Social Media Updates

As I posted previously, I am returning to school while continuing to work at the clinic and keeping up all the other things I already do. So, in an effort to keep things fresh, you can now follow my adventures through Instagram and see what Bucky and Stanley are up to, on their very own Facebook page!!

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My Examined Life in pictures

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It might seem like old people trying to use technology for a while but Rome wasn't built in a day. Get social with me, on the right hand nav bar and see what I'm up to when I'm not in front of a computer composing a blog post!

Bear With Me...

Those who come by regularly (thanks!!) will notice the upgrade to the appearance of the blog template. I've been working with Trina of Pish & Posh Designs to get things together but like all good things, they take time to hone and perfect. At this time, the bulk of the template has been laid out and the colour schemes are more or less decided but minor things like the right side column and some of the headers have yet to be sorted out. I also noticed that the hyperlinks aren't as clear as they could be and it's tough to see them compared to the regular font colour used.

Thanks furr your patience! =^..^=

Thank you in advance for coming out and for your patience with all the changes that will be coming along in the next little while.

Bit By Bit: 12 Days of (Horsey) Christmas: Arabian artistry

In the flurry of things going on lately, I totally forgot to tell you about my newest collaboration with another blogger... who also rides as an adult! We're working together on the 12 Days of (Horsey) Christmas!

Bit By Bit: 12 Days of (Horsey) Christmas: Arabian artistry: In keeping with the season, the next 12 posts will be gifts appropriate for horsey folks on your Christmas list. (Technically, ...

It's All About ME!

My blog, my posts, my photos... me me ME!

I've been nominated for the Living Passionately Award, by my good friend and fellow blogger, Amber! I'm feeling particularly sparkly from this nomination considering I don't have a wide readership as it is and so I never thought I'd be nominated for anything! Regardless, I'm flattered to have been thought of, for this award since I've been recently struggling with difficulties with a waning creativity in this blog.

So, here's the way the award works...

1. Post the rules: http://notlostjustweird.com/2012/05/14/living-passionately-award/
2. Do something out of the ordinary (for me, I presume)
3. Nominate other bloggers whose passion and awesomeness I admire

Actioned:

1. Done, see above.
2. I haven't turned the boob tube on for several weeks now. In fact, it's been so long that I'm behind on Game of Thrones, Vampire Diaries, Nikita, Big Bang Theory... all shows I was keeping up on, very regularly at one point. I think that I'm more than half a dozen or so weeks behind. Usually a difficult task for me!
3. Who to nominate... I have to admit, I don't follow too many other blog because I barely have the time to keep up on my own. But, I love artsy crafts (if I ever find the time) and I think this blog is freakin' awesome: Crayons & Milk

(p.s. this is a temporary pause until my next post)

"Yeehaw! Yippi Kayo!" to my Lords & Ladies

I declare it my month-long birthday celebrations and today, I go out in style.

The morning starts rather early (for a Saturday) and I'm out to the shooting range in Markham. This is the second time I've gone shootin'.

We pick a .9mm Glock handgun and a pink Hello Kitty .22mm rifle (you know know better than to say "oh man, please don't pick the pink Hello Kitty one... I don't want to be caught dead shooting that"). I don't have photos to post yet but I really really REALLY enjoy shooting guns. Is that healthy? Sure! I'm not pointing the loaded gun at a living being who is the source of my frustrations or breaking things that don't belong to me. Instead, I'm calmly and safely imagining the face of my frustrations on the target and practicing my aim at the range.

I didn't do too shabby, btw. Heh, no, not the head shots... I have to work on using the .22mm. My .9mm shots were concentrated on the body of the target.

Looks like the .9mm handgun is my weapon of choice. Watch out, zombies! Note to self, need to work on cardio and remember to aim for the head. (Did ya catch the reference to Zombieland?)

Then the evening commenced with... MEDIEVAL TIMES!! *royal trumpets*

We were cheering for the B&W Knight who's the second from the right. These guys really are great at what they do. Sure, it's a little like watching the WWF when you were a kid or dreaming about being a warrior (I do) in combat, fighting for honour, valour and chivalry. It might be a mega fantasy but I think the best part is you can lose yourself with the child-like wonder and fantasies that you don't have the opportunity to partake much, as an adult.

My first photo attempt for the evening was when they set up one of the challenges right in front of our table. I knew this could be a great chance for some action photos. The first one didn't come out clearly and the Blue knight looks like he's going at 299,792,458 m/s...

I adjusted the shutter speed in time for the Green knight:

I don't remember the shutter speed but even then, I found it a little too slow. By then, I had run out of chances to take more photos :(

Although I was sitting in the B&W knight's section, I have to admit, there's something intriguing about the evil Green knight. His evil laugh gives you the chills and you want him to lose but that thing that makes him sinister also makes you want to secretly cheer him on. Perhaps it's the evil laugh he has--amazing. I'll be practicing my evil laugh for future instances where I require it. You just never know when that'll come handy.

And so it begins... again

This year is going to be different. This blog's going to be different.

I've created and closed three or four blogs by now. None of which ever got past their 1 year anniversary. I'm still not too sure what it was that got me drifting away from posting more regularly but I did. I remember feeling pressured and compulsed to write something, say something, get attention. But when the purpose or driving factor isn't coming from somewhere internal, the drive eventually wanes...

So, I've resolved to creating this blog to post things that interest me. Things that I end up getting involved in (voluntarily or otherwise), things I want to become better versed in and any areas where my creativity is able to fly free. And of course, the occasional random brain fart that presents itself while I'm riding the public transit or strolling the city streets.