The Gravy Front

We had Turkey, Potatoes, Salade, Vegies, Wine and Desserts all ready for curtain time on the 25th but something was missing... The Gravy !!! OMG No gravy on the potatoes nor Turkey. I had not signed on for such a travesty of a holiday meal. Hence for the first time ever I tried making gravy with what was on hand. There was no scraps left from the cooking of the meal, no vegies nor juices from their cooking either. With but 10 min to go til show time things where beguining to look desperate on the "gravy front"... It was then, when we had all but given up hope that a small jar of turkey broth earlier hidden in the depths of the fridge by the cook ressurfaced as if on cue. This is what I improvised on the spot and I must say as a first time comer to the front with no experience nor references on the said matter.. That was one delicious Gravy !!

Ingredients:

Butterball Turkey Broth
3 tablespoons of Flour
A very generous tablespoon of Butter
A little Garlic from what I could only defined as pre chewed garlic in a jar ...('bout half a big clove)
Peper
A pinch of salt (yaaa cause there was t enough salt in there already... hehehe)
And a sercret ingredient that I will take to my grave. It rimes with "Shut Up Meg" and people go nuts for it when cooking for the holidays... lol

Twas the morning after

Twas the morning after christmas and in the country house nothing could be heard.

Nothing but the soft and distant heating fan which did not quite make it to my bedroom...

Downstairs the christmas tree was naked from the roots up to the bottom branches.

Piles of opened gifts had taken over the living room.

Cookies, "milk" where nearly all gone, "hic" ... "HIC"

But enought of this bizard soft spoken suburban half concocted tale ! To the matter at hand ! As I have been behind in pretty much everything this year, I am pleased to bring back what I hope will soon become a holiday classic. Better late than ever, LOL. So from now 'til the 31 enjoy theise spacemast classics. Typical holiday scenes from a typical extended familly from a long, long time ago in a galaxy far far away.





P.S. Twas a good haul this year. That fat man managed to squizz down the chimney with worth while presents for all concerned. Received some cool outdoors gear and one modern worktable from Ikea.... FITS !

Almost Christmas

It s beguining to look alot like christmas ... Well kinda. A little bit of snow here... a little bit of ice there and lights burning bright across town well into the fresky nights. Though I have to admit so far we have been blessed with amazing weather. No -20 s so far... knock on wood. Nor catastrophic flood and record snow falls grounding airplaines and stranding passagers in stranger lands. Some might say it s a triffle borring around here, well at least we are still in one piece !! Something I am very gratfull for considering the news for theise last few weeks. I can but hope it will finally calm down in time for the week-end. Especially in the Maritimes and Gaspesie.

Today, Derniere journee au bureau avant la premiere batch de vacances des fetes. Je dis bien la premiere batch vue que cette annee je suis off pour deux longue fin de semaines, soit le week-end de noel et celui du 31. Je vais donc enfin avoir un peu de temps pour voire famille et amis et qui sais... peut etre lever le coude un ptit peu. Les cadeaux sont pratiquement tous achete, ne reste que quelques emplettes sur le chemin du retour ce soir. Sinon c est la routine habituelle par ici en vue de la preparation pour les fetes. Oh et semble que nous allons ENCORS avoir de la visite ce week-end... Remarquez bien que notre dernier guest fut des plus courtois et agreable. Crouss il cuisinait meme pour la maisonee le week-end ! La tu parles !

Oh et essayez moi ca et vous me redirez des nouvelles ! LOLOLOL



Hunter "Shoots" a Bear

Mille Milliard de Mille Sabord !!!

Mille Milliard de Mille Sabord !!! Un nouveau nom et une nouvelle adresse en prime.

Une révision pseudo historique est de mise.

Jadis ont disait sabler un vers ce qui équivalait a faire cus sec. Par la suite vint l'expression Sabrer le Champagne.

