Goddamn … my touch is golden!! Can’t fucking believe my luck of late, especially today … seems like they’re printing it off for me, lol!!
I know this stuff comes in cycles, ebb and flow … I’ll just take it when I can get it!! Shit, hope I didn’t jinx my ass!!
I just got off the phone with a customer service rep from my cell phone carrier. Oh, before I go any further, please excuse my digression, I need to vent (thanks, lol) … I’ve been reading a lot of shit from bloated praire heifers exalting such wonderful CS incidents they’ve been experiencing lately, slapping themselves on their fat backs (Look at me everybody, I praised one of the minion subordinates) … meanwhile these are the same two-faced fucks to publicly bash same CS reps when they need a human punching-bag to make themselves feel better and superior. You skanky cows, you can’t have it both ways!! You are a miserable mooing motherfucking ungrateful herd 95% of the time, then when your meds take effect, temporarily calming the storm, are such sweet angels the remaining measly 5%?? If you treated people with respect and kindness 100% of the time, you wouldn’t have any problems!! While chewing your cud, chew on this … in the succinct, yet blatantly eyeopening wisdom of one of your recently departed cohorts … and I quote, “GO FUCK YOURSELVES”!! Whew, that felt good, lol!! Ok, back to my call with the CS rep (Jane). I ALWAYS ask ANYONE I phone how they are, how they’re doing (first thing I do when calling CS reps is ask for their name … it’s just common courtesy), no matter if they are my friend, or a stranger, if I’m in a great mood, or in not such a good mood, or if heaven forbid even in a shitty mood … I don’t even begin to get into the details of my phone call till later, I treat people same as I’d like to be treated. Jane tells me she has a headache, but doing OK. I wish her Happy Valentine’s Day, adding it’s not much, but hope it helps… she laughs. I ask, “you in Toronto?” She tell me no, the Philippines, I’m not surprised, not in the least, I know everybody … these companies, these corporations outsource their call centres. I can hear American drawls a million miles away no matter how slight they may appear … her accent though gave nothing away. My given name is Daniel, but she asks me if she can call me Dan … I fucking laugh and say “of course” (everybody calls me that btw, very, very few people call me Daniel). She kept asking me questions verifying my account … then she asked for my birthdate. I said knowlingly, “you don’t fucking have that” She laughed, and confirmed she didn’t. BUSTED!! She made the necessary changes to my account that I requested, and we were done … but we wouldn’t get off the phone … both of us didn’t want to end the call. I asked her what time it was there (13 hours ahead of Toronto). I tell her she’s well on her Tuesday, I’m still working on my Monday. It was kinda flirtatious, we kept wishing Happy Valentine’s Day back and forth to each other … It was almost like … no you hang up, no you hang up, no you first, no you … lol!! Finally we did, I felt all warm and fuzzy afterwards, get your minds outta the Goddamn gutter … JESUS CHRIST, it wasn’t as if I was gonna drop my drawers and start diddling myself right then and there … I mean, people were milling about and could see me, lol!!
Thanks Jane for injecting some fun into my day, hope I did the same for you!!
… yeah, yeah, yeah … Happy Valentine’s Day to the rest of you too … equally to all the dudes and bitches, lol!!
As if Tiffany’s wasn’t enough, I also stopped at the famous Dufflet Pastries and bought this cake. I’d be the first one to say I’m trying to earn brownie points, but this being a red velvet cake … let’s call them red velvet points, lol!!
When you were young
And your heart was an open book
You used to say live and let live
You know you did
You know you did
You know you did
But if this ever changin’
In which we live in
Say live and let die
Live and let die
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BTW, this was Axl at his motherfucking best!!
