~drool~

I finally saw the World Rally Chamionships on Speedvison. It was as wonderful as I remember it. ~sigh~

If that wasn't exciting enough, Subaru now has a website for their rally team. Woohoo! My wallpaper is gorgeous. :)

*yawns, rubs eyes*

I am SO tired. I am delirious with fatigue, despite a considerable amount of sleep.

It took Forever North and I five days to do it, but we finally got all of our stuff out of the apartment. Special thanks to [Shiva] Magpie, [Shiva] Dirk Diggler and Gman for all of their tremendous help, as well as my mom and step-dad. Without their help, we would never have managed all of this.

We had an appalling amount of stuff. With all of our stuff, we could have filled the box of the pickup we were using 6 or 7 times if we had been using it for all the stuff.

It's refreshing to finally be out, and it has been a tremendous milestone.

Still, FN and I spent 2 years of our lives together there, and there is some sense of loss as we look back and realize that the time we spent there is gone.

We laughed there, we cried there. I spent the greater part of my recovery from depression there. The apartment does and always will have a great deal of significance for us.

We struggled constantly with the clutter that accumulated from having all of our stuff, both present and past, crammed into 650 sq. feet.

Each time we brought more things from our parents' homes, we never considered where we would end up putting it all.

So we lived in it, on it, amongst it. It became a huge weight on our shoulders, although we were not consciously aware of it.

Of course, it was still home. Our home.

Cluttered though it was, it was a place of refuge from the outside world. It was a place to curl up on the bed together with the cat between us and find peace.

And so, we say goodbye to the view from our 5th floor window . . .

goodbye to the yellow balconies . . .

goodbye to our first home. The future is beckoning.

Since everyone can do it now, I will too!

Get your very own Limeworld.com webmail account!

Ooh, my birthday is on December 8th! Everyone mark your calendars! :D

Woohoo! Another girl who plays Counter Strike!

I'm so excited, I can hardly wait to play again!

Hmm, looks like today was a big day for hits! I wonder why.

According to CBC, the Liberals have won their third majority government with (as of right now) 41.94% of the ridings.

Eh, Jean ain't so bad. Yay Jean!

I suck, because I'm sick, and wasn't able to vote.

Of course, neither did my parents, despite the fact that politics seems to be all that they talk about. In fact, neither did anyone at Forever North's office.

Why on earth don't people vote? So many people I know bitched and complained about not being able to vote in high school, and now that they can, they don't even bother. What is with that????

I really want to know, did you vote?

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Forever North was speculating that if he and I weren't a couple, he says I would probably go out with a certain guy around here.

I won't say who, but I have to keep myself from bursting into laughter every time I see him. :)

Well, I'm covered in cat hair, but it's a small price to pay to see my fuzzy baby happy.

All the animals are now moved into the office (rabbit, cat, chinchillas and fish), and Forever North and I are now moved into my mother's house. Don't worry, it's not bad. It's actually super, since we are now able to save money for our new house and we get the occassional delicious home-cooked meal. :)

Oddly enough, Yuki seems vaguely relaxed compared to the last time I brought him here. Unlike last time, he actually feels comfortable enough to explore the office.

This place is starting to look like a zoo!

I would like to thank the landlord of Forever North's office building in advance for giving all of us cancer.

They began renovations on the offices down the hall, only to discover today that there is asbestos insulation in there.

It's so good of Occupational Health and Safety to have checked before cancer-dust was spread all over the fucking hallway. Yay.

Oh, and here is how those dildos test the air for cancer-dust:

I think this guy may be on to something.

Wow, I missed a party. I guess someone forgot to tell Elections Canada that the Rest of Canada Party is running.

In case you weren't sure how much some Canadians love the Canadian Alliance:

Ah, so many things to be found on the web about the Canadian federal election!

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Which of the five major parties would you vote for in a Federal Election

Liberal Party of Canada (Jean Chr�tien)

the Canadian Alliance (Stockwell Day)

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New Democratic Party (Alexa McDonough)

Progressive Conservative Party (Joseph Clark)



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I love democracy!

Stockwell Day said that if he became prime minister, he would support citizen-initiated referenda. Now This Hour Has 22 Minutes is giving us the opportunity to be some of the first citizens to initiate a referendum!

So far, 994,497 people have signed the petition!

