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I love my wife Christine more than anything in the world. I just wanted to write that. |
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I read a blog talking about how someon was surprised how much money they had sunk into the electronics theye carry with them. It started me thinking about how much money is in the outfit I am currently wearing and how many 13 dollar CD's I could buy. So:
Glasses 200
Grad Ring 500
Wedding Ring 250
Prospector boots 120 (looked up online as they were a present)
Socks 3
Underwear 6
Pants 30
Shirt 30
Watch 20
Belt 25
Jacket 50
Wallet 20
That is 1254 dollars or 96 CD's!!!!!!!!!!! Okay, I never realized it was that much until just now. Even taking away the rings it is still 42 CD's.
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Kicks Butt! I am being flown to New Hampsire in a few weeks to attend a seminar on a specific fund raising style. I have never been sent anywhere for training like this before! Aside from that the people are all nice, no jaded and evil people like some jobs I could mention. The only part I have not enjoyed is contacting poeple who have not honoured their pledges.
New job rocks.Current Mood:  bouncy |
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I am now the Public Relations and fundraiser for Big Brothers Big Sisters Prince Edward Island. This makes me happy. |
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I had a sort of interview for a position that I really want with a local non-profit organization. It is exactly the kind of work that I wish to be doing in Toronto so the experience in itself would be fantastic even if it was not with the organization that I want to work for in Toronto! The only thing working against me from what I undertsand is that I will be leaving next year and they would like a long term solution to their current needs. The last person gave one days notice and was gone and the work has been piling up, I pitched the idea that me being with them for a short period of time gave them time to do a more comprehensive search for the coming fall.
So here I sit, waiting to hear back from my references to see if they have been contacted. It is kind of nerve wracking!Current Mood:  nervous |
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In my last post I wrote about my little brother being crushed because he was too young for army cadets, well, that is over as he is old enough foe sea cadets. We are going in tuesday evening to start filling out the forms.
Today was nice, I woke up late after seeing the Trews last night. Made breakfast for Christine and was lazy until I picked up Colby to gor see the movie Serenity, a pretty good movie. That was folowed by a trip to the art gallery and the library. After this the day became even more relaxed as Chris and I just slacked off and are now watching the Montreal Toronto game. Toronto is behind by one. Meh.
That was my day, pretty good I have tgo say. Cheers.
Oct. 8th, 2005 @ 09:32 pm
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| » On a sadder note... |
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As some of you know I am a volunteer with the Big Brother Big Sister program. It is a fantastic organization and I can not say enough wonderful things about the organization, I know it works as I once was once a "little" and look how I turned out...um. Anyway, tonight I heard my little brother crying over the phone and it broke my heart. "Littles" idolize their "bigs" and often try to emulate them. I know I did and it was great as John was a fantastic big. Well C my little brother wants to follow in my footsteps and wants to join Army Cadets, the only problem is that he just turned eleven and you need to be twelve for insurance reasons. Well I had heard about kids under twelve joining and told him I could see what I could find out.
As you can tell this story does not have a happy ending, if he had been four months older they could have snuck him in, as it is he can only join Sea Cadets or maybe Air Cadets. Not that I have anything against these fine organizations but he had his heart set on Army Cadets and when I told him that he was to you I could hear his voice break. We talked for a while longer and I am going to take him to Sea Cadets next week to see what they are like and go from there. We talked about how he was disappointed but I could hear the tears in his voice and I know he was crying. In the background his sisters were being absolute prats but unfortunately that is not new.
So I am sending out some good wishes via the web and hope they find their way to help him in some weird way. Thanks for listening to my lament and urge anyone considering being a "big" to leave a replay and I can tell you about all of the amazing experiences that make up for the small holes in my heart.
Oct. 5th, 2005 @ 07:05 pm
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| » The Truce is Over! |
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After almost a week in flooded out Stephenville, NewFoundland, I am back and eager to show that upiity pirate lover what it means to be uppity! Below is a stolen image entitled "Ninja Cat Meets Ice Cream Pirate" I think it is obvious who is the smart one on that island.
Oct. 5th, 2005 @ 06:54 pm
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| » So much for posting every day |
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I just found out that I am headed to Stephenville NFLD for about 5 days to help out with the flooding. This is my first tasking with the Red Cross Emergency Response Team so I hope to be up to the task. Apparently I will be based out of the armouries but I am not sure how much computer access I can count on.
This could have come at a better time. LC and I were going to host a small dinner party on saturday night, unfortunately natural disasters don't seem to be paying attention to my social calender. I will try to post if possible but I have no idea what the accomodations will be like.
So I will be back ina week to continue the Pirates vs. Ninja debate and hopefully have some pictures of volunteers doing good deeds. Cheers.
Sep. 29th, 2005 @ 03:21 pm
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| » Just for you LA! |
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Sep. 28th, 2005 @ 09:27 pm
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| » Today I Became... |
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As of today I can officially work as a substitute teacher on Prince Edward Island. I have been warned that substitute teaching is an acquired taste akin to working in a call centres or drinking bad whiskey. To be a sub on PEI you have to fork over 50 bucks to the deptartment of education and fill out a form at the Eastern School Board in addition to shelling out 25 bucks for a security check. All in all 75 bucks invested and I have my name on a call out list and a mailing list. As I was not sure how many calls I could expect just being a name on a list I started going to schools and introducing myself to vice-principles and secrataries. Never underestimate the power of a secratary!
In other news, I was just put on 48 hours notice to head over to Stephenville NewFoundland, apparantlly the flooding is so bad they have requested a list of three individuals who would be willing to go over for 3-5 days to help out. I know it sounds mean but I really am looking forward to the first call out I get for the Red Cross Emergency Response Team. As they drilled into us this summer "Train as we fight, fight as we train."
