<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902</id><updated>2011-04-21T20:26:13.619-05:00</updated><title type='text'>katiekaboom</title><subtitle type='html'>not-so sporadic blog</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default?start-index=101&amp;max-results=100'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>226</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-1905100140688687715</id><published>2007-06-29T09:59:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-06-29T10:03:53.832-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Friday Five</title><summary type='text'>1. What troubles you?The idea that I'm not doing enough to help others.  Including the cat...2. Do you like thunderstorms?Love them.3. Do you sleep easily or toss and turn?Easily.4. What do you offer a friend?Loyalty, borrowing of stuff rights, laughs, snacks.5. Friday fill-in:Please don't ___.Please don't lose my stuff.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/1905100140688687715/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=1905100140688687715&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/1905100140688687715'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/1905100140688687715'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2007/06/friday-five.html' title='Friday Five'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-8491913579079577948</id><published>2007-06-14T08:40:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-06-14T08:52:00.153-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Return of the Friday Five</title><summary type='text'>1. Are you attracted to the naughty or the nice?I assume this means in a lover?  Both.  I seem to go for the Crispy-chewy variety.  Hard on the outside, soft in the middle.  Is that the cookie or some other slogan?  Google says it's the Tootsie Pop, which interestingly enough is what Lenita calls me.  Hmmm....2. Do you let your dirty laundry pile up?No way!  If I acquire more than 9 days worth, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/8491913579079577948/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=8491913579079577948&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/8491913579079577948'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/8491913579079577948'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2007/06/return-of-friday-five.html' title='Return of the Friday Five'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-5799785372166314611</id><published>2007-06-06T06:42:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-06-06T06:44:39.626-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>So I went to explore the sounds of bad covers (see below).I went on my bike and ended up doing the last 50 meters of the Becel Ride for Heart.  Everyone was totally geared up and I was wearing a toque and flip flops, crossing the finish line to cheers and congrats.  It was fun for a few minutes then I turned around and biked home.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/5799785372166314611/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=5799785372166314611&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/5799785372166314611'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/5799785372166314611'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2007/06/so-i-went-to-explore-sounds-of-bad.html' title=''/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-1388878881717573351</id><published>2007-06-03T08:28:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-06-03T08:49:02.257-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Long time, no internet</title><summary type='text'>Heeey! My computer is fixed AND I'm managing to steal some internet!  Since February 20th...- I've moved- Lenita got her cast off- My kitten was spayed- Cut my hair once- Had a birthday- Bought a new phoneAnd that's about it.  71-ish days so 213 coffees?  Wow, if I took my coffee black I'd probably lose 10 pounds.It's a gorgeous Parkdale morning.  The sun is behind a smoggy haze, which is </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/1388878881717573351/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=1388878881717573351&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/1388878881717573351'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/1388878881717573351'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2007/06/long-time-no-internet.html' title='Long time, no internet'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-3243313820701394387</id><published>2007-02-20T12:32:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-02-20T12:43:19.152-05:00</updated><title type='text'>There goes the neighbourhood...</title><summary type='text'>Wowsers.  The Revue is looking a little rough. And there was a SWAT team in our backyard last night...</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/3243313820701394387/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=3243313820701394387&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/3243313820701394387'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/3243313820701394387'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2007/02/there-goes-neighbourhood.html' title='There goes the neighbourhood...'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-6125176866194785902</id><published>2007-02-08T10:47:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-01-25T14:39:14.900-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Found</title><summary type='text'>Of the things listed as lost...My Rogue Wave t-shirt.  I found it slipped down in my t-shirt drawer.  I file my shirts in a stand on it's end kinda way, so only 1" X 6" of each shirt is showing.  The Rogue Wave shirt was underneath, like a file that falls down between those hooky things in a filing cabinet.My Bras! Yay!  All of them are back and accounted for.  One was in the bottom of my hockey </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/6125176866194785902/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=6125176866194785902&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/6125176866194785902'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/6125176866194785902'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2007/02/found.html' title='Found'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-8591795847619372409</id><published>2007-01-25T14:32:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-01-25T14:39:15.065-05:00</updated><title type='text'>brrr!</title><summary type='text'>It's finally cold, there's actually a sprinkling of snow.  What a crazy year so far!- Lenita broke her arm and I have been living with her and nursing her back to health.- I'm moving April 1st.  With Lenita and Kelly.  Hoping for a great new place in the hood.- Working like crazy.- Went rollerskating and have horrible water blisters on the bottom of my feet.And that's about it.  I have been </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/8591795847619372409/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=8591795847619372409&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/8591795847619372409'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/8591795847619372409'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2007/01/brrr.html' title='brrr!'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-4565484234026065881</id><published>2006-12-19T12:09:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-12-19T13:36:53.486-05:00</updated><title type='text'>two post day!</title><summary type='text'>I just had to post to say a few things that I keep forgetting to report/put out there.First is that I have the most thoughtful girlfriend on the planet.  She took me on a date on Friday night.  She made sure that I put aside the time and teased me about how we were going to see The Rockettes.  Hmmm...okay.I know Lenita pretty well - she can be unpredictable.  I was about 50% convinced that we </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/4565484234026065881/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=4565484234026065881&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/4565484234026065881'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/4565484234026065881'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/12/two-post-day.html' title='two post day!'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_hgbopIHz7Qc/RYgsV8ktQdI/AAAAAAAAAAM/zS7IdPRoLXk/s72-c/mountaint2.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-1181881426235614890</id><published>2006-12-19T10:43:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-12-19T11:32:36.040-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Friday Five</title><summary type='text'>1) Sport Hunting, Right or Wrong?While I myself have not yet chosen to hunt, I do not oppose the legislation that allows others to do so.   I believe that hunting can be done responsibly and that it's a part of Canadian culture.2) If you had to kill your own food to live, would you do it?  Or become a vegetarian?Whichever was tastier/I had time for.3) Russian Roulette is also considered by some </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/1181881426235614890/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=1181881426235614890&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/1181881426235614890'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/1181881426235614890'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/12/friday-five.html' title='Friday Five'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-4446506154257409512</id><published>2006-12-11T12:44:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-12-11T12:55:32.593-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Friday Five - Why Can't We Be Friends?</title><summary type='text'>1)  Which celebrity (or public figure) do you dislike the most?Toughie.  No one comes to mind immediately.   I'm going to go with Fred Phelps, for obvious reasons.2) Awful lot of racist remarks and clashes happening in Hollywood these days. Looks like they need a Morality Sheriff. You're pinning the star on:Rosie O'Donnell.  She has the respect of her peers and she doesn't take any shit.  </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/4446506154257409512/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=4446506154257409512&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/4446506154257409512'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/4446506154257409512'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/12/friday-five-why-cant-we-be-friends.html' title='Friday Five - Why Can&apos;t We Be Friends?'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-7033993680805012041</id><published>2006-12-05T14:50:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-12-05T15:36:20.922-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Friday Five - I'd Rather be in Phili!</title><summary type='text'>1) It's late night, you're bored and have four hours to kill before you hafta go to sleep. You'd rather be in:A hot tub.  Any hot tub with myself and either; my lover, my Mom and Dad, or someone who wants to rub my feet or brush my hair (which really, I might be able to talk Lenita or my Mom and Dad into doing.)2) Now you have a weekend to kill. And unlimited cash:Some yoga/good food fancy pants </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/7033993680805012041/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=7033993680805012041&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/7033993680805012041'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/7033993680805012041'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/12/friday-five-id-rather-be-in-phili.html' title='Friday Five - I&apos;d Rather be in Phili!'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-4678947881668064879</id><published>2006-11-27T15:59:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-11-27T16:11:34.633-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Friday Five- Guilty!</title><summary type='text'>1) Guilty Pleasure when it comes to...Film:Bad Movies, same as Lenita  I love 'bad' movies.  Specifically, Waterworld, Battlefield Earth, Matrix II and III, Solarbabies... see the theme?  Bad scifi is good.  Because it's scifi, it can be whatever it wants, including ridiculous.2) Guilty Pleasure when it comes to...The Internet:Exes blogs, cadaver images (for work), soft porn and lesbo fan-fic (</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/4678947881668064879/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=4678947881668064879&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/4678947881668064879'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/4678947881668064879'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/11/friday-five-guilty.html' title='Friday Five- Guilty!'