Weekend Round-up
I took Monday off this week, so I had a 4-day Canada Day weekend. It was just what I need to recharge my batteries after what have been a long and drawn out few weeks. I haven’t been sleeping right for weeks, and then my dad ended up in the hospital for a while, so [...]
Summer Travel Plans
I like to take road trips. I’ve spoken about this in the past, most recently when writing about some of the road trips I’d like to take this summer. Despite the ever increasing price of gas, I still hope to do all of these trips. But, my main travel plans involve 2 main road trips:
The [...]
Spring and Summer Road Trips, 2008
Coming home from very lonely places, all of us go a little mad: whether from great personal success, or just an all-night drive, we are the sole survivors of a world no one else has ever seen.
- John le Carre
I am a big fan of the road trip. A road trip is a way to [...]
Hiking in National Parks
The past two weekends, I’ve been out in the world, working my legs. Sara and I went to Jasper two weeks ago (photos will be uploaded to Flickr in the near future), and we were out at Elk Island this past Saturday.
It’s been a while since I’ve really been out in the woods, hiking. While [...]
Blogger Appreciation Day
Today is blogger appreciation day. I heard about it from Chris Garrett, but the unofficial “holiday” was actually thought up by Darren Rowse of Problogger. According to Darren, the idea behind the day is that blogging is about collaboration, so why not have a day to encourage and help one another out?
We’re in it together, [...]
Save On Foods Sucks
Dear Save On Foods,
If I forget my Save On card at home, why can’t I just give you my phone number like I can at every other store? I’m pretty sure you asked me for my number when I first signed up for the card. What’s the deal?
The only reason I didn’t drop my groceries [...]
I Eat Meat
For those of you who were keeping score, I have failed miserably at my plan of only eating meat when I am at restaurants and/or at other people’s houses. I eat meat at home, too.
I did manage to go for a little while without, but I just could not give it up. I like meat [...]
Online!
Yesterday, as I was hooking up all of my electronics (TV, stereo, computer, etc.) in the new apartment, I decided I’d make it easy for the cable guy and connect all the cables myself. After all, why make him cut a bunch of cable when I already have my own? This way, all he’d have [...]
Offline!
I’m moving today. In fact, in just a few hours, I should be all settled into the new apartment (which, by the way, is fantastic; I finally got to take a look at it yesterday, and I think I like it more than this one, even though it’s obviously smaller due to the fact that [...]
Looking Forward to the New Apartment
I apologize for my lack of posting lately. I’m sure I could list a few excuses that you might find acceptable, but that would be a waste of time. Instead, let’s just get back into the meat of the random things I talk about on this blog.
As I mentioned a while back, I’m moving. I’m [...]