Anna to the Infinite Power

This is funny because I work for HP

2006-06-22T08:53:00.000-07:00

http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=32550

Dell laptop explodes at Japanese conference

I got a WEBCAM!

2006-05-17T14:39:00.000-07:00

That is it, that's all I got a webcam and I am so happy!

I love Angelina Jolie she is amazing

2006-04-24T06:30:00.000-07:00

This post is to just give a nod to the always alluring Angelina Jolie and her humanatarian efforts. She is an example of how to stand up for what you believe in.

(KP International) Angelina Jolie is said to be planning a large ad in her own words to run in USA Today to bring attention to mass killings taking place in Darfur, Sudan.
"I chose to take out this ad because when Congress returns from recess [on April 24] they have the chance to fully fund peacekeepers in Darfur," said Jolie. "The situation in Darfur has been going on far too long. It's only getting worse. Reports are pouring in about mass atrocities including children getting raped and killed. If people are aware of the facts, I believe many will be driven to action."
Jolie has asked anyone interested in supporting the campaign to visit www.genocideintervention.net.
In between fighting for various causes or working as a UN goodwill ambassador, and after she gives birth to her first child with boyfriend Brad Pitt, Jolie is rumoured to begin her training to reprise her role as Lara Croft for the third time. "Angelina is already in training to make sure she gets rid of her post-pregnant bulge," said a source. "She wants to be in tip-top shape and look better in Lara's outfit than ever."
Jolie and Pitt are currently in Namibia with their kids.

YAY me

2006-04-18T06:53:00.000-07:00

I just wanted to let everyone know that as of Wednesday April 19th I am full time at HP. I am so happy as I have been working as a contractor here for 19 months and I wasn't sure how much longer I could last without holidays and benefits.

Okay kittens that is all for now....Yay me!

Save The Polar Bears

2006-04-18T06:48:00.000-07:00

http://www.wwf.ca/howyoucanhelp/saveourclimate/?mshsnvidpb240C

Although I am all for warmer weather, Global Warming and the ensuing climate changes, are causing flooding that is destroying the ecosystems in the arctic. It breaks my heart to think of these polar bears drowning.

Click the link for more info and to see what you can do to help.

A whale of a tale

2006-01-26T07:22:00.000-08:00

Whale swims up Thames River through London, delighting startled spectators
20/01/2006 6:56:00 PM
LONDON (AP) - It's a whale of a tale: a bottle-nosed whale swimming up the River Thames past Big Ben and Parliament on Friday as rows of worried Londoners looked on.
ERIKA PENNINGTON
A northern bottlenose whale which swam up the River Thames in London on Friday, passing Parliament and Big Ben, and drawing large crowds of spectators to the banks of the waterway. (AP/Tom Hevezi) The whale was spotted in the afternoon as it flailed around in the murky waters of the Thames, stirring up patches of what looked like blood as seagulls hovered above and rescue boats stood at the ready. It was the first sighting of a Northern bottle-nosed whale in the river since British whale-watching records began in 1913.
Witness Tom Howard-Vyne said he saw the mammal swim under Westminster Bridge, near Big Ben. "I saw it blow. It was a spout of water which sparkled in the air," said Howard-Vyne. "It was an amazing sight."
Other witnesses reported seeing a second whale in another part of the river Friday, and marine experts spotted two disoriented whales off northeastern Scotland last week, suggesting something was causing bottle-nosed whales to become confused.
"It is a race against time to save the animal," said Alison Shaw, marine and freshwater conservation program manager at the Zoological Society of London.
A small armada of rescue boats frantically searched for the mammal, but it was lost from view around sunset, when it dived under water.
Crews barricaded a section of river in an attempt to force the animal to change course. It was unclear if their efforts were a success.
"A whale in the shallow water of the River Thames is like a human lost in the heat of the Sahara desert. It's just not made for these conditions," said Laila Sadler, scientific officer at the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
"We are worried that it will survive only for 24 to 48 hours if it doesn't head back to sea. It also seems to be in distress, it has already made two seemingly deliberate attempts to beach itself."
A rescue boat equipped with a cradle is on standby in case the creature beaches itself and another is fitted with a net, which could be used to drag the animal downriver.
Witnesses reported seeing injuries to the whale, which was an estimated five metres long, and said its snout was bloodied. Photos also appeared to show damage to one of the whale's eyes and a number of cuts to its torso, though Sadler said these are not uncommon.
Several onlookers jumped into the 9 C water, splashing to try to coax the mammal away from shore. Members of the Whale Watch conservation group also ferried across the river to assess its condition.
Bottle-nosed whales normally live in the northern Atlantic, diving deeply and travelling in pods. They can reach eight metres long, the size of a red double-decker London bus.
When sick, old or injured, whales often get disoriented and swim away from their pod, said Mark Simmonds, science director at the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society.
Last week, marine officials said they saw two bottle-nosed whales in northeastern Scotland when the mammals are normally seen in northwestern Scotland. That, coupled with the sighting Friday of a second whale in a different part of the Thames, could suggest that something is disrupting the whales, said Sadler.
There are many possible reasons whales become disoriented. Scientists have said fluctuating ocean temperatures, predators, lack of food and even sonar from ships can send them into waters that threaten their survival.
"It's used to using acoustics to find its way around. What will happen is that the reflection from the noise from boats, from water lapping up around, will ring inside the whale's head," said Tony Martin, a senior scientist with the British Antarctic Survey.
"It's going to be very confused. It's already stranded twice. The poor creature doesn't know where to go."
Friday's sighting drew hundreds of people and scores of television crews to the river's banks. Television screens carried pictures of the whale for most of the day, captivating Londoners who called radio and television stations asking if they could help.
It was the first time a Northern bottle-nosed whale has been seen in the Thames since the Natural History Museum began recording such sightings in 1913, museum zoologist Richard Sabin said.
He said bottle-nosed whales rarely swim in water as shallow as the Thames, which has an average depth of between six and eight metres.
A minke whale was sighted in the Thames about six years ago, but not as far upstream.
"I am very concerned for the safety of this animal at the moment, particularly if boat traffic increases in the river," said Sadler.