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-5964524805686309519</id><published>2006-11-27T15:56:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-11-27T15:57:55.069-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Lenita's Lucky Day</title><summary type='text'>Seriously.  No one is going to go to this with me?Saturday                  December 2, 4-6pm                Lapdancing With Confidence                with Jade                $35                Sold Out!                Learn the ins &amp; outs of lap dancing!  Jade will teach                  you how to take your clothes off and lap dance with confidence,                  power, grace and sexiness.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/5964524805686309519/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=5964524805686309519&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/5964524805686309519'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/5964524805686309519'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/11/lenitas-lucky-day.html' title='Lenita&apos;s Lucky Day'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-1344977699964572301</id><published>2006-11-24T18:26:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2006-11-24T18:34:52.373-05:00</updated><title type='text'>An Idea whose time has Come...</title><summary type='text'>Global Orgasm for peace. Wow. Good idea."GlobalOrgasm.org Mission StatementThe mission of the Global Orgasm is to effect change in the energy field of the Earth through input of the largest possible surge of human energy. Now that there are two more US fleets heading for the Persian Gulf with anti- submarine equipment that can only be for use against Iran, the time to change Earth’s energy is NOW</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/1344977699964572301/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=1344977699964572301&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/1344977699964572301'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/1344977699964572301'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/11/idea-whose-time-has-come_24.html' title='An Idea whose time has Come...'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-116429975267569789</id><published>2006-11-23T11:34:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-11-23T11:35:52.686-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Joss Whedon</title><summary type='text'>Any fans of Joss should watch this, his speach at Equality Now.  He's neat-o.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/116429975267569789/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=116429975267569789&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/116429975267569789'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/116429975267569789'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/11/joss-whedon.html' title='Joss Whedon'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-116379896388341640</id><published>2006-11-17T15:59:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-11-17T16:29:23.896-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Friday Five-a-rama</title><summary type='text'>My keyboard is fixed.  Seems like there was one little bit that I didn't quite put back together properly.  Oops.I Approve This Message!1) If offered the opportunity, with all expenses covered, would you run for political office? Sure but something small.  Like School Board Trustee.  I don't want to get all crazy high profile but I'd have no problem showing up and giving my two cents every few </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/116379896388341640/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=116379896388341640&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/116379896388341640'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/116379896388341640'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/11/friday-five-rama.html' title='Friday Five-a-rama'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-116259136567364262</id><published>2006-11-03T16:47:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-11-03T17:02:45.686-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Two post day</title><summary type='text'>Okay. My keyboard is sucky but I am going to try this.I am waiting to eat my oatmeal.  It's too hot.  It's the raisins 'n spice one.  Brandi's favourite from canoe trip.My day went from good to great to horrible to good.  Let's see the highlights...Woke with girlfriend, had some snuggles and coffee.  Good.Girlfriend drove me to work in Kensington Market  Mucho smoocho out front of my office . </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/116259136567364262/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=116259136567364262&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/116259136567364262'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/116259136567364262'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/11/two-post-day.html' title='Two post day'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-116258308029021070</id><published>2006-11-03T14:41:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-11-03T15:41:40.470-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Friday Five and More</title><summary type='text'>1) Tell us about where you live:Wow, I had so much to blog about and now I need to answer two friday fives in a row.  So here we go...Where I live is a complicated question.  I live on the cusp between Roncesvalles Village and Parkdale.  I get the good, the bad and the ugly from all directions.  I pay for rent on Harvard Ave. but I mostly live with my girlfriend and our two cats just (and I mean </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/116258308029021070/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=116258308029021070&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/116258308029021070'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/116258308029021070'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/11/friday-five-and-more.html' title='Friday Five and More'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-116223892200949418</id><published>2006-10-30T14:52:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-10-30T15:32:28.336-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Who?</title><summary type='text'>Five Random Questions:1) If you could be born as someone of the opposite sex, who would you want to look like? Look like?   First off - I spend a lota time with Lenita (Random Question Maker) and I think I have already answered most of these questions while driving or grocery shopping.  So forgive me if I change my answers.  Mostly I have a really bad memory.OK, so I am going to have to say...</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/116223892200949418/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=116223892200949418&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/116223892200949418'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/116223892200949418'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/10/who.html' title='Who?'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-116196524636458628</id><published>2006-10-27T11:00:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-10-27T11:07:26.376-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Friday Five</title><summary type='text'>1. What's your favorite candy:I love CANDY!  I love all candy!  My favourite is probably conversation hearts with candy corn following as a close second.  Thank the goddess that they are both seasonal or I would be a mess.2. What's the best scary movie?The Omen3. Do you like to be alone at home?Yes, but only because it is rare these days.  When I spent a lot of time alone at home it was less fun</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/116196524636458628/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=116196524636458628&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/116196524636458628'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/116196524636458628'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/10/friday-five_27.html' title='Friday Five'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-116178604654843726</id><published>2006-10-25T08:51:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-10-25T09:20:46.563-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Random quiz taking to amuse myself</title><summary type='text'>Name:  KateBirthday:  April 4, 1975Birthplace:  Peel Memorial Hospital, BramptonCurrent Location:  TorontoEye Color:  debatable.  My driver's license says grey.Hair Color:  brown/blonde Height:  5'7" Right Handed or Left Handed:  Right Your Heritage:  Anglo  The Shoes You Wore Today:  Blue suede loafers Your Weakness:  cookies, cigarettesYour Fears:  people in masks/costume. Things that bite.Your</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/116178604654843726/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=116178604654843726&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/116178604654843726'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/116178604654843726'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/10/random-quiz-taking-to-amuse-myself.html' title='Random quiz taking to amuse myself'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-116136051470344923</id><published>2006-10-20T11:00:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-10-21T15:44:45.413-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Friday Five: Twisting in my Head</title><summary type='text'>1. Have problems sleeping?Nope.  Sometimes I wake up too early and get something on the brain, then I HAVE to get up and start the day.  There's no getting back to sleep once my wheels start turning.2. Last dare accepted?Dare? I'm not sure.  Though I was going to take $50 if I had the opportunity to hit on a friend's Mother-in-law-ish type person.  Didn't work out though.  If you recall me taking</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/116136051470344923/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=116136051470344923&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/116136051470344923'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/116136051470344923'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/10/friday-five-twisting-in-my-head.html' title='Friday Five: Twisting in my Head'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-116118645785332687</id><published>2006-10-18T10:40:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2006-10-18T10:47:37.853-05:00</updated><title type='text'>My laptop, deconstructed</title><summary type='text'>     My laptop, deconstructed    Originally uploaded by Kate Hunter. Aird and I took apart my laptop to switch out the fan.  And it WORKED!  Amazing.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/116118645785332687/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=116118645785332687&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/116118645785332687'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/116118645785332687'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/10/my-laptop-deconstructed.html' title='My laptop, deconstructed'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-116118643857613437</id><published>2006-10-18T10:40:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-10-18T10:47:18.996-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Flickr</title><summary type='text'>This is a test post from , a fancy photo sharing thing.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/116118643857613437/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=116118643857613437&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/116118643857613437'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/116118643857613437'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/10/flickr.html' title='Flickr'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-116101762246181222</id><published>2006-10-16T11:45:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-10-16T11:53:42.473-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Friday Five It's all Local</title><summary type='text'>1. The time: 12:40 PM2. The weather: Sunny, 12 degrees3. The big news story: Ont. liquor law change would help stop date rape 4. Your favorite hangout: Currently, Poor John's on Queen.  Here's a review.5. The must-have accessory: my glasses.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/116101762246181222/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=116101762246181222&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/116101762246181222'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/116101762246181222'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/10/friday-five-its-all-local.html' title='Friday Five It&apos;s all Local'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-116049146223857483</id><published>2006-10-10T09:41:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-10-10T09:44:28.453-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Warning!