Perspectives of a Canadian in the Old/Deep/New/Geographic South: This is where I ramble on about nothing in particular and post a few nice pictures.
Random mutterings
My wife is a student member of the American Chemical Society. The other day, we received one of their goodies catalogs, and one of the things they have are some cool element pins.
While looking at the pins, I realized that I can spell my name in elements! How cool is that! Ok, most of you probably think it’s pretty dweeby. But I thought it was cool.
So next time you see me you can call me EuropiumGermaniumNeon.
Couldn’t do my last name though. Oh well.
GBD, golden brown and delicious. A term used in culinary circles to describe what fried or roasted foods should look like. But after this weekend it also describes me as well, although I’m not sure anybody but my wife would say I’m delicious (and even that I’m not too sure about). But definitely golden brown. At least my face anyway, and maybe my arms a little bit. The rest of me however, remains pasty white. I’ll spare you the graphic details
The stable my wife rides at had a horse event going on this weekend. Lots of people, lots of horses and several events going on. Most of the competitors were at the beginner and novice level, but it was a lot of fun to watch. I brought along my camera and took a bunch of pictures all over the place, so I spent a good deal of time in the sun getting tanned and a little bit burnt. My wife spent a lot of time out in the sun getting very tanned as the dressage scribe.
A fun, but very tiring day.
I’ve decided what I want to do when I grow up.
I want to be one of those senior citizens that goes touring about the country in a big tour bus full of other senior citizens, and then descends on an unsuspecting restaurant in the middle of the dinner rush.
Then I will take my camera and take pictures of the horrified expression on the faces of the people manning the front desk as the tour bus disgorges dozens of invading seniors. I’ll take these pictures and assemble them in an online photo gallery to share with other senior groups. They could even send in their submissions and I could post a “Best Horrified Expression” of the month or something fun like that. And then I’ll select one for Best Expression of the Year. Maybe even award a prize for it.
Yesterday this very thing happened as I was pulling up to California Dreaming around 6ish. I don’t know if there was any picture taking though. Not only was there the invading horde of seniors, there were also very formally dressed up teens on prom dates spilling out of assorted limousines. I suppose should have known better than to go there during the dinner rush, but my wife and her friends wanted to go there. Naturally we ended up going elsewhere.
Everybody knows (or should know) that Pantone is all about colours. And what happens when colours meet astrology?
You get Pantone ColorAstrology.
So, according to them, my colour is Earth Red (Pantone 18-1631): Serious, Practical, Purposeful.
I guess it fits pretty well.
Found via kadyellebee
Anybody wanna buy some textbooks?
One of the problems with having a permanent student in the house is that textbooks start accumulating up the wazoo. I’m about done with my student days for now, and have all the books I need. But the wife has been going to school since forever and doesn’t seem to want to quit. Just about all our bookshelves are filled with textbooks of various kinds.
Guesses as to what her major was? Bio actually, but you’d never know from the texts sitting on our shelves.
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