This just makes me sad

2006-01-11T13:55:00.000-08:00

http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&pubid=968163964505&cid=1136978165969&col=968705899037&call_page=TS_News&call_pageid=968332188492&call_pagepath=News/News

Cyclops cat had one eye, no nose
Jan. 11, 2006. 03:09 PM
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A photo of a one-eyed kitten named Cy drew more than a little skepticism when it turned up on various websites, but medical authorities have a name for the bizarre condition.
Holoprosencephaly causes facial deformities, said the U.S. National Institute for Neurological Disorders and Stroke, part of the National Institutes of Health. In the worst cases, a single eye is located where the nose should be, the institute's website said.
Traci Allen said the kitten she named Cy, short for Cyclops, was born the night of Dec. 28 with the single eye and no nose.
"You don't expect to see something like that," the 35-year-old Allen said by telephone from her home in Redmond in central Oregon.
Allen said she stayed up all night with the deformed kitten on her recliner, feeding Cy a liquid formula through a syringe. She said she cared for the kitten the next day as well, until it died that evening.
Allen had taken digital pictures she provided to The Associated Press. Some bloggers have questioned the authenticity of the photo distributed Jan. 6.
AP regional photo editor Tom Stathis said he took extensive steps to confirm the one-eyed cat was not a hoax. Stathis had Allen ship him the memory card that was in her camera. On the card were a number of pictures — including holiday snapshots and four pictures of a one-eyed kitten. The kitten pictures showed the animal from different perspectives.
Fabricating those images in sequence and in the camera's original picture format, from the varying perspectives, would have been virtually impossible, Stathis said.

Reflection

2005-10-28T09:12:00.000-07:00

This is a work in progress:

Sorrow presses down on me
It is through altered eyes I see
the glaring flaws of a blurred distorted world
Lost and disjointed I wander around
Not quite awake but not quite sleeping
Jealousy has poisened me and I am barely breathing
Looking for what is lost but I can't remember what that was
Slowly fading into the madness of the present
forgetting the vibrance of who I was during my descent
becoming used to being ignored, an afterthought
Willing myself to dissapear
to see myself reduced to nothing
Nothing would be better than this half hearted existance
Tears escape from me like refugees carrying the weight of my distress
I gather the growing darkness, pulling it like a cloak around me
To protect me from the being blinded by the glare of harsh reality
I shudder and feel I am shrinking growing smaller day by day
until I am small enough, to fall through the cracks.
I just can't stop thinking
This plague of doubt won't go away
My mind is a whirl with a flurry of worries swarming like bees
They feed on the residue left by my lost love's honey
The sweetness gone rotton left to swelter in the heat of angry words
I walk alone in this wonderland of grief where my screams are not heard
covered by cuts from double edged swords
weilded by people who don't give a damn
I am tired and wasted from too much caring
Nothing left to offer I have already given everything
Still I move on, too scared of what will happen if i stop and look back
and catch my reflection in a pool in a puddle
Freezing in horror when faced with the image of what i have become.

If I was famous how I might look?

2005-10-25T14:11:00.000-07:00

My Friend Mervyn did these for me. Pretty cool huh?

This is why I don't run....

2005-10-19T06:53:00.000-07:00

This article was on msn this morning and I think it is a great reason not to run. I know some people love to run but I hate it. Even jogging is pushing it. I am not lazy, mind you. I love to walk and hike but running is just not my cup of tea.

