So, this past week has been a bit of a hectic blur. The second day of my return to Edmonton, and I went to visit my new stores, only to find out that they WEREN'T expecting me. They were really good about it though, and I got an interview and a job within five minutes. I'm super happy there, and a raise plus a possible promotion is an awesome thing. However, they did get me to start an eight hour shift the next morning at 9AM and today is my first day off in 6 days. Full-time jobs are awesome, but they're also kind of terrible when you're trying to move into a new place and get your feet settled. Ah well, as many parents have told me, I'm young and apparently full of energy. Doesn't always feel like it though. Lots of things to do on Craig's list of chores today, including going to pick up his goddamn computer from UPS. And finally finishing building that forsaken swedish bed that he will so kindly be sleeping on. The mattress is super super comfy, but there's just something about it being on the floor that screams "first year". Which also means that I'll have to build Rachel's bed as well, once she finally picks up the screws for it. I've been thinking of things that I could do with this blog, to try and make it a little bit more fun and incentivize myself to write more. I was thinking of doing reviews of things, but I'm not so sure that I can critique all that well. My drawing skills are terrible, so a webcomic is out, and I really didn't have any ideas for that anyways. Rachel wanted me to start playing piano a little bit more, and I was thinking of perhaps taking lessons again, but I'm not sure if I'm brave enough to post videos on the internet for that. Besides, a lack of video-camera and half-decent sound equipment kind of puts a damper on that. We shall see, however, for as time goes by, there shall be new ideas that spring forth from the bountiful land of my imagination. I really wish that I could draw, cause that would be fun to do a little mini-series for here. I could become famous! If only web-famous! And then they would read back into the archives of the blog and people would realise that yes! Even their celebrities are indecisive, insecure and full of spelling and grammatical errors! (English-nerds notwithstanding).
And now, into the vast, unsafe, insane world that is my mind, shall I delve for ideas on how to "spice up" my blahg. (Rachel got me caught on that one.) Quick! To the Pantsmobile!
I think if I decide to purchase a printer, which I'm pretty sure I will, it will need to have a scanner, and I shall require a purchase a copy of photoshop or a program of some such nature. Drawing and sketching shall be seen on the future on your friendly neighborhood blog!
Kind of a poor way to finish this post, but I don't really care. Your opinion on me is like a cows opinion!
Craig
(It's a "moo-point")
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Acheivement Unlocked: New City!
Finally arrived!
Today will be the first full day of a new chapter in my life! I have arrived in Edmonton, and have already been to the land of the swedes to start the long and arduous process of moving in. And by that I mean today I have to go over to the house and actually introduce myself to the people who live there. Which shall be an adventure! Also an adventure is how early Rachel has to get up in the morning! A 6:30 alarm isn't the friendliest thing ever, and especially when your body is still an hour behind. That will change, as it's only a one-hour difference for my body to adjust. It's much colder in Edmonton than in Vancouver, and I am looking forward to when the first snows arrive, which should be in about 3 weeks. It's really nice to be back, to see everybody, and to finally be on my own once again. This time it looks like everything will work out, as I have a job already set up for me and as of October, I will have a wicked benefits package. Yay dental coverage!
It's hard for me to keep on topic, as there are a billion things running through my head. Most prominently is "Get on your freaking to-do list, damnit!" and oh, how I wish I could. The bank doesn't open until around about 9, and I don't think it would be a very good impression to show up at the house at 8:30 unannounced to introduce myself. I'll give them a call just after 9, I think. After I go to the bank and see about ordering myself some cheques. Ahhhh! Responsibility! Well, it was bound to happen at some point. So, today. Bank, House, Lunch with Rae, new Phone Number, Work and then IKEA. Followed (hopefully!) with some sort of celebration, perhaps of the monopoly variety, perhaps of the alcoholic beverage variety. We shall see.
-Craig
P.S. Must remember to ask if the house is pet-friendly. Shouldn't get my hopes up though!
Today will be the first full day of a new chapter in my life! I have arrived in Edmonton, and have already been to the land of the swedes to start the long and arduous process of moving in. And by that I mean today I have to go over to the house and actually introduce myself to the people who live there. Which shall be an adventure! Also an adventure is how early Rachel has to get up in the morning! A 6:30 alarm isn't the friendliest thing ever, and especially when your body is still an hour behind. That will change, as it's only a one-hour difference for my body to adjust. It's much colder in Edmonton than in Vancouver, and I am looking forward to when the first snows arrive, which should be in about 3 weeks. It's really nice to be back, to see everybody, and to finally be on my own once again. This time it looks like everything will work out, as I have a job already set up for me and as of October, I will have a wicked benefits package. Yay dental coverage!
It's hard for me to keep on topic, as there are a billion things running through my head. Most prominently is "Get on your freaking to-do list, damnit!" and oh, how I wish I could. The bank doesn't open until around about 9, and I don't think it would be a very good impression to show up at the house at 8:30 unannounced to introduce myself. I'll give them a call just after 9, I think. After I go to the bank and see about ordering myself some cheques. Ahhhh! Responsibility! Well, it was bound to happen at some point. So, today. Bank, House, Lunch with Rae, new Phone Number, Work and then IKEA. Followed (hopefully!) with some sort of celebration, perhaps of the monopoly variety, perhaps of the alcoholic beverage variety. We shall see.
-Craig
P.S. Must remember to ask if the house is pet-friendly. Shouldn't get my hopes up though!
Friday, September 17, 2010
Acheivement Unlocked: Now Go Outside and Play!
In a completely different direction from my last post, I shall geek out extravagantly about Halo: Reach.
Simply put, it was the single most fun game I've played all year. There was a wonderful mix of almost everything awesome from the previous Halo games, with some new things added that were a pleasant surprise. This game, chronologically, is the first in the series, however it is the last that will be made from the creator of the Halo universe, Bungie. Thier contract has finished with Microsoft, and so now should they want to continue the franchise, they would have to sign a new contract. The company could now produce multi-platform games, and that's where I believe that is what they're going to do for the future. But what a way to finish. The story of the game I found to be fairly depresssing, especially with some of the characters. You become slightly attached to some of the first ones that you're sorry to see them leave. In all fairness, it was kind of like going to see Star Wars Episode Three, you know what the outcome of the story is, so really, you're just there to see how they bring it about and what cool things they'll decide to throw in. Except this has better acting. Personally, I found that the last mission, the one that is available after the credits, was the most bleak. I'm going to "Ruin" the end of the game, just by saying that it finishes with you delivering an Artificial Intelligence to a captain, and he takes off while you use a large anti-air cannon to destroy an incoming enemy cruiser. So while you're being the hero and saving everyone, you are committing yourself to staying on the ground surrounded by enemy troops, with no means of escape. Roll Credits. End Credits. You are standing on a platform, being bombarded by aircraft, and a swarm of hostile aliens slowly closing in on you, and you play until your character dies. Not only this, but it is a dusty and hard to see area, and you'll turn around and there will be somebody there trying to shoot you. Very effective at getting your heart rate up. Incredibly difficult to continue for longer than 5 minutes, even with four people playing.
