In the spirit of having no effing clue of an interesting topic to post about (regardless of how many of you accepted the drivel I dished out yesterday - THANK YOU! You guys are really lovely for humouring me!), and because Rachael tagged me, I have decided to do this meme. What can I say? I’m desperate, I love Rachael, and I love an opportunity to add another entry to the amazingly awesome Rachael category on my blog! For those keeping track, the last entry mentioned her, and the one before that was partially inspired by her, although I did not put it in that category! What can I say, I am easily influenced by her, ha ha.

Anyway, ON TO THE MEME (stop blabbing, Aisling, nobody cares. Yes, they do. No, they don’t, and stop talking to yourself. Fine.):

What you have to do in this is the following:

1. List five vices you have, with a description if you want to.
2. Tag five bloggers for this meme.
3. Link back to the blogger who tagged you, and this post if you want to be nice!

Right. Five vices I fear most of them will be food-related, and I don’t want you to think I am a fat whacker. *sigh* Anyway. Here we go.

Cheese and pasta:

I am addicted to pasta, and cheese. I can eat it at ANY time during the day. You will never find a time when I will say “No, I would not like some cheese and pasta.” It just doesn’t happen. It never will. I am on the constant crusade to make the perfect cheesy pasta, and it is one of those never-ending things. There is ALWAYS room for improvement. I take my commitment to cheese and pasta VERY seriously. (The vice: gluttony.)

Stationery:

All of it. Notebooks, pens, pencils, highlighters, post-its, paper, staplers, hole punchers. I adore stationery, and it is no secret. For my last six birthdays, I have received post-its from my friends. I have ones in all sorts of shapes, colours and sizes. (Last year, I got “A” ones. They’re awesome.) I have FOUR baskets of writing utensils on my desk, and other pens scattered around the entire house. I collect notebooks- I have several boxes of them stashed in the storage room, some written in, some not. I can spend hours in stationery shops, and spend a fortune, which is why, when I am with friends, I am no longer allowed to wander the office supply stores on my own anymore. (The vice: greed.)

Magazines:

Sometime after I entered the 7th grade, I became addicted to magazines. At first, it was because I wanted to become a writer, but soon it morphed into a love of the layout and compositions of the pages. It’s to the point where I run to the store, snatch up a magazine, and examine each and every page, then I go back, and read the articles! I also, never throw these magazines away, so I have stashes of them (next to my notebooks and handbags). (The vice: vanity.)

Handbags:

I can’t even begin to describe my love for handbags. I have SO MANY, that I don’t even feel comfortable disclosing how many are in my possession. You can see a few of them on my fashion page (scroll down). I love them. My favourite sort are large ones that can carry my life in them. I like to be able to carry at least one notebook, several pens, my iPod, my cell phone, eyeliner, lip gloss, a first-aid kit, one or two magazines, maybe a novel, my wallet and a bottle of water. I’m currently looking at this beauty, which can carry all of those things, PLUS my laptop. Come to momma, big boy. (The vice: addiction.)
Museums:

I am a NERD. I’m not ashamed to admit it at all! I love history, and therefore, I love museums. I can spend hours walking through them, and catching every detail of every exhibit. While I am not particularly science-orientated, I even love science museums!! It’s weird, but… I guess that’s just one of those quirks in my personality. Ha ha. Embarrassing confession time: I’ve always wanted to go on a date to a museum. One of the really big ones. And… maybe be a little bit frisky in some darkened exhibit somewhere… Right. I’ll leave a little bit to the imagination with that one! Ha ha. (The vice: … Hmmm… tricky. Well, due to my museum-centric fantasy, I suppose… lust? Ha ha.)

Okay, so, that’s it! Now, I have to tag people…. hmmmm… I guess, I will tag: Yara, Tiffany, Catherine, Nika and… I would tag Chien Yee, but she’s on hiatus. So, if she comes back soon, she’s tagged!

1. Check your feed reader for something interesting that someone else has written, and see if it sparks any thought process.
2. Check the Calgary Herald website, for something interesting to write about.
3. Complain to Rachael about your lack of a blog topic. Ask her to come up with one. You know she won’t have one, but you ask anyway, and pretend to be offended when you get “…” as an answer. (ILU, Rachaely. Ha ha.)
4. Check ONTD. Even though you KNOW you do not care to write about celebrities.
5. Browse around Snark, then realize any topic you find there will not be interesting to your readers, since the majority of them ARE Snarkers.
6. Stare at the wall.
7. Consider deleting your blog.
8. But- you’re quite attached to your blog!!
9. Google “blog idea!” and hope that someone has posted an amazing blog idea that they simply did not want, and decided to give to you!
10. Google “auggghhhhh. Why does everyone hate me?!? WHY IS MY LIFE SO BORING?!?!”
11. Laugh that something comes up.
12. Sit around staring wistfully at past blog entries that lots of people commented on. (And know that this shall not be one of them…)
13. Sigh, and make a stupid list instead.

