2006.
A spanking new year.
Expect it somewhere around 12:00 tonight.
And rejoice.
Another year of service in His army.
Happy New Years Eve!
31 December 2005
29 December 2005
Noel, Noel 3:28 PM
Christmas Day came and went.
And our Christmas show went well, praise God.
We had ourselves a happy little celebration with some relatives and Sara and her girls. I got some clothes and other needs, which is all I wanted for Christmas (besides that I-can't-tell-you-what). One present in particular, though, brought me mild amusement. It was a little keychain with a light and a noisy, blaring alarm. I amused myself by randomly turning it on near people, and now half the home wants to break my keychain.
Meanies.
I'll also have you know that the little kids kept accidentally smearing food on my clothes. I got wine (they kicked a cup of it onto my lap), chocolate, mashed potatoes, and ketchup smudged on my attire. It was like a mini food fight.
Other than that, it's been quiet around here. Not much going on that I feel is "blogworthy".
In any case, have a happy New Year!
And our Christmas show went well, praise God.
We had ourselves a happy little celebration with some relatives and Sara and her girls. I got some clothes and other needs, which is all I wanted for Christmas (besides that I-can't-tell-you-what). One present in particular, though, brought me mild amusement. It was a little keychain with a light and a noisy, blaring alarm. I amused myself by randomly turning it on near people, and now half the home wants to break my keychain.
Meanies.
I'll also have you know that the little kids kept accidentally smearing food on my clothes. I got wine (they kicked a cup of it onto my lap), chocolate, mashed potatoes, and ketchup smudged on my attire. It was like a mini food fight.
Other than that, it's been quiet around here. Not much going on that I feel is "blogworthy".
In any case, have a happy New Year!
24 December 2005
'Tis the Season To Be Jolly 9:07 PM
I wish you, the dear reader, a Merry Christmas. And many more to come.
May your parties be enjoyable, may you feel the season's cheer, may you celebrate in true brotherhood, and may you drink good...er, beer.
Thus and thus, I have a forthcoming party to attend.
With a hey, and a ho, and a Happy Birthday, Jesus!
God bless you all!
May your parties be enjoyable, may you feel the season's cheer, may you celebrate in true brotherhood, and may you drink good...er, beer.
Thus and thus, I have a forthcoming party to attend.
With a hey, and a ho, and a Happy Birthday, Jesus!
God bless you all!
22 December 2005
Tidbits 9:48 PM
Christmas.
One heck of a busy season, leaving me no time to "blog" (and even now, I'm still running back and forth, attending to the squeals of my younger brothers who are asking for water and whatnot.)
Shows.
Christmas shows.
We got one tomorrow. The last two went well, the first was for a gathering of new immigrants, "Neo-Canadians".
I croaked. And danced.
And danced. Again.
You see, an hour or so after us, a folklore/tap-dancing group came on stage and then invited people to join them in a dance. I urged my cousin Sharon to join in, but she needed a partner, so I sacrificially volunteered.
The dance consisted of twirls, marching in lines, large circles, and lots of sweaty people yelling just feet away from your face. But the highlight of the dance was when I proudly led a whole line of people to march with me in the wrong direction.
Long live the Rebellion!
The second time, we preformed at an old folks home. I find them old folks to be quite amusing, they make the strangest comments and always want to kiss your cheek.
And now that a new year is about a week away, I'm coming up with New Year's resolutions. One such resolution is "Be easier to live with".
Yessir.
I've discovered the joy of "jamming" in the basement, and how irritating my "noise" can be.
(I take no responsiblity for the headaches the following vague description may give:)
One time before taking a shower, I pulled the little plug that sends the water pouring out from the shower faucet, only to discover that I still held the top of the plug in my hand. So I rammed the little pin back down, and watched the pin pop down into the drain.
In short, I like to think that people taking showers by throwing buckets of water on themselves is my fault.
Also, during most Word times, I just have to mutter a comment which eventually becomes the basis for a debate.
Shaddup, Eman.
One heck of a busy season, leaving me no time to "blog" (and even now, I'm still running back and forth, attending to the squeals of my younger brothers who are asking for water and whatnot.)
Shows.
Christmas shows.
We got one tomorrow. The last two went well, the first was for a gathering of new immigrants, "Neo-Canadians".
I croaked. And danced.
And danced. Again.
You see, an hour or so after us, a folklore/tap-dancing group came on stage and then invited people to join them in a dance. I urged my cousin Sharon to join in, but she needed a partner, so I sacrificially volunteered.
The dance consisted of twirls, marching in lines, large circles, and lots of sweaty people yelling just feet away from your face. But the highlight of the dance was when I proudly led a whole line of people to march with me in the wrong direction.
