Weekend Getaway in the Works

Not thisweekend but the following one the bf and I are packing up our Boston terrier, picking up a couple of friends, and heading for the woods. That is right we are going camping.

I have to be honest, as much as I am looking forward to being out in the wilderness, I am not without reservations. One of our friends that we have invited has never been camping before. Had I known this before I invited and she accepted, I might have thought of a different plan for this particular weekend.

It would have been so easy to come up with a different plan. A cheap plan. A plan that involves <Hotel Reservations. Sites like HotelReservations.com can offer some serious discounts for local and international locations. Another plus is that I can do everything from my computer on my lunch hour. After looking through their site, I realize I could have planned an entire mini vacation with a lot more ease than this whole camping trip. Not that I am not looking forward to my camping trip, of course. The bf is totally excited about it and has not been talking about much else since I made the suggestion a couple of weeks ago.

I am also excited about the fact that this will be my Boston terrier, Stella’s first camping trip. She doesn’t get off leash much so I am sure her reactions to everything are going to be. She will probably be sick after the first hour from stuffing everything that can fit into her mouth into her mouth!

Next time, however, I am going to plan things differently. I will pick some exotic location (Florida J) and book my Hotel Reservations online cheaply and easily. I have been surfing the site and it is pretty user friendly and fun.

If you book through HotelReservations.com, don’t forget to give me some feedback on your experience...both with booking and with how awesome your vacation was!

Girls Night Out. Martinis and Manicures

Last night I met a friend at a relatively new place called One Up Restaurant & Lounge. This place is so great, especially on Mondays. In fact, it may just become my new Monday night thing. That is because One Up has MONDAY NIGHT MARTINI AND MANICURES! That's right, for just $20 a full manicure and a yummi martini. They have another Monday night special so, after your first martini, it is only like $6 for every other one you order.

There are so many delicious concoctions to choose from. So far I have tried the Lichee Lockup, Summer in the Hamptons, Creme Brulee, Espresso Express, and some crazy shot of an herb flavoured liquer, The shot was courtesy of the extra nice owner/operator. Just so you know, I did not have all of those martinis in one night, I went last Moday, too.

The food there is also very good. Lots of vegetarian items. Definitely worth checking out.

One Up Restaurant Lounge
www.oneup.ca
info@oneup.ca
416.340.6349
130 Dundas St. W (between Bay and Dundas, closer to Bay)

Mediterranean Dreams

I have a friend who is thinking about buying property in Brazil. His plan is to rent it out for half of the year and live in it the other half. If he falls so in love with Brazil that he wants to stay there year round he could turn it into a bed & breakfast.

I think he is definitely on to something and I hope he gets his dream home in some super exotic location. If it were me carrying out his dream, however, I would go for somewhere in the Mediterranean. I am going to suggest to him that he looks into North Cyprus Property. North Cypress is beautiful and filled with beautiful beaches and English speaking locals. Who wouldn't want to rent out a beach house from him in such a place?

Of course, it is widely known among my friends and family that I hope to marry and honeymoon in the Mediterranean so my friend may think the suggestion of North Cyprus Property is based entirely upon selfish reasons. That shouldn't deter him, though. I could be his first rental client!

Okay. Maybe My Job Isn't Too Bad!

My annual review came up (I have been here a year and a half so it is just slightly overdue). of course I asked for both a raise and a title change. Pretty much they said they would get back to me. Ah well, there is no harm in trying, I guess.

Anyway, here is the headline I read on MSN today (when I arrived one hour early for work like a good employee whom fully deserves a raise, but for reasons made obvious in the following headline, I digress): Boss allegedly killed workers who wanted raises

What a crazy planet we are trying to save! This business owner actually turned himself in, confessed to shooting his only two employees becuase they both kept bugging him for a raise. Apparently the boss guy, suffering from financial woes, simply snapped.

I think I will let my whole raise request go for a little while!

Puppy Snorts Meds and Other Fun Happenings

I am so sad that I missed Russell Peters this weekend! Imagine him performing, free of charge, just an 8 miunte walk from my place and I missed it! While I did go to the unnofficial "The Simpsons Movie" release party at Moe's Tavern (Fox and the Fiddle in the Toronto club district), I did not have a chance to see the movie. But we all knew that was going to happen didn't we?

I took Stella to the vet on Friday night because she ate...well who knows what she ate... that made her sick and she has had diahhrea for the last week. The doctor gave her a needle and prescribed some meds. He also sold me on some canned food that she needed to eat for the whole weekend. The first night, Stella did not eat very much of it. Imagine that a dog that thinks cat litter and wadded up kleenexes are some sort of a delicacy did not deem the canned food edible! First thing she ever turned down.

The meds he prescribed is in capsule form. The first one I gave her, she was so excited to be getting something new shoved in her mouth, it was difficult to get it in the back of her throat. She coughed it back up and started chewing it. The capsule burst and yellow powder went every where! Excitedly, Stella started sniffing the mysterious substance which of course means that she snorted her meds! It did not even phaze her.

He also prescribed some apple pectin gunk to promote a heathy digestive tract and she goes nuts for the goop. This has to be the easiest dog in the world to give medication to!

Unfortunately Stella's uncomfortable week that includes the runs and three baths per day has not taught her anything. I took her to Centre Island on Sunday evening after my shift at the Toronto FC match and on the way there I pulled a lime wedge, a fast food wrapper, and some foreign substance that I do not even want to be able to identify out of her mouth. She pooped twice during the 10 minute walk. At the island, she pretty much just stuck to a sensible diet of dirt, bark, and grass. Sigh.

Guy on Video Eats Habernero Pepper.

http://view.break.com/337311

Simpson Movie Out this weekend but not for me

The Simpsons movie is coming is hitting theatres this weekend. A bunch of my friends will be going but, sadly, not I. It is not that I don't want to go, I really do but I am super busy this weekend. Hell, I am super busy every weekend. I didn't even see Transformers before Tuesday of last week. Damn my ambition and drive!

Anyway, I fully intend to see this supercool movie so, to all my friends, no spoilers.