wicked. drumheller pt. 1

I had a great day today!

I went to Morgan's house for 9:00am, the meeting place for our epic trip of the ages. Morgan, Cynthia, Carmen, Alex and I traveled in the cozy Santa Fe, across open plains and over dead gerbils, (haha, only not really). We stopped off at the Tim Horton's downtown before we actually left the city limits, and it was a good choice. They bought me an ice cap, it was delicious.

Anyways, once we arrived in Drumheller for Morgan's birthday day trip, we headed right to the Royal Tyrrell Museum. That place is so cool. All of the skeletons of the dinosaurs were awesome. I took a lot of pictures, to be uploaded (some of them) here, and the all of them to Facebook. I realized after, I am not in a single picture I took, :( it seems like I wasn't there at all. We got matching Pterodactyl t-shirts, they are rad, and red. Hah.

Next, we went to lunch, and attempted to solve a crossword. I actually don't know how far we got on the crossword, Nick arrived after lunch, so I drove with him for the rest of the afternoon, up until the point when we started heading back home.

We went to reptile world after lunch. It had a lot of snakes. I had a very bad experience with snakes when I was younger, and I wasn't feeling the best looking at all of them there. Basically, I was probably seven, and was holding some of those tiny corn snakes, that don't bite, and then was bit like twelve times. It sucked. They had a boa constrictor there named Britney, I was going to touch it, but then the handler "reassured" me that it wouldn't bite, and all I thought of was when I was bit when I was young. I am such a giant sissy.

After reptile world came a trip downtown to go shopping, which was really just walking a couple blocks, then back to the cars, then off for icecream then off to the Atlas Coal Mines. It sucks, the tours were over when we arrived, I really wanted to go into the mines.

We went to the suspension bridge, and climed some rocks, it was awesome. I like hiking. I also realized how out of shape I am. :(

Finally, after all of this, we headed over to the worlds largest dinosaur, Drumhellers own Albertosaurus. It was fantastic. I took some nice pictures there, of the group (minus me), and the view. Drumheller is actually a pretty nice place to look around in, I wish we had more time today (and capital to spend on the attractions).

Also, the most important part of the post,

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MORGAN!

money

So I have been working for my Dad's company the past week, and I am sure I am going to get cancer from the photocopying machine. Fuck.

$18/hour has its perks though, minus the cancer. I have three weeks with the company (in theory), until I am unable to work with them anymore, due to their lack of need of help, and my availability. No biggie, this money is paying for tour.

With regards to what you said to me last night, I took it to heart. It may not have been the things I wanted to hear, but the ones that I needed to.

Only time will tell.

Only time will.

Only time.

Only.

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dear sir or madam;

Dear Sir or Madam,

Today was a weird day. I read another couple chapters of my book (I'm almost done, it is turning out to be the most cynical, fucked up book I have ever read), and worked from 10-4. The work is very tedious, and I find myself wandering off a lot of the time when I am there. Dear God, its only day 2 of 7. On a plus side, they ordered in pizza for lunch, yum. It was processed by Jesus, said so on the box.

Band was indifferent, we got a lot accomplished, cleaned parts of the show, reviewed "memorized" parade music, and stood in arc for a long while. Whenever I play high, my right cheek puffs out, it sucks.

I hope you realize I would have loved for you to be able to stay the night, but my parents would not allow it, and I hope it didn't make you feel worse. I hate it when you are sad, and whenever I can, I will try to make you feel better.

If the time ever comes that I can be your Jim, I'll be there. But I am perfectly content being Michael, Dwight, Ryan, Toby, Angela, Meredith, Stanley, Phyllis, Oscar and Creed. I hope you'll be my Office too.

In other news, I don't suppose I have anything else to report. In time these posts will become more blog-worthy, but I am still getting used to them. I know, I think I'll slowly write a short story. Lets start.

Drip. Drip. Drip. Fuck he thought, this was going to be a long night.

I love you Grace Kelly.

season 2 finale.

It was a very long weekend, so, as a result, I didn't get a chance to post. We had camp in Springbank, it was far away, I enjoyed myself. We now have our Saddledome Plaza stage show almost completely blocked, we need to work out the kinks in the brass choir and brassline pieces, which shouldn't take too long (staging that is). Big Noise was dope, Jonathan is the most insane person I have ever met, and I love the kid to death. For serious.

We have a tight new visual and much eaiser re-write for movement one, which is going to really make a lot of the melody sick. By Stampede week, it will be gellin'.

Nicole asked me to do the Oh Canada recording for her today as she had work. It was... well... to put it bluntly..., essentially anything we have ever done with the YC's. Gongshow.

I wish that my posts had more meaning, rather than mindless banter, but I can't find the will to write anything else. I probably have bloggers block, (no pun intended).

I really want a pair of mittens, the ones Morgan had were awesome. Also, a manly sweater. :) After the recording today, Morgan, Cynthia and I went to A&W (yum, I owe Cynthia $5.00), and then we went to the Amazing Store (or something along those lines). It had a lot of cool old things from all over the world in there for ridiculous prices. There was this awesome elephant carving that I wanted, but didn't have the $70.00 for. Oh well, maybe next time.

We finished watching the second season of The Office today, and you told me that you wanted a Jim of your own.

I can be your Jim.

for a friend

For my part, I have walk'd the streets,
Submitting me unto the perilous night,
And, thus unbraced, Casca, as you see,
Have bar'd my bosom to the thunder-stone;
And when the cross blue lightning seem'd to open
The breast of heaven, I did present myself
Even in the aim and very flash of it.

heaven and hell.

"In my hell is a closet, and I'm stuck inside. No windows to see the light. In my heaven is a nice house in the sky, got central heating and I'm alright."

-Adam Kolankowski

roflmaowtfleetsauce

im epic.

ROWDY MOTHERFUCKERS

Some music from 99 (my cousin). Bitches.

99 - oiz.o 10000

how to hit a curveball

A laborer works with his hands. A craftsman works with his hands and his head. An artist works with his hands, his head, and his heart.

Truer words have never been said.

thank you.

Thank you so much for everything today. My Granny loves you, my parents adore you, and you always make me smile. You're always there for me when I need someone, and are the comfiest teddy bear I have ever gotten to lay with.

I owe you so much.

Love, Andrew.

steven spielberg edition x360

Xbox just won the game. It's over. (although I still want a PS3 for Blu-Ray capabilities). Xbox won the next generation console race.

They are releasing a full motion capture system for the 360, voice/face recognition software, the ability to scan stuff into the system itself. The computing power of the 360, 3d motion controllers and as an added bonus, Steven Spielberg is working on the system himself.

Plus, Left 4 Dead 2, the new Halo game AFTER ODST, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots to be released, Forza Motorsport 3, a new Splinter Cell game, its getting ridiculous.

Also, the 360 is getting Facebook and Twitter integration, haha.

I myself am currently waiting for my Steven Spielberg rocketship edition X360. Maybe for Christmas.

i fell from the sky when i flew too close to the sun. i'll keep trying.

I will wait as long as it takes.