sorry for the delay in a new blog post folks, I am just too busy / lazy these days! I promise I have some topics lined up, but for the moment I will afford you just a few teasers!
... Canada day celebrations: Stuart vs. the roadcheck breathalizer
...A short visit with my cousin (photos to be included if she manages to email them)
...musings from the job site.
see you soon! ... maybe!
"Procrastination: why do today what you can put off until tomorrow?"
-anonymous
July 5, 2005
June 13, 2005
Okay, I can roll over and die a happy man now
..I'll get to the gushy gushy stuff that relates to my blog title first so that it will not be dragged out or dwelled upon for too long, so that any of you out there reading this will not be subject to this any longer than need be :)
SO, last night I FINALLY had the chance to see, live and in concert, the wonderful and incomprable Ms. Sarah Mclachlan! wooHOOOO! For any of you that aren't aware, I am a stomach-turningly large fan of her music, her personality, her hair...etc. I have like, 12 of her CD's, I'm in the fan club... okay, 'nuff said.
short of seeing her perform a few songs as part of a tsunami benefit concert a while back, I have never seen her live, so this was HUGE for me! It was especially kewl that she played here in Vancouver. It was the last show of her Afterglow tour, which has been going on for the better part of two years. The show was a long time coming--having purchased tix for a kelowna show a while back, Sarah got sick and couldn't perform. I thought that would be the last chance to see her before she went into retirement... fast forward once again, Kate and I hit the town last night to take in the show, and it was GREAT!! Life is good! OKay, I said I wouldn't dwell on it, which I already have, so it's time to move on!
*You can see from the photo above that George the cat has happily moved back into this house. there's your update on the cat*
The better part of the last few weeks has been spent trying to get the basement suite up to rentable shape, and we are near the completion! not only that, we may have found some tenants, too! the girl next door (sounds cliché, I know, but don't worry, this doesn't turn into porn) has just had some family arrived from the phillipines, and they need somewhere to live. convenient that we should have a space to fill, yes?
the only catch is that there will be, if all goes according to plan, up to seven people lving in the basement--four adults, three kids (no, we won't be running a sweatshop...)we've met them and they seem great, so we'll see in the coming days if all shall come to pass! seems like a nice thing to do to help some people get started here in Canada! I shall keep you posted! feel free to blogpost / email me with your opinions!)
ta for now!
SO, last night I FINALLY had the chance to see, live and in concert, the wonderful and incomprable Ms. Sarah Mclachlan! wooHOOOO! For any of you that aren't aware, I am a stomach-turningly large fan of her music, her personality, her hair...etc. I have like, 12 of her CD's, I'm in the fan club... okay, 'nuff said.
short of seeing her perform a few songs as part of a tsunami benefit concert a while back, I have never seen her live, so this was HUGE for me! It was especially kewl that she played here in Vancouver. It was the last show of her Afterglow tour, which has been going on for the better part of two years. The show was a long time coming--having purchased tix for a kelowna show a while back, Sarah got sick and couldn't perform. I thought that would be the last chance to see her before she went into retirement... fast forward once again, Kate and I hit the town last night to take in the show, and it was GREAT!! Life is good! OKay, I said I wouldn't dwell on it, which I already have, so it's time to move on!
*You can see from the photo above that George the cat has happily moved back into this house. there's your update on the cat*
The better part of the last few weeks has been spent trying to get the basement suite up to rentable shape, and we are near the completion! not only that, we may have found some tenants, too! the girl next door (sounds cliché, I know, but don't worry, this doesn't turn into porn) has just had some family arrived from the phillipines, and they need somewhere to live. convenient that we should have a space to fill, yes?
the only catch is that there will be, if all goes according to plan, up to seven people lving in the basement--four adults, three kids (no, we won't be running a sweatshop...)we've met them and they seem great, so we'll see in the coming days if all shall come to pass! seems like a nice thing to do to help some people get started here in Canada! I shall keep you posted! feel free to blogpost / email me with your opinions!)
ta for now!
May 25, 2005
the cat came back, the very next... week...