"Sabrer le champagne est un usage traditionnel dont l'origine remonte aux régiments de cavalerie de plusieurs armées du monde, à commencer par les célèbres hussards de la garde napoléonienne. Au retour de la bataille, les officiers de ces glorieux centaures sabraient le champagne pour rendre un hommage vibrant à la victoire, à la vigueur, à la virilité et aux dames... Ainsi ouvraient-ils les bouteilles d'un geste spectaculaire et magistral. D'un revers de lame, ils faisaient sauter le bouchon."



Bon c bin beau tout ça mais le pourquoi dla chose demeure. C'est pourtant d'une simplicité enfantine. Le grand stratagème Stewart Griffin a répété a mainte reprise les mots suivants; "Victory Will Be Mine !" Well, je perçois désormais le jours ou la victoire sera mienne. Le terme faire cus sec s'applique a vous fidèle disciple de mon blog qui consommez avec soif l'amertume ainsi que les joies ici transcrite d'un trait. Le sabre ma plume et le champagne l'effervescence qui refait parfois surface d'entre ces ligne. Le verre, effilé, la coupe emplis d'une rasade a prendre ou pas avec un grain de sel.

Pour les fans d'autobus jaune du genre "spéciale...." lol Le fond de mon blog, c'est du verre avec des bulles d'eau. J'aime le terme sabré plus que sablé et en toute honnêteté, le Capitaine Haddock armé d'un sabre est hilarant quant viens le temps d'un débouchée. Voire "le trésor de rackham le rouge".

Mise a jour et pendule de moulin

FAcque.... ça fais quelques semaines que j'ai déniché un nouvel emplois dans l'est de la capital et jusqu'à présent ça se déroule relativement bien. Nos produits sont tout simplement echoeurant et d'une qualitée qui rivalise avec ce qui ce fait de mieux sur le marché. L'environnent de travaille est sympa et bien que les bus par ici sont pas toujours là tel qu'annoncé ce qui a engendré nombres de maux de tête rendu a la station de transfer = retard au bureau... #$%$?$#%?$%?#$%T$%T$ Il y a assez de variantes pour me rendre du point A au point B sans trop de difficultés une fois au courant des dites subtilités. La bête est train de virer en ours du genre qu'elle est bien enfouis dans le fond de la cour le temps de la faire réparé l'année prochaine. C'est que c'est dispendieux ces ptites bête là quant elles commence à prendre de l'age. Personnellement j'ai opté pour un toit au dessus de la tête, une assiette garnis et le paiments de mes comptes pour l'instant. Ont peux donc dire que je suis égualement en semi-hibernation question déplacements.

Vous souvenez vous du dicton : "on entre pas chez nous comme dans un moulin !" ?? Bin il commence à en avoir sont voyage du monde qui campe ici au-delà de la période dite raisonnable du classique weekend-end. Après le fiasco dla dinde qui c'est incrusté des semaines durant sur notre divan en vla un autre qui reste pour une semaine pour probablement revenir pour une autre semaine passé noël. Rgardez bin là, je suis content de rendre service et jusqu'ici une semaine pour dla famille a un de mes colocs c'était bin correct. Pour DÉPANNER. Ce soir ont m'annonce tout bonnement comme ça qu'il va revenir probablement pour une autre semaine passé noel et prob pour plus longtemps cette fois le temps qu'il se trouve une job et logis par ici... Bon j'avoue la passe du "plus longtemps" est carrément une hypothèse de ma part mais une hypothèse fondé tout de même. Suffi d'examiné la logistique de sont entreprise et le fait que notre demeure semble offrir un havre idéal et gratuit aux passants qui sois disant passant n'offre pas grand chose en retour. Antipathique vous dites ? Ci être antipathique c'est ne pas vouloir avoir des étrangés dans sa demeure a tout bout de champs et bien coupable je suis. Actuellement, j'avoue éprouver de la difficulté à relaxer "chez nous" avec du monde que je ne connais point qui restent ici que trop longtemps. L'étiquette est d'un week-end pour un séjour et en cas d'urgence quelques jours de plus. Pas une semaine suivis d'une autre quelques semaines plus tard avec option de départ indéterminés !! Amis et frère d'armes sont toujours le bienvenus mais pour l'amour de dieu, modéré la durée de vos visites. Il y a une raison pourquoi très cher invitées ont ne vous remet pas de clefs lors de votre séjours...

