So last night in the wee hours of the morning.. I decided I had to part (with sorrow as always) from my dogs and head on back to my home (the dogs live with dad for I'm renting and can't have pets)

not even a minute from leaving my Dad's house. and wait.. WHAT? whats that giant thing?
is it a lost puppy???!
of course I stop the car. being the animal lover that I am.. I don't think it would be possible for me to possibly see something and drive off..
its a...
its a..

it starts walking...

OH MY GOODNESS!! ITS A PORCUPINE!! 

if you know me .. I'm sure you can very well imagine my thrill and excitement 

i quickly turned the car off as well as the headlights

the radio is turned off IMMEDIATELY

my new not so little pal realizes that I am no harm and hangs out in the middle of the road.
i get out my handy iphone and attempt to photograph him.. he's to far away.. and its dark outside..

I..
being me...

get out of the car
and start talking to the porcupine as I would to my puppies

"well hi there you cutie!! common over here!"

and so he did.

we had a really magical moment.. and I realized that I am experiencing A NEW KIND OF LOVE
his cute little white face,
 his friendliness...
HIS WADDLE

oh boy!

I decided not to push this new friendship and get back in the car (sigh) and when I turned back on my car lights he knew it was time to go and continued his way across the street.

I honestly talked to myself  as well as squealing, giggling, and who knows what other sounds.. my whole drive home. I just didn't know what to do with myself. 

while trying to tell Aryk, I was out of breathe just from being full of so much thrill, and couldn't help but do anything but curl up into a ball and smile a smile bigger than my face.

we looked up porcupine videos, to educate ourselves more about them.. I saw this.. and I now I am sad I left the porcupine when I did.. cause clearly this is what our friendship would have looked like if we got closer to one another

check it out folks.

thats right!! its been AWFUL weather here for about 2 weeks now. car accidents everywhere, snow, ice, fog mania!

and now I'm sitting outside in the sun blogging!
and I even have sir chops for company!
how joyous it is to roam out of the basement to discover gorgeous weather!'
must... be... outside... as much.. as possible.. today!

lovely!
and fyi -> its Chai Tea
its in the mug Aryk made for me on our valentines date this year
annnnnd a fruit breakfast casserole, my second one now! pretty much its a cup of oats, 1tsp baking powder, 1 egg, 1.... hmm.. I'll look it up and update this later.
but its good! and lasts for about a week! makes a quick breakfast but yet a healthy heavy breakfast.

good grief! its 3 in the afternoon!
I just realized I've 'wasted' the whole day applying for Nannying jobs! (its quite the process)

I haven't even:

• eaten breakfast
• eaten lunch
• eaten anything
• had tea
• or any beverage
• turned on the heater

okay I haven't ANYTHING!!!

thats a lie.. I did shower.

bah!

now I feel lazy

but to lazy to not be lazy now.

avoiding computer for rest of the day now. 

AND IPHONE. 

that is all.

GOOD-

bye.

this is so roar!! i mean.. good

firetruck, kcurterif... hmm not same affect as racecar..

My Local fire station is the best!

The word got out that our fire alarm hadn't worked the other day..

So...

This morning we got a special home delivery 

of a brand new fire alarm!!!

to make the morning even more exciting.. 

The captain would be my dad :)

Hmm.. Strange..

Our old fire alarm had no batteries in it!

Would one need those kinda things to have a fire alarm working??

I brave the cold.

home remedies...

WORK!

my throat is a weeee bit hoarse feeling... BUT all the rest? NORMAL! I bet by tomorrow I'll be 100% normal me again! ( well... as normal as me can be..) yay!

annnnnd... I recommend starting EARLIER in the day with all those liquids... cause I was up numerous times in the night with my bladder asking "again???!! whhhhhhyyyyyyyy?!!"

snot fest

soooo...
I love my doctor, she's super kind and personal!
but I do NOT like GOING to the doctors
its such a time consuming blagh! and its like yes I know I'm sick and I hate taking drugs!!

soo...
its almost been 2 weeks now that I have been sick sick sick
I've tried almost sleeping all day.. 
I've tried going out halloween party dancing till the wee hours in the morning..
I've tried pouting...

so today? I look up home remedies!
here is what I've done just now!

chopped up garlic -> put in a bowl with boiled water. throw that towel over your head and wait to breathe in that wonderful garlic smell - it clears out your nose.... and your throat feels a lot better!
(heat kills viruses annnnnd bacteria!)
but then it seems your face smells like garlic..
then I ate the garlic..
and then I drank the water (no I didn't sweat in it.. or drip snot in it)
so.. now.. I smell like garlic annnnnnnd taste like garlic...
AND its halloween so at least I don't have to worry about vampires
**garlic helps big time in BOOOOOSTING your bodies ability to fight off grossness


