'officially' started work today, meaning that I got paid for being at the schoo, even though i've been there every day for about a week now. Teaching is one of those strange professions where you put in just about as much time outside of the school, therefore unpaid, as you do while you are there. No overtime to bank up, no bonus cheques...not that i'm complaining...we knew that going in, and plus, we get paid summers and 2 weeks at christmas etc etc, so it's all good. I feel myself getting stuck in a routine again, which is kind of hard to take, but I don't really have a choice. When you're a workhorse, your options and energy become less and less. I am taking spanish courses twice per week starting in sept. , and I want to join a gym, but we'll see. I've been running 5 km every other day, which has really helped..
but, whenever i'm stuck in a place, i start to feel the itch to leave...i think they call that wanderlust. I've been chatting with lots of buddies still overseas...one in japan, 2 in korea, and one buddy doing the europe rounds right now... and i'm pretty jealous. I've been thinking lots of Mongolia for some reason, lately. I'd love to go horsebackriding over there, or mountain biking..seems pretty unchartered. or siberia...both? + Japan????
Anybody following the liberal leadership race? Ignatieff? Brison? I have no idea..i know Ignatieff has as huge career outside the country as a journalist and scholar, and he's obviously smart...but, he was pro-war back in 2003, and that's a huge strike....i want someone good to take out harper...that's all...please???
Thursday, August 31, 2006
Wednesday, August 16, 2006
PARTY. KIPLING. LABOUR DAY LONG WEEKEND
So, this guy in the red shirt started an idea about a year and a bit ago, to trade from a paperclip to a house. Well, the son of did it. he really did it. and now, he's going to have a party. on labour day. i'm going. are you? should be fun...there is a beer gardens. It's a nice central location in kipling, in sask, and in canada in general. what better way to end the summer than this???? so, think about it! i know most people won't want to put in the time blah blah blah, but, risk it and you'll have fun, guaranteed. laters
Tuesday, August 15, 2006
doaner and wanner
it seems that during ball tournaments, all rules of society are wiped out...norms, actually laws, and even personal values. Take these two, for example. On any ordinary weekend, not only would they never ride a bike like this, the people of Hanna would never let the ride a bike like this...but, all that changes on slo-pitch weekends.
I thought of a pretty neat side-story for a seinfeld episode the other day..does anyone else do that? anyway, it involves Kramer, and I think it really could have worked.
He phones a random company, let's say the telephone company, and gets put on hold. At first, he's all indignant, of course. But, as time goes bye, and he's still on the line, he hears their playlist of songs, and decides he really likes it.
As the episode goes on, Kramer's struggle is to trying to be put on hold at the company, just so he can hear their play list.
He calls and asks to be put on hold.
When his call is finally answered, he says, in his Kramery way that no, he doesn't need anything, and that he wants to be put on hold again.
Of course, this disrupts the company, as they can't get to as many customers as they would like to (or maybe they're improving service, and answering calls faster). Either way, it's bad for Kramer's playlist desire.
So, he probably uses two lines, his and Jerry's...maybe Newman gets involved.
In the end, they all end up losing their phone service or something.
That could work, could it not?????
If only this was 12 years ago that I thought of it. And if only I knew Larry David.
If anyone knows Larry David, pass this on to him.
Ball tournament in Byemoor this weekend..home of Darcy Tucker. This is the biggest, baddest, redneck tourny out there. Sure not to disappoint.
I thought of a pretty neat side-story for a seinfeld episode the other day..does anyone else do that? anyway, it involves Kramer, and I think it really could have worked.
He phones a random company, let's say the telephone company, and gets put on hold. At first, he's all indignant, of course. But, as time goes bye, and he's still on the line, he hears their playlist of songs, and decides he really likes it.
As the episode goes on, Kramer's struggle is to trying to be put on hold at the company, just so he can hear their play list.
He calls and asks to be put on hold.
When his call is finally answered, he says, in his Kramery way that no, he doesn't need anything, and that he wants to be put on hold again.
Of course, this disrupts the company, as they can't get to as many customers as they would like to (or maybe they're improving service, and answering calls faster). Either way, it's bad for Kramer's playlist desire.
So, he probably uses two lines, his and Jerry's...maybe Newman gets involved.
In the end, they all end up losing their phone service or something.
That could work, could it not?????
If only this was 12 years ago that I thought of it. And if only I knew Larry David.
If anyone knows Larry David, pass this on to him.
Ball tournament in Byemoor this weekend..home of Darcy Tucker. This is the biggest, baddest, redneck tourny out there. Sure not to disappoint.
Saturday, August 12, 2006
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL
this is a vid from just after a goal in river stadium...i love u tube. so, yeah, i've been rockin out lately...ball tournament last weekend that I coached our team to victory in...great times, check out the pics if you like...i wouldn't recommend the videos to everyone. what else?? um, just got my ass kicked mountain biking for two days...saddle sores etc. I went out with one of my buddies who likes to really push himself hard, and man, i'm so out of shape, i couldn't push myself at all. anyhoo, take care and enjoy the vids...
this is a vid from just after a goal in river stadium...i love u tube. so, yeah, i've been rockin out lately...ball tournament last weekend that I coached our team to victory in...great times, check out the pics if you like...i wouldn't recommend the videos to everyone. what else?? um, just got my ass kicked mountain biking for two days...saddle sores etc. I went out with one of my buddies who likes to really push himself hard, and man, i'm so out of shape, i couldn't push myself at all. anyhoo, take care and enjoy the vids...
Thursday, August 03, 2006
Wednesday, August 02, 2006
Nearing Sunshine Village
time does have a strange way of flying when you are having fun...though it seemed like ana was here for a long time, looking back now, on the day she left, she was here for exactly one month, actually a little less because she arrived in the afternoon and left this morning at 1015, so there you have it...less than a month. but we had tons of fun, a few arguments, and now my place seems much emptier than it was a few hours ago. This time, though we promised to see each other again, it's going to be a long time in between even possibly being able to see one another, so that's scary in itself.
it's the little things that people miss the most, because you can always phone friends and be with someone...but you get used to how a person is, how they touch you, how they breathe, how they look at you...and then suddenly it is gone, and you feel incomplete because those things that were always there have vanished, and can't be replaced by phone calls and email.
it's the little things that people miss the most, because you can always phone friends and be with someone...but you get used to how a person is, how they touch you, how they breathe, how they look at you...and then suddenly it is gone, and you feel incomplete because those things that were always there have vanished, and can't be replaced by phone calls and email.
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