We're goin' to Bolivia!

It's shocking how I let this blog slide after the Facebook discovery, but this blog can apparently be fed into FB, so I just need to figure out how and then make it so.

I've been reading the info on-line about Bolivia and Chile, as well as informative blogs. Very exciting! I'm concerned about the altitude sickness, since the highest I've ever been was in the Rockies and that was only about 1200m, but hopefully we'll be attuned after just a couple days...

Hot water tank: you're on notice!

Looks like we'll be having some cold showers tomorrow... The repair guy will be here between the oh-so-specific window of noon-4pm.

Rrrrggh

Sick day!

It's been a looong time since I took a sick day, but I'm doing so today. Probably could've gone in, but I'm being considerate and not spreading the virus around.

My plan today is to play with Ella, read The Saxon Shore for a few hours and nap. A good day, indeed!

Great Moments in Marketing

Looking at flights to Glasgow today and noticed an odd choice of a quote about the city on the Flight Centre website:
'The great thing about Glasgow is that if there's a nuclear attack it'll look exactly the same afterwards.' - Billy Connolly
Um. Yeah.

Identity crisis for cats

Working from home today and I just saw an unusual sight. There was someone walking their 2 dogs and 1 cat. The cat seemed to be fine with walking on a leash.

Your Taun-taun Will Freeze Before You Reach The First Marker!

Um, so, uh, winter seems to be making up for it's lateness all in one go today.

In the park, other than stretches of ground where the extreme winds were sweeping the snow clear, I had to make corridors for Ella to walk through. Truly, today Toronto = Hoth.

Bad reasons to have children -- #18461

Amy and I were discussing various bad reasons why people would decide to have kids. The usual being "to keep us together".

My suggested bad reason?
"To harvest in the future as an alternate food source."

Ah, Toronto

Just gave the pup her late night walk and am now heading to bed for a whole 6hrs sleep. Luxury!

On this 11:30pm walk we were lapped about 4 times by a middle aged woman who was rollerblading. Yes. Middle of January. Rollerblading.

Seriously, this weird snow-less "winter" is making people crazy. I'm worried about the hibernating creatures who, according to Amy, may starve to death if the weather is too warm. Their metabolisms can't slow down enough, it seems, to make their energy stores last.

It's January... so more pics of warmer days!

I think we'll have to move to a detached home now that I'm playing the saxamaphone again. Our neighbours must hate hearing scales in keys with more than 3 flats or sharps... As it is, I feel like I shouldn't be playing any later than 9pm, but frequently I don't get home until well after 7pm. *sigh*

These long dark days are getting to me I think. I've only been back at work for less than a week and already I'm ready for another 2 week vacation. Time for more summer nostalgia!

It's like one of those old Choose Your Own Adventure books from the early 80s -- Trial in the Colosseo. So... lions or not?

I <=> II

III <=> IV

Keeping in touch

Amy and I jumped into our rented horseless carriage on Friday and drove to Brampton in the late afternoon to visit Nana at Peel Memorial Hospital. She seemed a little better than when I had last visited, and seemed to respond to the family photos and movies we showed to her on Amy's laptop. As was the case for all who view our slideshows, she was asleep after about a half hour.

Off to the next Brampton event!



Continuing the trend of recovery after years of work-aholism (Help help! I'm addicted to work-ahol!) and renewing old friendships which had been neglected by me in favour of, uh, let's say 30-hour workdays (?!), I had an excellent evening on Friday catching up with Michelle C. and her husband Scott. Judging by the pictures of their two sons, Amy and I agree that those kids will have a huge fan club of adoring women when they're older. If they're even half as gregarious as M is, they'll be quite the centre of attention wherever they are!

It was great to see M again, although I was sad to have missed so many developments in the intervening time. I'll be making a point to keep in touch!