I also drank warm water and salt..
ate pineapple (it helps kill sinus headaches)
I also drank tea with lemon and honey (but I always do this)
have been having endless soups
been drinking tea with ginger in it (its also antibacterial but it is ALSO anti-inflammatory!)
netipot yes I do this anyways as well... and doctors RAVE about it, as do I!

and when i go to bed (VERY SOON) I will put eucalyptus on my nose? cause apparently the smell will have me sleep like a wee little baby

its possible that if I'm not much better tomorrow...
THEN I will go to the doctor. 

The dog ate my knitting needles.

talentedty

a have a lot of extremely talented friends.
and this guy? my friend Tyler?
well.. I've been in awe of him for years
and because of this... I think you should be too!

he not only has skill
but a kind heart
and passion mania
for what he does

the other day i was clicking around on instagram looking at things tagged under 'Calgary'

and BAM! there was Tyler's art. getting praised by a passerby stranger.

SO COOL!

http://vimeo.com/52500890

k so on this first link I give you an amazing video of him, IN ACTION! WHooooooaAAaaaHhhhhh!!

and THIS is his website.
AMAZING! the birds and nature stuff is my favourite (obviously)
Ohhhh and now the boat 
ooooohh okay I pretty much have a reason for loving all of it

www.tylerhochhalter.com

I'm a proud friend. a proud proud friend.

a anxious friend... who wants Tyler art in my house

... impatience..... for yearrsssssss

notfairthatpplthatjustgotmarriedgetfirstdibs

homemade potato chips

"OP! grease fire!" 
says Aryk, whom was making homemade salt and vinegar potato chips
I turn myself around to see a giant blinding flame over the stove
I looked and thought that people know what to do when a fire strikes in the kitchen, so I watched
(I do not.. for I have just started to spend my time IN the kitchen.. so.. all this cooking and cooking causing fires and such is pretty foreign  to me)
apparently it is not only foreign to me.. but to Aryk as well.. for he turns on the fan above the the stove and POOF the fire is bigger
he runs off...
I run over to the flame because it now looks as though the flame is so big that it might catch the cabinets on fire... so I'm standing there holding this pot with a flame almost as big as I am
I'm watching the sleeve of my hoody smoking.. I ponder if this means that I might catch on fire... and if I do... yes I will stop drop and roll.. but where will I put this burning pot of fire while I do so?
Aryk is back from his running off and throws baking soda which then makes the fire go POOF into a bigger and scarier flame. He says "take it outside!" after a awkward exchange he runs up the stairs with the fire (fyi we live in a basement) and I start opening all the windows 
Aryk eventually comes down the stairs.
Our basement is full of smoke
the landladies smoke detector beeping 
but ours was not? (mental note : get that looked at!)


and now our ceiling has a very noticeable black circle on it...
so.. I'm thinking the house could have burnt down?
annnnd...

thats why we live here in the first place! Aryk's old household catching fire....

anyways.. I'm strangely calm (maybe its because I have been sick for over a week)
and Aryk informs me now that it is Baking POWDER not SODA that you put on a open flame.

I'm going to do a quick 'google' so I can now be informed. as well as you! 

tip one: animal lard or goose fat catches fire faster than cooking oil
tip two: turns out Aryk was right and it is baking soda that you use! but it only works for small fires and our was not small...
tip three: use a METAL lid, cause fire needs oxygen. NOT GLASS (which is what we have) for glass will shatter (thank goodness we didn't do that! more trauma that would have caused!)

we both knew not to put it in the sink or throw water on it :)

hmm.. I just read this: • Do Not Move the Pot or Carry It Outside - Throwing the pot outside might seem logical in the frenzy of the moment. But trying to move the pot might splash burning oil on you, your home, and anything outside.

so... all in all... the only thing that would have saved us... in the 'proper way' would have been a fire extinguisher or the metal lid. which we have neither
orrrr the fire department...

another website here says to throw a cooking sheet on the fire if the pot is small enough, it also tells me that if you throw salt AND baking soda on it (salt absorbs the grease and baking soda cuts out the oxygen) it also suggests a rung out tea towel to fit the size of the pot

hope you learned something! I sure have! 

Are you pregnant??!

I think this might be the only picture of my Halloween costume.. Everyone thought i was a naked pregnant woman.. But no.. I was a sumo wrestler.