Nothing Much Going On

So life is good. A little crazy and definitly busy, but good.

Though, I start to worry when things go smoothly for too long. Especially in the romance department. I'm sure that's bound to change soon, since my good luck can't last. Or maybe I'm just being a pessimest, maybe for once things will work out for me. After all, it has to happen soon or later, right?

Well, we'll see on that one. In other things, I've now learnt the valuable lesson of not giving Taela whiskey. She is not a nice person after she's had whiskey, so it's a valuable lesson. I, by the way, am only more tired, more whiney, and more insecure. So not that much of a change.

I can't think of anything else particaully interesting. I hate my job. I'm still not sure what exactly I'm doing next year. I'm really tired lately, like all I do is sleep. And there's nothing else going on at all.

So there you are, the update. Not really interesting, but that's okay. I've come to realize that with me, boring is safer. When things are interesting, it's usually because I've screwed up in some way or another. So I'm okay with boring.

Stuff

So, it's been a while since I posted. A week at least. Let's see what's new with me.

Our car died. It was a piece of junk and it's death had been coming for a long time, but it just suddenly decided it didn't want to work any more. So, we had to get a new one. Luckily we found an ok car at a fairly reasonable price--let's hope this one actually wants to work, huh?

Despite the car dying, I still went to Toronto to see Meg. Which was fun, as always. I love spending time with her and I never get to see her enough! We did some shopping, some hanging out, watched a little Wedding Peach.

On Monday, I had lunch with Tara and Chris, which was nice, hadn't hung out with either of them in a while. Too bad I had to go to work, so I only got to see them for a couple of hours, but what can you do?

This weekend's Easter of course. Hoping to get together with my friends or at least the ones coming down this weekend. Though, it depends on scheduling since I have family stuff both Friday and Saterday, which probably won't be fun, at least not the stuff on Saterday, but it'll be okay. I love my family.

Not much else going on. Life is surprisingly good these days (despite the dead car) and hopefully it'll stay that way, though some big decisions coming up. Joy.

All About Me

I've been writing this blog for almost a year now (wow) and I decided that it was time to post all the silly, stupid tidbits about me that anyone could want.

So I copied one of those stupid -mail survey things that I constantly get and occasionally inflict on my friends and decided to post it here. In theory, I think my deep innermost (if slightly edited thoughts) would tell you enough about me, though not what kind of shampoo I use, so if anyone really wanted to know more about me, here goes.


Besides, I'm getting over the flu and I'm bored. So, I presen tall the random facts about me that you didn't really want to know anyway:


All About Me
Full Name: Michelle Elizabeth McKague
Nicknames: Shorten my name and die, with the exception of a few select people. But no, not really into nicknames, though my parents always had plenty for me when I was growing up.
Birthday: July 26th, 1983--or at least that's what they tell me.
Zodiac sign: Leo with an Aquarius rising. I'm really into astrology.
Age: 21
Sex: Female
Hair Color: Currently? Black. Naturally? Blonde.
Eye Color: Blue.
Siblings: None.
Parents names: Rick and Wanda.
Pets: Two cats. Xander and Lex.
Piercings: My ears and my belly-button. Nothing else, thank you.
Tattoos: Nope.
Are you a flirt: Guilty.
Are you a slut: No.
Are you a bitch: Definitely a bitch.
Hobbies: Reading, writing, talking on the phone.

Crushes and Such
Crush(s): Not really. I mean there's the ever-present try to get rid of it and sometimes I do crush on a certain childhood friend, but at the moment I seem to be over it, so... Other than that, I've kind of outgrown crushes.
Girlfriend/Boyfriend: Currently single.
If you could go out with anyone in the world, who would it be?: Prince William. What? Money, looks, a title... Sounds good to me.
When and who was your 1st crush?: Depends. There was Alex Kemp in the first grade, that was probbaly the first time I can remember having a crush on someone. But then there was my adoration of Jesse which started before then and was certainly crush-like, so...
What do you first notice about the opposite sex [looks alone]?: Hands or eyes.

