Ottawa this weekend was amazing. Winterlude was a great time, a bit cold, but that's my own fault, forgot my damn hat...

Hopefully I'll get some pics up, but I'm at work, so it won't be right now.

So, the trip down wasn't nearly as bad as I expected. Toronto traffic was actually less than I expected to hit, and after Toronto, the roads were nice and clear, clear blue skies till the other side of Kingston. Was enjoying the trip so much, I missed the exit for the 416, and didn't realize it for 2 more exits, that felt dumb, but got turned around, and was still a ways ahead of my friends in the other car when I got back to the 416.

Went straight to the Rideau Center, parked and streched my legs before walking over to City hall for the Opening Ceremony.

Ceremony was amazing, but freaking cold, even the "Warm-up Zone" was cold, and if you weren't standing directly under the few heaters, and basically touching them, it was icey cold. The first artist up was some female singer from NW territories or something, and I wasn't a fan of the style, so I totally forgot her name. Next up were some fire dancers or whatever you'd call them, one guy had a flaming baton, a girl had 2 flaming ball and chains, another gurl had a fan shaped arch, also flaming. And, there was a guy juggling flaming balls. And, while this was going on, the announcer was boring the shit out of the croud for half the performance, then, A Tribe Called Red started, and I liked them, lots of drums, and the native vocals were amazing.

Following a Tribe Called Red was the aerial show, which wasn't what I expected. I was expecting a Circe like act, which this wasn't, very low impact , but very well done, they descended the face of City hall, and considering how cold it was, I was quite impressed. Then, another drum show which was amazing, and after the drums came the fireworks show. Whole show was amazing, but quite cold....

Got to go for now, have a great day!

Ottawa this weekend for Winterlude, should be fun, or at least I hope so. I've never been. Driving down Friday night, coming home Sunday, hopefully the traffic and weather cooperate and make it an amazing weekend.

Hate my job, but, I'm still on the hunt. Hopefully I find a new one soon, cause I'm starting to find more and more about it I don't like. Had I started working at McDonalds instead of this job, I'd be making more money by now, and more than likely a manager as well. Plus, I'd at least be fully trained on some aspects of the job if I worked in fast food. Where as here, I think I'm 20% trained on half my job, and even less on the rest. The only thing they've fully trained us on, is knowing who is in charge, cause that's clearly more important than doing our job to the best of our ability. I think showing up is about the only part of my job I do exactly as trained.

So far, 2013 is going well. My Girlfriend may be moving in in march, looking forward to that, since she currently lives a good hours drive away, pending traffic (Never less than an hour )

Still on the hunt for a new job, this one is a steady paycheck, and that about the only good thing I can say about it. Hopefully I find a new one soon, as it may affect the move, as I might be re-locating for work, and therefore I'd prefer to do that before March, then my GF can move into the new place, rather than get settled here now, then move again.

Still looking at getting a Scorpion tattoo, and havn't yet settled on a final design, looking at a Scorpion holding a Rose in it's pincers. Once I've got a rough Idea of what I definitely want, then I'll start looking for a shop to get it done. I've been putting it off for a while, but, I figure it's time I get serious and either do it, or drop it. Either way, by the time my 31st birthday rolls around, I'll be done with the idea. Either moved onto my second or more tats, or not get my first at all.

So, that's all for now. Have a great day.

Blah, feeling drained.

Been working all through the holidays, 12 hour shifts, midnight till noon. Tired and cranky, not nearly enough holiday spirit. My GF is visiting family in Ecuador, and won't be back for another 11 days, and has already been gone for over a week. This Christmas is my worst so far.

On a high note, after tomorrow, I have the next 4 days off. No plans for new years, so I invited some friends over, just going to have a nice relaxing time drinking, hanging out and playing various boardgames. Lately we've been playing Dominion a lot. Which, technically speaking, may not count as a boardgame, as all you need is the cards... Fun game all the same.

I log in most every day to check the new hopefuls/member review pics, and of course to see who got Front Page, yet, I tend not to blog enough. I need to get myself to be more open, hopefully work on getting more blogging going, and as well, hopefully something more fun to blog about than work.

2012 wasn't a bad year, same job all year, which is good. I don't like my job though, and am looking for a new job, but, a steady job looks better than sitting at home as far as a resume is concerned. Started a one sided relationship with a girl in February, let her lead me on till August before I finally figured out I was just her play-thing. Met my girlfriend in August, and that has been good, save for her slight bouts of jealousy at the mention of the last girl. I love my girlfriend, but she doesn't trust men much after one bad boyfriend, and the slightest hint of trouble gets her quite angry.

