That's myself and Mike

Where? what pic????? I missed it

NO WAY! *waves to Trailmix* Hi Trailmix. Nice to meet you!!!!! Click to view attachment


Check the avatar, Len. Topo's gone bye bye.

Hi there

Not to worry, topo will be back! Just thought we would come out for an airing on the board

But I see topo!!! I can't see the trailmix and mike

Probably just need to refresh your screen (that was a hey, that sounds good thumbs up btw )

there you are!!!!! of the good kind!!!!! wooohoooo

WHOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! Finds a Jos Louis Vachon cake hidden in the freezer!!!! TOUCHDOWN!!!!!!

As long as it looks edible...

It was soooooooo good. *num num num num num*

This is to notify all peepz that I am about to fall asleep on my desk in

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All I keep thinking is Peter Sellers in The Party saying, "birdie num nums."

OMG, I HAVE that movie!!! I HOWLED.


BRRRRRRNGGGGG!!! Time to wake up now, Len. Time to go home.

WUT???? you woke me up.... that's just mean. And nope, I still have 2 more hours to go.....
time for a smoke break - yesssir.

I hear ya sistah! *moans as she drags her tired butt into the house after a long LOOOOOOONG day on a field trip with third grade kids in a dino museum*

Me wanna just go to sleep....Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

yay it's almostday. it's almost friday
i miss carla and carlacoffee™

I'm home today.... Feel like crap...Im going to the doctor this afternoon. Have been sick on and off for the past 2 months but it never goes completely away. Now it got worse overnight.

Bleh....

Hope it's not a bronchitis/tonsilitis/ear infection..... Feels like it.

Ohhhh, I was wondering how come you were online today, Mephys. Hope you're feeling better soon.

Good morning everyone. We are recovering from Montreal. Yes it is a process and yes you need a recovery day or two.

In fact we have decided not to even talk about moving until this weekend - although I woke up this morning thinking - we are moving, I need to do this and that and blah blah blah - (after dreaming that my Niece and Nephew were kidnapped by aliens - they were returned safely btw).

Husband had yesterday off, back to work today - 2 weeks and 2 more days then he is out of there. The whole Montreal thing - he is slightly, temporarily handicapped. Arrived in Montreal at 7:30 a.m. but couldn't check in to the hotel until noon, so he walked the streets for 3 hours. Had a nap then walked around some more, including a few kms to Shwartzs. Interview the next morning - that he walked to - then back to the hotel until noon, then out to walk around again. The flight didn't leave until 9:05 p.m. and was delayed 45 mins as the flight was coming from Toronto and they had snow. He made his way to the airport around 4 as he was getting leg-lock. Perhaps he should have taken some runners - he was wearing his dress shoes the whole time.

He did slip going up a hill at Parc du Mont-Royal and put his hand and the camera in a snow bank. A picture of the pathway explains why:



Oh and another thing to look out for in Montreal, which my Husband was telling me about. With these lovely old buildings and their steeples comes ice packs that make a loud cracking sound then fall to the ground - he said he kept hearing them and seeing them all over as it was warming up. Hence these signs:



Oh and if you are looking for rental accomodation there, you might be interested in this:



If you bothered to read this whole post you get this cup of coffee:



Memphys I hope you feel better soon!

OMG, that looks like my old house in Canada! I'm not kidding you. Except that I don't have leather chairs. And my fireplace had flames. But it had that stonework and the colour of the wall was the same. I miss my old house.


I was in the middle of a yawn when I was reading that sentence, and when I laughed out loud my ears plugged up and then they popped and I snorted.

That coffee picture is from Second Cup!

OH MY GOD THAT'S A SECOND CUP COFFEE MUG!!!!

Now I will cry... I miss Second Cup and my fellow baristas

I was thinking about you when I looked it up! I didn't know it would make you cry though. <passes len a tissue>

You made me cry, too, Trailmix. You big meanie.

<passes tissues to crikey>

My friend and I always called them mouchoirs, because that was on the french side. Same with meli-melos. Oh crap. I can't think of the english term. OH! Bits and Bites!!! I'm learning spanish now, in the same manner. Instead of french on the reverse of everything, it's spanish.