The Past
Memory you miss most: Summers at Hiawatha.
Person you miss the most: Easy. My dad, of course.
Thing you miss the most: My magical-pagical crystal. It was this green glass thing with all kinds of angles that I had when I was a kid and I swore it was magical. Haven't seen it in years, I think it got lost in the move.
If you could go back in time, where would you go: Back to my own life, age 12 or 13 maybe, before life got complicated and started to really suck. Just so I'd be able to see my dad again and spend more time with him.
Thing that you regretted doing after you had done: I have a theory about regrets. We do lots of stupid things in our lives, but we do them for a reason. Everything has a reason, you know? So yes, I have lots of regrets, but very few that I would take back. Except maybe a certain evening last September... That one I would take back.
Show you wish they would re-air again: My Two Dads.

The Future
Occupation: Honestly, no clue.
Kids: Again, I don't know. A part of me says yes, another part knows the risks and the odds. If all things worked out, I'd like 3.
Future son's name: Eric Richards, after Daddy.
Future daughter's name: Katherine Elizabeth.
Where will you live?: No idea. I have my dream house planned, but no idea where it's located.

Favorite Things
Drink: Pepsi
Alcoholic: Tequilla
Color: Pink
TV show: Gilmore Girls.
Movie: Gone With the Wind.
Actor: Tom Hanks
Actress: Julia Roberts
Song: Currently? 1985 by Bowling for Soup. All time? Ruby Tuesday by the Rolling Stones, for sentimental reasons.
Type of Music: Classic Rock, though I like some new stuff too.
Band/Singer: The Rolling Stones.
Radio Station: Q107.
Poet: Tennyson
Poem: "Remember" by Christina Rosetti
Weekend Activity: Sleeping.
Month: December.
Book: "Anne of Green Gables" by L.M Montgomery (all the sequels, too) or "Gone With the Wind" by Margaret Mitchell
Author: L.M Montgomery
Holiday: Christmas
Quote: "Of all the words of tongue or pen, the saddest are simply these--it might have been." John Greenleaf Whitter
Flower: Pink Roses
Food: Stuffing.
Fruit: Cherries
Vegetable: Carrots
Smell and why?: Cinnamon.
Day of the Week: Friday.
Sport: Normally, I'd say hockey, but I'm pissed at the whole lockout thing, so I'll say football.
Sports Team: Again, normally it's the Leafs (duh), but I'm pissed, so I guess the New England Patriots.
Flavor of Ice Cream: Vanilla.

My Friends
Best Friend(s): Taela and Meg, with Ty and Ben as my best guy friends.
Funniest: Hmm... Tonya.
Best at keeping secrets: Meg's pretty good.
Who Knows You Best: Taela or Meg, I think.
Who's Know You the Longest: Taela, easy. Well, actually, Jesse, James and Tonya all have her beat...
Who's the Most Dependable: Ben. Definitely always there when you need him, though Meg's solid like a rock too.
Who Lives the Furthest Away: Meg and Tara, at this point.

Preferences
Dog/Cat: Cat
Blue/Purple: Blue
Chocolate/Vanilla: Vanilla
Pen/Pencil: Pen, pencil fades away.
Rich and unhappy/Poor and happy: I'd like to say Poor and happy, but probably Rich and unhappy.
Tall/Short: Tall, height's a big thing with me.
White/Milk/Dark chocolate: Milk.
Silver/Gold: Silver.
Black/White: I prefer shades of gray myself...
Crayons/Markers: Crayons. I always got marker all over my hands...
Chips/Pretzels: Pretzels.
Summer/Winter: Summer. I hate winter.
Shower/Bath: bath.
Pancakes/Waffles: Pancakes.
Coke/Pepsi: Pepsi. Coke is gross.
Bacon Bits/Croutons: Bacon bits.