Long live the Rebellion!
The second time, we preformed at an old folks home. I find them old folks to be quite amusing, they make the strangest comments and always want to kiss your cheek.
And now that a new year is about a week away, I'm coming up with New Year's resolutions. One such resolution is "Be easier to live with".
Yessir.
I've discovered the joy of "jamming" in the basement, and how irritating my "noise" can be.
(I take no responsiblity for the headaches the following vague description may give:)
One time before taking a shower, I pulled the little plug that sends the water pouring out from the shower faucet, only to discover that I still held the top of the plug in my hand. So I rammed the little pin back down, and watched the pin pop down into the drain.
In short, I like to think that people taking showers by throwing buckets of water on themselves is my fault.
Also, during most Word times, I just have to mutter a comment which eventually becomes the basis for a debate.
Shaddup, Eman.
15 December 2005
08 December 2005
AIP 10:20 PM
So far I got out five Activated subscriptions. Angelique has four, and Claire has two, which means we have reached our minimum. However, I'm aiming to get out more.
A handy AIP Blog and an AIP Stats page have recently been launched, I encourage you to give it a look and send in your stats.
We held a birthday party today for both Miggy and Samuel, and I was the "official photographer".
Which is a job I'm beginning to dislike.
Photographers are people who seem to always catch you in the most humiliating poses/faces/antics/moments. God bless them, however, it's no job for me.
And I'm no photographer. I can just handle a camera better than anyone in my technically-challenged family.
Miggy will be staying the night, we're going to build a "tent" (which I predict will be a lame sheet job) for Sammy, Monty, and Miggy to sleep in, which is a treat they are looking forward too.
It's great how little things like this can make them so happy.
A handy AIP Blog and an AIP Stats page have recently been launched, I encourage you to give it a look and send in your stats.
We held a birthday party today for both Miggy and Samuel, and I was the "official photographer".
Which is a job I'm beginning to dislike.
Photographers are people who seem to always catch you in the most humiliating poses/faces/antics/moments. God bless them, however, it's no job for me.
And I'm no photographer. I can just handle a camera better than anyone in my technically-challenged family.
Miggy will be staying the night, we're going to build a "tent" (which I predict will be a lame sheet job) for Sammy, Monty, and Miggy to sleep in, which is a treat they are looking forward too.
It's great how little things like this can make them so happy.
01 December 2005
Sammy-el 7:56 PM
A Happy Birthday to my little brother Samuel, whose birthday we are celebrating today.
It never ceases to amaze me, how fast they grow. I mean, five, already?
Just wait until he's ten.
Samuel got a kid drum set for his birthday, he's always been interested in percussion.
Who knows, he may be a drummer when he grows. I wish I could upload an old clip of him "drumming".
It's pretty cute.
It never ceases to amaze me, how fast they grow. I mean, five, already?
Just wait until he's ten.
Samuel got a kid drum set for his birthday, he's always been interested in percussion.
Who knows, he may be a drummer when he grows. I wish I could upload an old clip of him "drumming".
It's pretty cute.
Fellow Ship 7:49 PM
I always mean to blog about stuff right after stuff happens.
Sadly, my appointed computer days do not agree with me.
But I shall write about the fellowship I mentioned in my last post, if it's the last thing I do before we watch a movie.
Right.
We were late (it usually happens), but I was just glad the trip was over. Marco greeted us with a fat ball of snow, God bless him. After looking into the chalet we were to stay in, we headed over to the hall where everyone else was already gathered. After a briefing conducted by Jerry and Jerry, I headed into the hall, was given my guitar and told to play along with Francois, David, and Sebby. This proved to be more difficult than I expected, as Francois changes the key of his songs unexpectedly. I finally stopped playing altogether after I kept on sounding off-key. Michelle's dad didn't bring her bass guitar, so at least I didn't have to play bass. Ellen then read a Christmas message to us, and we shouted "Amen!" a lot.
Yeah, go Christmas Boomers! Or something...like that...
After came get-out time, which was probably the best part of this fellowship. We played Freeze Tag (it went right along with the weather), Capture the Flag (or the Canadian version, Capture the Fluorescent Toque), and Hide-and-go-Seek. I was especially good at the latter, I found a tight little hiding spot and tucked myself in. After some time, I figured I was doing my job too well, as no one could find me. My fingers and toes began to tingle and lose feeling. Some minutes later, Philip (Mr. "It") came perilously close to my hiding spot, but someone called him away. He left after muttering "Tabarnac!".
Gotcha, Phil!
Then Phil got me before I had a chance to touch the base.
Then I got him back.
I was "it", and I spotted him sneaking toward the base, so agile little me charges full speed towards base, executes a dive between a metal bar and a walkway and grabs him by the legs.
