Hey! You don't own the road

Surely you've noticed it’s closing in on summer. The mercury shoots up to 10 degrees Celsius and the city goes mad. Men shed their jackets to show their muscles and strut around town, women all decked out in their summer dresses and cute little sandals. The crotch-rocket motorcycle dudes zoom by, ripping holes in ear drums with their noisy exhausts. And the Hummers and giant SUV-types take over the (all ready cramped) Halifax streets. I know they were here all winter, I guess I’m just noticing them more because of the patio’s that food establishment construct that take up half the street, leaving little room for road traffic (another thing that irritates the hell our of me). The SUV’ers are cruising around the city, cutting people off, parking wherever they like, they think because they are bigger, they rule the road. Well, I’m getting sick of it! People, you live in a tiny little city – This is Halifax, not Toronto!

Driving a giant SUV is the vehicular equivalent of jumping up and down on a busy street screaming LOOK AT ME! LOOK AT ME! Driving one every day is like an Ad nauseam re-enactment of standing up through the sun roof of a stretch limo going 50 clicks down Spring Garden Road screaming "Woo! Yeah baby!"—the thing you imagined was the coolest possible thing to do when you were 10.

The megalomaniacs who drive huge vehicles revel in their environmental punishment. It's not that they're ignorant of their impact and excesses; it's simply that they don't give a shit. That is the SUV Motto...I can haul it right up over the curb and squash you like a little bug! I can burn $100 in gas in a day or two! No one can stop me! Woo Hoo! Yeah baby!

Photo and video courtesy of FAH2

Friday Fill-Ins #73

Questions courtesy of Michelle this week.

1. On my laziest day I like to curl up in a cozy chair, in my comfy pants and read the day away!
2. Being organized makes me feel like I'm being productive.
3. I love little Steven and big Sugar.

4. This summer I want to learn to golf.
5. Admiration of other blogs made me start my blog.
6. Red is associated with heat, energy and blood, and emotions that stir the blood, including anger, passion, and love and orange has less intensity or aggression than red and is calmed by the cheerfulness of yellow.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to going out for some wine and laughter, tomorrow my plans include something spontaneous and Sunday, I want to enjoy the day relaxing in the wilderness with Dave (hubby)!

A garden - not a litter box

I don't have any cats but I constantly have to clean up after my neighbors’ cats that freely roam the neighborhood. I have seen at least 5 cats occasionally in my yard and have no idea whose cats they are, but they all look pretty well taken care of so I don't believe they are strays. The little buggers are using my flowerbeds as a giant litter box, and the smell is really bad in the area around my front step and it is becoming very annoying. I'm so disgusted!

I do believe that my city has a "Cat by-law" in place that states, all cat owners must register their beloved felines and place a tag around a collar. I don't see any of the cats in my neighborhood wearing tags, so there is no way for me to know exactly whose cat is using my yard as a loo.

I don't blame the cats; they are only doing what comes naturally to them. I blame their owners, who obviously have little respect for their fellow neighbors.

On The Hood

It all began without warning
On a strange winter’s morning
The sky turned red
The vibrations went dead
With these terrible songs on a rainy day
The pressure just started to fall
Your scene doesn’t do anything for me
It doesn’t do anything at all

Is the music gone?
Is it gone for good
It’s only 6 metal strings on a piece of wood
And all these things goin’ on in my head
Make it kinda hard to deal
Like seaweed swayin’ in the ocean blue
For me, it’s got to be real

I don’t care anymore
People tell me I should
They’re out lookin’ for hits
I’d rather lay on the hood of an old car with my girlfriend
And my real friends
Until the end

I’ll take you on a trip
Inside my soul
There you’ll see
The part that somebody soul
Now can you see this picture that I painted for you
It’s of you that you’re not used to
But you refuse to don’t you?
You’re thinkin’ too hard
You can’t think too hard

I don’t care anymore
People tell me I should
They’re out lookin’ for hits
I’d rather lay on the hood of an old car with my girlfriend
And my real friends
Until the end

It all began without warning
On a strange winter’s morning
The sky turned red
The vibrations went dead
With these terrible songs on a rainy day
The pressure just started to fall
Your scene doesn’t do anything for me
It doesn’t do anything at all

I don’t care anymore
People tell me I should
They’re out lookin’ for hits
I’d rather lay on the hood of an old car with my girlfriend
And my real friends
Until the end
East-Coast rockers, Matt Mays & El Torpedo

Long weekend update:

4 days, 9 hours, 46 minutes, 33 seconds, smoke free.

My goodness! What a tough weekend it was for both Hubby and myself. It's not easy being supportive of one another if you’re both cranky and in a state of constant nastiness when you’re craving a cig.

Monday was the only sunny day but it was too damn cold for any outdoor activities. I did get a pleasant surprise on Monday when Baby Sis showed up with some tasty guests – Pass the garlic butter please!

Last night we went for a little drive and got some photos of the pretty sunset and moon over the ocean.

Friday Fill-Ins #72

Questions courtesy of Jennifer this week.

1. There is absolutely NO way you can get me to be in a good mood today!
2. Those dreadful dandelions growing on my lawn, reminds me that summer is almost here!
3. I cannot live without my supportive family.
4. Rafting and windsurfing are two things I'd like to try.
5. When life hands you lemons you make lemon tart, lemon ginger scones, lemon bars.
6. Catching snakes with my Sis is one of my favorite childhood memories.
(reminds me of this photo of us last year)
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to tomorrow, tomorrow my plans include grocery shopping and Sunday, I want to spend the day with Hubby!