What Am I Reading - December 29, 2009

Book - Suckertown: Entrepreneurship and Urbanization in Early Ontario
Author(s) - Guy St-Denis
Current Page/ Chapter - Chapter One: Defying the Oligarchy

What Am I Reading - December 22, 2009

Book - The Tobermory Shipwrecks
Author(s) - Rick and Jack Salen
Current Page/ Chapter - Introduction

What Am I Reading - December 15th, 2009

Book - A Flag for Canada
Author - Rick Archbold
Current Chapter/Page Reading - Chapter Three: The Great Debate

What Am I Reading - December 8th, 2009

Book - The Luck of Lucan
Author - Jennie Raycraft Lewis
Current Chapter/Page Reading - Chapter III, A Glimpse of Marystown

The New Backlog

Earlier this year, I finished reading my backlog of comic books and graphic novels that I accumulated in the past three to four years. During this time frame, I also develop the habit of purchasing local history books at bookstores, second hand shops and tourist traps. These books have become a slight visual inconvenience for me as I would see the book stack piled at the foot of my bed. In my mindset, the only way to remove these books from sight is to read them. Therefore, "The Tuesday Numbers" is back... sort of. Really, I just going write posts on Tuesday on what I'm currently reading and say where I am on the book. I know it isn't exciting, but it beats having a crack addiction... I guess.

random rambling...

I think we are done combining this fall, and now we have to wait until spring to finish the rest of the corn. The moisture levels were over 30% (that's not good) on the field we've been working on these past few weeks and the last field we have to do would be over 35%. The winter frost will dry out the corn left in the field. With the warm November, we got most ploughing accomplish in years.

Note to Self

I've been rereading old posts on this blog and I discover that...
1. I don't look at the comments.
2. If I ran into myself from four years ago, I'd kick myself in the nuts.
3. When I say "I did this" with a link attached, I should actually write down what I did, rather than leave a link to something that no longer exists.
4. I'm still in agreement on what I wrote on March 3, 2008... even more so now.
5. The Tuesday Numbers were an odd experiment, but necessary.

Reads and Listens - November 3rd, 2009

Reading - Labyrinths by Jorge Luis Borges
Listening - Rockferry by Duffy

My Vinyl Collection is Expanding

There was a record show in London today. I got in to the city too early, so I decided to park downtown to save money on parking. After picking up a coffee on Richmond Row, I sat and waited in Victoria Park watching the line up expand with mostly middle aged men at Centennial Hall for the show. On the floor, I think Cheeky Monkey from Sarnia were the only ones selling just new and non-pirated stuff. Anyways, this is what I picked up:

Sloan - Navy Blues
R.E.M. - Automatic for the People
Brian Eno & David Byrne - My Life in the Bush of Ghosts
The Smiths - Meat is Murder
Michael Jackson - Off the Wall
The Soundtrack to Eraserhead

I also stopped at Grooves while I was downtown and picked up the following:

Underworld - Crocodile
Flight of the Conchords - I Told You I Was Freaky

If I buy records like used to buy comics, I think my vinyl collection could be on par with my comics in a few years.

Still Doing Farm Work

Corn silage is done, and I believe we are two thirds done of soybeans. I'm also in the process of working ground getting ready for planting wheat.


Yes, I'm well aware I need to get out more.

and you are...?

I expect to have little alcohol in my system in the next few weeks as corn silage harvesting has started. One of my neighbours has already got a 50 acre field off while another is already done for the year. We on the other hand have not started as two concrete jobs and manure removal became a priority over corn silage. I feel I'm going to have a odd smell on me after this is over.

Blue Heron Crap

This happened over a week ago. I would have put this up sooner on this blog but my hard drive died on my computer for the third time. I have no clue if the bird was sick or not, but this is a spectacle, even though it's totally gross.

Random Sentences - August 23, 2009

I hear mice chewing on the ceiling tiles as I write. I'm trying to get hooked on old good habits when I was younger. I'm trying to write more or at least chronicle more thing than usual. These past few weeks were nothing but cutting hay, cutting oats and going to the social gatherings where I knew very few people. Catching up on Podcasts, reading actual books, not comic books. Windows open, breeze coming in from the south. I hear the leaves on the trees and the engines of the passing vehicles on the road. The crickets are coming out during the day. I will clean later today at my grandfather's place.

Just throwing it out there...

Is Mad Magazine the only magazine you have to wreck in order to enjoy... and I mean wreck physically not critically.

the tuesday numbers - july 14, 2009

DONE!
Here enjoy looking at the Black River near Washago, Ontario like I did this past weekend.

Work = Observation + Not Thinking

There are moments where I should really keep my mouth shut when it comes to yard/house work at my parents' home. Especially when my dad is around. I notice a corncob on top of the roof of the house brought up by raccoons. That observation turned into my dad cleaning the eavestrough in which will mean my mother and I cleaning up the ground of all the crap that was in the eavestrough.

the tuesday numbers - july 7, 2009

139 pages left on last graphic novel.

