Kitty Love

Or some reasonable facsimile…

That is all.

Two in two days… must be a sign of the Apocalypse

But, sadly, not the Marvel^TM version. Probably more in terms of the harbinger sort…

Still, another pic from Barnet Marine Park from the first in my adjusting to the new camera.

That is all.

The one where I start posting again…

And yes, I got my new camera nice and dirt cheap, thanks to Future Shop. Anyhow, to see the results…

That is all.

Half of seventy

You know, when I was younger, I used to love seeing those cards in the Hallmark stores (and surprisingly enough, not just the Far Side greeting cards) that brought nostalgia about your date of birth. I never got one. Mind you, I don’t think much would have made me go ooohhh at though, as I read loads of facts over my years.

Now, with the sheer joy of the Interweb^TM, I can finally find some others I wasn’t quite aware of:

On this day:

324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor.
1843 - A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens, is first published in England.
1924 - Doug Harvey is born.
1957 - Kevin McHale is born.
1967 - Criss Angel is born.
2001 - A record high barometric pressure of 1085.6 hPa (32.06 inHg) is recorded at Tosontsengel, Khövsgöl Province, Mongolia. (ed’s note: ooh, exciting stuff).

As for what I was already somewhat aware of:

1944 - Venus Flytrap is born.
1998 - Lewinsky scandal: The United States House of Representatives forwards articles I and III of impeachment against President Bill Clinton to the Senate. Thus America proves it has more disdain for sexual scandal than it does for human rights violations.

More tibits to be found here.

But most interestingly,

1972 - Apollo program: The last manned lunar flight, Apollo 17, crewed by Eugene Cernan, Ron Evans and Harrison Schmitt, returns to Earth. This coincides with the day I escaped the wretched womb, making my lifespan the exact amount of time since mankind has travelled to the moon. Creepy.

That is all.

P.S. Thanks to Dawn, Mom, Dad, Tim, Rob, Kelly, Mike, Will, Warren, Greg, Matt, and of course

Jeff O’Neil, Charis, and Captain Scotty for their birthday wishes.

That is really all now. Just 35 more to go till 70.

A Public Service

To those who don’t read Dawn’s blog, I give you all the kitty wake up call:

Off to get our new kitten.

That is all.

The one inspired by the old old man…

Nope, not Joseph Adama (cue dork peanut gallery comment here), but funnily enough, another Joseph. My grandfather, who inspired the artistic and photographic bug in the fires in my family. As such, here’s my favourite photo from Sunday’s trek to Burnaby Village Museum:

That is all.

Getting back to my roots

As per my little rant on my video blog from a little over a week ago, here’s my favourite pic I took at Cleveland Dam this weekend:

That is all.

Keeping Track - The reply

How does one plan? Bloglily asked just recently. Well, typically, when I go about it, I try to think of the end point, and work a path back to where I am now. Planning for me is simply not the problem. When it comes to what I want, and when I’m focused, I’m unstoppable. The issue comes with biting off more than I can chew.

Overcommitting is a habit of my province filling ego. Maybe it has to do with overconfidence. Maybe high IQ leads to it. Maybe it’s my Hotz-esqe eleventh finger. However you look at it, in addition to a full time job, I’m working with Dawn on a home based business, trying to write some screenplays, looking for a more permanent film job, trying to get some drawing done, attemping to progress in my photography, and occasionally staying in touch with family and friends. Yet even that is pushing the envelope these days.

For those who swing by consistently, it’s more than just that. I barely have the energy to post. Now fair enough, I am tired of taking consistent stabs against the invalidity of the right wing Christian brainwashed mindset, but one would think I could come up with an odd post about something. And I can. However, getting enough coherence and energy after nonstop days of quite physically demanding work has taken it’s toll.

The planning, in my little world, are not the problem. It’s maintaining the drive through the rough periods, and remembering to follow through. In a family of golfers, you’d think that point would be driven into the mindset. But even the most creative geniuses are extremely absent minded. It’s definitely time for a planner and a whiteboard. The plans are there. It’s time to attack the plan.

That is all.

Holiday filler

Because the better half won’t let me out of it…

1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate? Since egg nog makes me want to hurl, it will have to be hot chocolate. Though probably after my manditory 7 cups of coffee first.

2. Does Santa wrap the presents or just sit them under the tree? Santa, the anagram for Satan, who in Christian mythology is simply a fallen angel, uses presents to buy the souls of little children to do his nefarious bidding against the many, contrary faiths around the planet. And since I’m far from Christian, Satan simply does not visit, as my soul is far more educated.

3. Coloured or white lights? White lights diffused with colour correction gels propped with C-stands and loads of beach.

4. Do you hang mistletoe? No. Dawn doesn’t need that plant for motivation.

5. When do you put your decorations up? I don’t. Dawn does, and I can’t help her. She’s determined to decorate the tree herself. However, when we get bigger digs, I’ll have my own, seperate tree when we get bigger digs, and will be a tribute to the birth of Mithra, to which the current celebration of Christmas is copied from.

6. What is your favorite holiday dish? Mmmm… sweet Stella Artois.

7. Favorite Holiday memory as a child? Hmmm. Probably any time we went skiing in and around that holiday. SKIING!!!!

8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? At school, some kids a few years older decided to dispell the myth (which I was already very wary of, as it made no logical sense) to have my reaction be their amusement. Yet more cementing of the sheer fact Christianity is so wrong.

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? Not really. My cousins opened one gift, which was pyjamas, on Christmas Eve, but that was it.

10. How do you decorate your Christmas Tree? When I have my own, probably with pentacles, dragons, and pagan iconography.

11. Snow: Love it or hate it? DUH! SKIING!!!!!!!!!

12. Can you ice skate? Years of playing hockey? You decide.

13. Do you remember your favorite gift? Offhand no. My parents did have a good read on me though. Most gifts hit the mark.

14. What’s the most important thing about the Holidays for you? Family. It’s what it’s always been about. The whole Christ thing never factored into it.

15. What is your favorite holiday dessert? More beer.

16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? Well, the obvious which I’m trying to re-kindle. SKIING!!!!!!

17. What is on top of your tree? Dawn’s tree, a gold star. When I get mine, I dunno. Maybe a mock-up of a Viper Mark II. Yep, I’m a dork.

18. Which do you like best giving or receiving? I’d like the resources to give more, so ask me when that’s the case.

19. What is your favorite Christmas Song? Don’t go for the whole caroling thing. For movies, can’t beat The Nightmare Before Christmas. Also like the Trailer Park Boys Christmas Special.

20. Do you like candy canes? Not really. Always found them too sticky to eat.

21. Snowman or Snow Angel?? Snowman. Anatomically correct, for that.