mom and i arrived in vancouver last night. our flight was delayed so we didn't get here untill 8:40. we hopped in a cab, and our cab driver said he knew where our hotel was so, we didn't pay much attention... as we are driving down the street that our hotel is on, we see this xxx bookstore and rainbow flags. i asked if this was the "gay" part of town. the cab driver said yes, and said but things are nicer as you get closer to the water. he then took us to a hotel that wasn't ours. hmm. … [Read more...]
Archives for 2004
we have a winner!
June 25, 2004 by
i can't believe that the winner of my little what is it contest is from norway. can you believe it? norway. jarle guessed correctly that it is a morris minor 1000. when my dad first started looking for cars for me to drive, he couldn't believe the large variety of cars that were available in california. in michigan, you have salt on the roads in winter. all that salt and water just rusts cars away. in california, you have none of that. so if you take care of your car, your car sticks … [Read more...]
home again, naturally…
June 24, 2004 by
i haven't eaten anything but saltines and ginger ale for the past 48 hours. my tummy is still a mess. so, this morning i went to the doctor. he told me that i could eat some toast with jam, and to water down the ginger ale, i'm just going to stick with water. he gave me some prescriptions. we shall see if things get better. then they took blood. i hate needles. hate them. i didn't even cry, i screamed, but no tears. i think they took 3 vials. i got light headed (go figure, i've not … [Read more...]
what is it, part 2
June 23, 2004 by
when my family moved from michigan to california way back in the mid 80's, i had to give up my 1979 opel isuzu. i was bummed. i was told there was no way it would pass california emmissions. so, when we got here, my dad and i started looking at cars. we only looked at cars that were less than $1000. preferably less than $500. we saw a beautiful pontiac barracuda, a 1960's model mini cooper, a volvo 544, volkswagon bugs... we also looked at one of these. i still wouldn't mind having one. … [Read more...]
reading, reading, reading
June 23, 2004 by
i've finished a couple of books on my list now. i thought i would just say a few words about my recent "chicklit" reads. the accidental virgin by valerie frankel. i give it 8 daisies in the garden. it was a quick and easy read. lots of sex. actually, the book happened over a week... the heroine almost got some from a different person each day. yeah, like i believe that could happen. wait, maybe it could happen, just not to people like me. hmm. anyhoo. if you need a quickie, give it a … [Read more...]
can you guess?
June 22, 2004 by
i went home early with the same tummy issues. in the parking lot at safeway, i saw this... anyone care to guess what it is? lets see, should there be a prize? yes... there shall be a prize... a postcard from vancouver if you can guess what this is! email your answer (and/or your address if you want a postcard from my vacation) to daisydo 'at' gmail 'dot' com. thanks to theresa for the gmail account! … [Read more...]
one hot daisydo!
June 21, 2004 by
ok, so i may be her mom, but even when she is panting like a mad woman, she is cute as a button! daisy and i went to the dog park on saturday morning, and i remembered my camera! more pictures to come later on today. daisy in the shade silly dog trying to climb the fence having a rest... bodie wants a drink! can someone help? daisy and friends sniffing a way! no, you big dog! you aren't welcome in the small dog area! come on, you know you want to throw the ball for me! … [Read more...]
vacation
June 19, 2004 by
one week from today, i'll be sleeping in vancouver. i so need this vacation. i've been trying to go off of zoloft. i can feel it all over. i'm more emotional, i'm very angry, and my tummy is pissed off. i really just want to call the rocker and beg him to come back. i just miss him. … [Read more...]
laying on the couch with daisy
June 18, 2004 by
i decided that i should stay home today. i feel like crap, so it made sense. daisy is funny. she sits with me on the couch for a minute, then she goes outside to lay in the sun. then she gets hot and comes back in and lays on the hard wood floor. now, of course, i've disrupted her routine by coming upstairs to get cleaned up. poor dog. … [Read more...]
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