</title><summary type='text'>http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2006/10/09/tortreefall.htmlHilarious.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/116049146223857483/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=116049146223857483&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/116049146223857483'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/116049146223857483'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/10/warning.html' title='Warning!'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-116016272622940600</id><published>2006-10-06T14:18:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-10-06T14:25:26.243-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Friday Five Before Michigan</title><summary type='text'>1) Name one of your bad habits:Smokin'2) What do you expect from friends?Not much.3) What is the last thing you wrote down?Receipt for Massage therapy services,4) What is the last favor you did for someone else?Helped Lenita carry stuff.  Well, my lunch.5) What is your favorite TV show?Jeopardy.  Didn't I answer this one before?  What's with the recycled questions?Ok.  So Lenita and I are going </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/116016272622940600/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=116016272622940600&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/116016272622940600'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/116016272622940600'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/10/friday-five-before-michigan.html' title='Friday Five Before Michigan'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-115989734296573402</id><published>2006-10-03T12:12:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-10-03T12:43:02.386-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Friday  Five</title><summary type='text'>1. What's the last thing you broke?I broke the lid of Lenita's tea pot on Sunday.  I fixed it on Monday.2. What's the most expensive thing you've broken?Ok, this sounds familiar. I think these questions were ripped off from somewhere else... Yes! Friday January 6, 2006 post! I knew I'd already answered this one. So the answer is "my teeth"3. Do you consider yourself clumsy or graceful?Mostly </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/115989734296573402/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=115989734296573402&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/115989734296573402'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/115989734296573402'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/10/friday-five.html' title='Friday  Five'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-115921794560767369</id><published>2006-09-25T15:52:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-09-25T15:59:05.620-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Friday Five, a little late</title><summary type='text'>1. Where were you last night?Last night I was at my house playing poker, then at Lenita's playing poke her.  Hahaha!2. Did you speak with anyone?Yes.Roommates Kelly and JulieHighschool buddy HeidPoker pal Julie G.LenitaCats Oliver, Monkey, Molly (who kept kicking me), Duncan and Baby.3. What were you wearing?Same thing as I wore on Saturday. Eeewe!  My Hillside tunic and Lenita's Jeans.4. What </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/115921794560767369/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=115921794560767369&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/115921794560767369'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/115921794560767369'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/09/friday-five-little-late.html' title='Friday Five, a little late'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-115861145442096798</id><published>2006-09-18T14:53:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-09-19T12:58:06.033-05:00</updated><title type='text'>A Late Friday Five</title><summary type='text'>1. How much TV do you watch?Not much.  Mostly I fall asleep when it comes on.  Maybe 7 hours a week?2. What type of show is your favorite?I guess Jeopardy is my favourite show.  I like Amazing Race and Showcase's Fridays Without Borders.3. Which talk show host do you hate?Which one do I like would be a better question, and that would be Ellen.  And that's it.  All the other ones bug me.4. Are you</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/115861145442096798/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=115861145442096798&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/115861145442096798'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/115861145442096798'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/09/late-friday-five.html' title='A Late Friday Five'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-115801490197923694</id><published>2006-09-11T17:12:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-09-11T17:48:22.106-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Things I learned on canoe trip</title><summary type='text'>   First of all, you call it 'canoe trip'. Not 'our canoe trip' or 'the canoe trip', just 'canoe trip'. I don't know why and at first it sounded clique-ish, but it got to me. So these are things I learned on canoe trip.      Listen to Jocelyn first, Brandi second, and question anything Aird says. Joce is the Trail Master deluxe - she knows all and plans well. Brandi is her little apprentice, a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/115801490197923694/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=115801490197923694&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/115801490197923694'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/115801490197923694'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/09/things-i-learned-on-canoe-trip.html' title='Things I learned on canoe trip'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-115801062235901604</id><published>2006-09-11T16:08:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-09-11T17:54:35.150-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Time to get up to speed again...</title><summary type='text'>Friday Fives I missed because my computer is still fan-less.1. Who do you live with?Well...Officially I live with Jules, Kelly, Oliver, Molly and Monkey. If you actually looked at time spent/meals consumed/nights slept you might say that I live with Lenita, Baby and Duncan.Duncan is my new kitten, seen here.  She has Horner's Syndrome, I think. And yes, I gave another female cat a male name. Go </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/115801062235901604/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=115801062235901604&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/115801062235901604'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/115801062235901604'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/09/time-to-get-up-to-speed-again.html' title='Time to get up to speed again...'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-115558809811134665</id><published>2006-08-14T14:54:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-08-14T15:41:38.143-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>Let's get up to speed here...Friday Fives...1. What don't you understand?Very little.  Other languages, some scientific concepts, really bad eyeglasses.2. Name someone in your life with blue eyes:Lenita3. When is a lie not really a lie?A lie is a lie.  Omissions are omissions.  Just get off my case already, ok?4. When is the last time you got really dirty?I got pretty dirty/sweaty on the Simcoe </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/115558809811134665/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=115558809811134665&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/115558809811134665'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/115558809811134665'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/08/lets-get-up-to-speed-here.html' title=''/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-115558375548296500</id><published>2006-08-14T14:27:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-08-14T14:29:15.496-05:00</updated><title type='text'>BRB</title><summary type='text'>The fan went on my laptop - it might catch on fire if I use it. I am going canoeing for a week.I will post as soon as I can.  I miss it too, please be patient.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/115558375548296500/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=115558375548296500&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/115558375548296500'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/115558375548296500'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/08/brb.html' title='BRB'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-115340114799602856</id><published>2006-07-20T07:42:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-07-20T08:12:28.086-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Local News</title><summary type='text'>My morning routine when I am at home: Make coffee, sit on back porch, come inside, turn on Breakfast Television and hop online.Two stories on BT grabbed my attention right away.First, the Olympic Spirit building has been closed to the public. What is Olympic Spirit Building? "Olympic Spirit Toronto is an entertainment venue that provides a thrilling interactive experience, themed around the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/115340114799602856/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=115340114799602856&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/115340114799602856'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/115340114799602856'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/07/local-news.html' title='Local News'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-115288436103152802</id><published>2006-07-14T08:19:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-07-14T08:39:21.123-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Friday Five - My First, my last, my...</title><summary type='text'>Name the last person you...1. Hugged: Lenita2. Smiled at: A woman on the street, presumably a neighbour.3. Deceived: Yesterday I told a guy asking for smokes that I didn't have any.  It was Matthew, the crazy neighbour.  And he is so cool now that he just shouted "Hey girl!" and made two fingers to the lips gesture that said he wanted a cigarette.  Whatever.4. Glared at: If I glare, I am not </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/115288436103152802/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=115288436103152802&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/115288436103152802'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/115288436103152802'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/07/friday-five-my-first-my-last-my.html' title='Friday Five - My First, my last, my...'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-115280436238172465</id><published>2006-07-13T10:19:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-07-13T17:46:42.113-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Lotsa Questions Answered</title><summary type='text'>Click here to post your own answers.✓ I miss somebody right now. (My family. I should really go see how they are all doing)✓ I don't watch much TV these days. (It's summer. Who watches TV in the summer? Vampires, that's who.)✓ I own lots of books. (Compared to some. I used to have more but pared down to move int a smaller space. I use to library now and borrow from friends.)✓ I wear glasses or </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/115280436238172465/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=115280436238172465&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/115280436238172465'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/115280436238172465'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/07/lotsa-questions-answered.html' title='Lotsa Questions Answered'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-115272842755175022</id><published>2006-07-12T12:58:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-07-12T13:20:27.653-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Popcorn as a meal replacement</title><summary type='text'>Eilleen uses popcorn as a meal replacer and I am taking a cue from her.  PLN got me an air popper for my birthday and I have been giving it a work out lately.  It's quick, tasty and somewhat satisfying.Went to Awenda's 4th beach on Sunday.  Super fantastic.  A little overcast but had a really nice relaxing time.  Having the mustang again was a huge bonus.