New & New

Ze "Nikita" has arrived ..... lol. Yesterday I took a ride to the country with one of my roomates to a farm. Waiting for us in the barn was one cute, purring, scruffy, SnEeZiN' 2 and a half pounds feline. Brough the little one to the vet and soon after it was allllll the way back home.




Also, starting tomorow morning after 2 months research is my new job in the Est End of Town. Should prove quite interesting. Well let you know how it turns out !

accommodement déraisonnable

Et bien non, il semble bien qu'il n'y aura point de second souper Thanksgiving cette année. La raison ? Des complications dues a une amitié déchirée et maltraitée de par cette invitée de la maison qui ne sue s'organiser ou partir quant il le fallait. Au lieux ce cela la dite invitée continua des semaines durant, de s'immercer de plus en plus profondément dans notre canapé emmitouflé dans sont sac de couchage jusqu'en mis journée et refusant catégoriquement de quitté le logis offert sur une base temporaire. De multiples raisons ont fait de cette situation un véritable calvaire au cours des dernières semaines. Et ce tout spécialement hier lors de la fuite de la dite invitée sans préavis ou aucun signe de vie ci ce n'est que toutes sa panoplie a disparue sans que personne ne puis noté le moment exact de la dite fuite. Autrement dit elle quitta les lieux, incognito et laissa derrière elle une amertume des plus désagréable en bouche. Une note laissée exprès telle une mine anti-personnelle sur un portable pour une possible destination, "un abris temporaire pour les démunies" a motivée sont amie et hôte a partir a sa recherche des heures durant en voiture sans succès. Une ambiance froide et chargé au dehors alors qu'une désagréable pluie commença a tombée avec le couché du soleil prêta main forte a notre petit drame. Entre-temps un flots d'insultes et blâmes digne d'une gamine pré-adolescente continuèrent a défilé sur le cellulaire de mon coloc via messagerie txt et ayant pour cible ses hôtes et jadis amis. Lui qui ne tentait que de remédié à la situation malgré toutes les conneries subies par cette pauvre conne alors que sa blonde arpentait sans cesse les rues à sa recherche. Ce n'est que plus tard en soirée lors de sont retour qu'une information lui est parvenu par l'ex de la dite invitée qu'elle était confortable et bien au chaud dans une chambre loué quelque part en ville....

J'ai rarement rencontré quelqu'un de notre age en mesure de blâmés ses proches et amis pour ses propres malheurs tout en prenant soin leur faire du mal d'une façon que je juge de casi-prémédité. Ses actions, soutenue par une logique que ses problèmes et elle sont le centre de tout ce qui importe réellement ont a mon avis rallié allié et ennemis au même rangs. Une fine ligne partagé que par la réalisation que tous et toutes ne semble existé que pour la servir dans ses délire et scénarios débiles. Autrement-dit et c'est triste à dire, elle est réellement seul maintenant.


Ainsi donc brave gens, voici l'explication en gros du pourquoi le Thanksgiving n'a point eu lieux cette année dans ma nouvelle demeure ainsi qu'une ptite mise a jours sur un accommodement initialement raisonnable qui a "pris le bord" ci je puis m'exprimé ainsi !

First 2010 Thanksgiving & Les Loups in the Gatineau Park.

