-After very cool temperatures just a few days ago, we've moved into a sunny warm patch. Yesterday, and hopefully again today, we'll see temperatures above zero and plenty of melting. Assuming this trend continues as forecast we should see plenty of melting over the next few days.
-Jeannette and I had an incredibly productive and pleasant day yesterday. We began by walking over to the first Farmer's Market of the season. Unfortunately, we were going to buy some lentils and barley and that vendor was absent. From there we made our way to the pet food store and then the downtown shopping district.
After grabbing lunch and taking care of a little downtown shopping we realized that we were just feet and minutes away from a free Regina Symphony Orchestra chamber ensemble concert at the public library. Amazingly, though we arrived only a few minutes before they were to begin we had a great selection of seats to choose from (within just a few minutes after our arrival almost all of the available seats were taken).
After the concert we spoke with a member of Jeannette's book club and her friend who was visiting from Winnipeg. Not only were we able to pick up a little inside information about hot Winnipeg restaurants, we learned a little more about the free concert series at the library.
Once we returned home we hopped in the car and made our way out for an afternoon drive. In our continuing attempt to at least visit many of the towns surrounding Regina we made our way through Pense and Belle Plaine. Unfortunately, the melting snow and muddy streets likely meant that we weren't seeing these towns at their best.
-Hopefully we will head out for a walk along the creek later this afternoon.
-Because I'm a sucker for this kind of thing I'm watching the Manitoba NDP leadership convention as being streamed by CBC. Yesterday I followed the Newfoundland NDP convention via Twitter. I think I'd probably watch/follow almost any delegated convention occurring in Canada - they really make for exciting viewing (whether or not you like the party involved).
-Not having a dishwasher is a real bummer. It seems that we constantly have a sink full of dirty dishes to do - no matter how many sinks full of dishes I've already done. Definitely a bummer.
Showing posts with label concerts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label concerts. Show all posts
Sunday, March 08, 2015
Saturday, January 14, 2012
A Few Quick Notes 558
-On Thursday we received about 10-12 centimetres of snow in just a few hours.
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By yesterday afternoon/evening the snow was almost completely gone and it was almost 10.
Though Environment Canada is suggesting that it is currently about 1 in the region, I don't believe this. The continuing formation of ice suggests to me that it is at least below freezing and that it has been for a while.
Anyway, temperatures and conditions have definitely been yo-yoing recently and it is less than fun.
-Tonight Jeannette and I will be attending an Old Man Luedecke concert in Windsor. The question on everyone's mind surely is whether or not he will perform the crowd favourite Joy of Cooking?
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-I think I will be making some leek and potato soup shortly. Much to my surprise, we were able to buy both leeks and potatoes at our local farmer's market.
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By yesterday afternoon/evening the snow was almost completely gone and it was almost 10.
Though Environment Canada is suggesting that it is currently about 1 in the region, I don't believe this. The continuing formation of ice suggests to me that it is at least below freezing and that it has been for a while.
Anyway, temperatures and conditions have definitely been yo-yoing recently and it is less than fun.
-Tonight Jeannette and I will be attending an Old Man Luedecke concert in Windsor. The question on everyone's mind surely is whether or not he will perform the crowd favourite Joy of Cooking?
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-I think I will be making some leek and potato soup shortly. Much to my surprise, we were able to buy both leeks and potatoes at our local farmer's market.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
A Few Quick Notes 513
-Today was a pretty standard winter's day - warmer while the sun was shining and cold in the evening. Not surprisingly, the official record, as recorded by Environment Canada, doesn't seem to reflect the reality of todays ups and downs.
-It seems that Roll Up the Rim to Win has started again. Apparently, though I would never have guessed it, the competition is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. Anyway, I am off to a disappointing 0 for 1 start.
-I have started searching the library's catalogue to find the books that I will need to prepare for my upcoming comprehensive exam. This have not gotten off to an auspicious start. Two of the four books that I have searched for are not held but the library but will need to be brought in from other universities in the region. Sadly, this rate of success isn't a surprise.
-Peter and I enjoyed tonight's Old Man Luedecke show. It is possible that this will be the final show of this concert series that I will attend, though I guess there is some chance that I might go to Amelia Curran/City and Colour show on Friday.
-I guess I should get back to locating/requesting library books. Maybe, if I am lucky, I will even get to start reading one of the articles I printed earlier this evening.
-It would be really great if Neil took a few minutes to throw up a post or two. The margin by which I am winning is starting to become a little embarrassing.
Score
Cameron 53
Neil 0
-It seems that Roll Up the Rim to Win has started again. Apparently, though I would never have guessed it, the competition is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. Anyway, I am off to a disappointing 0 for 1 start.
-I have started searching the library's catalogue to find the books that I will need to prepare for my upcoming comprehensive exam. This have not gotten off to an auspicious start. Two of the four books that I have searched for are not held but the library but will need to be brought in from other universities in the region. Sadly, this rate of success isn't a surprise.
-Peter and I enjoyed tonight's Old Man Luedecke show. It is possible that this will be the final show of this concert series that I will attend, though I guess there is some chance that I might go to Amelia Curran/City and Colour show on Friday.
-I guess I should get back to locating/requesting library books. Maybe, if I am lucky, I will even get to start reading one of the articles I printed earlier this evening.
-It would be really great if Neil took a few minutes to throw up a post or two. The margin by which I am winning is starting to become a little embarrassing.
Score
Cameron 53
Neil 0
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Don't (Rawlins) Cross me
As I approached this evening's Rawlins Cross concert I heard the band lay into Colleen, the song that I think of when I think of Rawlins Cross. I made it into the concert area proper to catch the end of the song.
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Almost immediately thereafter I was treated to a rendition of Wild Rose, another of the Rawlins Cross songs that reminds me of my childhood.
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Much to my surprise, Sean Panting (AKA Walter) was performing with the band. Though for much of the concert he was just performing away, he eventually really started throwing his body into it and rocking out.
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Though my mother suggested that I go back stage and talk to Ian McKinnon (and re-introduce myself) I opted to just leave after the show. Trying to wangle my way backstage didn't seem particularly wise or something that was likely to succeed.
Anyway, tomorrow night I will be heading back to Parade Square for Old Man Luedecke's concert, the last concert of this series that I will be attending.
Score
Cameron 51
Neil 0
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Almost immediately thereafter I was treated to a rendition of Wild Rose, another of the Rawlins Cross songs that reminds me of my childhood.
