First off a reminder to myself:
BRING MY CAMERA EVERYWHERE WITH ME
damn...so many great photo op's last in the last few weeks...awesome apartment I visited...crazy cowboy hat wearing dude driving a bicycle decorated as a pumpkin..and just some beautiful scenery all around.
I went for a pretty good run down through the river valley...it was great fun..I got to try to climb all through some paths and play in the mud like I was 10..ah...so freaking dirty by the time I got back.
Though my knee is still bothering me...for those of you that don't know I ripped my ACL and all the cartlidge in my left knee pretty bad going down a black diamond downhill ski run about two years ago...and after a few months of physio I just don't know if it's ever going to really heal...it still kinda "clicks" and I can tell that I am favouring one side over the other...
I crave to be a more healthy individual but much like paying off my debt I never quite seem to get to a satisfactory level....though I will say that Janelle and I have decided to do a "fair weather" vegetarian life style which we have somewhat patterned after her sister. We don't eat meat in our house anymore....and no red meat anymore at all for moi...seafood is still a go on occasion...and we do plan to eat meat if we are out or someone offers it to us...but all in all I am very impressed with us.
Did some more painting on the weekend...egg yolk yellow....looks...bright...ha...we aren't sure whether we are going to keep it.
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Stuff sucks
Or if not...I am pretty darn close to one....
My recent trip to Europe really helped me gain a bit of perspective on my life and the "stuff" in it....not once did I really *want* while in Europe living out of a small yet roomy backpack for months...having everything I owned within an arms reach was reassuring to me.
It made me think back on my life, the places I lived and the things I had done...but let's back it up even a bit further....
By the way: I am not going to be "preachy here" nor do I expect to come across as a "perfect" saint or whatever...
I HATED getting Christmas presents or birthday presents...absolutely hated it....I remember one year my parents got me a TV for Christmas...and while I wasn't unthankful for the gesture I really didn't want one...I would have preferred my parents spend that money on themselves or even just got me a card...I'd honestly be just fine with it.
When I moved into my first place in Winnipeg I owned just about nothing..and never even got around to really buying anything...I had a mattress on the floor...and an ugly hand me down couch....I think two plates and some forks...after about a year I eventually got evicted from the place for an incident I won't go into here....and simply walked away...
Eventually I moved to another place down on Broadway...again..as memory recollects there was a tiny kitchen table 2ft by 2ft..a computer desk..and a huge vacant loft style place....no actual living room furniture....
When I moved to Brandon I brought a single mattress and a pile of clothes to live off of....what I really remember is having two lawn chairs in the living room of my place..and a mattress in the bedroom down the hall...I did have my gifted TV at this location though.
When I moved back to Winnipeg I moved into Place Promenade...and to paraphrase my beautiful fiancee the first time she saw my place..."I thought a homeless guy lived there"...all I remember owning was a mattress on the floor...and a stuffed chair I found beside a dumpster...I once threw a party and had to buy some card tables and chairs for my guests.....
Though we've never noticed it the fiancee was also the one who purchased everything we own...our tables...the bed....the couch...the chairs....the dresser....her desk....
I do own a computer desk that is solidly mine...and (as mentioned previously) am seriously contemplating reducing the entire thing to a small portable laptop...
Not sure on the point in this thread...but I know that stuff makes me feel bad and I think that "stuff" is one of the major contributors to stress in our modern lifes and would suggest that everyone try to limit it as much as possible.
ps: Along the same notes....damn I want an e-reader of some kind...hmmmmm maybe Christmas?
My recent trip to Europe really helped me gain a bit of perspective on my life and the "stuff" in it....not once did I really *want* while in Europe living out of a small yet roomy backpack for months...having everything I owned within an arms reach was reassuring to me.
It made me think back on my life, the places I lived and the things I had done...but let's back it up even a bit further....
By the way: I am not going to be "preachy here" nor do I expect to come across as a "perfect" saint or whatever...
I HATED getting Christmas presents or birthday presents...absolutely hated it....I remember one year my parents got me a TV for Christmas...and while I wasn't unthankful for the gesture I really didn't want one...I would have preferred my parents spend that money on themselves or even just got me a card...I'd honestly be just fine with it.