Wow ! My first 2010 Thanksgiving supper was realllly good. Sweet potatoes as far the eye can see, big bird, salad, squash, filling, cranberries sauce.... Oh and of course I took lead for dessert with my home made kick ass apple pie ! Picked the apples myself a couple of weeks back and followed the secret award winning recipe to the T. Thank you very much Rebecca & Roommates aka our hostess for the night for a delicious meal and Marie for inviting me :) Looking forward to Thanksgiving numero dos at my house this upcoming week-end !

Last friday went hiking with a new acquaintance in the Gatineau Park for a few hours. Hee... it's big ! Did the wolves loop early afternoon; munched on one of the lookout points overlooking the Outaouais River and took a couple of nice pictures including one Tai-chi Emilie ... ;P Clever lass inviting me to hike a trail which incidentally shares the same name as the one I have neglected this year back in the Jacques Cartier Park ! Weather was fair despite the sometime menacing clouds and though the trails was a little "moist" here and there on the way up it was quite enjoyable. Twas good to get my toes dirty so to speak and I'm really looking forward to exploring more of this park which as it turns out is pretty close to my current abode across from the said river.

Usual bitching and follow up...

Helloo People, so the interviews are proceeding smoothly around here. Actually getting call backs and interviews from the various placement agencies and buisness I have applied for. Big difference from the Montreal job search scene, at least as far as I am concerned. Nothing so far but believe you me I am working on it ! Have't explored Ottawa so much as I am in survival/job search mode but did manage to locate a few points of interest. The buses around here are simply amazing time wise ! Course @%#$%#$% expensive and only sold in packs of 6 .. So here is how it works, you need two tickects a pop for adults for a one way trip. With 6 tickets that means you get a round trip and just enought left overs to go somewhere else with not enought to come back. I wonder's who's brilliant idea that was. Etk. Oh crossed the border back into la belle province pour un ptit café en bonne compagnie en fin de semaine. Maudis chemins tout croche @#%#$%$?$?& !! LOL

Apple Pickin' 2010

Apple Pickin' today !!This year I broke with tradition and tried a new Orchard near Ottawa. A little 20 acres called Mountain Orchard in you guessed it the town of Mountain about 45 min out. No mountains to speak of and the service is... well very young and bloody slow %$?$#%?#$%?# But the apple trees where so low you barelly needed to raise your hand to fill you bag with deliciousness. Big juicy apples ripe for the picking and what is this ?! Donuts and fresh cider on the way out ! Oh and the donuts ? Made fresh in front of you and served steaming hot from their oil bath with a dash of cinamon. Mium mium ! 20 pounds for me, 20 pounds for Christie and a couple of well taken photos from Ian. A productive excursion and soooo many yummy pies to come :)




Pic by Ian

Yup, this will do nicely ... : D

It was nearly a week ago that I moved up yet another river to our nations' capital. The moved went pretty smooth as far as I am concern. Dad had a flat on the trailer on the way to the city before picking me up and I got a tree branch fall square on my head while he was pocking at the car trailer hitch for the bicycle rack. It went as follow:

Tap tap tap with the hammer and screw driver
I joined him on the street
Tap tap tap he went and I eagerly watched
Tap tap toc it went
Down came the tree branch on my head
Out came the metal cover from the car trailer hitch
Out laughing in the street went the rest of our merry moving crew.


Had lunch and about an hour or so later left the city packed up to our hears in both vehicles + one low ridding trailer. Had supper on the local burger joint and after a good brunch Sunday morning my helpers headed back home and I was left to unpack my crap with the occasional break to snoop around the neighborhood. I gotta say I think I like it here ! I counted 4 outdoors, kayak & Canoe shops within 5 min walking distance from my new abode and another 2 min to the nearest dedicated bus line not to mention a very short car ride to the bridge connecting this side of the country with la Belle Province. Took me 10 min yesterday to get downtown via the dedicated bus line for an interview thought I'll admit the usage of two bus tickets for a one way pass in order to differentiate kids from adults is a little weird... Just print different colors people. Oh and I get the feeling I'm going to miss the magnetic / rechargeable bus card. Already yesterday I was searching franticly through my pockets for the ever-elusive paper ticket, lol. Got a burger and breakfast joints right around the corner and I was informed via a tasting sample (salami on cream cheese on fresh bagel) from my roommate that the cousin or uncle to the owner of St Viateur bagels has a shop nearby also. Same recipe just a little less time dedicated to the rising of the doe =denser bagels. Yaaaaaa I think I might still have gobble those up with cream cheese. Just to be fair to the St Viateur family you know... Can't show any favoritism now can I ? ;P All in all this place is turning out to be pretty sweet.