[Embedded video]
Much to my surprise, Sean Panting (AKA Walter) was performing with the band. Though for much of the concert he was just performing away, he eventually really started throwing his body into it and rocking out.
[Embedded video]
Though my mother suggested that I go back stage and talk to Ian McKinnon (and re-introduce myself) I opted to just leave after the show. Trying to wangle my way backstage didn't seem particularly wise or something that was likely to succeed.
Anyway, tomorrow night I will be heading back to Parade Square for Old Man Luedecke's concert, the last concert of this series that I will be attending.
Score
Cameron 51
Neil 0
A Few Quick Notes 512
-Today seems to have been a pretty bland, though cold, day so far. Apparently we may even be in for a few flurries this evening.
-I spend a few hours yesterday and today transcribing, unfortunately, I am not really out of it. I just can quite seem to concentrate. Of course, in this state it didn't take me long to get to animated gifs.
-Later this evening I am hoping to catch some of the free Rawlins Cross show at the Grand Parade. As I will likely be going by myself I am not sure if I will go for the entire show. As an early investor in the band I do feel somewhat compelled to see at least some of the show.
-Jeannette and I are likely to have homemade pizzas for dinner tonight. As usual, my will be cheese and tomato free.
-We are still pumping out pitches at Doyle Pitches, though I am starting to think that the Telegram story on the site may not materialize. It has now been a few weeks and I have heard nothing back from the reporter who conducted the interview. The fact that the CBC refused to allow people to comment on our stuff probably really dealt the fatal blow to this story.
-I guess I should try to do at least a little more work before dinner.
Score
Cameron 50
Neil 0
-I spend a few hours yesterday and today transcribing, unfortunately, I am not really out of it. I just can quite seem to concentrate. Of course, in this state it didn't take me long to get to animated gifs.
-Later this evening I am hoping to catch some of the free Rawlins Cross show at the Grand Parade. As I will likely be going by myself I am not sure if I will go for the entire show. As an early investor in the band I do feel somewhat compelled to see at least some of the show.
-Jeannette and I are likely to have homemade pizzas for dinner tonight. As usual, my will be cheese and tomato free.
-We are still pumping out pitches at Doyle Pitches, though I am starting to think that the Telegram story on the site may not materialize. It has now been a few weeks and I have heard nothing back from the reporter who conducted the interview. The fact that the CBC refused to allow people to comment on our stuff probably really dealt the fatal blow to this story.
-I guess I should try to do at least a little more work before dinner.
Score
Cameron 50
Neil 0
Saturday, February 19, 2011
A Great Big Sea of People in Halifax
Great Big Sea, Newfoundland's premiere celtic/traditional pop band, performed a free show in Halifax. Jeannette and I stopped by for a few songs on our way to our Ultimate game.
While we didn't have the best view of the stage (that there thousands of people there before us was much of our problem in this department), we were eventually able to see a few crowd surfers.
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As you can see, these weren't the world's best crowd surfers.
And in case you were wondering, I think that it is pretty safe to say that the Great Big Sea show had a larger number of attendees than the Joel Plaskett or Hey Rosetta! shows of a few days ago.
Score
Cameron 46
Neil 0
While we didn't have the best view of the stage (that there thousands of people there before us was much of our problem in this department), we were eventually able to see a few crowd surfers.
[Embedded video]
As you can see, these weren't the world's best crowd surfers.
And in case you were wondering, I think that it is pretty safe to say that the Great Big Sea show had a larger number of attendees than the Joel Plaskett or Hey Rosetta! shows of a few days ago.
Score
Cameron 46
Neil 0
Friday Night Pig Roast
Last night, instead of going to the free Hawksley Workman at the Grand Parade, Jeannette and I attended a pig roast held in honour of a friend's birthday.
Actually, the set-up was pretty neat. A local barbecue restaurant will prepare a pig (or hunk of meat of your choosing) and side-dishes (food for about 16) for a fixed price.
My primary disappointment with the event had to do with the size of the pig in relation to its cost. For $375 (for about 18 people) this seemed to be a rather small pig. I got the sense that everyone present expected there to be a fair bit more meat. At the end of the evening I observed that we could have had three turkeys and side-dishes for 30 for $15 less (as the turkey meal was only $120).
Anyway, I really like this idea and think that I would be willing to try it again, I just might wouldn't go with the pig option - it was definitely the worst value on the menu.
Score
Cameron 45
Neil 0
Actually, the set-up was pretty neat. A local barbecue restaurant will prepare a pig (or hunk of meat of your choosing) and side-dishes (food for about 16) for a fixed price.
My primary disappointment with the event had to do with the size of the pig in relation to its cost. For $375 (for about 18 people) this seemed to be a rather small pig. I got the sense that everyone present expected there to be a fair bit more meat. At the end of the evening I observed that we could have had three turkeys and side-dishes for 30 for $15 less (as the turkey meal was only $120).
Anyway, I really like this idea and think that I would be willing to try it again, I just might wouldn't go with the pig option - it was definitely the worst value on the menu.
Score
Cameron 45
Neil 0
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
A Modicum of Success
Regular readers will know that earlier today I organized a flash mob for tonight's Canada Games' Hey Rosetta! show.
Basically I choreographed a dance move and then posted a how-to video:
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As the concert progressed I kept my eye on the crowd and watched for flare-ups of the flash mob dancers. Not surprisingly, given my massive YouTube influence, I was almost immediately able to observe people taking part in the flash mob dance moves.
Then, near the end of the show, I was super excited to see that one of the band members even started leading the audience in the flash mob dance moves. I was so excited to see the dance being done by so many people that I kind of muffed the camera work (I was slow to turn it on and then I didn't do a good job of operating the camera). Nonetheless, I was able to catch the tail end of the most notable iteration of the flash mob.
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It was incredibly exciting to have such success with my first flash mob.
Score
Cameron 43
Neil 0
Basically I choreographed a dance move and then posted a how-to video:
[Embedded video]
As the concert progressed I kept my eye on the crowd and watched for flare-ups of the flash mob dancers. Not surprisingly, given my massive YouTube influence, I was almost immediately able to observe people taking part in the flash mob dance moves.
Then, near the end of the show, I was super excited to see that one of the band members even started leading the audience in the flash mob dance moves. I was so excited to see the dance being done by so many people that I kind of muffed the camera work (I was slow to turn it on and then I didn't do a good job of operating the camera). Nonetheless, I was able to catch the tail end of the most notable iteration of the flash mob.
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It was incredibly exciting to have such success with my first flash mob.