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/115272842755175022/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=115272842755175022&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/115272842755175022'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/115272842755175022'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/07/popcorn-as-meal-replacement.html' title='Popcorn as a meal replacement'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-115227366352402284</id><published>2006-07-07T06:52:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-07-07T07:01:03.536-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Friday Five - Ballerina theme</title><summary type='text'>1. Have you ever had an addiction?Sure.  Coffee is definitely my longest standing addiction.  Wherever I go I have to ensure that I cab get a coffee in my hand within minutes of waking up.  This often requires forethought.  Like this past weekend when I was camping Lenita tried to tell me that people go into town to grab coffees and that I didn't need to bring my camp stove.  Right, Sure.  But </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/115227366352402284/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=115227366352402284&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/115227366352402284'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/115227366352402284'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/07/friday-five-ballerina-theme.html' title='Friday Five - Ballerina theme'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-115213927053977472</id><published>2006-07-05T17:37:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-07-05T17:41:10.546-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Flickr Junkie</title><summary type='text'>     // deep/blue/was/a/newbie //    Originally uploaded by -bwr-. I goof around on Flickr a lot.  I search for people, events, places...it's amazing what comes up.  One of the best things that I've seen inn a while is the Transparent Screens pool.  It goes like this, "Optical illusions created by photographing what's behind your screen and using it as a wallpaper."</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/115213927053977472/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=115213927053977472&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/115213927053977472'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/115213927053977472'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/07/flickr-junkie.html' title='Flickr Junkie'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-115203809160618096</id><published>2006-07-04T13:33:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-07-04T13:34:51.616-05:00</updated><title type='text'>My job is weird</title><summary type='text'>I am using suture material (for stitching up genitalia) to repair a mobile of 5 dangling naked ladies.  They look like they are flying.  My job is weird.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/115203809160618096/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=115203809160618096&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/115203809160618096'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/115203809160618096'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/07/my-job-is-weird.html' title='My job is weird'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-115202598596614165</id><published>2006-07-04T09:51:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-07-04T10:13:06.026-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Long Weekend</title><summary type='text'>I went away with Lenita and a bunch of fine folks to the woods near Owen Sound.  I had to work on Saturday until 4, but since I normally only have Sunday off, it was still a long weekend for me.  Two whole days off in a row.  Sigh...Pictures and details will follow, maybe after I get home tonight.Today I came into work and after making coffee and putting away the chlamydia swabs I noticed that </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/115202598596614165/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=115202598596614165&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/115202598596614165'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/115202598596614165'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/07/long-weekend.html' title='Long Weekend'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-115167725739902070</id><published>2006-06-30T09:10:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-06-30T09:20:57.476-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Squawkbox goin' down</title><summary type='text'>Lenita has just informed me that the site that supports my comments is shutting down.  Boo Hiss!  So I am going to use the blogger comments.  Eventually.All my old comments are going to disappear though.  Which sucks.  Humph.  Interestingly enough, some people who have commented on my blog have felt the need to go back and erase their comments.  Seems a bit like trying to alter the past, like on </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/115167725739902070/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=115167725739902070&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/115167725739902070'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/115167725739902070'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/06/squawkbox-goin-down.html' title='Squawkbox goin&apos; down'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-115167592411016355</id><published>2006-06-30T08:33:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-06-30T09:09:53.833-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Friday Five - Summer bound</title><summary type='text'>1. How many foreign countries have you visited?Not many.  USA, England, Cuba, Dominican Republic.  I once ran around in the courtyard of the Chinese consulate - I'm sure that doesn't count.2. What do you always take with you on vacation?Things that I can't do without?  Toothbrush, keys, wallet.  I was going to say my glasses too but since I am always wearing them it kinda goes without saying.  I </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/115167592411016355/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=115167592411016355&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/115167592411016355'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/115167592411016355'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/06/friday-five-summer-bound.html' title='Friday Five - Summer bound'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-115150499300007029</id><published>2006-06-28T08:32:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-06-28T09:29:53.190-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Drivin'</title><summary type='text'>My g/f's job is to help move things for movies. At first I didn't understand but now I am starting to get it.  It seems to range from renting wardrobe trucks, to figuring out what Italian cabs look like, to making sure writers/actors/whoever get a ride to meetings (renting a car and driver), to everything in between and who knows what else.  Anything that needs to be moved, her department makes </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/115150499300007029/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=115150499300007029&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/115150499300007029'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/115150499300007029'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/06/drivin.html' title='Drivin&apos;'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-115134315248060860</id><published>2006-06-26T12:28:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-06-26T12:32:32.573-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Dyke March</title><summary type='text'>     Toronto Dyke March June 24-2006    Originally uploaded by Spirited_Away. Like I said below, I didn't go to the Dyke March this year.  Partially because this is what it looked like last year.I am not a tourist attraction.Okay, sometimes I am but I didn't feel like being one on Saturday - plus I had to work.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/115134315248060860/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=115134315248060860&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/115134315248060860'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/115134315248060860'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/06/dyke-march.html' title='Dyke March'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-115133398228604303</id><published>2006-06-26T09:23:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-06-26T10:21:34.123-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Wasn't that a Party?</title><summary type='text'>Pride weekend.  I had a great time.I have learned from past mistakes (not something I do easily) that the best way to enjoy Pride in Toronto is to make no plans at all.  It feels like a risky way to go -I might end up alone/bored/scared/missing all the fun... But it always works out for the best because there is no pressure, no rush and the fun just happens.I didn't run into very many people this</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/115133398228604303/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=115133398228604303&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/115133398228604303'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/115133398228604303'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/06/wasnt-that-party.html' title='Wasn&apos;t that a Party?'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-115107999671336755</id><published>2006-06-23T10:55:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-06-23T11:26:36.773-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Friday Five - Last Firsts</title><summary type='text'>1. What was the last new song you discovered?The last new song, eh?  Hmmm...  It doesn't say anything about it being a good or favourite song.  So I'm going to say "Personal Jesus" by Johnny Cash.  As in the Depeche Mode song. I didn't know it existed.  I kinda like it.2. What was the last new dish you tasted?Lenita and I went for Ethiopian last week.  We had two meat dishes, a chicken and a beef</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/115107999671336755/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=115107999671336755&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/115107999671336755'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/115107999671336755'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/06/friday-five-last-firsts.html' title='Friday Five - Last Firsts'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-115083082707008689</id><published>2006-06-20T14:01:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-06-20T14:13:47.166-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Friday Five on a Tuesday</title><summary type='text'>Name your favorite...1. Candy:Just one?  Cripes, how am I supposed to do that? There are so many.  Sour jujubes, candy corn, jelly beans, cotton candy, candy apples, carmel, peanut brittle, conversation hearts, hot tamales, Nerds.  I think conversation hearts are my favourite.  Especially if we are talking about quantity.2. Cookie:Oatmeal chocolatechip.  Homemade, please.3. Donut:Krispy Kreme, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/115083082707008689/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=115083082707008689&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/115083082707008689'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/115083082707008689'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/06/friday-five-on-tuesday.html' title='Friday Five on a Tuesday'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-114989171082699844</id><published>2006-06-09T17:19:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-06-09T17:21:50.836-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Johari Window</title><summary type='text'>Hey, remember my Johari Window?  If not, please go check it out and tell me what you think of me.  Really.  Do it. Click here.  Even if you only know me from my blog, take some wild guesses.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/114989171082699844/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=114989171082699844&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114989171082699844'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114989171082699844'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/06/johari-window.html' title='Johari Window'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-114985961409399463</id><published>2006-06-09T08:14:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-06-09T08:26:54.173-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Friday Five - Whoa!</title><summary type='text'>Friday Five on time for a change.  Usually I work in Kensington Market on Fridays but I have had such a busy work/social life that I haven't done any self promotion and therefore have no Friday clients.  Oh well.  It's nice to have a breezy June Friday to do whatever I want.1. Do you play cards?Yes, I play poker on most Thursdays.  