Totally Embarssing

I'm not even going to try and excuse my complete lack of "blogginess" lately. It's totally lame and I just have my own spazziness to blame.

Sorry.

I'm also not going to do some obnoxious catch-up on the past 6 weeks. Nope...I'm just gonna keep on keepin' on (shout out to your Mr. Pugsley!)

Seeing as I can never actually sit still for that long (see mention regarding spazziness above). So what's my latest notion? Well...it's really two things. 

Number one - become extraordinary. Normally I'd say this is just me overcompensating, but this time it's TOTALLY for real. The Big O was kind enough to grant me a Green Card (well...at least the dough and resources necessary to get one). So after a little chat with my lawyer, turns out I need to be a little more awesome to qualify (the visa is called Extraordinary Alien - man, don't you just love the titles of these things). So what do I have to do? Thankfully, it doesn't involve creating crop circles (although it's nearly as daunting). In the words of my dear lawyer friend I just need to...

- Win a Cannes Lion

- Get promoted

- Win OTHER awards

- Did I mention a CANNES LION????

UUugggghhhhhh. Seriously, what more can I say about that. All things that are ESSENTIALLY out of my control. So I've been gettin' busy trying to be more rad. I judged the Caples (awesome, hangin' with international CDs from everywhere and anywhere) AND I also judged the Summit Awards (a little less fancy, seeing as it was an excel spreadsheet with urls emailed to me, and I did it at home on my laptop). Whatever...an award show is an award show. AND they need a photo and bio (weeee). Yes, I'm a media whore!

But that only accounts for one strain of spazziness...the second one is a wee bit more academic. You all know (if you know me at all) how much I love taking courses. WELL wouldn't it be cool if you could actually GET something out of all that learning? And Poof...the Masters notion was born. 

Tonight I went to an information session at NYU for their MSc (yeah, Rich has one of those, he nearly died when I said that's what the program awarded) in Integrated Marketing. Goood times! It sounded pretty cool. The only drags are 

A) it costs a crap load and 

B) you have to take this standardized test (a GRE or GMAT to be specific). 

We all know I ain't no math genius (hell I can barely spell for Petes sake!) I figured I'd just take one of those prep courses and then BLAMMO after googling that, just GUESS how much it costs??? $1300 FOR REAL! That's practically the cost of one credit of this #@$%^& degree? WOW!!! Apparently I'm in the wrong business!

Anyway, now you're essentially up to date. I'm still spazzing out, still working and still surfing (although I'm thinking it'll start getting pretty cold in the next few weeks).

I'll try to be a little consistent with my posts (I also promise this is the last time I apologize for being crap at posting!)

KEWL BEANS! Good chattin' with you all. Don't worry, more spazziness to come!

xoxo

LisaC

I'm back Biiiiiiaaaaaattttccccchhhheeeesss!!!!

Alright...so it's been a bit of a hiatus. But now thanks to a stolen wifi signal I'm back and (hopefully) better then ever!!!

Oh my goodness a whole lot has happened in the last, oh...nearly 3 months!

- Rich moved here (yeah...RAD!)

- Happy moved here (see above)

- We've been surfing nearly EVERY weekend at Rockaway Beach (see Ramones tune)

- Works gonna work on keepin' me around (see Green Card - OH YEAH!)

- I'm gettin' a new partner (see new addition to the group)

And endless other events that are just as awesomely...well...awesome!

Now that I can update the blog from the comfort of my newly organized home (a feat that should really have it's own dedicated blog post) I'll be much more diligent at updating.

It's good to be back. Hope all is peachy in your corner of the world. Will be chatting to you soon!

xo

LisaC

Assault of the Amie

WooHoo! My little sista is comin' into town. Beware New Yorkers...the category five cyclone that is AMIE will be landing tomorrow afternoon approximately 3PM (is LaGuardia Airport cooperates). Looking forward to it...should be good good times! Got some nice meals planned (hittin' up Craft on Saturday night and this place Amie found, Jane for brunch on Sunday). Gonna try to sneak in a wee bit of surfin' Saturday morning (I'm dying to try this shorter board the nice fellas at NYPD - that's New York Pipe Dreams, a local surf/skate shop right here in Manhattan, had recommended).

Oh, you'd like to SEE the potential board of my dreams. That would be the BLUE surfboard, 7'2 mini-longboard. Actually, I'm debating between the mini-longboard and the funboard (this is probably all gibberish to you). Well...one is just as it said, a longboard performance in a shorter physical size. The other (the funboard) is a bit more "performancy" (wow, good thing I'm a COPYWRITER...check out that wordsmith'age) with more rocker (that's the curve of the board) and a pin tail (the end of the board comes to a point, where as the mini-long board has a squash tail - the tail comes to more of a horizontal flat). So what you say? Well, it affect speed and your ability to ride bigger waves (the pin tail, "hangs in" a bit better). But hey...I'm just a kook (that's a newbie surfer, actually a RETARDED newbie surfer, so hopefully I'm not) pretending to know what i'm talking about.

Anyway, life is good...sorry not a ton of posts this week. Was pretty cranky so didn't want to infect the entire interweb with my pissiness.