Money is tight, but when is it not. When I find my next job, hopefully it either pays more, or I enjoy it more, if not both. Since in my current job, I feel underpaid, and under appreciated, almost any job could potentially be better.

Hopefully I didn't depress you, thank you for reading this. Have yourself a great day. I plan on bitching less and opening up more in the future.

Got a new shirt in the mail yesterday, SG!!!!! Havn't tried it on yet, but, I hope it's not too tight, not sure if it will be or not, never ordered clothes online before, but I felt the need to support this site that little bit extra.

Work is the usual dreary time waste as always, but at least it gives me time to myself, since working the weekend shift at a satellite college campus means I'm the only person in the building. So I can surf SG and not be judged by all the nay-Sayers and whatnot.

Bout some new board games this weekend, Monopoly Nintendo Edition, and a new expansion for my Dominion game. Love Dominion, I now have: Original, Prosperity, Cornucopia, Hinterlands, and Dark Ages, and my sister has Intrigue. So fun, and loving the new expansions I just picked up(Dark Ages and Prosperity).

Unfortunately, my GF doesn't like gaming much, and has yet to try Dominion, but insists she won't like it.

Going to Canadas Wonderland Halloween haunt this coming Friday the 26th, and then my GF and I are going on a boat Dinner/dance on Saturday, Halloween themed, so we'll get to dress up. Hopefully I get some good pics, and I'll be able to share some here.

Not much else going on, still looking for a new job so I can quit this one, still wanting to move to Toronto, but want a job there before I commit to an apartment, since travel times at rush hour are ridiculous and I'd prefer to walk/bike then need to drive.

With that said, anyone know of any places hiring in the Toronto area with enough pay to actually afford to move remotely close?

Have a great one all!

Hello World,

So, I dug up an old CD holder I used ages ago, and found I have a copy of P90X, thinking of trying it out, but my house really isn't suited for it, i'm rather tall and my basement isn't... So, once I find a TV I don't mind taking outside, and working out either in the garage or on the deck... Hopefully I'll be in much better shape.

Currently, I'm in the worst shape I've ever been in, I hate my job, and I've let it make me lazy, sitting on my ass for the last year, doing nothing but eat hasn't been the best idea I've had. It doesn't help that I also had a falling out with an old friend over money, and therefore didn't join his volleyball team this year... Which sucks, cause in the past 4 seasons, we went undefeated for 3... I should check his team stats for this year, but I'm not sure if I'd feel good or bad for knowing how they did without me.

As for my personal life, my love interest and I have decided we are exclusive, and officially BF/GF and all that goes with it. Unfortunately, she lives in Toronto, and i sadly do not.

If anyone knows of any job opportunities in the Toronto area, let me know, i can do pretty much anything, fast learner, eager worker, only restriction is, i want to make at least $13/hr or more.... otherwise, i don't care what the job is, i wanna move closer and won't do that before finding work.

Thats about it for now, hopefully I become more regular on here.

My GF is convinced I'll look amazing with tattoos, and I've been playing with the idea of getting one for ages now, but have never gotten over the initial push... I've got it down to like, 3 designs, or something close to them, maybe y'all could help me decide. Pretty sure it's going on my shoulder blade/back area, not sure if I want it over the shoulder or not.... Once I've broken the ice with the first, I'm sure I'll follow it up with another Tattoo on my chest, like left breast and right shoulder....

So, here's the 3 pics that I've got it down too.... and yes, i'm a scorpio, kinda typical...



So, thoughts, ideas, suggestions... Any feedback would be appreciated.

I tried doing push-ups this morning and realized I'm really out of shape, barely finished 10 and my arms were shaking like crazy. So my new plan is to go for an 8km walk/run every other day(or more), and start doing push-ups and other easy exercises to help get into the habit. Need to work on my diet control as well, I really enjoy food, so I'll need to work more on portion size rather than what I'm actually eating. I >think< I eat pretty healthy already, just way too much of the wrong stuff. So, lately, I've been trying to fill up on salad and water before I eat dinner, and hopefully I don't continue eating as much of the meats and pastas and other stuff that's healthy in proper serving size...

I dislike my current job, it's too easy to waste an entire day doing nothing...

Signed up for a weekend school course which hopefully will open up a lot more job opportunities in my future, so I'm looking forward to that. It's in 2 weeks.

