Richard/Gene Simmons

Well, Halloween is yet again nearly upon us. So, in the spirit of the season, I thought I might post a picture of the 'pumkin' that Zach and I so bravely and artistically carved, so spontaneously! It is Gene/Richard Simmons, so if you will please notice the kiss face, and also the Richard Simmons-esque hair. It was very late at night when we started, and took us until almost 4!



Also, is a picture of Emma all dolled up and ready to go out to the Palace or the Dome. I always forget which one, but one of them is the "Last Chance for Romance," I haven't been there yet, but am told that there is always much groping, so I'm not sure how much longer circumstance can keep me out of there!

Happy Halloween Everyone!

Bobby!

You may be wondering why Bob Dylan is headlining for my blog-thing today!

Well, its a bit of a story. These guys (David and David (say it with a Montreal accent for extra effect!)) got in touch with Emma through couchsurfing (an online community that allows people to hook up in different cities, and sleep on their couch). Anyways, so Dave and Dave got into town and immediately we had more in common that anyone had predicted.

Anyway one Split Crow "Power Hour," sheperds pie, and far too much talk of poutine, the boys drop the "Bob Dylan" bomb on us. Bob Dylan is in Montreal on November 8th. So, it was a great conversation piece for a bit, until the longer haired Dave starts trying to convince us to go and see him. He starts out by just "checking" to see if there are anymore tickets, and seeing when the bus would get into Montreal. He gets us to just check our schedules to see if we would be missing any tests. He shows us our seats, he opens the page with the areas to fill in to buy the tickets...

So, spontaneously, we bought tickets.

And now, Im freaking out to do all of my readings before we go to Montreal. The day after we get back, Katie is going to be in town too! And Zach has organized a pub crawl with "V for Vendetta" tshirts!!

Im pretty stoked on the next 2 weeks!

If I Had More Time...

Blake was suggesting that I was missing out on the blogging opportunities of Rocktober. I feel like I don't have time to procrastinate openly but...

If I had more time I would have provide to you the most amazing update in the world! It would tell of real-stories of me having great advenures of crossing the sea in a small boat with only the dean of my program, a francophone water buffalo and a pink parasol. My blog would convey the message of my finally perfected vision and plan for world peace, that is attainable in but a week and a half. If I had more time I could rave to you about meeting rockstars, nobel peace prize winners and old men with blue recycling bags tied to their shopping carts.

Thanksgiving Post

Thanksgiving has come and passed, and historically this has been my first without my family around, if we hadn't had so many people around, I am sure that I would have missed the chaos entirely.

I am thankful for:
- Family
- Friends - new and old



- New Opportunities / Fresh Start
- Being fortunate (I'm not sure if that makes sense in the traditional "thanksgiving" vein, but I am)
- Good food and good company!
We had mass amounts of food, all contributed and thoughtfully prepared by members of the group. Emma went above and beyond by giving massages to the turkey (which was encourage the legs to unfreeze) and Curtis pulled the neck and 'giblets' out. So kudos to both of them. Alex brought a dense cake! Justin brought some salad and buns. Josh brought the wine. Bryna made pies! Zach made (from scratch!) banana bread and a broccoli dish. Grace made "peas and prosciutto" while Megan, Megan, Emma and Curtis worked collectively on preparing the stuffing, turkey, gravy and potatoes!! It was pretty epic!

MASH

Well, Megan, Emma and I just finished playing MASH. Do you guys remember that game? I think that it is generally meant for preteen girls who giggle alot at the thought of marrying that cute guy in their class or the hot movie star. If you dont recall, let me explain.
6 Categories are Chosen
1. Housing (MASH - Mansion, Apartment, Shack, House/Hostel)
2. Boys! Men! (Who eventually you will end up marrying)
3. Job (Anything goes)
4. Pets
5. Kids (number of)
6. Vehicle

So, generally when I was young we would get together and do this, but Emma, Megan and I decided to do them on Emma's 21st birthday eve. So...

Im married to a rat exterminator. This is not a good start. With this rat exterminator I have 5 kids and we live in a beautiful rat infested mansion (because this rat exterminator apparantly brings his rats home to bed). When I am not taking care of my hordes of children, I am driving my ice cream truck to and from work, at a very monotonous job (mind-numbingly boring). After work I go home and walk my banana slug...

Anyways, it was just kind of a random activity, that I thought would be funnier to report about than it was apparantly.
It was my roomates 21st Birthday!! Yeah for junk food!!
Happy Birthday Emma!