Slightly painful? Yes.
Thrilling? Hell yeah!
Capture the Flag consisted of either sides running through the trees screaming at each other (and my team winning every time). Thank heavens we had no casual bystanders, or it would have been "Good Lord, who let the retards out, get the loony bin warden!".
I ran like mad during Freeze Tag, and managed to stay untouched the entire time. My legs still hurt, though. After get-out, blah blah, more chatting with everyone else. Steven killed with his jokes, he made my stomach hurt, the bastard. Then came "talent" night, and all sorts of "talent" were displayed. Nathalie did a rendition of Apple Pie, it wasn't as bad as I'd expected it would be. It was sort of humorous though, considering the lyrics of the song. After that I got up and sang Aquarius. I messed up in some parts, but it went ok, considering it was the first time I sung and played for a small group of people. I believe that night's winner should have been Jasmine, who sang her ABC Song. It was adorable, to say the least. Later, I was asked (compelled, FORCED) to play Red, and right after I started I heard a pop and a snap, and there broke my A string. Most of the adults didn't like "heavy" music anyway, I bet they were relieved. Then came more music, more chatting, more sitting around.
Thus ended the night's fellowship.
Morning came, and with it came big and noisy ships. I was thinking about how it was just our luck that we got the chalet that was the closest to the St. Lawrence River. After Word Time, I headed out and found myself engaged in a small snowball war. I joined Marco's army, and fought for the righteousness of our cause.
Meaning, I got my ass kicked. And called it fun.
Because it was.
Sadly, my appointed computer days do not agree with me.
But I shall write about the fellowship I mentioned in my last post, if it's the last thing I do before we watch a movie.
Right.
We were late (it usually happens), but I was just glad the trip was over. Marco greeted us with a fat ball of snow, God bless him. After looking into the chalet we were to stay in, we headed over to the hall where everyone else was already gathered. After a briefing conducted by Jerry and Jerry, I headed into the hall, was given my guitar and told to play along with Francois, David, and Sebby. This proved to be more difficult than I expected, as Francois changes the key of his songs unexpectedly. I finally stopped playing altogether after I kept on sounding off-key. Michelle's dad didn't bring her bass guitar, so at least I didn't have to play bass. Ellen then read a Christmas message to us, and we shouted "Amen!" a lot.
Yeah, go Christmas Boomers! Or something...like that...
After came get-out time, which was probably the best part of this fellowship. We played Freeze Tag (it went right along with the weather), Capture the Flag (or the Canadian version, Capture the Fluorescent Toque), and Hide-and-go-Seek. I was especially good at the latter, I found a tight little hiding spot and tucked myself in. After some time, I figured I was doing my job too well, as no one could find me. My fingers and toes began to tingle and lose feeling. Some minutes later, Philip (Mr. "It") came perilously close to my hiding spot, but someone called him away. He left after muttering "Tabarnac!".
Gotcha, Phil!
Then Phil got me before I had a chance to touch the base.
Then I got him back.
I was "it", and I spotted him sneaking toward the base, so agile little me charges full speed towards base, executes a dive between a metal bar and a walkway and grabs him by the legs.
Slightly painful? Yes.
Thrilling? Hell yeah!
Capture the Flag consisted of either sides running through the trees screaming at each other (and my team winning every time). Thank heavens we had no casual bystanders, or it would have been "Good Lord, who let the retards out, get the loony bin warden!".
I ran like mad during Freeze Tag, and managed to stay untouched the entire time. My legs still hurt, though. After get-out, blah blah, more chatting with everyone else. Steven killed with his jokes, he made my stomach hurt, the bastard. Then came "talent" night, and all sorts of "talent" were displayed. Nathalie did a rendition of Apple Pie, it wasn't as bad as I'd expected it would be. It was sort of humorous though, considering the lyrics of the song. After that I got up and sang Aquarius. I messed up in some parts, but it went ok, considering it was the first time I sung and played for a small group of people. I believe that night's winner should have been Jasmine, who sang her ABC Song. It was adorable, to say the least. Later, I was asked (compelled, FORCED) to play Red, and right after I started I heard a pop and a snap, and there broke my A string. Most of the adults didn't like "heavy" music anyway, I bet they were relieved. Then came more music, more chatting, more sitting around.
Thus ended the night's fellowship.
Morning came, and with it came big and noisy ships. I was thinking about how it was just our luck that we got the chalet that was the closest to the St. Lawrence River. After Word Time, I headed out and found myself engaged in a small snowball war. I joined Marco's army, and fought for the righteousness of our cause.
Meaning, I got my ass kicked. And called it fun.
Because it was.