This one is cute too. And not Prof-related.

Father to baby: Mommy and I are gonna have lots of fun tonight. Yes we are! And we’re gonna make sure we don’t have another baby like we did last time. [Baby starts to laugh and coo.]

Wegmans
Manalapan, New Jersey

Professor: I went to college in Montreal, and one day I woke up on, like, the 16th floor of some high rise building with this beautiful Arabian girl next to me, and I didn’t know where I was or what was happening. It was great.

Hartford, Connecticut

LOL!!! Profs.. I have a thing for those quotes from these Profs. And this one is about Montreal!

From Ikea Hacker

jenny from CBC Television wants to do a segment on ikeahacking. so, if you’re canadian, this is your chance for 15 minutes of fame. just drop her an email if you’re interested.

“We’re looking for CANADIAN people who have done something interesting to a room in their house or a really cool home decor project in their home, and want to show it off. This is for a Canadian-wide talk show about home design and decor on the CBC. The projects or rooms should be interesting, innovative and TV-worthy, and something that the person who created it really wants to boast about. If you’ve taken a piece of Ikea furniture (or an entire room full!) and really transformed it into something interesting and beautiful, if you’ve somehow created a room that looks high-end but really it’s a clever use of all Ikea furniture, if you’ve crafted items and made them your own (etc, etc) then we want to hear from you! Interested people should send a quick blurb about their project/room/home along with photos, if possible. Please do not send an email if you’re not Canadian, we can only feature people across Canada. Send your submissions to tryanskj [at] cbc [dot] ca.” – jenny

If you love Ikea…

Val from Life of a Valley Girl posted about men in general acting like little boys, and I tend to agree…

I think mothers should totally teach their sons the basics of life (and their daughters too). There’s no excuse to be lazy just because of your sex.

Basics of life

- Learning how to sew.
Especially how to sew a button back on, thread a needle, do a basic stitch

- Learning how to iron.
Just learn the basic ironing for a nice collared shirt and a pair of pants. That’s it. That’s all you need. Everything else can be sort of forgiven (jeans? No need to iron).

- Learning how to cook. Basic food.
A regular fried egg, basic minced beef, pan-fried chicken breasts, some seasoning, some pasta, rice, that’s all you need. You can microwave veggies

- Learning how to do laundry.
When to put in the soap, the dryer sheets, what to separate, what to look for. Or, teach them to buy clothes that can all be washed together without bleeding and thrown into the dryer without linting like crazy.

- Learning how to do basic cleaning.
Windows, wiping down counters, a vacuum, a mop and how to use a rag. This should really be a no brainer…. but if it has to be said…

Did I miss any others? I think that covers quite a bit.

Apparently in France, the guys are completely useless at all of these tasks. They try and be ignorant as possible so that their wife/girlfriend/mistress ends up doing it. And even if the guy knows how to cook, they’ll pretend they don’t know how because if their wife finds out, they’re on the hook to cook…

I’m learning a lot about French culture (France culture, not so much French-Canadian but there are some roots here I guess), and it’s shocking me a bit. But I’m still amazed..

In France the big secret is the general population doesn’t cook, but doesn’t want to admit they don’t cook. They just open cans (pre-made sauces, veggies in cans, whatever), and just pour it all together and call it cooking.

I call that cooking too, but that to me is basic cooking, but hey, at least it’s something!!!!!!!

But in France when they say “cooking”, they traditionally mean you make the sauces from scratch, you make your own pasta and cut it to eat, your own croissants, bread, whatever.

So when they talk to each other, they pretend they know how to cook but they really don’t because on the weekends their grocery carts are full of cans, bottles and pre-made items.

Don’t get me wrong.. it’s the same here in North America but they’re telling me that at least the North Americans are honest. They admit they cannot cook. But the French don’t want to admit that they don’t cook because the image is that all French families eat fabulous meals every day and have the best quality food all the time. Which is true.. the food is available to purchase and it tastes fabulous.. but they don’t cook.

I asked why, and I was told it was because they don’t have the money to afford the good (real) food, and because they’re lazy. *shrug*

Oh and these sophisticated, super skinny, wonderful French women who apparently eat small quantities of the best quality items? All crap. They starve themselves and drink those Slim Fast liquid meals, and eat salads at dinner. If they eat good food, they eat a VERY small portion of it, like a sample, and then go on a diet forever.

Not healthy at all….

But, it’s because their husband/sugardaddy/boyfriend want very skinny women… so it’s a bit of a vicious cycle. If they want to keep their lover/spouse and to keep the money coming in (they’re all kept women who don’t work apparently)… then they stay skinny and to the ideal of what the guy wants.

Sounds very odd to me… if you ask me.