making a list and checking it twice

Excerpt from my previous blog: "shopping to do, movies to see, curry to make, and Bodies to view."

Well, I have completed almost all of those items listed.

Shopping to do:  Now I can't tell you about that, after all Christmas presents are supposed to be a surprise, aren't they?

Movies to see:  Tuesday is cheap night at Cheap Seats.  For a mere $1.50, my sister and I were able to see the movie Never Let Me Go that I mentioned in a past post.  My sister and I both shed a few tears; it was a sad story but also incredibly thought-provoking.  It was also simply beautiful, aesthetically, psychologically, & emotionally.

Curry to make:  I hung out with my friend Stacey yesterday and her dear little 6 month old babe.  She taught me how to make authentic Moroccan curry (I enjoyed watching rather than participating, with her having gone through culinary school and all...).  It was absolutely delicious.  A tip I remember: alternate "hot" and "cold" ingredients while adding them.

Bodies to view:  I just got back tonight from seeing the Bodies Exhibit put on at the MTS Centre.  I actually saw the Body World exhibit a couple of years ago while it was in Minneapolis.  The latter is actually from a Germany company whereas Bodies (the one in Wpg) is from China.  It was interesting to compare the differences between the two exhibits.  I realize that there was a controversy with this Bodies exhibit where there is debate that the bodies were taken from prisons as unclaimed prisoners  (the Body World exhibit's bodies come from donors specifically for this exhibit/research).  Despite the controversy, it was very interesting and it's always nice to rebuff the old educational parts of the brain.

(I say this list is "almost" complete because there is still some Christmas shopping left to do!)

Tomorrow is my day off and I get to go for brunch with my girl Meg-o, make a pit stop at Michael's for some arts and crafty things, and then the party-party for Mr. Saint in the evening.
Cheers!