I'm A History Geek

This stupid sinus thing is more stubborn than I am. Grrrr. I just want to feel like myself again. Maybe I'll be able to re-coop this weekend. I have so much house work to do too.

Tonight I opted to watch stuff on Netflix rather than clean up. I think I might have gotten hooked on "Pretty Little Liars". I watched the first 2 episodes and they were pretty awesome. I really don't need yet another show to distract me from all the other stuff that I really "should" be doing. Like cleaning and exercising.

Those who know me well know that I'm a bit of a history geek. I love it. It fascinates the hell out of me. I firmly believe that we can't fully know where we're going if we don't know where we've been. Sometimes I think I missed my calling in life. I should have been a historian or an archaeologist. Anyhow, there was a very cool news story that came out on Monday. A team of archaeologists in England found a skeleton last year and on Monday announced that they knew who it was: King Richard III. Most of what people know of him is fiction, told by William Shakespeare in his play, Richard III. In the play, Richard killed his nephews to ensure that he'd get the throne. In real life, Richard met his death at the Battle of Bosworth Field, ending the War of the Roses. Henry the VII would then become King, ushering in the rule of the Tudors.

The part of this story that I find most amazing is that it was the DNA of a Canadian man who was used to confirm that the skeleton was really King Richard. Genealogists were able to determine that this man was a direct descendant of King Richard's sister, Ann of York. How friggin' cool is that???

I think it would be a blast to find out that I was related to a King who sat on the throne of England 500 years ago. History is so cool. There are all kinds of mysteries like this that are yet to be solved. Today's technology is helping history to come alive again. And in the process, helping to preserve it too.

So now that I've gotten my history geek on for the evening, it's time for bed.

Good Night!

Sarah

A little piece of my own Genealogy

Big Bang Baby

No, I'm not talking about the Stone Temple Pilot's song. I'm talking about the tv show, The Big Bang Theory. It started back up for the new season tonight. It was a pretty decent episode, but it wasn't nearly as funny as some of the episodes last season. I hope they get back on track soon. It really is a funny show and I love it. It's witty and sassy. LOL.
Glee was ok tonight too. It was a very predictable episode and I totally called the ending.

Work was long and busy and I didn't get done everything that I needed to but I guess it will just have to wait. I did some OT tonight and had one of my co-workers help teach me how to do the new task that I'll be doing on Saturday, so that was good. I have to be into work early tomorrow. We're having a pancake breakfast for the office charity campaign. I really hope it's a great success and I think that it's going to be a lot of fun :) It's most likely going to be a lot of work too, but it's for a good cause so it's all worth it.

My soup turned out well and I'll post it on my food blog when I have time this weekend. Seeing as I don't really have any plans other than working for part of Saturday, I'm sure I'll find the time. I wish I had the money to be able to escape somewhere fun for the day. Oh well. My apartment needs some TLC anyhow.

I really should get to bed. I have to be up extra early and then I have to get my butt in gear. That should be oodles of fun!

Good Night!

Sarah

Random Monster Truck (yes, I was at the show)

Cold-Job-TV

Good God it was freakin' cold this morning. When I got up at 6am, the nice people on the radio said that it was +3C out. When I checked Environment Canada's website at 7:30am, it was +1C. It fucking got colder!?!? Yeah. I wasn't impressed. To make matter worse, my office is like an oven. So I have 2 options: 1. Dress warmly and be comfortable on the way to work and then roast all day at the office or 2. Freeze my ass off on the way to work and be semi-comfortable in the office. I went for option 2. I did try to pull my socks up high enough to meet my skirt though (didn't work).

At worked today, I was asked (more like told) if I would get trained on another job that we do in the office. I said sure and we started training this afternoon. Our office is doing voluntary over time and I signed up for a couple of Saturday shifts. I'll be doing the new "job" during my overtime shifts. I'm actually kind of looking forward to it. It's so very different from what I do now that I think I might actually enjoy the break. I get to use our database again, which I haven't really used in over a year so a refresher isn't a bad idea. Being flexible and having a variety of skills are good things to be/have.

I got to watch two brand new episodes of two of my favourite shows tonight: Bones and Castle. And thanks to time shifting, I got to watch Castle at 7pm instead of having to stay up until 10am. Awesome. I can't wait for Thursday though. That's when The Big Bang Theory comes back. I adore that show :)

Ok, enough rambling. I'm going to bed.

Good Night!

Sarah

Random Blog = Random Photo

TV and Food and Autumn, Oh My!

Well hot damn. I nearly forgot to blog tonight! I was all set to head to bed and the I was like "My Blog!". Oops.

Work was a blur, but that's nothing new. I had a nice evening at home and quite enjoyed the fact that Bones is back on for the season. The premiere was tonight and it was definitely a good one. I'm looking forward to the return on The Big Bang Theory as well. I also want to check out the new show "Elementary". I'm a bit of a Sherlock Holmes fan so it will be interesting to see how this one plays out. I rather like the fact the Dr. Watson is a female in this version.

I had a terrible case of the munchies tonight. I'm blaming the cooler weather. I think there's some deep seeded, biological desire to start bulking up when the cold weather arrives. Like some ancient survival instinct. Got to keep warm somehow, right? I can think of a much better way to keep warm but being single, it's a little difficult ;) I'll let you drawn your own conclusions on that one.

One of the nice things about the fall is apples. Once the first frost hits them, they're perfect. I love apple cider. I love to bake apple pie and apple crisp. I love going out to an apple orchard on a cool, crisp, sunny autumn day. It's such a simple thing but it's so wonderful. I may have been born in the spring, but I think I have autumn in my veins.

Oh! My new sheets are amazing. They were so soft and comfortable. The only problem I had was that my blue heart pillow doesn't stand out against them anymore so I ended up laying down on it when I got back into bed in the early morning hours after having got up to pee. That was a tiny bit of a surprise. They were definitely a good purchase.

I'm off to bed. I've got another busy day ahead of me tomorrow.

Good Night!

Sarah