Cars, Security and a Peek into my Life
Right now in Ontario casinos, win a General Motors car during March.
Each badge is represented:
Buick – Regal *
GMC – Terrain
Chevy – Impala *
Chevy – Camaro
* = best
Last summer in Vegas, similar setup.
Win a Chevy Camera at the Rio Casino.
Makes sense I guess, eh… heard in a boardroom somewhere…
Woah I squished a lot into today. Published to 2 sites 2x / each, lunch with a pal, then got to see my girls from out-of-town for a minute, zeroed my inbox, more lists that are exciting for me boring for you, another 4 weeks and I think I’ll have this 3-job-system under control.
If you’re on a Mac or iPhone – you need to update your OS, there’s a bad SSL bug going around. Apple released the update Friday to patch it, just haven’t had time to write that post. Consider using a browser other than Safari for now, and read more at Ars Technica.
I’m concerned how time is going so fast, that it’s already 11 pm, that this weekend brings March. I’m going to start planning my summer next week, otherwise I won’t have much of one; learned that the hard way last year. PR pals – please send invites; I know I’ve being saying no a lot, I’ll say opposite.
Next car to be blogged – 2014 Honda Fit Sport
Zoning out at the mall. Fake-shopping.
Oh look, I’m disagreeing.
Been on a winning streak at the casino.
If you ever see it, play this Mariachi game, one of the best slots for sure.
Not scared of that.
My Viddy video account hit 800, next is to break 4 digits.
Yup yup listening.
Got a couple peculiar fortune cookies.
Tada the end TTYT
Hi hi from home. I’m being quiet, blogging, listening to a radio feed coming out of a dance club in Woodbridge.
Whirlwind week woah #w
That’s it guys, 2013 is OVER. More detail on why here, but basically: everyone mentally checked out this weekend, the next 2 weeks are spent tidying yearly loose ends and Christmas parties, then blink it’s New Year’s, then here we go again.
Wanted to make it a good-end week, and it was: my KOD column mini-series on speeding tickets went over well; sold a big blog post; not to jinx it, but this editing help is going ok; confirmed, my new upscale jogging pants can be worn anywhere; my inbox is zeroed; and congratulations to a good ending for OOK Incorporated.
Closed my laptop lid last night at 9, been quiet ever since. Phone is on silent face down, lots of time in my couch nest, did a ton of Life Admin, and daydreamed the day away.
Looked forward to making this all week – a real-life collage.
Ahhh making collages is so soothing, as I’ve said. This is for a security post.
Painted my nails.
Tried something I saw online – first, cover your fingertips in glue -> paint your nails -> peel away the mistakes -> reveal a crisp manicure tada.
Nope, finicky and way too time consuming. Back to the old system – paint nails -> Brillo pad off mistakes > add clear coat.
Hey remember that video, about painting my nails, “Dropped & Caught my Nail Polish“?
Probably not, because my point is, that video surprised me how poorly it went over. Here, I’ll re-embed it.
Come ON.
Yes my otherworldly reflexes, but mostly, that this moment was caught on camera.
Filmed a Michelin tire drive event on Wednesday – race up to a plastic pad covered in ice, and fly around, nice.
Even found time this week to crush it at the casino.
Still have a video in my mind:
Worked on my dance skills. I actually quite love to dance. I invented a style years ago, been refining since.
Bottom left not bad symmetry, top right needs to be tighter, and bottom right oh, where has my back arch gone.
Shuffle quietly across the floor, sneak a nod to the DJ, he mixes in a 20-second beats boom beats, out comes a whirlwind routine that includes flips aaaaand end POSE hold 1,2, melt away.
Me this week.
mmm may be wearing that fleece too much. Blogging makes you notice things.
Next week ToDo’s includes booking cars into the new year, and finalizing my 3rd Annual Christmas Extravaganza. I figured out my exact plan on Tuesday, hard part is done, now to put it into action. Next week’s column is about data mining with Google, about how we shop for cars online. Oh and have to do my taxes, they’re due soon friendly reminder.
kk that’s it, TTY Monday, have a great rest-of-weekend.
It was a very low-key weekend, didn’t go do or talk much.
I’m so glad the internet is moving more and more to 9-5. The pressure to be sharing and publishing 24/7 is a weird thing, ask a blogger; it can feel like a lead cape.
… how I went to the casino on Friday night.
(I love casinos. ‘Wheel of Fortune’ slots is 1/2 of my favouirte games.
‘Jacks or Better’ video poker is the other; best odds in the house)
Or that I’d attended a great Canadian Club party the night before that.
You remember Casie far right, hey you xo! Couch soon.
(photo credit: Ryan Emberley)
If I had blog help, you’d have known that I was driving a Hyundai Accent last week.
And that my Saturday night looked pretty typical of many of my Saturday nights.
You’d have known that I’d done my bi-annual buy last week. My shopping method is solid both in execution, and value; click here.
Nice crisp new jacket eh… I’ll show you it better in another post.
Becoming so professional, me.
I also dug around in a box under my bed this weekend, and hauled out spring clothes.
Might have that shortened.
And if I had an assistant, I’d have been able to show you this beautiful sight sooner… don’t you want to smash them so bad?
They make the most beautiful sound when they smash.
If ever you’d like to get me a frivolous gift, click here.
A blog helper.
I’m excited, ready, and going to kickstart the search this week.
Some outfits.
I always visit the jewellery stores, one of my only material weaknesses.
This line is a favourite.
Check out the lineup to see Batman 5 days after it opened BOOM. Had the theatre to myself. Review: I loved it.
It’s the only superhero story I like, because he is a normal human who turns himself into more.
I gamble on only two games: ‘Wheel of Fortune’ slots, and video poker. Video Poker has maybe the best odds in the casino.
Look at the purple circle first column, the rule is: you want a 9/6 machine, then an 8/5, don’t bother with anything lower.
I’m good at the latter, but really, it’s just pattern recognition.
I have in my head a whole life-strategy-is-like-video-poker-strategy-there’s-many-parrells-video in my head to make, there really are.
One of my favourite nights was Thursday Night #NotSurprising (if we are just meeting, I say it every week because it is: Thursdasy Night is the best night of the week).
That’s right, silence! It’s ridiculously hard to find here.
This is the penthouse of a casino off the strip, where check THIS out :O
How is that even possible at a casino? Where are the insurance people?
Then, oh THEN there was a pool table. I love to play pool.
I couldn’t miss. Not even being dramatic, it was Hollywood movie shots I was making happen. After one particularly amazing combo I yelled, “you guys are getting this, right?!”. I was the zone.
And that’s it, Vegas tada the end.
Never been a fan, but I seem to always end up here; that’s 14-ish times now. Here’s a post from last year.
Vegas, to me, is: over-the-top-over-stimulating, this shiny delusion that brings out the entitled dbag side of people, and just, excess is gross. But it’s the world’s conference centre. See you again soon I’m sure.
