Gold: Canada

Caught a Very Canadian Moment while at Staples this afternoon. Despite being riveted to the gold medal hockey game between the U.S. and Canada, not only did the staff quickly help me find everything I came seeking, we were offered brownies as well! I got a kick out of seeing the office chairs with price tags attached, gathered in front of a tv and there was a very festive mood in the store. It turned into a really special moment and I'm glad that we got to share it with a friendly bunch rather than just listening to it on the radio. We got the news about the winning goal a little while later when getting some Kentucky Fried Chicken...so I guess our most cherished 'lympic memories were from Terrace.

Big Job Fair

Saw many old familiar faces from Eurocan while at Riverlodge this morning for my Senior's painting class. They were attending a job fair in the hopes of finding a new opportunity somewhere...anywhere. Waved to a sister-in-law's former husband who, like my husband had been out of work in the early 80's when the wood mill closed. Guess he was 'lucky' and got hired back on. Best thing that ever happened to us was the husband's lay-off from Eurocan and then finding work two years later at Alcan. So many of these people are in their 40s and 50s.

If I wasn't officially A Cranky Old Lady I am now.
One of the outfits recruiting was the Canadian Armed Forces. I noticed this walking through the parking lot because their suv was using up two spots and by golly if this wasn't the infamous Day 21* so there was no freakin' way I was going to let that slide. I bitched to the receptionist at the counter, who immediately caught the attention of the organizer who assured me that she'd have them move it. They did.
On the one hand I feel like a psychotic freak but...but...the army is supposed to be precise and disciplined! The least they can do is park properly in a public space.

*I'm really too bloody old to be experiencing pms. This is not a good combination

Boyz 'R Us

In my travels throughout the schools of Kitimat I've noticed a mega bizarre skewing of gender numbers. Traditionally you're supposed to see 1.05 boys to girls for the 15 year olds and under so I have been boggled/flabbergasted/flummoxed to note that in Kitimat in the middle grades especially we have a most unexpected mix....try 60 to 80% male. It's extreme enough that I'm going to bug all the school secretaries to give me the break down on gender through all classes. If it's as consistent as it's looked as I've loosely inventoried via Art workshops I just might be bold enough to contact various school districts throughout BC.

It's like living in a sci-fi dystopia...and not in a good way ; )

Slowest Download EVER

For the past two weeks, hardwood has been ever so slowly creeping across and down the hall. The husband ran into a wall so to speak....doorways, actually - 5 of them and they happen to be excruciatingly finicky to accomodate. I mentioned this morning that it reminded me of the bars indicating the progress of a download. A really slow one.
He failed to see the humour in it.