Man dies after finishing Toronto MarathonLast Updated Mon, 17 Oct 2005 14:28:57 EDT
CBC Sports

A man died after crossing the finish line at the Toronto Marathon on Sunday morning. After receiving cheers following the completion of the 21-kilometre half-marathon around 11:15 a.m., the man, who appeared around 40, walked a few metres and then sat on the curb. He then collapsed in the arms of medical personnel.

Marathon officials at the scene tried to revive the runner but were unsuccessful. He was transported to hospital with no vital signs.

Witnesses told 680 News radio station in Toronto that it took 15 minutes for an ambulance to arrive due to road closures. The man's name has not been released.

Marathon legend Bill Rodgers, who fired the starting pistol for the 10,000 runners, was distraught as he witnessed the man being taken away by emergency officials. "It was so sad, I wish I could have done something," said Rodgers, 56, a four-time winner of both the Boston and New York marathons.

It's the third death in five years at the Toronto Marathon. Another man died during last year's race and there was another death in 2001.

with files from Canadian Press

Kissing teacher gets nailed

2005-10-18T14:09:00.000-07:00

Why would you want to kiss this? What kid would find this attractive? My Grandma is hotter than this lady..... ugh....This story is so gross it makes me shudder. Poor boy he must be traumatized. Here is the article from the Toronto Sun today:

Tue, October 18, 2005
Kissing teacher gets nailed
College: She's guilty of professional misconduct for pursuing student
By BRODIE FENLON, TORONTO SUN

A former Hamilton high school teacher was found guilty of professional misconduct yesterday for kissing her Grade 10 student, asking him to make love to her and showering him with gifts, e-mails, phone calls and visits to his home.

A disciplinary panel at the Ontario College of Teachers ruled that Errine Renata Acciaroli, also known as Shlomit Acciaroli, 59, sexually abused the student and that she "was unfit to carry out her professional duties" as a teacher.

A penalty will be announced at a later date which could include the loss of her teaching certificate. Acciaroli, who now runs a Hamilton bed-and-breakfast, did not defend herself at the hearing or send legal representation. But when contacted by The Sun late yesterday after the ruling, Acciaroli denied she had ever abused the student. She said the student, who can't be named under a publication ban, was depressed and made the allegations out of spite and misinterpreted an innocent kiss.

"It's absolutely false ... It's a bunch of lies."
Hamilton police investigated the student's claims and no charges were laid, said Acciaroli, who was fired in January 2004.

In the 2000-2001 year, Acciaroli was a learning resource teacher at Westmount Secondary School. The student was then 17 years old and in need of remedial help. He was living by himself. The student testified yesterday that at the end of 2000, he was invited to Acciaroli's home for a sleepover on a Friday so he could learn more about her Jewish faith. He testified that after a traditional Jewish Shabbat dinner, he "froze" when Acciaroli kissed him on the mouth for "half a minute to 45 seconds."

"At one point, she said, 'You're not saying yes, but you're not saying no either,' " he testified. "She asked if I wanted to make love to her. I said no. She asked if I just wanted to lie with her. I said no." The student testified that he was so shaken he fled.

Acciaroli admitted "she may have crossed the line" by inviting him into her home. She claimed the kiss was a "Shabbat kiss" similar to one she gave her rabbi. She denied asking the teen to have sex. The College heard that Acciaroli made repeated attempts to call or visit him.
In a March 2001 e-mail read into evidence, he pleaded with her to stop her phone calls and "unscheduled visits," noting he was depressed and prone to fits of "uncontrollable weeping."
But the messages continued -- even after the student and his parents complained and a school board investigation was launched.

In an online conversation in April 2001, Acciaroli wrote, "Yes, I loved you and in spite of what you've done, I still love you." She noted that desire "happens between men and women; there are attractions," and that she had felt temptation.

Original Names of Now Famous People

2005-10-14T12:50:00.000-07:00

Demi Moore = Demetria Guynes
Meg Ryan = Margaret Hyra
Susan Sarandon = Susan Tomaling
Sting = Gordon Summer
Shania Twain = Eileen Twain
Eddie Money = Eddie Mahoney
Seal = Sealhenry Samuel
Sinbad = David Adkins
Christian Slater = Christian Hawkins
Diane Keaton = Diane Hall
Micheal Keaton = Micheal Douglas
Wynona Ryder = Wynona Horrowitz
Nicolas Cage = Nicolas Coppola
Ulysses S. Grant = Hiram Ulysses Grant (H.U.G.)
Elizabeth Arden = Florence Nightengale Graham
Martin Sheen = Ramon Estevez
Erykah Badu = Erica Wright
Jennifer Aniston = Jennifer Anistonopoulos

The way they Were

2005-10-14T12:27:00.000-07:00

Angelina Jolie - Has a tattoo on her left forearm of a quote from Tenessee Williams: "A prayer for the wild at heart, kept in cages".

Her other tattoos include the Japanese sign for death, 2 American Indian symbols, a dragon and a Large cross.

