Las Vegas: The Report
I should have done this sooner, but this will be the first of several entries chronicling our trip to Las Vegas from Nov 30th to Dec 2nd, for all to relive our trip with us. I’ll be posting photos separate from this blog, as there’s just too many. We took almost 400 pictures! I’ll post an update here when the photos get uploaded. Pre-Trip: Graciously, Stephanie’s mom and dad offered (were volunteered?) to take care of our dogs Cola and Kira, and our cats Kitty, Jazz, and Zoey while we were …continue reading
Holy Ginormous Gathering of Geekery, Batman!
…or, Jarret’s ComicCon 2009 report. ComicCon (formally known as the Central Canada Comic Con, or C4, clicky) has grown leaps and bounds the last few years, exploding out of the confines of the tiny Victoria Inn and onto the vast expanses of the Convention Center’s entire second floor. Much like last year’s ComicCon (clicky) the place was chock-a-block full of games, toys, demonstrations, artists, cars, and being that it was also Halloween, that meant scores of superheroes, video game characters, …continue reading
Dinner With The Great One
What’s with me and misleading post titles lately? No, I didn’t have dinner with The Rock – although that would be incredibly freaking cool. Nor did I actually have dinner with Wayne Gretzky – I’d probably faint before I ever even touched my fork – but it sure felt like I did when I got to go to Wayne Gretzky’s restaurant (clicky) in Toronto last week while I was on course for work. All pictures can be clicked on for a bigger version. We roll up to the restuarant, and they have a tremendous sign …continue reading
A Reboot, Of Sorts
Once upon a time, there was a blog. A very sad, lonely, and most importantly, almost empty, blog.That blog – who shall not be named – was my previous attempt at blogging. It started off strong, capturing my thoughts on everything from hockey, music, and random horrible drivers, but alas and alack, it started to die a slow, horrible, painful death.For you see, blogs that are not updated regularly are not happy blogs. If they have no wares to showcase, they quickly and easily fall into the depths of …continue reading
Catching Up
Holy CRAP I’m back!I don’t know what it is, but it always seems like I’ve got something else to do except update my blog. It’s been almost FOUR MONTHS. Unbelieveable. I’ve got to keep on top of things.DAMN YOU GUITAR HERO II!!!This post will be just a short one to catch up on what’s been going on since the last post. Then we’ll get back into regular updates.Sound good?Ok. We’ll continue.Work: Crazy. Probably the biggest reason why things are so wild. Not that it’s hard or anything, but over the past …continue reading
Changes keep a comin’!
It’s been awhile, but I’m baaaaaaaack!And we thought 2006 was the year for change…. hehehehe…2007 hasn’t started any slower. We’re a month in, and already lots of changes are coming. Everyone’s New Year’s Resolution – ok, well, not everyone, but for a lot of people – is to lose some weight. That’s something that Stephanie and I are trying to do. A couple weeks into our program, I think we’re doing ok – Stephanie much better than I – but we’re plugging along. I don’t think we’re about losing X …continue reading
2006 Has Come and Almost Gone
Wow.It’s the end of the year already.Well, not quite, but as the juggernaut that is Christmas stands before us just a few days away, we start to think of the year past and the year ahead.2006 has been quite the year for me. I started a new job, moving from MTS to Great-West Life. I bought a new house in Charleswood, making more room for my family and pets. I sold our first house. I’ll never forget that house. There were some good memories there. In the biggest event of the year, and my life, I got …continue reading
The Thump Is Dead. Long Live The Thump.
Just a quick note to let everyone know there’s been a shake up in the land of Cadence Thump. If anyone’s read the Official Cadence Thump Blog, Dave says that I left the band because of a need to “pursue my job”.I’m not going to get into too much mudslinging, but this is the root of the problem of why I left the band. But, I told you, dear reader, that in this blog I would be utterly honest and would pull no punches.The REAL problem was communication, or lack thereof.Dave preaches the need for communication, …continue reading
I’m a handywoman!
You know those Rona commercials where the housewife has a home improvement project that she wants to do, like hanging a picture, or cutting a hole in the wall so she can see from the kitchen to the living room, and the guy with the voice over is giving her all kinds of positive reinforcement?He’s telling her how great she is, how empowered she is, and what a great job she’s going to do.She’s a handywoman.Meanwhile, the woman is standing in front of this big blank wall holding a huge reciprocating …continue reading
The weight of the world
Wow. Just wow.In recent times I’ve felt like I’m Atlas, punished for fighting a decade-plus long war against the Olympian Gods by being forced to carry the earth and the sky on his shoulders thousands of years ago.But it’s not really punishment, it’s just the way life works. But now, the earth and sky has been lifted off of my shoulders, and all is right with everything again. Not that there were any real problems, just the hectic pace of so many life-altering changes all happening at once. All the …continue reading