Hope your week has been fab-u-lous. Cruisin' into the weekend. Will try to take some fun pics during Amie'fest 9000.

Keep it real ya'll and chat more later.
xo
LisaC

God Bless the Camera Phone

Who would have thought I'd run into a Great White Bicycle on the way home, but low and behold...there it was! Pretty rad eh?!

We're on the precipice of another stellar weekend (but aren't they all?) Off to surf on Saturday (or at least attmept to!) Heading out to Rockaway, which is kind of funny since you can take the subway there. WOW, who would have thought you could subway to a surf spot? I suppose only in the Big Apple!

I've also found surfline.com (which TOTALLY makes me feel like I'm the cute blonde chick in Blue Crush whenever I visit it!) It gives you webcams for most surf spots and conditions around the world. Yeah, apparently Sunset is crap right now on the North Shore (Hawaii) - glad I didn't book a ticket!

Other than that, just chillin'. The saga of the move is unrelenting. Now we're just trying to sort out crap stuff like insurance and titles and oh God my head hurts! Hopefully in the home stretch. I think our stuff will be moving soon (not like I have space in my apartment for it anyway!) but will be nice to give our renters the run of the entire house (right now all our crap is stuck in one room - thankfully we could close the door. Phew!)

Hope you all have a fab-o weekend. My sister is down NEXT weekend so I'm sure they'll be some tales to tell!

Kisses
LisaC

P.S. a shout out to Mr. Witold, heading down (or is it up?) Canada Way! Say hello to my fellow Canucks. I told them you were coming so you should have a good trip! hehe

New Blog Feature - Rogue Canucks in NY

So......for the past few days I've been noticing there's a TON of peeps here in the Big Apple wearing something "Canadiana." And I'm not just talking about the one off random Roots shirt (although those WILL be featured). Nope, these are full on, dialed to 11, jacked up, blinged out CANADA GEAR!

Being a Canuck in New York, I feel it is my duty to chronicle said items - which leads me to my latest LisaCinNYC.com feature - Rogue Canucks in NY.

Here I'll post the latest pic of peeps I find throughout our fair city. Of course, this involves a little "stranger pestering" but hey, I think I'm up for it. Actually, it was shockingly easy to pester this poor fella. He reacted like I was asking him what time it was - WAY too chill. Perhaps Mexico is the Canadian equivilant? Hmm, I'll have to make a research trip later in the winter. But for now...the mission will continue! I'll keep my eyes peeled and my BlackBerry Camera at the ready!

Happy Wednesday. Bitchin' half way to surfin' weekend!
xo
LisaC

I think I caught it

The surfing bug. Or is it Surfing Virus? Not too sure, but holy crap...I got it bad. Now I'm trying to find surf spots, figure out if I can take a board on the LIRR (which apparently, I CAN!) And naturally, scowering Craigslist to see if I can find a good used board for me to start with.

For those who are unfamiliar, you can surf in the NYC area in Long Beach (about an hour on the train). We took some lessons with the fine folks at Surf2live.com. Nice dudes, professional, helpful and fun! Alas, we didn't have the best conditions last Saturday (was pretty rough, you know it's bad when the instructor is telling you he wouldn't be out in these condidions...so...yeah, it was ugly). But hey, if you can have fun getting thrashed in whitewater for 90 minutes, then sounds like you can have a good time just about anywhere!

Gonna try and get out again on Saturday (there's a different school I'm gonna contact, see how they do?) After all, we don't know the area (I don't want to break the noobes code - going out in a sketch locale and getting into trouble - NOT COOL!) Plus, I got no beef with taking lessons, hell...I can classes all the time. Mandarin, NeedlePoint, Cooking...don't matter to me!

Will keep you posted on my surfing attempts. Here's hoping we can actually pull this off? I don't know, there's just something about leaving the city, playing in the water and doing something that COMPLETELY clears you mind of all your worries. Now THAT'S some powerful stuff man! heheheh

Oh God, has the transformation happened already? Quick, someone throw me a PowerPoint presentation. Hurry, force me to write an ad or something. Ahhh, much better!

Happy Monday All.
LisaC

The Cutest Puppy in the World...

MINE!

Here's a video of Happy swimming (with my Dad's help). Featuring cameo appearances by my cousin Paul, Nic, Rachel, Lyla, my Mom and Aunty Marguerite. Lovingly narrated by my sister. Let the Friday afternoon theatre begin....

Can't Play Their Reindeer Games

Howdy Folks,

Yes, yes…another horrifically late post. But I’m afraid it’s going to be a little bit nutty for the next few weeks. You see, I don’t have a computer at home (and lugging this work one is oh so tiresome) so I’ll just have to sneak away when I get a chance and write a wee posty when I can.

Actually…was thinking of using my BlackBerry (necessary product placement). To update as I truck through the city. Sad part is, I haven’t quite figured out (or if I can) post pictures to my write-ups from my “GoogleBerry” (a new beta testing product placement) but will work on that. Hey, at least you’ll get words? That’s better than nothing!

So…what have I been up to? Well, work. LOTS of it! But now we’re in the blissful waiting period. I know, it sounds kinda weird, but in my biz, you do a crap load of work…present it to the client. They (hopefully) they fall in love with it and then tell you which one they picked (or more often then not) pick part from column A and a little from column B. Either way, you just want to sell sell sell!

