We're still waiting on London to come through as there have been some issues with the process. I have now gotten my UK Visa and it wasn't that painful. I have the Right of Abode through my Mother and am able to live and work there now. Overall once I got my supporting documents together the consulate approved my visa in 5 days. With Kate and the kids it's going to cost a lot more and may take even more time.
With no real date for the position start or our move I'm feeling a little surprised at how comfortable I am after selling a lot of our stuff at our garage sale. We've gotten rid of our computer and other electronics, kitchen stuff to a tiny minimum and are losing more everyday.
When the move happens (optimism here) we will have very little going with us and very little staying here. It will be jarring, and exciting to do this move and there is still a lot ahead of us to get there. There's also the alternative where we face limited money short term ability to afford our place and a tight job market. (Pessimist)
I hope it's the first one.
9 May 2010
7 Apr 2010
Since you've been gone...
Well the Olympics and Paralympics are all over and done with.
Time has been winding down for me on this project and now I am just working on document readiness for the transfer to London 2012 as well as for my own next step.
The transfer to London.
At this point I don't have a signed contract, just a verbal offer of my new job with the London 2012 Games. It will be with ACER again and by the looks of it I will be there with the family for almost 3 years. It should be an amazing experience! We are very excited to get ourselves over and just start living in the City, learning the lay of the land and then getting ready for some holidays to the continent.
Sebastian and Rigby should come back with oh so cute English accents and Kate and I with the feeling of having been somewhere together. Here's hoping that there is no car breakdown or anything keeping us in a little hotel for a week on this trip. (Right Kate?)
We are looking at houses all over London now and trying to focus on an area, but not knowing when we are going for certain is making it a little hard to grab a spot. If you have any suggestions of areas to or not to live in within the M25 let me knnow in the comments. I'm thinking Zones 2-5...
Time has been winding down for me on this project and now I am just working on document readiness for the transfer to London 2012 as well as for my own next step.
The transfer to London.
At this point I don't have a signed contract, just a verbal offer of my new job with the London 2012 Games. It will be with ACER again and by the looks of it I will be there with the family for almost 3 years. It should be an amazing experience! We are very excited to get ourselves over and just start living in the City, learning the lay of the land and then getting ready for some holidays to the continent.
Sebastian and Rigby should come back with oh so cute English accents and Kate and I with the feeling of having been somewhere together. Here's hoping that there is no car breakdown or anything keeping us in a little hotel for a week on this trip. (Right Kate?)
We are looking at houses all over London now and trying to focus on an area, but not knowing when we are going for certain is making it a little hard to grab a spot. If you have any suggestions of areas to or not to live in within the M25 let me knnow in the comments. I'm thinking Zones 2-5...
22 Feb 2010
Torch Relay and other Awesomeness
Cypress Mountain - World Cup Halfpipe
Jospy, Adrian, Me, Terry and Sean
John Furlong carries the torch to Vanoc
Olympic Flame relay in New Westminster
Jospy, Adrian, Terry, Sean, Michael and Parimal
Feb 22nd
Nights in the Technical Operations Centre are strange, the thrill and buzz of the Olympic events from the day slow down and fade. People talk not of the technical side of things but of their families and homes across the nation and around the world. There are people here from Spain, England, Pakistan, Brazil, China and the USA to name a few; also from Manitoba, Ontario, PEI, Alberta and the Yukon in Canada. I’ve heard stories about dog sledding and cliff jumping, skiing in the Alps and snowmobiling the back country. The diversity of the Olympic Games is shown in this one room. It’s a point when Acer’s computers start to show their other side, as people begin to watch movies, play games online and go on to social networking sites for entertainment. Our systems move away from their day to day of delivering the technical and begin delivering the multimedia experience instead.
Feb 17th
Starting out the night – a 12 hour shift ahead; the Technical Operation Centre is watching the end of the Men’s Hockey games and I am settling in counting how many open trouble tickets we have between the venues. It’s astounding that with over 6300 PC’s out there we have 6 tickets open! That’s 0.15 of a Percent that are experiencing trouble. I would challenge any IT shop to show us those results.
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
27 Minutes away from finishing a 12 hour overnight shift in the Technical Operations Centre. I spent a good portion of my night making work and looking for things to accomplish. It’s hard when all this Acer equipment keeps on going without fail, as a tech I want something to fix.
