my camera is making me angry

i just took these pics of an unreal rainbow and they look like crap. redeye is also becoming a problem, or maybe it's me. i had something strange happen to me today, i was at work and slowly my ability to focus went away, it was like i was underwater or seeing stars, it was really strange. i asked what my eyes looked like and they said my pupils were really large. i wasn't dizzy or nausious i just couldn't focus, then halfway through coffee, about a half hour after it started, it went away.

And by salsa you mean......ah i see

Ok let me begin by saying that dancing to Clem and Friends who play foxtrots, two steps, waltz's, and polkas was absolutely nothing like what i did last night. imagine a stalk of corn in a field of wheat that's flowing and swaying with the wind. well ok maybe not that bad but i'm a mennonite not known for his sense of rhythm causing many ackward moments resulting in feeling incredibly foolish, quite hilarious really. Actually pretty tiring that dancing was, but i liked it a lot better than the two step. This long weekend sure killed last weeks. Oh to be a framer, k i'm not gonna lie to ya it's the people i'll miss the most. These people especially.

hardware stores and checkered floors

in an effort to post something, anything really, this is what i've come up with.
it is finally raining out here in alberta and things are almost all green. yesterday i didn't work cause of the rain, and watched X3 with a whole bunch of strangers and a few framers. oh and for those of you who know Mark Wilson, i met his Olds College roommate at Jaclyns house last night which is also where i slept with the dog on the couch. this morning she made pancakes for me and Calvin cause she loves us. and then hitchhiked back to Cochrane, i just had a shower and changed my clothes and will be heading back to Calgary for a bbq/salsa dancing later on.
it's really strange to be writing about stuff i'm doing again instead of random ramblings.
to Phil: I saw some ramps i built in a magazine known as RED BMX, so I win. send pictures NOW!

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I wish I could say this picture was real, but the truth is, I left my bike lying down took five paces and set the delay on the camera then ran to get into that position before the 10 second delay ended. Photoshop then made it look even better. Now go outside.

Oh Jackie

Jaclyn is the only girl on our framing crew and absolutely hates being called Jackie. Tonight she invited me over to hang out and meet some of her friends. And to those of you in the know, she (Andrea) is very pretty but planning on waiting for Mr Right and as I do not want to be a Mr Right at this time....... The night went really well though, not too ackward, considering I barely knew Jaclyn nevermind her friends.

Anyhow in other news we have a winner of the CD recognition shenanigans, congratulations goes out to Sacha R from Winnipeg Manitoba Canada
Sacha, well Sacha likes music, actually Sacha loves music. She's my main source for new musicians to try and so far there's only been a few of her suggestions that I haven't liked. So I guess it's fitting for her to win such a prestigious honour as this, lol. She is probably hating this coverage she is getting as she likes her privacy but she earned it. I've only known Sacha for maybe three years, through the ranch of course. She lived in Portage for a little while with Christilee and Stacy and is now back in Winnipeg. As one of the coolest people I know, Sacha remains down to earth and approchable. Unless you're a creepy guy then she'll unleash rage with her eyes and possibly give you a tongue lashing if you deserve it. I know she has reminded me sometimes just how precious women are, and if you don't respect them she won't respect you. She is one of the best friends I know of to her girlfriends who are close by, always there in the middle of the night to get phone calls and make house calls if necessary. So if you pass her on the sidewalk downtown you'll probably have no idea that it's her but if you're one of the lucky ones that does know her already then make sure to say hi.

GET PUMPED!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Amazing Race just made my day, week, month and possibly my year. The Hippies who were representing the true spirit of world travel, are going home with ONE MILLION DOLLARS (or two hundred thousand after taxes) I cannot believe how awesome it is that they won, I am soo pumped right now I can hardly type. I can't wait to get going myself, I won't be racing but wow it's gonna be unreal. K I better settle down, I have to go to work in a few hours.

1000 Words

Garage Saleable

My sis and i headed out to some sales this morning and we hit the jackpot. Combined with last weeks find i now own a nice stereo system and 9 new cds all for less than $12, just check out the pics. and i was extremely tempted to get the hot pink hard hat that was only $1 but i resisted by imagining the verbal abuse it would attract. oh and if you can name all 9 cds pictured i'll write a post just for you and if you can name the one on the floor too i will be very amazed and might have to buy you a coffee sometime.

New Zealand by June

Of all the places i could go, and of all the options of things to do i think New Zealand will be my destination. I won't say for sure yet cause i haven't bought tickets and still have some lingering indecision but as of right now that's the most likely. It's a relatively warm place, there's biking to be had, it's close to Australia if i feel like a visit, and it's less than $1500 return.

The pics on the right are from the bow river yesterday evening. I wish i could say something interesting about them but really i went for a roll just to take a picture or two and this was all i came up with.

Don't "Do" Drugs

eric: so when should i get a dog
melissa: as soon as you get back, but that limits where you can live
eric: no it won't cause i'll have my own place out in the country, i'm gonna come home with untold millions
melissa: and where will this money come from, doing opium in thailand
eric: usually doing drugs doesn't make you any money, usually melissa people differentiate between doing and selling ( i followed with a witting example of how "doing" drugs all day is impossible without getting high which sent my sister nearly to tears with laughter)
ok so you had to be there, it was hilarious, trust me
oh and dislaimer, we don't do or sell or endorse the doing or selling of drugs

Sun Burn

The Red Mile after a game 5 win by the Calgary Flames
My Aunt and Uncle's other nephew, Crazy, he will never be caught


The Land Rover is gone, there is still some details to work out but it's sold and the money's in the bank. Now I guess I should probably decide where I'm going, until then I'll keep working out here, probably till the end of May.