When I moved into my first place in Winnipeg I owned just about nothing..and never even got around to really buying anything...I had a mattress on the floor...and an ugly hand me down couch....I think two plates and some forks...after about a year I eventually got evicted from the place for an incident I won't go into here....and simply walked away...
Eventually I moved to another place down on Broadway...again..as memory recollects there was a tiny kitchen table 2ft by 2ft..a computer desk..and a huge vacant loft style place....no actual living room furniture....
When I moved to Brandon I brought a single mattress and a pile of clothes to live off of....what I really remember is having two lawn chairs in the living room of my place..and a mattress in the bedroom down the hall...I did have my gifted TV at this location though.
When I moved back to Winnipeg I moved into Place Promenade...and to paraphrase my beautiful fiancee the first time she saw my place..."I thought a homeless guy lived there"...all I remember owning was a mattress on the floor...and a stuffed chair I found beside a dumpster...I once threw a party and had to buy some card tables and chairs for my guests.....
Though we've never noticed it the fiancee was also the one who purchased everything we own...our tables...the bed....the couch...the chairs....the dresser....her desk....
I do own a computer desk that is solidly mine...and (as mentioned previously) am seriously contemplating reducing the entire thing to a small portable laptop...
Not sure on the point in this thread...but I know that stuff makes me feel bad and I think that "stuff" is one of the major contributors to stress in our modern lifes and would suggest that everyone try to limit it as much as possible.
ps: Along the same notes....damn I want an e-reader of some kind...hmmmmm maybe Christmas?
Monday, October 11, 2010
It's interesting....
Finding a happy medium on a public blog on what you want to post here...I have to admit that I have created one or two entries then decided to scrap them for the more "family friendly generic updates" vibe I am going for on here.
So...no complaining about stuff...no mentioning work (which is going relatively fine) and other stuff I suppose. I think I am going to update on here more...so I at least get used to it..even if I have little to say.
Last weekend we went over to our friends' place to celebrate his "happy turning another year older" day...was a fun time even if we had to bail early to make the long drive back to Edmonton...I love carving up pumpkins!!!
*The stylish dude in the tie is mine...
but I think this one won the prize....
And the fiancee got to flex her artistic talent with some fun watercolouring....On a semi-related note I am almost certainly going to look into getting a small laptop and getting rid of my "office" in the bedroom...I either want a totally "peaceful/serene" setting or a place for her to practice art...glass blowing or painting or whatever strikes the fancy.
In yet another "manly pseudo renovation/tear apart" I ripped down some moldy drywall from our balcony area....some gross work but considering we were getting quotes of $10,000 to do it through a contractor....and it took me and a buddy maybe 4 hours total..well worth saving the money.
Though I am quite happy that we ended up doing this work now in October instead of July....considering what we found things could have turned out quite differently....(ps: this pic is only one of many...)
Also just got back form the inlaws....a very nice visit but a fairly long drive...though I really do enjoy going for drives with the girl...for some reason I think we bond best when sitting side by side in the car chitty chatting...no distractions...beautiful scenery....I actually think the travel time is my favorite part of the trip in many ways.
So...no complaining about stuff...no mentioning work (which is going relatively fine) and other stuff I suppose. I think I am going to update on here more...so I at least get used to it..even if I have little to say.
Last weekend we went over to our friends' place to celebrate his "happy turning another year older" day...was a fun time even if we had to bail early to make the long drive back to Edmonton...I love carving up pumpkins!!!
but I think this one won the prize....
And the fiancee got to flex her artistic talent with some fun watercolouring....On a semi-related note I am almost certainly going to look into getting a small laptop and getting rid of my "office" in the bedroom...I either want a totally "peaceful/serene" setting or a place for her to practice art...glass blowing or painting or whatever strikes the fancy.
In yet another "manly pseudo renovation/tear apart" I ripped down some moldy drywall from our balcony area....some gross work but considering we were getting quotes of $10,000 to do it through a contractor....and it took me and a buddy maybe 4 hours total..well worth saving the money.
Though I am quite happy that we ended up doing this work now in October instead of July....considering what we found things could have turned out quite differently....(ps: this pic is only one of many...)
Also just got back form the inlaws....a very nice visit but a fairly long drive...though I really do enjoy going for drives with the girl...for some reason I think we bond best when sitting side by side in the car chitty chatting...no distractions...beautiful scenery....I actually think the travel time is my favorite part of the trip in many ways.
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