Score
Cameron 43
Neil 0
Halifax Flash Mob: Take 2
Ok everybody, at tonight's Canada Games' Hey Rosetta show we are going to out do the Joel Plaskett flash mob thing by a mile. I know I am just making this thing public kind of last minute, but I have faith that we can pull this thing together in no time.
So to get down to business: I have choreographed a sweet move for all of us in the know to do at the end of each song. It is going to look totally awesome. Oh, and it has an awesome name: The Tim.
Check out this video so that you can learn the sweet move needed to be part of this grassroots celebratory movement. Don't worry, I have faith that you will all be able to quickly master The Tim without too much trouble.
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And our flash mob is all improv and stuff. If you want to take your hands and do The Tim above your head that is totally cool. Actually, you can do this move wherever you want and that is totally cool, you can still be part of our flash mob.
Remember, it is important that you all spread the word - we only have a few hours left before the show is to start. If we want this to be as awesome as I know it can be we need everyone to see the video and learn the move before the show (of course if you are at the show and know the people next to you haven't seen the video feel free to teach them The Tim on the spot.)
Ok people, enough blathering, lets go get the word out and make this a night to remember.
Score
Cameron 42
Neil 0
So to get down to business: I have choreographed a sweet move for all of us in the know to do at the end of each song. It is going to look totally awesome. Oh, and it has an awesome name: The Tim.
Check out this video so that you can learn the sweet move needed to be part of this grassroots celebratory movement. Don't worry, I have faith that you will all be able to quickly master The Tim without too much trouble.
[Embedded video]
And our flash mob is all improv and stuff. If you want to take your hands and do The Tim above your head that is totally cool. Actually, you can do this move wherever you want and that is totally cool, you can still be part of our flash mob.
Remember, it is important that you all spread the word - we only have a few hours left before the show is to start. If we want this to be as awesome as I know it can be we need everyone to see the video and learn the move before the show (of course if you are at the show and know the people next to you haven't seen the video feel free to teach them The Tim on the spot.)
Ok people, enough blathering, lets go get the word out and make this a night to remember.
Score
Cameron 42
Neil 0
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
A Few Quick Notes 509
-We experienced something of a temperature drop today. When I woke up this morning it wasn't far away from zero and it is now -11. At times throughout the day we even had the pleasure of catching a few flurries.
-Though I didn't plan on it, I did manage to hear a little of tonight's Sloan show. For better or worse, I was only able to hear somewhat muffled music only when I had my window open and only when the wind temporarily died down. Consequently, I didn't get as much out of tonight's show as I did last night's show.
Much to my surprise, my video of last night's attempted 'flash mob' now has more than 800 views. I am a little surprised that it has become such a popular video, though it does seem to be one of the view videos to have yet been uploaded of the event.
-Tomorrow night Peter and I will be going to see St. John's band Hey Rosetta! I feel a little embarrassed that when you consider how long they have been around and that I went to high school with the frontman that I have never seen these guys perform and that my the first show of theirs that I will see is a free show. I guess better late than never, or something like that.
-Earlier this evening, while poking around on the internet, I happened to find a newly released short film starring a good friend of Neil's, Andrew. What I found particularly amazing about my discovery is that not only did I happen upon Andrew's YouTube channel today, but today was the day he posted this film. If you wan to see it can be found below.
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Oh, and this film was directed by Republic of Doyle's Des.
-It seems that the Humber West by-election has lead to the election of the PC candidate.
Score
Cameron 41
Neil 0
-Though I didn't plan on it, I did manage to hear a little of tonight's Sloan show. For better or worse, I was only able to hear somewhat muffled music only when I had my window open and only when the wind temporarily died down. Consequently, I didn't get as much out of tonight's show as I did last night's show.
Much to my surprise, my video of last night's attempted 'flash mob' now has more than 800 views. I am a little surprised that it has become such a popular video, though it does seem to be one of the view videos to have yet been uploaded of the event.
-Tomorrow night Peter and I will be going to see St. John's band Hey Rosetta! I feel a little embarrassed that when you consider how long they have been around and that I went to high school with the frontman that I have never seen these guys perform and that my the first show of theirs that I will see is a free show. I guess better late than never, or something like that.
-Earlier this evening, while poking around on the internet, I happened to find a newly released short film starring a good friend of Neil's, Andrew. What I found particularly amazing about my discovery is that not only did I happen upon Andrew's YouTube channel today, but today was the day he posted this film. If you wan to see it can be found below.
[Embedded video]
Oh, and this film was directed by Republic of Doyle's Des.
-It seems that the Humber West by-election has lead to the election of the PC candidate.
Score
Cameron 41
Neil 0
Monday, February 14, 2011
A Halifax flash mob?
A few days ago it was reported that at tonight's Canada Games free Joel Plaskett concert there would be a 'flash mob' dance. Instructional videos were even available online.
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Of course, at least to Jeannette and me, the fact that the event was so planned and publicized seemed to undermine the 'flash' component of the event.
Anyway, while at the concert this evening I was curious to see how this whole thing would play out. It seems that in the end few people actually performed the dance during the show.
If you are interested you can see for yourself below.
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Oh, and that is Premier Darrell Dexter at the beginning of the video. He made a brief appearance before the headlining act took the stage and then participated in the end of the song before the 'flash mob' dance.
Score
Cameron 38
Neil 0
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Of course, at least to Jeannette and me, the fact that the event was so planned and publicized seemed to undermine the 'flash' component of the event.
Anyway, while at the concert this evening I was curious to see how this whole thing would play out. It seems that in the end few people actually performed the dance during the show.
If you are interested you can see for yourself below.
[Embedded video]
Oh, and that is Premier Darrell Dexter at the beginning of the video. He made a brief appearance before the headlining act took the stage and then participated in the end of the song before the 'flash mob' dance.
Score
Cameron 38
Neil 0
Friday, February 04, 2011
Lasers and laws
Like children's portraits in the 80's, the Black Eyed Peas have lasers.
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This summer when I mentioned this fact to a cousin of mine who works in lighting business in the US she was shocked to hear what the Black Eyed Peas had done in Halifax. Apparently in the US you can't just shoot high powered lasers into the sky. All such lasers have to be aimed at definite end points. Apparently the concern is shooting a pilot in the eye, or something like that. Anyway, apparently the nearby air force base didn't have too many problems as I don't recall hearing about any accidents the next day.
If you are wondering why this is going up now and was not posted when filmed the answer is laziness. I forgot to post it and just happened across it this afternoon as I was deleting old video files from my computer.
