(no subject)
And that was the Thanksgiving weekend. I forget why it's 6 weeks earlier in Canada than in the US, probably a shorter growing season since Thanksgiving was based on the harvest in the first place, more or less. The family turkey feast was at my sister's. My mom just doesn't want the fuss and it tires her out even if everyone else does the cooking at her place so our family dinners have mainly been at my sister's these past few years. I have absolutely no room for it. Maybe someday if i have a bigger place, I can accomodate more guests for a big meal. The other problem with apartments is the tiny kitchens they have. But that's not always a roadblock. you adapt.
Sunday, my cousin and I went for brunch and then she wanted me to take some portraits of her. She wants to send some in to an agency and maybe pick up some catalogue work as a side earner. I'm pleased with how most of them turned out but I can't seem to get the computer to realize there's a dvd burner. I used it a few weeks ago, to burn some movies but when I put a blank disk in at the moment nothing happens. Weird. I can always put her files on a usb stick so i'm not overly concerned but i would like to know what's the issue.
My cousin and I also went to vote at the advance polls. Apparently there was a 16% increase in the advance polls over the last election and that's great! There was someone in a meeting this morning who said she voted for the first time ever, not really being very interested in politics but she really wants to help oust the current PM. My nephew also said he was going to vote and I don't think he ever did before either. People might say they aren't interested in politics and that's fine. But politics still affects your life especially if the country is ruled by a party that is doing detrimental things to it. People comment that all the parties are as bad as each other. That is probably also more or less true but if the one that's in power really sucks, you should give one of the others a try, things might be better. They won't be better with the status quo. Pick the least distasteful option and cross your fingers.
I also vote because women fought long and hard for the privilege. There are people of both sexes in many countries in the world that don't have the option at all, it's very difficult to vote or they don't really have an option to vote for who they want to. Australia has a law. You must vote. I'm not sure if that's a good thing, either, making it mandatory, even if you can vote for your candidate of choice. It feels a little wrong but at least you know that the winners weren't elected by 51 percent of 65 or70 percent of the population.
The Canadian federal election day is next week.
Sunday, my cousin and I went for brunch and then she wanted me to take some portraits of her. She wants to send some in to an agency and maybe pick up some catalogue work as a side earner. I'm pleased with how most of them turned out but I can't seem to get the computer to realize there's a dvd burner. I used it a few weeks ago, to burn some movies but when I put a blank disk in at the moment nothing happens. Weird. I can always put her files on a usb stick so i'm not overly concerned but i would like to know what's the issue.
My cousin and I also went to vote at the advance polls. Apparently there was a 16% increase in the advance polls over the last election and that's great! There was someone in a meeting this morning who said she voted for the first time ever, not really being very interested in politics but she really wants to help oust the current PM. My nephew also said he was going to vote and I don't think he ever did before either. People might say they aren't interested in politics and that's fine. But politics still affects your life especially if the country is ruled by a party that is doing detrimental things to it. People comment that all the parties are as bad as each other. That is probably also more or less true but if the one that's in power really sucks, you should give one of the others a try, things might be better. They won't be better with the status quo. Pick the least distasteful option and cross your fingers.
I also vote because women fought long and hard for the privilege. There are people of both sexes in many countries in the world that don't have the option at all, it's very difficult to vote or they don't really have an option to vote for who they want to. Australia has a law. You must vote. I'm not sure if that's a good thing, either, making it mandatory, even if you can vote for your candidate of choice. It feels a little wrong but at least you know that the winners weren't elected by 51 percent of 65 or70 percent of the population.
The Canadian federal election day is next week.