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Jul. 5th, 2009 @ 09:17 pm Writer's Block: Listen to This
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If a friend asked you for some new music recommendations, what would you suggest?


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My recommendation: Stay away from new music.
Jul. 1st, 2009 @ 08:00 am Moving back to BC
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I told my manager yesterday that I am planning to move back to BC. She actually cried. Because I have told her, I am now free to announce it to the rest of the world, ie facebook. It is done. Y'all know now.
Jul. 1st, 2009 @ 07:46 am Writer's Block: Comic Instinct
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Do you think animals have a sense of humor?

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For the most part, no. Animals play, but don't joke. That said, I've heard that some of the more linguistically trained primates have attempted to tell jokes...
Jul. 1st, 2009 @ 07:44 am Writer's Block: Busting Blocks
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It's blockbuster season in movie theaters. What was the last movie you saw?


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The last movie I saw in theatre was Watchmen. Good movie. I think before that it was... um.... Prince Caspian? Small town theatre = not worth seeing many movies.
Jun. 29th, 2009 @ 07:18 pm Continuation of this morning's post.
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It really was great having almost all of my friends up here for Solstice. Charlene (Steve's wife) couldn't make it; she was playing Mrs. Beaver on stage in Narnia so good for her! And my brother couldn't come, because my parents spent their anniversary in Maui and he had to horse sit.

Danny and Clair stayed with April and Dave; I'm told that Danny asked, "Is Jen still single?" When he heard that I am, his reply was, "That's a crime." Made me feel better to hear that.

We got in some sparring (sword) on a bluff outside of town, which is always fun, no matter how out of practice I am. I missed the exciting near-impaling of Steve's eye, though, where a sword tip went straight through his glasses. Photos of THAT are on Dave's facebook page... Ryan nicked Steve's eyelid, and the bridge of his nose bled, but other than THAT... no close calls.

We drove the guys to the airport on Monday morning and they flew home. We were rather heavy-hearted after they left; I think we all realized how much we miss them.

I phoned my parents a couple of days ago to tell them that I plan to move back down south. They sound so happy! They've offered that I can temporarily stay with them if I can't find a new place right away, and my brother has offered to drive up and help move. Actually mom offered to fly up and help drive back down, too, if I rent a truck.

I'm not officially announcing this on facebook or anywhere except here and among family, because I don't know when I might be moving. I'd like to be out of here before the end of summer, but jobs down south are slim pickings and right now I make $16/hour full time with benefits. I can't carelessly toss that aside. I haven't heard back on the possibility of a piercing apprenticeship (this was discussed previously in filtered posts so if this is the first time you've heard of it, my piercer said he could try and get me an apprenticeship) so I have to assume it won't happen, anytime soon at least.

I have a room mate now, by the way. Eunhee is here on a one year work visa from Korea. She is quiet, partially owing to limited english skills, but we do try to talk a little. She knows I may be moving this fall and that's okay with her.

I think I'm done updating now.
Jun. 29th, 2009 @ 07:52 am I haven't really updated in a little while.
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Several things. On Thursday, the 18th, my old friends from Vancouver landed here in Whitehorse for our first annual Solstice camping trip. We wandered around town and randomly sparred (with swords) on cliffs Friday, then early Saturday we headed to Carcross, and Montana Mountain.

We didn't end up making it up Montana Mountain; the gravel road was washed out and our little economy cars weren't equipped to deal with that. So, we turned around and went up the same mountain that Dave and I had climbed last month (and dismissed). It was a hard, fast climb, with our heavy packs full of gear; when Dave and I climbed it last month we only had a little food and water for an afternoon but this time we all had a weekend's worth of supplies, along with tents and sleeping bags, and Steve and I carried mead horns and mead.

After cursing the mountain several times, and pointing out whenever somebody else complained that *I* had already been up the mountain and told everybody what to expect (I was a little whiney, I admit; I did NOT want to be on that mountain again) we got to about the point where Dave and I got last time. We had thought it was the top, but when the guys explored they discovered the jutting rock above us was a false peak. Damn, all that and we didn't even get to the top.

We climbed back down and set up camp, and a fire, in the Carcross Desert, and spent the night enjoying the light (it was finally dark at two am Sunday), toasting marshmallows, and drinking mead from big-ass horns.

I have some photos on Facebook, but the best ones are on my friend Clair's page, and on Dave's page.

I am going to work, and will continue to update when I come home.
Jun. 27th, 2009 @ 07:58 am Writer's Block: RIP Michael Jackson
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In honor of the King of Pop: What is your favorite Michael Jackson song?