Feb 16th
I was on an overnight shift today, working in the Technical Operations Centre and at one point took a walk to the helpdesk to see how things were going for them. One of the helpdesk supervisors was leaning back in his chair and the rest were looking relaxed and comfortable. The remark came. “This stuff, your computers… can you go out and enable a kill switch or something? Nothing is breaking and we’ve got nothing to do”. I said “Sorry fellas; I’d rather see you bored than busy”.
It’s been truly amazing how this has all come together in the last few weeks, the people and the equipment. We have thousands of computers out there, checking in workforce, providing info to broadcasters and delivering results. Day after Day we are watching the helpdesks at all the venues smooth out and reduce, proving that our systems are working at peak performance. We are in fact delivering excellence.
Feb 15th
Today at Whistler Olympic Park we had a service call where a woman with one of the NOC’s was watching her team on the Ski Jump; she got so excited she jumped up and spilled soup on her TravelMate laptop. Our tech investigated the call and upon inspection he decided that although it was still functional; it was full of soup and we needed to replace the laptop. Well the customer was adamant that we not take this machine away. She insisted that if an Acer machine could stand up to this and keep working that she wanted to keep it until the end of the Games.
Feb 14th
Tonight we watched the Women’s hockey on the big screen in the TOC, Canada VS Slovakia and the absolute trouncing they handed out was intense. 18-0!! Can you believe that? An Olympic record set not in time or distance but in how many goals they put in that net. It was almost hard to watch; knowing that this was the first ever Olympic appearance for Slovakia and they were up against the greatest Women’s Hockey Team in the world. It was a rough first day but hey, some times trial by fire breeds success in the ashes.
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
The worlds fastest track for Bobsleigh, Luge and Skeleton is now in service up in Whistler and the Atletes are flying down that track. There has been the unfortunate tragedy of the Georgian team losing one of their own; still the look on the crowd is one of sheer joy for the events. There’s rain and snow and it’s dark right now at the Whistler Sliding Centre but everyone is cheering, smiling and loving every moment of it.
During the World Cup sport event, a number of us here were lucky enough to be able to be track side while the training was going on. A few of us even tried in vain to take some pictures of the blur that was Men’s Luge. It’s truly astounding that these Athletes are able to hurdle down the track at beyond highway speeds and come out the other side. This is one sport where you have to understand that it doesn’t just take skill, training and quality sport products to compete. It take’s courage, nerve and someone… a little crazy.
Feb 13th.
In the last few days I have been privileged to watch the opening ceremonies of these Olympic Games in person, the first 24 hours of competition on TV and the Technical Operation Centre come %100 operational at work. It’s been amazing; the emotions felt during the opening ceremonies as a Canadian and as a member of Acer and Vanoc were immense and swelling with pride in both my country and our work.
Watching Biathlon, Speed Skating and Luge today I knew as the cameras panned over the commentary positions that those were Acer computers, handled by Acer’s staff in a building deployed by people that I have worked closely with over the last year. Similarly I was overcome with the same pride. I have never; in my life known such joy as this work has given. Such satisfaction in the job, the people and the product, it saddens me to know that even as this the Games are just beginning it is in a sense almost over.
A friend of mine once spoke of live music as something so special it was magical. That the tune that was created was something of only that moment in time and once heard, even by a million people, it would never be again. In a way I can liken this thought to our days here. There are moments of sport excellence that exist for that second, that tenth of a second only. The only difference is that here, like a studio, everything has replay button and we can watch the greatness unfold again and again and again….
Nights in the Technical Operations Centre are strange, the thrill and buzz of the Olympic events from the day slow down and fade. People talk not of the technical side of things but of their families and homes across the nation and around the world. There are people here from Spain, England, Pakistan, Brazil, China and the USA to name a few; also from Manitoba, Ontario, PEI, Alberta and the Yukon in Canada. I’ve heard stories about dog sledding and cliff jumping, skiing in the Alps and snowmobiling the back country. The diversity of the Olympic Games is shown in this one room. It’s a point when Acer’s computers start to show their other side, as people begin to watch movies, play games online and go on to social networking sites for entertainment. Our systems move away from their day to day of delivering the technical and begin delivering the multimedia experience instead.
Feb 17th
Starting out the night – a 12 hour shift ahead; the Technical Operation Centre is watching the end of the Men’s Hockey games and I am settling in counting how many open trouble tickets we have between the venues. It’s astounding that with over 6300 PC’s out there we have 6 tickets open! That’s 0.15 of a Percent that are experiencing trouble. I would challenge any IT shop to show us those results.