Alas my thoughts of work have turned slightly sound. You see, I was NOT going to write about this today…but now I’ve had to hear the third person say “OMG last night was SOOOOOOOOOO awesome!” I just can’t take IT anymore!!! What is it I speak of? Oh…that would be the big DRINK FEST that happened last night that I WASN’T INVITED TO!!!! WTF!??!?!?!

Now…I don’t know for a fact what happened, or who’s little shindig it was. BUT, if my paranoia is correct…it was yet AGAIN another ACD fun party. You see, the Associate Creative Directors where I work all get together for drinks and live it up. Hmmm, meanwhile the REST of us are left to listen to the aftermath of their drunken frivolities the morning after. Uugghhh. What stings even MORE is that in my OLD job (miss you Toronto) there was NONE of that shit (or at least not that I knew about) we all hung out. CD/ACD/Head Janitorial staff…it didn’t matter. It wasn’t about titles and B.S. it was just a group of people hanging out socially and getting to know each other outside of the office. But…like I’ve said before…we ain’t in Kanas anymore.

Sniff

Ventation….complete! Onto the weekend at hand (thank GOD for that!!!)

Rich and I are off to go surfing! Wooohooo! Heading to Long Beach for some lessons. Who knows is the waves will be any good (hell, who cares) spending the day out on the water is good enough for me! I’m really hoping that it’s as fun as surfing in Hawaii (ok maybe not as EPIC as far as water conditions go, but moderate fun would be cool). Perhaps this will be our summer fun sport of choice, therefore making the death months of a Manhattan summer (specifically July and August or as I like to refer to them as Sweaty and Sweatier!) all the more enjoyable.

Right oh, off to daydream of my weekend of awesomeness. More mobile posts coming soon. Thanks for your patience. Just think, in the next few weeks (months) we should have all our stuff FINALLY moved from Toronto (including our computer) and then I can write till my fingers bleed. Joy!

Happy Weekend All…
Xo
LisaC

Why...hello there!

Goodness…so much has happened it’s almost like, Where to begin? I suppose…at the beginning (sorry, bad joke).

Rich – so he moved here last Friday (wow…that sounds very bizarre). And started new job on Tuesday. So far so good! No stress at the border (apparently Scientists are more respectable then Copywriters?) and the new gig has been fab-o!

Living – well…we’re gonna try to make do in the little pad for now. Yes, it’s not exactly HUGE but what NY apartment is anyway? Plus, there’s one more AWESOME reason to stay…THE HOOKERS GOT EVICTED! I know…how wicked is that?!?!?! I suppose now the million dollar question is, “who’s going to move in next?” yikes…I can only imagine!

Happy – ok, he’s STILL not here yet. In fact, I think my dog is having a more relaxing summer then I am. Right now he’s chillin’ with my parents in the O-town, going to the cottage on the weekends, sleeping his regular 22 hours a day. Yes, I now have complete confirmation that it in fact IS a Dog’s Life! We’ll be headin’ up to my cousin’s cottage in Lac Lesage (to all you geography wiz’s that’s in Quebec!) so when we come back, we’ll take the Hapster with us. Hopefully he likes planes…I guess we’ll find out (don’t worry, he’ll be sittin’ pretty in the cabin with us, not under the plane – which I think is just plain cruel!)

Work – still kickin’ it!

New York – ok, that’s still here too. In fact I’m impressed that the summer hasn’t been too mental. I feel like I have a running battle between me and my air conditioner – to try and see how long I can hold out before turning it on. I must say, I’m impressed…as a cold loving Canadian, I’ve done surprisingly well!

So there is it…now back to our regularly scheduled programming. I’ll be more chilled out and can actually WRITE about my mundane adventures, and you can in turn ask questions about why my adventures are so dull…you know, like normal blogs! Hehehee

Happy July 4th America’Land. I already did it up earlier this week for Canuck Day. A local bar had a bit of a party…and I swear every Canadian on the island showed up (maybe even a few from Jersey!) Holy Crap! Was quite a scene. Free poutine in line (or at least an Americans best attempt…which I totally appreciated) and Canadian beer (no, not any really GOOD beer, just cruddy Molson. But hey…who am I to be picky!)

So yes, now it’s USA’s turn. To help kick off the celebration I made a mix CD for the folks here at work. Yes, it’s all Canadian songs, but hey…we do live together in NORTH AMERICA? Perhaps we can bite off a little of their party?

Heheheh

Have a great long weekend…talk to ya’ll again on Monday!
Thanks for the patience,
Xo
LisaC

No seriously...still here

Just PAINFULLY behind...but loads has happened. Don't want to cheap you with a half-assed post while in between two tight work deadlines, SO will write a good sassy post tonight or tomorrow. PROMISE!

Thanks for your patience, we're ALMOST back to our regularly scheduled programming.

Thank you for your patience.
lisac

I'm still here

Sorry everyone. Been pretty crap at the Blogging lately. Well...lots has happened.

