I have just completed six months with my new company. I am really enjoying it, my boss is great, its close to home and all the other shiz is good too. It’s clear that the management care more about their employees at this place. 6 months in and I’ve already had a employee opinion survey! As I am approaching the time for a Performance Review, I started looking for tips and stuff to make a review go smooth and set forth a positive road for the future. I came across this and found it to be quite funny…. Employee Performance Review terms… and what they REALLY mean Average Employee……………………Not Too BrightExceptionally Well Qualified…………Made No Major Blunders YetActive Socially…………………….Drinks a LotCharacter above Reproach…………….Still One Step Ahead Of the LawQuick Thinking……………………..Offers Plausible ExcusesCareful Thinker…………………….Won’t Make a DecisionPlans for Advancement……………….Buys Drinks for All the BoysAggressive…………………………ObnoxiousUses Logic on Difficult Jobs…………Gets Someone Else To Do ItExpresses Themselves Well……………Speaks EnglishMeticulous Attention to Detail……….A Nit PickerHas Leadership Qualities…………….Is Tall or Has A Loud VoiceExceptionally Good Judgment…………LuckyKeen Sense of Humor………………..Knows a Lot of Dirty JokesCareer Minded………………………Back StabberOf Great Value to the Organization……Gets To Work on TimeRelaxed Attitude……………………Sleeps At DeskWork Is First Priority………………Too Ugly To Get A DateIndependent Worker………………….Nobody Knows What He/She DoesGreat Presentation Skills……………Able To Make Thing Up On The SpotGood Communication Skills……………Spends Lots of Time on PhoneLoyal……………………………..Can’t Get a Job Anywhere Else

Look what I get! Today I got a call from a lovely employee at Matchstick.ca after I had filled out a survey last week that pertained to MP3 players. Turns out…..it was for the Zune MP3 device!This thing is fucking awesome. I currently have an 8G Nano, but I reckon this might rival my little baby. It comes with video, photo, radio, a recorder, wireless sync (so cool!) and up to 2,000 songs, or 25,000 pictures, or 24 hours of video. Holy shit yo!! It is not in Canada yet, but I am getting an 8G one! And, to make it even better and cooler, I get to give one to a friend!! Also, Zune is super cool because they are going to be hosting parties with Vice magazine. As a devoted Vice fan, this rocks my socks off! Vice had a promotion with Solo Mobile once for the 100/100 Parties that were off the hook and craz-ay. I should get my Zuney Tuney unit in about a week or so. Stay ‘tuned’ for updates!! If you’d like to participate in this great opportunity or other great stuff from Matchstick let me know and i’ll pass on the details for you! xoxo

Last weekend was May 2-4, Victoria Day long weekend. I went up North with some of my best friends and loves up to our fav place, The Chalet. Since we are approaching Summer and it is usually warmer by now, I found it quite appropriate to rename it the Chalottage; combo Chalet/Cottage. We had an amazingly fantastic time and I created a keepsake for us all to hold on to the memories. Here friends, is my video: Chalottage has now been defined in the UrbanDictionary as the following: Chalottage A place you go in the winter because it’s near a ski resort, ski hill or some type of winter activity AND a place you go in the summer because it is near water or for summer relaxing. part Chalet part Cottage, Chalottage. Winter: Lets go to the Chalottage for skiing this weekend!Summer: Lets go to the Chalottage and go to the beach this weekend! Ex. Collingwood, ON: Ski at Blue Mountain & sun, sand, surf at Wasaga Beach. Source: Casie Stewart, Toronto, ON

Anzac Day is commemorated by Australia and New Zealand on 25 April every year to honour members of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZACs) who fought at Gallipoli in Turkey during World War I. Anzac Day is also celebrated in the Cook Islands, Niue, Samoa and Tonga. This is the verse of the ode that is said during the minutes of silence on Anzac Day: They shall grow not old,As we that are left grow old,Age shall not weary them,Nor the years condemn.At the going down of the sun,And in the morningWe will remember them. Lest we Forget The Sweet Stuff: ANZAC Biscuits are a snack food most commonly made from the primary ingredients of rolled oats, coconut, and maple syrup/golden syrup.