My camera broke!

As I'm sure the faithful reader can well imagine, this is a pretty big deal.

So I was taking a picture of the empty green corduroy chair for my last post (the chair's still empty, by the way!) when the camera slipped out of my hand. I didn't drop it though - I saved it before it hit the floor. Phew.

Only I guess I didn't save it after all! I kinda caught it by the zoom lens and apparently it broke. Bah! I'm hoping I'll be able to get an exchange or something on it..... I've only had it for like 5 months!

It'll still take pictures, though. So all is not lost, for the time being at least.


That said, I got a new plant last night!!

Neat, huh? SuperStore jobby. The little tag that came stuck in the soil just says "Dracaena Collection" - I'd say it's a Red Edged Dracaena, from what I've looked up online. I just think it's the bees knees. Not sure where it'll end up permanently, yet.... for now it's sitting on the tv stand next to the window.

I'm really getting into houseplants. They add a lot to the place. Smelanie: blossoming horticulturist. Who'da thunk!

Now if I can just manage to keep the things alive, we'll be all set.

A return to peace.

Maybe the faithful reader remembers me having reported a rare sight a couple of weeks ago: to my surprise, the cat left his station at the green corduroy chair for a few hours one afternoon, opting instead to perch on the window sill. Could this signal a turning of the tides, I wondered?

As you can see, the green corduroy chair is empty. It's been empty for the past two days! This is definitely an encouraging development - a final return to peace in our household. I hope it lasts.
Aww. Seems he's taken up residence at the foot of the bed. And he's more than welcome to set up camp there all he likes. There will be no cat fights between the two of us over the foot of the bed, let me tell you. Have at 'er, buddy. It's all yours.

So it's looking like we've reached the end of an epoch. A return to peace. Ahhhhhhhh. Bruce, you'd best keep your ass outta that green corduroy chair........ I call dibs!!!

Gee, Your Hair Smells Terrific.

The other day I got thinking about "Gee Your Hair Smells Terrific" shampoo. I just love the name of it. I love the logo and the colours too. I remember receiving a bottle once when I was a kid for Christmas or my birthday or some other special occasion, from a friend. I wish I could remember what it actually smells like. While one would assume "terrific" - this simply leaves too much to the imagination. There are all kinds of smells that one could rightly describe as "terrific", so that's really no help whatsoever.

As I am wont to do when I get thinking about this or that, I ended up doing a search on Google. Apparently "Gee Your Hair Smells Terrific" shampoo is only available now in the Philippines. Bah. Since I don't really see any trips to the Philippines in my immediate future, it seems I'm left to keep on wishing I could remember what it smells like. Now I could order a bottle of it online from Ebay, it looks like, if only I was willing to pay more in shipping costs than for the actual shampoo itself! I am not curious enough. Screw that.

So I live in Canada and not the Philippines. Oh well. We have plenty of terrific smelling smelly products of our own to appreciate and enjoy.

Calgon's Mmmmm! Bath & Body products. I can't really imagine "Gee, Your Hair Smells Terrific" shampoo smelling quite as terrific as this. I have 3 of their body mists - Orange Pop, Marshmallow, and Vanilla Swirl. I love these scents... they're just delicious. Almost good enough to eat!

"DO NOT EAT". Gotta know you're dealing with a pretty remarkable body mist when it's got a warning like that printed on the label. How exactly one would go about eating a bottle of perfume, however, is beyond me.

And thus concludes this little ode to my absolute favorite smelly product line. Calgon's Mmmmm! Don't you feel oh so much better now knowing what smells Smel loves best? Next time you're in Shopper's Drug Mart, take a sniff. Mmmmm!

"Oh, WOW!"

The magazine editor I've been writing for this past while is interested in my story idea about the Hopewell Rocks. So that's what I'll be working on in a couple weeks time. I've never actually seen them myself before, so yesterday Bruce and I took a drive down.

There I stood, in total awe, furiously snapping pictures of the first couple of rocks we came across. I thought that was it... I thought that was the whole show. And boy was I wrong. We rounded a little bend.

"Oh, WOW!" I involuntarily exclaimed at the top of my lungs. What an awesome sight. All kinds of towering giant flowerpots littered along the shoreline, posing there just for me. I aimed my trusty camera, and promptly flew into 'er.

So long story short, I ended up with a friggin butt load of pictures. Are you surprised?

We had such a great time. I love the Hopewell Rocks. They're pretty special. And oh so photogenic, too!