Score
Cameron 11
Neil 0
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This summer when I mentioned this fact to a cousin of mine who works in lighting business in the US she was shocked to hear what the Black Eyed Peas had done in Halifax. Apparently in the US you can't just shoot high powered lasers into the sky. All such lasers have to be aimed at definite end points. Apparently the concern is shooting a pilot in the eye, or something like that. Anyway, apparently the nearby air force base didn't have too many problems as I don't recall hearing about any accidents the next day.
If you are wondering why this is going up now and was not posted when filmed the answer is laziness. I forgot to post it and just happened across it this afternoon as I was deleting old video files from my computer.
Score
Cameron 11
Neil 0
Friday, September 17, 2010
Not too surprising
CBC is now reporting that a number of companies who provided services for concerts on the Halifax Common this summer haven't been paid. At least one of the companies quoted has indicated that they are owed a substantial sum of money (though exactly what that sum is was unstated).
After having viewed one of these shows from outside of the concert area, I can't say that I am surprised that funds are not flowing freely. Not only did it appear that not many people paid to attend the show, at least one seems to have made it in for free by hopping the fence.
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Also, after the concert it was reported that at some point during the final act the gates were opened and non-paying members of the public allowed to attend for free.
Anyway, when all of this is taken together with the fact that the acts were likely guaranteed a certain fee I don't see how the concert promoters couldn't have done anything but lose their shirts on this show.
And though at least one of the unpaid companies has indicated that they are confident they will eventually be paid, that they have participated in a story about not being paid seems to suggest at least some apprehension about whether or not they will receive payment. Maybe the aggressive action is aimed at encouraging such a payment? Anyway, whatever the case may be, I suspect that at least one party won't be making as much money as they expected on backs of Weezer and the Black Eyed Peas.
After having viewed one of these shows from outside of the concert area, I can't say that I am surprised that funds are not flowing freely. Not only did it appear that not many people paid to attend the show, at least one seems to have made it in for free by hopping the fence.
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Also, after the concert it was reported that at some point during the final act the gates were opened and non-paying members of the public allowed to attend for free.
Anyway, when all of this is taken together with the fact that the acts were likely guaranteed a certain fee I don't see how the concert promoters couldn't have done anything but lose their shirts on this show.
And though at least one of the unpaid companies has indicated that they are confident they will eventually be paid, that they have participated in a story about not being paid seems to suggest at least some apprehension about whether or not they will receive payment. Maybe the aggressive action is aimed at encouraging such a payment? Anyway, whatever the case may be, I suspect that at least one party won't be making as much money as they expected on backs of Weezer and the Black Eyed Peas.
Tuesday, August 03, 2010
Michigan +7
As planned, our trip to Michigan keeps on chugging along.
Shortly after my last post we made our way to the west side of the state. One of our first goals was to meet Neil at the Grand Rapids airport. Though we were about 20 minutes late, we eventually managed to pick him up without too many problems.
With Neil in tow we made our way to my Aunt's house. Soon after arriving we learned about a concert for which she had purchased tickets. Apparently the Grand Rapids Symphony Picnic Pops (Beatles version) was taking place that evening. The plan was that we would meet some of my aunt's friends and eat a packed picnic dinner. While we were a little to tired to do much socializing, we all enjoyed the show. The one thing that I will say about the show is that the arrangements that were used didn't really seem to allow the symphony to shine. In many instances it was almost hard to tell that the cover band was even playing with a symphony.
One of things that was most amazing about the concert, which took place at a ski hill, was that it was attended by between 10 000 and 15 000 people. This was all the more amazing when you realize that they were going to play the same show again the next night for a similar crowd. The other neat thing about the concert was that they allowed patrons to bring food and beverages, including alcoholic beverages, without a bag search or hassle. If all outdoors concerts were this relaxed I might actually like outdoors concerts.
In the subsequent days we managed to visit one of the local beaches and visit quite a number of relatives.
As usual, I really enjoyed my time at the beach (and with my relatives).
Yesterday we made our way from the west side of the state to the Thumb Region, which is where my father grew up. On our way to this part of the state we stopped to visit a few of my parents' friends. The first visit was to the house of one of my father's grad school lab mates. One particularly enjoyable aspect of this visit was hearing about the husband's surgical implant and implement business and the types of things that surgeons use in surgeries.
A few minutes after this visit my parents took us to another friend's house. This friend is an artist who makes his living painting portraits of professional basketball players. At this stop is was also great to hear about some of the dynamics of an industry with which I am otherwise unfamiliar.
Our final stop was in East Lansing proper, or at least the part of East Lansing that houses Michigan State University, my parents' alma mater. We stopped for lunch at one of their old haunts and then took a very quick tour of the campus and surrounding areas. Not surprisingly, even though I have been there before, I really don't recognize much of the place. One thing that always amazes me about the campus is its size. It is hard to believe that a university could possibly require so much space. Just the space and buildings used for athletic programs are larger than many whole universities in Halifax.
By evening we had safely arrived in beautiful Vassar. As we head to head out for dinner I didn't really get to see much of the place before the sun set.
This morning my mother, Neil, Kirsten, and I made our way to Birch Run to do some outlet mall shopping. As expected, we were quite successful and managed to buy a number of items.
I was particularly pleased with a few of my deals. Almost immediately I found a great light jacket for $40, which turned out to be my most expensive purchase of the day. As time passed I managed to pick up a few more items, including another jacket and a rectangular baking stone. Somehow, though it is likely not a bad thing, I managed to buy five shirts (including two nice Oxfords) for no more than $13 apiece.
Almost as soon as we returned home we threw a few steaks on the grill. Steaks were chosen so that we could test out my Uncle's cattle brand (which is registered in a county in Texas).
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As you can see, the whole process worked quite nicely. The steaks were quite tasty.
Shortly after dinner Neil, Kirsten, and I made our way to a local discount store. Our goal, which was accomplished, was to find a few types of candy that aren't readily available in Nova Scotia or Newfoundland. I presume that this means that we will have a substantial tasting session once we return to Halifax.
Though I have asked a few times, I really don't have much of a sense of what we will be doing tomorrow. Apparently there has some talk of a return trip to Birch Run, though I don't know what else we will be doing.
Shortly after my last post we made our way to the west side of the state. One of our first goals was to meet Neil at the Grand Rapids airport. Though we were about 20 minutes late, we eventually managed to pick him up without too many problems.
