Meeting with a "Star"

As you may know, Pauly Shore came to Saskatoon last week. I purchased tickets to go out with some of my girlfriends, and I was oddly excited (not quite as excited at my friend Tani who was playing situations in her head about what she was going to say and do when she met him). We went out to HMV before the show, and I picked up a copy on Encino Man for him to sign.

We went to the Double Deuce (classy!) a bit early, and the place was already packed. There was quite a weird crowd there. It ranged from people who were super dressed up, to girls with very revealing clothing, to those grunge folks who always look like they just rolled out of bed and rolled a joint.

Opening for Pauly were a bunch of local comedians who do weekly shows at a local bar, and they were all terrific (as usual). I have seen some of Pauly's stand-up before that night and I thought it was pretty funny. However, people kept yelling out, interrupting or walking by the stage, and I am not sure he actually finished any of his jokes.

Afterwards he was signing autographs and whatnot, so I waited in line with my new DVD. Excited to meet the infamous Pauly! When Tani and I finally made it to the front of the line, I was pretty disappointed. He was obviously very intoxicated (guess I couldn't expect anything different). He started to rub our forearms and asking us for hot oil massages. He signed Tani's DVD (and asked her how to spell her name), then when it was time for me to talk to him, he never looked my in the face, didn't ask how my name was spelt and I walked away with a DVD that was signed to Amslee.

He then went outside to do a photo shoot (in front of a dumpster!) so people could get their picture taken with him. When I went to get my photo taken with him, he whispered in my ear again about hot oil massages, and then went on to snap my bra strap! What are you in grade 10 Pauly! Seriously.

So all in all, It was kind of disappointing. However, if I was one of the girls that showed up with all their assets showing, maybe I would have been thrilled.

I went home with my miss-signed DVD and my dreams broken. The following night, I watched Encino Man, and enjoyed his innocent, trademark humour. I have decided I am going to remember him as he was in the 90's, and forget the fateful events of that evening.

Edmonton Extravaganza

I was very fortunate to be able to go to Edmonton recently for a joint birthday party/ anniversary present. We got a couple people together to drive out there for a couple of days, go to the mall, the water park and some local bars. The drive was long, and tiring. By the time I got there I was ready for nothing more than a nap. However, I managed to power through. We were staying at the Ramada, and for some reason we were given an handicapable suite. The bathroom was large and there was a lot of added equipment, but it was still nice. We were trying to decide where to go for supper, and ended up choosing a random restaurant that was very close (but for some reason we cabbed to anyway!) and it was TERRIBLE. The service was horrible, and the food was disgusting! That's what we get for taking dinner suggestions from billboards.

The next day we went to the waterpark and checked into our executive suite at the Fantasy land hotel (we had a jacuzzi tub!). We spend the whole day shopping and swimming. This made me realize that I am not a shopper (nor is David). For going to the worlds largest mall, and walking around it for hours on end. Dave and I managed to purchase a 12V cord for our keyboard at home, and a puzzle...

That night we went to a local bar. It was crazy in there. It was circus themed. There was girls on swings and dancing on different stages, there was fire dancers, and it looked like Egypt. I would have had lots of fun if I hadn't been so overwhelmed by the plethora of things to see all around me. Plus, I was getting a little creeped out because one of the girls on the swings kept looking at me, waving and winking...

The next morning we went to see Sucker Punch at the IMAX theatre. It was really weird, but visually appealing. Not a movie I would see more than once. Those multiple reality movies are really common lately. But, not bad.

All in all, i would say it was a good trip. It would have been nice to stay for longer, because by the time I was done being tired from the drive there, it was time to travel home.