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Advent Day 11 – Wasn’t that a party?

December 11, 2011

Mike: Okay, Dave…I pulled some strings, called in some favours, made a deal and got you an invitation to the Shaw End of the Year party. Dave: WOOHOO! This is AWESOME! I cannot wait to go! Mike: Did you know that there will be about 3200 people there? Dave: Incredible. And the doorprizes? Mike: There [...]

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Advent Day 10 – The Confession

December 10, 2011

Dave: What’s going on here? Dieter: I think I’ve made a mistake. Carol: I’d say so, Dieter. What the heck? Why are you going into our house when we’re not even there? Dave: Is this true, Dieter? Dieter: Yah.

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Advent Day 8 – Next stop? The Christmas Market!

December 8, 2011

Carol: Bye Sarah! It was great to meet you and drink tea with you! Dave: Bye Sarah! Next stop, we’ll be meeting Dieter! He’s our German guide. He’s going to show you how they celebrate Christmas in Germany. Dieter: Hallo! Welcome to Germany! (please note: Dieter has a THICK German accent. I’m sure you can [...]

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Advent Day 6 – Too silly?

December 6, 2011

Dave: Here’s a snack for the road. Carol: Good bye Japan. Thanks for the oranges! Mike: Thanks for the fried chicken! Dave: I got a call earlier, and it looks like we have a special stop-off enroute to our next destination…we can’t stay long at this next place. But I’m pretty sure you’ll like it, [...]

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Advent Day 4 – Delicious oranges

December 4, 2011

Carol: One group photo before we go. *Sigh* I love the Sumo wrestling stable. Can we stay here for Christmas? Hattori Hanzō: NO! Carol: Whoa. Okay. Noboru, do you mind taking our photo with Mr. Hanzō and…who’s the samurai? Dave: That’s Kenchu. He’s Hattori’s bodyguard. He goes everywhere with him. Noboru: Okay. Everyone say Mochi! [...]

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Advent Day 3 – Meet the Sumos

December 3, 2011

Carol & Mike: WHOA! Kitties: MEOW! Dave: Welcome to Japan! Follow me! We’re going to meet my Japanese tour guide, Hattori Hanzō. This is his Sumo training stable. Carol & Mike: WHOA! We’re in Japan! We’re in the Sumo training stable! Mike (bowing): Hello Mr. Hanzō. Carol (bowing): May I take some photos of your [...]

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Advent Day 1 – Canceling Christmas

December 1, 2011

Carol: Meh. I don’t feel like doing Christmas this year. Let’s skip it. Mike: Me neither. It’s just another day. We’ll just stay home, drink juice and watch movies. No big deal. Carol: I’m not going to even make cookies this year. Forget it. Mike: Dumb cookies. Carol: I’m not even going to buy Oscar [...]

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The anvil of foreshadowing

November 30, 2011

My sister sent me this cartoon today. I’m pretty sure this is what we can expect from Donner – our littlest kitty. Not good. That means no glass ornaments this year. And probably next year. Thank goodness I made that little Babushka ornament…she’ll be fine on the tree. She’s a very safe ornament. Guess what [...]

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Downtown

November 25, 2011

One good thing about the sunrise happening late in the morning is that I’m actually awake to see it happening. I could not believe it when I got off the bus this morning. It wasn’t raining. I could see the sun. It was mostly dry and warm. The buildings were sparkling and everything. I stopped [...]

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Their honeymoon really stank.

November 24, 2011

Don’t worry, this is not a review of the newest Twilight movie, I’m sure there’s plenty of critiques out there on the internets already. Since I’ve never written a novel or a screenplay, I don’t have a leg to stand on. I just watch lots of movies and like to think I’m a smarty pants [...]

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