With Neil in tow we made our way to my Aunt's house. Soon after arriving we learned about a concert for which she had purchased tickets. Apparently the Grand Rapids Symphony Picnic Pops (Beatles version) was taking place that evening. The plan was that we would meet some of my aunt's friends and eat a packed picnic dinner. While we were a little to tired to do much socializing, we all enjoyed the show. The one thing that I will say about the show is that the arrangements that were used didn't really seem to allow the symphony to shine. In many instances it was almost hard to tell that the cover band was even playing with a symphony.
One of things that was most amazing about the concert, which took place at a ski hill, was that it was attended by between 10 000 and 15 000 people. This was all the more amazing when you realize that they were going to play the same show again the next night for a similar crowd. The other neat thing about the concert was that they allowed patrons to bring food and beverages, including alcoholic beverages, without a bag search or hassle. If all outdoors concerts were this relaxed I might actually like outdoors concerts.
In the subsequent days we managed to visit one of the local beaches and visit quite a number of relatives.
As usual, I really enjoyed my time at the beach (and with my relatives).
Yesterday we made our way from the west side of the state to the Thumb Region, which is where my father grew up. On our way to this part of the state we stopped to visit a few of my parents' friends. The first visit was to the house of one of my father's grad school lab mates. One particularly enjoyable aspect of this visit was hearing about the husband's surgical implant and implement business and the types of things that surgeons use in surgeries.
A few minutes after this visit my parents took us to another friend's house. This friend is an artist who makes his living painting portraits of professional basketball players. At this stop is was also great to hear about some of the dynamics of an industry with which I am otherwise unfamiliar.
Our final stop was in East Lansing proper, or at least the part of East Lansing that houses Michigan State University, my parents' alma mater. We stopped for lunch at one of their old haunts and then took a very quick tour of the campus and surrounding areas. Not surprisingly, even though I have been there before, I really don't recognize much of the place. One thing that always amazes me about the campus is its size. It is hard to believe that a university could possibly require so much space. Just the space and buildings used for athletic programs are larger than many whole universities in Halifax.
By evening we had safely arrived in beautiful Vassar. As we head to head out for dinner I didn't really get to see much of the place before the sun set.
This morning my mother, Neil, Kirsten, and I made our way to Birch Run to do some outlet mall shopping. As expected, we were quite successful and managed to buy a number of items.
I was particularly pleased with a few of my deals. Almost immediately I found a great light jacket for $40, which turned out to be my most expensive purchase of the day. As time passed I managed to pick up a few more items, including another jacket and a rectangular baking stone. Somehow, though it is likely not a bad thing, I managed to buy five shirts (including two nice Oxfords) for no more than $13 apiece.
Almost as soon as we returned home we threw a few steaks on the grill. Steaks were chosen so that we could test out my Uncle's cattle brand (which is registered in a county in Texas).
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As you can see, the whole process worked quite nicely. The steaks were quite tasty.
Shortly after dinner Neil, Kirsten, and I made our way to a local discount store. Our goal, which was accomplished, was to find a few types of candy that aren't readily available in Nova Scotia or Newfoundland. I presume that this means that we will have a substantial tasting session once we return to Halifax.
Though I have asked a few times, I really don't have much of a sense of what we will be doing tomorrow. Apparently there has some talk of a return trip to Birch Run, though I don't know what else we will be doing.
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Big Day in Halifax Continued
Shortly after completing a post earlier today Jeannette and I made our way out to do some shopping. As we approach Spring Garden (not our shopping destination) it became clear that something was afoot.
As it turned out, we happened upon the Halifax Pride parade in full swing.
We saw some cross-dressers, something Jeannette was hoping for.
We also managed to catch a glimpse of a few hot firefighters.
Of course, most importantly, we were able to see Mr. Macpass, the Macpass mascot.
Then, after the parade and when we were on our way to our to the shopping centre, we happened to see an ambulance unloading a gurney and back board. After a few seconds we managed to figure out that the emergency service workers were dealing with an injury in the Halifax Commons skate park.
Quite a number of people were standing around and watching the proceedings. As you might have guessed, we did not veer from our course to get a look at the damage. Just seeing them load the back board into the impression in the skate park was enough.
Once we finished the first leg of our shopping trip we made a quick trip to one of the local grocery stores. As soon as we approached the store we could see that it was a good day to buy discount plants based on the displays on the sidewalk surrounding the store. Inside we managed to find a $3 coffee plant, a type of plant I have been looking for for about two years.
The above photo shows the plant after it had been re-potted.
I really can't wait to see this thing grow and develop coffee beans (though this will likely take some number of years).
This evening, though I really didn't expect to, Jeannette, Neil, Rebecca, and I all made our way to the Commons to watch Weezer and the Black Eyed Peas. We viewed the show from the area just beyond the event's fences. Though none of us are big fans of either of these groups, I think that it is safe to say that we enjoyed the show.
Not only was I pleased to see Fergie on the jumbotrons,
I was also quite pleased to hear the Black Eyed Peas perform the accompanying track of one of my favourite YouTube videos.
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Eventually they broke out the lasers and the good times really kicked off.
If you are interested, here is something of a video retrospective of our evening.
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Wow, so much more happened today than I originally expected would happen.
As it turned out, we happened upon the Halifax Pride parade in full swing.
We saw some cross-dressers, something Jeannette was hoping for.
We also managed to catch a glimpse of a few hot firefighters.
Of course, most importantly, we were able to see Mr. Macpass, the Macpass mascot.
Then, after the parade and when we were on our way to our to the shopping centre, we happened to see an ambulance unloading a gurney and back board. After a few seconds we managed to figure out that the emergency service workers were dealing with an injury in the Halifax Commons skate park.
Quite a number of people were standing around and watching the proceedings. As you might have guessed, we did not veer from our course to get a look at the damage. Just seeing them load the back board into the impression in the skate park was enough.
Once we finished the first leg of our shopping trip we made a quick trip to one of the local grocery stores. As soon as we approached the store we could see that it was a good day to buy discount plants based on the displays on the sidewalk surrounding the store. Inside we managed to find a $3 coffee plant, a type of plant I have been looking for for about two years.
The above photo shows the plant after it had been re-potted.
I really can't wait to see this thing grow and develop coffee beans (though this will likely take some number of years).
This evening, though I really didn't expect to, Jeannette, Neil, Rebecca, and I all made our way to the Commons to watch Weezer and the Black Eyed Peas. We viewed the show from the area just beyond the event's fences. Though none of us are big fans of either of these groups, I think that it is safe to say that we enjoyed the show.