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
27 Minutes away from finishing a 12 hour overnight shift in the Technical Operations Centre. I spent a good portion of my night making work and looking for things to accomplish. It’s hard when all this Acer equipment keeps on going without fail, as a tech I want something to fix.
Feb 16th
I was on an overnight shift today, working in the Technical Operations Centre and at one point took a walk to the helpdesk to see how things were going for them. One of the helpdesk supervisors was leaning back in his chair and the rest were looking relaxed and comfortable. The remark came. “This stuff, your computers… can you go out and enable a kill switch or something? Nothing is breaking and we’ve got nothing to do”. I said “Sorry fellas; I’d rather see you bored than busy”.
It’s been truly amazing how this has all come together in the last few weeks, the people and the equipment. We have thousands of computers out there, checking in workforce, providing info to broadcasters and delivering results. Day after Day we are watching the helpdesks at all the venues smooth out and reduce, proving that our systems are working at peak performance. We are in fact delivering excellence.
Feb 15th
Today at Whistler Olympic Park we had a service call where a woman with one of the NOC’s was watching her team on the Ski Jump; she got so excited she jumped up and spilled soup on her TravelMate laptop. Our tech investigated the call and upon inspection he decided that although it was still functional; it was full of soup and we needed to replace the laptop. Well the customer was adamant that we not take this machine away. She insisted that if an Acer machine could stand up to this and keep working that she wanted to keep it until the end of the Games.
Feb 14th
Tonight we watched the Women’s hockey on the big screen in the TOC, Canada VS Slovakia and the absolute trouncing they handed out was intense. 18-0!! Can you believe that? An Olympic record set not in time or distance but in how many goals they put in that net. It was almost hard to watch; knowing that this was the first ever Olympic appearance for Slovakia and they were up against the greatest Women’s Hockey Team in the world. It was a rough first day but hey, some times trial by fire breeds success in the ashes.
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
The worlds fastest track for Bobsleigh, Luge and Skeleton is now in service up in Whistler and the Atletes are flying down that track. There has been the unfortunate tragedy of the Georgian team losing one of their own; still the look on the crowd is one of sheer joy for the events. There’s rain and snow and it’s dark right now at the Whistler Sliding Centre but everyone is cheering, smiling and loving every moment of it.
During the World Cup sport event, a number of us here were lucky enough to be able to be track side while the training was going on. A few of us even tried in vain to take some pictures of the blur that was Men’s Luge. It’s truly astounding that these Athletes are able to hurdle down the track at beyond highway speeds and come out the other side. This is one sport where you have to understand that it doesn’t just take skill, training and quality sport products to compete. It take’s courage, nerve and someone… a little crazy.
Feb 13th.
In the last few days I have been privileged to watch the opening ceremonies of these Olympic Games in person, the first 24 hours of competition on TV and the Technical Operation Centre come %100 operational at work. It’s been amazing; the emotions felt during the opening ceremonies as a Canadian and as a member of Acer and Vanoc were immense and swelling with pride in both my country and our work.
Watching Biathlon, Speed Skating and Luge today I knew as the cameras panned over the commentary positions that those were Acer computers, handled by Acer’s staff in a building deployed by people that I have worked closely with over the last year. Similarly I was overcome with the same pride. I have never; in my life known such joy as this work has given. Such satisfaction in the job, the people and the product, it saddens me to know that even as this the Games are just beginning it is in a sense almost over.
A friend of mine once spoke of live music as something so special it was magical. That the tune that was created was something of only that moment in time and once heard, even by a million people, it would never be again. In a way I can liken this thought to our days here. There are moments of sport excellence that exist for that second, that tenth of a second only. The only difference is that here, like a studio, everything has replay button and we can watch the greatness unfold again and again and again….
16 Jan 2010
Set your creep factor to Stun
First things first... Rigby smashed my iPhone. She was so cute when she did it too. She was playing on it, laying on the floor in the Rogers store while I was changing my airtime plan, shortly she became bored and wanted to go back to her game of 'Jump off the stand for the giant iPhone display'. Asking if she was done I reached out to take the phone from her when she tossed it to me, I watched in slo-mo as it took a dive about 3 feet in front of me on to the tile floor. That's when the screen cracked. It still works though.
