I can honestly say that yesterday was the worst driving conditions I had ever encountered. I left my house with no snow on the ground and some sunshine. I travelled about 30 minutes up the road and suddenly day turns into night, I cant see 5 feet in front of me. The highway wasnt visible and you couldnt even make out the sides, the central reservation, even the trees at the side of the road where invisible. It was a complete whiteout. Yet still the cars kept moving, only at 5 mph, but moving non
So its probably been a week now since the sun went in. Average temps have been 30oC and the locals say this is the usual summer for here in Alberta, right thru til September. Not sure whether to take it with a pinch of salt, like any one who has ever gone to the Canaries and its rained? i have...a few times, and everytime the locals say 'oh we have never seen rain like this, it never rains ....." Anyway, played a new sport for me yesterday, its called Ultimate, its played with a frisbee, anyone
I still have the in-laws in town so we decided to go grab some food at a local pub last night. Bad mistake. We arrived at 6:45 and our food finally came at 8:15! I wouldnt have minded if the food was good and that was it but oh no. Two of us order steak med. It came out without a hint of pink and virtually charcoaled, so we sent it back. The waitress comes back about 5 minutes later and says the chef wont do another steak and that is how he is cooking medium tonight!! can you believe that? I hav
As Fall approaches so do the thoughts of yellow and red leaves, pumpkins and Thanksgiving. Along with the festivites in October is usually the appearance of the first snows of the year, children running out open eyed forgetting they had 6 months of it last year.
This year is a little different. An abysmal start to the Spring/Summer season with snow up until early June but all that changed with the arrival of July. Since July 7th temps have averaged over 25oC with only a handful of days falli
Wow, major shock, got offered a promotion at work, they have given me 24 hours to think about it. I currently work as an Account Manager doing loans, mortgages investments etc. The new position is a senior account manager for personal and business. It means a pay rise obviously but the main thing is I cna move anywhere in the country and my move is paid for, my house is subsidized. If I buy ahouse and the price falls, the bank guarantees the price I paid.
So why arent I jumping at it? What do
Went golfing at the weekend and on the way back we saw a small black bear cub get hit by a truck. Such a sad sight as it was killed but it was so small.
Had far to much to drink, played guitar hero ont he Wii and I realised my co-ordination after 8 beers isnt great lol
Not much to report this week so far, weathers till good, sunny and warm, still running. thats it for now
Ok, so I am not one to wear my heart on my sleeve, but after having a few drinks, I thought bettter out than in Its been a tough year, my mum was in hospital this year and it was touch and go for a while, she ended up there for 6 weeks, though she is now on the mend, thank God, albeit with lots of drugs to regulate her condition. My dad had a heart attack and was in hopsital for about a month, but luckily he got an operation quick and now he is on the mend Now, my Grandad is hopsital and has bee
As a strong storm came through at the weekend it also introduced an arctic high with bitterly cold temperatures.
This week we have not got above -25oC and night time has been around -32oC.
Tonight the temperature has really taken a tumble and at 11:20pm tonight its currently -37oC. The record low here is -42oC set in Dec 2008. Will we break it? I guess we will know in 12 hours.
What does it feel like? Imagine opening the freezer and that feeling of cold air for a second...that's every h
Funny how when life is happening as you want it to, everything goes past in a whirl. The minute things dont go the way you want them to, or you are waiting for things to happen, life is soooo slow
The longest day was yesterday and it got dark about 11pm, was out playing footie so was great fun I have 3 weeks and 6 days left til my 'holiday' in the UK, cant wait to see everyone again. its been a year almost since I was last year so it will be interesting to see whats changed. On thing I do know is that I am gonna need shed loads of money as everything is half price out here. Petrol is 45pence a litre, and average meal in a restaurant costs 7 quid a person, but the beer is more expensive???
