Future Mean Girl...

This past weekend I cut seven inches off my hair.

It was a fairly easy decision as my treatments are easier to manage with short hair.

I actually kind of don't mind short hair.

As I dropped off EVILBOY this morning, my "biggest fan" (a little girl in EVILBOY's class who always compliments me on something), gave her "compliment" on my new hair...

"I like it! It looks like the princess in Tangled after she loses her hair and turns ugly"

Worst. Compliment. Ever.

Also - what version of Tangled did this kid see??

Coming Soon to a Theatre Near You....

PEOPLE WHO WERE RAISED IN A BARN

Starring:

Ms. Piggy (who also had the most annoying laugh in the whole entire world)

One of my favourite things to do is to see a movie in the theatre.  I (used to) love the atmosphere, I love the ginormous bags of popcorn and stepping on sticky floors.  I have been noticing an alarming trend at the theatres though that is really ruining my experience and I am on a crusade to make this stop!

PEOPLE WHO TAKE OFF THEIR SHOES AND PUT THEIR FEET UP ON THE SEAT IN FRONT OF THEM. 

I honestly don't know what they are thinking. You are coming into a public place, removing your footwear and putting your disgusting, sweaty feet up above a person's head.  I have been to two movies in a month, and both times I have been personally affected by people who have been doing this and it needs to stop. The photo above was from last night's showing of Joyful Noise (pretty okay movie by the way).

You might think this is a young person issue, however the photo above was taken of a MIDDLE AGED WOMAN who decided to come to the theatre with her snot-sniffing teenage daughter. 

To me, this is as offensive as going into somebody's home and sticking your sweaty socks all over their pillows or putting your rotten feet up beside their face as they are eating (overpriced) snack food. I just don't get where these people get off thinking it's okay to put their feet up beside a human being's face.

Did you know that each foot has more than 250,000 sweat glands and they are among the most perspiring parts of the human body.  In one day, each foot can produce more than a pint of sweat! (livestrong.com)

Some ignorant moron even went as far to make a Facebook group for piglets who LIKE to put their feet up on the seats http://www.facebook.com/pages/Putting-your-feet-on-the-seat-infront-of-you-at-a-movie-theater/358615843304 .

It just seems that some people have some sense of entitlement lately and it's really getting on my nerves.  I mean, I paid my $10.99 to be there as well.  I like to take off my pants, but you don't see me ripping them off during the movie.  One man (in this same movie) even had the nerve to answer his cellphone during the film and had an entire conversation.  I know he probably didn't want to watch Dolly Parton and Queen Latifah and yeah, it wasn't the best movie in the whole wide world, but how about have some class and step out of the theatre so the rest of us can go on and un-enjoy the movie without having to hear about your stupid life.

I am on a crusade to make this stop.  Nobody should have to eat their popcorn and say "hey, I didn't order any cheese on this"

...so what's been bugging you??

The Chapter Book...

EB: Mom, I want to look for some chapter books.

ME: Who are you and what did you do with my son?

EB: I'm George Washington of course.

I knew he was an imposter!

Monster Jam - January 15, 2012 - #JLCReviewer

A trip to Monster Jam means the thick smell of gasoline and nachos filling the air, people wearing over-sized novelty hats and standing up to let your neighbour through to their seat.  To some, this may sound awful, but to a Monster Jam fan, it just means another exciting year of 10,000 pound, larger-than-life 1500 horsepower beasts tearing up some spongy dirt and a great time out with the family.

We were very lucky to be chosen by the John Labatt Centre to do a #JLCReview of the Monster Jam show this afternoon.  Today was a very special day for EVILBOY because it is also his 8th birthday!  We were also very lucky to attend the Pit Party this morning where we got very up close with the trucks.  When you look closely at these trucks, you can see how much work goes into them and how intricate they really are. I can only imagine how much about these machines you have to know to fix them (sometimes many times) in each show. 

EVILBOY was so excited to have his Hot Wheels toy signed by Grave Digger's driver, Rod Schmidt and got to meet many of the other drivers.  Unfortunately, we arrived a little late and were unable to get close to Northern Nightmare (Cam McQueen) who definitely seemed to be a fan favourite this time around.

One thing you must know about Monster Jam is that hearing protection is important.  Not only hearing protection, but a good pair of hearing protection for your children will really make the show more enjoyable.  You can purchase a good set of hearing protectors at the souvenir booth at a Monster Jam show for $20 (very cute Monster Jam themed set) or you can visit a hardware store and pick up a set, probably for a little less, I think ours were around $12-15.  Last year we went with the inner ear (marshmallow) type and were very unsuccessful and EVILBOY had a hard time with the noise. 

London, Ontario was visited by Grave Digger driven by Rod Schmidt, Higher Education driven by Jim Tracy, Aftershock driven by Bob Robbins, Krazy Train driven by Mark Noto, Rap Attack driven by Dave Rappach, and Northern Nightmare driven by Cam McQueen.  We were also very lucky to witness the debut competition of Northern Nightmare.  A very exciting weekend for Monster Jam fans indeed!

There were many exciting moments during this event.  The first one happened only moments into the show when Higher Education took a tumble and crunched up his truck a bit.  This also came back to haunt him later in the show when he had some mechanical issues (most likely from the flip over).  The Quad Wars were also very edge-of-your-seat entertaining, when Canada beat the USA in a very close race.  Both parties agreed to a re-match and USA eventually beat Canada when the Team Canada driver took a nasty spill on the last turn (I hope he's okay!).

I was overall very impressed with the sportsmanship and general passion for the sport I witnessed today.  It was so good to see how these teams help each other out when in need (Grave Digger's team was helping the Higher Education team get fixed up so he could complete the show).  I was also impressed at how good at parking the drivers were.  They backed these giant trucks into spots with such ease, I can't even park my Pontiac Vibe in reverse, so kudos to them! 

In the end, the overall winner turned out to be none other than Northern Nightmare (who is also EVILBOY's new favourite car) with nine weekend wins in nine attempts!

A very special thank you goes out to the John Labatt Centre (@JLC) who again allowed us to be their guest as a #JLCReviewer.  The #JLCReviewer program is such an amazing opportunity and I am so proud to say I have been a reviewer twice now.  Thank you so much for making my son's 8th birthday a very special and very memorable day. 

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Disclaimer:  We were provided with admission for this show.  The opinions expressed are my very own.