Music to my ears

I'm back! How much did you miss me?

To celebrate my return... I've decided to do an analysis of these stirring lyrics:

Katy Perry: I Kissed A Girl

I kissed a girl and I liked it Ooo... aren't you just so shocking! You bad girl, you.
The taste of her cherry chap stick I'm sorry, but nobody uses cherry chap stick anymore, Katy. Seriously - if you're going to be "shocking" at least make it believable.
I kissed a girl just to try it Yes, I like to just try things, too. Like heroin. No harm in "just trying" stuff. Trying stuff is fun. We're so alike.
I hope my boyfriend don't mind it Umm... he's a guy right??
It felt so wrong
It felt so right Ah yes, the "so wrong but so right" dilemma.
Don't mean I'm in love tonight
I kissed a girl and I liked it
I liked it Whoa... okay, we get it. You liked it. Saucy lady.

No, I don't even know your name Good, good. No need for silly things like introductions.
It doesn't matter,
You're my experimental game That's right, be all liberated and stuff. Experimentation is grand!
Just human nature, Wait... is it experimentation or human nature? I'm confused.
It's not what, Good girls do Hey now, no need to judge. Judgey.
Not how they should behave
My head gets so confused Well, yeah, you've confused me, too.
Hard to obey

I kissed a girl and I liked it This line should really be "I kissed a girl for male attention".
The taste of her cherry chap stick And this line should be "And now I'm going to sing about it to get young 20-something girls to do it, too. Because it's fun. And it makes me all attractive and junk to guys. Cause my Daddy didn't love me enough. Oops - did I say that last part out loud?"
I kissed a girl just to try it Oh, Katy. You're a sad little creature. Let me hug you. C'mere. I'll hug you. It's okay. Mama knows, child. Mama knows.

Yeah... that's it. I can't subject myself to the rest... Hope you enjoyed!

Hug me

I was going to take this opportunity to rant about how disgusting and vile our world can be at times:
http://www.thestar.com/News/Canada/article/470913

But instead, I think we all need a little bit more of this right now:
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=adYbFQFXG0U

Seriously. Watch that second link. It'll make you all warm and fuzzy inside.

Oh, and I'm off for my cottage vacation next week, so you won't hear from me for a while. Try not to miss me! I'll think of all my lovely readers as I lounge on the dock.

Cottage life

Another day closer to next week.

And that means another day closer to lying on a dock. Reading a book on a lounge chair. Listening to the water. Enjoying the sun. Going out for ice cream. Playing games at night. Having a camp fire. Eating good food. Having good conversations. And being disconnected for a week.

Ah... bliss. I'm going to take full advantage of it all.

Mad Men

So I've recently gotten myself addicted to a show called "Mad Men". It's on TMN. And it's all about the life and times of men from Madison Avenue advertising agencies during the early 1960s.

The entire account and creative teams are made up of sexist men in suits. The women all wear pointy bras and only work as secretaries. Oh - and there's a whole lot of infedelity, smoking and drinking.

For some reason, I'm addicted.

Maybe it's because it's "dangerous" or "exciting" in all the wrong kind of ways. Maybe it's because it makes me glad to be living and working in this day and age. Or maybe it's simply because it's entertaining. Who knows?

All I know is, it's fun to forget about being perfectly politically correct and escape for a while. Give me some mad men for an hour... and then get me back to reality.

Books, books and more books

Calling all readers: I'm looking for a new book. Suggestions??

I've read 2 "fluff" books already this summer, so I've had my fill. Now, I'd like something that's a bit more serious... yet one that will still get your attention right away (the way fluff often can).

You know those books that you start - and you hate to put them down? I want one of those.

Oh, and on the topic of books... I had a mini-discussion with some people at work about our favourite kids books. This is a topic I could talk about for hours and hours.

I didn't just like reading as a kid, I absolutely loved it. And I have so many incredible memories of books. Books that take me back to when I was little. When the stories my Mom read to me would intrigue me, excite me and maybe even frighten me a little. Books that I couldn't wait to read over and over and over again.

I vividly remember a series of books my Mom and Dad bought me. I think the series was called "Serendipity". They were relatively short books with beautiful illustrations, all with a lesson to teach or a moral to the story - but told in an incredibly creative way. There was one book titled "Serendipity" about a little girl's imagination. It had princesses and unicorns and all the stuff that I just ate up as a kid. Just thinking about it now makes me happy.

And then there were books like the Ramona Quimby series; The Paperbag Princess; Hand, hand, finger, thumb; Where the sidewalk ends... I could seriously go on for hours.

I think a trip to Chapters is calling me. It might just be time to browse through the children's section (and through my childhood memories) again.

Work and play

Will anyone hold it against me if I gloat for a bit? If you don't want to read a little bit o' shameless self-promotion, exit out of this site right now.

I had a performance review at work today. My boss was honest, professional and respectful about everything. He told me this was not the time or place to simply pat me on the back and say "you're great!". Instead, he wanted to focus on how I can go from great to even better.

So, we chatted. And I learned new things about myself and how to improve in the workplace. But I learned something else that I consider to be equally important: My place of employment is made up of good, good people. The president is a kind man. My boss is smart. And most of all, they really care about me. They really, truly care about me.

Our talk was very positive. And, at a very crucial point in my career life, I can see myself with a really great future. I'm moving up. I'm being recognized as smart and talented and I can probably have a very successful career ahead of me if I keep in mind those areas where I need to improve and grow.

So, needless to say, I'm feeling pretty good right now. I might become a career woman, afterall. Look out corner office with a view - I'm coming after you!

I'm a dink and I'm not afraid to admit it

I really should have rested up a bit more over the weekend... but I got all caught up in hosting a BBQ/party and drinking copious amounts of beer and staying up until the wee hours of the morning just to party.

Oh - and hubby and I decided last minute on Friday night to head out to a late, late showing of Dark Knight. And then we slept in until 11am AND took a nap the next day. Just because we can.

I mean - with no kids to keep us on a strict schedule of no sleep and zero downtime, we can pretty much fly by the seat of our pants and go wherever we please, while doing whatever we want. Life is good for a couple of DINKS (double income, no kids).

Oh, I'm sorry. Did this sound snarky??