The way it's supposed to be

Is that I'm supposed to be married now. As of around 7:45 pm tonight.

It's pretty weird to think about. So much has changed in the last couple months that I can't even imagine it. Things have been better and better. I've been really happy being me, which is cool, and I've been really looking at today and the future, trusting God and walking with more confidence than I think I've ever had. I think it's the fact that God steered me so strongly when I was on the wrong path. It's given me enough perspective to see all the unrelated bad shit happening just as bad shit, and not signs. But today was weird... it hit me harder than I thought it would, but it's cool. I kinda feel like being sad tonight. It was cool that Andrea remembered, and mentioned Nick and Matt did. No one in my family said anything, but that was probably on purpose. It was a good day to spend with the family, it was cool spending the evening with dad working on the motorcycle. We got my grip heaters installed, so that's cool. We only broke one or two things in the process :D

I start some engineering work on monday. It'll be a little mundane I think. I'll be on one side of Crowchild moving targets, Chris'll be on the other scanning. Fun stuff.

Anyway, enough introspecting.

Now I've seen it all

Literally, I've seen everything... like EVERYTHING.

Went to the trap tonight for a good east coast kind of time. Yeah, it was a gong show. Everyone in our group stayed more or less sober... half a dozen pitchers between about 10 people, a few drivers... no biggie.

But everyone else... man... crazy. So less than an hour in, a fight breaks out between a tall skinny guy, and a tall, but about 6 feet around solid guy. They get taken outside, the big guy comes back in (no fighting, just back in). About 30 seconds later cops.

But that's just the start. I kid you not, there was a biker midget (I don't know the PC term at this point... I've heard 'little person', but that seems worse). But he was rockin out man... at one point, humping a pool cue... I kid you not. The only thing that could have made it more exceptional would be if he was a ninja too.

Then just to top it off, there was a totally drunk guy, sitting on the lap of the head of security (a great guy... really friendly, met him a couple times) crying.

Man what a gong show.

Big thanks to everyone who came. Dave and Trudi, Both Kr(chr)istens, Trevor, Julie, Aaron and Jenn, Jenni (who apparently is Jenn, but forever Jenni to me), and HUGE gets a hero sort of award thanks to Dave B. He offered to pick me up and drive me tonight so I didn't have to worry about anything, and tried to pay too much of the bill to cover me. You rock man, and next year, gonna go all out for ya man!

Can't wait 'till tomorrow. Gonna do dinner with the family. I need to think of someting to do for them too. Their birthdays are both earlier in the year.

See ya sunday.

More stealing

Here's another one... this one from a blog linked to from Alisons blog. Hey, I gotta do something to keep busy since no one else is updating and I have nothing to waste time at work with...

Stuff
[x] = true
[-] = sort of
[ ] = no.

