Crimson: “Go to bed in your room not on the couch.”

Son (half asleep): “Hang on I gotta find something. I forget what it’s called… the head rester thing.”

Crimson: “You mean a pillow?”

Son: “Yeah, that.”

Car ride conversations between mother and son…

Crimson: “Dear Pizza…(dramatic pause)…The End.”

Son: “What, no plot or character development?! What the heck is going on?”

Question on Yahoo Answers: Is there a synonym for potato or tomato?

Crimson:

Potato: Dirt Fries

Tomato: Pre-Ketchup

Question on Yahoo Answers: What is your biggest regret in life?

Crimson: Having that 4th prepackaged gas station taco that was on sale because it was 3 weeks past the expiration date.

Question on Yahoo Answers: Was it a tradition as a child to write Santa a letter with a list of toys and gifts ?

Crimson: No, it was writing to Amnesty International to help free the elves.

Question on Yahoo Answers: WITHOUT CHEATING, what are Santa’s, reindeer’s names?

Crimson: Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, Rudolph, Olive, Bob, Gary, Susan from Marketing, Carlos, that one that hangs out by the copier machine telling the same joke over and over while not realizing his fly is open and everyone heard that exact same joke on SNL last week. It wasn’t funny then Denny and it is less funny now!! Go back to your cubicle and eat the egg salad sandwich your 87 years old mother made you!

Question: Name a fad, whether it be fashion, activity, or object, you fully went for (successfully or not)?

Crimson: In high school I fell for the acid wash denim jacket trend with the long leather tassels. Spectacular fail I must add. For some reason when I think back on that, the image of a Pterodactyl pops into my head.

Quote: “Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it.” ~ Charles R. Swindoll (I needed this reminder)
Music: Sara Bareilles, The Fray, The Chainsmokers, The Weeknd
Mood: Melancholy, Motivated, Dull, Excited
Grateful For: high-quality dark chocolate, literacy

Random: I tried a trampoline fitness class at an indoor trampoline park. Because of all my wipe-outs I haven’t laughed that hard in a long time. I am definitely going again.

Random: I got carried away with the subscription boxes and ordered one from Kiwi Crate, OwlCrate, Geek Fuel, FabFitFun, TopBox, and Loot Vault. Fortunately I was able to track down some good coupon codes to get them at discounted prices. I received emails that the Loot Crate and OwlCrate have shipped so far. Can’t wait do some unboxing videos and open them !!!

One of the focuses in the videos will be value for money. I am not impressed by brand names. I am looking for good quality products that will fair well over time and that I will actually use (or display in the case of geek items).

Merry Geekmas!

Quote: “If you put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them.” ~ Bruce Lee
Music: Gavin DeGraw, Meghan Trainor, Bastille, Lady Antebellum
Mood: Disappointed, Tired, Headachey, Excited, Numb
Grateful For: formal and informal learning opportunities
Act of Kindness: Bought some Tim Horton’s gift cards to give out to random people. I will give one out today.

Random: I have been wanting to order a subscription box from Loot Crate for quite sometime but was concerned about value for money especially since it is in American dollars which the exchange rate is awful plus extra shipping costs for Canadians. They had a really good sale on for the holidays for some of their previous Crates that didn’t sell out as well as a deal on a new Crate so I ordered a few and am excitedly looking forward to when they arrive. I may do some unboxing videos on my YouTube channel since I haven’t really used it for anything.

(regarding little flying bugs that are haunting the dying plant on my desk)

(via email)

Crimson: CoWorker 1, The more I kill them the more they reproduce, not because it is the nature of their species but in order to spite me. I have left a dead one on my desk as a warning to those other heathen bugs.