Angelina married actor Jonny Lee Miller wearing a unique bridal gown: Black leather pants and a white shirt, on which she wrote her husband's name in her own blood.

When Angelina married actor Billy Bob Thorton, they each wore vials of the other's blood.

Angelina explains the wilder side of her nature by saying "You're young, you're drunk, you're in bed, you have knives; shit happens."

Brad Pitt's - first acting job was playing a chicken, He wore a chicken suit to attract customers to El Pollo Loco restaurant.

In Memory of Alicia Ross

2005-10-07T12:23:00.000-07:00

We remembered her
As the rain poured down outside
and the tears poured from our eyes
Mourning the Bright Star,
The Sunshine smile that once shone warming our hearts
Now ripped from this existence
Her soul is in a better place
Her memory lives on with us
We remember her zest for life and smiling face
Taken too soon
She will not be forgotton
Brilliant flame you burn no more in this world
But we will not let your light die in our hearts
Your vibrant legacy will not be forgotton
You were an angel amongst us
Now you walk amongst the angels
Bless you Alicia
Let us not forget

Spiders Ugh Gross

2005-10-05T06:23:00.000-07:00

Hello friends,

I don't have much to report because my life is pretty boring....But there is something....In the past 2 weeks I have killed about 20 spiders in my room and bathroom. I killed 6 in one day. A while ago a spider's nest hatched in my bathroom and I was drying my hair and looked up to notice hundreds of tiny tiny spiders all over the room. I freaked out and went about with the minivac and vaccuumed them up. Unfortunately I think some escaped and now they are grown up and roaming about my room. I don't know where they are coming from but it is an inordinate amount of spiders for 2 weeks. I thought the cats would kill them but they can't if they are on the ceiling....

Anyways sleeping has been difficult as I am terrified of spiders and I suspect that I have been bitten already while sleeping. I don't know what else to do except keep killing them as soon as I find them and hope they are not breeding somewhere.

Well that's it friends....back to my boring job and boring life.....:-D

2005-09-21T12:27:00.000-07:00

Shrouded with worry
sadness surrounds me.
How can people be
so cruel?
Monsters living right next door.
The Boogeyman is no longer
just in the closet.
He walks amongst us
in his clever disguise.
Looking out from the dark shadowland
that is his mind.
Consience blinded by desires so inky black
We cannot fathom.
Waiting to prey on wide eyed innocence.
Feeding on trust like candy.
Luring the beautiful children into his trap.
They have no chance against pure evil.
The monsters prey without compassion.
I walk in sadness
shrouded in sorrow.

Tradgedy

2005-09-21T08:30:00.000-07:00

Here is the latest update on Alicia Ross, I am in shock right now after reading this, I pray for strength for her family, at least they have some closure now:

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20050922/alicia_ross_sylvester_050922/20050922/

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1127313696931_122722896/?hub=TopStories

http://www.cjnews.com/viewarticle.asp?id=7356

*see links for further details

Here is the latest on the Jennifer Teague, she went missing September 8th when she was walking home from Wendy's:

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1127157734296_122566934/?hub=Canada

http://www.canada.com/ottawa/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=b8e29ceb-91a4-4ec8-aad8-fd79fcdb69d7

Writer's Block

2005-09-15T08:08:00.000-07:00

It seems that I have encountered a case of writers block. I have been going to the gym lately to stimulate my creative energies but it has not helped me to think of anything interesting to write.

I feel like I am sort of stuck in a rut right now...so much depression around me that I am fighting to stay happy. I can't even win a free ticket in the lottory. I feel like my good luck is running out but I don't want to give in to it. I have tried to avoid watching and reading the news lately as all they seem do is capitalize on people's truama and despair under the guise of "informing" us of world events. I have not been able to "desensitize" myself to the horrors and suffering they feel fit to show on tv and put in the paper.

I am waiting for something special, magical or exciting to happen to me. I don't know what it is. I just know I want to be pleasantly surprised for a change. Trust people and find out they really are nice. I guess I am just worn out from giving the best of myself to people and getting little or no reciprocation.

I don't normally expect anything of people, I am just nice because it is my nature, but it takes effort to stay positive and look on the brightside. It is not easy to maintain happiness. I wish it was easier, that's all.

Well that's it....hugs to everyone...try to do something nice for someone today...just because you can ;-P

Impy Anna

Hybrid Cars

2005-09-07T06:12:00.000-07:00

This is a post for all the drivers out there...there has been much talk and speculation about hybrid cars....with the environment in rapidly declining state that it is in and the prices of gas skyrocketing worldwide the need for hybrid cars is growing. The hybrid cars combine both gasoline and electric motors so that they take much less gas and emit less pollution. Unfortunately they are still out of the average persons price range. It was suggested by a very smart friend of mine that the government should increase the subsidies offered to people as an incentive to buy the hybrid cars. Currently in Canada that subsidy is roughly $1,000. With the price of the average hybrid being around $6,000 more than a regular car it can be a pricey decision.