One funny thing that I've realised while playing this game, however, is that I am usually the reliable "medic" in the group. Whenever there was a chance to pick up an ability that would create a "healing field" I would be the one to take it. Apparently I'm the "healer" or the "medic" of the teams. Which is kind of funny considering that I most enjoy running around with a shotgun punching aliens in the face. Kind of a different character personality, eh?
The artwork and scenery in the game were amazing, and Bungie outdid itself once again. I was really struck with a shot after a mission where one of your comrades sacrifices himself to blow up a massive super cruiser. You started the mission before kind of joking around with him, and sitting in the transport with him and a bunch of Space Marines. After that mission, there is a cutscene of a couple minutes, of your character sitting in the back of the transport looking out over the city/planet which is now riddled with destruction, and a torrential rain making buildings smoke and fires turn to embers. It's dark, depressing and clearly details how alone your character is feeling. It's not often you'll find a game thats main premise is to punch 10 foot tall aliens in the face with metal cyborg arms, and attempting to shoot others in the head for confetti to explode everywhere and a soundbite of children yelling "Hooray!" but Halo does it, and does it well. It would be interesting to go back and play them all in order now, to sit and watch how the story really does progress and seeing how it all ties in with itself.
Buuut, that's enough Halo for tonight, and I'm realy excited to mark another day off on my mental calendar leading up to my return to Alberta. Unfortuately, it looks like Natalie has almost resorted to guilt-tripping me into going out today (Friday) night to the Blarney Stone. I get paid today and need the money to pay for my furniture and everything to get set up in Edmonton, and I'm already going to be spending more than I would like that weekend. Saturday night I promised some friends from work that I'd go out for a few brewskies after my last shift, and I invited my friends from highschool, but they're all cancelling on me. So if I really want to see them, instead of going to a local pub where most everyone can get home easily, we are apparently going to make out way all the way downtown, to go to a not-inexpensive bar. I am not entirely impressed with them, but if I want to see them before I leave it looks like I'll be going out Friday and Saturday nights, as well as a brunch Sunday morning with a friend from the Olympics. At least she understands just how broke I will be and so we'll be going to see some of the free stuff at the Fringe Festival on Graville Island. I suppose I should write a letter to work as a nice "Thank you for everything!" card. Because really, I got the job on the spot at the interview, and they've really been supportive. I will miss working with the guys (and girls!) there, especially Dan, Simran, Swaniel, Jenn, Harteg, Sawan and Harman (both of them).
Wow, this post started out as a "OMG BEST GAME EVAR!!1!1!LOLOLOLOL" post, and has since transitioned into a "Aww, I'm going to miss the people I work with/emo" post. Strange how that works. Speaking of people I'm going to miss, today (Friday) I am going to go see my brothers' condo that he and his girlfriend own. Most likely on my way downtown. But he, myself and Kseniya all went out for sushi last night and had an awesome time. He eats a LOT of sushi, and I am slowly being able to judge just how much and what I will eat. Looks like Alaska rolls are my favourite. Crab, Avocado (sometimes cucumber. And I prefer the cucumber!), with raw salmon draped on top. Deeeeeelish. I do believe that my lovely Rachel and I must go for sushi when I get back, and though I'd say the first night home, I do recall that she at one point said that she wanted to show off her new culinary skills. So totally her call amd either way, I'll be extremely happy!
I managed to get most of my clothes into one suitcase, and I really hope that it's under 50 pounds. if it is, this will make me immensely happy as it would mean that I could potentially put a few items on the plane with me instead of shipping them. Like, say, an xbox. or perhaps a few, unrelated things that i wasn't sure i'd be able to bring!. I'm really getting excited about this, and friday being my only real day off before I go, it means I have to get a LOT of things done. Cleaning especially, because if my brother is going to be commandeering this room, I dno't want to gross him out, or leave a metric tonne of crap in it for him to clean. So we'll see how well this works. I had booked my ticket to fly out of Vancouver so that should the need be, I could make my own way to the airport somewhat easily, and not have to burden my mum or make her take time off of work for my selfish desires, hahaha. However, it turns out that she's going to be taking some time off to see me go, and I think it's her way of dealing with it a little more, and not see me in the morning and say goodbye. We'll see!
However, with a fun-filled day ahead of me, I should probably get some rest. The sound of the rain pounding on the deck outside is not condusive to awakedness as well.
So, good night and good luck.
Craig
P.S. Oh, Rachel? I freaking love you and can't wait to be back! :)
Simply put, it was the single most fun game I've played all year. There was a wonderful mix of almost everything awesome from the previous Halo games, with some new things added that were a pleasant surprise. This game, chronologically, is the first in the series, however it is the last that will be made from the creator of the Halo universe, Bungie. Thier contract has finished with Microsoft, and so now should they want to continue the franchise, they would have to sign a new contract. The company could now produce multi-platform games, and that's where I believe that is what they're going to do for the future. But what a way to finish. The story of the game I found to be fairly depresssing, especially with some of the characters. You become slightly attached to some of the first ones that you're sorry to see them leave. In all fairness, it was kind of like going to see Star Wars Episode Three, you know what the outcome of the story is, so really, you're just there to see how they bring it about and what cool things they'll decide to throw in. Except this has better acting. Personally, I found that the last mission, the one that is available after the credits, was the most bleak. I'm going to "Ruin" the end of the game, just by saying that it finishes with you delivering an Artificial Intelligence to a captain, and he takes off while you use a large anti-air cannon to destroy an incoming enemy cruiser. So while you're being the hero and saving everyone, you are committing yourself to staying on the ground surrounded by enemy troops, with no means of escape. Roll Credits. End Credits. You are standing on a platform, being bombarded by aircraft, and a swarm of hostile aliens slowly closing in on you, and you play until your character dies. Not only this, but it is a dusty and hard to see area, and you'll turn around and there will be somebody there trying to shoot you. Very effective at getting your heart rate up. Incredibly difficult to continue for longer than 5 minutes, even with four people playing.
