Update.
More attempted brevity:
Still looking for roommates in North York. Interested? Post here.
Saw a couple townhouses yesterday with Ash. They're older and less well-kept than our current one, plus would be a downgrade in transit accessibility, distance to work, "niceness" of the units, and possibly amount of space (unfinished basements), for about the same price. Not worth it.
Tonight we see two houses-for-rent that are both very close to where we currently are. Both look promising in terms of location and outward appearances.
I'm less sore from yesterday morning's work-out than expected. Wednesdays seem to be the easy day, though. Made shrimp and tofu stir-fry last night, turned out really freakin' good. Yay healthy food that's not gross!
Swam this morning - I give up on front crawl. It's a fast, powerful stroke, and about the best exercise you can get while swimming (save maybe the butterfly) because of the energy expended - but I cannot, cannot, cannot seem to do it without breathing in splashes of water almost every breath! I'm not bothering to post times because a) I forgot to note one and b) I replaced one front crawl lap with a back crawl, so it's nto an even comparison anyways. I think I'm going to start timing laps of individual strokes to deterine the ones I'm fastest/best at. Mainly to know what to focus on for the Feral! lake swim - aiming to do there AND back this year. :)
Overall today looked like a small improvement on my last times. My heart rate also stayed lower, so I think I need to step things up a notch, because this wasn't really good enough as "cardio", I don't think. God I hate cardio.
I still need help getting up in the mornings, even if I don't stay up too late. Anyone got tips?
I ought to look at my new wines and make sure the yeast took in all of them. I'm always unsure on stirring them in this stage - generally I like fermentation to progress slowly, and it seems to me that stirring would speed it up. But I worry about making it too tough on a new innoculation, risking killing it before it gets a hold. We'll see tonight, I guess. I also need to write up the wine logs thus far, before I forget - well, before I forget MORE.
I've offered for Ciron to stay with us before and after Feral! while he's in town. Someone else asked about a place to stay before and after Feral!, but I don't recall who at this time. Anyone?
Also, cabins. I'm gonna stick in the cabin with Rappy Raptor and Scani, Scani's friends Mune Kitsune and Solanth, and possibly others of which I am unaware. I want Alex to be in the cabin as well. It's a musicians/artists cabin so far, I wanna get at least two more in there, to make the minimum cabin size of 8, so we won't have any "random campers" added. (I like meeting new people where I can avoid them if I decide that I don't like them - not be trapped in a cabin with them for a week. ;) Ciron expressed interest, and Miami-pony was mentioned by Rappy I think, so I will talk to Scani when he returns from Australia. Maybe Dralen too, perhaps he could be cabin leader? That would still leave room for Fuzzmonster if he goes. Anyone else interested?
My voice has been not-quite-there all week. I wonder if I have the slightest tiny bit of the cold that Ash has? It makes practising some song a painful experience (more for anyone listening than myself). Other than that, still trying to do an hour a night of practice. I'll be OK for FA:United, then I gotta step it up and learn a shitload of stuff better, for Feral!
John from the Wet Spots also sent me the guitar chords for one of their songs, so once I get the DVD I ordered, which has a recording on it, it should be pretty quick for me to learn - hopefully in time for FA:U, certainly for Feral!
I'm hoping to do a run-through of music this weekend for Alex and Miami, maybe even a performance at Fuzz and Dralen's BBQ this weekend, get some feedback on song choices.
Tonight I need to finish cleaning the kitchen, see two houses, play guitar. Tomorrow morning is a work-out, Friday night Todd Fox is visiting, there may be movie-watching and/or drinking and/or who knows.
Saturday afternoon we head to Dralen/Fuzz's for a BBQ and party - I guess I should shop for that Saturday morning, maybe make something to bring, maybe potato salad? I hate to be a one-trick pony, but it's so good! Although something a little healthier would serve me well - maybe a chick-pea salad with raita dressing? Hmm.
I head from there on Saturday evening to see Alex, and Sunday he and I are going to African Lion Safari and the Royal Botanical Gardens. I'm voting for ALS earlier, before it's too hot for the animals to be active, and RBG later, when the shade will be welcome. Miami, still wanting to meet us after work on Sunday? Or, we could drop in on you afterwards for a visit?
Tentative plans to hang with Growler, Ash and Matt on Monday night - or possibly Sunday, which would be possible depending on my return time.
Man, I'm verbose. Brevity is a virtue I do not possess.
