Completely random

Would you like the last peanut M&M?

a) Mmm peanut M&M, yes!!

b) What colour is it?

c) Nah, I just had two chocolate bars for lunch.

d) I just had two chocolate bars for lunch... but sure!

 

Sometimes when life gives you a free M&M cookie... you get three free M&M cookies.

 

When I was at sleep country I tested out the 5 'S' brand of beds.  The only one I instantly disliked was the Simmons.  What have I been sleeping on for the past 3 ish years?  Simmons.

 

I found it oddly disturbing that I find it fascinating to look through all the dirt and gunk that my new wonderful purple Dyson picks up.  I hope the novelty of that wears off.  Dirt is gross.

 

I have been highly amused with Sun Life's advertising campaign "Life's brighter under the sun".  I was volunteered to help organize the Corporate Holiday Contest which is to make our own version of a new set of commercials, so the amusement continues.  I can't tell you about our creative commercial just yet. It's very hush hush, confidential, top secret stuff right now.  Maybe after the contest I will write about it.  Or just tell you to assume it was entertaining and awesome.

 

What's the point of an "extra" stat holiday if it means my company just takes away one of my floater days.  Not only will it eliminate the choice of when I take my extra vacation day, but I will also be pressured to spend it with my family!!!  *grumble*

 

2 + 2 = chair.

 

The end.

Quick Poll

What did Jen do this weekend?

a) Found a new roommate!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

b) Rented a car for the first time and did not buy insurance.

c) Went to Liz's wedding and had an amazing time drinking, eating, and dancing.

d) Won the beautiful lily flower centre piece and brought some of the flowers to work.

e) All of the above and more.

 

On "The Source", Sun Life's intranet, the welcome page always has a quiz that's actually a learning ploy. I fall for it every time.

 

a) Congrats Holly on your new job!!!!!!!!!! I am very excited for you, and very excited to be getting such an amazing person/friend as my roommate. I can't wait to make the apartment feel like ours... and stealing more of your cooking ideas =)

 

b) Driving went very smoothly. Okay, I had some parking/backing out issues, but that doesn't really count. Oh, and problems finding the hertz parking lot. Just because I drove out of the parking lot, doesn't mean I had a clue where I was at the time. Thanks for answering your phone and helping me out Matt. I did discover they had a map of where it was on the hertz door but I found that later, when I went to drop off my keys... only to discover the express box was in the parking lot. Arghhhh.

 

c) The wedding went perfectly. Liz looked gorgeous and so incredibly happy. I knew hardly anyone there but enough that it was lots of fun.

 

d) My flowers are a little crushed from all the travelling but they still make me smile.

 

e) I can't write about all my stories from this weekend. I am supposed to be working you know.

what an idiot

Studying is poo.  I decide to make cookies.  It calls for parchment paper, which I recently bought so I was looking forward to trying it.  Ummmm, but no.  Apparently I had wax paper and that is flammable.  *Luckily* I noticed the TONS of smoke pouring out of the oven before there was any fire.  I did a search and read about the difference.  At least I wasn't the only one who discovered this the hard way.

I am such an idiot.  Thankfully Rob is away and I didn't set off the smoke detector =) Haha ohhh goodness. 

But eughhh.  Why does the package have baked cookies on wax paper? Why does it say ideal for baking???  Why no warning to only use in the oven if it's completely covered or else IT WILL CATCH ON FIRE?

I blame no name.  And now what am I going to do with 200' - 3' of wax paper?????

OMG

I met an actuary that smokes!! WTF??!!!!!

- Jen, ASA

Back in the Boonies

So far I'm loving being back in Kincardine. It's been so long it's nice to come home. The bus ride was long but not painful. I do hate buses though. Mostly because waiting in line at the bus station sucks. It's sooo loud and the fumes are nasty. You have to move a crap load of times so you don't get run over by buses. Eugh.

Hehe my kitty just came in and meowed at me. I think he wants me to go to bed so he can curl up. Awww I love having a cat around. So cute.

Kincardine now has a Chinatown!!! Okay... There's one store that sells asian stuff that I have to check out. I wonder if there will be asian people in the asian store. Kincardine is sooo white. I'm excited to see what it's like.

Tonight I went to the pipe-band parade with my mom. Now that I can't go to them every Saturday in the summer I don't mind going. They actually amuse me now. This one was definetly interesting! Just as they were starting a storm came in and it just POURED. There was some thunder too. Poor pipers got drenched. My mom and I managed to stay dry though. Before it rained we went and got gelato. Kincardine now has gelato. This also amused me. They don't make it on site like in Toronto though ;)

My mom bought me a coffee maker for my birthday. I can now have Cora's coffee at home!!!!!!

My last day at work was sad. I'm going to miss my first work family. Then I think of all the work I'm leaving behind and I'M SO HAPPY!!!! Sun Life, here I come!!!!