It's pretty fun.  Mostly I lose my 5 or 10 dollars to some other </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/114985961409399463/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=114985961409399463&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114985961409399463'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114985961409399463'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/06/friday-five-whoa.html' title='Friday Five - Whoa!'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-114964808249346533</id><published>2006-06-06T21:33:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-06-06T21:41:22.573-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Friday Five - Curses!</title><summary type='text'>Favorite phrase when you have:1. Ate food that tasted badOh god...2. Stubbed your toeNothing.  If I really hurt myself, I say nothing.  (Cheryl knew this trick really well.)  If you hear a crash or smash and lots of fussing and cursing, then I'm fine, don't worry about me.   A smash/crash followed by silence means I'm most likely bleeding or bruised or dead.3. Become frustratedWTF!4. Broken </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/114964808249346533/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=114964808249346533&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114964808249346533'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114964808249346533'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/06/friday-five-curses.html' title='Friday Five - Curses!'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-114908413696692228</id><published>2006-05-31T08:53:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-05-31T09:02:17.000-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Long time, no real post</title><summary type='text'>Okay, I've been totally neglecting my blog.  Not at much at some (Tammy, Eilleen, and the worst - Aird).  I have been a bit preoccupied.This weekend I was helping Lenita move.  Considering the time constraints and stress involved, it went really well.  I can't believe how quickly she's gotten that place functional.  Not pretty yet, but functional and livable.May 24 camping was fun.  Damn cold.  </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/114908413696692228/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=114908413696692228&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114908413696692228'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114908413696692228'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/05/long-time-no-real-post.html' title='Long time, no real post'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-114900937221152962</id><published>2006-05-30T12:03:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-05-30T12:16:12.580-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Friday Five - Buy me a Drink</title><summary type='text'>1. Where did you grow up?Gilford. Gilford, Ontario.2. Have you ever been to Indiana?I'm not sure.  Maybe I have been through it.  Seems likely.3. Describe yourself at age 18:I was a spazz-ma-tazz.My hair was pretty much like it is now.I was a lesbo.I moved to Toronto to go to school at George Brown.I weighted about 40 lbs less than I do now.I got my first tattoo.I was quite serious.4. How do you </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/114900937221152962/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=114900937221152962&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114900937221152962'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114900937221152962'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/05/friday-five-buy-me-drink.html' title='Friday Five - Buy me a Drink'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-114803925667628443</id><published>2006-05-19T06:28:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-05-25T07:23:27.536-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Friday Five</title><summary type='text'>I should put a lot of thought into this one. I'm dating a music nazi and my friends put a lot of weight into music.  I reserve the right to change these answers and refuse to defend them any further than I happen to feel like when you ask me.What songs would you play to match these situations?1. At a sporting event:Hockey Night in Canada theme song.  Even if the sport's not hockey.New Order's </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/114803925667628443/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=114803925667628443&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114803925667628443'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114803925667628443'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/05/friday-five.html' title='Friday Five'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-114748044910926008</id><published>2006-05-12T19:10:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-05-12T19:38:33.260-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Friday Five - It's all relative</title><summary type='text'>First off, I love the saying "It's all relative".  It's my favourite turn of phrase.  It explains so many things and excuses all kinds of questionable behaviour.1. How many siblings do you have?God, this question is so hard for me. I get it pretty much every time I meet new people.  Here's the thing - My mother gave birth to three children.  First my brother, then my sister, then me.  My sister </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/114748044910926008/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=114748044910926008&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114748044910926008'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114748044910926008'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/05/friday-five-its-all-relative.html' title='Friday Five - It&apos;s all relative'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-114701217816356987</id><published>2006-05-07T08:47:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-05-07T09:29:38.306-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Busted</title><summary type='text'>I totally broke my glasses this time.My alarm went off yesterday morning, telling me to get my ass up and go to work. I reached for my glasses and knocked them off my nightstand - again. I heard a clack and then nothing.  I climbed down and found that they had broken in half.  Which was upsetting.But not nearly as upsetting as the email I just got from my mom. "Hi,We got Nana's biopsy back and it</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/114701217816356987/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=114701217816356987&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114701217816356987'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114701217816356987'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/05/busted.html' title='Busted'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-114684066169480517</id><published>2006-05-05T09:22:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-05-05T09:51:01.800-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Friday Five - Viva Mexico!</title><summary type='text'>1. Have you ever been to Mexico?Nope.  I want to go.  It seems cheap, close and different from here.  I would like to go there and just wing it.  If I knew more Spanish it would be a little less daunting.2. Do you know anyone who is currently in the military?I do know an American fag in the reserves or something like the reserves.  Don't ask, don't tell...so weird.  I've had family members who </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/114684066169480517/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=114684066169480517&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114684066169480517'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114684066169480517'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/05/friday-five-viva-mexico.html' title='Friday Five - Viva Mexico!'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-114640329804915018</id><published>2006-04-30T08:02:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-04-30T08:23:14.193-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Church Bazaar</title><summary type='text'>Lenita, Kelly, Erica and I went to a church bazaar yesterday morning.  It started at 9am. I don't think we got there much later than that, but when we arrived there was a line-up outside.  We only had to wait 10 minutes or so to get to the front, paid our dollar, had our hands stamped for re-entry, and went in.  Kinda like going out on a Saturday night, except the clientele was much more </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/114640329804915018/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=114640329804915018&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114640329804915018'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114640329804915018'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/04/church-bazaar.html' title='Church Bazaar'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-114622316878828486</id><published>2006-04-28T06:05:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-04-28T06:19:28.813-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Friday Five</title><summary type='text'>1. What's missing from your life?I think I have everything to a certain degree.  Everything I thought to write here, I have at least a bit of, for better or worse...  security, illness, cashflow, joy, pain, sunshine, rain.2. Do you like to get drunk?No.  I puke.  Usually -- unless I am really careful.3. Have you ever kissed a stranger?Yes, but not for a really, really long time.  And I think it </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/114622316878828486/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=114622316878828486&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114622316878828486'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114622316878828486'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/04/friday-five.html' title='Friday Five'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-114615671491807671</id><published>2006-04-27T11:48:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-04-27T11:51:54.930-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Listening</title><summary type='text'>So I have joined the shuffling masses.I was all against ipods because I see them as antisocial.  Now I am antisocial too.  But I am making a cool ear bud cord cover.  I was going to knit, like this, but used a different technique.  The cord is long.  Might take a while.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/114615671491807671/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=114615671491807671&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114615671491807671'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114615671491807671'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/04/listening.html' title='Listening'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-114570765855043903</id><published>2006-04-22T07:06:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-04-22T07:07:38.560-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>Find your own pose!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/114570765855043903/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=114570765855043903&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114570765855043903'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114570765855043903'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/04/find-your-own-pose.html' title=''/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-114562488104898212</id><published>2006-04-21T07:33:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-04-21T08:08:01.173-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Toilet  Paper Famine</title><summary type='text'>When I lived with Eilleen and Cheryl we would have what we called a "Toilet Paper Famine".  This is when no one buys TP and you end up using whatever is around.  Kleenex, restaurant napkins, paper towels in the worst case.  From time to time we would end up using Christmas or Hello Kitty napkins.  Very festive.We had famines all the time on Bloor Street.  Some would last for days.  We didn't have</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/114562488104898212/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=114562488104898212&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114562488104898212'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114562488104898212'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/04/toilet-paper-famine.html' title='Toilet  Paper Famine'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-114540171000261573</id><published>2006-04-18T18:01:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-04-18T18:08:30.026-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Tuesday Afternoon...Still Sunny</title><summary type='text'>The weather has been unbelievable.  