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.

CoWorker 1: CoWorker 3 is away so I will cover Intakes today.

CoWorker 2: I can assist.

Crimson: I will cover outtakes, spittakes, meatsteaks, and vampirestakes.

Friend 1: …I’m in and really looking forward to this, as long as we try to do it low cost…

Friend 2: Okay, this is great … what is the maximum you’d like to pay for your portion of the room?

Crimson: I would like to pay 20 pence, 1 squirrel, and the laughter of a child.

Friend 2: Crimson you’re ridiculous 😉  So is $75 or less including taxes reasonable for all?

Crimson: Good for me. The squirrel will be disappointed, but maybe next time.

CoWorker: hey do you have lunch plans?

Crimson: Become a billionaire by 12:30, but other than that, no.

CoWorker: cosco??

Crimson: Sure. 🙂 I have to stop by a bank machine though since I gave you all my money for lotto… That billionaire thing is obviously not working out too well for me

Coworker 1: Where is Coworker 2?

Crimson: In a meeting.

Coworker 1 [jokingly]: But he isn’t that important.

Crimson [laughing]: Well he is now.

2 minutes later Coworker 2 returns

Coworker 3: Coworker 1 was looking for you.

Coworker 2: Did he say what he wanted?

Crimson: No but he had a knife, a plastic cooler, and an IV bag.

Quote: “A small house will hold a hundred friends” – African Proverb –
Music: Jimmy Eats World, Natasha Bedingfield, Flo Rida, Feist, Katy Perry, Pink, Florence and the Machine, Bruno Mars
Mood: Hyper, Tired, Goofy, Droopy Eyed, Creative, Guilty
Grateful For: Sunny days with warm breezes
Act of Kindness: Compliments to coworkers today

Random: I have a strong aversion to pocket lint and lint in general so I don’t wear jeans. I shudder at the thought of sliding my hand into my pocket and touching pocket lint. I must have been killed in a tragic lint accident in a previous life.

Random: I have an aversion to pennies too but let’s not even go there and just be thankful they are no longer in circulation in this country.

Music: Pop remixes
Mood: Goofy, smiley, itchy, anxious
Grateful For: As much as I hate waiting 8 hours in the hospital emergency ward, to live in a country where I have access to healthcare.
Act of Kindness: Gave flowers to a coworker who is having a rough time.

Random: I wish I were stealthy. Not sneaky, bad stealthy. Just ninja like stealthy. That would be cool. Sometimes I wish I were an orange. Not sure why. I must have lived in Florida in a past life… hmmmm… maybe as an alligator or a palm tree.