Not only was I pleased to see Fergie on the jumbotrons,
I was also quite pleased to hear the Black Eyed Peas perform the accompanying track of one of my favourite YouTube videos.
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Eventually they broke out the lasers and the good times really kicked off.
If you are interested, here is something of a video retrospective of our evening.
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Wow, so much more happened today than I originally expected would happen.
Big Day in Halifax
While we didn't get our taste of Kid Rock and somebody else last night, it seems that Halifax will be in for some Black Eyed Peas and Weezer tonight as part of Halifax Rocks 2010. Not surprisingly, I don't have tickets for tonight's big event. Actually, I am not even sure that I would attend if I had free tickets. I think that the most I might consider doing in these circumstances is doing a walk-by on the event to get a sense of the scale of the spectacle.
Unlike last year's Paul McCartney show, this one seems to be generating much less buzz. Presumably this is at least in part because these acts don't have the same inter-generational appeal that McCartney did and the corresponding mid or late career types who could afford the more than $100 tickets.
Unlike last year's Paul McCartney show, this one seems to be generating much less buzz. Presumably this is at least in part because these acts don't have the same inter-generational appeal that McCartney did and the corresponding mid or late career types who could afford the more than $100 tickets.
Thursday, July 15, 2010
A happening 24 hours in Halifax
Yesterday afternoon Neil and Rebecca returned to St. John's for a week of high-level math and family fun. Almost as soon as they left the peninsula I put myself in extrovert mode and started attending a series of public performances.
I started things off with a nice comedy show.
Several weeks ago I noticed that our neighbourhood blues bar, Bearly's, plays host to a weekly Wednesday night comedy show called Laughter Burner. What made me really want to give this show a shot was that it is hosted former Stop Podcasting Yourself guests, Dylan Rhymer and Ben Mills.
After several weeks of conflicting squash sessions, I was finally able find myself free on a Wednesday evening last night. Not only was I free, but I was also able to talk Jeannette into attending the show with me. At about 8:00 we made our way over (as that was the advertised starting time), though it turns out that we were there quite a while before things started. Actually, I am pretty sure that we were the first people there for the show (though there were a few others in the bar for standard bar related activities). Fortunately we were able to pass the time with a friendly discussion about the qualities of the actors who have portrayed James Bond and the relative merits of their portrayals of James Bond.
The show, which consisted of a number of short acts puntucated by draws for crappy prizes, was great. Aside from the hosts, we were also both particularly taken with the final act of the night, Peter White, a fellow sufferer of kidney stones. Though neither Jeannette nor I was lucky enough to win one of the sets of sub-par prizes (which always include a sample of cheese), we were both convinced that the show was worth our time and worth visiting again. Hopefully we will be able to make it again next week (or at least to another show in the near future).
Much to my surprise, the live performance theme was continued today when I met Jeannette (who provided the following photos) for lunch and we happened upon a jazz band performing next to the ferry terminal. After a few minutes we started to get the sense that the band we were seeing, 6:20 Jazz Lab from Mobile Alabama, was something of a religious group. The emphasis on spirituals was quite striking, as was the fact that the band had a "drama department." It seems that the drama side of the group was used to provide either dancers or costumed characters to match the theme of the song.
Based on some Googling, I got the sense that this band is in town for a number of Christianity-themed performances. Unfortunately I couldn't find a proper website for them, or a real explanation about what they were doing on the waterfront today.
Alongside this group, and seemingly somehow related to them, was former major leaguer Bernie Carbo. At the time I had no idea who Bernie Carbo was, or why he might be manning a personal appearance stand next to the Halifax harbour.
After I returned to the apartment I was able to learn that Carbo, most famous for his pinch hit home-run for the Boston Red Sox in game 6 of the 1975 World Series tied the game and preceded Carlton Fisk's game-winning 12th inning home run, suffered from a number of addictions before finding solace in Christianity. It seems that Carbo, after becoming a hairdresser, now spends much of his time with church related activities.
While hunting down information about Carbo and the 6:20 Jazz Lab I happened to swing by the TD Halifax Jazz Festival website and see that there was a free Klezmer performance at 2:30 this afternoon by the Halifax group Der Heisser. Because I didn't have anything scheduled for this afternoon I decided that I would try to swing by the jazz festival main tent and take in some of this show. Though I didn't stay for the entire show (it was a little hot for me), I did really enjoy the part of the show that I saw.
These three performances were really quite useful as I was once again able to confirm that I am really only interested in seeing performances that are indoors and that have proper seating. Having to brave anything less than ideal conditions really impedes my ability to enjoy a performance. That being said, I am considering attending another free jazz festival performance tomorrow afternoon.
I started things off with a nice comedy show.
Several weeks ago I noticed that our neighbourhood blues bar, Bearly's, plays host to a weekly Wednesday night comedy show called Laughter Burner. What made me really want to give this show a shot was that it is hosted former Stop Podcasting Yourself guests, Dylan Rhymer and Ben Mills.
After several weeks of conflicting squash sessions, I was finally able find myself free on a Wednesday evening last night. Not only was I free, but I was also able to talk Jeannette into attending the show with me. At about 8:00 we made our way over (as that was the advertised starting time), though it turns out that we were there quite a while before things started. Actually, I am pretty sure that we were the first people there for the show (though there were a few others in the bar for standard bar related activities). Fortunately we were able to pass the time with a friendly discussion about the qualities of the actors who have portrayed James Bond and the relative merits of their portrayals of James Bond.
The show, which consisted of a number of short acts puntucated by draws for crappy prizes, was great. Aside from the hosts, we were also both particularly taken with the final act of the night, Peter White, a fellow sufferer of kidney stones. Though neither Jeannette nor I was lucky enough to win one of the sets of sub-par prizes (which always include a sample of cheese), we were both convinced that the show was worth our time and worth visiting again. Hopefully we will be able to make it again next week (or at least to another show in the near future).
Much to my surprise, the live performance theme was continued today when I met Jeannette (who provided the following photos) for lunch and we happened upon a jazz band performing next to the ferry terminal. After a few minutes we started to get the sense that the band we were seeing, 6:20 Jazz Lab from Mobile Alabama, was something of a religious group. The emphasis on spirituals was quite striking, as was the fact that the band had a "drama department." It seems that the drama side of the group was used to provide either dancers or costumed characters to match the theme of the song.
Based on some Googling, I got the sense that this band is in town for a number of Christianity-themed performances. Unfortunately I couldn't find a proper website for them, or a real explanation about what they were doing on the waterfront today.