I have sunglasses and my ipod shuffle.  I am going to put away my winter coat.  I already have my sandals out.  They just need to be wiped down.  I have a new-to-me bike and a car if I need to hit the road.I think I might have tomorrow off.  That would be excellent.  I could re-pot plants and air out my tent and sleeping bag.  Have fantastic would that be?I </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/114540171000261573/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=114540171000261573&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114540171000261573'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114540171000261573'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/04/tuesday-afternoonstill-sunny.html' title='Tuesday Afternoon...Still Sunny'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-114506706731467329</id><published>2006-04-14T20:55:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-04-14T21:11:07.353-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Friday Five Feel Good Theme</title><summary type='text'>1. Have you ever ridden a camel?Not that I can recall.  It seems like this is something that might have happened and I forgot.2. When you are outside, what does the horizon look like?What?  Like outside my house?  It is all trees and buildings.  No real discernible horizon.3. Who is the last person to leave you a message?Roommate Kelly.4. How many hours did you sleep last night?6?5. Chocolate: </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/114506706731467329/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=114506706731467329&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114506706731467329'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114506706731467329'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/04/friday-five-feel-good-theme.html' title='Friday Five Feel Good Theme'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-114480983093512889</id><published>2006-04-11T21:16:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-04-11T21:43:51.016-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Sunny days...</title><summary type='text'>Robyn and I discovered a Sesame Street clip site.  Video, sound, whatever.  We watched clips for a bit, got all nostalgic and giggly.  Fun.Robyn took me on some adventures today and fed me too.  We almost played with rescued rats but it didn't work out.  Maybe another day.I am so tired right now.  I have a cold and it's been slowing me down.  I think I am going to go to bed right...now.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/114480983093512889/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=114480983093512889&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114480983093512889'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114480983093512889'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/04/sunny-days.html' title='Sunny days...'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-114475637811347344</id><published>2006-04-11T06:49:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-04-11T06:52:58.126-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Warm Tuesday Morning</title><summary type='text'>Anyone who thinks I am crazy can join the club.  That's the "I think Kate is Crazy" club. I'm not only a member, I'm the president!And I am late for work.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/114475637811347344/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=114475637811347344&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114475637811347344'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114475637811347344'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/04/warm-tuesday-morning.html' title='Warm Tuesday Morning'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-114459762243233488</id><published>2006-04-09T09:59:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-04-09T10:47:02.540-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Night at the Horseshoe</title><summary type='text'>I added a bunch of daily reads to my sidepanel.  I read a whole lotta blogs.  Some of people I have never met.I went to She Wants Revenge at the Horseshoe last night.  Robyn was too full and tired to go so I went by myself.  It was awesome.  I had never been to a rock show on my own before.I had an extra ticket to unload.  I asked the Horseshoe staff how I could get rid of it.  The show was sold </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/114459762243233488/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=114459762243233488&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114459762243233488'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114459762243233488'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/04/night-at-horseshoe.html' title='Night at the Horseshoe'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-114444836942101447</id><published>2006-04-07T16:54:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-04-07T17:19:29.510-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Tarot Cards</title><summary type='text'>I had my cards read last week.  It was fantastic and thank you to Lenita and Josephine for making it possible.I had a three card draw.  Past, Present and Future.My Past card was the Nine of Wands. "Just like the Five of Wands and Seven of Wands, The Nine shows a man focused on combat or struggle. This man has seen fighting before, as indicated by the bandage on his head, and is prepared to fight </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/114444836942101447/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=114444836942101447&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114444836942101447'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114444836942101447'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/04/tarot-cards.html' title='Tarot Cards'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-114441622943796796</id><published>2006-04-07T08:00:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-04-07T08:23:49.506-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Friday Five - I only smile in the dark</title><summary type='text'>1. What's the weather like?Raining.  I went out a few minutes ago and the rainpipe from the roof was powerwashing a lawnchair.  There was a much dirtier lawnchair nearby so I switched them.  I'm wondering if the rain will last long enough to clean that one too.2. When is the last time you felt appreciated?I'm an RMT.  I feel appreciated every 75 minutes when I'm working.  That's one of the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/114441622943796796/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=114441622943796796&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114441622943796796'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114441622943796796'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/04/friday-five-i-only-smile-in-dark.html' title='Friday Five - I only smile in the dark'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-114433601152366068</id><published>2006-04-06T09:57:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-04-06T10:06:51.553-05:00</updated><title type='text'>She Wants Revenge</title><summary type='text'>It's a band, no one really wants revenge.  Well, some might but I have not heard anything yet.  My tires have yet to be slashed and if someone keyed my car I probably wouldn't notice.She Wants Revenge is playing at the Horseshoe on Saturday, and since I am a glutton for punishment, I really want to go.  I was supposed to go with Jen in Detroit next week to see them at the ever popular St. </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/114433601152366068/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=114433601152366068&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114433601152366068'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114433601152366068'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/04/she-wants-revenge.html' title='She Wants Revenge'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-114418902814276286</id><published>2006-04-04T16:58:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-04-04T17:17:08.213-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Thirty.  One.</title><summary type='text'>It seems like it has been ages since I posted.  It hasn't.  It's just that a whole lotta stuff has happened.  Let's put that aside for a moment.Today, I am 31 years old.Thirty-one.  I was amazed when I made it to thirty. I guess if you had asked me at any point between 17 and 27 what I would be doing at 31, I would have told you that I would be living with my girlfriend.  We'd have a house, a dog</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/114418902814276286/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=114418902814276286&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114418902814276286'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114418902814276286'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/04/thirty-one.html' title='Thirty.  One.'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-114383632085151173</id><published>2006-03-31T15:05:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-03-31T15:18:40.910-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Friday Five - Perfect</title><summary type='text'>1. Name one of your flaws:I don't think.  Or I do think and then ignore my better judgment.2. Have you ever won first place?Yes.  Running (short distances), Horse back riding, Oscar pool, Hockey league champs last year, that kinda thing.3. Who is the last person to make you smile?Bridget made me laugh at work.  Neither of us were supposed to be there and we surprised each other.4. Describe a time</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/114383632085151173/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=114383632085151173&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114383632085151173'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114383632085151173'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/03/friday-five-perfect.html' title='Friday Five - Perfect'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-114373789449381530</id><published>2006-03-30T11:38:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-03-30T11:58:14.540-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Chant with me - Owah Tanna Siam</title><summary type='text'>I 'fessed up.  I told the truth to all involved.  I lost the love that I wanted and even managed to fuck someone else over along the way.  I am keeping sane by knowing that coming clean is way better than being with Jen and being a liar.Technically, I didn't do anything 'wrong'.  Ethically, I totally did.I'm sure she'll never read this.  I sent flowers that should arrive tomorrow but I don't know</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/114373789449381530/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=114373789449381530&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114373789449381530'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114373789449381530'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/03/chant-with-me-owah-tanna-siam.html' title='Chant with me - Owah Tanna Siam'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-114356670098708855</id><published>2006-03-28T12:20:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-03-28T12:25:00.996-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Friendster Syndication</title><summary type='text'>I think I just syndicated my blog to my friendster profile.  Which is a little crazy.  I put my blog address out there to a certain degree, but I don't really want my family or co-workers to read it.  I wouldn't be able to bitch about them.Oh well.  Busy day, the laundry won't do itself.  I am folding on the teak table again - very comforting.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/114356670098708855/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=114356670098708855&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114356670098708855'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114356670098708855'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/03/friendster-syndication.html' title='Friendster Syndication'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-114350060105466821</id><published>2006-03-27T17:43:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-03-27T18:03:21.316-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Clarke for Mayor</title><summary type='text'>I walked home from work today.  It took an hour and a half, from Spadina and Dupont to Queen and Roncesvalles.  Dupont West to Ossington, South on Ossington to Queen, West on Queen to Triller and home.At Queen and Brock there was a guy yelling with a can of paint in his hand.  I thought he was preaching or possibly looking for cash to go to the beer store.  