I read this article and it gave me a lot of information on the hybrid technology including how they work, savings vs. costs, where to find a hybrid and what to expect on the road.

http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-10845_7-6207778-1.html?tag=ca_home

Who am I?

2005-09-02T12:46:00.000-07:00

Who am I
to rest in the soft cradle of sorrow
amongst the truely hurt, sick, and suffering?
How can I,
Blessed by love and beauty
count myself worthy to grieve
for my non-existant loss?
What right have I
to partake of in the sweet release
of tears streaming from my eyes?
I am an imposter in their midst.
My pain is false.
I have no real wounds
That make me worthy of the healing balms
of sympathy and comfort.
Who am I but a pretentender of discontent?
I must end this charade
No longer be sad and perpetuate pain.
I will be the one teach myself
how to laugh again.

What about the damage to their souls?

2005-09-02T12:14:00.001-07:00

I have been reading a lot lately about hurricane Katrina and the damage it has wreaked in New Orleans. I have tried to put up an emotional shield. I have tried to tell myself that these things happen and that there is nothing we can do. I really did try to separate myself from the sorrow and devastation doled out in spades by this cruel force of nature...

But then I heard about the looting in the streets, about people just going mad and stealing guns, shooting people, tipping rescue boats. With sickness building in my stomach I read about people being mugged and raped in the superdome, where they were supposed to have found some sort of safe haven...

I am overcome with sadness at the rapid degeneration of the human spirit at in the face of so much suffering. What sort of damage has been unleased upon these peoples souls? What sort of lives have they led that created so much savagery and hatred in them? What turned these people into montsters controlled by the most horrid aspects of human nature? Were these tendancies laying dormant deep down inside? What sort of evils has this hurricane unleashed upon the richest nation in the world? Would things have been different if aid had come sooner?

I don't know...I can't even imagine the horror that the innocent victims of the storms are living right now....I will be honest with you...I don't want to imagine...I WANT to sit in my nice cushy office and go home to my nice cushy house and live my nice happy life...I am so thankful for EVERYTHING that I have. I feel so crushingly sad for all those people suffering...but still maintain the guilty sense of relief that I am so so so lucky to be me. I honestly don't think that I possess the strengh to survive grief of that magnitude.

Here is an article I read about the hurricane that especially moved me:

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-observe2sep02,1,609722.story?coll=la-headlines-nation

I would like to take a moment to reflect on how grateful I am for everything positive I have in my life...

Some of the things I have always believed are:
it is NEVER EVER EVER okie to take anything for granted...to take every opportunity I am offered to appreciate kindness and beauty in those around me. Resist the urge to lash out in anger. Try to heal, not hurt, whenever you can. Foster kindness and love. Don't take anything personally. Don't judge other people just live your life the best you can.

I love you my friends...old and new...I wish you all the happiness you can handle.

Anna

30th Birthday Fun

2005-08-30T08:21:00.000-07:00

Saturday August 27th I turned 30. It was a fantastic party. My friends helped me celebrate at the beaches with a fun Laid Back BBQ. All the presents from my friends were thoughtful and lovely. I baked 2 cakes and Lauries mum made me a giant cookie.

I had the most amazing birthday I ever had. Thanks everyone I will never forget it.

*MWUAH*

Rescue of a Blind American Goldfinch

2005-08-22T06:14:00.000-07:00

Wadey and I were rollerblading on Sunday and I saw a little bird standing stock still in the middle of the road. Wade had already rollerbladed right by it but it didn't move so he assumed it was dead. I didn't think it was dead but I wanted to move it from the middle of the road whether it was dead or not. I put my hand underneath it, to pick it up, and it hopped right into it. This little guy was sooooooo cute but his eyes weren't open so we figured he was blind and that is why he didn't move when we skated past him. Wade suggested we bring him to the nearest wildlife sanctuary. So I handed the birdy over to him and he rollerbladed all the way back holding the little guy, who managed to escape a couple of times and make Wade chase him. Well to make a long story short we ended up taking the bird to the wildlife sanctuary and they confirmed that his little eyes were fused shut. If they can fix his eyes and help him get better then Wadey and I signed up to be a part of the bird's release. It was an exciting and fun day and I am SO glad that we managed to help a helpless creature.

On a side note......on Saturday we were out walking around the neighbourhood and we saw a one eyed cat....It was really cute and yet weird at the same time....The spot where it's left eye should have been was just a slight indent in the head but it was all just normal and furry...no scar or anything, what I mean by that is that it looked like the cat never had a left eye....blindness seemed to be a theme this weekend.

