So I was looking on eBay to get some idea on what furniture might cost.

Quite honestly, I wasn't expecting to find THIS. As Beth so correctly pointed out, "$2700?? That's a lot for something so tacky."

Drew out.

What to say? There's that post-rain smell in the air, and my feet are
slightly cold. A pleasant departure from the swealtering heat of late.

Xanga has become really boring. Does anyone else find this to be true?
I don't know. Just boring. The most exciting thing I've read lately is Kibibi's discourse on pooping in the workplace (thanks, Kibibi), and Virginia's
list of what's hot and what's not (thanks, Virginia). I suppose I feel
like my own pages are frought with exceeding dullness, as I have no
wondrous tales from foreign lands to share. Hmmm. I will have to start
making my own adventures here. Let's see what I can cook up.

Furniture. Expensive. What the heck? Damage deposit + furniture +
everything else = must live in government housing. Well, not really,
but holy! Things are expensive.

Ok, I've got nothing else.

I just visited the Lark News website. And. Oh. My.

My favourite was the merchandise section. Perhaps my most favourite was the "What Would Jabez Do?" bracelet. I think I might get one.

My new look: not drastic; not extreme; not quintessentially revolutionary. However, as Guy Kawaski once told me, "Don't worry, be crappy. Revolutionary means you ship and then test. Lots of things made the first Mac in 1984 a piece of crap, but it was a revolutionary piece of crap."

Now I'm not saying this is crap, per se. I'm just saying...big things happen in small ways. Also, I must thank Mr. Charlie Higson for the inspiration!

Ok people, I should go do some work. I'm sure the group home kiddies require some sort of supervision that they're not receiving at this point. Hmmm. Uh oh. Yeah...time for me to go.

The winds of change are blowing through this old, crusty Xanga page. Time brings change, and what was once new becomes old. Off with the old! On with the new!

New Slang!

Stay tuned....

I'm going to Germany, peoples! June 9-19! Who will be there? Let me know.

The opportunity to go presented itself, and while I will miss some work--and thus some income--I must think back to what the Germans themselves might say when facing such a choice: Man soll das Eisen schmieden, solange es hei?ist. 

Drew Out.

American Idol has me in a state of outrage. OUTRAGE.

I got nothin.  Were the ballots counted in Florida?

Outrage.

Sometimes working in this industry (Child & Youth Services) is very sad. I have begun many
posts on the dangers of breeding, and the devastating consequences of
bad parenting. I wonder at the fact that a parent can neglect his or
her child to the point of abuse, and the government merely takes that
child away. Sometimes, if the abuse is severe enough, the parent (and I
use the word "parent" loosely in this case) will be fined or face some
very minor penalites. I think the penalties should be much more severe.
I also think that if you give birth to a child who is later diagnosed
with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FASD), you should face some serious
penalties. Perhaps beaten on the head until YOUR brain doesn't function
properly, and you're left with a low IQ. Perhaps they lobotomize the
part of your brain that regulates emotion or judgement. Or maybe they
just put you in a big arena with a whole bunch of pissed off kids who
entered this world with little chance of a normal life, simply because
mum couldn't kick the sauce. Gladiator style. That's what I'm talking
about.

In other news, I just watched the X-Men III trailer today, and I nearly
shat my pants! It looks so good! Geeks of the world, unite!

I don't have much else to say, except that I'm about to go watch
Monday's "The Daily Show" that I taped. And that has me more excited
than, perhaps, it should!

Cheers!

My parents know me well, I think. They purchased for me a housewarming
present, even before I've moved into a new place! And...they have given
me something that they know will bring me much joy and stress relief.
With no further ado, I bring you:

Mine is identical to this, except that mine is white. Hot dawg!
Yeah,
I'm quite excited. It's like Christmas! Except...it's not snowing.

Rad.

Drew out.

The Sandhurst Military Skills Competition has run in various configurations since 1967. Today, it is a one-day event conducted annually at the United States Military Academy West Point, New York. This year's competition took place on Saturday, 29 April 2006. 

At its core, Sandhurst is an inter-company competition for USMA. However, West Point teams now compete, not only amongst themselves, but against teams from their fellow United States Service Academies, 6 select University ROTC teams, the United States Military Academy Preparatory School team, and international teams from Britain's Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS) and Canada's Royal Military College (RMC). Each USMA Cadet Company and Visiting Team selects a 9-member Squad (at least one member must be female) with two alternates. This squad is required to perform a series of challenging military tasks during a rapid, non-tactical move along a partly-prescribed 9 Kilometer route, in less than 3 hours. Squad's scores are determined by combining the points they earn by performing each military task along the route, with the points earned for completing the course within the 3-hour timeframe; the faster a squad completes the tasks and course to standard, the higher the possible score. The victorious squads are recognized and rewarded at an awards ceremony that concludes the event.

For all of the Canadian Military joke-makers and "funny guys" out there, you might be interested in taking a look at the final results. What? First place....Canada's Royal Military College? That's right, bitches.

(L, C and R) Officer Cadets David Lacombe, 19, from Granby, Que.; Reid Surkan, 23, from Red Deer, Alta.; and Jonathan Carreiro, 21, from Saskatoon, Sask. setting up a one-rope bridge during the grueling 2005 Sandhurst international military skills competition at the U.S. Military Academy (USMA) in West Point, N.Y. Sat., April 30. The team finished first with 834 points over 1,000, 11 points before the second best team from the U.S.
Photo: John Pellino (United States Military Academy)