An Ode To Tea & T

   Today's post comes in two parts. Part one is my ode to the letter T. There are so many amazing words that start with the letter T that make me just love this letter. As a big thank you to this letter I will list my favourite words that begin with T.
   1. Timelord: Of course my favourite alien species would be my top favourite T word. These two hearted, Gallifreyan geniuses are amazing. Their travels through time and space are renowned throughout the universe. Timelord travels brings me onto my next T word. P.S before someone thinks I'm insane this is all from my favourite television series Doctor Who.
   2. T.A.R.D.I.S: Wow, this space ship is bigger on the inside. The best thing about the T.A.R.D.I.S (Time and relative dimension in space) is that it's essential a mansion in a box. New rooms are constantly being added and the outside still stays small. How awesome is that? Not only do they travel through space but they also look like my next word.
   3. Telephone Box: I don't just find this object cool because it's Doctor Who related, I love them because they look pretty darn cool. The old fashioned European boxes look classy on the side of roads. I think that they add a bit of character to what would normally be just a normal street. Plus in Doctor Who they are used for...
   4. Time Travel: While this may seem to be a fictitious concept it is actually a plausible thing. A YouTube person by the name of Charlie puts time travel in perfect layman's terms. He is topless for part of the video. You have been forewarned. Here is the link. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Thry5mXld80
   5. Teleport: I don't know if this would be plausible like time travel but it's pretty darn cool. It would save so much time if you could just instantly travel anywhere. All I can say is beam me up Scotty.
   6. Telekinesis: This is the ability to move objects with psychic powers. While I don't believe this exists outside the confines of novels and movies many believe that this supposed power is real and can even be taught. I have trouble thinking this is true because with the effects available today it is far to easy to fake these 'powers'. I guess it's up to you to decide whether this is fact or fiction, but no matter which it is it's still an interesting idea.
   7. Mr. T: Team America member, Mr.T, is a well known character that has to be mentioned in a list of all things T. His Mohawk and mad fighting skills allowed him to squirm his way into the heart of many. I pity the fool who doesn't love the letter T.
   Now onto part 2, Tea.
   Up until recently I was not overly fond of tea until I tried Earl Grey. Maybe my taste buds are just too dull but most herbal teas taste the same to me. There are other teas such as chai that have a distinctive taste that can not be confused with other teas, but I have trouble getting used to the odd flavours.
   After I took a liking to Earl Grey (with one sugar) I began to enjoy other teas as well. Personally I still prefer Earl Grey or lemon flavoured herbal teas, but I now understand why people like tea. I still don't get why people put milk in their tea though.
   I doubt I would be able to drink traditionally chai because of the milk. Chai usually either has milk added after it has been steeped or the milk is boiled in while steeping is happening along with various spices. The only hot drink that should have milk is hot chocolate. Putting milk or cream in tea just tastes weird. Tea should be a light and subtle flavoured drink not a creamy, frothy mixture. Milk and froth should be saved for the disgusting beverage by the name of coffee.
   When it comes down to it if it isn't Earl Grey it probably isn't my cup of tea.

Quote From My Mom

This isn't word for word but you'll get the gist of it. This was said when my mom was trying to explain to me how crazy she will become when she gets older.

"Stop staring at me cookies. Those oreos look like they have eyes, like they're staring into your soul."

Darn those evil oreos.

Fun In The Water

   Before I start this post I would like to apologize for the lack of post yesterday. In celebration of 500 views I decided to switch things up and make a video. I'm sad to say the video did not load. Hopefully some time in the future it will load. As this was a technical error that I spent a lot of time trying to correct I will not be counting it against me in my tally. Now on to my topic of fun things to do in water.
   1. Marco-Polo: For those who don't know Marco-Polo is a game where one person closes their eyes and tries to find the other people who try to avoid the person who has their eyes closed. The person with their eyes closed is deemed it and proceeds to find the others by calling Marco and the others reply polo. This is super fun if you have trust worthy friends. If you can not trust your friends don't play, because this game gives them an opportunity to easily ditch you.
   2. Kayaking/ Cannoeing: Going out on a boat that you actually have to paddle is both a good work out and a rewarding experience. They are more quiet than motor boats and are therefore the perfect pick for a nature lover. Sit, paddle and enjoy nature.
   3. Floating: Laying back and simply floating around can be fun if your tired or you have someone that is fun to converse with. Sometimes it's better just to relax.
   4. Competitions: Who can swim to the pier first? Why not find out? Letting out your competitive side can be a good conversation starter later. Competitions are also a great way to break the ice with people you don't know so well. They may not want to talk to you but they will probably accept a challenge. Who knows, it may lead to a long lasting friendship.
   5. Tanning: I don't see the point in it but some people like it, so I guess it should be here.
   6. Slow-Mo Fights: It is 20 times easier to have an awesome slow-mo kung fu fight when your waist high in water. When you get 'attacked' you can float back to make it look like you got sent flying. Also the resistance of the water makes you go a bit slower anyway, so even a real fight is a bit slower.
   There are many fun water related activities out there and these are just a few. May your beach adventures be filled with cool water related activities.

