Well, I have to admit that being busy isn't a bad thing, but it does wreak some havoc with keeping my LJ current. Sorry to those who are too stubborn or challenged to have a Facebook, because that thing is always up-to-date with my goings on.



So what have I been up to? Well... I've been seeing a wonderful girl (the one mentioned in the previous posts.) In the absence of a 30 day month, tomorrow will have to suffice as our two month mark.
Click here for a picture The details. She is from Colombia. She's been in Canada for 4 years. She loves anime. I am learning Spanish. She has the most amazing dark brown eyes. I am learning to dance to a variety of latin music and getting better. There are some very humorous videos of Kevin, Emerson, Eiichi and I dancing at a big Latino Party up on Facebook.

I'm somewhat addicted to the Pro Wrestling game on Facebook. 7 time Vancouver Champion. Ridiculous how much fun I have with that. Over Christmas I played a lot of Link's Crossbow game on the wii. Really fun! And I played a lot of Resident Evil:UC until Rock Band came along. and I admit that I have been playing A LOT of Rock Band on the PS3 with my room-mate Eiichi and Emerson. We named our band Chika (inside Joke from Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles) and we are having so much fun with it that we have even had a photo shoot for our band at the White Rock pier.

For Example...
Chika action!
handsome AND talented.
Clearly... a t-shirt opportunity

Things that are coming up:

Tomorrow night I am going to the Nintendo Fan Event for Super Smash Brothers: Brawl. I get to play and I have a chance to win a copy. Very exciting! I imagine that this will replace Rock Band for the foreseeable future.
After Easter I will be hitting SakuraCon again. I'm hoping to cook up a Master Roshi costume this year and Cosplay it for a change.
May I am off to Las Vegas with my Mom, Dad and Sister
August is a week fishing (but Whispering Pines is gone, so we are at Emerald for the first time). That's sort of weird after so many years at the other resort.
The Saturday after the Fishing trip is Warped Tour (but not in Vancouver, down to the Gorge in Washington)
The following week should be my Southern Alberta Visit.
October Eiichi and I, and probably Emerson (sorry mom) are driving to Salt Lake City for General Conference.
Late December I have a couple weeks off in anticipation of Rachel's visit.

Things I need to do more of:

Finish writing a piece for the Story with Kay.
Paint some more of the Empire Army (or at least finish Chris' dire wolves
Read my LJ.

Fourth year in a row!

( Year End Meme )

1. Go to the Wikipedia home page and click random article. That is your band's name.
2. Click random article again; that is your album name.
3. Click random article 15 more times; those are the tracks on your album.

Band Name: Metzenbaum scissors

Album Name: Takaracho Station

1. Norman Hetherington
2. Dasi Station
3. Ice'n'Green
4. Rapport congruency
5. 1500
6. USS Stevens (DD-86)
7. Euptelea pleiospermum
8. First Information Report
9. Zanthoxylum lindense
10. Interstate 275 (Florida)
11. Darrick Brownlow
12. Saar 3 class missile boat
13. Mörnsheim
14. American Ethnologist
15. Choke point

Just got back from the Golden Compass. I'd like to give it two thumbs up and a yay.

Like most book to movie adaptations it is forced to leave a lot on the table, but I was happy with what made it. Excellent casting. I'm satisfied with it and look forward to the Subtle Knife when it comes out. It makes me want to re-read the series. Good stuff.

Hey Kay. I needed to get something out onto paper, so I wrote a little bit. For those who may read this other than Kaithan, this is the beginning of a story world that Kay and I are working on. We are in the process of defining the magic system and some of the key history that will establish the setting. Once we have something in place we will no doubt invite our friends to come read and participate as they wish.

( Prologue )

Freeverse reply to Scott Perrie's question.

WarLove!
begging who's next?
I mistook your
violence
for sex.

in your arms
dropping bombs
on your bedroom
battlefield.

Peace talks
cease fire
my desire is not sated
by this daisy in my rifle.

djm

Viked from zyada

1. Put your iTunes, Windows Media Player, etc. on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. You must write that song name down no matter how silly it sounds.


IF SOMEONE SAYS "IS THIS OKAY" YOU SAY?
Kiss Me Deadly (Generation X)

HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF?
Age Six Racer (Dashboard Confessional)

WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
Sucker (New Found Glory)

HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
Like Knives (City and Colour)

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE?
Balance (Allister)

WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
Perfect Circle (REM)

WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
Nowhere (Longview)

WHAT DO YOU OFTEN THINK ABOUT?
Backwaters (David Sylvian)

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
No One is Convinced (Daphne Loves Derby)

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
Pretty in Pink (Psychedelic Furs)

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
Further (Longview)

WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
By The Way (Last Winter)

WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
Solar Sister (the Posies)

WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
If You Asked (Longview)

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST FEAR?
Wasteland (Augustana)

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
The Ink in the Well (David Sylvian)

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
Ways and Means (Snow Patrol)

WHAT IS YOUR NICKNAME?
Hallelujah (Paramore)

WHAT WILL YOU NAME THIS MEME?
When Your Heart Stops Beating (+44)

I'm pretty impressed with how often those answer almost work. That is pretty cool.