Silly Questions
Do you sleep with a stuffed animal?: Yes.
Feelings on abortion?: Pro-choice.
Right, Left, or Ambidextrous?: Right.
Who do you most admire?: My mother. She's faced a lot of hardships in her life and has come through to be a strong, amazing role model.
What's the one thing you really want to do in your life?: Write a published novel.
What freaks you out?: Spiders, snakes, fire, but most of all, commitment, the idea of depending on someone else and putting my heart at risk. That totally freaks me out.
What kind of shampoo do you use?: Some strawberry stuff.
Do you collect anything?: Dolls and unicorns.
Do you eat anything special when you feel bad?: Ice cream. Ben and Jerry's, right out of the carton.
Have you ever dyed your hair?: Many, many times. It's dyed right now.
If you could live anywhere in the world where would you live?: England.
Have You ever Been in a car accident?: Yes.
What do you do most often when you are bored: Write.

So, there you are, all kinds of silly little facts about me that I'm sure you all could have lived without knowing, those you didn't already, of course.

As I said, I was bored, so I posted this. It was kind of amusing to do, besides this way I don't have a yen to fill out the next one that one of my relatives sends me and inflict it on my friends.

You should all be grateful.

Lacrosse and Strange Encounters

I'm writing this from my aunt's place, since we decided to stay the night here and head back to Castleton in the morning.

Mom and I went to see the Toronto Rock (lacrosse) play tonight. Which was actually pretty cool. I don't really understand lacrosse, but I had fun. I really enjoyed spending the time with my mom.

We went to the Eaton center and then she dragged me down to Bloor and Younge and we just wandered. It's amazing how well she still knows Toronto even after twenty years. I asked her if she missed it and she said a part of her did, but that she wouldn't want to live there now. She's changed too much.

I had a lot of fun with her today, more than I usually do. Usually we're snapping and yelling at one another, but today we just got along. It was a lot of fun, different than shopping with Meg or Taela, but just as nice in it's own way.

Here's something weird, or at least I found it weird. There's this guy I knew in public school (more than one actually), who I hadn't seen in years. Or at least I hadn't, but now I've run into him three times in the past week, what are the odds?

He was at the same party I was at last Saterday, which isn't too big a coincidence, since he's a regular at Jesse's place, I think. I then ran into him at the store, which could have happened any time, though it hasn't before now. The weird one was that I also ran into him tonight at the Rock game. There were 17,000 people and I run into this guy I've known for years, yet hadn't seen in ages until this week. How weird is that?

I mean, it's not weird that I ran into him at the party or at the store, I often run into people I knew or used to know. Though, running into him at the lacrosse game is kind of weird, since the odds must be pretty high against it. No, the weird part is running into him three times in the same week after not seeing him for years.

I just thought I'd mention that strange occurence, since there's not much else of interest going on in my life. At least not that I can think of.

Survivor Math

I like puzzles, trying to figure out the numbers behind things. It keeps my mind occupied. I don't particularly like math, but I'm pretty good at it and I like figuring things out.

So, I think up things to keep myself entertained. For example, I got thinking about the numerics o Survivor. Each season starts out with an equal amount of men and women, but how does it even up? What's the ratio to make the jury? What's the ratio to win?

Let's look at the jury first. In 9 seasons, there have been 81 jury members, 42 of whom have been women, 39 who were men. That averages out to 52% women and 48% men when you do some rounding, not too bad, but a slight edge.

Next, the final four. Of the 36 to make it this far, 19 have been women, while 17 were men. Which averages out to 53% women, 47% men. Again, only a slight difference, but still an edge towards the women.

When it gets down to the 18 final two contestants, the edge is still noticible. 10 women, 8 men have made it that far. And the smaller the numbers get, the bigger the percentage, making it round out to 56% women, 44% men.

And lastly, of the nine winners, again there's a slight edge to the women. 5 women and 4 men have won the game of Survivor. So why is that? Why do women have a slight advantage under every element?

I don't know. I just figured out the math, not the reasoning, though things like Vanautu's strong women alliance which added up to a 2-5 jury have to be figured in, though a man won that season.

I just though I'd share my findings, though I doubt any of you really care, since the weirdest things amuse me.