okay I saw something on my commute home that made me giggle. I saw a semi passing a guy driving a Mercedes Benz hatchback, it would have been funnier if the guy's licence plate was from Alberta, but it was a Saskatchewan plate. But really people if you are going to be spending that kind of money for a car like that, use it for what it is supposed to be used for SPEED!