I’ve been watching a few presentations of various kitchen appliances, gadgets on TV lately. I love watching these shows. Some are gimmicky, some are practical, but all I keep thinking is that I don’t need any of them. Ideally, I would love a couple more burners on my stove, and a bigger oven … that’s what I really need. I love buying pots and pans too, I can never seem to have enough of those. The ones that I covet though are so bloody expensive. The Bay had Le Creuset pots for five fucking hundred dollars!! Hello … and goodbye!! Fuck that shit!! Mucho dinero to say the least. The other day I bought a magazine with recipes from all the Food Network stars, it was an Italian edition (my favourite, lol). And there was different meatball recipes. I fucking love meatballs, and I make many variations. Funny thing about all of these is that they all included fennel seeds. Feeling inspired, I went and bought the ingredients and followed the recipe explicitly … most times I would vary procedures, this time I didn’t. Toasting the fennel seeds filled my house which such aromatic bliss. Call me Johnny Fennelseed … sorry, couldn’t resist, lol. The next step called for grinding the seeds into a powder … and not having a grinder, or a mortal and pestle, I pounded them between my towel and cutting board with my kitchen mallet. The results were “ok” but not close to being quick, efficient, or perfect. So, my next purchase, my next kitchen want … is a dedicated spice/nut grinder!! I already researched many, but they are so pricey, and since this item is highly specialized … I mean I’m not about to be grinding spices on a daily fucking basis, I want to get one for a cheap price, I’m not about to dole out forty-fifty bucks for the Goddamn thing. Patience is definitely on my side!! Oh, they turned out fucking great, and I served them with crusty bread and caciocavallo cheese pictured below!!
Here I thought it would be an in and out type of thing today. It’s Sunday, got there early, or so I thought and still they were busy. Guess a lot of guys are thinking the same … maybe a lot of the guy’s wives (girlfriends) have us thinking this way, lol. Hey, it wasn’t so bad, and I love how they have all your information on file from previous purchases!! They have a great way of numbing your fiscal senses, you almost feel anesthetized handing over your credit card, spending money … it’s very, very, painless!!
Went here for lunch today, located smack dab in the heart of Chinatown at Spadina and Dundas!! I love this fucking place … brings back such good memories, I remember coming here in the wee hours after a fun filled night of carousing!! Ahhh, the good old days, lol. I used to be very chummy with the owner at the time too … Peter (I think?). Honestly, in-my-humble-motherfucking-opinion … best fucking Chinese food joint around … bar none!! Best part is chowing down at the communal tables, eating with complete strangers. Hey … if we all did this, would we have world peace? Just a thought, lol!!
Everybody I know loves Groupon!! It’s great, a new deal everyday offering huge discounts on a variety of services and products. I purchased a few already, but this one I’m really excited about … The Homebake Pizza Company!! It’s a $25 value, that was being offered for $12, plus I had a $10 voucher, so I’m only paying two bucks for my pie. It’s a take and bake pizza shop, I’m excited about trying that. It’s located on Roncesvalles Avenue, so it’s very convenient for me to pop in on my way home … and I won’t have to worry about it getting cold, since it’s not even cooked yet. Check out some combos (oui oui brie, saloomi … love those names, lol) and ingredients … very cool!!
Jesus Christ … I was going to ask for feedback, I see none is necessary (unless you have a good excuse, or you want to take pity on me, lol). In hindsight, I don’t think it was such a good idea … looks like fucking shit. The best laid plans, right? Oh well, I want to remain true to the concept, to the idea, so I won’t trash it … for now, lol!!
My friend returned on Friday from his month long trip to Pakistan, I told him I’d stop by his office today to catch-up on our lives, things in general. Imagine my surprise when he handed me this gift he brought back … a gorgeous Lacoste polo shirt, striking in a pewter colour. I swear, if I hadn’t been born with a cock, buckets of tears would have started flowing … I’d still be bawling, lol. It came in this bag, the store where he purchased it … check out the misspelling of email, I saw this right away (he didn’t even notice) and we laughed about the stupidity of such an error … they must have printed off thousands and thousands of these bags, lol!! What a great guy, I still am so touched and thankful of his kindness … a true friend!!
Addendum:
The fit: Sweet eh? Sorries ’bout the flash, lol.
