1. Matador Trips published my piece titled Big Nature in St. John’s, Newfoundland today. What tops a cup of black coffee tasting like mud mixed with fecal matter from your company’s coffee machine first thing in the morning? Seeing your name in print. Seriously. I love being Matadorian nearly as much as I love being a Newfoundlander.
2. I discovered my pubcrawl t-shirt sitting on my laptop when I made it to my cubicle after my crap coffee. It was laying there with all its good intentions and promises of a fun-filled Saturday of karaoke, copious amounts of alcohol, and a potluck where my only contribution is cookies, whereas the others promise things like scallops wrapped in bacon and jalapeno poppers and probably cavier.
3. My other coworker, upon hearing me bitch about the rain, brought me a yellow raincoat she didn’t want anymore. Then, one of my bosses handed me over some knee-high, incredibly sexy black boots with just the right amount of heel. They’re fucking magnificent, except my calves are too fat and the zipper won’t close properly. Whole new wardrobe!
4. I cashed my pay cheque and asked the teller why I couldn’t see how many Airmiles I earned from using my Mastercard, and then she discovered that I actually have two different Airmiles accounts. After some stealthy Internet hacking, I found out that I actually have almost triple the amount I thought I had, thus leading me one step closer to my Edmonton dreams.
5. I successfully mooched my first book from BookMooch, The Time Traveller’s Wife. Incidentally, this is my favorite book in the whole wide world!
6. Bubble boy is okay! My god if I could only explain the sheer intensity of mine and Cubemate’s focus on the live camera feed as that poor little boy supposedly floated around the atmosphere. IT WAS EPIC. And then I went to the gym and forgot about it.
7. The storm breaking into a warm, sunny morning was apparently good enough reason for my neighbour to address me for the first time ever, commenting on our good fortune. Then a young guy met me at the crosswalk with the same comment about the sunshine, adding that some unfortunate soul had been killed in a car crash in CBS. He then abruptly turned around and walked back in the direction he came from. I always attract the winners.
Congrats, Candice!
I saw that article on my google reader and guessed it was by you before I even saw the author
Congrats!
You ARE a small great thing.
Congratulations on your piece, your new boots, the sun, and your extra airline miles! That’s amazing!
Time travelers wife is my favorite book of the last 10 years also. I was a little dissapointed with the movie though.
And I cannot believe I wasted my whole afternoon on balloon boy.
Hooray for getting published again!
I miss St. John’s, but I do not miss the insane weather. It’s just regular chilly fall here.
Hey my favorite redheaded biatch. Loved your piece, gratz on that. This is actually a serious question, but have you seen the BBC series Planet Earth. When I read your description of the animals, it made me think of that. If you haven’t seen it, it is utterly and unbelievably amazing. Go and get it. If you have seen it, fine that ignore my effing comment.
And you know that #7 is like the entire point of my blog. I heart you!
Pub crawl shirts – they sit there all clean and free from puke. Mocking you. Almost daring you.
I wasn’t a huge fan of Time Traveler’s Wife – I liked the story enough, but hated the jumping around. Which I understand is definitely the point, but still.
Hope you have a wonderful weekend.
@Hal: Thank you!!
@Abbie: Hahaha, glad you recognized the destination! My mission is working. Thanks!
@Linlah: I’m flattered! Especially since I keep having dreams about me being overweight.
@Carissa: It’s a lovely day! Even with the whole balloon boy shit. I’m definitely not seeing that movie, I can’t even stand Rachel McAdams or whatever her crap name is.
@Alana: Damn you, you’re the reason St. John’s weather is now sucky!!! You’ve thrown the whole balance of the universe of!!!
@Lola: T’anks Lola! Glad you liked. And yes, I’ve seen most of the Planet Earth series and freaking LOVED IT. I used t be a huge wildlife junkie when I was younger. Instead of Barbies, I played with plastic animals. Seriously.
@V: The weekend promises many fun things! Wooo pubcrawl. I loved the ending to the Time Traveller’s Wife…i think it’s the only romance story I ever loved.
Congrats on the publication! Woooohoooooo!!!! Way to go girl; you deserve an awesome pubcrawl!
Love days like this!
THANKS! Me too!