Ridiculous Girl

“Are you sitting comfortably??   ….then we’ll begin.” Song:    It Doesn’t Really Matter. Artist:   Platinum Blonde. It was a quiet afternoon at the cottage.  Lola was reading on the hammock outside and Molly and I were coloring at the kitchen table. My cousin Julie suddenly barged in.  “Do you know who’s playing in town tonight??” she announced. Molly and I looked up startled. Julie yelled, “PLATINUM BLONDE!!” I gasped and dropped my fuschia-coloured crayon. Next to Guns N’ Roses, Platinum Blonde was a close second on my favorite bands list.   Songs like Standing in the Dark , It Doesn’t Really Matter and Situation Critical  were the theme songs of my youth as I regularly blasted them on my boom box in the 80's. I couldn’t believe that this iconic band would be playing in our tiny town of Haliburton!?  I could only hope that my...

  Facts you will need to know for this blog post:   Fact 1.   In 2010, I tore all of the ligaments in my left knee while sparring in Taekwondo. Fact 2.  It was very painful. Fact 3.  I saw Dr.Korkola, specialist in orthopaedic surgery, who advised that I go for surgery immediately, followed by months of intense physiotherapy and rehab. Fact 4.  I said no to his suggestion.  Not because I am scared of surgery, but because I am deathly allergic to working out. Fact 5.  So I have lived with a damaged knee for 8 years.  It’s been annoying, but has not really impaired my life much (probably because I am deathly allergic to working out and will not do so under any circumstance.) Fact 6.  Dr.Korkola is VERY handsome. Fact 7.  I’m not quite sure why Fact 6 is important, but knowing me, I feel like it’s something that will come up later in this blog.     Ok.  Now that those facts ...