Oh and we go a very sociable & mellow rabbit walking the grounds around the house.





P.S. Dad had another flat tire about one hour out of the capital while heading back home… Driving back this weekend to get it fixed… AGAIN ! Lol , naahhh not funny though....

test run update via corby.

long time no see hence the current test entry. indeed as i have been without internet for a while i am coming to live tonight from my cell in my temp appartment upstairs from my old place. with one week to til my final move in our nation capital i am looking forward to a change of pace away from theise crumbling bridges and overpasses, randomly closed roads and construction workers on strike again.... this could take a while so i let you pick up the paper instead :p As i was saying one week to go. Began paking again today and with any luck I ll begin training my replacement at work tomorow. Live from my corby, g night.

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Gas in the city & the Ungreatfull Troll

FWI yestrday the Gas was at 99.9 off the 40 heading North and only 5 minutes later off Decary it was at 108.... Just saying' Oh and yes I did fill up at 99.9 on this occasion !

Next on the agenda is the ever growing listing of pet peeves.

Number 34 : If you can't do your work without bitching and putting the fault on others who are helping you by the way. Don't go around all hight and mythy when they try to share an olive branche. That little troll came in at 3 pm (I at 12) at work and had the nerve to tell me he did't mind doing over time and I quote cry over it. I just did half of your work at the expence of half of mine with one hour of overtime and this is the thanks I get !!! His work had priority, obviously. Hence I obliged but my shift was over an hour ago so really the only thing keeping me there: doing HIS work since he did't have time and to try and keep the system from crashing and him out of trouble. So why is it that I' ll be in trouble come monday and that little pinheaded dwarf of a troll will most likelly be walking on sunshine !?! And another thing, next time I try and do someone of the kind a favour, shoot me !

weather permitting

Hamac.... Weather permiting hey..... #$%@$%@#$%@$%@ I had to clean my car of snow 3 times today ! WTF !


Picture of early this morning elsewhere in the city, courtesy of H.M. Nice one !

Update

Indeed it is begining to be quite nice out there, birds chipping away, purse dogs yapping and shall I risk saying "growling" in a smurftanoying way ? lol The area around my appartment has been buzzing with life theise past few days.

Oh et en parlant du printemps, des fleurs et des abeilles.... Un ptit oiseau ma rapporté des faits interessant sur certains habitants qui viennent tout juste d'eménager dans leur réçament érigé nid. Semble que des félicitations soit demises ! Comme quoi la nouvelle maison ne sera point vide en effet pour longtemps !! Félicitation J & F !!!!!!

So it has been a while since last I posted. Truth be told, everytime I sat down for an entry I felt like I was leaving stuff behind and so never completed/posted a number of entries now collecting dust in a dark and dusty server room. What is going on theise days ? Well finally working for one thing and am activelly fishing for a new appartment and co. as my cordon bleu chef will be moving out soon. The Patio has yet to be broken in hamac wise but I do believe later this week "peeping tommettes" might be in for a real treat as my toes will be sticking out from the hamac weather permitting.

GOLD ! GOOOOLD !!

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Hockey..... Gold, GOLD !!! All is right with the world once again in our Canadian Land.



