I went to Niagara Falls for a few days with Nymphie- we were joined by Melly and Lily, and we acted up and behaved poorly. We wore marabou tiaras, drank too much, gambled in the casino and generally behaved poorly. i won at the casino! i was down to my last two quarters, and then i won it all back... plus two dollars. So i decided to quit at that point while i was ahead- not a good idea to continue the gambling when you get ahead. Woohoo! i beat the house! Two Dollas!

Here is a picture of us in front of the hotel with a wooden Mountie.

Work's been pretty much the same as usual- some things annoy me a great deal, other things make me very happy. It's a living, and i've been there so long it kind of feels like home.

I'm listening to the last album Sarah McLachlan made before she became a huge sell-out. Damn her! She used to be an excellent songwriter. I have all the albums except the live one and the shitty dance remix album, but the last two were kind of pale. I bought Afterglow because it was on sale and i was hoping it would be better than the last one- and it was on sale cheap cheap cheap. Would you believe after listening to it twice, not a single song stands out? They just aren't all that memorable. So i drag out Fumbling Towards Ecstacy and listen to that instead.

This has happened to Canadian artists consistently- the Americans get their hands on them and then they become all commercial. Barenaked Ladies are only just now starting to get back to where i can enjoy them.

Saturday night Chou-Chou called and asked if i wanted to go out with her and Portia. Chou-Chou then told me that Portia had been invited to a party up on the mountain and we should all go. i said that sounded fine, and got dressed all girly and cute. It wasn't until Chou-Chou showed up at my door and we were just about to leave that she told me it was a swinger's party. i was shocked! Not my Portia and my Chou-Chou going to something naughty! i said "hang on a second, i want to put on more clothes."

When we got there, our friend who was running the party greeted us. They checked all our I.D. really thoroughly, but other than that, i wouldn't have noticed that it was anything other than a bar early on a Saturday night. It was pretty quiet- the girls and i played a game of pool- i did all right for someone who's never played. We left at about 10:40 or so- giggling and carrying on at the bus stop, and then on the bus. i think the bus driver was less than impressed with us- she was snippy.

Oh! i nearly forgot to tell the funniest part about the party- i mentioned to our hostess that Chou-Chou had told me we couldn't get in unless we were wearing thong panties. She replied "That's a lie! i'm not wearing any panties. Chou-Chou then said "oh, can i see?", and our hostess lifted her skirt right up! i was very shocked. She shaves.

We went out sunday night, too- only this time Chou-Chou couldn't make it and Princess came instead. W.O.V. and my brother tagged along as well. We went to a seedy bar and sang karaoke. I was awful, but W.O.V. was worse. He decdided to sing "Highway To Hell" but he didn't know any of the words at all. Karaoke is so dumb, but kind of fun. I get freaked out by these people who take it too seriously- like they think it's a career or a serious hobby. Damn. Creepy.