Canmore 2010 pt.2.

So it's official, I have now been to Canmore Alberta 2x. It seems as if I'm slowly becoming an honorary visitor, and with such titles comes great responsibility.

I'm not quite sure what responsibility I am capable of handling, as usually cleaning my cats litter box tends to be the extent of it, but who knows: one day I may be able to hold down a 9-5 job and care for a dog. No promises thought.

Thus far my travels in Canmore have included lots of cooking for my sister, lots of eating because I made too much, and way more reading than I was capable of in the past few months. It has also included my 1st ever adventures in cross-country skiing and snowshoeing. All are favourable things to do, but tonight was a favorite one of mine: exposing my 3 month old nephew to Beyonce's "Single Ladies" video/song.

If I had a bit more time in my day I would learn the dance by heart and work on my vocals, but as it stands I'm a die-hard fan of the dance moves and do them as often as possible, if only not as well as Miss B.. I look forward to the days when I can dance the full dance, but until that day I will settle for early morning dance sessions and showing my sisters protege some wicked dance moves. Finally I shall take on the family responsibility of being the 'mover and shaker', the clan is growing and it needs its dancers now more than ever.

Cheers to all, and to all a good night!




Yay for all single ladies everywhere, Beyonce is rooting for ya!

It's been forever...and other thoughts.

Today I realized I have not blogged (not here at least) for a long time. I don't know why, because I am certain there were very many cool things I could of written about, but I do know I was burnt-out. First it was from reading, and I took a reading sabbatical. It promptly ended after a few months away from academia, thank goodness too, life was getting a little too normal for my liking. What I did not realize was that I was also pretty down-trodden on writing wise. Then something wonderful happened, I started to write, and draw, and read, and enjoy life.

It came in little bursts, a bit like pomegranate seeds. First it was reading, I couldn't get enough fiction into my life. After a few months I started doing art again, mostly a drawing here and there, plans for paintings and a few sculptures. Most recently I started writing again, and I feel like I'm back at home. It feels so nice, so warm, so cuddly. I almost want to giggle.

Today's post isn't all that special, apart from my coming-out (or back) party currently happening both in my head and my desk. I have so many things I want to write about, and I want to start now, but I know that sleep will not let one eye fall as long as I am typing away. So, today it is just one observation. One that is a bit bewildering to some and wacky to others, yet sits close to my heart. Here it is: public transit is not only good for the environment, it is good for reading.

I came to this realization in early September, when I got myself a car. **silent applause**
I got a car, and thought "wow...the amount of time I will save is so worth this", and it was. But, I also lost out on my ritual of reading through books like a mad-woman, on my daily commutes. At first it was all I could do but cry at the annoying way traffic moves so that it's just fast enough to move at a snails pace, but not stopped where you can pull out a book and sigh a bit. I came to realize that it wasn't the traffic that bugged me, it was that I wanted to read and get the car to drive itself. So in defense of cars driving themselves in the future, I say "bring it on"!. I dearly miss my commute, but I do not miss being late or taking 2 hrs to get to my destination. I do not miss the rude people or the fares, but I do miss the solitude of finding a spot on a bus and huddling over a book, knowing full-well it is the only things that mattered at the time.

I've ridden the transit system a few times since then, and when I do I appreciate it more. No need to find parking and time to read, but as much as I miss those things I now have a new appreciation for reading books curled up on the couch with my cat in tow, and it it with this thought I will leave for now.

To all the readers out there! --> enjoy

yours
-Rogi