- went home for a week to be with the fam & pack
- came back
- worked
- went to WAY too many social event for one week
- got WAY too excited to hear about Rich's new gig...causing me to go into a slight cardiac arrest

Anyho....all is well and I'll try to be a wee bit more dilligent.

Gotta get back at other shiz, but just wanted to let you know, I didn't get hit by a bus!

xo
LisaC

RICH GOT THE JOB!!!

Holy crap...seriously...I'm at a loss for words. But not for sounds.

Ahhhhhh
Whhwhhahahahahahah
eeeeekkkkkkkkk
Wooooohooooo!

You get the idea. A move 345 days in the making. That's right. It'll be a year on May 29. WOW, can you believe it?! Geez, one year, two jobs, countless hours in airports, and close to a bajillion dollars in flights. I suppose it's fitting that I'm writing this post in the Newark airport - of course waiting for a delayed flight. Just another glamorous Friday night in the life of LisaC. Anyway, at least we're in the home stretch. Details - wish I had them. All I know is that Visa madness has started (uugghhhh) so more next week.

Now the real work starts. Gotta...
- rent out our house in Toronto (don't worry, I'll be pimpin' out my pad on the blog soon, spread the word)
- sell our car (a lovely 2001 Honda Civic...will enough throw in the bobble head dog in the back window)
- throw out, pack up and clear up all our stuff (hey, it's a house...therefore a magnet for crap, I'm sure half of it is garbage, but the purging exercise must be done
- organize Happy (can you apply for a doggie passport? I kid. I kid!)
- find a new apartment in NY (gotta go east baby if Rich is commuting to Grand Central)

I'm sure there's more, but will start with that list for now. Man oh man.

I hope your weekend is as awesome as mine (hopefully) will be. Just gotta get outta this airport. I think there'll be a cermonial burning of my carry-on bag when Rich moves. Boy that'll be great!

Happy Weekend,
LisaC

Here's the scoop

Still waiting to hear from Rich's interviews...but all 8 (since there was "technically" one during his lunch) went well!

Uugghhh, my appendix might burst due to anxiety and stress...but if I keep "chain chewing" copious amounts of gum I think I might make it through. Although my buddy Dave mentioned that a shot of whiskey and a smoke might do the trick. Might try that too.

Keep the good vibes vibin'. If you can hear me of Gods of the Work...please put me out of my misery!

xo
LisaC

Da Weekend Dat Waz

Hey All,
Holy cow...AWESOME! Mom was in town and we had nothing but good olde fashioned F.U.N. Thanks so much Mom for everything. Scored some new duds (I think I'll take inspiration for my spring work wardrobe from a fellow writer I work with - collared shirt, pants, shoes. How's that for simplicity?) Got some fun stuff for my pad (some puffy letters a "L & R" in fabric - the ones from Anthropology that are TOTALLY fun. Perhaps it's wishful thinking...L & R...together, under one roof...but more on that later!) And even a couple bucks to go and get my hair did (perhaps a sign that my hair REALLY needs a cut and colour, but I won't look a gift horse in the mouth!)

So...what'd be we. Well...we shopped, and shopped and then ate some food...no wait, then shopped some more. THEN saw the hockey game...and then capped off the perfect weekend with...more shopping! Hey, someone has to keep the New York economy humming and apparently that someone is Mummsy!

OMG, but the highlight of the weekend had to be when we went to a local bar (Third & Long) to watch the Habs game. Mom's isn't really the "bar" type. Not really too sure what Mother's are so seeing her in this alcohol infused atmosphere was a little bizarre. But I think my fav part was when she asked the bartender if they had "Cinzano?" Teehehehehe Awesome!

Had a ton of fun. Thanks again Mom! Can't wait for your next visit!!!

In other news - this Friday is bigger than normal...Rich has 7 interviews at Kraft here in NY! WoooHoo!!! OMG just the PROSPECT that we could be nearing the end of this little long distance adventure is enough to send shivers down my spine and make my knees weak. Man, there aren't enough words to describe my excitement. Now all he's gotta do is GET the job. Fingers crossed people - I'll need all the good vibes you've got this Friday. No holding back!!

Go Habs GO! It's 2-1 in the series for Philly, so we've got to pick up our socks...it's just plain EMBARASSING!

Talk soon...
LisaC

MommyC in NYC

That's right, clean the apartment because MOM IS IN TOWN! I'm so pumped. Just the two of us bootin' around Manhattan, probably spending copious amounts of my Dad's dough (ahhh, the plight of having two daughters!) Good times I hope. Right now Mom is doing some dammage at Saks, I just hope she paces herself for the rest of the weekend - which yes, we have no plans. A low-fi kind of trip...that's how MommyC rolls!

In other news, someone make a spoofy SixFlags spot. SOOOOOOOOO funny! I've never worked on a campaign that's actually been big enough to even GET attention on YouTube. Check it out in the "What I'm Watching" section. And bring kleenex, you'll need to dry the tears you'll be laughing so hard. OMG!

Happy weekend everyone. Will regail you with tales of Mommy and Me adventures come Monday. Only 1 week to go before "Interview Fest 9000" (Rich has a big day next week - but I'll keep you insuspense till Monday, sorry...)

xoxo
LisaC

Montreal Won! Let's Break Shiz...

