Twin Otter March 29-07

Twin Otter March 29-07
Originally uploaded by Binky

This Twin Otter was probably there to fly over the seal hunt, its a
truly classic Canadian airplane. Photo taken with my phone (through the window).

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My Drive to Work this Morning

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Originally uploaded by Binky

A last blast of winter (I hope).

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Lost: "Expose" March 28, 2007

Or "Paulo, Nikki, Vincent and the Great Diamond Caper", or
"How long can you tread sand?" or
"Vincent Knew..."

Sometimes we may lose sight that being straned on a desert island after
your plane carshes would be a hard, brutal reality. No matter how many
VW Micro busses you find and restore, life on the island psychologically
and materially would never be a picnic. Unless of course you were to go
on a picnic, but after that it would no longer be a picnic...

Paulo and Nikki being buried alive is in line with that reality. Yes, I
think they're dead. Yes, they ARE dead... How long can you breathe
sand?

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March Broken

After a really great week off with Super Mom and the girls, its back to work/school for all of us tomorrow AM. I'm really glad I was able to take the week off (I used a week of vacation time).



We were ablew to move the girls into separate bedrooms! Action Girl (age 6) is npow downstairs, and Super Girl (age 3) now has theri "old" bedroom to herself but in a bigger bed. The beds could have been bunkbeds, but this seemed like a better thing to do as they have very different sleep patterns. Action Girl is a hevay sleeper and Super Girl is well... not always a sleeper...



On Monday and Tuesday we got a away for a couple of days- went well and included indoor amusemnet park rides and a Toys R Us visit. The girls really do enjoy each other's company.



This week has given me quite a bit of time to some thinking, about things I'm happy with and things that I'd like to work on. I really, really need to get in better shape this spring/summer. Yes, I've said it before this time I may actually mean it. Also both of the girls are fairly energetic sorts, so hopefully it may rub off on me. I also need to keep battling whatever it is in me that makes me such an amazing avoider/procrastinator. Its gotta get better, it really has...



We (the two of us) watched Little Miss Sunshine last night. What a fun film- it had a lot of heart. May watch part of Flags of our Fathers before I go to sleep tonight as I am in need of a WWII fix- don't laugh, WWII non-fiction and refence books have at times kept me sane. I'm reading Children on Men by P.D. James (the one the movie with Clive Owen is based on). Literate sci-fi is such a treat. At least this time I'm doing things in the right order- book first, movie second. Has anyone seen 300 yet?- I'm interested but may not get a chance to see it.



Speaking of literate sci-fi, the season finale for Battlestar Galactica is airing as I type this. I have a deal with my old buddy G. that we're going to watch the finale together. Unfortunatley, he is a few episodes (4?) behind, but we are both taping them so within a couple of weeks, we should be able to watch it. I'll try and write more about BSG sometime soon, but its safe to say that its repuation as one of if not THE best written drama on TV is VERY well-deserved. That show is so good it gives me shivers...



Well, g'night folks.



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PS- I am now addicted to Facebook. What a cool site to waste time on!

Lost: "The Man from Talahasee" Mar. 23-07

Aaah yes. The quality continues...

This week's episode was another one I really enjoyed. The whole Locke/Ben banter mixed with Locke's back story was superb.

So, Locke's father shoved him out the window- didn't see that one coming. The twist at the end with Locke's father being held prisoner on the island was nothing short of wonderful- truly worthy of the show.

Here's what I think we should be watching for in the rest of the season:



1) The theme of the fragility of Ben's leadership over the others. This will probably come up again.



2) Again- Jacob! Who is he- where is he? An interesting con would be for Locke's father to really be Jacob- making this whole thing (another) big con.



3) Kate's feeling for Jack- she will choose Jack over Sawyer.



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Lost: “Par Avion” March 14, 2007

“You are not on the list because you are flawed” Mikhail quips in this episode. I guess I could never, ever hope to be on the list. I want to dispense with the re-cap entirely and make a few points.

1) This was a great episode. If this episode happened in the first season, we’d all be raving about it.