I kid you not folks, I miss Second Cup like nothing else. I met the most amazing folks there, including the owner, who is one of those dudes who goes above and beyond. Just last week I phoned him to check up on him -we remained good friends- and he told em that he had just sponsored one of our barista's sister from Albania on a work visa --- this dude is awesome. He's also dead good looking and single.

poisson. When watching iron chef we always wondered what they were talking about when they would say CUISSON!

Then my Husband, being the brilliant person that he is, looked at the stove one day (which says temps de cuisson) and figured it out.

Does that make him bilingual?

I ALWAYS WONDERED WHAT THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT TOO!!!!! It must mean chef! duh

That's nice when you meet friends like that. I'm kind of confused about your old boss sponsoring someone on a work visa, though. I thought an employer had to prove that they were not able to find someone within the country before going that route?

Just an update folks.. hubby & I are both looking at new jobs to start very soon...

Hubby got one this week.. it's a horrific pay cut, but at least it's with a very stable company and the prospects after his 1st year are promising for advancement..

For me.. just had a great job interview today and the manager was like "please please please do well on the testing " mouthing behind the HR dept staff as I went in to do the mandatory Excel and data entry testings... The HR girl said I did "fantastic" so hopefully I'll get offered this position.. PRETTY PLEASE!!

we're off today for Pennsylvania!! Free trip on friends .. yippeee!

Wow! What an exciting start to your weekend, E!!!! Congratulations and have fun in Pennsylvania!!!!!

It's probably the temporary foreign workers program. For people like the people Len knows I think it's a really nice opportunity for both the employer and employee. For lots of others it's not working so well - not a surprise, so we end up paying for workers advocacy employees, aside from the fact that the poor employees have a terrible time of it so far away from home.

I really don't know how he managed - but I'm sure it was all within CIC regulations - this is an honest man (yup, they exist). I once thought of hooking him up with a cousin of mine, but then the stupid b1tch went on and got pregnant by a married dude.... not very smart, IMO.

That's fantastic! I hope you get the job !

WOOOT!!! Canada's very own illegal immigrant thread is heading into orbit! I'm so proud. *dabs at eyes with mouchoirs*

Another WOOOT!! I made the Top 20 list today! I'm about 1/5 of the top poster, but still.... I'm out there representing. Come on Lenina. Let's go accept our award.

Haha!

Where is your acceptance speech?

Oh no! That is totally your honour, Mandi, since you are the author. But might I suggest a shout out to your Mom and God as part of your narrative?

HAHA! Of course! And big shout outs to Legal Canaliens across the nation!
I just thought it was a really interesting article. I knew it would be a little controversial... but interesting more than anything.

The honour of being on the Top 20 posters today is all yours though!

Who woulda thunkit?

My cousin is coming to spend a few weeks with me in August! She is having some major problems right now with stuff.

So after some handy dandy counseling and rehab my aunt and uncle also think that she needs time away from the #### hole in which she lives and are sending her down to spend some time with me. ME!

Haha I was like the person my entire family warned my cousins about, now they're sending the kids to me to be straightened out.

Oh the irony.

I'm gonna get her blitzed. KIDDING!

sniff sniff.......i smell coffee....somewhere in here......

So my Husband is home today with a full blown cold, not the flu - but his head hurts and it's not good, I don't feel good either whooo hoooo!

I am kind of scared to post coffee, since I made two people cry yesterday with my coffee posting, but here goes anyway!

No tears here!

That sounds like a nasty cold. My husband got that 3 weeks ago and I got it a week after him. The last day of it I had a pretty nasty fever - we kept an eye on it but I slept through it and when I woke up my fever had totally fought it off. Bundle up and relax!

Where is crickey! hope her computer hasn't decided to stop working.

Oh and I just checked our expresspost envelope for the visa, it arrived at the post office in MTL yesterday, very good!

Sh1te... did I make the list????? We need to get a life sister




Goodie trailmix. When will the move be? and more importantly... where???? (praying it's near us, I'm lonely )

Crickey!, I heard she attended Vanity Fair's top posters party with Matt Damon and George Clooney.

Incroyable!!!! Let's hope the folks at Canuck Post don't try to jam it in the slot. ERRR...I meant do not damage it in transit and follow proper procedure. That's what I meant to say, any salacious overtones or implications are those of a very sick mind. Not that I would know about such things.

Great news!

Gosh I just watched the latest episode of Lost online (we don't have cable tv) and I am so friggen obsessed with that show (pardon my French)