One funny thing that I've realised while playing this game, however, is that I am usually the reliable "medic" in the group. Whenever there was a chance to pick up an ability that would create a "healing field" I would be the one to take it. Apparently I'm the "healer" or the "medic" of the teams. Which is kind of funny considering that I most enjoy running around with a shotgun punching aliens in the face. Kind of a different character personality, eh?
The artwork and scenery in the game were amazing, and Bungie outdid itself once again. I was really struck with a shot after a mission where one of your comrades sacrifices himself to blow up a massive super cruiser. You started the mission before kind of joking around with him, and sitting in the transport with him and a bunch of Space Marines. After that mission, there is a cutscene of a couple minutes, of your character sitting in the back of the transport looking out over the city/planet which is now riddled with destruction, and a torrential rain making buildings smoke and fires turn to embers. It's dark, depressing and clearly details how alone your character is feeling. It's not often you'll find a game thats main premise is to punch 10 foot tall aliens in the face with metal cyborg arms, and attempting to shoot others in the head for confetti to explode everywhere and a soundbite of children yelling "Hooray!" but Halo does it, and does it well. It would be interesting to go back and play them all in order now, to sit and watch how the story really does progress and seeing how it all ties in with itself.
Buuut, that's enough Halo for tonight, and I'm realy excited to mark another day off on my mental calendar leading up to my return to Alberta. Unfortuately, it looks like Natalie has almost resorted to guilt-tripping me into going out today (Friday) night to the Blarney Stone. I get paid today and need the money to pay for my furniture and everything to get set up in Edmonton, and I'm already going to be spending more than I would like that weekend. Saturday night I promised some friends from work that I'd go out for a few brewskies after my last shift, and I invited my friends from highschool, but they're all cancelling on me. So if I really want to see them, instead of going to a local pub where most everyone can get home easily, we are apparently going to make out way all the way downtown, to go to a not-inexpensive bar. I am not entirely impressed with them, but if I want to see them before I leave it looks like I'll be going out Friday and Saturday nights, as well as a brunch Sunday morning with a friend from the Olympics. At least she understands just how broke I will be and so we'll be going to see some of the free stuff at the Fringe Festival on Graville Island. I suppose I should write a letter to work as a nice "Thank you for everything!" card. Because really, I got the job on the spot at the interview, and they've really been supportive. I will miss working with the guys (and girls!) there, especially Dan, Simran, Swaniel, Jenn, Harteg, Sawan and Harman (both of them).
Wow, this post started out as a "OMG BEST GAME EVAR!!1!1!LOLOLOLOL" post, and has since transitioned into a "Aww, I'm going to miss the people I work with/emo" post. Strange how that works. Speaking of people I'm going to miss, today (Friday) I am going to go see my brothers' condo that he and his girlfriend own. Most likely on my way downtown. But he, myself and Kseniya all went out for sushi last night and had an awesome time. He eats a LOT of sushi, and I am slowly being able to judge just how much and what I will eat. Looks like Alaska rolls are my favourite. Crab, Avocado (sometimes cucumber. And I prefer the cucumber!), with raw salmon draped on top. Deeeeeelish. I do believe that my lovely Rachel and I must go for sushi when I get back, and though I'd say the first night home, I do recall that she at one point said that she wanted to show off her new culinary skills. So totally her call amd either way, I'll be extremely happy!
I managed to get most of my clothes into one suitcase, and I really hope that it's under 50 pounds. if it is, this will make me immensely happy as it would mean that I could potentially put a few items on the plane with me instead of shipping them. Like, say, an xbox. or perhaps a few, unrelated things that i wasn't sure i'd be able to bring!. I'm really getting excited about this, and friday being my only real day off before I go, it means I have to get a LOT of things done. Cleaning especially, because if my brother is going to be commandeering this room, I dno't want to gross him out, or leave a metric tonne of crap in it for him to clean. So we'll see how well this works. I had booked my ticket to fly out of Vancouver so that should the need be, I could make my own way to the airport somewhat easily, and not have to burden my mum or make her take time off of work for my selfish desires, hahaha. However, it turns out that she's going to be taking some time off to see me go, and I think it's her way of dealing with it a little more, and not see me in the morning and say goodbye. We'll see!
However, with a fun-filled day ahead of me, I should probably get some rest. The sound of the rain pounding on the deck outside is not condusive to awakedness as well.
So, good night and good luck.
Craig
P.S. Oh, Rachel? I freaking love you and can't wait to be back! :)
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Classical Storm
Listening: Rostropovich Bach Cello Suite No.1 Prelude
So, nothing really of consequence to note today, Halo: Reach came out, and it wasn't nearly as busy as I had thought it was going to be. I suppose all of the REALLY big nerds went out and got it at the midnight launch. Go figure. The only downside to this is that because of the move I do not have the budget to buy said game and enjoy destroying "n00bs" with Dan and Simran. Go figure. Ah well, eventually. I'm getting more and more excited about the move as it draws nearer. Also, I'm getting nervous about the transfer to the West Edmonton store. i'm not amazing with computers, but I am willing to learn and I feel that it's a nice controlled environment to start with my education. What I'm most concerned about is if there is a skills test before being allowed to transfer, and that I may not pass it. While I am computer literate, I'm not 100% confident with my skills diagnosing and fixing the multitude of problems that are possible with computers. I'm going to see if my dearest dad can help me out with a few crash courses on it, as well as asking the Geeks at work for some pointers/tips. That is, however, the biggest worry that I have at the moment, and should I not get into Geek Squad, which is what I would LOVE to do, there is always a senior position in the Home Theater department which I would rock. There is also a Supervisory position for the same department, however it was made clear to me that I would require to work my way up the ranks before being offered said position.