My cousins wedding is coming up as well, in 3 weeks, and unfortunately when they set the date, I was single, and had already RSVP'd that I'd be alone, so, now with the new girl, I called my Aunt to see if I could +1, and she can't add it in as there's limited seating in the venue.
But, hopefully I get some good pics, and maybe I'll even get around to posting them here. Sexy suit pics are always good!

As far as my relationship...

All is well in my little piece of reality. The girl I like no longer wishes me dead, and is even talking to me. Yesterday was very confusing for me, started out with her hating me. Then through texting, I worked it out with her, where she was still mad, but still wanted to see me. Then through even more texting, I inflamed the situation even more and she hated me again, and wished to never speak to me again. Then, I left her a voicemail, and she responded a while later willing to talk again. And, finally, I called and she answered, and we worked it out for the most part, and we're back together. Though, she still has mixed feelings, and has lost most/all of her trust in me, so given time, I think we'll be just fine!

I think that's all for now.
Hopefully once I get used to blogging on a more regular basis, it won't all be bitching about stuff, and hopefully I can come out with something worth reading and not feeling down at the same time.

Success!!!

She's talking to me again!!! And is willing to see me!!! And all I need to do is help her to like me again and rebuild her trust in me!

Shouldn't be too hard, since we basically hit it off right away, I'm pretty confident she'll like me very soon. The trust will be more of a problem, since she sees my so-called 'friend' more often. And he's been her friend longer, and is interested in her, and is the whole reason she hates me now.

I still don't understand why he felt the need to tell her, as it happened a week ago, and nothing came of it, and so much has changed between the time I made the comment and the time she heard about it. The comment, at the time wasn't made seriously, but, taken out of context was terrible. But, by the time this guy tells her, the comment wasn't even valid, and yet was even more devastating because he used it to twist her view of me...

Oh well, she still hates me, but I doubt it will be for long, and I'm thrilled that she's even willing to see me... I fell pretty hard for her, not even sure how it happened. One day I'm being my average self, the nxt day, I can't stop thinking about her, if she invites me out, i drop everything and go. Which, is crazy of course, as she lives a good hours drive away, and that's doing 20% more than the posted speed limits the whole way...

But, I digress. This weekend has been quite the emotional roller coaster for me, but at least I'm able to get the feelings out rather than hoarding them all inside. I'm able to more open, not sure if that's a result of being with someone, losing someone, or just age/experience and personal growth.

Grrr,

Lots of drama since my last post. So, the girl I like now hates me, because of something I nearly did over a week ago, but even though nothing came of it, she hates me.

I'd made plans with her to come over for the weekend, and having confirmed those plans, I offered another girl I used to be interested in as well, as a joke, knowing she'd say no, and I'd use that as closure... So, of course the other girl said no, and I had an amazing weekend, not even thinking of the other girl. So, anyway, this new girl went on a trip this weekend with a guy I thought was a friend, and during the 3 hour drive to the cottage, he tells her about my messaging this other girl. She txts me and asks, and I confess I did, and she wishes me dead and hates me, even though nothing even happened. Now, she's not talking to me, and she's at the cottage until tomorrow sometime, and my work schedule won't let me see her until Wednesday now, so hopefully by Wednesday she's cooled off a bit and we can hopefully get past this with talk...

So, that happened Thursday night, which totally ruined my night, and as I was over at a friends place, it pretty much ruined their night as well. But, on Friday, still feeling like I've been run over by an emotional truck, my friends and I head to Toronto for the FanExpo!!!!

I got to meet tita, vana, and vesta!! Tita was awesome to talk with, my friend brought their 2 yr old to the expo with them, and we joked about leaving him with her at the booth. We didn't end up leaving him there, but I swung back to the booth several times throughout the day, and got a DVD copy of the SG Guide to living, and the girls all signed it!!! So I'm pretty happy about that! The pic with me in it also has a friends kid.

Now, I'm working for the next 4 days(Saturday-Tuesday) each day till midnight, and I can't make it back out to the Expo, whihc sucks, as it would have been great fun to chat with the girls and other vendors again.

Another vendor I saw was Adam Tupper, who's a great guy, I'd met him previously at the Ottawa ComicCon earlier this year. he does some great Hello Kitty type art as well as other stuff, I picked up a "Hello V" as in V for Vendetta, as well as a "Hello Star Wars" featuring Kitty Vader, Han, Obi Wan and BobaFett...

Thats all for now, hopefully my next entry will be much happier!!