This is the first time I get to vote in any election . . . how exciting!

I'm really delighted with this year's selection . . . I can choose from the usual shit, the new shit, the old shit, the other shit, the weird shit, the druggie shit, the tree-hugger shit, the religious-what-do-you-mean-separation-of-church-and-state shit, and the commie shit (1) and (2).

Of course, there's also the undefinable shit, and the we-want-our-own-country shit.

Oh, but really, I'm not so jaded about all of this. I just find that the selection for voters seems to get progressively less and less stellar. They all seem like such a bunch of weasels this year, slinging mud and pointing fingers.

Hey, how about someone who will actually get the job done???

Well, I'll probably be voting in the upcoming Canadian federal election, but if you don't want to, now there are other things you can do with your ballot.

Everything you've ever wanted to know about rabbit behaviour, but have been afraid to ask.

Momo the speedy-office-rabbit investigating the boss' office:

Momo in his customary middle-of-the-floor-come-and-pet-me-pose:

Well, our living arrangments just get progressively more and more weird.

Our pets will be living at work until April, when we get possession of our new home. That means that 1 cat, 1 rabbit, 2 chinchillas and possibly a tank of fish will be living in the office.

In the meantime, I don't actually know where we're going to live. I won't go into any detail, but Forever North and I discovered that you really can't go home again. Our parents may be our parents, but the fact remains that they are still different people. *sigh*

So, we're pulling every possible idea out of our hats. We thought we were going to live with our parents and save a truckload of money to put down on our new home, but it looks like that's not going to happen.

I figure this is better than having knock-down-drag-out fights with either of our set of parents.

Regardless of what happens, I'm happy. We have a home to call our own where we can live peacefully with all of our pets/furry-children. That is enough to get me through the next four months. :)

Finally!!!!

I thought I'd never get to update my blog again!

I'd really like to know what happened to my posts . . .

If my blog was actually being uploaded to my website, you would ALREADY KNOW BY NOW that Forever North and I got the townhouse.

And then I could go on and on about how excited I am and all the things I'd like to do to spruce it up . . .

but that's a moot point, since the last 5 posts haven't been uploaded.

How to have a heart attack in one easy step:

Click on "view web page" and get sent to a big white page that says, "Site not found, register Limeworld.com now!".

I'm holding my breath and hoping that my posts will appear, but it seems I can't be sure of that . . .

Yowza, August was the Limeworld all time high, with 500 total visits!

I guess it helps when you update regularly. :)

Ah, don't we all love stories like this one:

In March 1999 a man living in Newtown near Boston Massachusetts received a bill for his as yet unused credit card stating that he owed $0.00. He ignored it and threw it away.

In April he received another and threw that one away too. The following month the credit card company sent him a very nasty note stating they were going to cancel his card if he didn't send them $0.00 by return of post. He called them, talked to them, they said it was a computer error and told him they'd take care of it.

The following month he decided that it was about time that he tried out the troublesome credit card figuring that if there were purchases on his account it would put an end to his ridiculous predicament. However, in the first store that he produced his credit card in payment for his purchases he found that his card had been cancelled. He called the credit card company who apologized for the computer error once again and said that they would take care of it. The next day he got a bill for $0.00 stating that payment
was now overdue. Assuming that having spoken to the credit card company only the previous day the latest bill was yet another mistake he ignored it, trusting that the company would be as good as their word and sort the problem out.

The next month he got a bill for $0.00 stating that he had 10 days to pay his account or the company would have to take steps to recover the debt.

Finally giving in he thought he would play the company at their own game and mailed them a check for $0.00. The computer duly processed his account and returned a statement to the effect that he now owed the credit card company nothing at all.

A week later, the man's bank called him asking him what he was doing writing a check for $0.00. After a lengthy explanation the bank replied that the $0.00 check had caused their check processing software to fail. The bank could not now process ANY checks from ANY of their customers that day because the check for $0.00 was causing the computer to crash.

The following month the man received a letter from the credit card company claiming that his check had bounced and that he now owed them $0.00 and unless he sent a check by return of post they would be taking steps to recover the debt.

The man, who had been considering buying his wife a computer for her birthday, bought her a mink coat and a Villa in France instead.

Sent to me in an email . . . don't know where it came from. :)

I laughed and thoroughly enjoyed reading Big Bad Chinese Mama.