So I was in an elevator in my downtown place and I happen to bump into my neighbour (woman). Her and her boyfriend are renters in the unit and their landlord is selling the same as me so I thought I would catch up on the competition. I asked her if they had sold yet and she replied... 'I dont know, I moved out', to which I reply 'Oh' not knowing exactly what it meant. There was a silence of about 4 seconds and then she lets out a really loud sob, starts crying and just looks at me, I turn round
Cant believe it. Had a viral infection as the doc says for 9 days now, slowly getting to the healthier side, however the 10km race I had been training for the past 3 months came and went yesterday and I coulnt race due to the illness (doc's orders). I am bitterly disappointed, especially as the time of the finishers this year would have placed me in the top 10, Ah well, there is always next year :-(
Summer fades upon us all
Leaves turn brown, it's soon the Fall
The leaves are changing, and for that reason
That is why we love the Seasons
The Autumn colours rage so bold
But foggy days lead to the cold
With every day we lose the leaves
And feel the chill in every breeze
Cold days lead to frosty paths
Warm houses with hotter baths
Runny noses, coughs and sneezes
All brought on by winter's breezes
Fireplaces, rosy faces
snow is falling in all places
roads are gridlocked, c
So after sending out numerous request letters and synopsis' to production companies, I have had a request for the screenplay to be sent to one in Canada. Its exciting news, and of course it is extremely early days, but for a Production Company to even request a screenplay to read is rare, so I am extremely happy
I will keep you all posted
After 8 months of plot planning, character building and months and months of script writing, my business partner and I finally have a finished draft for a screen play. Now all we got to do is be part of the 0.1% of people who manage to either sell it to the movie moguls, or (even less probablilty) help with the filming/directing. Lets hope the agent does a good job. I will keep you posted
Those of you who dont me, I'm a banker by day, boring I know but it keeps the money coming in. At night I
Well I lost my virginity this week....my massage virginity that is. I am training for a 10km run and decided to get a sports massage for my tired and weary muscles (thats my excuse, nothing to do with the hot masseuse)
Wow, thats all I can say. I cant believe I never got one earlier. How amazing does it feel to have someone massage you all over. Not to mention the medical benefits, honestly that was the main reason
Anyway back to the training. My 10km time is around the 45 min mark, so im
So the Candian Government has too much red tape for my liking, but obviously its necessary I have applied for an extension on my work visa (14 weeks ago), although its been provisionally agreed, more info is needed for their files, which requires info from my HR department at the Bank....never easy Because my temp SIN # is about to expire I need an extension on virtually everything, from payroll to my business license, to my albert health care, to my drivers license. Now as the Governement have
As I sit here typing, looking at the amazing, snow capped Canadian Rocky Mountains, the sun is streaming through the window, another day of blue skies, warm breezes and temperatures in the mid teens. Quite remarkable for the time of year.
I think this is the first time since being here in 9 years that we have not had snow in October, or September or August or July for that matter.
It is quite surreal knowing that I can do work in the yard in a t shirt when, at any time, the high pressure c
I dont understand my Dad's mentality. He had a heart attack late last year, had an opertaion and they said he would ok provided he eats healthily and give up the fags. What haas he done? he drinks everyday and smokes more than ever...he doesnt seem to care. Do you think he has got to the point where he reaalises he is mortal and is going to enjoy life to the full? He doesnt talk to anyone so have no idea what is going on in his mind??? I need a good method of de-stressing. I am looking at sellin
I opened my front today and there musthave been about 200 hundred moths lying all over the front deck. I walk to wokr and the moths are everywhere on the ground, on the roof. I will have to get a pic and post it. As I am walking they are trying to get up my trouser legs. Very strange experience.
Watch out for the......
As the event of the fractured jaw was begining to fade, along with the bruises, winter had started to take its icy grip on the south east of England. It was the late 80's and another birthday party approached. I awoke Saturday morning full of anticipation of the forthcoming day, the cake, the games, the prizes, when out of the corner of my eye I spotted something unusual. I glided over to the curtains and delicately prized them open only to discover the inside of the w
Finally...I didn't need a straw anymore
Memories come and go like friends throughout life. Some shine brighter than others and last a lot longer. Some of my most visual and long lasting memories of childhood are from the playground. Bonds are formed, relationships blossom. Its the one place where regiment goes out of the classrom window and you are free, free to spread your wings and establish yourself.
Always under a watchful eye of a 40 something overweight Hitler, my Primary School pla
Oh I was in the locker room...
By now it was the mid 80's and the summer was in full swing. As my 9th birthday edged ever closer I was invited to someone elses party. Except this party was no ordinary celebration...it was a dicso ice skating party!
From my humble upbringing I had never been to a ice rink. The closest I had come was to put my size 3 plimsols into the metal skates (the ones where you keep your shoes on) and then attempt to traverse the rocky, weed infested driveway without b
You taught your son well Mrs Cooper...
Spinnens Acre...for anyone who lived in Lordswood in the 80's there were a only a handfull of primary schools to choose from, I followed my 'little shit' of a brother in to Spinnens Acre, thinking that i might make some friends because of him. I realised quickly that you make your own friends, you cant rely on anyone else, espeically an older brother
My daily school rotine would always begin with a 20 minute walk from my house to the school, through t