Aside from that things are starting to get settled. Meaning, when I got back from training this summer It took awhile for things to calm down. There were a million people and things needed done before I could concentrate on living a less hectic life. Now that things have slowed down I want to continue working on writing a screen play based on working in call centres. It is heavily inspired by the insanely good British show "The Office" not that piece of shite that is produced south of the border.
Sep. 28th, 2005 @ 05:04 pm
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| » Hello Again |
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Hello all, I have returned froma summer of fun in CFB Gagetown where I learned to throw grenades, do section attacks and many other useful everyday life skills. I will not go into great detail as I have just been gone too long. All that needs said is that the honeymoon was great the summer was hard but rewarding and that I love my wife.
20 random facts about me hmm?
1: I always finish one part of food on my plate before going on to another (i.e all the fries before going to the burger).
2: Although I hate most things country I like the music of and respect Johnny Cash, Neil Young, Willie Nelson and Kris Kristopherson.
3: I am a true geek, proven by the fact that I am, typing this at a comic store at 8:52 a.m. on a monday morning.
4: I have a natural talent for everything ;)
5: I am a commishioned officer in the Canadian Armed Forces.
6: With two exceptions, all of my closest friends live off-island.
7: I have a weakness for movies, I have logged more time watching flicks then your average f&#king movie critic (sorry for the cussing that is a prop to a good friend).
8: If given the opportunity I would travel almost anywhere in the world.
9: I like making fun of French people. It's not that there is much wrong with them, it's just fun and easy...really easy, like stealing bagels from a french baby kinda easy.
10: I have never owned more than 6 pair of pants at one time.
11: I have never lost a night of poker, of course I only played once for the first time the other night.
12: I am very competitive.
13: I am famous for getting into a project and getting tired of it if it doesn't keep my attention..
Sep. 12th, 2005 @ 08:46 am
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| » My Wife is Sleeping |
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It is late at night and my wife is sleeping. That sentence makes me happy for several reasons. The most important being that Christine is now my wife. It was a week ago that we both blurted out "I Will" at Trinity United Church in front of many family and friends. Since then I have told my wife that I love her countless times and I have meant it every time. So far I find married life very agreeable, while so much is the same so much has changed. I find we hold each other more, that we look at each other a little differently. Christine is trusting me more and I am not trying to be perfect all of the time.
The only sad part about being married is that when I leave for Gagetown tomorow I will miss my wife very much. A night without Christine to reach over and kiss as I come to bed is not a very fun one. Until september I will try my best to get back here every weekend I can, but I am not sure how often that will be. My friend Dave who is currently on course had last weekend off for the wedding, this weekend off and next weekend off. I hope that is a sign of things to come fore my course.
Since the moment my heart leapt to my mouth as Christine walked down the aisle until now time has passed in a most peculiar way. I find that in my wife's absence it drags like an old man search the grocery aisles while time with my wife seems to careen and speed as though it was driving 140 on route 2. I could write more about the wedding and our honeymoon but to be honest I just want to go to bed and hold my wife. Good night world I hope all souls can feel as happy as mine.
Jun. 19th, 2005 @ 01:12 am
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| » The cruelist thing |
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Our cat Cole has been acting very frisky lately and more like an over enthusiastic kitten then the 4 year old tom cat he is. Last night he starting batting around a little beanie doll of Christine's. He would bat it leap in the air and do some amazing gymnastics then chase the little green bear down. This was followed with triumphantly carrying his prize in his mouth to another section before starting his aerobic session again. After watching this for a few minutes I began to worry for the state of Christine's Beannie doll and picked up said green bear and sprayed it with 'No Scratch' an olfactory deterrent for cats. Following this I threw the beanie and the cat with great fervor leapt in the air caught the bear and fell rolling onto his back. His enjoyment was cut short as he smelled the bear stopped stepped back and looked at me with the saddest face I have ever seen on any animal or person in my life. The guilt I felt as Cole slunk off to sit down and look forlornly at the green bear can not easily be described. That was the cruelest thing I have ever done in my life.
PS: the smell is gone and Cole is once again sinking his teeth into the green Beani bear
PPS: Do not expect more posts.
Apr. 14th, 2005 @ 11:59 am
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| » GRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!! |
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Today I know hate. I hate my job.
Jan. 31st, 2005 @ 02:32 pm
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| » So long, farewell, adieu |
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I have been rather terrible at updating on a regular basis, and the times I have updated I fell I am not saying anything I would ever wish to re-read. Due to this I am retiring Teridian from the live journal community. Does this mean I will be gone? No. I will be posting once a week under the ID sammy_the_d an imaginary persona based in Toronto.
Take care and I will check in occasionally for kicks. Cheers!
Jan. 13th, 2005 @ 04:52 pm
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| » Location location location |
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I hate haviing an artistic inspiration at work. It is too busy for me to pay more than passing attention to it and after work I am too busy/tired/annoyed/cynical to follow through. I was going through links when I came across http://www.pch.gc.ca/progs/ac-ca/progs/fcm-cmf/index_e.cfm it is loads of info on government financing for Canadian content magazines I was thinking with al the talented Maritimers we have scattered around a hip Maritime magazine would be cool. Any thoughts?
Jan. 4th, 2005 @ 02:29 pm
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| » A moment |
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I would like to take this moment and wish all the best for those affected by the massive tsunami in Asia. My heart and prayers go out the the 60,000 dead and millions of displaced people. It is at times like these, that I realize how trivial our own perceived problems sometimes are.
Dec. 28th, 2004 @ 09:00 pm
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| » Sigh |
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It's snowing out, the nice soft snow and here I am on the phones with 67 people waiting to talk to me.....
Dec. 26th, 2004 @ 01:15 pm
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