Torchwood Quote

This Doctor Who spin off is filled with innuendo but hidden beneath the inappropriate themes are a few funny quotes. Here are two that I liked.

(Gwen is attempting to shoot a gun and not doing so well)

Gwen: I'm sorry, it's just... I don't even kill spiders in the bath.
Jack: Nor do I. Not with a gun.

Jack: Run a full check. Births, marriages, deaths. Criminal record, passports. However long it takes, wherever he is, we'll find him.
Owen: Found him.... He's in the phonebook.
(Sometimes it's better to do things the old fashioned way instead of using fancy technology)



The Horror of Reading Minds

   One terrifying thought that goes through my head on a regular basis is how horrible it would be if someone could read my mind. I think that people would no longer consider me too nice if they could read my mind as it is a weird and scary place.
   Out of parnoia I sometimes think about why it's mean for people to read my mind. That's right I give potential mind readers guilt trips. I'm prepared for evil mind readers bwa ha ha. My mind isn't actually that bad of a place. Most of the time I'm thinking up dance moves and random stuff to write or make videos about.
   I honestly don't insult people tons in my head, it's my odd scenarios that play on like evil background music that I wouldn't want anyone seeing. I am a huge fan of sci-fi adventures so my head is filled with time travel and shooting aliens. If someone had the power to mind read and I was in the middle of a conversation and they decided to lose their powers it could shock them. Can you imagine being in a conversation with someone and all of a sudden you see them shooting something because you accidentally looked in their head. Not exactly a good moment.
   Apart from the disturbing movie sequences that play in my head I do think of mean things in my head as well. My main stress manager is to swear or insult the person I'm annoyed with. I can think up some pretty insulting comments. A person with an open mind may even get annoyed at me less if they realised just how many come backs I bite back. Although even in the confines of my head I feel bad about insulting people, so I usually rationalize after about why the person is a good person and why I shouldn't be annoyed.
   I don't fantasise about boys and I guess the insults wouldn't get me into that much trouble, the thoughts that I really don't want anyone hearing is my random nerdiness. People already look at me funny for being odd and nerdy. When I'm incredibly bored I start to ponder random math questions and try to remember what I learned in school. I guess it's kind of silly to think this is the worst but there it is.
   So my head is an interesting place, and I'm sure yours is too. Let's just hope no one figures out how to get into others heads, because that may be helpful to solve crimes but overall it would super suck.

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Still 12 posts behind, big surprise. This was supposed to be Saturday's post just forgot to click publish.

Distraction of the Day

While writing this posts I promptly got distracted by Charlie McDonnell the YouTube guy. Ironically the distraction started with his video talking about procrastination. Why does he have to be so personable? Grr, distractions!

In The Absence of Dinner

   Almost every street that you drive by is cluttered with restaurants. With all of these packed restaurants does anyone eat with their family at home anymore?
   Eating out with your family isn't necessarily a bad thing. At least you are eating together right. No, eating out is not the problem with people's dinner habits. What bugs me is when families never eat together and when they do the T.V is on so everyone has to keep quiet.
   I believe the evening meal should be a social event with either friends or family, and occasionally both. You probably just spent the whole day either at work or at school and therefore away from your family. The evening meal is the perfect time to catch up with your friends in family and find out what happened in their day. Meals should be anything but quiet. In my opinion something is seriously wrong if you spend a whole meal in silence.
   Not only is a meal at home good for your social life but it's also quite good for your health. As long as you don't cook with a pound of butter most things you make at home are going to be better for you then things you would just pick up at some fast food place or even order at a restaurant for that matter. Home cooked meals just taste better especially when my parents make them.
   I understand that not all families have the opportunity to eat together at the same time, but when you can you defiantly should. I think you'll find that a meal together is a fun meal.