In the end I got a new phone, the HTC Dream and am slowly unlearning the iPhone. The android system is quite good and I am slowly finding little apps in the market that work for my needs. The creep factor came in yesterday when I downloaded LAYAR. It's an app I am told exists on the iPhone too. LAYAR is a augmented reality application for finding what you need near you, restaraunts, subway, coffee, movies etc etc. I tried out a few of these and then came across the Tweep finder. This layer adds locals around you that are tweeting currently. From there you can point the phone in the general direction of them, see the GPS coordinates, distance to them from you, their picture, the time they tweeted and then you can open their twitter stream to see what is going on with them.
I managed to find some grade 10 girl sitting at the McDonalds who had just broken up with her boyfriend and was talking with a group of people online about how a) broken hearted she was b) annoyed with the bitch that he was with now and c) how she sucks at Math 10. Although I didn't actually go find her or anything, I could tap the GPS location and get the pin on the McD's across the street from my location.
Creep factor 12
I am now rethinking not only owning this application but the way that I tweet, like maybe only tweeting when I am about to run off to a different location.
In the end I got a new phone, the HTC Dream and am slowly unlearning the iPhone. The android system is quite good and I am slowly finding little apps in the market that work for my needs. The creep factor came in yesterday when I downloaded LAYAR. It's an app I am told exists on the iPhone too. LAYAR is a augmented reality application for finding what you need near you, restaraunts, subway, coffee, movies etc etc. I tried out a few of these and then came across the Tweep finder. This layer adds locals around you that are tweeting currently. From there you can point the phone in the general direction of them, see the GPS coordinates, distance to them from you, their picture, the time they tweeted and then you can open their twitter stream to see what is going on with them.
I managed to find some grade 10 girl sitting at the McDonalds who had just broken up with her boyfriend and was talking with a group of people online about how a) broken hearted she was b) annoyed with the bitch that he was with now and c) how she sucks at Math 10. Although I didn't actually go find her or anything, I could tap the GPS location and get the pin on the McD's across the street from my location.
Creep factor 12
I am now rethinking not only owning this application but the way that I tweet, like maybe only tweeting when I am about to run off to a different location.
6 Dec 2009
If I can blog 12 times in 25 Days
I can hit 200 posts before 2010!!
So let's get it on.
On the first post before christmas my true work brought to me a Technical Rehearsal and a headache!!
I am currently on shift in the operations centre for the 2010 games waiting for some sort of mysterious disaster to strike on one of the venues. Will it be a computer needing reimage? Or a VTM trying to do something they shouldn't? Only the overseers know.... any they ain't telling.
I have finished hiring for my work (for now) and although I have had a %10 drop off in staff over the last year due to them leaving, us letting them go or not accepting contracts we are still 91 people strong and have a grat team together. The guys from London 2012 for Acer are here right now as are a number 'big wig' guys from the Acer corporate. I'm doing my best to just do my job and make myself known as the guy who gets it done but secretly I just want to beg all of them for the chance to go to London.
We are interested in this idea, Kate the kids and I. We want to try out living in Europe even if it does mean singing 'The Final Countdown' everytime I think of it. The cost of living is huge, the transportation situation is dire and the air quality is second to most but! It's not Canada and it's not the USA so right away it's gotmajor brownie points. We will see what comes, when it comes. Who knows? We may be here for the next 5 years instead.
Sebastian needs Surgery on his eye to correct the muscles that are causing his one eye to turn in. We patched him and have gone through a few different pairs of glasses however the Doc says it's time to go in now. Sebastian informed me that all surgeons are horrible people because they cut you and put you to sleep and give you needles. This was said prior to bed last night.
I'm not going to argue. At least... not here.
So let's get it on.
On the first post before christmas my true work brought to me a Technical Rehearsal and a headache!!
I am currently on shift in the operations centre for the 2010 games waiting for some sort of mysterious disaster to strike on one of the venues. Will it be a computer needing reimage? Or a VTM trying to do something they shouldn't? Only the overseers know.... any they ain't telling.
I have finished hiring for my work (for now) and although I have had a %10 drop off in staff over the last year due to them leaving, us letting them go or not accepting contracts we are still 91 people strong and have a grat team together. The guys from London 2012 for Acer are here right now as are a number 'big wig' guys from the Acer corporate. I'm doing my best to just do my job and make myself known as the guy who gets it done but secretly I just want to beg all of them for the chance to go to London.