I never quite understood the need to riot after your team has WON?!! You lose, well...of course, it's only the natural thing to do (I'm using the mindset of an Edmonton Oilers fan here). But you won...and it was only the first round of playoffs. Hmmm, maybe it makes more sense to save up that aggressive energy just incase you need it later on? I mean, how many police cars can one trash in a given playoff series? Suppose we might find out.

I heart Porter

OMG...flew in this morning (yes, the horrible bags that are Monday am...and I'm not talking about my luggage). BUT it was a much more pleasant experience.



1. The plane was *gasp* ON TIME!
Seriously, that NEVER happens...ask any New Yorker, hell, any traveller going through the US, they'll stand in aww or accuse you of lying. Either way, you've got a story to tell.

2. They give you FOOD!
Pinch yourself people...this morning I got a little snack pack that contained yogurt, granola and a apple cinnamon turnover so loaded with sugar I could have run that prop plane myself. OH and at night, they give you free booze. Talk about flying the friendly skies! And no pathetic plastic cups either...glass (but of course sir) and a whole can or beer if you wish. Boooyah!

3. They're ACTUALLY nice!
Again, what I thought only existed in movies about flying (and usually those involve some horrible plane crash). Everyone was UBER friendly. From the "waitresses in the sky" to the service staff in Newark, awesome peeps.

4. The Lounge - RAD!
It was like chillin out in a biz'ness class lounge, without paying the biz'ness fair! Sweet. Free coffee, tea, juice, water, cookies, cakes...the list was endless. OH and don't forget the free wifi, use of their computers, papers, massages, being fanned with palm frawns (ok I made those last two up, but I swear someone would have ACTUALLY done it had I asked!)

Rejoice people...travelling is not dead, it just moved to the Toronto Island Airport. Thank you Mr. Porter for bring civility and affordability back to the airline industry. Now everyone book your ticket - when a deal is this good it's either a dream, or on the brink of bankruptcy!

Hurry - BUY NOW!

America – land of the free, home of some WAY cooler food

There are loads of great things Canada has to offer – endless kilometers of untouched natural beauty, a culturally diverse tapestry and clearly defined money (hey, yesterday I tried to buy my $8 salad with what I thought was a $20 bill…it was a $1)

BUT there are some things that the citizens of the Great White North lack – COOL FOOD! When it comes to wicked, awesome processed stuff our neighbours to the South have it on lock down!
- Ding Dongs
- Twinkies
- HoHos
- SnoBalls
These are just a handful of the amazing food items that never came to Canadaland (at least not when I was a kid, I think NAFTA was brought in to help open the border to better highly processed foods.)

You can only imagine what my trips to the grocery store are like. They usually take twice as long (although, I’ve never been the most efficient shopper…hey, I work in advertising, SHOULDN’T I be compelled by all that pretty packaging?) So imagine my shock when I found this…
OMG! There aren’t words to describe the awesomeness. Art and Food, coming together to help you make your holiday table the best it can be. Hot damn that is just too much!!! Best part is, there are OTHER sculptures to mark various holidays like Thanksgiving (a turkey) and Christmas (a little tree). These pics were on the back of the package (sorry, forgot to take a pic – but don’t worry…that’ll be tomorrow’s update!)

However, in the interests of equal opportunity blogging, I’ll have to do a post where I celebrate uniquely Canadian food. Like the other day, I’m in a meeting and Mr. W brought “Pop’ems” (which are essentially Tim Horton’s Sour Cream timbits, but not HALF as good). He also brought some wicked Marzipan chocolates that I’ve been slowly eating all week when he’s not looking…sorry!

Anyway – what’s your US fantasy food? OR what’s your fav uniquely Canuck grub? Write a post in the comment section. I’ll see if I can bring back some of whatever you crave. OR take a picture of me eating your fav food and then you can just photoshop in your face. Or not…whatev.

Have a great Thursday. WooHoo, one more sleep till Rico in NY!
Viva Le Weekend!
LisaC

My New Obsession

Why do I find this SOOOOOOOO incredibly funny? Hmm, my new treat of the week I suppose. Sorry if you're unfamiliar with the above. Wikipedia has a very good entry on what it is to be "Rick Rolled" And Internet Nerdlings, I already know...I'm like, a million years too late talking about this (10 months if you want to be more exact) but I can't help myself...lately, it's become my new obsession. Now, to see how I can sneak it into a presentation. That would be the stuff of legend. GOLD Jerry!

What else, well...I'm still at work (11:40PM and counting) so forgive the typos and random conversation. The reasons for me being here are far too lengthy, nuff' said.

Last night "watched" (really ATE) my way through the NCAA playoffs (or what seemed to be a pretty big game?) Memphis vs. Kansas (or Elvis vs. Dorothy, which ever you prefer). I think Kansas won, but I was in a wee bit of a beer/meat coma to know. Went to Brother Jimmy's on the Upper East Side (pretty good ribs, and these insane fishbowls of booze and sugar juice - they're called Swamp Water so that should give you an ample visual picture). Was hangin' with my friends Sarah, Cory & Co. Good times.

