Not Here Right Now

Posted: May 23, 2012 in Uncategorized
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My brain is overtaxed and my schedule is overfull. I haven’t been able to write a post for quite a while now. Though I’ve had much to write about. I went to Calgary’s Comic Con (seriously cool and geeky). I had a fantastic trip to San Fran with people who are true friends. My mom came to visit and I’m in the midst of querying my second novel. Lots going on.

Unfortunately, my posting is going to be sporadic over spring and summer. I apologize, but that’s life for me right now. I hope you stay tuned. Until then here’s a little bit of funny to tide you over.

If you’ve read or heard about the Book Phenom 50 Shades of Grey then check out this SNL skit.

 

Kitties and Zombies

Posted: April 25, 2012 in Chaos, Movies and other stuff
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Zombies and kitties? No, it’s not a wacky geek post, just two things I’d like to share with you this week. :)

Last week we got a new kitty. Her name is Nika (nee-ka) and she’s a Savannah Cat. She is pretty cute and a little wild. Savannah Cats are bred from African Servals and it’s a new breed so quite a few Savannah’s still have a good percentage of wild cat in them. I think ours is between 5 and 10%, enough to be interesting, but not enough to eat the neighbour’s chihuahua.

Pretty kitty.

Nika's first day at home, sitting on my lap.

Big kitty. Niiiiice kitty.

An African Serval can weigh up to 40lbs, which is small compared to other animals in the wild, but rather large when compared with a housecat. Picture courtesy of www.servals.org

We are very happy with our Savannah kitty. So far in the week that we’ve had her, we’ve made friends, found out she loves to eat feathers and snotty tissues, and have only lost her once. (She was inside the piano… for 2 hours).

Another thing that happened this past week was I read a book. (Please, no jokes. Yes, I read, I can write too.) I loved this book. It was funny, romantic and scary too. A fantastic combination.  Married with Zombies is about Sarah and David, a married couple in marriage counseling when the zombie apocalypse strikes. Who knew that zombies could be good for a marriage?

A funny, dark comedy with a touch of romance and a lot of zombies.

A fun read by Jesse Petersen Just so you all know… I hate zombies. I get nightmares no matter what (yes, I had a nightmare the night I started this book, but I still couldn’t stop reading it!) You should try it. Zombies have never been so good.

So what are you reading? And what do you think of my kitty?

My New Favourite Vacation

Posted: April 17, 2012 in Stuff I Like
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I’ve been offline lately because we were away on spring break vacation. We went to Arizona and stayed near a desert reserve. I always used to think of myself as a beach girl. If I was going to have a vacation then there’d better be water involved. So when my husband asked me to go to the Arizona desert near Phoenix for the first time three years ago, I was totally leery.

Paradise

I need warmth and water to be happy. Image courtesy of beachpassion.com

But the vacation to Arizona would be waaaay cheaper than somewhere with a beach (a WARM beach). My In-laws are snow-birds, those lucky people who get to leave Calgary in the winter (which lasts 10 months) for warmer climes. So on this proposed vacation not only did I NOT get a beach, I got to stay with my in-laws for 10 days. Oh yes, I know what you’re thinking… Heaven.  Ha!  Skeptical Trish went down to Arizona and prepared to smile (no matter what) and enjoy at least the guaranteed warmth of the desert, and some of the mother-in-law’s cooking.

We have now been down to Arizona three times and I think the In-Law Resort is one of the best vacation spots I’ve been too. The MIL (mother-in-law) is a bit of a control freak in the kitchen and preferred that I didn’t cook.

‘What? You don’t want me to cook?’ I asked.

‘No, Trish. It’s okay, I’ll cook,’ MIL said. ‘I prefer edible meals to cook myself.’

‘Well, if you insist. I’ll just go enjoy the view and my high octane margarita.’

I settled into a patio chair, chilled marg in hand. Hubby and Papa supervised the kids. I sipped and watched the sun set over the desert, silhouetting the mountains and the Saguaro Cacti, listening to the birds call to each other and soaking up the warmth from last rays of the day. This is how most of the days went. Yes, Arizona turned out to be a little piece of heaven for me. (Have I mentioned I don’t really love cooking?) And the pool certainly helped with my need for water. Yes, heaven.

Desert sunset

My pics really don't do it justice.

The wildlife is actually quite amazing too.

Can you spot the bunny? (Hint: Look for the little white dot in the center of the picture.)

Staghorn cactus (I think)

Needless to say, I totally enjoyed my vacation. I felt really lucky to have such nice in-laws who would put up with my cranky self kids for 2 weeks.

So what’s your favourite type of vacation? Snow (shudder) or sun? Beach or desert?

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