Now to the closing ceremony ;P


Oh and just in case some of you are still pondering that enigmatic Canadian Olympic slogan, (see those CTV commercials...) "Do You Believe" Well, this might help a little :)



Courtesy of professional snowboarders Devun Walsh and Dionne Delesalle posing as Chris Del Bosco.

How is it going ?

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Really not so good. Feelin stressed out, both in body and mind. Ooooh how I despise this job search waiting game. Those endless sleepless days waiting and leaving messages. Sending CV's out like a quantragilion other morons. Locking the door, a deaf ear to expences and dues. A high price for this ongoing avoidance !



When sleep not longer cuts it ... Anyone knows where I might get some of those "magic mushrooms" Spike injested ? Been a while since I took a descent walk.

"Obnoxious Little Frog" LOL

Super Club # 7

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This Sunday was Super #7 by my reckonning. In the honor of valentino day I managed to procure some pretty cool heart shapped french baguettes to accompagny the meal.

On the Menu :

Pear Mixed Salades
Bread with Cheese
Gougères au Gruyère
Whole Duck with Cherry Sauce
Onion Potatoes
Chocolate Pudding
Fudge & it's Below Picture (Both made by yours truly :)



Mium Mium !!

Good measure revemping adventures with a side order rant !

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So last week in honours of the living room revemping Ikea as well as Canadian tire were visited on numerous occasions. First came book shelves, which was immediatly followed by a return trip to the store in order to get the needed screws I imagined I already had. Course one can hardly go to Ikea and leave with only a pack of screws. Enters the new kitchen island module / cutting board / Artisant Kitchaid mixing bowl table / addition. Added a few jars for the kitchen to round things up.

A few days later as I was seeking a crumy new cordless phone rumours came to my ear about a certain television stand set on special at Canadian tire. 18.99 for a low rise corner T.V stand with underneath shelf built in the structure. Did I mention it was down from 69.99 ?! So after some convincing from a roommate of mine we finally pick it up in the cart with a crappy new cordless phone. Local clerk did not have the keys for the phone behind the "not so much bullet proof glass doors" so she called in reinforcements. An old geezer shows up. He can't open the slide doors due to the sheer amount of phone boxes pressing again the glass. After a few curses and what could only be described as he forcefully trying to force open the damm thing he shifts his attention to remove the blocking boxes out of the way. How did he managed this feat ? I'm glad you asked, he began pulling the variously priced phones boxes and throwing them in the alley like trash in that big shady trash container behind your appartment building. Finally I get my phone but then I still wanted to shop around a little. So the original clerk takes my phone away from me and indicates it will be waiting for me at customer service... Heeee so I take it you people are afraid I will steal this 22$ phone by hiding it under my coat or something ? Cause that table in my basket is too large to hide so obvisouly I will seek reparation by stealing a crappy 22$ phone !! WTF !! Later I get to the customer service area which is now conveniatly located behind the cash. So again I need to ask permission from the sole employee maning this station.

"excuse me, can I have my phone now ?"
She gives me this look while pondering the meaning of my request
In the meantime I add to my plea and original request;"cause I would like to pay for it"
She then yells to someone else out of sight in the store ; " Can I give this man this phone ?"
Note that at this point I actually crossed over the customer service counter and I already have the box in my hand.
She then turns around and seeing I already took what she was entrusted to keep for me in the first place (just in case I wanted to steal it you know) and waves I can now take it.


The Canadian Tire on St Jacque it would seem no longer believes in cashiers during what they consider off hours and so I had to use the "automated self serve cash station". Course when one get into the designated cash station one has to scan his item. Great, now how I'm I suppose to scan a metre across box containing a thick wooden table on that cute little scanner 5 cm off the overlapping control pannel !?! At this point I requested assistance from again the lone and singe employee responsible for the four automated stations. After a minute or so of glaring into empty space she comes to and ultimatly entered the barcode manually.

As I was leading the basket away, the employee came up to me and politelly asked;

"you know this table is white right ?"