Alongside this group, and seemingly somehow related to them, was former major leaguer Bernie Carbo. At the time I had no idea who Bernie Carbo was, or why he might be manning a personal appearance stand next to the Halifax harbour.
After I returned to the apartment I was able to learn that Carbo, most famous for his pinch hit home-run for the Boston Red Sox in game 6 of the 1975 World Series tied the game and preceded Carlton Fisk's game-winning 12th inning home run, suffered from a number of addictions before finding solace in Christianity. It seems that Carbo, after becoming a hairdresser, now spends much of his time with church related activities.
While hunting down information about Carbo and the 6:20 Jazz Lab I happened to swing by the TD Halifax Jazz Festival website and see that there was a free Klezmer performance at 2:30 this afternoon by the Halifax group Der Heisser. Because I didn't have anything scheduled for this afternoon I decided that I would try to swing by the jazz festival main tent and take in some of this show. Though I didn't stay for the entire show (it was a little hot for me), I did really enjoy the part of the show that I saw.
These three performances were really quite useful as I was once again able to confirm that I am really only interested in seeing performances that are indoors and that have proper seating. Having to brave anything less than ideal conditions really impedes my ability to enjoy a performance. That being said, I am considering attending another free jazz festival performance tomorrow afternoon.
Saturday, July 18, 2009
A Few Quick Notes 334
-Well, we seem to be back to the gray and rainy weather of June. I guess I am glad that we had a least a few days of sun, but it would have been nice if it had lasted at least a few more days.
-Neil and I have another Ultimate game tomorrow. I am really hoping that the rain doesn't make the field too wet and unpleasant. Though I haven't yet discussed it with her, I wouldn't be surprised if Kirsten came along with us to see us play (assuming our game isn't rained out).
-Though I haven't purchased them yet, I am thinking that we might have burgers for dinner tonight. I hope this is alright with everyone else.
-Last night Kirsten and I, along with a friend of mine, made our way down to the waterfront to check out some of the tall ships that are in town for the Tall Ships Nova Scotia Festival 2009. We timed our visit so that we could see some of the ships during and then hang around for the nightly fireworks show, which Kirsten was particularly interested in seeing.
The show started with a literal bang, though the figurative bang seemed to be missing. For about the first five minutes they kept sending up lone fireworks, all of the same variety, about every 45 seconds. This was less than enthralling, certainly when you have been hanging around just to see the fireworks show. Eventually things really picked up and the show turned out to be one of the best fireworks displays that I have seen. They did some neat things so that there were roman candle type things that went up to just below where the shells were exploding, which was a very nice effect. The other neat thing they did was have multiple shells explode in quick succession so that it seems smaller explosions were filling the ball created by a larger explosion. (It seems that tonight's show has been pushed to tomorrow because of the poor weather.)
After the show we met up with my friend's sister. As Kirsten wouldn't have been able to join us at a bar we all made our way back to our apartment where we had a few drinks, talked, and consumed a few pounds of turnip sticks. I like to think a good time was had by all, minimally, I exposed three people to the pleasure of raw turnip sticks.
-This morning Kirsten and I made our way to the Halifax Farmers' Market for a brief visit. Before heading to the waterfront to check out a few more of the tall ships we stopped for breakfast a local coffee and donut shop. We each had a beverage and I ordered a half-dozen donuts for us to split. It seems Kirsten was only willing to eat one of the donuts, which meant that there were five for me to eat. While I was able to cruise through the first four pretty quickly, I simply couldn't make it through the fifth. So while I am disgusted with myself for not being able to finish, I am pretty sure it wasn't worth powering through just so that I could say that I had completed the task. If you are interested, this is what was left of the final donut.
(Edit: Last night we spotted Newfoundland cabinet minister Tom Hedderson along the waterfront, and this morning we spotted our local MLA, and former political science prof, Leonard Preyra.)
-After 'breakfast' we made our way back to the waterfront, where quite a bit of fog had rolled in since the night before. I was quite impressed with the fog effect, it made things look a little more piratical, even the Coast Guard ships.
Unfortunately, the fog and moisture didn't really do much for the bouncy apparatuses. I really can't imagine that these could be any fun in such conditions.
-Last week we had the Paul McCartney concert, this week we have a KISS concert. While the Paul McCartney concert was fortunate enough to have near perfect weather, the Kiss crowd won't be so lucky. It is presently raining and there is a chance that there might be a thunderstorm this evening. I am also wondering who, and how many, will be attending this show. I just can't imagine that many people have much of their ticket budget left given the number of large shows that have already taken place (Paul McCartney, Bon Jovi, and the country thing in PEI), or are about to take place (AC/DC) in the region. Hopefully they make a go of it tonight. Whether it is a success or not, we are likely to all go for a walk by the concert site to see how things are going, and so that we can claim to have heard KISS in concert.
-Neil and I have another Ultimate game tomorrow. I am really hoping that the rain doesn't make the field too wet and unpleasant. Though I haven't yet discussed it with her, I wouldn't be surprised if Kirsten came along with us to see us play (assuming our game isn't rained out).
-Though I haven't purchased them yet, I am thinking that we might have burgers for dinner tonight. I hope this is alright with everyone else.
-Last night Kirsten and I, along with a friend of mine, made our way down to the waterfront to check out some of the tall ships that are in town for the Tall Ships Nova Scotia Festival 2009. We timed our visit so that we could see some of the ships during and then hang around for the nightly fireworks show, which Kirsten was particularly interested in seeing.
The show started with a literal bang, though the figurative bang seemed to be missing. For about the first five minutes they kept sending up lone fireworks, all of the same variety, about every 45 seconds. This was less than enthralling, certainly when you have been hanging around just to see the fireworks show. Eventually things really picked up and the show turned out to be one of the best fireworks displays that I have seen. They did some neat things so that there were roman candle type things that went up to just below where the shells were exploding, which was a very nice effect. The other neat thing they did was have multiple shells explode in quick succession so that it seems smaller explosions were filling the ball created by a larger explosion. (It seems that tonight's show has been pushed to tomorrow because of the poor weather.)
After the show we met up with my friend's sister. As Kirsten wouldn't have been able to join us at a bar we all made our way back to our apartment where we had a few drinks, talked, and consumed a few pounds of turnip sticks. I like to think a good time was had by all, minimally, I exposed three people to the pleasure of raw turnip sticks.
