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blast, from past Oct. 26th, 2006 @ 04:52 pm
oh hello livejournal!

I haven't posted on here in like a billion years but I wanted to give some updates.

Moved in the Milap and Matthew Fingas over the summer. Jake from Saskatchewan and Trevor are living with us now.

Went back to work at La Pasta during the school term. It is still a great job.

Student loan was smaller than I expected so I didn't go on my $1000 record spree, but I did get a great new winter coat and a nice wool hat.

This term I am taking Farsi, pop asian cinema, and some sociology. Right now I am proscratinating on a film term paper that is already late. whoamg.
Current Music: Islands - Return to the Sea

Mar. 11th, 2006 @ 07:30 pm
surprise update!

I was not shortlisted for Production/Design Editor at the newspaper. My interview for Opinion did not go really well as I didn't get enough time to put forward my most important points, but they probably will not have mattered as the hiring board thinks I am an idiot with no useful skills. I doubt I will be starting my career any time soon.

HOORAY FOR ANOTHER 783945 YEARS OF WORKING MENIAL JOBS AND DESPERATELY SCRAPING FOR RECOGNITION

Nov. 27th, 2005 @ 01:38 am
fucking goddamn, guys. I'm not posting on livejournals anymore. I'm putting this stuff on myspace.

I need to consolidate.

myspace.com/sundancekid

Nov. 24th, 2005 @ 01:49 am
Man, I was going to get so much work done today but then there was this whole hoopla with the new patch coming out for World of Warcraft and I kind of zoned for like a million hours. I am feeling kind of sick.

I need to give up computer games and start smoking again.
Current Music: The Juan Maclean - You Can't Have It Both Ways

Nov. 18th, 2005 @ 04:33 pm
Gilbert,
Charles Frederick
August 2, 1915 –
November 10, 2005

With great sadness the family announces the passing of Charlie Gilbert on Thursday November 10th 2005. Beloved and devoted husband and friend of nearly 64 years to his wife Betty. Loving father to sons Charles, Robert {Christol} and daughter Susan {Larry} Cyr.

Loving grandfather of Christine, Charles, Alexandra and James and great-grandfather of Will and Acadia.
Charlie was a career soldier in the BC Regt. and RCASC from 1935 to his retirement in 1970. He served overseas in World War 2 and numerous peace time postings in Canada and NATO duty in Germany. Upon his retirement he became an active member of the Quadra Island community where he has lived for nearly 36 years. He was the senior Trustee of the Quadra Island Cemetery from 1974 to 1999 and a 35 year member of the Royal Canadian Legion, Quadra Island. He was a qualified gunsmith for over 50 years. As a member of the Campbell River Gun Club and the Shooting Federation of Canada he coached shooting teams and officiated at many international shooting events. He was also a life member of the Knights of Columbus. With his wife Betty, they climbed many mountains as members of the BC Mountaineering Club.

Charlie will be greatly missed by family, nieces, nephews, cousins and many, many friends.
Memorial Service will be held at the Quadra Island Royal Canadian Legion on Sunday 20 November at 1 pm. If desired, donations can be made to the Campbell River Hospital Foundation.
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I just made like five pounds of the awwwwesomest hummus.
Nov. 15th, 2005 @ 06:18 pm
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Matt Simmonds took me out drinking twice in the last two nights, which was good of him, because I heard my grandfather passed away on Friday and I am not happy.
Nov. 13th, 2005 @ 01:25 am
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My grandfather is dying and I am very upset.
Nov. 7th, 2005 @ 02:41 am
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My attention span is getting a bit frayed, so I'm going to take a brief break from essay-writing to talk about WPN-CUP.

WPN-CUP was the regional conference for CUP, a university journalism organisation of which the Gateway is a member. It was held this year out in Vancouver so we rented some vehicles and zerged the thing.

Yes, I am a big nerd and I did say zerg. It applies! We flooded thing. Nobody else brought as many delegates. I had a very good time. The design and newswriting workshops in particular were very good and picked up some good tips. The dinner was all-vegan(!!!!) and delicious. Rex Weyler was the keynote speaker and he was very depressing/inspiring. Some nice newspaperwomen hung out with me for a while at the after-party and if they lived in Edmonton I would want to date them (but they don't). Plenty of people pushed hard to hook up at the conference but I thought the idea of driving out to professional conference just to get drunk and laid was a bit pathetic, so I just chilled and had a good time.

Heather Watson and I had a long talk about whether or not gonzo was relevant anymore and I'm unconvinced, but she likes it. Personally, I think I'm hitting on something new, a sort of post-gonzo approach where you don't bother making a point at all. Trying to sway someone's opinion seems, in a sense, a bit immoral. Rather than making an argument, isn't it better just to make someone think? Zen koans, a ridiculously granola thing to bring up, do this. They challenge your preconceptions but don't suggest easy alternatives. They present things as ridiculous. Things are ridiculous. I like being ridiculous. New paradiiiiiigm?!


Oct. 24th, 2005 @ 06:18 pm
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I shook hands with Damo Suzuki last night.
Oct. 21st, 2005 @ 11:02 am
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