"Can't say I did as I was looking for the colour displayed in the atrium to this store. Do you have that colour in stock ? "

"No, no we don't. Only in white."

"Might others stores have that colour ?"

"No, no we are most likelly the only one with this promotion..."

"@%#%@%#%#$% " I returned to the automated station and had the purchase reversed.

Then my roomate had this stroke of genius and it went as follow ;

"Did't they have a bunch of those tables in the atrium when we came in ? "

Yes !! So walk back into the store and start sifting through the NUMEROUS boxes and to my surprise they did not only have white but also the desired darker wood tone as well as a lighter version matching exacly the appartment current furnitures... Picked that little one up, walked back into the store, back to the automated check out station and gave that employee a big; "look at what you have for sale after all wave" LOL


A couple of days later, this past friday it was decided the living room still needed improvment. So back to Ikea this time for cushions covers, mineral oil for the kitchen island & possibly picture frames. Turns out the innitial measurments were off and so left with CD / DVD wall shelves and a few more kitchen jars, again for good measure : )

On the drive back, gas is at 98.8 Youpi ! La bête was thirsty hence perfect timming. At this point I want to bring your attention to the time 7 pm isshhh. I park, make my selection and ... nothing. A crackling voice indicates I have to go in. Okay, expected as much, security reasons, it's all good. I walk into the service station and ask for a fill up... clerk asks me how much I want. I'm like I don't know I just want to fill my car. Clerk again zones out for a few seconds looking outside her window (what are theise people on for crying out load !! #$%$%?) then return her attention to the busness at hand. At this point I'm like screw this, just give me 35 worth and let me be. Pretty sure she was only seconds away from calling in her manager to ask for advice. Course I later learned I coud of paid for more and then have them re-embourse me but considering the sharp and witty clerk I was facing...




Have a great week all !

Ont débarque pas chez moi comme dans un moulin !!! Tabarnalakla de touristes sur MSN #$%?$%?

Bon là tabarnalakla vous allez me sacrer une ptite patience !!!!! Ça fait une semaine qu'à chacque jour lorsque j'ouvre mon MSN messenger des zouaves tentent de c'immercer dans ma liste de contact. Ça va faire cali.....ss ! Là j'envois un couriel à TOUT le monde sur ma liste et je les invites a vérifier leurs liste de contacts et co. Une fois de temps en temps je peux comprendre l'invitation d'un inconu ci déplacé soit'elle. Mais pas à tout les jours une semaine durant !

Quant même, ont entre pas chez nous comme dans un moulin !

GRRRRRRWWWWAAAAA !!!!

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What is going on in this town !? For two days now it has been not only raining, drizzling... but Pourring !!! Then I wake up this morning to a snowflake filled sky. I'm sooo confused, can't you tell ?





GGGRRWWWWWWWWAAAAAAAA !!!!

LOL

Birthday Ribs for the Road

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So ! Been home for almost a week now. I managed to squizz in a few very very delicious ribs from Baton rouge last monday night just before catching the bus... barely. No dog sled for me after all though there was collaboration from various parties to get me where I needed to go. Friends, Restorant (6:30 to 9:50), Friends, Bus (10:00), Metro (12:50), Shoes aaaannnnd presto at home only a little past one am.

A number of friends gathered at the celebrated restaurant for a combined birthday meal. As in two friends were lured to the city under false pretences... héhéhéhé. Course, could of been a little more subtle had we not parked the car so bloody near the main entrance... Hell Jess, one of "to be surprised" even managed to deduced the approximate number of car occupant & nature as she was walking in via the # of folded seats and purchase bags left behind !!! LOL Talk about inquisitive !

Happy Birthday Jess !

Happy Birthday Nicolas !