Tomorrow night is the first NHL playoff game. Go Sens GO!!! There's a bar where a bunch of random Canadians are going to watch it (they're ACTUALLY going to play the CBC...kickass!) But not too sure I'll be up to it - I gotta get some sleep at some point! Plus, I'm not too sure I can take the mental anguish of watchin' my boyz get their asses handed to them by Pittsburg. Hmmm,

It's Spring in NY. Which means I gotta take some pics for ya'll. So pretty. Man, even Queens looked good last Friday!

Happy Wednesday. More random babblings tomorrow - or just incohesive sentences.

xo
LisaC

Word

That's what I do! Yep, another day at the big O, chug chug chuggin' away. I wish I had something dramatic to tell you, but alas, it's just another working day. Doesn't really matter where you live in the world. Work is work - and here in NY we certainly seem to do a lot of it!

My friend B is headin' to another shop. She will be missed. We did orientation together, all good times. Snif snif, so gotta go spill a little Henny for my homies (or however you would say that!) So peace out. More babbles tomorrow.

Although I do feel a bit bad, since this is a rather weak post, so...to make up for my written short comings...I'll post this instead!

Updation...

Another week back in the NY. How's yours going? Sorry, nothing awesome to report, so instead...let's do some housekeeping.

How's the stocks?
Funny you should ask. I'm a TOTAL Bull or Bear or whatever...ok, not really, but today is the first day in a LONG time that I'm seeing a whole lotta green - 7 Grand worth to be exact. WooHoo! If you'd like me to invest your money, just drop an email and I'll give you my personal guarantee that you too can be a "hundred-aire!"

How's the Mandarin?
Very thoughtful of you to inquire. Hen Hao...that's very good! Yep, I'm chuggin' along. Last week we learned how to say different foods, so this week we'll have to say what foods we like to eat. Hopefully I can get the words "water" and "speak" correct (there's a very subtle pronunciation difference between them). Actually, my Dad is going to China in a few weeks, so I've got a whole year to perfect my language skills and next year I'll tag along on his business trip as an "interpreter." Hey, you gotta have a goal right!

How's your Dad.
Awesome! Went to Toronto this past weekend for my Dad's appointment with the docs. All systems go (although, those medical drawings are something else - WOW!) He's going to have his treatment sometime in May, so will go home for the surgery for sure. More deets soon. Thanks for all the "positivitude" it's totally working!



How's Rich.
Ahhhh he's good...workin' hard at getting South of the Border. Will keep you posted. Keep sending the good vibes, hopefully some good news coming soon!







How's Happy?
With a lifestyle that includes a little over 23 hours of sleep a day, I'd say he's aptly named!

Thanks for all your great questions. Any more, just leave a comment.

More chats soon,
xo
LisaC

I'm back

OK, hardly shocking since I've been rather neglectful of the blog lately (again, sorry) but will do my darndest to be more on top of things. After all it is Spring – a time of new beginnings. So I’ll try to regain my initial steam of daily posts (no matter how drab they may be) and also regularly updating the links at the side (ok, I’ll fess up, I really haven’t gotten past the first page of that book…damn!) Maybe I’ll just level with you and post the magazines I flip through before catchin’ some shut eye!

BUT…there’s business to attend to…the business of HOLIDAY!

Was awesome. Visited Rich’s folks out in Victoria – the land of the newlywed and the nearly dead. Good times. Rich’s Aunt was down from England (was awesome hangin’ with her) along with his Dad too. Chillin’ in the sun (yes, there was sun!!) and playing with our Nintendo DS’s essentially summed up the trip!Too funny. We bought a DS for Rich’s folks and Ann, they thought our little “GameBoyz” were pretty cool. Now Ann’s Brain Age is already down to 56. RAD!!

Now it’s back to work. Uugghhh, oh well, in every one’s vacation a little work must fall! Hehehe

More deets later…Happy work week all, or at least what’s left of it!
LisaC

I hate vacations!

O.k. that's not ENTIRELY true...but I certainly do hate the LEAD UP to a vacation. The hell of having to get a weeks worth of work finished on top of all the other stuff you need to accomplish. But whatever...it's now 9, perfect...just enough time to go home, eat and pack. Ahhh travel. Gotta love it.

I know, another sad, lame-o post. But cut me some slack, after all I've been doing a week's worth of work in a few days!

Thanks, off to the Best Coast tomorrow...man, can hardly believe it. At this point it DOES feel like the thousands of miles away that it is! Pics and stories to come...promise!

xoxo
LisaC

Oops

I've been neglecting you...and I'm sorry. But I'll have to drag out the pain for one more day, since I'm almost too tired to breathe! Got in at a record 7:30AM this morning (which means I've been awake since 4:30)

Son of a gun...stupid Blogger just deleted the rest of my post...and it had some gems in it...well, even if it didn't you'd never know...so I'm gonna talk it up GOOD!

Anyway, no energy to do it over again, will make it up in awesomeness tomorrow!
xoxo
LisaC

Beastie Boyz!

When in Rome, you see the colosium. When in New York, you see the Beastie Boys. And last night, that's exactly what Rich and I did. Man, KICKASS! It was like being back in high school again. Hits from Check Your Head, Ill Communication, Licensed to Ill...so awesome. They even balanced out the whole show with some instrumental tunes. Ahhh, a lovely kick off to the week.