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I'm 12 posts behind. I'm considering adding the occasional video to this blog. Please vote in the poll to the right on what kind of videos you would like to see.

Random Information

Today I was listening to Weezer songs while writing this, but I got distracted by a music video with the muppets and Weezer. Oh, the joys of YouTube.

Shopping Fun?

   I honestly can't understand the fun of shopping or window shopping for that matter. You walk around a store watching your money get whisked away. You walk past shelves of things that would be neat to have but you know that you don't need them so you just keep walking. Tell me where is the fun in all that, because I can't find it.
   I don't mind shopping for books or magazines because if you really like them you could probably look for them at a library later. Shopping for groceries, shoes, and clothing drives me nuts. When I shop for clothes I end up with messed up hair and a bit of a complex. Maybe it's just me but it seems clothing is getting smaller and skankier. There are so many outfits that had cool designs but were skin tight and see-through so I didn't get them.
   When it comes to shoes I'm a bit picky. I hate high heels with a passion and I'm not to fond of platform, wedges, or flip flops. That essentially leaves flats and sandals. It is difficult for me to find a shoe that both looks good and is comfortable. When I finally find this amazing shoe that is both comfortable and good looking it deteriorates fast. My favourite pair of shoes started coming apart after around two months of use, and then it's time to go through the whole painful shopping process again. Clothing and shoe shopping is not as bad as grocery shopping.
   How can buying food make you anything other than hungry? I know people who could spend hours in a grocery store and marvel at how yummy the food looks. Wow it's food how interesting. Stop looking at it and buy it and eat it already. When it comes right down to it watching grass grow is far more entertaining than going shopping unless you have friends who can somehow make the experience fun.

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Grr, I'm 12 posts behind.

Doctor Who Quote

Two quotes from the fourth doctor both using common phrases.

The Doctor: First things first, but not necessarily in that order.

The Doctor: Don't cross your bridges before they're hatched.

