I can't believe I ate the whole thing.

This expression comes from an old TV commercial where a man says "I can't believe I ate the whole thing."

HALLOWEEN

Tomorrow is Halloween.

Life has its ups and downs.

is a common expression

tonite

I had to work late tonite.

'tonite' is not the correct spelling of 'tonight', but it is often used in casual writing; also, 'lite' for 'light' and 'thru' for 'through'.

expression -- his/her nose was out of joint

meaning -- to be offended

for example: John didn't invite Bob to the party, so Bob's nose was out of joint.

meaning, he turned his face away and didn't speak.

graffitti

graffitti - is spray painting on walls like this.

'graffitti' - is a Greek word, that is used in English.

flowers

Canada Geese

The Canada goose is a big bird with a wingspan of up to 6 feet (2 meters). Some people feed them, and some people think they're a nuisance. They eat grass or bread and they poop all over the place. They used to fly south for the winter, but now they are too fat to fly very far, so they stay here all year round. If they fly into an airplane engine, they can bring down the plane. I think that's what happened to that pilot who landed in the Hudson River in New York.

TGIF

bears KUMA

It's cold

I like it cold.

old car

I saw an old car on the weekend.

warmup

'warmup' means to slowly get ready, before doing sports or something else. For example, the first 5 or 10 minutes of an English class should be a warmup where you say hello to the students and ask them what they did yesterday. This gets the students used to speaking English.

friday

Real Life is not like Star Trek

Happy Birthday

Monday is Thanksgiving Day in Canada, Columbus Day in the U.S.

Thanksgiving Day

Today, the second Monday in October, is Thanksgiving Day in Canada. Thanksgiving is earlier in Canada than the States because Canada is colder than the States.

In the U.S., Thanksgiving Day is on the 4th Thursday in November. I think that people take the Friday off work too, so that it's a 4-day weekend.

Thanksgiving Day is a day in North America where people in the old days celebrated the harvest (when the food is finished growing.) In Europe and Asia, they don't have Thanksgiving.

new PC

I got a new laptop with Windows 7.

I couldn't stand Vista any more.

Still Life

'Still Life' is an expression that means: a painting (or photograph) of something that is not moving, for example, flowers.

Wednesday

Hydro

'hydro' is the Latin word for 'water'.

'Hydro-electric power' is electricity from running water, for example, Niagara Falls.

'Hydro' is short for 'hydro-electric power'; for example:

"The hydro is out." (blackout)

"The hydro bill is too high."

Blue Monday

'blue' means that you feel sad.

'Blue Monday' is an old rock & roll song by Fats Domino, referring to the fact that Monday is the first work day.

Blueberries are blue.

'horse sense'

'horse sense' is an expression meaning that someone has common sense; they can 'smell' what's happening.

This is a horse ride in the park today.

weather forecast cold and rainy Saturday and Sunday :(