[ ] I am bisexual or homosexual
[x] I've run away from home
[x] I have lied to my parents about where I am
[ ] I collect comic books.
[-] I shut others out when I'm depressed.
[x] I open up to others easily.
[-] I am keeping a secret from the world
[-] I watch the news
[ ] I own over 5 rap CDs.
[x] I own an iPod, MP3 player, or MP3 cd player
[ ] I own something from Hot Topic
[ ] I love Disney Movies
[ ] I am a sucker for hair/eyes
[ ] I don't kill bugs.
[x] I curse regularly
[x] I paid for that mobile phone ring.
[x] I am a sports fanatic.
[-] I have "x"s in my screen name (only cuz there's an x in foxy
[-] I've slipped out an "lol" in a real conversation
[x] I love Spam (the canned meat, not the email kind
[x] I cook well (as long as it's southern food)
[x] I have worn pajamas to school.
[ ] I own something from Abercrombie.
[x] I have a job
[ ] I love Martha Stewart
[ ] I am in love
[x] I have been in love
[ ] I am guilty of tYpInG lIkE tHiS
[-] I am self conscious
[x] I like to laugh
[ ] I smoke a pack a day.
[ ] I loved Perks of Being a Wallflower
[ ] I loved Go Ask Alice
[ ] I have cough drops when I'm not sick
[ ] I can't swallow pills.
[x] I can swallow about 5 pills at a time no problem
[-] I eat fast food weekly
[x] I have many scars
[x] I've been out of this country
[ ] I believe in ghosts
[ ] I can't sleep if there is a spider in the room.
[x] I am really ticklish.
[-] I love white chocolate
[ ] I bite my nails.
[-] I am comfortable with being me.
[x] I play video games
[x] I'm single
[ ] I'm in a relationship
[ ] I've gotten lost in my own city
[x] I've seen a shooting star
[x] I Had a serious Surgery.
[x] Gone out in public in your pajamas
[ ] Kissed a Stranger
[x] Hugged a stranger
[ ] Been in a fist fight
[-] Been arrested
[x] Pushed all the buttons on an elevator
[-] Made out in an elevator
[ ] Swore at your parents
[ ] Kicked a guy where it hurts
[ ] Been close to love (what the hell does that mean?)
[x] Been to a casino
[x] Been skydiving
[x] Broken a bone (A bone? More like 5)
[x] Skipped school
[x] Flashed someone
[ ] Saw a therapist
[ ] Done the splits
[ ] Played spin the bottle
[x] Got stitches
[ ] Drank a whole gallon of milk in one hour
[ ] Bitten someone until they bled
[ ] Been to Niagara Falls
[x] Got chicken pox
[x] Kissed a member of the same sex
[x] Been in a car crash with a friend
[x] Been to Japan
[x] Ridden in a taxi
[ ] Shoplifted
[x] Been fired
[ ] Stole something from your job
[ ] Gone on a blind date
[x] Lied to a friend
[-] Had a crush on a teacher
[ ] Celebrated Mardi Gras in New Orleans
[x] Been to Europe
[ ] Slept with a co-worker
[ ] Been married
[ ] Gotten divorced
[ ] Had children
[x] Saw someone dying (also helped prevent it)
[x] Been to Africa
[x] Driven over 400 miles in one day
[x] Been to Canada
[x] Been to Mexico
[x] Been on a plane
[x] Seen the Rocky Horror Picture Show
[ ] Thrown up in a bar
[x] Eaten Sushi
[x] Been snowboarding
[x] Been Skiing
[x] Been skateboarding
[x] Met someone in person from the internet
[ ] Been to a motocross show
[ ] Lost a child
[x] Gone to college
[x] Graduated college
[ ] Done hard drugs
[x] taken painkillers
[ ] Given a lapdance
[x] Had someone cheat on you (that you know of)
[x] Miss someone right now
[ ] Dance uncontrollably while drunk
[x] Stuttered uncontrollably
[ ] Pole danced

Here we go again

I'm sure one day I'll get sick of stealing posts from Alison, but today isn't that day.

And for another one...
A is for age: 26
B is for booze: Jameson, G+T
C is for career: Engineering real soon
D is for dad's name: Nick
E is for essential items to bring to a party: Um, I don't tend to go to them?
F is for favorite song at the moment: Mary - Jimi Hendirx
G is for greatest moment: Aborted
H is for hometown: Calgary
I is for instruments you play: Guitar, Banjo, Whistle, Harmonica, Percussion
J is for jam or jelly you like: Strawberry
K is for kids: Adoption (Agreed with Alison)
L is for living arrangements: Roomies with cousin
M is for mom's name: Sharon
N is for name of your best friend: I have a few
O is for overnight hospital stays: None
P is for phobias: Aracnids
Q is for a quote you like: Hot damn what a foxhole!
R is for relationship that lasted longest: 3 yearsish
S is for soup and sandwich: Gumbo, Philly Cheesesteak
T is for time you wake up: Hardly ever early enough
U is for unique trait: I have many I think, but we'll go with presence
V is for vegetable you love: I'm allergic to vegetables
W is for worst trait: I tend to be the guy who stays too long
X is for x-rays you've had: lets see... both hands at least 5 times each, left wrist, right wrist, right arm, panorex, knee, left thumb (twice)... I'm sure there's more, but I can't think of any.
Y is for yummy food you make: Jambalaya is my specialty
Z is for zodiac sign: Cancer

FIRSTS?
First job: Little Ceasars
First screen name: foxy
First funeral: Grandpa Fox
First pet: Goldfish
First piercing: none
First tattoo: Claddagh
First credit: MBNA Stampeders Mastercard
First kiss: Carolyn Helgeland
First enemy: Thomas
First favorite musician/singer/band: Johnny Cash
First school you attended: St. Phillip
First address: 13131 Lake Crimson

