Be on Television

Ok, well I kinda new this one was gonna be accomplished since it was filmed in August. But I was kinda hoping that they might get cancelled before the episode aired and I would gladly not have had the accomplishment. But no, the show as not cancelled... so, yes I was on TV last night.

Essentially, one of my good friends set me up on a hidden camera reality show. The concept, play an elaborate prank that puts me in a really bad situation, and then see if I forgive her. So, she told me I was gonna be screening a dating show with her. The day of, however, she informs me that as a favour to the producer, we would be helping them out by filming the pilot. So, when I arrive, I'm told the show is called Master Dater and that I would have two dates and then decide which one of them was the Master Dater. My first date, a total disaster. A chauvinist who took calls during the date and asked me to pull his finger. My second date was nice, brought fresh flowers and gave me a massage... all great... except, well, it was a woman! So by this point I'm sure that something is going on, but I don't know what yet.

The funny part is, they tell me that my friend told them I would participate in jello wrestling with my two dates, and then proceed to have me change clothes and climb into a rubber pool! Yes I did it, but only because they told me my friend said I would, and I wanted to know why. So after I'm covered in cold red jello, they tell me it's time to choose my Master Dater. What's a Master Dater? The person who can "close the deal" at the end of the date, meaning: go back to a hotel for the night with me! At this point, I lose it, I refuse to choose, and explain to them that I don't "close the deal" on the first date. This is when my friend enters.

I "converse" with her for a minute and she asks me if I'm mad, which I am! Then she asks me if I will forgive her. After some consideration, I decide to. No sooner have a I said the words "I forgive you" then another set of cameras and a host comes out of hiding. Guess what? They tell me I'm on a hidden camera show, and since I forgave my friend I won a trip for two anywhere in North America.

It was amazing! I still haven't decided where to go. But at least I got the jello out of my hair, and accomplished something else from the list. Yup, the show aired at 9pm yesterday on Much Music, hilarious!

Oh yeah, and I HAVE to find a way to get my friend back.... Any ideas?

New Accomplishment!

• Finish learning spanish
• Learn another language (like Mandarin, or Japanese)
• Visit all 5 major continents (so far, I've never left North America):
• See Cairo (Egypt, Africa)
• See Paris (France, Europe)
• See Dubai (UAE, Asia)
• See Rio (Brazil, South America)
• Participate in a group Guiness world record breaking event - November 9, 2006
  
• Break or set my own Guiness world record
• Be on television - First air date: November 20, 2006 NEW!!!!
• Visit my sponsored World Vision Child
  
• Learn how to flamenco dance
• Get a tattoo - October 7, 2006
  
• Ride on the back of a motorcycle
• Learn to play the guitar
• Write "The Book"
• Skinny dip under a full moon
• Own one pair each of: Manolo Blahnik, Jimmy Choo, and Christian Louboutin shoes

The Details (as promised).

Ok, so it seems like the list has been pretty successful so far. I'm actually kinda proud of how well I'm doing, I know of at least one more on the list that well be crossed off before the end of the year.

Get a tattoo: I promise, once I have a good photograph of it I will post a picture of my new healed tattoo. It's on my upper back, behind my left shoulder blade. I'm not going to lie, it hurt, but I actually am looking forward to getting another one. This one is a blue thelymitra orchid, symbol of beauty and wisdom and femininity. The plan is that every time I reach a new milestone in my life, I will acquire a new tattoo. This one commemorates my turning 25! I know, I'm old y'all!

Participate in a Guinness World Record breaking event: Yes, I did it. The Radio City Rockettes wanted to break a record to publicize their first run in Toronto. They were calling on anyone who would come down to participate in breaking the record for the world's longest continuous line of dancers. So, I with about 1200+ of my closest friends and fellow citizens, did a kick line for about 5 minutes. The previous record was 1150, and I'm told we had at least 1200 so the record was officially broken. As a result, I also get to see the Rockettes for free on Saturday. I'll post about that when it happens.

There's a real sense of accomplishment in completing things on this list. More to come!

The list revision

An update to the list!

• Finish learning spanish
• Learn another language (like Mandarin, or Japanese)
• Visit all 5 major continents (so far, I've never left North America):
• See Cairo (Egypt, Africa)
• See Paris (France, Europe)
• See Dubai (UAE, Asia)
• See Rio (Brazil, South America)
• Participate in a group Guiness world record breaking event - November 9, 2006 (see next post!)
  
• Break or set my own Guiness world record
• Be on television
• Visit my sponsored World Vision Child
  
• Learn how to flamenco dance
• Get a tattoo - October 7, 2006 (details to come)
  
• Ride on the back of a motorcycle
• Learn to play the guitar
• Write "The Book"
• Skinny dip under a full moon
• Own one pair each of: Manolo Blahnik, Jimmy Choo, and Christian Louboutin shoes

Wicked Performance!

Last night I went to see the musical Wicked. It was, to pardon the pun, wicked! Fantastic in fact. It's not my first musical, but is by far one of the best that I have seen, and I would highly and easily recommend it to anyone. The costumes are great, the singers unbelievable, the story is fabulous and you end up looking at the Wizard of Oz a whole new way. What a wonderful evening, what a great show!!!! Ok, that's enough... wait...!!!!!!

It's Over NOW!

I'm starting to feel a little bit of sense of accomplishment, because I finally asked my ex to pay me back the money he owes me from long ago. It's been almost 2 years, and he hadn't made a move to make even a 1 dollar payment towards the amount.

Finally, I arranged to meet up with him and we talked it out, I told him what I wanted an we arranged payment. He was angry, even a little scary, but I held my ground. In fact, I would say a lot of closure came from that meeting, and I'm starting to feel a little bit better about how everything ended.

In fact, I feel two things, lucky that I experienced it, and lucky that I got out when I did. Don't get me wrong, I'll always love the guy, but that guy doesn't exist anymore, and I've known that for a long time. That's a growth point for me!