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:: Friday, July 21, 2006 ::

What I want for my birthday:

manicure and pedicure
actually, day at the spa would be even better (check out deals at wayspa.com)
there's this really nice Victoria's Secret perfume that the wife of a guy in Alex's band wears. It smells pretty close to the Body Shop strawberry (my fave - discontinued)
theatre - I'm going to Shakespeare in the Park the day after my birthday, which is nice. But I also like the Stratford Festival, the Shaw Festival and small theatre stuff in Toronto.
programmable thermostat - something fancy so I can program it to be cooler when I'm not around during the day, but that can have a pre-set "I'm home during the week" override setting.
IKEA gift certificate
Home Depot gift certificate
gardening book - Gaia's Garden (or something about natural gardening) or Gardening for Canadian Dummies, or something pretty simple for me to figure out what to plant and how to keep it looking good.
gardening magazine subscription - Canadian please!
Home decor and renovation magazines - again, Canadian mags only!
plants that will look nice outside my house - I don't know which ones, since I know nothing about gardening. That's what the reading material is for. I'm sure you know better than I do.
deck furniture? I'd really like to have something that can stay outside and is not going to look all crappy in a week.

Am I greedy?
Maybe.

But I figure, if people are going to buy me things, it might as well be stuff I like or need. Right?

:: Cathy 7:57 AM [+] :: 2 comments

I'm trying to come up with a birthday wish list and so I've been looking for a wish list service.

Froogle (by Google) - crap because they only allow you to add things/products that you can find within their special search. This special search only contains products from particular vendors. I guess they're the ones who've paid to be included. Boo!

The Things I Want - not bad, because you can add items from wherever. Problem is, you have install their software in your browser and I'm a little unhappy about doing that.

Is there wish list web-based software that will allow me to update my own wishlist with items from wherever I want by just adding a link?

Does this exist already and I just can't find it, or is this an opportunity for some enterprising tech nerd?

:: Cathy 6:48 AM [+] :: 0 comments

:: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 ::

My new boyfriend
Originally uploaded by webgoddesscathy.

Max and I hung out at his mom and dad's pad this weekend.

This kid is 11 weeks old - can you believe it? He's so healthy and a pretty happy baby. He was happy with me as long as he could see his mom and dad nearby.

I'm not usually much of a baby person, but seriously, lately I've been having the sad wishful feelings whenever someone talks about their cute kids.

I know we're not ready; I know it's not the right time. But I sort of wish we were.

For now, the house and Alex are enough baby for me.

:: Cathy 5:01 PM [+] :: 0 comments

What a weekend!

Friday, my bike was stolen from outside my workplace. I was so shocked and sad. I guess they just snipped my lock and took it. VERY sad story. I wanted to cry.

That night, Sara (with no 'h') came over again to help me with house stuff. We went to Canadian Tire first to buy more spray-on rust paint for the deck railng. TASK: FINISHED

Saturday, I went to Scott and Kat's house to meet Max, their new baby. He's totally awesome! The little guy has personality!

On the way home, I stopped in at a great high-end shoe outlet to see if I can get sandals that won't wreck my feet. And I stopped at the Etobicoke IKEA to take back some stuff and I even managed to restrain myself and buy only ONE other thing!

Back at home, Alex and I accomplished a few house tasks (mowing the lawn, washing the dishes, etc) before heading out to Oshawa to sleep at his mom's air conditioned house. I told his mom my sad bike story and she gave me one of the bikes in her garage. YAY!

Sunday, we were off to Keswick to visit with my friend Evelyn and her family. Her kids Claire and Jude are so perfect it's almost sickening. I even got to swim in their pool and they made a nice BBQ dinner for us.

Then it was back to Toronto so I could pack an overnight bag, pick my dad up at the airport and drive him home. Slept overnight there and drove in to work Monday morning with my mom's car.

WHEW - I'm exhausted from the weekend. Time for some relaxing work!

:: Cathy 6:05 AM [+] :: 3 comments