LASTS?
Last car ride: Car, driving to work, Motorcycle, riding around south of Calgary last night
Last kiss: A few months ago
Last movie watched: Fantastic Four
Last beverage you had: Kool-aid
Last food consumed: Glosset Raisins
Last phone call: Uh, arranging when and where to meet with Jenni
Last time showered: in about 2 minutes
Last CD played: Oh Brother Where art thou?
Last website visited: something positive
Last school attended: U of C

NOW?
Single or Taken: single
Sex: Male
Birthday: July 16
Siblings: older brother
Hair color: light brown
Eye color: Blue
Shoe size: 9
Height: 5'9"
Wearing: Housecoat

Future?
Where do you want to be in 5-7 years: Wherever God wants me to be
Where do you plan to retire: Too far away to plan right now
Where do you want to go on holidays: Somewhere I can surf

Strange happenings

Two really... First of all, the G8 came out with some pretty solid committments to end global poverty. A lot more money is gonna be spent in the next 6 years or so, and there's gonna be even better debt relief. It's good to see some action to respond to the global voice, and I'm glad the make poverty history campaign seems to be doing some good. I was surprised though... I didn't think MPH would get more than a tip of the hat from them. My biggest fear is still that it will fizzle out now. That the aid wont make it to where it needs to go, and that the people rallying now will forget about it next month when something else comes along.

The other is that the rear window of my car broke. Not like got smashed or broken, it just broke. The glass in the rear just shattered outwards into a million little bits. I am glad though that Saturn is going to replace it for me. They said it's a 'goodwill warranty repair', which he told me basically means GM doesn't cover it, but they will replace it anyway. I don't know if it's meant to let me know they are being extra nice or something, but in my thinking, I'm still losing my car for a week because of faulty glass. I'm glad they're covering it, but I resent a bit the accent on 'well, we DONT cover it, but we'll do it anyway cuz we're so great' sort of attitude. I'll be glad to get the car back though :D

Victory is mine!

Okay, first off, UPDATE YOUR BLOGS! You know who you are... I've had little to help me kill time at work for weeks now.

Second, I managed to get everything fixed on the bike more or less. I'm just waiting for one part to come in and it'll be complete again. In the meantime it's safely ridable, so I'm happy about that, and in the end the whole repair only cost me about an hour and $50. Also, my parents decided that they will widen one of the gates for me so I can store my bike more securely at night. But, to the one who did it, you still better hope I don't ever find you!

Comin' Alive Camp is going on now... Ach! Too many wee ones!!

Finally, Live 8 came and went with no impact yet. I'm sad. I wish that people would come out for such an important cause without needing a huge rock concert. I also wish the world leaders listened to the message and did more for third world debt relief. However, wishing won't get anyone very far, so I've got an order of white bands coming in (I know its a trend, I don't care, so are ribbons... and they work so shut up), so get em while they're hot. I'm praying and advocating as much as I can that the world keeps is socks up now and the bandwagon doesn't just stop here. We need to keep the cause in the spotlight to get the debt relief going on... it's an important step to reducing poverty.

*Steps off soapbox*

You better hope I don't find you.

So I have a great day yesterday. I spend most of the day out in the sunshine, workin on the bike. All the fluids topped up, everything tightened, and washed and polished and waxed and shined till it looked new. Go to church, good there, Fr. Julian was on a roll. Then to Alisons for a coupel hours of just floating in the pool. All good, home to bed, ready for comin alive camp starting today. So I walk out of the house this morning and what do I see that almost makes me cry? My bike, lying on it's side in the street. You're probably thinking 'way to go Fox, you didn't put the kickstand down right'. I only wish. It was on the other side and the side stand was still locked in place. There is only one thing that coulda done that, and that's someone knocking it over. Now there is no sign of a collision, so I gotta assume vandals. Why would someone do that? Aside from all the money it's gonna cost me to fix (it needs three new parts) they've also shattered my peace of mind. Now unless I can get it into the backyard every night I'm gonna be totally paranoid of it happening again. I'm so angry about it. It totally ruined my morning. And now instead of spending the afternoon working on thesis, I need to go get a couple parts and stuff. Pisses me off so much. I hope I never find out who did it, cuz that would be too big a challenge for me as far as the whole forgiveness/turn the other cheek thing goes.