Ad Astra per Aspera
Yesterday was my birthday. Thanks to all for coming over and helping me celebrate. I had lots of fun, and I hope y’all did too.
Yesterday was my birthday. Thanks to all for coming over and helping me celebrate. I had lots of fun, and I hope y’all did too.
Well, the family is kind of down with colds, and it’s pretty darn cold outside today, but this is the first lesson, so we’re going to do it anyway. Dennis and I have been doing snowboarding lessons for several years, so it’s old hat for us, but this will be Deb’s first lesson. She’s pretty … Continue reading “Snowboarding/Skiing lessons start today”
Well, the family is kind of down with colds, and it’s pretty darn cold outside today, but this is the first lesson, so we’re going to do it anyway. Dennis and I have been doing snowboarding lessons for several years, so it’s old hat for us, but this will be Deb’s first lesson. She’s pretty stressed about it, I think.
Wish us luck.
The first time I played Dungeon Siege, I found it to be too shallow as an RPG and gave up on it fairly quickly. This time, I decided to give it a bit more slack — basically, I treated it as an “RTS with only Heroes” and found it to be a lot more engaging. … Continue reading “Dungeon Siege (1)”
The first time I played Dungeon Siege, I found it to be too shallow as an RPG and gave up on it fairly quickly. This time, I decided to give it a bit more slack — basically, I treated it as an “RTS with only Heroes” and found it to be a lot more engaging. I played it right through to the end; my only complaint being that by the time I reached the end my characters were so uber that it wasn’t a big deal finishing off the end boss.
Oh well. It was a good waste of time while waiting for Elder Scrolls: Oblivion.
Christmas was lots of fun this year. I got up early and fed the dogs (as usual) but Dennis and Deb slept in until after 8am. Once we were all mobile, we checked out our stockings and our “Santa gifts”, which this year were new TVs for both the living room and Dennis’ room downstairs. … Continue reading “Christmas is half over.”
Christmas was lots of fun this year. I got up early and fed the dogs (as usual) but Dennis and Deb slept in until after 8am. Once we were all mobile, we checked out our stockings and our “Santa gifts”, which this year were new TVs for both the living room and Dennis’ room downstairs. Actually, Dennis got our “old” TV (which is a top-of-the-line 35″ Sony CRT) + a cable connection of his own + the PVR, so he was quite pleased. It also came as a complete surprise to him, which was an added bonus.
The new living room set is this one:
Every year, we alternate who we spend Christmas day with between Deb’s parents and mine. This year it was Deb’s turn so, after playing with our new toys a bit, we scrambled around the house, breakfasting, showering, dressing and packing up Christmas gifts, and then headed over to Stacey’s place for a day with the Marshalls. Since we all brought our intra-family gifts as well as the inter-family gifts, there was a massive pile of presents under the tree:
We spent the rest of the day there, except for a couple of hours that I went home with Dennis to let the dogs out (and have a nap ;-)). Supper was a massive turkey. It was so large that even Grandma Marshall’s largest roasting pan couldn’t hold it!
In summary, a good time was had by all. We even spent some time in the evening playing and singing Christmas carols with Katie on piano and Deb and I on cellos. Next year, we may even practice before hand, which will make it even more fun.
Tonight we head over to my family’s place for the second half of Christmas, with supper and presents with the rest of the Wilsons.
Peace, all. May your entire year be as much fun as Christmas has been for us. Ho ho ho.
Dennis and I went with Randy and Tim and Katie to Pakenham last weekend. We’ve all got season’s passes, so we wanted to go up and get our photos taken and maybe get in a few runs. As it happens there weren’t many runs open, but there was lots of snow on the ones that … Continue reading “Snowboarding season has started”
Dennis and I went with Randy and Tim and Katie to Pakenham last weekend. We’ve all got season’s passes, so we wanted to go up and get our photos taken and maybe get in a few runs. As it happens there weren’t many runs open, but there was lots of snow on the ones that were, and we had a ball. Tim tried out snowboarding for the first time (and I’m sure he’ll be much better in no time. :-)).
Of course, I’m so out of shape that I only managed about 2.5 hours before I had to give up, and at that point I was so tired I could barely move. Oh well, as long as I keep at it, I should be in *much* better shape by the end of the season.
Deb and Stacie are going to take downhill skiing lessons this year, which means both families will likely be up there every weekend once the lessons start in January. It should be a tons of fun.
Ok, now I’m pissed. As long as it was just Desperate Housewives, I couldn’t care less that we couldn’t download TV shows on the Canadian iTunes Music Store. But now we’re talking Battlestar Galactica! Hey, whoever is holding up progress: I want my iTMS TV!
