Remembrance
It's been a year of big changes for me so far. I've been contemplating today, about the lives that have touched mine and passed on this year. I just poured myself a glass of ale, and I'd like to propose some toasts to those people who have died this year.
To Charlie, Diane's ancient cat who died in february. He was a good friend, and a very calming influence. Rest well, Fangor. You are missed.
To Art Tomkinson. I only knew him a short period of time, but he impressed me a great deal. He appreciated wit, and gave as good as he got. His laugh still makes me smile, and he taught me the importance of teamwork. Rest well, Arthur.
To Lydia Schultz, my grandmother. We've never been close, but without her, there would be no me as I am, neither physically nor mentally. I hope you find what you were missing in life, grandma. Sleep easy.
Happy Hallowe'en
It's goinng to be an odd mixture of things today. I have a strange energy, and I'm not sure if it's good or not. I'm feeling forgetful and distant. We'll see.
More to come....
Oww
I'm feeling pretty tender. I would have been going home today, but for two things: I have to work through to get on the "regular" shift, and I had a tattoo appointment. It's taking longer than they thought it would. Most of the shading for the second wolf is done, and the outline for the first one is finished, but I have to go back in three weeks.
I Don't Have That Size
I had my mid-term today. I'm not sure how I felt about it, but I suspect I did pretty average. Would you believe I could think of the word "Mesopotamia"? Fuck. Oh well, it's over and I'm back to regular life again in the morning.
The job is going pretty well. I'm learning to rely on my insticts again, which is good. Unless those instincts are telling me that if I tore out one's throat with my teeth, he would leave me alone. I'm still ignoring that impulse. Seriously, I'm enjoying my new position.
What's next? New tattoo on thursday, I'm not going home this weekend, and damn it, this post exam beer is mighty tastey.
F&*$%#@
Stupid daylight savings.... ^%$##&..... NEXT weekend.....
Hidden Rooms
It's strange sometimes, meeting someone as possessed as I am about something. During one of my art history classes, I met a guy by the name of Scott, who was reading a Green Lantern comic in the hall at break. I struck up a conversation, and it turns out he loves comics, action figures and all things "superhero". Last night, we hooked up and explored Fort McMurray's secret stashes of comics. There are only two, really, but we hit them both, talked about artists and writers, story arcs, favorite characters, etc. It was a lot of fun.
I really do have to get some studying done though. It's, what, saturday already?
Standing Still
What a day. Everyone went home today, except me and a handful of other people still on site. It looks like I'll be working through Hallowe'en, because I'm switching back to the same shift as everyone. I was looking forward to going home, but if I do, that means I'll travel 950km just to come back for two days. Also, I'll be losing 3 days pay. But if I stay, I'll make that up, and get some overtime in. Decisions.
I have a midterm on tuesday that I haven't studied for. It'll be short answer and essay questions about slides, so I'm not worried. If there's one thing I learned from college the first time around, it's how to bullshit. I'm fairly confident that I'll do well.
Other than that, life is pretty laid back. I've been out every night since I got back. Justin came to town the other day with some people that I used to work with. We talked alot about geek-gamer stuff and tattoos. Turns out he got another one too.
I have to phone my sister about disneyland....
A Bird in the Hand
It's been an interesting weekend. Just before I went home last week, our purchaser, the guy who got me the job I'm currently in, gave his notice. He's not leaving the company, but he's moving back to head office in Edmonton. Turns out I'm in line to take his place. It's a position I've been interested in in a while, so I told him and my current supervisor that I'd like to take it. BUT none of the upper management have made a decision one way or another on the matter. Today I'll find out, I'm told. The whole thing seems pretty clandestine.
I also discovered Firefly this weekend. I saw Serenity last monday and enjoyed it. A friend I went with said it was directly drawn from the TV series that I missed out on a couple of years ago, so while I was in Edmonton, I picked up the series. I think one of the thinks I liked best about the show, every character has a little piece of me in them.
PS
Here's to more regular blogging. Cheers.
Half of the Time We're Gone But We Don't Know Where
My blog life has been all but non-existant lately. I'd appologize, but really, it just another side of the multifaceted wonder that is me. I'd blame Xbox for putting out some many great games lately (like Ultimate Spider-man, which I finished last night, so now I can buy Xmen Legends II), but I've been slack with that too. Truth is, somedays I hate myself, as a being, and really don't need to be reminded of it. Now before everyone goes flying off and writing letters to shrinks around the world, I'm fine. I feel alot better, like I always do. It just takes time to sort thinks out in my head and get back to level ground.
But I'm going home today, to Edmonton tomorrow (for sweet, sweet comics :)), and back on monday.
Late
It has been an interesting couple of days, in my own head anyway. I haven't got my paper back for AH101 yet, but I did meet a guy last night who shares my love of comics. And we share the same tastes, it seems. We geeked it up after class for about half an hour in the parking lot, talking about our favorite writers and artists, and where the comic industry has been been and been goin for the last 40 years.
There are changes coming at work too, but it's all top secret. I'll know more today. I'm looking forward to going home tomorrow. I need a break and to spend some time with Diane. I need to get back to something warmer, more familiar.
Yesterday I lost the keys to the work truck, someone else lost the keys to the van that brings us home and as a result, I was late coming and going from work.
Damn it, I need more time... I had a dream the other night....
Something New
Something many people don't know about me: I love cooking. I never cook, but it's something that I get such great enjoyment from. Like many of my interests, I excel at it... if I'm inspired. Tonight, on the way home, I was pondering where to go for supper, and I started thinking a recipe for spaghetti sauce, so I went shopping:
1 clove of garlic
3 roma tomatoes
3 fresh brown mushrooms
1 green pepper
1 jar of tomatoe sauce
a handful of black olives
extra virgin olive oil
multigrain spaghetti
fresh parmesan
a bottle of merlot cabernet (1/2 cup for the sauce)
1/2 lb extra lean ground beef
organic oregano
organic basil
If I may say, I cook like a mother fucker. It was brilliant, sweet, and delicious.
Oh, and I booked an appointment for my next tattoo. Turns out it's going to take up almost my entire right forearm. Heh.
I Hate People
Most people don't know this, but I'm more or less an unhappy individual. I'm an arguer. I like to disagree with what almost everyone has to say just to see where the argument goes. I think alot of us are that way, some of us more stubborn than others. I'm a fighter. Right or wrong, until you prove to me that you have a better sense of a situation than I do, I will continue to disagree. However, I have the ability to digress. I am not always right, nor do I have the capacity to stubbornly hold to something that shows an adequately opposing point of view. If you can convinve me you're right, whether or not I agree, I won't disagree. I may not subscribe to it, but I will not argue. We should analyze what people have to say, what they stand for, and like it or not, let them have their beliefs.
That's my rant.
Fuck you very much.
Racist shitheads.