My Top 10 Pet Peeves

   I am a very easily aggravated person, which is made extremely obvious when I start to list off the many things that annoy me. While most things I can ignore these ten just drive me nuts. The worst part is I know someone who does 8 out of ten of these things. I am learning to deal with my anger, but until I get this perfected I'm going to express my frustration towards these ten things.
   1. Diction: There are some words that I just can't stand to hear. Mostly it's just words that have to do with stool or sex, but there are other words that I simply don't like the sound of. Pretty much any baby talk word falls into this category. Now I'm a fan of making up words, but there's a difference between cool made up words and a messed up pronunciation of a word. Changing the pronunciation isn't doing anyone any favours. If anything baby talk is only going to end up making your babies have trouble talking when they are older. Just speak like a normal person.
   2. Dinner Table Manners: A meal together as a family is a fun bonding experience when the people eating with you have basic manners. There is nothing that is more annoying at the dinner table than loud chewers that eat with their mouth full of food. I actually don't mind seeing their chewed up food it's the sound that gets on my nerves. Every time I hear that disgusting chewing sound I just want to throw food at them. If they sound like a pig they may as well look like one. As annoyed as I sound I keep my mouth shut when I hear this sound and continue on with my meal.
   3. Speaking Like You're Not There: Some people have a habit of asking other people's opinion of what you like while you're still there. It goes something like this:
"Do you think Rahne likes fish?" -Suzie
"Maybe, but I'm not sure" -Chloe
"Um... Why don't you ask me?" I think.
   4. Whispering: Being a person who was made fun of a lot when I was younger I become extremely paranoid when I see people whispering. I find myself wondering what they're saying and wondering if it has anything to do with me. Knowing how stressed out and paranoid seeing other people whisper makes me I detest it when others whisper to me, even when others are not around. It reminds me of how I felt when I thought that people were talking about me behind my back and I was right most of the time. I don't want others to feel like me, but I go overboard and get slightly angry when I hear others whisper. If you need to say something serious to me that no one else can hear wait until we're alone, or figure out an excuse so that we can be alone.
   5. Hovering: I am honestly scared when I turn around to find someone standing over my shoulder. I am a jumpy person who has watched too many horror movies, so people can not sneak up on me or stand menacingly over my shoulder. It ruins my focus to the point where I can't even do simple math problems or write an essay. I need to learn to deal with this one because during class a teacher occasionally wants to watch you work over your shoulder, and I look mighty silly when I stop suddenly as soon as the teacher approaches.
   6. Telling You What You Want: Have you ever had a friend that thought they knew you better than you know yourself? Well I have. I would tell them for example I like carrots and they would say something like, "No you don't you like asparagus". I'm sorry but since when did you steal my taste buds and opinions. I'm fairly certain I know what I like. It's not like I have a personality problem. I am proud to say there is only one of me no voices in my head... anymore.
   7. Interrupting: While I, myself, am guilty of this pet peeve being a hypocrite is not on this list so I can still say it bugs me. It's kind of weird but I prefer to get a whole sentence out instead of having to start it up five time because someone else had to but in. It's gotten to the point where I refuse to restate my point if I get interrupted. I get do tired of repeating myself I prefer to be silent then go through all the trouble.
   8. When Dangerous Objects Are Left Out: I have lost count of the number of times that I have found lighters, matches, knives, and other various sharp objects strewn around my house. Sure we don't have kids over all the time, and I'm old enough to know not to play with knives or light a fire in the house without some marsh mellows to roast, but we do have a plethora of pets. Our three cats attack everything and I can just imagine one of them trying to eat a lighter and then drinking up the fluid that came out of the cracked shell, or falling on a box cutter while fighting. There's always a possibility I could step on one of these objects as well, especially since I don't usually pay attention to where I step.
   9. Someone Teases You About Your Appearance Right Before You Go Out: Your going for a night out and you want to look presentable. You go up to a friend and ask them their opinion on your outfit in order to make sure you're good enough for the event. Maybe they're trying to be funny or maybe they're getting revenge when they decide to be cheeky and make fun of your outfit instead of being supportive. This is so disheartening because this is one time that you want approval, but instead of being nice and saying that you're pretty they tell you that you look bad.
   10. Someone Talks About Someone Else When They're Right There: When insulting someone you can't just assume that the other person can't hear you. If the person you are talking bad about is in the same room as you it's best to take a rain check on the insult. This also counts if the person's family or friends are there. Even if you hate the person it's better for both you and them if they don't know that.
   As you can tell I get annoyed easily, but I'm not the only one with pet peeves. If you take the time and make a list of all the little things that bug you, I think you'll find that your list is just as big if not bigger than mine.

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Seeing as my lists are usually of 5 and this one is 10 I am counting this as 2 posts. I am now 11 posts behind.

Doctor Who Quote

Drax: Blimey, it's a dog. Who's a little tin dog then?

K-9: Your silliness is noted.

The Good Samaritan

   A few days ago I came across a man passed out on the steps of a house for sale. He turned out to be in a drunk stupor but from afar he looked dead. I watched as many passed by this man no one stopping to see if he was alright. He could have been dead or dying, but everyone just passed him by thinking it's not their problem. If someone is hurt and you can do something about it, then it is your problem.
   My grandma, grandpa and I went to see if this man was okay, and while he was snoring, and therefore alive, he would not wake to any amount of noise or proding. Out of concern and I'm guessing a little disgust my grandma phoned the police. It turns out the police were looking for him. I have no idea what was going on, but the police arrived and did not just give him a talking to or drive him home. The police arrested this man for crimes I do not know about. The point is you can't just assume that someone is okay if they are lying sleeeping on a doorstep.
   Many students today know basic first aid including C.P.R. It's my opinion that many lives could be saved not by learning first aid but by actually having the guts to put the training to use. If you are too scared to approach someone who needs help you might as well not know the first aid information. It can be scary and down right terrifying to help someone you don't know. For all you know they could jump up and attack or injury you is some way. I get why people might fear this as I currently live in the murder capital of Canada, but it's worth taking risks if you save someone's life or at least give them a higher chance of survival. Next time you see someone laying on the street take a chance and safe a life. They may not be as okay as they appear.

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Off of vacation now, and ready to catch up on those 8 posts.

Doctor Who Quote

The fourth doctor being ridiculous as per usual.

The Doctor: Why don't you give me the gun and then I can keep an eye on myself so I don't get up to any funny business.