20% Geek

It was the Slashdot tagline question that pushed my geekness levels up and I only knew the answer because I see Sheldon reading it all the time.

Hot. Cold. Rest. And repeat.

Earlier this week, Sheldon said he was taking me out on a date. I figure it was a night out as usual. I was complaining about how busy I am and he said that it's good that I can relax on Saturday. Then he let it slip that it would be a daytime date and he still had to make reservations. I thought "spa date!"

I was totally looking forward to being pampered. Thoughts of massages, facials, manicures, and pedicures filled my head. On Friday during lunch, my co-workers and I started talking about it. One fellow shared his experience at Le Nordik, a Scandinavian bath spa where you're outside and it involves very cold water. I have no tolerance for the cold and said I wouldn't want to go there.

Yup. You guessed it. That's where Sheldon took me! I would have never thought he would have even heard of the place.

Anyways, it turned out to be not as bad as I thought it would be. The setting was beautiful, nestled in the Gatineaus in Old Chelsea. In order to get the full benefits of the baths, you would sit in a steam bath or dry sauna for 10-15 min. This helps to open your pores and it draws the toxins out of your body. I thought I would be claustrophobic in the steam bath but I actually did really well. I liked it better than the dry sauna.

After that, you had to take a dip in really cold water. This closes your pores quickly in order to keep the toxins out. Luckily, we were informed that we only had to be in the icy cold water for only 10-15 seconds. There was a tepid pool that wasn't as cold and you could stay in it a little longer if you dared. We dipped in that one once.

After the cold water, you would go to the "rest stations" and just relax for 10-15 min. Nobody is supposed to talk at the rest stations. There were rest stations outside around a fireplace, a sheltered gazebo with a fireplace, or you could sit inside the resting building. In this building, there was even a little room that looked like a sauna room but it wasn't really hot. There were mats on the benches where you could take a nap! Pretty crazy. Sheldon went in there but I didn't. I was trying to finish my book club book in time for Wednesday night.

Anyways, after you rested, you repeated the hot, cold, rest cycle again. It was recommended to do it 3-4 times. After that, you could hop into one of 2 hot tubs and relax before hitting the change rooms.

To end a very relaxing afternoon, Sheldon took me to a little Thai restaurant in Hull. It was good, but my curry had a kick to it and I don't take spicy very well.

Thanks to Dixie for watching Aidan while we were gone. And thanks to my fabulous husband for treating me to a relaxing afternoon. Love all around.

Now I think I'm going to end my relaxing day by curling up and try to finish this book.

This picture I found on the internet doesn't do the place justice because Gatineau is prettiest in the fall.

Shocking Graffiti

While I was sitting in the back corner of the bus this morning, I saw some graffiti written by the window that really shocked me. It left me speechless. It even made me smile. It said "you are beautiful."

Quality Control on Halloween Night

As I was putting a small handful of candy into a young trick-or-treater's bag, his hand shot out over his bag all of a sudden and said, "Wait! Can I see?"

Once he approved the type of candy I had for him, he allowed me to put them into his bag.

I was speechless.

Far-fetched scenes

Last night, Sheldon and I went on a double-date with the de Souza's. We went to the Mayfair theatre to watch The Bourne Ultimatum and Live Free or Die Hard. There were some far-fetched scenes that were so amusing I thought I'd share them with you.

In one scene, Bruce Willis jumps out of a car moving over 100km an hour and not breaking any bones or even getting skid burns on his skin. The car proceeds to drive up a toll booth on its own in order to crash into and destroy the bad guy's helicopter hovering around the entrance to the tunnel.

Or a scene with an anorexic-thin Asian bad girl who is hanging onto the front of a moving truck that smashes her against a wall, yet she lives to continue fighting Bruce Willis.

In The Bourne Ultimatum, there is a car chase scene that involves Bourne's car being smashed around continuously and flips over multiple times, yet he walks away with a small limp. The bad guy however is seriously injured with blood pouring out of is head wounds. He's slumped over the steering wheel as Bourne runs over to point a gun in his face.

Yeah, we all had a good laugh over those too.