[ Edit: I updated my links page with a few more fab blogs, which you should definitely go look at! ]

This is my personal blog, and as such, my most popular category is “Journal.” Recently, I’ve also been using the “Aisling forgot to click a category,” category (take that Uncategorized!), but not on purpose, obviously. Anyway, as of late, the other categories have been becoming antsy in their stagnancy, so I’ve decided to dedicate an entry to some of them! So, here we go!

Blogger- It’s been a few months since I left Blogger spinning on its ass, and it’s been a pretty nice adjustment. Still, I am a bit of a fan of the old girl, especially since they’ve added new features, like OpenID commenting, which means you can now comment on Blogger blogs using your AOL, Livejournal, TypeKey or Wordpress accounts. Just to make things a little bit easier, and less of a piss off for people that hate entering their information for each comment. Lovely.

Exposé- I once wrote an exposé on showering in the dark. I recall I was a little cynical, but since then I have changed my viewpoint on the situation. I now realize that showering in the dark can be an enriching experience, especially with Vanessa Williams blasting from crappy old computer speakers. Sometimes the snow does come down in June.

Info Pages- Back in the day this category was for my “About,” pages, and such. However, the definition of Info Pages changed for me recently when I found Tech Info Pages. It’s just an info page, of tech stuff. And really, how can you go wrong with that?

Katimavik- The last group of the season departs on January 9th. My little brother will be among them. I love Katima-send-off time, because my Google hits go way up! It seems everyone has questions, even though they now send out a little green booklet with the acceptance letters, due to the fact that we all complained about being unprepared in November 2006. To address some of the google queries: you may be homesick in Katimavik, especially around holidays, so it is up to you and your group to make sure plenty of activities are planned. Your group is your best link, as they are also probably feeling similarly. When packing, it is easiest to roll your clothing. It takes up less room. Don’t bring too much clothes, because you won’t wear it all, and you will want space for other cool things you pick up. A good reference and laugh before the program is the book I Was A Teenage Katimavictim! by Will Ferguson. The program has changed a lot, but it is definitely an easy story to relate to, and packed full of giggles. Lastly, we do have showers, and it is not difficult to obtain one! You can create a simple schedule to begin with, and remember that everyone should be taking 10 minute showers. It’s good for the environment.

Kelowna- The best place in Kelowna, BC is Welk Mart. Welk Mart is like the ultimate dollar store. It is stacked to the rafters in a mish-mash of everything you could possibly think of. My favourite purchase was a sippy cup with the Human Torch from Fantastic 4 on it, that said “FLAME ON!” It quickly became my hiding alcohol cup. Whenever we had crazy (illegal) drinking nights, I would use it because it was a) fun and b) hid the alcohol in case our PL came home (they never did, but I was paranoid). We also bought craft supplies and other crap we would never use, without going over out budget of 21$/week!

Old Posts- From my old (and recently revived) LJ, Xmas Eve 2004, about my favourite things: - certain people (certain people kick ass, and i love them to bits. some of these certain people know it…. but many do not… pity.) Well, that is certainly vague Miss early-teen Aisling.

Rachael- The only person with a category on my blog. Ha ha. Ummm… she still owns Calm Banana and is still awesome.

Random Lyrics- Here is the church and here is the steeple. We sure are cute for two ugly people. Anyone But You by The Mouldy Peaches. Go find it now.

Rant- Auuughhh, I am sick of 2008 already! And I am dreading work on Monday. Also, I had to do my laundry, and it took me two days! And my closet was still full! Now, it is extra full, plus my drawers are full, plus I’ve stashed clothes throughout my room to hide them, because my closet is so full! It is intense, and I should maybe do a clean out, but I really do like all of my clothes.

Site- This is my site. What do you guys want?

Video- This video of Sean Paul- Temperature’s Mis-heard Lyrics makes me giggle like a fool every time I see it.

Well, there you go angry categories! I hope this has appeased you. And apologies to the Orleans and Photos categories. You were just too boring to warrant discussion.