Bellydancing extravaganza

I went to MEDA's 'Grande Bazaar' yesterday, which is a yearly event for the local bellydancing community. IT WAS AWESOME and only $5 to get in! There were quite a few performers, some of which I recognized from my classes. I think it's great to have an opportunity to perform, but I think that getting all dressed up is the best part and it was neat seeing all the different costumes. The Bazaar part was why I went though. Bellydancing wear is not exactly available at The Bay or the local dollar store. So, it was a good opportunity to find a variety of items and WOW! DID I! I spent ~ $140, which to be honest is a little beyond my budget. However, considering the sheer amount of things to buy I think I did okay. The best purchase was my bellydancing pants, which are essentially genie pants, were only $10. My veil, which needs to be a bit longer than arms length & down to your knees, was only $5. I splurged on a beautiful blue circle skirt and two new hip wraps. I had my heart set on fringe so settled on this hip wrap with fringe along the bottom. The other wrap was all beaded and very pretty. I wanted to find some music but couldn't find anything affordable and/or with songs I recognize. I still have not gotten a suitable bellydancing shirt or bejeweled bra but I think the pants are a good step in the right direction. Maybe next year.

Hand cramping

Okay, so once again I am entering into the world of obsession, this time with Guitar Hero World Tour. I played 2 1/2 hours or so and I still wanted to play but since my hands were cramping I felt it was best to force myself to stop. Part of it is the fact that stuff gets unlocked the more you play, which makes me go a bit longer than I want to. Overall I really enjoy being obsessed with something again since it's been a while. It's a welcome distraction since work is getting crazier and I am starting to get stressed. There seems to be much more to play in this game than in the previous version but we'll see once I get to the end. I may get carpal tunnel. Oh, and you get to customize your own character so that was really fun. I have yellow shoes and a fedora. Can't go wrong with that. I can't wait till I unlock the Jimi Hendricks songs! AHHHHHH!!!!!!

By the by, One Week was good. I cried a bit, laughed a bit. It's a touching story, and I think is a good homage to central & western Canada. The funniest bits are when the main character visits the biggest something, which each town has throughout Canada. The annoying thing for me was that there was this narrator and it kept reminding me of 'Y tu mama tambien' which I found a little distracting. I think it's worth watching so definitely check it if you can.

A week later

I am experiencing significantly less lethargy today which is great. The sun is shining. The laundry machine is laundering. I was totally exhausted after the Zoo yesterday but treated myself to Guitar Hero Word Tour. I got a hand cramp but there's a fun variety of songs to play so it's worth it. I also got some new shirts and a pair of pants. I am VERY excited about the new threads. For the past few years I have had trouble finding clothes that I like and that fit well. I'll find a shirt here and there, a pair of jeans, etc. but finding 5 items in one shot was a frickin' miracle. Reitmans rocks my world - this season anyways. Aside of the shopping spree, I have been watching Season 4 of X Files for the past 2 days. I just watched the Cigarette Smoking Man's episode. It's one of my favourites. I don't know if it's my age, or what, but Mulder really gets on my nerves now. When I first watched the show I idolized him, Scully was my favourite but I wanted to believe in the strange and other worldly things. Now I just wish he would shut the hell up. I still enjoy the show but I think it would be better (or at least less annoying) if he would just investigate these phenomena but keep his theories to himself, or a select few, instead of constantly trying to make everyone else believe him. It makes me want to smack him around, knock some sense into him. No one's going to believe his crazy ideas.

I'm going to see One Week later today. I'll let you know how it is.

Extreme Lethargy

I can barely hold my head up today. Luckily it's Sunday and I am not obligated to do anything, other than eat dinner. I rented some movies yesterday on my way back from the Zoo: Happy-Go-Lucky, The Lucky Ones and WALL-E. The first one was a wonderful surprise, I picked it because it had been nominated for a Gold Globe which is a good sign, and it was great. It's about this woman named Poppy who is the epitome of happy-go-lucky. It's very funny and also quite sad and frustrating. I highly recommend it! The next one is about 3 soldiers who return from Iraq and make their way across country. I was expecting a very sad and compelling story but it's actually extremely light and humourous which threw me off a bit. It was entertaining though and a good road trip movie. The producer/director's intention was to make it more about the characters interaction and journey rather than focus on the harsh reality of war which I understand. It's worth watching if you have a chance. I loved WALL-E. It was as adorable and touching as I hoped it would be. My only problem with it was the overly happy ending when the world turns into this lush green space again with Blue Jays flying around. It's a lovely thought but once a species is gone it's gone.
Anyways, it was a good haul of videos to watch. Oh, I also had kimchi for the first time yesterday - am I spelling it right? Delicious!

Funny FYI

I missed the frickin' time change AGAIN! So, my alarm went off this morning, Hal came for his his morning pet, the news was on for a few minutes and then the lady said "7:22". WHAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I leaped out of bed and checked my computer and low & behold it was actually 7:23 by then. I put on the coffee, made my toast got dressed, ate & finished half of the coffee within 10 minutes. But, on top of that there was also a dump of snow this morning so the drive to work took over 40 minutes (double the usual). AND, my CD is skipping on my favourite Arcade Fire song. Needless to say I was a grumpy B by the time I got to work.

What vacation?

So, I went to Oakville, Ottawa and Toronto. I haven't really felt like writing lately so thought I would share some of my favourite pics instead. It was a great trip, though after a few days of work I feel like I need another vacation. I know that's ridiculous. This weekend was nice & lazy, though I did see The Watchmen on Friday. Other than the annoying teenagers in front of us it was very entertaining, but everytime the 'the blue guy' as I call him was naked and turned around they snickered. Really, he's blue! It's a movie! Get the hell over it! Argh! They should have adult only showings of movies I think. I mean let all the teenagers annoy each other.