However, some of the "beat-up-the-white-guy" pictures were a bit disturbing.

Maybe I have a different perspective on things because my father is white . . . I don't know. I do know, however, that I find all the violent anger hard to relate to. It's funny for a while, but then when you start to realize some of the deep-seated feelings on both sides of the issue, it gets rather disturbing.

I don't know . . . in some ways, I can't help but think, "Yeah, fuck all those guys who have underestimated me, who have treated me as being beneath acknowledgement.". On the other hand, I can't condone male-bashing as a way of dealing with it. There are just as many guys throughout my life who are sensitive, caring, intelligent people who know full well that a woman can be intelligent and tough, as much as any man.

Those men who choose to be different need to be celebrated, and I think the others just need to be ignored. But I guess that goes for a lot of situations, doesn't it?

Yes, links pages are good for finding stuff like

this

and

this.

Cool.

Found on Tina's link page.

Ooh look, another Canadian blog!

Oh crap . . . I forgot to add the Blog Canada webring to my site.

*sigh* So much to do.

I think Limeworld could use a new look too.

While plans were being made for acquiring my sexy little companion here, I asked Tory (the guy who helped me put it all together) what his ideal computer would be.

A voice floated over the cubicle divider and said:

"It would have breasts."

It is with breathless anticipation that I blog my first entry on my new computer.

Yes, that's right. My new computer.

She's beautiful . . . PIII 733, 256 MB RAM, 40 GB hard drive, DVD player, CD-RW, 32 MB video card, 19" monitor, and a pair of super-sexy Yamaha speakers with a super-sexy subwoofer to go with them.

She does everything but whisper sweetly in my ear. *sigh*

Excuse me, my computer and I need to be alone for a while. ;)

I would like to thank a particular real estate agent who shall remain unnamed for making me realize that searching for a home to buy is a whole new dog-and-pony-show:

Limegirl: Hello, Limegirl speaking.


Agent: Hi, this is _______ . You left a message for me?


Limgirl: Oh, yes! I was calling about a property . . . a 3 bedroom townhouse in SW Edmonton.


Agent: Are you a realtor?


Limgirl: ~laughing~ No.


Agent: Do you work for a realtor?


Limgirl: No.


Agent: Okay, it's just that you sounded like one.


Limgirl: ~laughing~ Oh, okay. Um, sorry.


Agent: Well, before we go any further, I need to ask you some questions. Don't be offended.


Limgirl: Okay . . .


Agent: Have you been approved for a mortgage yet?


Limgirl: No.


Agent: I see. Well, before I take you to see it, I'll need to know what your earning-power is . . . what you can't afford . . . because, if this is more than you can afford, or less, for that matter, I don't want to waste my time. I mean no offense.


Limgirl: Okay.


Agent: I suggest you call ________ blah blah blah


Limgirl: Okay. Thanks.


Agent: Let me know what he says, okay?


Limgirl: Sure.


Agent: Nice talking to you.


Limgirl: Bye.

And so ends my conversation with The Surly Realtor.

I would have taken no offense, if he hadn't spent the whole conversation sounding like I was wasting his precious time.

I've been to my bank to find out about mortgages, but not a single person ever said that I had to be pre-approved for a mortgage before going to look for a place. I'm so tired of dealing with pricks. I'll be so glad when this is all over.

And so begins Forever North and Limegirl's search for a new home . . .

We finally have decided to put aside the thought of renting a place, and are now looking into buying a place. This seems to be an infinitely superior plan, especially after being turned down for the second time by the same townhouse complex. It seems that what they didn't bother to tell us last time, and didn't bother to tell us while we were standing in the office, is that the pets are a problem. Gosh, here's an idea: tell us up front so we don't waste our fucking time.

That's fine. I'd be much happier to be left to live in peace in my own home, where I don't have to worry about being evicted because my cat has a penchant for puking, and my rabbit has a penchant for gnawing.

Additionally, it would be nice to have a place that's big enough to fit all of our stuff, and organize it in such a way that it's accessable. We might actually be able to have people over then.

Anyway, I'm getting tired of being put under a microscope all the time. All I want is a home.

By all means, blogs should be for everyone, regardless of age or experience.

I must say, however, that this site gives me nauseating flashbacks of junior high.

Just when you thought you'd left it all behind, you get to re-live it all over again.