Too close to home

2005-08-18T09:22:00.000-07:00

Alicia Ross is missing. She just dissapeared. I know her because she works on the same floor as me. This has been one of the top stories in the news lately. They were hoping to find her withing the first few days but she has been missing since Tuesday August 16th and outlook has become grim.

I keep asking myself how does this happen? How does a whole person just vanish into thin air? Why did this have to happen to this sweet young girl?

Here are the links. Although I don't know her that well I saw her every day at work....she was always smiling and happy. The mood here at my work is worried, distracted and subdued...we are all praying for her safe return.

http://www.canada.com/nanaimo/story.html?id=121ee99d-cb07-420d-bb96-74de11c38c24

http://www.canada.com/nanaimo/story.html?id=bf1ef336-4a5c-4de2-be72-fd3066b2b57a

http://www.canoe.ca/NewsStand/LondonFreePress/News/2005/08/29/1192212-sun.html

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1124987012392_120396212/?hub=TopStories

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20050823_ross_search_050822/?hub=Canada

http://www.canada.com/hamilton/news/story.html?id=b42a763a-8786-4b39-a7e9-292599cdceec

http://www.pulse24.com/News/Top_Story/20050823-012/page.asp

http://www.pulse24.com/News/Top_Story/20050818-001/page.asp

http://www.pulse24.com/News/Top_Story/20050818-001/page.asp

http://www.680news.com/news/topstory/article.jsp?content=20050818_084738_5096

http://www.canada.com/national/nationalpost/news/toronto/story.html?id=b682611b-d856-4753-bbb2-49eb6518da2c

If you could be anyone who would you be?

2005-08-16T14:14:00.000-07:00

If you could be anyone in this world, besides yourself, who would you be?

Well if I wasn't myself and going out with my (extremely hot boyfriend Wade who I LOVE in a "Tongue down the throat" kinda way), I would be Gwenyth Paltrow so that I could be married to Chris Martin and have his baby Apple. I am a huge fan of his....he is absolutely gorgeous and so talented it is unreal.....I have never been one to have celebrity crushes but Chris Martin is just so delightful that I think I would be absolutely tongue tied if I met him.

Falling from the sky

2005-08-16T12:31:00.000-07:00

This is so SAD it made me cry when I read it....some people think I am stupid because I try to avoid watching the news and reading the papers because I am so sensitive and I just feel so OVERWHELMED with sadness when I hear about all these poor people and their families.

It seems that this is the summer of the plane crash....First there was the Air France crash with, thankfully, no fatalities and just these past few days there have been 2 more plane crashes and unfortunately these passengers were not so lucky. May we take a moment of silence to remember the victims of the Cypriot Boeing Helios Airways flight that crashed in Greece this weekend:

GRAMMATIKO, Greece - A Cypriot plane full of vacationers slammed into a mountainside north of Athens on Sunday after at least one pilot lost consciousness from lack of oxygen, killing all 121 people aboard, more than a third of them children.
The cause of Greece's deadliest plane crash appeared to be technical failure - resulting in high-altitude decompression - and not terrorism, authorities said. A transport official said the 115 passengers and six crew may have been dead when the plane went down.
Helios Airways flight ZU522 was headed from Larnaca, Cyprus, to Athens International Airport when it crashed at 12:05 p.m. near Grammatiko, a scenic village 25 miles north of the Greek capital. Flaming debris, luggage and bits of human remains were strewn across two ravines and surrounding hills.

and in today's horrible crash in Venezuela:
PARIS French air officials say 153 passengers from Martinique died in the plane crash in western Venezuela today. The West Caribbean Airways flight was headed to the island from Panama. The mayor of a town that lost several residents says, "There are children who are orphans" today.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4154748.stm

http://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/2005/08/16/Venezuela_plane_crash_20050816.html

What is this world coming to?

2005-08-12T11:03:00.000-07:00

I read this article today and it just amazing me that people can allow an addiction to take over their lives so completely. I can't understand how anything could consume someone's focus so completely? Where are these people's priorities? Here is the article:

South Korean man dies after nearly 50 straight hours playing computer games
11/08/2005 11:01:00 AM

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - A 28-year-old man died of an apparent heart attack after playing computer games non-stop for 49 hours in an Internet cafe, police said.
The man, identified only by his last name, Lee, collapsed Friday after having eaten minimally and not sleeping. He had refused to leave his keyboard while he played the battle simulation game Starcraft, police said.
Lee, a resident in the southern city of Taegu, taken to hospital but died after a few hours, due to what doctors believed was a heart attack, police said.
Lee had been fired from his job last month because he kept missing work to play computer games.
The games are enormously popular in South Korea, home to professional gamers who earn big money through sponsorships and television stations devoted to broadcasting matches.

A day in my life

2005-08-05T07:34:00.000-07:00

The brunette Girl in White is Priya and The blonde Girl in Pink is Jennifer!

