If you are.....

....thinking of adopting a dog as a motivator to get out and get some excercise, there is something you should know.



Sometimes life just doesn't turn out the way you want it to.



*NOTE: PLEASE IGNORE MY SHEETS. I HAVE NO GOOD EXCUSE FOR THIS EXCEPT THAT A) THIS IS THE GUEST BED AND B) I AM ABOUT 30 LOADS BEHIND ON LAUNDRY.

That is.....

.....country singer Aaron Lines in the background.

And my sweatpant-clad figure in the foreground ruining someone's perfectly good photo op.

I'm back...

....from the cottage.

It was a very small group this year. There were only 4 of us die-hards. But I laughed a lot. And I only cried once in the car on my way home. Homesickness. I'm such a geek. Anyways.....I think I'm not feeling as depressed and homesick now because I know I will be ehading back up to the cottage in a couple weeks. And this time the boy and the short one will be coming with me. So that will be nice. And hopefully I'll get to spend some more time with my grandparents & the family.

But I miss the college kids. Already can't wait for next year!

This coming weekend....

....is my college reunion. I'm not sure how many years we've been doing this, but every summer a group of us from Algonquin College's radio broadcasting program get together for a weekend at my grandparents cottage.

It's pretty much the only time I see all of these people at once. We've got to be going on 10 years now, counting the 2 years we were in college. The group varies between 6 and 20 people. It seems to get smaller every year....but I love these guys.

I just saw Lisa a month ago when she visited Owen Sound. She is my sense-of-humour-soul-mate. She pretty much knew everything about me during our 2-year college stint....and she is still my friend. So bonus points for her.



Last year while showing off her squat thrusting ability, she slipped off the dock and down a rocky cliff into the water. Followed by a violent vomitting spell which lasted about 10 minutes. Then she went right back to the cottage punch. She's a trooper.

Then there's Vassy. On really has to meet Vass to fully understand him. One time in college, Vassy walked in on me in a very compromising position in one of the studios. He's never let me forget it.



And Brad.....I'm totally sad that Brad won' tbe able to make it this year. But I'm secretly hoping he will show up and surprise us like he did the one year when he drove 12 hours from the east coast just to be there for the weekend. Hint, hint.



Edge.....if I ever have kids, I want Edge to be their godfather. Which is wrong on so many levels. But that is another story.



I can't count on him for harsh advice and brutal honesty at all times, in all facets of my life, including, but not limited to, relationships, career choices, living arrangements and wardrobe decisions.

Last but not least is Morrow. Morrow makes me laugh with almost everything that come sou tof his mouth and I will probably have an innocent crush on him for the rest of my life. Awkward. Don't tell him I said that.



Of course, this isn't everyone. Erika, Colin, Shanna, Meesh.....everyone.

We can go a year without even speaking to each other....and then upon arriving at Bob's Lake we immediately revert back to the moronic drunken immature kids we were when we first met. And I need that once in a while. \

Here's to another year of memories, over-consumption, cottage punch, and making fun of thsoe not in attendance. See you in a week.

Saturday....

...the Mix 106.5 No-Stars participated in the Sunset Beach Volleyball Festival.

We were told we had been signed up for the non-competitive league. Judging by the skills demonstarted by our competitors, I doubt this was the case.

This photo was perhaps the only professional looking thing we did all day.

Today is a double whammy.....

....for me when it comes to the tabloids.

Here is what I discovered on usmagazine.com

Vince Vaughn to be a Dad!
Vince Vaughn and wife Kyla Weber are expecting their first child, a source tells UsMagazine.com. The actor, 40, wed Weber, a Canadian real estate agent, this past January outside his hometown of Chicago. They got engaged last Valentine's Day.



And on People.com

Inside Carrie Underwood's Sparkly Southern Wedding!
For her July 10 wedding to Canadian hockey player Mike Fisher, 30, the country queen, 27, opted for a Chantilly lace and silk organza Monique Lhuillier gown. But after the ceremony, the bride promptly changed into a strapless Lhuillier cocktail dress.

I just love.....

.....listener feedback.

"Here is my honest feedback on the new Mix 106. The new music, variety is really good. Jamie Johnston is TERRIBLE. Her voice is annoying and she sounds like a total ditz. The male DJs are so much better. Johnston does not hold a candle."

Thanks to Jessica Visel for your honest and endearing comments! Always appreciated! If anyone knows this lovely lady, please pass along my thanks for her kindhearted remarks.

And last week.....

"What the hell is going on with your announcers these days? They sound like a bunch of immature, idiotic twelve year olds."

I love my job.