We are interested in this idea, Kate the kids and I. We want to try out living in Europe even if it does mean singing 'The Final Countdown' everytime I think of it. The cost of living is huge, the transportation situation is dire and the air quality is second to most but! It's not Canada and it's not the USA so right away it's gotmajor brownie points. We will see what comes, when it comes. Who knows? We may be here for the next 5 years instead.
Sebastian needs Surgery on his eye to correct the muscles that are causing his one eye to turn in. We patched him and have gone through a few different pairs of glasses however the Doc says it's time to go in now. Sebastian informed me that all surgeons are horrible people because they cut you and put you to sleep and give you needles. This was said prior to bed last night.
I'm not going to argue. At least... not here.
8 Nov 2009
A whole bunch of cy's
Uh huh....what ever that means.
I built a log hutch today. It's nice, about 6 foot tall by 5 foot wide. Means now I have to go on a chopping spree to get the logs in there and drying from all the rain we've had. I also replaced the step that got smashed from one of our friends slipping and falling down the stairs. He slipped and bailed and his butt totally took out the step.I felt bad but apparently he got some wicked air and he got over it about 3 days later. Then I put cut shingles up the staircase to improve the grip and kill the slippyness.
Now I just got to shingle the wood shed and it be done.
I built a log hutch today. It's nice, about 6 foot tall by 5 foot wide. Means now I have to go on a chopping spree to get the logs in there and drying from all the rain we've had. I also replaced the step that got smashed from one of our friends slipping and falling down the stairs. He slipped and bailed and his butt totally took out the step.I felt bad but apparently he got some wicked air and he got over it about 3 days later. Then I put cut shingles up the staircase to improve the grip and kill the slippyness.
Now I just got to shingle the wood shed and it be done.
5 Oct 2009
The other Half of Tofino
On the family side we ....
Had a lot of fun... untill we went home :)
But then we had food!!!
The beach wedding
We drove out to Tofino this weekend to attend and participate in our good friends Brian and Shannons wedding. It was a great weekend! The beach was lovely, the resort was pleasant and everyone was in great spirits. The whole day went wonderfully and the weather participated perfectly.
Kate and I after the wedding.
The Rehearsal.
Kyle; The Musician (and brother of the bride)
The Groom, 2 Groomsmen (I was 3rd) and Grandfather of the Bride
The Happy Couple.
1 Sept 2009
A day in the life of + Greenhouse update
So the last couple of days I have been working teh hardcore. I was in on Sunday till 4, Monday till 1:30 and then today till 11:30... all of those days I started about 8am.
So crummy work lately as I have not seen the family now in like 48hrs but tomorrow I have off!
I'm adding in some news of the greenhouse. We have built in some shelving now made from old doors and more old lumber. I don't have a pic of it fully loaded yet as I haven't been home but this is the interior with 3 (count em) 3 Sebastians!
also the lettuce garden box I built...
We also hinged a new window to get more airflow...
Soooooo all in all this came together well and is already making an impact to our plants. A few that went in looking a little rough have already started to perk up and get some new flowers. Bees are getting in and it seems we have a nice little eco system going on.
So crummy work lately as I have not seen the family now in like 48hrs but tomorrow I have off!
I'm adding in some news of the greenhouse. We have built in some shelving now made from old doors and more old lumber. I don't have a pic of it fully loaded yet as I haven't been home but this is the interior with 3 (count em) 3 Sebastians!
also the lettuce garden box I built...
We also hinged a new window to get more airflow...
Soooooo all in all this came together well and is already making an impact to our plants. A few that went in looking a little rough have already started to perk up and get some new flowers. Bees are getting in and it seems we have a nice little eco system going on.
24 Aug 2009
#noimpactgreenhouse
It became #lowimpactgreenhosue with the $69 bill for chicken wire but we almost made it there spending virtually nothing!!
Made from recycled:
Wood
Doors
Windows
Hinges
Caulking (recycled in the fact that it came to me free :))
Plastic wrap
Thanks for all the help folks! I'll post some more once the inside is built out and we add in the plants. The faint interior glow in the last pic is the solar power lights that were added in.
Made from recycled:
Wood
Doors
Windows
Hinges
Caulking (recycled in the fact that it came to me free :))
Plastic wrap
Thanks for all the help folks! I'll post some more once the inside is built out and we add in the plants. The faint interior glow in the last pic is the solar power lights that were added in.