He was doing neither.  He was </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/114350060105466821/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=114350060105466821&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114350060105466821'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114350060105466821'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/03/clarke-for-mayor.html' title='Clarke for Mayor'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-114329061089751579</id><published>2006-03-25T07:31:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-03-25T07:43:30.906-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Friday Five - Black and White Theme</title><summary type='text'>1. When is the last time you became unraveled?Wednesday night.2. What's the longest trip you've taken?Distance or time?  My longest drive was 21 hours to Northwest Wisconsin.  I drove the whole way, only stopping for 10 minute gas/pee breaks.3. Who is the biggest distraction in your life?Jen.  Whether I am thinking happy thoughts or scary ones, she is the biggest distraction for sure.4. Do people</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/114329061089751579/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=114329061089751579&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114329061089751579'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114329061089751579'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/03/friday-five-black-and-white-theme.html' title='Friday Five - Black and White Theme'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-114314881492206552</id><published>2006-03-23T15:28:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-03-23T16:20:19.493-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Wowsers</title><summary type='text'>What to post, what to post...Everything is so personal and intense right now.  Sharing details online seems like a bad idea.  For all those that are worried about me - I am okay.  I would be on your doorstep in a nanosecond if I needed to be.  And I might be there later, or maybe, as you read this, I am on my way.  Right now I mostly need to sit and think.  Which is something that I am not good </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/114314881492206552/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=114314881492206552&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114314881492206552'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114314881492206552'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/03/wowsers.html' title='Wowsers'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-114290403769447884</id><published>2006-03-20T19:58:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-03-20T20:20:37.763-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Fortunes, good and bad</title><summary type='text'>Today my fortune in Dose magazine was something like "Your choice in attire will make you a friend and an enemy today".  I read it on the way home so my day was pretty much over.  I checked out what I was wearing.I often dress like a slob.  Today was definitely a slob day.  From the top down, I have on: My broken glasses.  You can't really tell that they are broken but I think they are a little </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/114290403769447884/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=114290403769447884&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114290403769447884'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114290403769447884'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/03/fortunes-good-and-bad.html' title='Fortunes, good and bad'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-114264820017487610</id><published>2006-03-17T20:18:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-03-17T21:16:40.226-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Friday Five - No Theme</title><summary type='text'>Done with the assistance of my roommate, Kelly.  Feel free to comment if you have better ideas.1. Which movie character is most like you?Fizgig, from The Dark Crystal.  A pic is found at www.lessermuppets.com, which, as a site name, is hilarious.2. Which TV character is most like you?Alex Trebek.  This is also Kelly's idea.  We watch it a few times a week together so I can see why she associates </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/114264820017487610/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=114264820017487610&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114264820017487610'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114264820017487610'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/03/friday-five-no-theme.html' title='Friday Five - No Theme'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-114244848136438941</id><published>2006-03-15T13:40:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-03-15T21:18:25.813-05:00</updated><title type='text'>L Word Spoiler Alert</title><summary type='text'>If you watch the L Word and haven't seen Season three, Episode ten read no further.  I am going to spoil it for you.  That means you Robyn.I squeezed out a few tears just now.  My tv girlfriend died.  Damn.  Lesbos often play the "Which one is your favourite?" when talking about the L Word.  My quick response, from the first episode has been Dayna.  The tennis pro.  Athletic, hot and oblivious.  </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/114244848136438941/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=114244848136438941&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114244848136438941'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114244848136438941'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/03/l-word-spoiler-alert.html' title='L Word Spoiler Alert'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-114243946203929545</id><published>2006-03-15T10:33:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-03-15T11:33:59.816-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Tuesday night rock show</title><summary type='text'>Went to see Stereolab at the Phoenix last night.  It was fantastic, and thanks to Aird for the invite.  I don't have any Stereolab but there has been several Q-"Hey, I like this. Who is it?" A-"Stereolab." in my past.  I might need to buy the best-of.I ran into an old friend there.  An ex-girlfriend actually.  Which is strange.We managed to not run into each other for 8 years or so.  Then over </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/114243946203929545/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=114243946203929545&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114243946203929545'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114243946203929545'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/03/tuesday-night-rock-show.html' title='Tuesday night rock show'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-114200570771906219</id><published>2006-03-10T10:33:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-03-10T10:48:27.766-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Friday Five - Number One Single Theme</title><summary type='text'>1. What's your favorite song these days?Starman by Seu Jorge.  He did the Life Aquatic soundtrack.  I haven't seen the movie but I heard the soundtrack one morning at Cherry Bomb.  I asked about it then ran home to download it.  Seu Jorge does Bowie songs in another language, I think it's Portuguese.  Maybe Spanish.  Probably Portuguese.2. Do you wear glasses?Yep, see post from yesterday.3. Have </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/114200570771906219/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=114200570771906219&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114200570771906219'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114200570771906219'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/03/friday-five-number-one-single-theme.html' title='Friday Five - Number One Single Theme'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-114195686777150923</id><published>2006-03-09T21:03:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-03-09T21:14:27.823-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Laundry</title><summary type='text'>For 6 years or so I folded my laundry on my big square teak table.  I had this routine where I'd clear it off, sweep away the cat hair, clean with a damp cloth, and wipe it dry.  Then I'd dump my clean laundry on it and fold in into hers 'n hers piles, with great detail.  My panties were piled, hers were folded - that kinda thing.Tonight was the first time that I've repeated this routine since </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/114195686777150923/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=114195686777150923&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114195686777150923'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114195686777150923'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/03/laundry.html' title='Laundry'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-114191774614145230</id><published>2006-03-09T10:03:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-03-09T10:23:40.830-05:00</updated><title type='text'>I am officially a nerd</title><summary type='text'>Yesterday morning I broke my glasses.I have a loft bed that is taller than me.  So the actual bed has got to be six and a half feet up from the floor.  Which means that by bedside table is about seven and a half feet high.  I keep my glasses in a wooden bowl on the table.  Sometimes I flail around in the morning.  Yesterday I knocked the bowl off the table, sending it and my glasses flying, right</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/114191774614145230/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=114191774614145230&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114191774614145230'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114191774614145230'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/03/i-am-officially-nerd.html' title='I am officially a nerd'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-114177809731742174</id><published>2006-03-07T18:17:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-03-07T19:34:57.383-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Tuesday Update</title><summary type='text'>Ali Farka Toure died today.  He was an amazing African blues musician.  I had a few of his albums on cassette but they are long gone.  I was at Mark and Heather's on Wednesday and they were playing his (and Ry Cooder's) Talking Timbuktu album, one of my favourites.  I downloaded some songs from the album as soon as I got home and enjoyed them - I knew I would.  Then the news this afternoon, while</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/114177809731742174/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=114177809731742174&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114177809731742174'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114177809731742174'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/03/tuesday-update.html' title='Tuesday Update'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-114156862970153928</id><published>2006-03-05T09:05:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-03-05T09:24:36.706-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Waiting to go to Mitzi's Sister</title><summary type='text'>I am, of course, happy as a clam.  Jen got into town last night.  14 hours early.  And she brought donuts.Why can't I sleep in?!?  I know why.  It is my own, personal circadian rhythm.  That part of my brain that operates to keep me on a safe and healthy schedule.  I have no idea when I went to sleep - 4am? - but I got up at 8:30.  I am wide awake while my girlfriend happily snoozes through the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/114156862970153928/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=114156862970153928&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114156862970153928'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114156862970153928'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/03/waiting-to-go-to-mitzis-sister.html' title='Waiting to go to Mitzi&apos;s Sister'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-114140320738985004</id><published>2006-03-03T11:17:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-03-03T11:26:47.416-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Friday Five - Public Square Questionaire</title><summary type='text'>1. What color is your hair?Technically, dark blonde.  Really, it is brown.  Maybe redish brown with white/blonde highlights (done by PLN).2. When is the last time you accepted a dare?Oh, all the time.  Robyn dares me to do stuff regularily.  The last one might've been to take pictures of Toronto cops and eccentric types on the street.  