2) Mikhail dying on the magnetic perimeter was the goriest thing in this show since the monster ate the pilot, I believe. Cool…

3) Claire being Jack’s half sister was to be expected. There had been rumours to that end and some pretty clear hints. Still, it’s a pretty nifty way to link the plots and sub-plots.

4) I was really disappointed that Mikhail wasn’t Jacob. Apparently the next episode has Ben telling Locke more about the true nature of the others and hopefully this will involve some info about the guy that’s apparently really in charge.

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You Make a Caption...?

I photographed this church with my new phone (2 MgPix). Read the sign and tell me what caption you'd make for it. This is not an editorial comment, I just think that the sign is very interesting.

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Things I learned this past weekend

1) Our cat really likes peanut butter,

2) We're pretty easy going, but we will not use the same jar of peanut butter as the cat,

3) We need to buy more peanut butter,

4) Action girl appears to have a better time colouring or crafting than watching the old idiot box (TV), all of her protests to the contrary,

5) A few minutes playing outside is better than none at all,

6) Super Mom makes what may be some of the world's best french toast,

7) Smitty's is not the best fitting restaurant for our energetic three-year-old (no, not the cat who is also three), and

8) Catching up with old friends at home is a lot more fun than hitting the town.

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Gargoyles

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Originally uploaded by Binky

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Last Great Snowy Weekend?

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Originally uploaded by Binky

A pretty great weekend at our house... Saturday Am we all took advantage of some fresh snow to make a snow family and a pretty decent snow fort. Complete with Mickey, Pluto, and R2 D2 gargoyles....

This was probably the last "very wintery" weekend of the season and I'm glad we took advantage of it. The girls has a bowling birthday party on Saturday PM and a McDonalds Birthday Party Sun PM.

Saturday night, Super Mom and feasted on take-out curry...
Mmmm... Madras....

This week at work should be back to normal. On Thursday of this past week, I put on a training module for new social work staff from my old workplace. It went well and was a great honour, but took a lot of time to prepare and I'm glad to see it finished.

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My Comdeic Curse

Speaking of TV, I was saddened to learn that there are only going to be one or two more  episodes of The Class before it ends (its been cancelled).  If you’ve never seen it before, basically it was a show about friends from the same Grade Three (Two?) class who become re-acquainted in their twenties.  Hilarious adventures ensue.  John Ritter’s son, Jason,  is in it and some times is the spitting image of his father but all the time, a better actor.

 

At first a couple of the characters really annoyed me.  In fact Ritchie still does, but overall I’ve really started to enjoy this show.  Its fair to say that if it hadn’t been airing immediately after How I Met Your Mother (on Monday nights).  Incidentally, How I Met… is my favourite comedy and third favourite show (after Battlestar Galactica and Lost).  I have a history of only liking comedies that don’t do very well.  I may be cursed (or cursing?).  It’s quite possible that I alone am to blame for The Class’ cancellation.  I should stop watching my three favourite shows…

 

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Lost: "Tricia Tanaka is Dead" (Feb. 28 '07)

Ah yes, redemption through a road trip. That's more like it…

Finally, a lighter-toned episode of my second favourite show on
television!
RE-CAP: Hurley flashbacks to his relationship with his father and the
"bad luck" that followed his lottery win. He finds an old VW microbus
on the island, complete with the skeleton of its previous owner and lots
of 20(?) year old beer. Hurley (with help from Jin, Charlie, and
Sawyer) gets the van jump started by suicidally driving it down a grass
covered cliff and then doing donuts in a pristine green field.

Some humour- maybe that's what I've been missing from Lost since the
half-season premiere.

What we learned about the others this episode: Well nothing really.
But, it's reasonable to use the van to gain some insight into the Dharma
Initiative back story. When things started to go (very) poorly for
Dharma they left (or were all killed) in a relatively short period of
time. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been difficult for them to retrieve
the guy's body from the van. Presumably, when it crashed 20 (?) years
ago, it wouldn't have been as hard to find the van and the body. Also,
does the idea of taking a VW microbus full of beer alone into the hills
strike anyone else as an apocalyptic thing to do?

Here are some of your answers to last week's "Who's your favourite
other?" question:
1) Ben (C.C. from my old work).
2) Alex (Super Mom)
3) Tom (me!)

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