Here's a link (beware of the super douches in the comment section) but it's got loads of good pics from the show. BRING IT!

Another cool site with some more pics (and set list!) DO IT!




But the other funny part of the show, was when it let out there were all these guys selling "Nitrice" Yeah...laughing gas! They had these balloons filled with Nitrious Oxide, selling 1 for $5. Too funny (hahaha, sorry for the bad pun).

Tonight is an even BIGGER TV night than usual. Yes, there's my guilty pleasure of ANTM (to all you literate folks out there, that's America's Next Top Model – the best/worst reality show going!) PLUS there’s the big finale of Project Runway…ohhh the suspense. Jillian, Christian and Rami – who’s gonna take it. My prediction – Team Christian all the way. Sure the kids arrogant, but he’s got talent and the judges wrapped around his little fierce finger. Time will tell…

Pop the corn and grab the remote, it’s TV time in NYC!
Enjoy
LisaC

I'm a Day Trader

In between copy decks and brainstorms...I'm gonna make a million. All monopoly money of course, but the pride of winning will still be there. You see, at work we started this fantasy pool to kind of get into the spirit of stocks. Works for me. I'm learning loads about the market and the US financial world (hey, I might even be able to tell you what an IRA is soon! Surprisingly...it's not a terrorist organization).

SO what are Lisa's Stock Picks? Well...I did:
- WPP (gotta put some of your own skin in the game I say)
- Starbucks (cause with the recent "close all the stores and fix stuff up" I thought that might impact the "market" as well - see, I'm already TALKING like I know what I'm doing)
- CN Railroad (this is really just a Canuck pride thing. Good old CN...chug chug chugin' in more dough!)
- AT&T (that's cause crazy Jim Cramer guy said to buy it...plus they're my cellphone provider, so might as well back a horse I already own...or something like that?)

So there, so far...i'm not TOTALLY in the red (although stats seem to change quite quickly). Will keep you posted. Any stock tips, just add them in the comment section.

Buy low, sell high...how hard can it be?
Talk soon
LisaC

The Ying & Yang of ChiTown

Weekend with folks in windy city...awesome. Getting home...NOT awesome! In a nutshell I:

- Missed my outgoing flight (seriously, got there just in time to see the plane pulling back. All that it needed was the dramatic film score. So frustrating! This after I sprinted from the air train, threw my entire body down the security screening belt to eliminate taking my shoes off AND ran through the terminals like a crazy person (How did I miss my flight? Well two letters...NJ. Yep, New Jersey Transit screwed me! The train sat in Penn Station WITH the doors closed, for 45 minutes. Nice!

So that's going out...come back. Just as Fubar'd. You see, if you miss your outgoing flight, your return portion is equally toast. So I had to pay ANOTHER $100 and then the only flight I could get was 9AM on Monday (getting me in around noon - but of course we all know how LaGuardia goes...so I got in closer to 1. Lovely!)

Oh, but I'm missing the best part...I had to buy a whole OTHER ticket to get out Thursday night. You see, there was a massive snowstorm Friday morning (knowledge I was keenly aware of thanks to my Mom's obsession with the Weather Network). So if I was going to the Chi, I had to get oughta Newark TONIGHT!

Thankfully (and probably the only time I'll be grateful for a seat on American Airlines) they had one spot open, so I grabbed it and voila...2 hours late...I was in Chicago.

And what a doll, Rich even waiting patiently at the terminal for me...playing his Nintendo DS (thank God for Brain Age!)

So I've been up since 4AM (because I kept trying stand-by for the 6, 7 and 8am flights...yeah, not a great idea. Dad was right, I should have just stayed in bed and then went to O'Hare for my flight. Hindsight I suppose!

I won't lie, I'm half dead, and still at work (although I think now I've actually done a full day!) so I'll get into the specifics of Chicago awesomeness later.

Sorry...not even proofing this post (yes, don't act so shocked...I do read my stuff over...sometimes!) hehehehe

Sleep well...let's hope my apartment is still there, haven't gone home yet. Fingers crossed there are no prostitutes in my bed!

xo
LisaC

Love is in the air

Or at least on the calendar. Happy V-Day everyone (whether you take that as Valentine's, Victory, Venereal Disease...whatever. Celebrate as you wish!) Here's my how number one man proclaims his love to me. Ahhhh Rico, you're the best. Don't ever go changing!



What's the big present? Well, I don't find out till later tonight, so when I know...you'll know. Guesses will be accepted in the comments section!

Have a great one.
xo to ya'll
LisaC

Breaking News - Uno is UNO!!!

Seriously can I predict this stuff or WHAT?! (or maybe, can I find OTHER people on the internet who predict it and then write about it) Yep...Uno is just that, Top Dog at the Westminster Show. Alas, I didn't get a chance to go again last night, but Rico did a very loving play by play on the phone last night. What a peach. I think my favourite part of his commentary is when he was convinced that Uno was giving the stink-eye to all the other puppies when he walked by. Hmmm, interesting!