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I'm not a big Michael Jackson fan, but I suppose Smooth Criminal would be my fave.
Jun. 18th, 2009 @ 08:56 pm Midsummer / Solstice is nearly here.
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Where to begin... Four friends from vancouver arriving tonight, two staying at my apartment, hike from Saturday morning to sometime on Sunday, spent ridiculous amounts of money on hiking shoes and a sleeping bag but my tent only cost $20 new so that's okay, have a room mate moving in on Monday who's from Korea and speaks very little english.

Not much time. Photos and videos will come after the weekend.
Jun. 17th, 2009 @ 07:18 am Writer's Block: Conversion Rate
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Have you ever considered converting to another religion?


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Been there, done that. I was raised baptist christian and am now Asatruar. Best, most well thought out decision I've ever made. It felt like coming home.
Jun. 13th, 2009 @ 03:16 pm The room mate hunt, part 3
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Prospective room mate #2 just left. I didn't get the same immediate "friendly!" vibe as I got from #1, but I showed her around, answered her questions... and felt inferior. I told her that the first woman hadn't made up her mind yet, and would let me know by Tuesday. "Well," woman #2 said, "If I said I wanted it sooner, would I get it?"

"No, the other woman has first dibs."

Woman #2 seemed offended by that. Yes, I know that often first money on the table wins the prize, but this other girl also phoned a day earlier and is quite young; she's going to talk it over with her parents. I know how hard it is to move when you're that young, and I"m not going to wait for her to finally call back just to tell her, "Sorry, you were too slow."

Anyways, now the wait begins.
Jun. 13th, 2009 @ 02:39 pm the room mate hunt, part 2
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The first girl just came to look at the apartment, and the second will be here in 20 minutes. I'm really hoping that the first girl takes the apartment; she's young, but seems quite nice, but shy, and she likes the apartment, but she's going to send her parents photos of the place and let me know by Tuesday. My fingers are crossed for this girl. She asked how soon she could move in, and I told her anytime, and that if she moved in any time before the 15th I'd only charge her half June's rent; if she moves in afterwards I'll calculate per-day rent. She said she was thinking of moving in possibly as early as tomorrow, but she wants to think about it a little.
Jun. 13th, 2009 @ 01:06 pm Writer's Block: Not Even If You Paid Me
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What do you think is the worst job?


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The first thing that popped into my head was the scene from clerks where Randal is explaining what a jizz mopper is, and then a woman interupts to tell them she manually masturbates animals for artificial insemination. Oh, Kevin Smith....
Jun. 11th, 2009 @ 08:58 pm The room mate hunt
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I put an ad in the paper looking for a room mate.

I got my first phone call today; a young sounding girl/woman whose first question was, "Is it okay if it's only for three months?"

Bonus point number one, since I was hoping for short term room mates. I don't get along with room mates overly well (Steve Mason being a notable exception) so I'm wary of having people move in long term.

We worked out that yes, it's on the bus route, yes, it's an old creaky building, but it's huge(ish) and all freshly cleaned and painted.

She said she'd come see it Saturday afternoon.

Two minutes later she phoned back, "Is it furnished?" Um, no. "I have a futon pad if you need a mattress," I said, "But no, I haven't got any furniture for it."

She sounded disappointed. She didn't say that she won't check it out, though, so fingers crossed people!
Jun. 9th, 2009 @ 05:59 pm OkCupid, aim a little higher.
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Current Location: Whitehorse, YT
Got his message in my OkCupid inbox today, from a man in Liverpool.

Hello compliment, having gone through ur profile, i really wana know u. I am Dr (name deleted) of progeny specialist hospital. Though i do travel here and wide to attend to patients, but if u don’t mind u write me back at...(Email deleted). hope to hear from u soon

Where to start? A heart surgeon who can't spell? Who's admitted on his profile his biggest secret is "to get laid", and who likes to hang out "at club"? And his hospital doesn't appear to exist, either.

*sigh* I haven't met anybody new on that site for over a year. The only reason I keep it up is because all my quiz scores are there, and when I'm really, REALLY bored I change the answers to match questions from 2004 (since my christian viewpoints no longer hold sway over my decisions).
Jun. 9th, 2009 @ 07:50 am Writer's Block: Talking Ducks
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Happy birthday, Donald Duck! Which cartoon character do you think is the most disturbing?


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Salad Fingers.
Jun. 5th, 2009 @ 10:24 pm Writer's Block: Regrets Only
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Do you think that animals feel regret?


