Automatic Doors

I was out shopping last night with one of my girls and as we left the automatic door decided I don’t exist and wouldn’t open for me. I thankfully managed to stop short before ramming my nose into the glass but it was a close call. I had to wait for my daughter to catch up and sure enough they opened for her.

This is not the first time it has happened to me and I have walked into a number of automatic doors.  I practically have to do jumping jacks to get the darn things to “see” me. 

How is it possible to walk up to a door wrong? Really I would love to know what I’m doing wrong here.  The ongoing joke/explanation around our house is that the problem is I have no soul.

I have troubles with automatic anything, I can set off most automatic things but never when I mean to or to have them work correctly. Public bathrooms with their automatic everything have made using them a real challenge. 

It is a guaranteed that at least one thing will not work right for me. I’ve even started carrying hand sanitizer simply because I would rather use it then attempt to wash my hands in one of these washrooms.

I’m somewhat convinced that electronics simply don’t like me.  Many years ago my husband had a Newton (think first palm pilots) which had the feature of translating writing on the screen to text.

 My husband to show me how this worked wrote my name.  We both ended up trying several times but every time one of us would write or even print my name it would produce the word evil rather than Erin.

The difficulty I’ve had with electronics since then makes me think perhaps that Newton was trying to tell me something.  I have tried to convince myself it simply wasn’t able to recognize a proper name as I see that happen quite regularly with my phone while texting but still Erin to evil?  I mean honestly, that is not even close.  

I really hope I'm not the only one who is ignored by these things, if I am I may have to start giving the idea of being evil or soulless some credence.

Lost Savings?

I threw out a coupon book yesterday to replace it with this years book we just bought.

Very few coupons had actually been used. I’m sure I used enough to make up what I spent on the book in the first place but there were a lot more that could have been used at some point but didn’t.

I don’t really tend to buy coupon books. The only reason I buy this one is because it is a school fundraiser and I feel somewhat obligated to. I don’t think I’ve ever intentionally bought a coupon book because I wanted it.

The problem is that I’m not a coupon person, I will collect coupons that are a dollar or more off or a buy one get one kind of coupon however I rarely ever use them.  I mean to use them I just forget. 

Every time I bother to keep a coupon what actually happens is the next time I buy that item I forget I have a coupon and the next time and the next time. Eventually it will get tossed out when I find it expired 6 months later at the bottom of my purse.   

I don’t really consider it a matter of importance otherwise I’m sure I would actually remember to use them in the first place.  The only time I really think about it is on days when I end up tossing a bunch of expired coupons that I’ve had plenty of opportunity to use.

I can’t help but wonder how much money I could have saved over the years if I had actually used all the coupons I’ve had the opportunity to.  A quick flip through last years book shows me a pretty significant number of pretty good coupons unused. One of the grocery coupons alone could have saved me twenty dollars (20% off purchases over $100).

Sure the amounts I could have saved individually are usually quite small but added up it makes a lot more sense to use the bloody things if I have them anyway.  I’m going to try leaving the book in the car this year and seeing if that helps me to use more.  I doubt it but it’s worth a try.  

Return of Winterpeg

Someone forgot to tell mother nature that April fools falls on the first of April not the first of May. After such a gorgeous week of sun and warmth this was not funny in the least.

After pouring all day on Saturday over night the rain became snow and we woke up to this Sunday morning. There was actually enough snow for little drifts to develop here and there. I'm sure it will be mostly gone by the end of today as the temperatures have started going back up with highs in the low teens but really I could have done without it.

It was rather depressing to look outside and see a new layer of snow coating the grass which had just begun to turn green.  After enjoying the gazebo and deck for the past week waiting for my frozen and ice covered lawn furniture to defrost sucks a little bit.

Well at least it doesn't appear to have affected flood levels the last thing Manitobans need right now is more flood issues. It hasn't been as bad a year as predicted but flooding is certainly a more widespread problem this year with not only the Red but the Assiniboinne River causing issues this time around.  

I wonder what the effect the flooding will have on voter turnout today, it's the worst possible time for an election here.  I will be making my way down to the polling station later on but I'm sure it will be difficult for the people busy defending their homes or those who are currently evacuated.  I imagine not knowing where to vote would make things a little difficult.

As I've said before in my post A Political Note I don't hold out much hope for this election to really change anything nor do I feel encouraged by the current political parties of our country but I will do my part today and hope all others who are able to do the same as well.

It's time for 'Dino Phone Attack!'

Yep, still working on the 'Dino Phone Attack!' short, it's my first animation project ever. Here's the final animation test for the whole thing, I still need to add the backgrounds, color and everything, I also have to fix the animation a little bit.

Anyway, if you wanna watch the test please click here I'll try to explain about the project a little bit later

But for now, Enjoy guys!