This is something I would normally think twice about, but we </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/114140320738985004/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=114140320738985004&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114140320738985004'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114140320738985004'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/03/friday-five-public-square-questionaire.html' title='Friday Five - Public Square Questionaire'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-114132546054373224</id><published>2006-03-02T13:24:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-03-02T13:51:00.606-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Now my comments have disappeared...</title><summary type='text'>WTF?  My Squawkbox comments have disappeared.  Maybe they will come back.  I think they have gone on vacation before.  I prefer them to the blogger comments.  Mostly, I like what I know.I have a million things to do in the next three days.  Too many days of slacking earlier in the week.  Damn that past Kate, she never thinks of future Kate. So what am I doing about it?  Blogging.  Present Kate </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/114132546054373224/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=114132546054373224&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114132546054373224'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114132546054373224'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/03/now-my-comments-have-disappeared.html' title='Now my comments have disappeared...'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-114117926926424979</id><published>2006-02-28T20:54:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-02-28T21:14:29.296-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Yay! It's fixed!</title><summary type='text'>So re-indexing worked.  Phew.  I thought I might've totally fucked it up.I came out to my Dad.  It was fantastic.  Best response possible, with funny voice and everything.  It takes a load off my mind for sure.  I can't believe that he didn't figure it out on his own.  I thought he knew for sure.This is a cute picture of my Dad goofing around with my nephew at Thanksgiving.  He is a bit of a goof</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/114117926926424979/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=114117926926424979&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114117926926424979'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114117926926424979'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/02/yay-its-fixed.html' title='Yay! It&apos;s fixed!'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-114117796276364167</id><published>2006-02-28T20:51:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-02-28T20:52:42.773-05:00</updated><title type='text'>My blog was/is down</title><summary type='text'>Why can't visit my blog?  Possibly by posting and re-indexing it will be fixed...</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/114117796276364167/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=114117796276364167&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114117796276364167'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114117796276364167'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/02/my-blog-wasis-down.html' title='My blog was/is down'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-114108067569972026</id><published>2006-02-27T17:43:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-02-27T17:51:15.710-05:00</updated><title type='text'>My name is Kate, and I am a Conversation Heartaholic</title><summary type='text'>I am completely addicted to conversation hearts.  I ate a big bowl of them over the past four days.  And Robyn just told me that she bought me a kilogram bag.  Oh god.  Luckily, they are only in my face for a month or so out of the year.I have been pretty good at expanding my diet beyond coffee and chicken wings.  Right now I am enjoying yogurt and granola as a snack to tide me over until dinner </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/114108067569972026/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=114108067569972026&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114108067569972026'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114108067569972026'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/02/my-name-is-kate-and-i-am-conversation.html' title='My name is Kate, and I am a Conversation Heartaholic'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-114082594795746767</id><published>2006-02-24T18:32:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-02-24T19:05:48.200-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Friday Five - The crappy old one</title><summary type='text'>I used to do a really cool Friday Five, then it disappeared from the www.  So I found another, but it was crappy.  I found another one, but this week they've decided to do a poll about who will win the Oscars instead of Five somewhat random questions.  I haven't seen any of the nominated movies so that kinda leaves me out.  So it's back to the crappy Friday Five...1) When does liking someone a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/114082594795746767/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=114082594795746767&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114082594795746767'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114082594795746767'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/02/friday-five-crappy-old-one.html' title='Friday Five - The crappy old one'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-114065639082825712</id><published>2006-02-22T19:59:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-02-22T19:59:50.896-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Henry Cat</title><summary type='text'>     Henry Cat    Originally uploaded by Kate Hunter. This is my American cat, Henry.  Rumours circulate that he's a bad cat - but I know that he is just too smart for his own good.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/114065639082825712/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=114065639082825712&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114065639082825712'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114065639082825712'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/02/henry-cat.html' title='Henry Cat'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-114065366192817227</id><published>2006-02-22T18:38:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-02-22T19:14:21.986-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Purity Test 28.6%</title><summary type='text'>I did one of those online purity tests.  It was very long.  500 questions - if I'd noticed that I might not have bothered.  It was fun though.  I am 28.6% pure.  Pretty good or very bad, depending on how you look at it.  A lot of it was pretty tame so I was going along clicking 'yes' - 'yes' - 'yes' then there would be one like... "Have you ever had sex, oral sex, or [mutual] masturbation with a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/114065366192817227/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=114065366192817227&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114065366192817227'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114065366192817227'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/02/purity-test-286.html' title='Purity Test 28.6%'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-114053601731786356</id><published>2006-02-21T10:06:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-02-21T23:22:46.166-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Alpha-kate</title><summary type='text'>A - Available: Nope.  It has been over 6 months of fun and happiness with Jennifer.A - Age: 30, but not for long.  31 is right there staring me downA - Annoyance: story repeaters. B - Best Friend: Tough call.  Robyn, Aird, and Miss Eilleen.  All know me so well and all are me favourties to spend time with.B - Bar: Last bar I went to was Burdicks to watch the CAN vs. Sweden hockey gameB - Birthday</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/114053601731786356/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=114053601731786356&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114053601731786356'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114053601731786356'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/02/alpha-kate.html' title='Alpha-kate'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-114030694892349485</id><published>2006-02-18T18:29:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-02-18T18:55:48.976-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Weekend, yay!</title><summary type='text'>Yay, I made it!  It's Saturday evening, at long last.  Working today was okay.  Interesting to say the least.Nao and I did couples massage, with all four of us in the same clinic room.  It was fun to massage alongside Nao again.  We went to school together and worked side-by-each everyday for hours (sometimes more than 8 a day).  We were in our little clique of four.  I worked on Jen, He worked </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/114030694892349485/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=114030694892349485&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114030694892349485'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114030694892349485'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/02/weekend-yay.html' title='Weekend, yay!'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-114022210431407117</id><published>2006-02-17T19:21:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-02-17T19:21:44.366-05:00</updated><title type='text'>I got a corset...</title><summary type='text'>     I got a corset    Originally uploaded by Kate Hunter. ...because every woman should have a corset, not just the women that I have dated.I just noticed that this picture makes me look a little lopsided.It is a size small.  Which is the one that fit me.  Which is weird.  I am usually a large in fitted tops but that is because of my broad shoulders.  The sucky thing is that it came with the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/114022210431407117/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=114022210431407117&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114022210431407117'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114022210431407117'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/02/i-got-corset.html' title='I got a corset...'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-114021753587406930</id><published>2006-02-17T17:28:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-02-17T18:05:35.916-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Not so pouty anymore</title><summary type='text'>Scroll down to previous post to see how pouty I was.I am a lot less pouty now.  I am going to Michigan, for a short visit.  Unfortunately, it will include Monday and I will miss the hockey game.  I will take my jersey though.  Might be able to listen to it online or something.The things I do to see this American - I missed voting for the first time in my life (my candidate won anyway, I knew she </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/114021753587406930/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=114021753587406930&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114021753587406930'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114021753587406930'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/02/not-so-pouty-anymore.html' title='Not so pouty anymore'/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564902.post-114021416052670137</id><published>2006-02-17T16:27:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-02-17T17:09:20.593-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>I was supposed to work a half day today.  I went for 3/4s instead.  So late afternoon, I'm home watching the Canadian Women's team destroy Finland.  I hope they destroy them - it's not over yet.USA losing to Sweden is a huge upset.  The gold metal round is always a CAN vs. USA game.  I can't believe it.  I thought I was going to be in Michigan for the game on Monday.  I was thinking that I could </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/feeds/114021416052670137/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5564902&amp;postID=114021416052670137&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114021416052670137'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5564902/posts/default/114021416052670137'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiekaboom.blogspot.com/2006/02/i-was-supposed-to-work-half-day-today.html' title=''/><author><name>kate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04750067121297829815</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