Ok, now I’m pissed. As long as it was just Desperate Housewives, I couldn’t care less that we couldn’t download TV shows on the Canadian iTunes Music Store. But now we’re talking Battlestar Galactica!
Hey, whoever is holding up progress: I want my iTMS TV!
Palm has indeed (finally) come out with the rom update that they have been promising for quite a while. Given how long it took to get here, I would have hoped the install would be less painful, but it did work — I think. Part of the problem is that they didn’t include the standard … Continue reading “Palm LifeDrive 2.0 Update”
Palm has indeed (finally) come out with the rom update that they have been promising for quite a while. Given how long it took to get here, I would have hoped the install would be less painful, but it did work — I think.
Part of the problem is that they didn’t include the standard “Here’s how you tell you’ve been updated” information on their website. That, plus the fact that it shut off part way through, and I had to reset it to get it to finish, makes me wonder whether I actually got the whole update or not. I’ll play with it tonight, to see if I can figure that out.
A worse problem was that, on the first sync after the update, it (together with The Missing Sync) caused all my contacts to be thrown away. Luckily, I managed to catch this before a .Mac Sync happened. Reseting my sync info fixed the problem on my Mac and the next sync fixed the LD too. The alternative would have been too frightening to consider: .Mac would have happily taken the trashed contact info and distributed it to all my Macs, almost guaranteeing that it would have been an unrecoverable problem.
Oh well, I didn’t brick the LD, and the Mac’s (appear to) still have all the right data on them, so I guess I can declare this as another typical Palm update. oao.
My god, I think they’re more trouble than 13 six-year-olds. It’s Dennis’ birthday party tonight/tomorrow and my house is rapidly being turned into a disaster area. With a bit of luck, the walls will still be standing tomorrow, but beyond that all bets are off.
My god, I think they’re more trouble than 13 six-year-olds. It’s Dennis’ birthday party tonight/tomorrow and my house is rapidly being turned into a disaster area. With a bit of luck, the walls will still be standing tomorrow, but beyond that all bets are off.
Well, actually, they “classics!”, but that’s not so catchy. 🙂 Two more successful concerts under our belts. Friday was a better space to play in, but Saturday seemed to have better sound (despite my early misgivings about the hall having too much reverb). In particular, it was easier to hear how good the choir was … Continue reading “Divertimento rocks!”
Well, actually, they “classics!”, but that’s not so catchy. 🙂
Two more successful concerts under our belts. Friday was a better space to play in, but Saturday seemed to have better sound (despite my early misgivings about the hall having too much reverb). In particular, it was easier to hear how good the choir was on Saturday. Walter Babiak attended both performances, which was quite an honour. His Movin’ in My Heart was received well, given its complexity, and I do believe we may end up with a CD’s worth of music worth listening to. Well done everyone! As usual, I am in awe of the skills that our players have, and continuously surprised that they haven’t kicked me out for being such a duffer. <g>
The next concert will be a “Pops” concert, Friday, February 10 and Saturday, February 11, 2006. The program is still being discussed, but there should be lots of nice stuff, just in time for Valentines Day. 😉
After that, we’re playing Friday, May 5 and Saturday, May 6, 2006. I’ve already got the music for that show. On the program is:
Time to start practicing!
Just a reminder to everyone that the Divertimento Orchestra of Ottawa and the Kanata Choral Society are playing two joint concerts this weekend. The program is: Franz Liszt – Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 AntonÃn Dvorák – “Largo” from the New World Symphony Wolfgang Mozart – Regina Coeli K.108 Walter Babiak – Movin’ in My Heart … Continue reading “Divertimento concerts this weekend”
Just a reminder to everyone that the Divertimento Orchestra of Ottawa and the Kanata Choral Society are playing two joint concerts this weekend. The program is:
The Babiak is a world premier. It has never been recorded or publicly performed, so it should be quite exciting. Here’s where we will be playing:
Friday, November 25, 2005
Orleans United Church
1111 Orléans Blvd., Orléans
8 p.m.
Saturday, November 26, 2005
St. Paul’s Anglican Church
20 Young Rd., Kanata
7:30 p.m.
Note that the Friday concert is at 8pm, but the Saturday concert is at 7:30. Also, there’s a hockey game at the Corel Center on Saturday night, so you might want to factor in a little extra travel time.
Tickets are available at the door: Adults: $15.00. Students/Seniors: $12.00. Children 12 and under: Free. I hope to see you there. (Look for me on the third cello desk.)