Another cool thing that I've recently started doing again, is listening to more and more classical music. I find that it really calms me and helps clear my mind, while being something that will continue to raise goosebumps on my skin. Most recently are Bachs Cello suites, specifically Suite no.1 and Suite no. 4. Brilliant music, on a brilliantly played instrument. I can and have been listening to them repeatedly during the day, and do not think I shall grow tired of them. The prelude on Suite no. 4 is actually one of my favourite pieces of music, however Suite no.1 is so well transcribed and such a wonderful flowing harmony that I would question the sanity of any person who does not enjoy it. The feel and emotion playing through the notes on Rostropovich's rendition is amazing and while many would consider him to be playing it too quickly, I do believe that it was originally transcribed at that tempo. Another beautiful rendition of Suite no.1 is by Pablo (or Pau) Casals. There was a wonderful video upload onto youtube of Mr. Casals playing the full suite in a French church in 1954. A solitary figure in a church hall, filmed in black and white, and playing a beautiful arrangement of music made the hair on the back of my neck stand up and brought chills down my arms. It truly made me wish that I had the talent and the drive to learn how to play the cello, if only to play that one piece of music.
Going back to my move to Edmonton, however, I still have a ridiculous amount of things left to accomplish on my list, and not a large amount of time in which to complete said tasks. There was a very nice surprise to this move, which was brought to my attention via parental explanation. Turns out that whilst paying rent to my parents to live in the basement, they would take a portion of that rent and put it into a savings account/setting/something and are returning that fraction to me to help with my moving. This was a very welcome surprise, and gives me a little bit of padding to my "well maybe if I..." budget. My mum was surprised when she found out how well I had planned and managed to figure out the move and all of my financing for it, if a little upset that I was leaving soon. Sunday night is going to be a joint Happy Birthday dinner for Mini and a Farewell dinner for yours truly. Mini will enjoy the fact that I'm leaving for the reason that he gets to commandeer my room, but I think that's one of the few positive points he'll see. The other being that he'll get a TV in his room. I really should learn some new transition words, and try to implement them, as I find that I use "However" a fair amount in my writing.
Sleep really should be a priority at the moment, however I have messed up my sleeping patterns a large amount and am wired from about the current time (2:15 AM) until about 7:00 AM, where I crash and need to sleep sometime around 5:00 or 6:00 PM. Needs to be fixed, especially before I return to Edmonton. Another thing I should fix is the length of my blahg posts. It is impressive that I am able to write so much these days and not feel overly self-conscious about it, and even more impressive (to me at least) that I will actually post them on ze intrawebs, even if they're really only read by my lovely girlfriend.
Ah well, a new chapter in my life is about to start, and I should assume that there will be many changes being associated with that. It will be very nice to be able to see Rachel on a regular basis, and not have to have skype-dates and the such. Perhaps we'll actually go out on dates too! Who knows, we'll be as cliche and as offbeat as we like and I am definitely looking forward to it. Another lovely thing about this will be I get to see Adam again. I miss that German bastard like crazy. It's been FAR too long since we've had a decent night doing anything we damn well please, and I miss his straightforward approach to life. It's a nice shiny beacon in my adrift world of "well, I suppose that I would enjoy this...." life. The scrubs marathons, the impromptu dance parties chez Rachel with all of our friends, Wings, screaming at the Oilers for their dismay demonstrations of hockey and rejoicing in their triumphs. It will be nice to be back where I feel I'm much more at ease and where I feel like I belong. Even though I grew up here, I don't feel that same connection with the people or with my friends as much or as well as I do with those I met in University. I will miss being in the Vancouver area, and I will definitely return for visits and trips to the cabin, but I feel I am becoming an Albertan true and through. We'll see how well that works out, though, as Rachel wants to move to Montreal in a few years. Maybe I'll fall in love with that city as well, but Edmonton will forever be a place that I will call home, -60 degrees celcius can not scare me away! It's just an obstacle on your way to Sev to grab a slushie.
Beam me up Scotty, I'm ready for redeployment.
Craig
So, nothing really of consequence to note today, Halo: Reach came out, and it wasn't nearly as busy as I had thought it was going to be. I suppose all of the REALLY big nerds went out and got it at the midnight launch. Go figure. The only downside to this is that because of the move I do not have the budget to buy said game and enjoy destroying "n00bs" with Dan and Simran. Go figure. Ah well, eventually. I'm getting more and more excited about the move as it draws nearer. Also, I'm getting nervous about the transfer to the West Edmonton store. i'm not amazing with computers, but I am willing to learn and I feel that it's a nice controlled environment to start with my education. What I'm most concerned about is if there is a skills test before being allowed to transfer, and that I may not pass it. While I am computer literate, I'm not 100% confident with my skills diagnosing and fixing the multitude of problems that are possible with computers. I'm going to see if my dearest dad can help me out with a few crash courses on it, as well as asking the Geeks at work for some pointers/tips. That is, however, the biggest worry that I have at the moment, and should I not get into Geek Squad, which is what I would LOVE to do, there is always a senior position in the Home Theater department which I would rock. There is also a Supervisory position for the same department, however it was made clear to me that I would require to work my way up the ranks before being offered said position.
Another cool thing that I've recently started doing again, is listening to more and more classical music. I find that it really calms me and helps clear my mind, while being something that will continue to raise goosebumps on my skin. Most recently are Bachs Cello suites, specifically Suite no.1 and Suite no. 4. Brilliant music, on a brilliantly played instrument. I can and have been listening to them repeatedly during the day, and do not think I shall grow tired of them. The prelude on Suite no. 4 is actually one of my favourite pieces of music, however Suite no.1 is so well transcribed and such a wonderful flowing harmony that I would question the sanity of any person who does not enjoy it. The feel and emotion playing through the notes on Rostropovich's rendition is amazing and while many would consider him to be playing it too quickly, I do believe that it was originally transcribed at that tempo. Another beautiful rendition of Suite no.1 is by Pablo (or Pau) Casals. There was a wonderful video upload onto youtube of Mr. Casals playing the full suite in a French church in 1954. A solitary figure in a church hall, filmed in black and white, and playing a beautiful arrangement of music made the hair on the back of my neck stand up and brought chills down my arms. It truly made me wish that I had the talent and the drive to learn how to play the cello, if only to play that one piece of music.