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Of course they don't. Animals are capable of many things (it's been demonstrated that some birds can figure out, based on the fact that they hide food, that OTHER birds also hide food, and to watch out for them) but I don't believe animals can feel emotions such as regret.
Jun. 4th, 2009 @ 09:58 pm Summer is here, I'm in pain.
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During the last two weeks, every tree suddenly unfurled its leaves. It's been 30 degrees for the last few days, which is above normal for this area, but at least there's barely any ice left on the river.

Two Mondays ago Dave and I hiked up a mountain as a trial run for a solstice camping trip we're having with friends; the mountain proved climbable but not campable, with more bear scat that we wanted to see, so we informed the other guys that we'd have to find a new spot. Last Sunday, we went to Fish Lake (which, by the way, still has ice on it!) and tried to get to a barely-attached island like bit of trees off to one side, but the whole shore of the lake is marsh and impassible. We're now looking into other sites...

What this leads into, is that after each hike my sciatic nerve acted up again, and in a different location. Usually it's right where my hamstring meets my butt, this time it's my lower back, the back of the left side of my hip to be exact. It's alright now, but on Monday I nearly pulled a cash register on top of myself when I was getting a customer change and the leg very suddenly decided it hurt and didn't want to bear weight any more.

Ugh. Not sure what to do about it; luckily riding a bicycle doesn't bother it at all so I'm doing that instead of walking to work.

Paleo diet... Hasn't been followed strictly this week due to me being piss poor. I've been having cereal for the last two breakfasts. I get paid tomorrow so I'll do a grocery run and then we'll see.

I'm having a housewarming party on Sunday, with a Kill Bill marathon. Dave came into the store to tell me, "Your kill bill night is about to get more epic."

"Oh yah? Why's that?" I asked.

"David Carradine lynched himself, they found him hanging in his house."

So, that's how I found out about that.

No other news. I must go to bed.
Jun. 2nd, 2009 @ 10:09 pm An update on the goals I set for myself at the beginning of the year.
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Current Location: Whitehorse, YT
I don't normally officially make new year's resolutions but I did set down some concrete goals at the beginning of the year. Since it's halfway through the year I thought I'd revisit them.

1.) Get my driver's license and buy a car Hasn't happened yet. I haven't even driven this year.

2.) Buy a trailer or move someplace cheaper
I realized that it is far too expensive to own a home up here, with winter heating bills alone running a few hundred dollars a month. Moving someplace cheaper is, of course, still an option.

3.) Memorize the runes and their meanings
I've been neglecting this. Flat out, I admit it.

4.) Read everything on the AFA Clergy Program prerequisite list
I've read a lot of it, and have purchased a volume of Icelandic Sagas, and Beowulf, but haven't had time to finish them. I'd ordered Njal's Saga and it was unavailable so it's still on the "not started" list.

5.) Put another $5000 into my savings account over the year. I managed $4500 in 2008.
Um, well, I've only got $3500 in there right now. I put a grand onto my visa, put some more back into savings, then had to use some of it again for bills. We'll see what happens, especially if I get a room mate.

6.) Squat 100lbs.
I can only squat 60-75, that's including the weight of the bar. I meant to do some today again but well, the sciatic nerve is acting up so badly that I almost pulled a cash register on top of myself at work when my leg buckled... we'll see.

7.) Bench 100lbs.
As I said in January, my elbow injuries make this harder than it should be. I warm up with the bar, which is 45 pounds, and can add another 30 without needing a spotter, but after that it's difficult to lower it more than a few inches; my elbow pops, and according to the doctor "It might be okay or you might need surgery," so I try not to push it. I'll get there, though. I was up to 90lbs on the bench machine but with an actual bar it's tougher.
Jun. 2nd, 2009 @ 05:33 pm Writer's Block: Call Me
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Do you still use a landline at home, or do you rely completely on your cell phone?


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I have a landline. When I lived in BC, I hated Telus so goddamn much that I used only my cell phone, but the reception areas up here are so crappy that I don't bother anymore. I didn't move to the Yukon so that I could be bothered by a ringing phone while hiking.
Jun. 1st, 2009 @ 05:22 pm Writer's Block: Rabbit Rabbit!
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It's the first day of the month. If you could have one wish come true this month, what would it be?


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I wish that Matt would let me know if he can get me an apprenticeship or not. If he can, I can tell my boss what to do with herself, and if he can't, I'll look further into other options to move away from here. I would like to know before the month is up if I'm moving back south this fall.