-This morning Kirsten and I made our way to the Halifax Farmers' Market for a brief visit. Before heading to the waterfront to check out a few more of the tall ships we stopped for breakfast a local coffee and donut shop. We each had a beverage and I ordered a half-dozen donuts for us to split. It seems Kirsten was only willing to eat one of the donuts, which meant that there were five for me to eat. While I was able to cruise through the first four pretty quickly, I simply couldn't make it through the fifth. So while I am disgusted with myself for not being able to finish, I am pretty sure it wasn't worth powering through just so that I could say that I had completed the task. If you are interested, this is what was left of the final donut.
(Edit: Last night we spotted Newfoundland cabinet minister Tom Hedderson along the waterfront, and this morning we spotted our local MLA, and former political science prof, Leonard Preyra.)
-After 'breakfast' we made our way back to the waterfront, where quite a bit of fog had rolled in since the night before. I was quite impressed with the fog effect, it made things look a little more piratical, even the Coast Guard ships.
Unfortunately, the fog and moisture didn't really do much for the bouncy apparatuses. I really can't imagine that these could be any fun in such conditions.
-Last week we had the Paul McCartney concert, this week we have a KISS concert. While the Paul McCartney concert was fortunate enough to have near perfect weather, the Kiss crowd won't be so lucky. It is presently raining and there is a chance that there might be a thunderstorm this evening. I am also wondering who, and how many, will be attending this show. I just can't imagine that many people have much of their ticket budget left given the number of large shows that have already taken place (Paul McCartney, Bon Jovi, and the country thing in PEI), or are about to take place (AC/DC) in the region. Hopefully they make a go of it tonight. Whether it is a success or not, we are likely to all go for a walk by the concert site to see how things are going, and so that we can claim to have heard KISS in concert.
Monday, October 06, 2008
A Few Quick Notes 230
-We had another nice day today. The sky was clear and the temperature pleasant. The only problem was that I didn't get enough of a chance to experience it from the outdoors.
-I am glad that Neil picked up on our 2nd anniversary, otherwise I would have completely missed it. It seems hard to believe that it was two years ago that this started (and that we haven't really gotten any better but have continued to keep at it). Strange that our 2nd anniversary and 500th post happened so close to each other. I wonder what the second anniversary gift is and if it is considered standard to give one to one's blogging partner on such occasions?
-It seems that today also happens to be the anniversary of Alexander Keith's birth (commonly called his birthday). To celebrate the brewery/beer baring his name hosted a concert headlined by Wintersleep. While I didn't manage to attend the show I was able to hear some of it from my window. Unfortunately, I think that I managed to hear the opening acts but not Wintersleep, thus continuing my run of opportunities to hear them play live that I have missed.
-My father is in town so we were able to take a trip to a shopping district on the edge of town. Unfortunately, I didn't end up buying a filing cabinet as I intended to. It seems that they were a little more expensive than I would have liked. I was able to buy a few other office-type supplies, which was nice. Were were also able to make a stop at a club store to pick a few groceries. The most impressive purchase might be the pork loin for $23 (which I then ended up carrying in by flopping it over my shoulder).
-I am glad that Neil picked up on our 2nd anniversary, otherwise I would have completely missed it. It seems hard to believe that it was two years ago that this started (and that we haven't really gotten any better but have continued to keep at it). Strange that our 2nd anniversary and 500th post happened so close to each other. I wonder what the second anniversary gift is and if it is considered standard to give one to one's blogging partner on such occasions?
-It seems that today also happens to be the anniversary of Alexander Keith's birth (commonly called his birthday). To celebrate the brewery/beer baring his name hosted a concert headlined by Wintersleep. While I didn't manage to attend the show I was able to hear some of it from my window. Unfortunately, I think that I managed to hear the opening acts but not Wintersleep, thus continuing my run of opportunities to hear them play live that I have missed.
-My father is in town so we were able to take a trip to a shopping district on the edge of town. Unfortunately, I didn't end up buying a filing cabinet as I intended to. It seems that they were a little more expensive than I would have liked. I was able to buy a few other office-type supplies, which was nice. Were were also able to make a stop at a club store to pick a few groceries. The most impressive purchase might be the pork loin for $23 (which I then ended up carrying in by flopping it over my shoulder).
Saturday, August 30, 2008
A Few Quick Notes 215
-Today Halifax, just like the recent past, has been particularly humid, though not particularly hot. Sadly, the humidity, even without the heat, seems to create conditions ideal for one to sweat excessively. Hopefully things will turn around soon and I will actually be able to see the sky and sun.
-It seems that Keith Urban is playing in Halifax. Though we saw the set-up for this concert the day before yesterday I was completely taken by surprise when I heard and saw the ordeal today during one of our many shopping excursions. Not only was the concert quite audible from several blocks away, the music (presumably the opening acts) was much more unpleasant than I would have imagined. Hopefully the people in the surrounding areas aren't to affected by the show.
-I am in the midst of making chicken noodle soup for dinner. I am really looking forward to this as it will be my first food of the day. Somehow I keep managing to forget to eat.
-Maybe after dinner I will get around to making bread, something I have been wanting to do since I arrived. I think what may have prevented me from doing it already is that I forgot my large stainless steel bread bowl. This has really thrown me off kilter more than I would have expected.
-Not surprisingly I have already managed to run into someone from St. John's. It happened this morning while Neil and I were doing some shopping at the Farmer's Market. More impressive than running into an acquaintance from town was that he was only in town for a short period of time and that this was just a short stop on his way home. Anyway, I expect such things to continue to happen in Halifax as that is the type of city that this place seems to be.
-It seems that Keith Urban is playing in Halifax. Though we saw the set-up for this concert the day before yesterday I was completely taken by surprise when I heard and saw the ordeal today during one of our many shopping excursions. Not only was the concert quite audible from several blocks away, the music (presumably the opening acts) was much more unpleasant than I would have imagined. Hopefully the people in the surrounding areas aren't to affected by the show.
-I am in the midst of making chicken noodle soup for dinner. I am really looking forward to this as it will be my first food of the day. Somehow I keep managing to forget to eat.
-Maybe after dinner I will get around to making bread, something I have been wanting to do since I arrived. I think what may have prevented me from doing it already is that I forgot my large stainless steel bread bowl. This has really thrown me off kilter more than I would have expected.
-Not surprisingly I have already managed to run into someone from St. John's. It happened this morning while Neil and I were doing some shopping at the Farmer's Market. More impressive than running into an acquaintance from town was that he was only in town for a short period of time and that this was just a short stop on his way home. Anyway, I expect such things to continue to happen in Halifax as that is the type of city that this place seems to be.
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