Going back to my move to Edmonton, however, I still have a ridiculous amount of things left to accomplish on my list, and not a large amount of time in which to complete said tasks. There was a very nice surprise to this move, which was brought to my attention via parental explanation. Turns out that whilst paying rent to my parents to live in the basement, they would take a portion of that rent and put it into a savings account/setting/something and are returning that fraction to me to help with my moving. This was a very welcome surprise, and gives me a little bit of padding to my "well maybe if I..." budget. My mum was surprised when she found out how well I had planned and managed to figure out the move and all of my financing for it, if a little upset that I was leaving soon. Sunday night is going to be a joint Happy Birthday dinner for Mini and a Farewell dinner for yours truly. Mini will enjoy the fact that I'm leaving for the reason that he gets to commandeer my room, but I think that's one of the few positive points he'll see. The other being that he'll get a TV in his room. I really should learn some new transition words, and try to implement them, as I find that I use "However" a fair amount in my writing.
Sleep really should be a priority at the moment, however I have messed up my sleeping patterns a large amount and am wired from about the current time (2:15 AM) until about 7:00 AM, where I crash and need to sleep sometime around 5:00 or 6:00 PM. Needs to be fixed, especially before I return to Edmonton. Another thing I should fix is the length of my blahg posts. It is impressive that I am able to write so much these days and not feel overly self-conscious about it, and even more impressive (to me at least) that I will actually post them on ze intrawebs, even if they're really only read by my lovely girlfriend.
Ah well, a new chapter in my life is about to start, and I should assume that there will be many changes being associated with that. It will be very nice to be able to see Rachel on a regular basis, and not have to have skype-dates and the such. Perhaps we'll actually go out on dates too! Who knows, we'll be as cliche and as offbeat as we like and I am definitely looking forward to it. Another lovely thing about this will be I get to see Adam again. I miss that German bastard like crazy. It's been FAR too long since we've had a decent night doing anything we damn well please, and I miss his straightforward approach to life. It's a nice shiny beacon in my adrift world of "well, I suppose that I would enjoy this...." life. The scrubs marathons, the impromptu dance parties chez Rachel with all of our friends, Wings, screaming at the Oilers for their dismay demonstrations of hockey and rejoicing in their triumphs. It will be nice to be back where I feel I'm much more at ease and where I feel like I belong. Even though I grew up here, I don't feel that same connection with the people or with my friends as much or as well as I do with those I met in University. I will miss being in the Vancouver area, and I will definitely return for visits and trips to the cabin, but I feel I am becoming an Albertan true and through. We'll see how well that works out, though, as Rachel wants to move to Montreal in a few years. Maybe I'll fall in love with that city as well, but Edmonton will forever be a place that I will call home, -60 degrees celcius can not scare me away! It's just an obstacle on your way to Sev to grab a slushie.
Beam me up Scotty, I'm ready for redeployment.
Craig
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Seriously Brain, I work in the morning.
ARrrgghh!
The worst thing to happen when you know you'll have a ridiculously busy day in the morning is when your brain is on overdrive and you can't sleep. And so, the blogging at 3:30 in the morning. Feel my wrath as I attempt to exhaust myself ranting of nothing of consequence! Let the over-tired ravings.....Begin!
Now.
Interesting things have been happeninglately, and by interesting I mean mundane. Somewhat. My "little" brother is having his 18th birthday this weekend (hardly mundane!), and has asked for a new xbox(nerd). Seeing as all of his dear older brothers are dirt broke, having to either pay off mortgages or ridiculous VISA bills, save for moving or a trip, or just generally have NO money, I seriously doubt that it'll happen. UNLESS, we all magically coordinate a day where we all pitch in and buy him the Goddamn Xbox 360 Slim, with a 250 Gb harddrive. Yeah, at a $299.99 price point, that's a hefty gift. Hell, for my 18th birthday, I got a minifridge for the residence I was moving into, and a laptop. And that was a combined graduation present!
In other news, I'm going to miss Mini, as he is so affectionately referred to, as I bought a one-way plane ticket to Edmonton today (monday). Yes, that's right, all of my planning for the past YEAR have finally come to fruition and I shall be returning to my wonderful land of snow and cold! I will NOT be shipping bedroom supplies, however, and shall be visiting my local Swedish embassy for said furniture. When it'll cost just over $200 to furnish a bedroom purchasing new meubles and close to $450 to ship them, I have decided that the lesser expense is the better idea.
As of Monday, September 20th, 2010 I shall become an Edmonton resident (sort of) again! And no need for searching for ridiculous jobs either! A wonderful piece of news I received today was that Geek Squad gets paid RIDICULOUSLY well. Better than I was planning of asking them. When $15/hour is LESS than what they offer, you know that you've gotten yourself into a good career path. It just means that I have to work my butt off to obtain the certification required for future employment, but they give me a 3-month berth to obtain said certification. And that would be just the basics as well!
Before I get too giddy about my transfer to awesomely-paid-ville, I need to finish a metric ton of assorted small jobs:
- renew prescription so I don't die from lack of meds
- purchase adequate amounts of said meds to last until extended-health benefits commence
- pack/ship computer/gaming supplies for myself and my better half (Seriously, xbox is on it's way!)
- pack clothing and assorted necessary curtainings and linens
- plan/execute a fairly organised "you're leaving you bastard" party. My friends here demand one apparently
- clean my room as Mini has decided that he shall comandeer my room the day I leave
- as yet to be determined assorted jobs, miscellanious jobs, "OH MY GOD I FORGOT THAT" jobs, etc. etc.
Aaaaaaand, now I'm wired. Thank you Internet, for this lovely re-awakening of my brain so that when there are literal hordes of elite gamers frothing at the mouth waiting for a chance to dive head first into the lovely science fiction world of super-human cyborgs combating nine-foot tall aliens in a holy war bent on the destruction of the human race, I shall be unable to help them, yearning for sleep. Yes, I am aware that the previous sentence was a run-on, but you can kiss the lower part of the back of the canister that is my body.
Hopefully, sleep shall arrive now, having vented my wrath for avid Halo: Reach fans.