Today be a day of deeds 'n' valour. T'day ye walk th' walk an' talk th' talk. Arrrr.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jcxumTouO8

step 1. grab your Last.FM top 10 Artist list:

1 Daphne Loves Derby
2 Catherine Wheel
3 Copeland
4 My Vitriol
5 Snow Patrol
6 Rufio
7 Mae
8 Hawthorne Heights
9 The Posies
10 The Church

step 2. answer the following questions based on that list:



What was the first song you ever heard by 6?

"Still"

What is your favorite album by 2?

"Chrome"

What are your favorite lyrics that 5 has sung?

"We need to feel breathless with love
And not collapse under its weight
I'm gasping for the air to fill
My lungs with everything I've lost " - It's Beginning to Get to me.

How many times have you seen 4 live?

Never but oh I would love to!

What is your favorite song by 7?

"The Ocean"

What is a good memory you have involving 10?

Dancing to The Unguarded Moment at Bumpers. The song always reminds me of that time.

Is there a song by 3 that makes you sad?

There was a time when a few of their songs had some certain tristesse, but not anymore.

What are your favorite lyrics that 2 has sung?

"Everyone needs someone to live by. Everyone needs someone... to live" - Heal

What is your favorite song by 9?

"Love Letter Boxes"

How did you get in to 3?

Discovered Copeland through the Daphne Loves Derby community on LJ.

What was the first song you heard by 1?

"Come Winter "(the original acoustic version)

What is your favorite song by 4?

"Ode to the Red Queen"

How many time have you seen 9 live?

none.

What is a good memory you have involving 2?

Meeting the band at Richards on Richards backstage.

Is there a song by 8 that makes you sad?

Not at all, HH isn't exactly that sort of band.

What is your favorite album of 5?

Open Eyes is just barely ahead of Final Straw. Very close.

What is your favorite lyric that 3 has sung?

"Wait now prince, there's a brilliant sky above,
and a jealous moon in love
and it's starved for our attention" - When Paula Sparks

What is your favorite song by 1?

"Tennis Court Soundtrack"

What is your favorite song by 10?

"Reptile"

How many times have you seen 8 live?

Twice

What was the first song you heard by 8?

"Ohio is for Lovers"

What is your favorite cover by 2?

CW does an amazing cover of Pink Floyd's "Wish you were here"

Yes, you read the subject line correctly. Boris, my 1991 Ford Explorer XLT who died at the end of my Calgary trip 3 weeks ago with a broken transmission is back on the road. The bank would not give me enough money to buy a new vehicle worth having, but they would let me have just barely enough to bring Boris back to life. $2300 later, Boris is back and better than ever. Still need to do another oh... $500 of work on him, but I am really impressed with the new transmission. I drove back from Calgary yesterday the truck drove beautifully. More power in the later gears too it seems. Going up hills, even really long ones, I always had a little more if I needed it. As much as it would be cool to have a new vehicle... something made in this century perhaps, I have to admit that I really love Boris and I am happy to have him back. We had a good drive home.

Well... I'm home.

It's been a wonderful couple weeks of vacation.

Week one was our annual fishing trip to Loon Lake and spells the end of an era for us. The fishing was great! Dad caught 14 fish, I caught 5, Gloria had 4 and mom 3. It has been a long time since we pulled that many keepers out of the lake. We threw back at least twice that. Gloria managed to end up in emergency with a cut on her leg that required 5 stitches. She's going to have an impressive scar. The wound was caused by a Raspberry Jam jar. Jackie and Bob are selling the resort and it looks like a developer is the buyer, which means that next season will be the last on before the resort is knocked down and replaced with several small houses. Sad. We have booked ourself in at Evergreen, just down the lake for next year so that we can still have our trips each summer. It will be weird to go to a different place, but in the end, fishing on Loon Lake is the same no matter which dock you launch from.

( Week Two - Calgary )

Tired of all of those surveys made up by high school kids?
'Have you ever kissed someone?'
'Missed someone?'
'Told someone you loved them?'
'Drank alcohol?'

( Here are 50 questions for the people who are a little more  )

I've been thinking about this lately. I asked for input once before but no one was interested or had the time, but I am still wanting to do something with this idea. Here's what I am wanting;

Poetry Readings. Specifically readings by you, my friends, of your favourite poem of mine. I am curious about how they sound to others. I only really have experience with one other person reading my poetry and I loved listening to her versions of them. Greedily, I want more. I would love it if some of you would take the time to record something for me and send it my way. If you aren't shy, I may create a page and include your readings on it for others to hear (but only if you are comfortable with that.)

I'm also curious as to what poems people would choose.