First Outdoor Meal of the Season

We went to Costco today and decided on a moderately extravagant purchase of a Lafuma outdoor lounge chair/recliner. It’s soo comfortable, so we’re thinking of going back for another one to have a matching set this weekend. The weather was so pleasant outside, I decided to throw some hamburger patties on the grill and have [...]

Gaming – New Obsession

Trading one obsession for another. I gave up my hosting on the crops on Saturday and to replace it, I’ve taken up online gaming (board games) at Brettspielwelt (BSW). It’s a German gaming site that has the newest popular board games, like Settlers of Catan and Carcassonne (plus so many others) — it does cover [...]

Victoria Day Long Weekend

The predicted forecast for the weekend was just miserable, rainy, overcast and cold the entire time. But as with all things related to Edmonton and Alberta, the weather turned out much nicer than expected. Saturday was windy and cold, but still pleasant enough to get out in. Since I had resigned from my position as [...]

First few days on the job

Yesterday started off on the wrong foot, when I was told to meet someone who was apparently away on vacation. Took all day to get email and my voicemail working, and then today I got access to editing/FTPing to the actual websites. I did meet my cube mate, and she’s nice. I think we’ll get [...]