This week has been incredibley hectic even though I took Tuesday off. I went to African Lion on Tuesday here is the link to my pictures: http://community.webshots.com/user/impyanna

I am training the lovely new girl Jennifer (she is from Glasgow, Scotland) and it has been nonstop busy since Wednesday.

I am so tired it feels like I have been working an extra long week instead of an extra short one. The good thing is that Jennifer is super sweet, a quick learner and has an awesome accent. I love training her because I get to listen to her talk all day. She is also super duper tall.

It is hard because we are sharing a pc and phone so I haven't really had internet access. There is a bright side to everything....back to work...

TGIF

Anna

The Girls

2005-08-05T06:59:00.000-07:00

I took some pictures of my cats and wanted to post them because they are so cute. Their names are Mika, Luna and Nala....They are the best!

A dark day

2005-07-27T07:37:00.000-07:00

Tiredness presses it's dirty hands against my face
leaving charcoal smudge bruises
under my eyes
Heavy lids fighting against the pressure
to stay open
Heavy spirit, fighting against depression
to be happy
weighted down by worries
I move as if underwater
the world is gloomy, opressive, lonely
I try to laugh but only sigh
I try to smile but only cry
Fatigue has drained me
with it's vampire kiss
leaving behind only a shadow of me
you can barely see
on this dark dark day

Hey hey hey what a beautiful day.

2005-07-21T11:13:00.000-07:00

I Love this picture of My kitty Mika......it makes me smile.......I am so so so HAPPY today.....Not for any particular reason...I just feel great!

I just wanted to write a blog celebrating all the wonderful things that I don't usually take the time to mention:

I have the most wonderful kitties in the world, that bless me with their unconditional love and devotion. It is amazing what a positive influence they have on me. No matter how sad or down I am, when they greet me at the door it just makes me smile. They are so cute and furry and small and they are ALWAYS happy to see me....how can that not make me feel good?

It is a beautiful day today, it has been a wonderful hot summer.

I have a beautiful new car
I have the freedom that comes with the beautiful new car

My job is the best job I have ever had. I like what I do and I like where I work. My manager told me that he is very impressed with me and all that I have accomplished since I started here a year ago. He also told me that several customers I dealt with have called him just to tell them how pleased they were with the level of service I gave them.

I work on the same floor as my best friend and we can hang out and I can talk to her pretty much whenever I want

I am pretty healthy and in good shape for my age

I have a fabulous handsome boyfriend who makes me so happy. He is the most wonderful guy I have ever met.

I have friends in my life that seem to be there for me just when I need them

I know that I am truely loved by many people.

There is so much beauty in the world. So much to learn and see and do.....that makes me feel lucky that I have all my senses and can appreciate that.

I am happy with the way I have lived my life up to this point and have very few regrets

I don't know why but I feel more optomistic about the future than I have in a long time. I realised today how many wonderful possibilities the future holds for me.

****I invite all visitors to my site to add anything to this list that you want to celebrate or anything that makes you happy :-D

My Sister Helen

2005-07-20T11:22:00.000-07:00

Isn't she lovely? She is a year and a half younger than me. She calls me "little". Her nickname is Jubie Bean Pea. She can be very fun when she wants to be and very mean when she wants to be. Nala is actually her cat. Helen loves Kalan Porter (aka Canadian Idol) ;-)

My Best Friend

2005-07-18T12:14:00.000-07:00

My best friend's name is Laurie....

She went to New York for a week in the beginning of July and I missed her lots. I was a grumpy girl that week...I had no one to go on my breaks with. She is a total shopaholic so that was a good trip for her, even though she is feeling the burn in her wallet right now, I just bought the car though so I am feeling the burn in my wallet too ...she is back now and I wanted to post a picture of her from her trip.

Moment

2005-07-12T07:43:00.000-07:00

In a moment
he is near
and my pain
is forgotten
His voice soothes
lulls
drains the poisen of the past
heals the infection
of others betrayals
He has a laugh
that lightens my heart
no matter how heavy
His touch is the panacea
that cures all my ills
He has earned my love
without bounds
I am thankful
just to know him

She walks

2005-07-12T07:37:00.000-07:00

She walks on tiny feet
Her small form heavy
Too much pressure
She is too frail
She prays for strength
With every tentative step
So that her fragile spirit
May survive the blasts
That she sets off
As she walks gingerly on tiny feet
Through the minefield of her life

Nala

2005-07-12T07:20:00.000-07:00

As the per the request from Wade I am posting baby pictures of the the most evil devil cat known to mankind. This is my Cat Nala when she was a kitten. She is SO bad. She fights with Luna and Mika (my 2 other sweet as can be gray tabbies), she opens my underwear drawer and scatters the underwear all over my floor, she hates to be petted or held, and she is just loud and destructive. I love cats but she is as bad as can be. She is deceptively adorable though with big golden eyes and her brown and gold patterned fur that make her look like a little tiger or a couger. Wade loves her though and he is always amused when I tell him stories of her badness.

