Friday Funny

It's not funny but I think the hand art below is pretty neat!

Somewhere Over the Rainbow...

This past weekend Dave and I went to Niagara Falls for a romantic evening of love and laughter...okay, not really for love but we did have a lot of laughs and a great time. This was only Dave's second time to the falls, the last time he was only about 13. Growing up playing fastball we always played in the Teddy Bear tournament there and always stayed at the top of Clifton Hill - lot's of great memories and I love going back.

Saturday started out a little rough with Dave coming home that morning not feeling 100% after a night with the boys but he pulled his stuff together and we were on the road by about 1pm. We got to our swanky accomodations - the Cadillac Motel just in time to watch the rest of the Jays game and have a quick nap. The motel really was first class, complete with baby blue fixtures in the washroom with pink and black tiles and lovely brown shag in the room with wood paneling on the walls. It was cheap and we weren't feeling the heart-shaped jacuzzi so it worked out just fine for us.

We had reservations at the Skylon Tower in the revolving dining room for 5pm - it was a very nice meal and we enjoyed looking at everything from above - the view of the falls was beautiful and we saw a lot of rainbows (of course!). After dinner we walked down to the falls and then journeyed "behind the falls". The rain coats were lovely, we got wet but it was really neat to be down there and get to look at the small portals about 1/3 into the falls. After we walked back up and decided to check out the 3D/4D History of the Falls movie - what a complete waste of time. The acting was terrible, the water squirted onto your face was the 4D effect and the story was brutal. 20 minutes was way too much to handle so I would definitely recommend this to anyone (obviously!). We took a walk through the casino (which was beautiful), spent $10 on slots in less than 5 minutes and then walked down Clifton Hill checking out the hot spots ending back at the falls to see them at night with the lights. We were tired from all of the walking so called it an early night and enjoyed watching Finding Nemo back in the room (it was one of the five channels we got)!

Sunday we went to Nightmares (my favourite thing to do in Niagara Falls) and eventhough it was the middle of the day and there weren't other people around helping to add to the ambiance we still had a great time. They take photos now as you go through and we looked great - Dave had a somewhat scared look on his face and I was laughing - the guy pointed out that was kinda strange but I guess I just enjoy being scared and get a good laugh out of it. I had a wax hand made (which was really cool) at Ripley's Wax Works (or something like that) and then we headed home in time to see the 9th inning of the Jays game and Dustin McGowan almost get a no-no.

All in all a terrific weekend...slow starting but well worth the wait.

Friday Funny

Coming soon to a street corner near you!

I'm thinking these are already being used somewhere, probably in Europe.

CN goes Neon

For those who haven't listened to the radio lately, walked downtown at night, or read the paper, something is happening in Toronto that's going to be big and I've been talking about this forever...maybe they were listening. Whoever they are.

The CN Tower - the world's tallest freestanding building is lighting up. For 31 years the tower has stood in the heart of the downtown and is a popular attraction site for tourists. Who wouldn't want to visit this? Especially at night, it lights up the area and can be seen for miles and miles - can't you see how spectacular it is in the picture to the right?

A few weeks ago at a Jays game (of course) we watched the elevator move every few minutes down the shaft - we finally figured out they were adding neon lights. On Tuesday when we were at the Jays game we saw it lit up - bright red, green, blue, purple, red and white, yellow and pink, solid colours and rainbows.

Now this will be something that people will talk about and you won't be able to miss it. The official unveiling is June 28th. I think they are still working on the settings and testing things out but it really does look pretty cool. Sure it doesn't help the energy crisis but I'm sure they are using the most efficient lights and what we spend in hydro will pay for itself in the added revenue (I mean, that's the plan right?). Eiffel Tower watch out, you've got nothing on us now.