This will, unfortunately, lead to a faster re-union with TM, my power-loving "senior" (as he is one year my junior) at work. Beacuse of my move to Edmonton, the managers at work had to by-pass myself for a promotion to senior of the department. It didn't make sense for them to give me a full-time, full-responsability position if I was going to be leaving in 2 weeks. This led them to the ever-so-popular decision to promote a guy I have known since I was playing hockey in elementary school, who has somewhat of a reputation as a bully. He had it then, he has it now. To be fair, outside of work, I somewhat enjoy his company. At work, or talking of work-related issues, I would MUCH prefer his absense. Dear. Lord. there is an age-old philosophy that those who lead by doing make much better and much more respected leaders. TM has apparently decided to forgo this wisdom and instead tries to bully and order others to do tasks which he deems below himself. In a retail environment, talking to customers and finalizing a sale, is not below anyones part in the company. I have seen my General Manager stop performing an important part of his position to either find a sales associate who was free, or helping out the customer himself start to finish. Granted, this does not happen often, however he does not believe himself to be above performing these duties. TM, has forgone any attempt at forming bonds with the other guys in my department, and I fear that my transfer will set off a chain reaction of the associates focusing their attentions to other companies and jobs. Not to blow my own horn and make it seem like I'm the all-knowing, infallible party here, but I do believe that I would, and can, perform the duties of said position to a much higher calibre than he is currently. Product knowldege has absolutely nothing to do with it, in my opinion, but more of an openness with your co-workers, managers, and definitely customers. A mutual respect between those above and below your positions is also key, and I believe that an immediate way for those among with whom you must co-ordinate and oversee, is to show that you would never ask them to do a job that you yourself would not do. Travis, my previous senior understood this well, and though he can be a bit of a chump and a bit of a jerk, we still respect him and would perform the tasks he bestowed upon us, were we available.
Wow, this post was supposed to be a small one, but 30 minutes of almost continuous writing apparently fills a blahg. G'night!
-Craig
P.S. Dan you bastard, booking two days off AFTER the release of the game to sit on your ass and pwn 13-year-olds across the globe continuously. I wish you well, and I shall join you next week when the cash is high enough for me to be able to purchase said game without losing a weeks worth of groceries.
The worst thing to happen when you know you'll have a ridiculously busy day in the morning is when your brain is on overdrive and you can't sleep. And so, the blogging at 3:30 in the morning. Feel my wrath as I attempt to exhaust myself ranting of nothing of consequence! Let the over-tired ravings.....Begin!
Now.
Interesting things have been happeninglately, and by interesting I mean mundane. Somewhat. My "little" brother is having his 18th birthday this weekend (hardly mundane!), and has asked for a new xbox(nerd). Seeing as all of his dear older brothers are dirt broke, having to either pay off mortgages or ridiculous VISA bills, save for moving or a trip, or just generally have NO money, I seriously doubt that it'll happen. UNLESS, we all magically coordinate a day where we all pitch in and buy him the Goddamn Xbox 360 Slim, with a 250 Gb harddrive. Yeah, at a $299.99 price point, that's a hefty gift. Hell, for my 18th birthday, I got a minifridge for the residence I was moving into, and a laptop. And that was a combined graduation present!
In other news, I'm going to miss Mini, as he is so affectionately referred to, as I bought a one-way plane ticket to Edmonton today (monday). Yes, that's right, all of my planning for the past YEAR have finally come to fruition and I shall be returning to my wonderful land of snow and cold! I will NOT be shipping bedroom supplies, however, and shall be visiting my local Swedish embassy for said furniture. When it'll cost just over $200 to furnish a bedroom purchasing new meubles and close to $450 to ship them, I have decided that the lesser expense is the better idea.
As of Monday, September 20th, 2010 I shall become an Edmonton resident (sort of) again! And no need for searching for ridiculous jobs either! A wonderful piece of news I received today was that Geek Squad gets paid RIDICULOUSLY well. Better than I was planning of asking them. When $15/hour is LESS than what they offer, you know that you've gotten yourself into a good career path. It just means that I have to work my butt off to obtain the certification required for future employment, but they give me a 3-month berth to obtain said certification. And that would be just the basics as well!
Before I get too giddy about my transfer to awesomely-paid-ville, I need to finish a metric ton of assorted small jobs:
- renew prescription so I don't die from lack of meds
- purchase adequate amounts of said meds to last until extended-health benefits commence
- pack/ship computer/gaming supplies for myself and my better half (Seriously, xbox is on it's way!)
- pack clothing and assorted necessary curtainings and linens
- plan/execute a fairly organised "you're leaving you bastard" party. My friends here demand one apparently
- clean my room as Mini has decided that he shall comandeer my room the day I leave
- as yet to be determined assorted jobs, miscellanious jobs, "OH MY GOD I FORGOT THAT" jobs, etc. etc.
Aaaaaaand, now I'm wired. Thank you Internet, for this lovely re-awakening of my brain so that when there are literal hordes of elite gamers frothing at the mouth waiting for a chance to dive head first into the lovely science fiction world of super-human cyborgs combating nine-foot tall aliens in a holy war bent on the destruction of the human race, I shall be unable to help them, yearning for sleep. Yes, I am aware that the previous sentence was a run-on, but you can kiss the lower part of the back of the canister that is my body.
Hopefully, sleep shall arrive now, having vented my wrath for avid Halo: Reach fans.
This will, unfortunately, lead to a faster re-union with TM, my power-loving "senior" (as he is one year my junior) at work. Beacuse of my move to Edmonton, the managers at work had to by-pass myself for a promotion to senior of the department. It didn't make sense for them to give me a full-time, full-responsability position if I was going to be leaving in 2 weeks. This led them to the ever-so-popular decision to promote a guy I have known since I was playing hockey in elementary school, who has somewhat of a reputation as a bully. He had it then, he has it now. To be fair, outside of work, I somewhat enjoy his company. At work, or talking of work-related issues, I would MUCH prefer his absense. Dear. Lord. there is an age-old philosophy that those who lead by doing make much better and much more respected leaders. TM has apparently decided to forgo this wisdom and instead tries to bully and order others to do tasks which he deems below himself. In a retail environment, talking to customers and finalizing a sale, is not below anyones part in the company. I have seen my General Manager stop performing an important part of his position to either find a sales associate who was free, or helping out the customer himself start to finish. Granted, this does not happen often, however he does not believe himself to be above performing these duties. TM, has forgone any attempt at forming bonds with the other guys in my department, and I fear that my transfer will set off a chain reaction of the associates focusing their attentions to other companies and jobs. Not to blow my own horn and make it seem like I'm the all-knowing, infallible party here, but I do believe that I would, and can, perform the duties of said position to a much higher calibre than he is currently. Product knowldege has absolutely nothing to do with it, in my opinion, but more of an openness with your co-workers, managers, and definitely customers. A mutual respect between those above and below your positions is also key, and I believe that an immediate way for those among with whom you must co-ordinate and oversee, is to show that you would never ask them to do a job that you yourself would not do. Travis, my previous senior understood this well, and though he can be a bit of a chump and a bit of a jerk, we still respect him and would perform the tasks he bestowed upon us, were we available.