Car shopping

2005-07-12T07:07:00.000-07:00

I have just been through the most hellish experience of buying a car. I am very emotional about everything and buying a car is no exception. At Unionville motors I was lied to and decieved. I was put on an emotional rollercoaster as the first time I went in the salesman was so bad that I complained to the manager. Once I was dealing with the manager he gave me a fantastic deal on the car BUT he told me I would have it by Saturday. Turns out that they were not able to get me the car they promised me. There was no apologies on Monday when I went in...just an offhand "these things happen" and a reprimand that I should be more flexible about colour. I cancelled the deal and then Carston (the manager of the dealership) turned around and said that they COULD get me the car...they just had to make a few calls.

I hate being lied to more than anything and even if he can get me that car I won't deal with him anymore. People shouldn't make promises they can't keep. For me it is a matter of principle. This guy is the reason that the Sleazy car salesman myth is perpetuated.

I have decided that on Wednesday, I am going to get the liquid gray metallic 4 door SL Pontiac Sunfire from Roy Foss (the salesman is a great guy named Vince that will not compromise the truth to make a sale) and even though I will be paying a bit more I will be supporting someone with moral integrety and not being an accomplice to the degredation of the moral fabric of society.

Wish me luck

Time for a change

2005-07-11T09:57:00.000-07:00

Well after years (and i am talking YEARS) of having long hair I decided to take the plunge and go short. *{I recently bought a car....although that is a LONG drawn out painful story wraught with grief and heartache....and I wanted to do something Nice for MYSELF to celebrate} ...sooooooooo Friday I went to the salon and chopped my hair off. Although the decision was completely mine....I have been considering this for months and months....the fact that my boyfriend Wadey has been suggesting incessantly over the past few weeks that I should cut my hair sort of clinched it for me.....so here it is.....still a shock whenever I look in the mirror....you can sort of see in the 1000 islands picture (where i look like an elf) how long it was....

anyways this entry is all disjointed and all over the place because I am super tired about the ongoing trauma of actually getting the new car I bought last week and the runaround I am getting from the dealer...

But at least my hair takes a 1/4 of the time it did before to fix....I think I am going to really be happy with it...all comments are welcome....I am really proud of this change and I just wanted to share it everyone....

romance

2005-07-08T09:21:00.000-07:00

Here are some pictures I wanted to share from when Wade took me to the 1000 Islands for a surprise romantic dinner cruise and weekend getaway....awwwww

In my time

2005-07-07T18:34:00.000-07:00

To me,
everything is you,
you are everywhere,
except with me

I see you
distinctly through memory's glasses,
but since you are blinded
by the harsh, cruel present
I've become just a blur to you

Part of the crowd
One with the mass

At some points,
your face, voice and touch seem real
and I know they belong with me
Yet these fleeting points
no longer exist
In my time

Abyss

2005-07-07T18:28:00.000-07:00

The abyss
between light an dark
Far from perfection
or destruction
Absolute
Undefined
not an emotion
or shape
or place
A feeling
Wide
Vacant
Empty
Space filled nothing
Observed from the outside
Consuming
Erasing
All forms of hope
Sucking out everything
from within

Fire

2005-07-07T18:23:00.000-07:00

What is fire?
It is the passion that ignites within
when he holds me
and his lips touch mine
While his fingers sear
a trail of desire on my skin
turning my doubts to ashes

Fire takes on
human shape
blazing brighter
than mortals of mere skin
Feeling his prescence
burning by me
fogging my mind
with his smokey voice
He singes my memory forever
with his searing touch
hot enough to melt
even my cold heart

Pheonix

2005-07-07T18:19:00.000-07:00

Call out my name
in the silence of the moment
Standing in the center of dissention
Looking back to the beginning
where the rift grew
widening
Filled with the fire of apprehension
Throwing in everything we had
Waiting for the pheonix to appear
choking, sweltering
Searching for each others burning palms
Pain dancing through us
Swirling madness
digging its heels into sleeping emotions
Awakening them with each STOMP
hurt, blinded, lost
Wating for the pheonix
Standing in the center of dissention

Poem

2005-07-07T17:40:00.000-07:00

He looks away, turns empty eyes
By tar and honey truth disguised
Oh so sweet he spews his lies
love does not enter to his kind

He sputters stalls and buys his time
to make it seem like all is fine
He makes me feel the fault is mine
rightous angry and divine

He thinks I cannot see the web
fraught with things he hasn't said
secrets guilty in his head
the sins he takes with him to bed

Like too late flowers on a grave
with false forced words he tries to save
to distract from the shame upon his face
to fix the mess that he has made

He thinks that he is fooling me
That he's played me masterfully
he thinks I am too blind to see
that he never has or will love me