yes, i may be all the way over here in Hong Kong, but that didn't prevent me from following along with everyone else on this turbulent long weekend of highs and lows. where do i even begin?
i suppose the emotional roller coaster tipped off with the royale wedding of Prince Will.i.am to the lovely HRH Kate (she's still not a Princess in my books). i may lose my British citizenship by confessing that i really had no interest in any of it. was it magical? sure, i suppose....just not really my thing. sorry to be such a disappointment to you both, mother & father.
next, how bout that Obama, flat out killing it this weekend! first with his roasting of all things Trump & red state at the White House correspondents' dinner (it's nearly 20-minutes but definitely worth a view). he then proceeded to get comfy in his favourite chair, popped some corn, and was treated to a little video on demand presentation of Get Osama. do i think the World is better off without the man around? definitely. did news of his death warrant a national street party, reminiscent of (fill in the sports team) winning the (fill in the big game)? probably not.
finally, some content most relevant to the Canadian Freedom contingent, Election 2011 is now in the books. given my change of address and resident status, i was unable to partake in the vote and missed out on a lot of the usual campaignisms that were tossed around this go. as the snow settles, it appears that things couldn't have gone any better for the Conservatives, moving from a minority government to a majority government in an election they really didn't want (oops, Ignatieff). as well, the NDP party have to feel good about where they netted out, yet the question remains as to whether they'll be able to make an impact given the aforementioned straight sets victory? let's hope so.
how was my weekend on a personal level? let's be honest, there's very little i could do or say to hope to engage you all in some witty Freedom banter. i will try though, with a simple dialogue between myself and Aline. a little preface to set the scene -
Aline and Freedom 32 walk into their apartment after a lovely brunch & flower market excursion. Upon opening the front door, the two look at each other with surprise and trepidation.
AA: "Oh my god! I think we've been robbed!"
F32: "I don't know.....you think?"
AA: "Our rug is gone, and the air conditioning is cranked....it wasn't even on when we left."
F32: "Hmmm...yes, true, but our TV, laptop and everything else of any value appears to be untouched..."
AA: "What about the rug!!?"
F32: "Well, i'm not quite sure yet, but wasn't it nice of the robber to cool down the place for us?"
to be fair, i was also confused as to what the hell was going on. turns out that it was not a case of theft...simply a case of tomfoolery. the management of our building would soon alert us that "someone" had turned on the emergency fire hose in our hallway, essentially creating an indoor water slide throughout our entire apartment. fortunately, they got to it fairly quickly, and were able to soak up much of the water. the lone casualty appears to have been our living room rug, found to be rolled up in the bathtub similar in appearance to how i would imagine you'd try to hide a dead body. admittedly, i didn't immediately consider how/where Romo netted out during this ordeal but was pleased to see him more or less undisturbed from his afternoon nap in our bedroom closet.
....and Freedom reigns.
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