The Doggies Invade

OMG...funniest thing I think I've done here in NY...go to the 132nd Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. So wicked!!! Best part is, you get to hang with all the doggies in the back and meet their owners, you can even pet a few of them...if you’re good! Weeee got my K-9 quota for a while (it's tough when I don't get to see my own "show dog" nearly as often as I wish).

I'll post a bunch of pics for ya. Including another Miniature American Eskimo named "Magic." He's Canadian too (from Calgary!) It's like it was destiny. Or wait...I think that was the Dalmatian one row over. Either way. Super coolWarning - the cuteness that is Magic may cause seizures and uncommon squeals of glee.

This was the Eskie that made it to the Best of Breeds...didn't win though, but I think that's cause the Poodles fixed it (oh yeah, another interesting fact...some dog people SERIOUSLY have their hate on for the poodles...the ones around me booed them. SERIOULSY? Why can't we all just bark along?)

Groomage...

Then when I was done watching all the puppies get pampered and groomed the big show started. AWESOME! I think the only thing better than watching a dog show...is watching the PEOPLE who watch a dog show. They're an interesting breed - part Dungeons and Dragons role-players, part Civil-War Re-enactors, part high school nerd. Interesting to say the least!
So yeah, good times for sure. The big winner will be announced tonight (that’s the Best in Show – dude, this is mega…a two-day event). Or as the scalper who sold me my ticket (hey, it’s New York, they’ll scalp tickets for nearly anything) – “It’s like the SuperBowl for Dogs!”
I couldn’t have said it any better! Go Uno (The Beagle Pictured above...pic for Best in Show)

Ruff Ruff

LisaC

The BDE is nearly here

AKA - Best Day Ever. Wait for it...

Rico is flyin' in tomorrow night (and WAY earlier than normal). So if all the stars align he should be landing at 6:45PM (which in LaGuardia time is 9:17PM).

This weekend my friend Calvin is in town (dude, will be wicked to hang out). I haven't spent time with Mr.C since November, so will need to make up for some lost time. What do to...hmm, if only NY wasn't so dull (I kid, I kid).

Other that that, I think tonight is the first day in nearly 4 weeks I'll be able to leave on time...like 5:30...like normal people! UNBELIEVABLE! I don't know what I'll do with all this free time and energy. SERIOUSLY, I better start getting over worked soon, or else I might start planning things to do at night and perhaps (gasp) to have a life!!! (insert dramatic da da dum movie soundtrack here).

Suppose I am trying to better myself. I just signed up for a Mandarin class (no, not the oranges silly) the language! Yeppers, gonna try to babble my way through all those kooky characters. Should be fun (especially since the woman who's teaching the class used to be my advanced French teacher. Huh? It starts next week so will keep you posted...see if I can record myself trying to say hello or something. Although I have a sinking feeling that will take a few weeks!

Happy Thursday all. The BDE is just around the corner!
LisaC

I Play Art Director

Dude...it's CRAZY! Fun...I'm helpin' out my partner...she's nutty swamped, so I offered to make copy edits in layout. And then I went mental. Started updating legal, changing button copy, sidebar stuff. I am a full on, wanna be, photoshop jockey! Black turtle necks and thick plastic rimmed glasses will be coming soon!

It's kind of like when I thought I was a programmer (which consisted of me stealing HTML code and then just updating the stuff between the " ") Yep, I built the internet!

Other stuff...just found out my pal Calvin will be in town this weekend. Kewl. So's Rich. Awesome...could be the BWE - that's Best Weekend Ever!

OMG...need to go home (still playing AD at work). Man, I can't wait till I get to play CD sometime! Neat-a-roonie!

Later
LisaC

Super Duper Tuesday

WOW…lots to catch up on. First, the Giants win in what might be the biggest upset in Super Bowl history (take THAT Mr. Perfect Patriots!) And then today we’re standing on the edge of a historic decision. Man, what a great time to be in America. Compared to this, Canadian politics is as exciting as a re-run of Coronation Street.

I was trying to get the guys here at work to place bets on tonight’s outcome, but we got all confused in the rhetoric – are we basing this on states won or delegates (don’t even ask me what the difference is!) BUT we did find this cool website where you can make your bets online (based on current predictions) RAD! Alas, it’s blocked to US credit cards, and I’m not THAT much of a compulsive gambler that I need to start sending in cheques so I can get in on this “action.”

What else…hmmm, might be some rumblings with Rico’s gig. Will know more later.

Other life news – I found out that Happy is allowed to live in my building (thanks George) so Project Happy Homecoming will commence soon (just gotta find a dog carrier I can shove him under the airplane seat and NOT feel like the worst pet owner ever!)

The folks are off to Hawaii (lucky bastards) I mentioned I could easily grab a flight and join them…funny, I never heard anything back?

And work wise…well…I just do too darn much of it. (le sigh) President’s weekend is coming up and a wee long weekend in ChiTown, so at least got some vacay time to look forward to!

Hope your Tuesday was Super wherever you are! More election news and general babble tomorrow.

Vote on Patriots!
LisaC

P.S. Can't find the right voting outfit for junior? Check out all the crap that Barney's is selling for the wee Republican or Democrat in your household. Too much!

Booooooooooo

I'm bummed. Going home tomorrow...hopefully.