The End of Movember.

So, this is it. This is the best I can muster.

Its been a hard month, its been an itchy month, but, I stuck through it and this, this is my Movember stash. This is as good as it gets.

Tonight....

At 12 am.........

..... I SHAVE

The Elwins - Forgetful Assistance

Wow, another great tune from Reddit. This one kinda reminded me of a lighter version of something that you'd expect from The Strokes, (or as the post from reddit points out, something from an Apple commercial.)

Movember!

Ok everyone, its the final week of Movember and dare I say, I feel I have grown a semi-formidible stash. To help sweeten the pot for donations I've decided that I'll be selling stash-sculpting rights to the highest donation from now until Thursday night. Basically the highest bitter gets to send me a style, I'll do my best to shave my stash into that shape and I'll email them pictures through-out the day on Friday. (I'll email/mms at least three of me out in public.)
So please! Do your worst! If you can't donate maybe give this post a share to help me spread the word?

Visit my mo-space here if you're interested! (and sorry for the copy-pasta from facebook if you're friends with me there!) 

TNGHT - Higher Ground

Better enjoyed with some decent earphones/speakers, laptop speakers and ear buds don't really do this song justice.

Frogs & the Smell of Dirt

When I was really young there were a few really awesome summers. They were right after the time in life when you always need to be supervised (lest you have a water-gun fight in the house,) but right before the time when you need to get a job. I remember one time Cody and I went for a walk on what was probably the hottest day of the year in Altona forest. We walked around the whole thing and when we got back we bought two bottles of Tahiti Treat and slammed them faster than I think I’ve ever drank a carbonated beverage. Typing it out doesn’t make it sound all that glamorous, but I don’t think any amount of description would be able to convey my fondness of that memory. There really is nothing I love more than feeling the sun on your face on a hot day, the smell of the earth and the smell of forests in southern Ontario. 

 Those were the summers of Halo-thons, feasts, neighbors bringing their Nieces from Europe and just a general feeling of near constant happiness. Those really were the good old days, but in retrospect, I’d never go back.

A few days ago I got home to my apartment after work and I thought to my self, “you know whats still pretty awesome? Living on my own.” I spend most of my money on food, rent and transportation but I’m not sure how I could describe how different I feel. (but then again maybe I’m just really bad at describing my feelings.) The feeling of walking in through your own door and sitting down in your own chair and eating a good meal that you prepared is so immensely gratifying. Moving out has fostered a strong sense of independence in me and I think it was something I really needed to be a happy person.

Sometimes it all still feels so surreal though, I’ve been living on my own for the better half of a year and things still feel so different, its like I left to go on a vacation got a really awesome hotel room and never came back. Its not just living on my own that makes things surreal either, its everything else that seems to be going on in my life. My sister is getting married next year and even I’m getting hyped up for the wedding (I’ve never in my life been excited by the prospect of a religious ceremony).  I’m also in a pretty serious relationship too, I wouldn’t say that I’m going to be getting hitched any time soon, but, I’m exactly where I want to be right now. 

When I was young I always just thought something was going to click in my mind and then I’d be like “Oh, I see that as of this moment I am an adult. What a splendid occurrence.” I guess were all just like frogs in hot water though, becoming aware a gradual change is so hard to detect. Being a kid was great but the freedom wasn’t really limitless. As I write this I’m ready to go out to a concert with my girlfriend and one of my best friends and tomorrow we’re just going to sleep in and watch TV, out of all the possibilities I could conjure, I’m not sure I could imagine a better way to spend my time.

Occasionally when I meet new people they will ask what I do, I think instead of telling them that I fix computers I’ll tell them that I’m just enjoying life.

Santa Claus Parade

Yesterday Charlie and I met up with some friends for brunch and then watched the Santa Claus parade and boy-howdy, say what you will about global climate change, it sure makes for nice parade weather! It was an absolutely gorgeous day, afterwards we went out for a pint and nachos. 

Good times. 

Blinky looks so down and depressed.

DAD! DAD! JIM PATTERSON! HEY DAD! DAD OVER HERE!

Where the hell is my McRib you son of a bitch?!

Help me Obiwan Kenobi...

Creepy cat guy...

Creepy monkey people...

New iPhone

So as part of a tradition I'm trying to start with myself, I bought my self a new phone because I of the new position I landed at Rogers. Dad and I were messing around with it on the way back to Toronto yesterday.

Niagara Falls.

The weekend before last Charlie and I decided to go up to Niagara on a whim and had a pretty good time, I wish I had time to get back to my place to grab my camera before hand but I figured doing so would ruin the spur of the moment feeling. I kinda had a running theme of taking stupid pictures of my self while I was there, but then again I always take pretty dumb pictures of my self.

What I plan on looking like at the end of Moveber

A view from the Sky Wheel