Tulip's Tantrums

Tensions between the US and North Korea continue to escalate, with many following the building tensions of how this will play out. Abacus conducted a poll of 1,500 Canadians from August 11-15. Totals for each question are listed and are broken down into sex, age, political leanings and if respondents are or are not following this situation closely - 63% are. A majority (69%) felt the US would take military action against North Korea, 47% that North Korea would launch missiles at South Korea, and 43% thought it likely that North Korea would launch a missile at the US. Those are interesting findings. I believe the US will definitely take action, sooner than later. As well, I can see North Korea continuing to be the bully by attacking South Korea as has been the case in the past . I think it is highly unlikely the North Koreans will fire upon the US first. Doing so would cause immediate and severe retaliation. In the ensuing fire fight, Jong-un would stand a good chance of l

Just a quick note tonight to say that Dreytan and Joanna's wedding was incredible. They both looked phenomenal, things went off with only a couple small glitches (note: always remember to bring garbage bags to the hall for the caterers), and the newlywed couple is leaving tomorrow for a camping honeymoon in southern Alberta or BC. They're also planning a trip to Mexico in the winter. The pics from the photographer won't be back for a bit, but she sent a sneak peek that I'm posting. The photographer is Mikaela Sloat and she was incredible. Not only did she set up awesome poses and take all the "regular" shots (parents, grandparents, etc.), she did an impromptu boudoir shoot of Joanna, helped lace Jo's corseted dress, and tied Drey and the groomsmen's ties! You wouldn't know she was there as she stealthily (is that a word?) made her way around both the ceremony and the reception. She is a fun, personable, creative lady who I would gladly give a re

Today I'm just going to post some quotes I've read recently. Have a good day. Toodles! "Eleven Hints for Life" 1. It hurts to love someone and not be loved in return. But what is more painful is to love someone and never find the courage to let that person know how you feel. 2. A sad thing in life is when you meet someone who means a lot to you, only to find out in the end that it was never meant to be and you just have to let go. 3. The best kind of friend is the kind you can sit on a porch swing with, never say a word, and then walk away feeling like it was the best conversation you've ever had. 4. It's true that we don't know what we've got until we lose it, but it's also true that we don't know what we've been missing until it arrives. 5. It takes only a minute to get a crush on someone, an hour to like someone, and a day to love someone-but it takes a lifetime to forget someone. 6. Don't go for looks, they can deceive. Don

There's a lot of scary things going on throughout the world right now. Often I'll hear people say that things are worse than they used to be, but I think the media plays a huge part in this. 100 years ago people didn't find things out until months after they'd happened. As well, the media sometimes builds things up for shock value and ratings. Actually, quite often. Negativity is more predominant, with one or two feel good stories in a newscast. That's not to say there's not more crap going on in our world right now, however things that are "big news" nowadays were common place in the past. Racism wasn't reported on because it wasn't an issue. Same with LGBT articles - people "like that" were dealt with and there was no need to report on it. I'm not trying to say anything more than these were the "norms" of the past. North Korea is damn scary. They need to maintain their government and Kim Jong-un's leadership must

I'm not actually losing my shit - it's a great article on the elephant. Unfortunately, I won't pay $2/mo to read more articles (I know, it's silly) so I can't see it again. The site is a lot of buddhism information and that's just not my thing, but every once in a while there's some good mindfulness advise. I do know that I'm more calm that I was a year ago. Being mindful isn't difficult but it is, if that makes sense. It's something I see that I've done for years, but now that I'm officially practicing, I notice the way it shows. Unfortunately, like most, I struggle: anger is one of my downfalls. I can be both slow and quick to anger, but calming myself is sometimes the hardest part. Especially with people I know, except pedos - I have a seething hatred for all of them and they, and their stories, are definitely triggers for me - when people I know are just so stupid I'm not sure how they breathe, that will bring out ill feelings

The wedding is getting close now. Less than 2 weeks away. So far the weather looks good, venues and caterer have been set up, chairs ordered, linens and such are ready to go, dresses are hemmed and fitted, groomsmen are getting their outfits together, hair and makeup artists are booked, bouquets and corsages and boutonnieres have been created, center pieces, arbour ... everything. It's so exciting! Darrin gets home on the evening of the 14th. His suit is dry cleaned and his new shirt and tie are on the way. My dress needs one tiny adjustment that I can easily do. The rest of our family is in the wedding party, so don't have to worry about what to wear. Rob's the MC. I'm not sure how prepared he is, but time is of the essence. He said he's done it before and how good he is at it, but he's looking for a lot of information from Drey and Jo that he should be putting together himself. Well, I'm sure all will go well in the end - they'll be married and sha