This Week in Baseball

I've been lazy, not in real life but definitely on blogging. I thought perhaps it's because I don't have anything really interesting to share, thought provoking or mildly exciting or maybe it's just because I'm not as into this blogging thing as I thought. But then I started thinking about it and I always ensure that I post on Fridays and I think about posting often just never get around to it. So, things have just been busy, we're out every night this week and have a busy weekend ahead of us. We also don't have one free weekend until after the long weekend in September...that's a lot of plans and a lot of busyness.

This past weekend my parents came to visit and we went to the Jays game Friday night. We have been to more losses than we can count this year so it was great to see Doc come out on top. Saturday we went with them to the IMAX to see Spiderman 3 - I wasn't expecting much based on what I had heard but I actually found it quite entertaining. Those movies are always better with the IMAX experience but I think I actually enjoyed it better than 2, maybe not though...I can't exactly remember 2 that well.

Monday we had our own baseball game against the Beavs and we got ourselves another tick in the win column. Tuesday we went to the Jays game again and we got back on track with the losses, 10-1, very dismal and boring but we met up with Starnes who spotted us in the stands so chatting with him helped pass the time. Tonight I spared on a women's slo-pitch team - we had a double header and it was great playing with all ladies again. It was my first time pitching with the strike-zone but it was successful as we won both games. Tomorrow we are headed back to the Rogers Centre and hopefully will see another good game as I think Roy is back on the mound. Our friends, the Black Sox are playing in a tournament this weekend so we might try to catch a game Friday night, we'll have to see though - that's a lot of ball games. But then again, I can't really complain, I love the sport.

Friday Funny

It was a busy week at the office but I wanted to make sure I posted my regular Friday Funny!

The Secretary of Defense is briefing President Bush on Iraq. "Yesterday, 3 Brazilian soldiers were killed."

"Oh no!" exclaims the president, "That's terrible!"

His staff is stunned at this unprecedented display of emotion, watching as Bush sits, head in hands.

Finally, he looks up and asks, "How many is a brazillion?"

Friday Funny

It's been a long week, I'm tired and I'm feeling like this poor little guy!

Happy Friday!

Monday, Monday

Another weekend has come and gone...the weeks seem to be getting longer and the weekends shorter. We did have a nice weekend though - not very productive but if you consider catching up with friends productive then we did a great job of that.

Friday night we had a sleepover with four of our friends. We spent the night playing the Wii (of course) and were entertained by the main event: Wii Boxing Challenger, Gregger, taking on Wii Boxing Champion, the Rod. There was no clear cut winner after three rounds and the judges decision gave Gregger the belt. Stay tuned this summer for the re-match of the year.

Saturday morning we were up bright and early (nobody should get up at 6:30am on a Saturday morning) and headed to the ferry docks for a day of Hope Volleyball on Centre Island. We kept the trend alive and were "feeling good" by 9am. However, this time we stayed on the island until almost 7pm - it gave our bodies a chance to relax and wear off the effects. While feeling like we had 8pm hangovers - it wasn't nearly that bad. The Back Row Attackers finished 4-2, while the Lost Soles had a late day rush to finish at .500. Good times had by all!

Sunday was the usual - nap on the couch all-day, watch baseball and order Chinese. What could be better really?!

Friday Funny

In honour of D, Rod and Hunter's recent trip to Kentucky I thought this was appropriate. I'm not sure if they met anyone like this...but I heard their a dime a dozen in those parts...

After living in the remote wilderness of Kentucky all his life, an old codger decided it was time to visit the big city. In one of the city's stores he picked up a mirror and looked in it. Not knowing what it was, he remarked, "How about that! Here’s a picture of my daddy."

He bought the "picture", but on the way home remembered that his wife, Lizzy, didn't much like his father. So he hung it in the barn, and every morning before leaving for the fields, he would go there and look at it.

The man's many trips to the barn began to draw Lizzy's suspicion. One day after her husband left, she searched the barn and found the mirror. As she looked into the glass, she fumed, "So that's the ugly bitch he's runnin' around with."