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On My Mind (A MostlyRandom Collection)
I’m not anti-union in any way. But holding out for raises and more benefits in an economy where loads of qualified people have been looking for work for months feels a bit unreasonable. On the other hand, because my wife is looking for a job, she has time to take the garbage to the dump herself.
Now Via Rail is striking. I wonder if that’ll make the airlines a little happier? I adore rail travel, and would do it more often, if it weren’t generally more expensive than flying, at least in North America.
I may not say it often, but I’m a huge fan of So You Think You Can Dance. I’ve been watching since the second season and adore it. I think I love dance so much because it’s the ultimate athletic expression of music. I think it’s beautiful, more so when I love the song. Last night’s show was up and down for me. First of all, are we really comparing Katie Holmes’ performance to Judy Garland? Srsly? She strutted around the stage in a cute outfit and lip-synched to herself. Woo. Exciting.
In terms of real talent, I loved getting an opportunity to see a few old favorite routines from alumni of the show. I was never that big of a fan of the Butterfly routine, but Rama-lama and The Bench are still near the top of my list. Very funky, creative, and passionate.
I’m disappointed about the results, though. I had predicted that Evan was definitely a gonner, and probably Janine on the girl’s side. For Jason and Janette to go home… shocking. Jason had just become my favorite guy to watch, and I’d long been impressed with Janette’s ability to pick up so many different styles seemingly effortlessly. Don’t get me wrong… I think Evan’s adorable. And he may win the title of “America’s Favorite Dancer”, but I don’t think many people would call him the best dancer from this season.
Did you know SYTYCD is transitioning to a fall-season show? I’m not sure how I feel about that. It’s been the highlight of my summer boob-toob-watching, largely because it has little with which to compete. What’s going to happen when it’s up against hugely popular shows like Grey’s? I think it’s a risky move for FOX, and the show.
I’m getting really used to actually having weekends off these days. Sandra and I haven’t been doing much of excitement; just walking a lot, taking the dogs around town, exploring our neighborhood. I may be one of the only Torontonians to be happy with the cooler summer weather. I love actually being able to be active outside (when it’s not raining) without feeling like I’m walking through hot pea soup.
I started running, very casually. I think I’ve gone three or four times now over the past few weeks. It feels horrible and wonderful at the same time. I can’t believe I actually can run again after so many years of being horribly out of shape.
I’m teaching a drop spinning workshop at The Purple Purl next week and can’t wait! It’s one of my favorite intro classes to teach. Seeing knitters start to understand the physics behind the yarn they love is so exciting.
On my wish list right now:
- A bike. Any bike. With a basket or two. I want to bike to work sometimes.
- A uke of my own. Do I hold out for a step above the lime green Mahalo in that music store window?
- Right now, this very second? I’d love some of Black Oak’s IPA. Mmmmm. Hops. And for it to be 6pm and be on my way home.
I’m totally and utterly in love with my project at work. I’ve been working on building this application since December and am finding the post-launch enhancement and upgrade phase so rewarding. I get to see my application working and focus on making it work even better. How great is that?
At some point in 2009, it’ll transition to being the responsibility of one of the other IT groups for long-term support. At that point, I’ll stop getting phone calls at 3am when a server goes down, but I’ll also lose the satisfaction of knowing that I wrote almost every one of the 50,000 lines of code that went into it.
Our plans for this weekend include taking the dogs to the Blue Jay’s “Dog Days” game on Sunday afternoon. How this will go, I have no idea. Should be crazy fun. Or just plain crazy.
Well. Lunch time is over and I’m back to my code. Have a great weekend!
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July 24th, 2009 at 11:55 am
Seriously? You want a bike? I have a black men’s CCM mountain bike that I won several years ago. It’s been ridden about twice cause, well, I’m 5′ tall and it’s a MAN’s sized bike! It’s currently in our apartment garage and probably dusty as hell…it may need new inner tubes, but the tires should be pretty much pristine. If you want it, it’s yours.
July 27th, 2009 at 6:02 am
I’m staunchly pro-union myself, but I think that striking right now only serves to increases anti-union sentiment, which isn’t good for anyone. The unions are weak enough as it is. They shouldn’t be weakening themselves further.
I’m so glad you’re so happy with your work project. As an ex-systems analyst, I’ve worked on too many projects that were ridiculously unpleasant.