I’ve posted about you here on my blog, but realized that I never posted your picture. Such a shame !! I have so many beautiful pictures too, but this one is my all time favourite. It sits prominently displayed on my desk in a 9″ X 11″ frame and not a day goes by when I don’t take a look, even if just a quick glance reminding me of you being in our lives. A smile crosses my face and I’m taken back … rubbing your belly, praising you over, and over … “good girl”, “good girl Lily”, “good girl”!! And you were!!
When you were suddenly taken from us, I remember emotionally saying, “I hope there is a heaven so I could see you again”, that thought still remains true. I also remember saying, seeing all my family when I enter, pushing them all aside, “Everybody get out of the way!! Where’s my Lily?” … and that thought still remains true too … maybe even more, lol!!
I feel I’ve come of age
When she peeks I start to run
I run through the world thinkin’ ’bout tomorrow, thinkin’ ’bout tomorrow
I run through the world thinkin’ ’bout tomorrow, thinkin’ ’bout tomorrow
I run through the world thinkin’ ’bout tomorrow, thinkin’ ’bout tomorrow
I run through the world thinkin’ ’bout tomorrow, thinkin’ ’bout tomorrow
Proudly!! Always have, always will!!
Quickly perusing my grocery flyers … and I receive many for some odd reason, I guess they feel I live within shopping distance of their stores. Actually, I don’t … but I don’t mind driving the extra distance most times. I noticed Fortinos had Muenster cheese on sale for $9.49/lb!! Normally it sells for around $15 … and normally it’s very hard to find, most stores don’t even stock it. And, at the regular price, it ain’t exactly cheap. I love this cheese, it’s very mild, has such a soft velvety texture, and on the meltability scale … is through the motherfucking roof … making it perfect for grilled cheese, or any other sandwiches!! I had the deli-girl cut 3 chunks from this whole unwrapped block I photographed in the case. I also had her slice about 15 slices, just to have some ready to grab quickly as needed, making it no muss-no fuss for me. I ended up buying about 3 pounds in total, almost exactly half of the block. I have a Foodsaver vacuum sealer, so I’ll re-wrapped the 3 chunks to ensure freshness and not having to be concerned about it going bad. Oh, and it’s lactose free too, if that’s a concern … it’s all good!!
Yeah, it’s over now, but I can breathe somehow
When it’s all worn out, I’d rather go without
You know it’s been on my mind
Could you stand right there
Look me straight in the eye and say
That it’s over now
Well it’s over now, yet I can see somehow
When it’s all gone wrong, it’s hard to be so strong
You know it’s been on my mind
Could you stand right there
Look me straight in the eye and say
That it’s over now
We pay our debt sometime
We pay our debt sometime
We pay our debt sometime
We pay our debt sometime
Guess it’s over now, I seem alive somehow
When it’s out of sight, just wait and do your time
You know it’s been on my mind
Could I stand right here
Look myself in the eye and say
That it’s over now
We pay our debt sometime
Yeah, we pay our debt sometime
We pay our debt sometime
We pay our debt sometime
That’s all I’m hearing all day long from … EVERYONE!! Good … bring it on!! Any excuse not being able to get to work, staying snug-as-a-fucking-bug holed up at home, snow shoveling multiple times throughout the day sounds like a motherfucking plan to me!!
It must be a fucking disease, I can’t help myself … I love beautiful, high-quality cookware!! I went to Williams-Sonoma to browse … only (I swear, lol), but instead ended up walking out with these two gorgeous pans from Calphalon … treating myself in the process. The smaller one (10 inch) will be used as my new omelette pan, and the 12 inch as my everyday sauté pan. Hey, I did show some restraint … steered clear of the Le Creuset and Staub cast iron pots … steered clear of a much, much heftier bill too, lol!!
We’re all sensitive people
With so much to give
And givin’ yourself to me can never be wrong
I ain’t gonna worry, I ain’t gonna push
Won’t push you, baby
So come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, baby
Stop beatin’ ’round the bush, hey
Don’t you know
How sweet and wonderful life can be?
Whoo-ooh
I’m askin’ you, baby
To get it on with me
Ooh, ooh, ooh
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