Marooned in a winter wonderland postcard

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So it would seem that my car now suffers from two leaking motor gaskets. Something about preston ozzy dangerously close to vital components that are not preston proof... Hence for the next few days and until I can get this fixed, I'm officially marooned at my folks place. I do apoligise to my friends I was suppose to give a ride to and to another I had made plans with earlier today. I did not expect my schedueled 30 min oil change to mount into a 6 hours labour job plus replacement parts to be determined a later date... On the plus side & while I wait, I do believe the local coffee place is only 25 min away by foot in summer. Since I don't have a car and there is no such thing as public transport around here I'm considering using the dog sled in order to cut down on the transit time. I ll let you know how it turns out...

"Party on Wayne, party on Garth"

Je me confesse... I'm one of them !



Et ce depuis que j'ai vue Wayne et Garth dans la Garthmobile au tout début du film. Though this never happened before !

LOLOLOL

Parole de Pérusse

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`Vendredi 15 Janvier....`
`C'est le jour du concours de dessins`
`Baisse toi ont voit ta montre !`

Parole de Pérusse, Tome 3



Cliquez ici pour l'extrait en question... Désolé pour le piètre lien. Dans ma hâte de vous dénichez l extrais en question je semble vous avoir trouvé une copie comprenant nombres de bifurcations de sur l'original. À savoir la date du concours de dessins ainsi que diverse autres modification.... Prob la version Française de "fani et Pipi" Etk. Achetez vous le donc le Tome 3 au lieux de sondé le web à la recherche d'extrait douteux !

assimilated & doing good

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So it turns out that the city actually might just have some hold on me. Who would of thought ! Been working out of a small town for nearly two weeks now and I have to admit, I miss the lights and corner cafes and bakeries. Not to mention mini markets with a custom brand of products and ingredients. No no I ain't no cook (yet) but more and more I noticed an inclination for good food. Might have something to do with being spoiled in that area...

For instance, last Sunday night supper before heading back down (oh and the reason I reached my hometown at 10:45 pm instead of 5 , 6 pm... )






You can find most ingredients around here with some research but somehow it aint' the same. So many "custom brands" so little diversity I have taken for granted it would seem.

Hummm... ciudad assimilation you say ? yup !

Here the job is going well, as in I'm doing good. Got great contacts on both side of the market (transporters and loogers) and they have proven themselves to be good compagny in my dayly tasks as I seek to import wood to quench the local and might I add very hungry mill. Had a few setbacks due to the cold and breaking down machinery (yards cranes & Trucks). Oh and a moose also decided to drop by and crash into one of my dispatched trucks earlier this week !! But overall things are proceeding smoothly for me. Should be back home under the bright lights sometime sunday evening just in time for the Fox sunday night cartons, héhéhéhé. Timming timming !

New Year Update & Mckay & Trains

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Bonne Année groupe !

Happy New Year ye people !

Been a while since I posted, what with the holidays and all. Que passa de ce temps-ci ? Et bien je me suis trouvé un ptit contrat de remplacement (2 semaines) dans une boite d'import des plus sympa. 45 min drive in, 45 min drive out ... Thanks god I got my trusty IPod at my side in the car cause morning radio in theise parts is murder. Du chiallage et discussions sur des sujets tantot interessant, comme c là sur 45 min c'est platte... La maudite route est mal éclairé en sac et la moitié accessible via l'autoroute rencontre. Autremendis dépassement dans les zones désigné seulement. Then again, the gas priced just jumped from 99.3 on wed to 107 on thursday so realllllllly in how much of a hurry can one be with those prices !!??

Sinon je suis revenu à l'appart hier soir et je re-décolle demain après-midi histoire d'être frais et dispo pour lundi matin. Dla bonne bouff maison, aawwwww soo good ! le pick up chez post canada de ma Nikon (simply an awsome little point and shoot cam) et un ptit brunch demain matin. Bref changé d'aire et rechargé les batteries pour la semaine à venir.

Oh and in the honor of the dawning year, of my travelling around, the endless debates yet to come :P and also because you are all as big fans of Doctor Rodney McKay as I am. Here is his take on a life & death dilema.