Wow, this post was supposed to be a small one, but 30 minutes of almost continuous writing apparently fills a blahg. G'night!
-Craig
P.S. Dan you bastard, booking two days off AFTER the release of the game to sit on your ass and pwn 13-year-olds across the globe continuously. I wish you well, and I shall join you next week when the cash is high enough for me to be able to purchase said game without losing a weeks worth of groceries.
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Insert Witty Title Here
So, Wow.
It's finally just hit me that I am actually going to be moving back to Edmonton in a couple of weeks. Now, I have been looking forward to this for a LONG time, so I'm definitely excited. However, for the past year, moving back has seemed like an almost unachievable goal. And what a year it has been. It's been an exhausting (for myself and my friends and family!) trip of self-realisation, and though it's not over, it's much more controlled and has definite direction. This is a new chapter in my life, one of responsability (sort of) and that will be much more fun. I've had to do a lot of growing up lately, and even I am surprised by my productivity. Something must have switchd a little in my brain after my last visit to the hospital (oops!) as I have done at least one productive thing a day since. Then again, probably not, as I am still posting random thoughts on a blog at 5:30 AM on a weekday. Big changes though, as I now have a place to stay in Edmonton, a job (although it has not been explained to me what position I shall acquire), a benefits package which my teeth shall enjoy, and one very excited girlfriend. Who started her new job today! I am very glad to know that she enjoyed herself, and am not surprised that she fits in well. Rae, you are pretty amazing, and that's not a biased opinion. Also, I'm super jealous of your lab-coat-wearing job, but not so much for the job itself. Mostly just for the lab-coats. Wow, rambled on with this post. I SHOULD end it here, but I'm too wired at the moment to stop. Perhaps I should, as the screen decided to start wobbling. Sleep perchance? If only you would not elude me. Curse these long nights of sleeplessness! I shall need to vanquish you Superhero style.
In a completely unrelated topic, one of Rae's lovely friends has decided to compare me to Jim from "The Office". Which is pretty awesome, if I do say so myself. It also means that my dearest Rae would be Pam, which is equally awesome. Aaaaaand it would make a sweet halloween costume, if Rae decided she wanted to be fun and dress up for the occasion. Which is something that I'm not quite sure I can wrap my head around, as all of my halloweens up to my first year of university, I had gone trick-or-treating. It was fun to dress up and goof around and not feel the slightest bit out of place in doing so. It's just slightly beyond my comprehension to not dress up for halloween, which I suppose is a by-product of my childhood. Still, All Hallow's Eve remains a fair time away and I have more pressing matters at hand. Such as, Dear God I have nothing to move into this house with! One massive trip to IKEA is most definitely needed once I arrive in Edmonton. It seems like there is quite a fair amount of things left to do, most of which require my physical self to be in the city of my future residence.
So, with that I shall bid you Good Morning, and I am off to attempt to steal what little bit of slumber I can, before being rudely awakened by either my parents, my brother, or our glorious life-giving ball of fire in the sky.
Adieu
Craig
It's finally just hit me that I am actually going to be moving back to Edmonton in a couple of weeks. Now, I have been looking forward to this for a LONG time, so I'm definitely excited. However, for the past year, moving back has seemed like an almost unachievable goal. And what a year it has been. It's been an exhausting (for myself and my friends and family!) trip of self-realisation, and though it's not over, it's much more controlled and has definite direction. This is a new chapter in my life, one of responsability (sort of) and that will be much more fun. I've had to do a lot of growing up lately, and even I am surprised by my productivity. Something must have switchd a little in my brain after my last visit to the hospital (oops!) as I have done at least one productive thing a day since. Then again, probably not, as I am still posting random thoughts on a blog at 5:30 AM on a weekday. Big changes though, as I now have a place to stay in Edmonton, a job (although it has not been explained to me what position I shall acquire), a benefits package which my teeth shall enjoy, and one very excited girlfriend. Who started her new job today! I am very glad to know that she enjoyed herself, and am not surprised that she fits in well. Rae, you are pretty amazing, and that's not a biased opinion. Also, I'm super jealous of your lab-coat-wearing job, but not so much for the job itself. Mostly just for the lab-coats. Wow, rambled on with this post. I SHOULD end it here, but I'm too wired at the moment to stop. Perhaps I should, as the screen decided to start wobbling. Sleep perchance? If only you would not elude me. Curse these long nights of sleeplessness! I shall need to vanquish you Superhero style.
In a completely unrelated topic, one of Rae's lovely friends has decided to compare me to Jim from "The Office". Which is pretty awesome, if I do say so myself. It also means that my dearest Rae would be Pam, which is equally awesome. Aaaaaand it would make a sweet halloween costume, if Rae decided she wanted to be fun and dress up for the occasion. Which is something that I'm not quite sure I can wrap my head around, as all of my halloweens up to my first year of university, I had gone trick-or-treating. It was fun to dress up and goof around and not feel the slightest bit out of place in doing so. It's just slightly beyond my comprehension to not dress up for halloween, which I suppose is a by-product of my childhood. Still, All Hallow's Eve remains a fair time away and I have more pressing matters at hand. Such as, Dear God I have nothing to move into this house with! One massive trip to IKEA is most definitely needed once I arrive in Edmonton. It seems like there is quite a fair amount of things left to do, most of which require my physical self to be in the city of my future residence.
So, with that I shall bid you Good Morning, and I am off to attempt to steal what little bit of slumber I can, before being rudely awakened by either my parents, my brother, or our glorious life-giving ball of fire in the sky.
Adieu
Craig
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Still alive
Ah, Johnathan Coulton.
Seriously, I've been listening to variations of "Still Alive" for close to about an hour now, and I must say that the best version I've seen so far has got to be when JoCo himself sings it via rockband at a concert. But, such things are unimportant. My biggest concern right now is that they haven't sent in my letters for my transfer at work yet, doubled with the fact that I am concerned about getting my benefits. So, later today I shall be making my way down to the box to make sure that they follow through on their promises. After that, I get to call the landlord of a wonderful building near Southgate in Edmonton, not 10 blocks away from where Rae is living. They want me to sign a one-year lease, which will be okay, as I plan on being there for at least two years. It's hard to concentrate though, especially with JoCo serenading me.