Today I shall relate to you the curious account of George the cat ( Not to be confused with Curious George, the monkey)
The cat you see pictured above is named George. He is Kate's cat. Being a stray in the first place (Kate came to aquire him through adopting him as a stray in England), it should not surprise you as a reader to know that this photo of george is part of his 'Lost' poster.
George decided to make himself a stray again.
Kate and I went down to Seattle on the may 14th-15th weekend, entrusting the care of the cat to the neighbour. Well, George wasn't having any of that. He seems to have thought we abandoned him or something, and excused himself from our lives. the next week was spent doing a bit of searching, calling the SPCA a few times, and generally asking around the neighbourhood if George had been seen.
And he had!
So, hope being kept alive, we have gone about our business, assuming that George would show up at home if he felt like it. And thusly, over the long weekend just passed, George waltzed in the front door on Sunday as though he had never left. There was much rejoicing, breaking of bread, drinking of wine, etc. Okay, it was more like cracking open a fresh tin of fancy feast and applying flea medication, but you get the gist.
And, no sooner had George eaten, taken his drugs, and lazed about on the front lawn for a while, while the garden was being weeded, he up and left again. It would seem, ladies and gentleman, that we are being used for the occasional meal and some shelter.
Since Sunday, George has only shown himself a few times, and he's only here long enough to eat food. As of this very moment, he is in fact lounging on the couch. The story behind his return this eve is as follows: A neighbour called, having seen the poster we put up near her house. She called me to say that goerge was in her arms. I trotted over to the house ( just a block up and a few houses over), and there was george, biting the hand that has been feeding him. As it turns out, he's been hanging around there for a few weeks, and he's been getting fed, acting like a stray. Kate's cat is a tramp!
as for why George has acted as he has, who knows. As for knowing if he will stay, time will tell, I suppose!. George has the life of any cat, I guess: a cat will like you if it feels inclinded to do so, our want of it's attentions being secondary to that condition!
I always liked dogs better anyway ;)
A cat is there when you call it - if it doesn't have something better to do.
--Bill Adler
In order to keep a true perspective of one's importance, everyone should have a dog that will worship him and a cat that will ignore him. --Dereke Bruce
The cat you see pictured above is named George. He is Kate's cat. Being a stray in the first place (Kate came to aquire him through adopting him as a stray in England), it should not surprise you as a reader to know that this photo of george is part of his 'Lost' poster.
George decided to make himself a stray again.
Kate and I went down to Seattle on the may 14th-15th weekend, entrusting the care of the cat to the neighbour. Well, George wasn't having any of that. He seems to have thought we abandoned him or something, and excused himself from our lives. the next week was spent doing a bit of searching, calling the SPCA a few times, and generally asking around the neighbourhood if George had been seen.
And he had!
So, hope being kept alive, we have gone about our business, assuming that George would show up at home if he felt like it. And thusly, over the long weekend just passed, George waltzed in the front door on Sunday as though he had never left. There was much rejoicing, breaking of bread, drinking of wine, etc. Okay, it was more like cracking open a fresh tin of fancy feast and applying flea medication, but you get the gist.
And, no sooner had George eaten, taken his drugs, and lazed about on the front lawn for a while, while the garden was being weeded, he up and left again. It would seem, ladies and gentleman, that we are being used for the occasional meal and some shelter.
Since Sunday, George has only shown himself a few times, and he's only here long enough to eat food. As of this very moment, he is in fact lounging on the couch. The story behind his return this eve is as follows: A neighbour called, having seen the poster we put up near her house. She called me to say that goerge was in her arms. I trotted over to the house ( just a block up and a few houses over), and there was george, biting the hand that has been feeding him. As it turns out, he's been hanging around there for a few weeks, and he's been getting fed, acting like a stray. Kate's cat is a tramp!
as for why George has acted as he has, who knows. As for knowing if he will stay, time will tell, I suppose!. George has the life of any cat, I guess: a cat will like you if it feels inclinded to do so, our want of it's attentions being secondary to that condition!
I always liked dogs better anyway ;)
A cat is there when you call it - if it doesn't have something better to do.
--Bill Adler
In order to keep a true perspective of one's importance, everyone should have a dog that will worship him and a cat that will ignore him. --Dereke Bruce
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