B.
Still looking for roommates in North York. Interested? Post here.
Saw a couple townhouses yesterday with Ash. They're older and less well-kept than our current one, plus would be a downgrade in transit accessibility, distance to work, "niceness" of the units, and possibly amount of space (unfinished basements), for about the same price. Not worth it.
Tonight we see two houses-for-rent that are both very close to where we currently are. Both look promising in terms of location and outward appearances.
I'm less sore from yesterday morning's work-out than expected. Wednesdays seem to be the easy day, though. Made shrimp and tofu stir-fry last night, turned out really freakin' good. Yay healthy food that's not gross!
Swam this morning - I give up on front crawl. It's a fast, powerful stroke, and about the best exercise you can get while swimming (save maybe the butterfly) because of the energy expended - but I cannot, cannot, cannot seem to do it without breathing in splashes of water almost every breath! I'm not bothering to post times because a) I forgot to note one and b) I replaced one front crawl lap with a back crawl, so it's nto an even comparison anyways. I think I'm going to start timing laps of individual strokes to deterine the ones I'm fastest/best at. Mainly to know what to focus on for the Feral! lake swim - aiming to do there AND back this year. :)
Overall today looked like a small improvement on my last times. My heart rate also stayed lower, so I think I need to step things up a notch, because this wasn't really good enough as "cardio", I don't think. God I hate cardio.
I still need help getting up in the mornings, even if I don't stay up too late. Anyone got tips?
I ought to look at my new wines and make sure the yeast took in all of them. I'm always unsure on stirring them in this stage - generally I like fermentation to progress slowly, and it seems to me that stirring would speed it up. But I worry about making it too tough on a new innoculation, risking killing it before it gets a hold. We'll see tonight, I guess. I also need to write up the wine logs thus far, before I forget - well, before I forget MORE.
I've offered for Ciron to stay with us before and after Feral! while he's in town. Someone else asked about a place to stay before and after Feral!, but I don't recall who at this time. Anyone?
Also, cabins. I'm gonna stick in the cabin with Rappy Raptor and Scani, Scani's friends Mune Kitsune and Solanth, and possibly others of which I am unaware. I want Alex to be in the cabin as well. It's a musicians/artists cabin so far, I wanna get at least two more in there, to make the minimum cabin size of 8, so we won't have any "random campers" added. (I like meeting new people where I can avoid them if I decide that I don't like them - not be trapped in a cabin with them for a week. ;) Ciron expressed interest, and Miami-pony was mentioned by Rappy I think, so I will talk to Scani when he returns from Australia. Maybe Dralen too, perhaps he could be cabin leader? That would still leave room for Fuzzmonster if he goes. Anyone else interested?
My voice has been not-quite-there all week. I wonder if I have the slightest tiny bit of the cold that Ash has? It makes practising some song a painful experience (more for anyone listening than myself). Other than that, still trying to do an hour a night of practice. I'll be OK for FA:United, then I gotta step it up and learn a shitload of stuff better, for Feral!
John from the Wet Spots also sent me the guitar chords for one of their songs, so once I get the DVD I ordered, which has a recording on it, it should be pretty quick for me to learn - hopefully in time for FA:U, certainly for Feral!
I'm hoping to do a run-through of music this weekend for Alex and Miami, maybe even a performance at Fuzz and Dralen's BBQ this weekend, get some feedback on song choices.
Tonight I need to finish cleaning the kitchen, see two houses, play guitar. Tomorrow morning is a work-out, Friday night Todd Fox is visiting, there may be movie-watching and/or drinking and/or who knows.
Saturday afternoon we head to Dralen/Fuzz's for a BBQ and party - I guess I should shop for that Saturday morning, maybe make something to bring, maybe potato salad? I hate to be a one-trick pony, but it's so good! Although something a little healthier would serve me well - maybe a chick-pea salad with raita dressing? Hmm.
I head from there on Saturday evening to see Alex, and Sunday he and I are going to African Lion Safari and the Royal Botanical Gardens. I'm voting for ALS earlier, before it's too hot for the animals to be active, and RBG later, when the shade will be welcome. Miami, still wanting to meet us after work on Sunday? Or, we could drop in on you afterwards for a visit?
Tentative plans to hang with Growler, Ash and Matt on Monday night - or possibly Sunday, which would be possible depending on my return time.
Man, I'm verbose. Brevity is a virtue I do not possess.
B.