20 Aug 2009
Spam Fail
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Does this mean I won 1 Million Pounds because I am the most British person?! Wow!
We are pleased to inform you that you have been Awarded the sum of
1,000,000.00 GBP in the British 2009 Program.
Contact britishtelecom58@gmail
Names:............
Address:..............
Country:.................
Age:..........
Sex:..............
You've one 1 Million pounds but we have no idea who you are. Also as a corporate giant we use a gmail address for our 'British 2009 Program'.
Does this mean I won 1 Million Pounds because I am the most British person?! Wow!
12 Aug 2009
Well....
At least I cried while watchin it - last one removed - added a new copy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiNaadVOQEM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiNaadVOQEM
25 Jul 2009
Vancouver Island Vacation
So, the last month or so we have had a few issues with our car... mostly due to our stupidity in not following our regular service and never having taken it in to a dealer..... after owning it for 3 years. Long story short the car cost $1360 to repair and it wasn't money we had. My father stepped in with the dough and I cancelled the first half of my vacation to work and pay him back. Kate and the kids went on without me to Vancouver Island and my parents home. We had planned to spend 8 days there and house sit while my parents were in Edmonton visiting my brother and his family. I hitched a ride over with my parents on their return Wednesday night and spent the last 3 days with everyone in parksville. It was a good visit and I feel refreshed.
Sebatian, my Father and I went to the Qualicum wine shop where my father has wine made for him. I coaxed a grumpy Sebastian out of the car and in to the 'stinky' wine shop. He had a blast in there... We bottled, corked, labeled and sealed my father's new wine; an Austrailian Shiraz. We stocked our own wine rack over this week as well.
Rigby, Sebastian, my Mother and I went to the parksville beach, dug in the sand and the tide pools. At one point we caught a shrimp in our pail. I can't stand them as food and I tell you, they are not appealling live either. The kids liked it and gave it a shell, some sand and a little crab.
The whole family spent the morning on Saturday at Morningstar Farm visiting the animals, Qualicum cheesfactory, Morningstar Creek Winery and more. The wine was fantastic, we bought bottles of Blueberry and Cranberry wine with an order to my parents to pick up some of the Peach wine in the fall. We also walked away with some super cheeses from the Qualicum Cheese works including a brie and hot n spicy concoction.
We also visited the St Marks fair which is my parents church in Qualicum Beach. Held every year it was a pretty large scale event. We had some mini doughnuts and Sebastian and Rigby both built boats from a craft section.
I painted the living room, living room ceiling, dining room, kids room, office and front door as well as some edging in the hallway prior to going over. It was pretty hectic considering I ALSO swapped the kids room with the office and worked.
Now I am going to sort my records from our office as we are moving them out to the player in the living room. Following this are some pictures from the ferry ride home today.
Sebatian, my Father and I went to the Qualicum wine shop where my father has wine made for him. I coaxed a grumpy Sebastian out of the car and in to the 'stinky' wine shop. He had a blast in there... We bottled, corked, labeled and sealed my father's new wine; an Austrailian Shiraz. We stocked our own wine rack over this week as well.
Rigby, Sebastian, my Mother and I went to the parksville beach, dug in the sand and the tide pools. At one point we caught a shrimp in our pail. I can't stand them as food and I tell you, they are not appealling live either. The kids liked it and gave it a shell, some sand and a little crab.The whole family spent the morning on Saturday at Morningstar Farm visiting the animals, Qualicum cheesfactory, Morningstar Creek Winery and more. The wine was fantastic, we bought bottles of Blueberry and Cranberry wine with an order to my parents to pick up some of the Peach wine in the fall. We also walked away with some super cheeses from the Qualicum Cheese works including a brie and hot n spicy concoction.
We also visited the St Marks fair which is my parents church in Qualicum Beach. Held every year it was a pretty large scale event. We had some mini doughnuts and Sebastian and Rigby both built boats from a craft section.
I painted the living room, living room ceiling, dining room, kids room, office and front door as well as some edging in the hallway prior to going over. It was pretty hectic considering I ALSO swapped the kids room with the office and worked.
Now I am going to sort my records from our office as we are moving them out to the player in the living room. Following this are some pictures from the ferry ride home today.
8 Jul 2009
Them there torches
My project manager brought in the two torches he owns from previous games today so we all did a little photo shoot with them.
From Left to Right....
Athens > Salt Lake City and Vancouver
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