Drove to Halifax, worked the morning, then drove back to Moncton, all by 4:30...stopped by downtown Amherst on the way back - the turn-of-the century buildings are very well preserved - I don't know where the money comes from though, doesn't seem to be any serious businesses in town...enclosed picture is from the Sackvile Waterfowl park, using my beloved Agfa black and white slide film...World's second largest cruise ship in Saint John, that's kind of cool
Tuesday, July 26
Monday, July 25
Journey
Funny - just as I was criticizing Asimov's Foundation series, along comes this - Cell Phones Predict the Future - basically, using math + previous data (in large quantities) to predict human's behaviour - exactly the premise of Asimov's Fuondation series...This scares me - Canadian Telco Admits to Blocking Union's Website - the willingness of an internet provider to censor content for no other reason than they don't like it - well that just gives me the "big brother" corporate willies - BOYCOTT TELUS !!!...The new NHL rules rock...I can't believe those dinosaurs actually had the balls to make these changes...no-red line rule (I almost typed no red loin which might have been more interesting) might have the extra effect of forcing teams to choose more-mobile defencemen over less-mobile physical defencement to avoid getting burned, which should also help cut down on the clutch and grab...shootout rule might tempt teams to give that last lineup spot to a sniper instead of a plugger, which also should help scoring.
Second Foundation
Found my copy if Asimov's Second Foundation behind my bookcase, rereading it...I like it, but the foundation series tends to re-use the same plot devices with small variations over and over...can't put it down, though...gorgeous girl in tank top leaned over in front of me today, I had such a good view that I could see through the cleavage to the inside/bottom of the bra-bridge, as seen from the top...not that, as a gentleman, I would notice...do women who wear tank-tops not know what happens when they lean over?...enclosed picture is from Saint John, N.B....I liked the colours...
Tuesday, July 19
Tuesday
Got my black and white slide delivered today - they look marvelous, kudos to Toronto Image Works...got them back 6 business days after sending...two phot contests upcoming, Sandpiper Festival in Dorchester (due July 22), and one in Hillsoborogh, date unknown (around the 20th)...problem is, these contests usually want pictures of people and nature, and as anyone knows, I usually take pictures of buildings only...part of the reason is that I don't have a devent telephoto lens...or any telephoto lense, for that matter...interesting court case out west - some guy is suing the government under the charter of rights because he can't allow smokers in his bar yet the native-owned bar can...basically saying laws have to apply to all or noone....interesting if he won, as some of the natives don't pay taxes either...wouldn't that be neat - against the charter of rights to pay taxes
Saturday, July 16
Dreams
I had a dream involving Danielle, my first girlfriend again...it was wierd, different than the others...he hair was all dyed, stringy, she was wearing loose, raggy clothes...unlike other dreams where she is very sensual, coming on to me all the time...very stand-offish, in and out of the dream, and I kept telling her honest things, which of course I never did when we went out...took pictures of a nice church (built 1825) in Grand Barachois today, a place I have never been...Funny quote of the day - Mariah Carey has wardrobe malfunction , and the link is quoted as saying "..Quick-thinking organisers plunged the stage into darkness to protect the star's modesty..." (when her dress fell apart)...ok, I saw the dress (don't feel like posting the picture, kinda humdrum mood today), her "great tracts of land" :) are spilling every which way out of the dress, no way can you describe this as being modest in any context, and this is before it fell apart.
Thursday, July 7
Confederation Bridge
Damn foot is fractured, have to wear an air cast and use crutches for a month...was supposed to go to Halifax tomorrow, that's off now...Atlantic Nationals car show is out, as well as ultimate frisbee...
Wednesday, July 6
Twisted Ankle
Twisted my ankle playing ultimate tonight. We were getting killed 14-2 and I twisted my ankle trying to block a pass - I'm beginning to think that I'm a real pinhead....saw the hottest chick today riding a harley, clad head-to-toe in leather, bomber helmut, tight blonde pony tail sticking out from back of helmut - I actually had my camera on me but froze...Checkpoint Charlie Torn down - historians will rue this day. The exact point where the counter philosophies of democracy/capitalism and communism stood toe to toe, armed to the teeth, with the collective firepower to wipe out humanity, for 40+ years - gone. What are they thinking?
Monday, July 4
Sackville "Waterfowl Park"
Sony confidant you'll work harder (more hours) for their PS3...PS3 at $500, IPods at $500+...wouldn't ya rather take the time you would have to work to get these toys and go to the beach? I would...Liberals hit funding wall - I could care less about the sponsoship scandal - I think we should have the RCMP check and see what the Liberals are stealing right now - they obviously think Harper is more dangerous than Satan and have already stated in the sponsoship inquiry that they think it's legit to bend the rules if they think it's good for the country, of course loosely defining good for the country as them always being in power.
Saturday, July 2
Off to Saint John
Off to Saint John tomorrow, to take black and white slide photos of all it's stone churches...won at ultimate this week, first win...Top 25 questions in Science...xampp is the finest open-source tool I have ever used, damn user-friendly...Lemiuex on Team Canada? He's played, what, 15 nhl games in last 2 years?...Yzerman's a question mark too...no room for Sidney Crosby? I would take a shot on his young legs for a 4th line spot...I would really love it if someone (anyone) could leave a comment or sign my guestbook, just one person....just one!!!!....I know it's a boring blog, but at least it's real thoughts, not just link to or aggregate other peoples stuff...might go see the Saint John Wanderers play the Riverview Mustangs in Millidgeville tomorrow at 2:00...
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