Wow, this post has absolutely nothing of value. Maybe I should get some sleep. That was a joke. Haha. Fat chance.
See what I did there?!? oh, I'm so clever. But seriously? sleep.
Craig
Seriously, I've been listening to variations of "Still Alive" for close to about an hour now, and I must say that the best version I've seen so far has got to be when JoCo himself sings it via rockband at a concert. But, such things are unimportant. My biggest concern right now is that they haven't sent in my letters for my transfer at work yet, doubled with the fact that I am concerned about getting my benefits. So, later today I shall be making my way down to the box to make sure that they follow through on their promises. After that, I get to call the landlord of a wonderful building near Southgate in Edmonton, not 10 blocks away from where Rae is living. They want me to sign a one-year lease, which will be okay, as I plan on being there for at least two years. It's hard to concentrate though, especially with JoCo serenading me.
Maybe you'll find someone else to help you.Witty. Made even funnier in Japanese. I should finish that game again. It's a gooder.
Maybe Black Mesa
THAT WAS A JOKE.
HAHA. FAT CHANCE.
Anyway, this cake is great.
Wow, this post has absolutely nothing of value. Maybe I should get some sleep. That was a joke. Haha. Fat chance.
See what I did there?!? oh, I'm so clever. But seriously? sleep.
Craig
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Disimpressed
So my wonderful body decided yesterday to go into Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) which requires an overnight stay at my local sick-house. Not only that, but it starts off with a lovely display of remembering what my past meals looked like, followed by shivers and finishing off with acidic blood throughout my body. Oh joy! What beautifuul happy day it was! This wonderous occasion was made doubly so, to the advent of an old lady sufferring from dementia in the bed next to mine. Honestly, when an 80-something year old starts talking about "needing to get home to teach" you know that she's not doing well. This lovely tempered old lady tried, unsucessfully, to escape from her bed thrice, and every time she fell and hurt herself to varying degrees. Also, every time she attempted a "hospital-break" the overnight nurses would have to come and sedate her, which would require holding her down and getting kicked. All in all, not a pleasant night. The nurses who treated me were all very pleasant, and all but one were very competent. One nurse in particular was quite a delight, as she was there the last time I had an episode of such a nature. She remembered my mother, but not myself as I seem to have grown a fair amount of facial hair. She joked about me calling in to make sure she was working before I showed up and very easily took my mind off of the situation. Looking back at the serious side of this, however, I'm not entirely sure why it happened, but I am fairly certain that it is because my insulin overheated, or cooked as we like to say, and became useless. So, while I was under the impression that the insulin I was injecting into my system was helping, it was just as useful, if not as harmful, as injecting water or air into my body. That, and now I am fully disimpressed with myself as I am snuggled bedwards with a distraught (not so much anymore) girlfriend who is just glad to hear that I am okay. That and that this delightful trip will not delay my return to Edmonton any, so she does not have to fear a long distance relationship for very much longer. But not it is time to catch some shut-eye as old bag-lady robbed me of any last night with her shrieking.
Craig
Craig
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Sleepless Nights
Realising that my nights are usually wasted watching pointless videos on youtube, I have decided to do something slightly more constructive with my time. Unfortunately, this does not include sleeping at the moment, as I am getting a little too excited these days. Or restless, you decide. Lots of changes happening soon, mostly with career, love life, housing and of course schooling. I was fortunate enough to land a position at Best Buy, which I have greatly enjoyed, even getting the chance to open a new store, which was a ton of fun. Even after having worked for six months with the company I still enjoy going to work, something which not many people can attest to (and somedays with all of my grumbling you'd think I was lying!). I am also fortunate enough to have impressed my "higher ups" enough that they are hoping I will change my mind about moving to Edmonton. Which brings me to another change in my life! In the past year, I have moved back and forth from Edmonton twice, culminating in my upcoming return home (Edmonton). As much as I love being at home with the fam, there are too many memories that I do not wish to relive in this town. I really will miss my friends, most notably those with whom I remained in touch with, and I am well aware that this move will not be nearly as I imagine it. But most of all I'm a little afraid. Moving back will bring forth many realities I have had the luxury of ignoring these past months. Grocery shopping, budgeting, and finding somebody insane enough to actually teach me how to drive! And while this move scares me, it also brings hope for my future. I will be moving back to a city in which my lovely girlfriend resides, which we are both very excited about. That plus not having to sneak around or hide the fact that we really love each other, is really going to change my outlook on life a little, and definitely for the better! Love life aside, I will be switching mindsets with work as well, going from sales-man to computer technician, hopefully. Transferring within the company from a fairly infrequently frequented store to the busiest store in the country would have been stressful enough, but having to learn quickly on my feet will make it that much more of a challenge. A challenge I am looking forward to. Also included with these changes in life is the fact that I am interested at returning to post-secondary in the winter. Starting in January, I hope to be attending the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, studying Computer Engineering. It will be an adventure, and a start to what I am hoping will be a long and fun career. My parents are worried that this is a "flavour of the day" decision, and I do not blame them. Since finishing High School, I have wanted to study: History and Political Science, with hopes of being a High School teacher; Journalism and Photojournalism in hopes of becoming a war correspondant; Business and Economics in hopes of either joining a large corporation or opening my own business; and now Computer Engineering and Technology. Not to mention a continued interest in joining the Armed Forces that my lovely Rachel enjoys hearing about. No worries, though! My sometimes infuriating always inrritating complications with my Diabetes is sure to keep me surely planted in Civillian life. Returning to the topic of my move, however, has also brought my attention to future companionship. Shortly after returning, and after my life is more or less settled, I wish to adopt either a puppy or a young dog. Preferably, I would adopt one of either a Pembroke Welsh Corgi, a Black Labrador/Retriever cross, or a German Shepherd/Rottweiler cross. We shall see how long it will be before that happens though, but my interest in once again having a companion dog is not fleeting. Ever since my grandfathers Collie, Gordon, was put down I have yearned for another of "man's best friend" to enter my life.
It has now just come to my attention that I have started to ramble quite a bit, and this post seems to have grown quite substantially. Hopefully, they won't all be this long or be posted at 4:30 AM.
Rachel, eat your heart out, this blog is going to stay.
-Craig
It has now just come to my attention that I have started to ramble quite a bit, and this post seems to have grown quite substantially. Hopefully, they won't all be this long or be posted at 4:30 AM.
Rachel, eat your heart out, this blog is going to stay.
-Craig
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