Going to be taking some photographs this weekend.

the tuesday numbers - June 30, 2009

ONE!

the tuesday numbers - june 23, 2009

Still Two.

Between now and the end of July I'm chopping my hair off.

the tuesday numbers - june 16, 2009

TWO!!!

Oh yeah. Soon, I'll be able to write about boring and mundane things in 140 characters or more once this backlog is done.

the tuesday numbers - june 9, 2009

THREE!

Yep. Now time to watch a cheesy movie.

the tuesday numbers - june 2, 2009

FOUR!!!!

I am sans moustache now.

the tuesday numbers - may 26, 2009

The same as last week, it seems the book I'm on takes forever to read.

Btw, Moustache May is on its last week. Check it out and get a chuckle.

the tuesday numbers - may 19, 2009 (late)

Backlog = STILL FOUR!?

Well when you do stuff like this...

other forms of idiocy go on the back burner.

the tuesday numbers - may 12, 2009

The Backlog = still four

Computer is still sluggish.

the tuesday numbers - may 5, 2009

The Backlog = 4

MOUSTACHE MAY!

(actually, very tired from a day outdoors.)

Useless information for the day

I'm using a mouse for my left hand and the track pad for my right hand. I move the cursor with my right and press the button with my left. Yes, it's a watching paint dry kind of day.

the tuesday numbers - april 28, 2009

The Backlog = 4

Might be gone for a few days as my computer is acting wonky.
Nothing exciting to report. Nothing mundane to report. I'm getting into a real nice dull right now. It's incredibly boring really, like watching paint dry kind of boring.

Gifticus - The Period of Disappointment

As Geocities is shutting down, I have moved all information about Gifticus to this blog.

The Period of Gifticus starts the day after Eastern Orthodox Christmas and ends one day after Valentine's Day. [January 8 - February 15]

The "Rules" or "Loose Guidelines" of Gifticus....
- no feast
- no family
- no religious affiliation
- all participants must be over the age of eighteen in order to celebrate/ be disappointed.

There are two gifts are involved, where one gift must be three hangars. The gifts are not wrapped in paper but in a plastic bag because there will be a good chance you would need tape if you use paper and tape costs money. Furthermore, it's two gifts per household, not two gifts per person, so you have a better chance of disappointing more people if more than two people live in one house. The best place to deliver gifts is at a home, but not necessary your own. And most importantly, the receiver of the gifts must reply in a disappointed thank you.

Acceptable Second Gifts:
- anything you own that you want to get rid of, but not to give away to complete strangers
- gifts that are re-gifted
- anything that would be ideal for a yard sale

Unacceptable or Frowned upon Second Gifts
- anything in which the receiver would like

For more details, or questions, please leave comments on this blog, Thank You.

the tuesday numbers - april 21, 2009

Backlog of GNs/TPBs not yet read = 4
Reading = Cerebus: Latter Days (still)
Watching = nothing
Listening =nothing
Growing = moustache and soul patch
Ontario counties I've ate breakfast in 2009 = 2

The Confederation Hotpad... it's a hotpad, right?

Found in Woods General Store in Kerwood, Ontario.

Time for a Photograph

This is what girl guide cookies from the 1980's look like today.



Enjoy your day.

the tuesday numbers - april 14, 2009

Ontario counties I've ate breakfast in 2009 = 2
Backlog of GNs/TPBs not yet read = 4
Reading = Cerebus: Latter Days
Watching = Entry Draft Lottery on TSN
Listening = Bill Maher and Gore Vidal
Growing = Moustache

the tuesday numbers - april 07, 2009

Ontario counties I've ate breakfast in 2009 = 2
Backlog of GNs/TPBs not yet read = 5
Reading = Cerebus: Form & Void (long graphic novel)
Watching = nada
Listening = nothing
Weather = crapola

the tuesday numbers - march 31, 2009

Ontario counties I've ate breakfast in 2009 = 2
Backlog of GNs/TPBs not yet read = 5
Reading = Cerebus: Form & Void
Watching = The Thin Man Goes Home
Listening = nothing
Checking out = Old Maps of the Province of Ontario

the tuesday numbers - march 24, 2009

Ontario counties I've ate breakfast in 2009 = 2
Backlog of GNs/TPBs not yet read = 6
Reading = Disney Comics: 75 Years of Innovation
Watching = laundry
Listening = Caribou 2007's album Andorra
Last place I ate breakfast at = Roy's Coffee Shop in Strathroy

the tuesday numbers - march 17, 2009

Ontario counties I've ate breakfast in 2009 = 2
Backlog of GNs/TPBs not yet read = 7
Reading = Ontario Grower Pesticide Safety Course Manual
Watching = Family Guy Volume 6
Listening = stomach
Cleaning = yards

the tuesday numbers - march 10, 2009

Ontario counties I've ate breakfast in 2009 = 2
Backlog of GNs/TPBs not yet read = 7
Reading = Ontario Grower Pesticide Safety Course Manual
Watching = Going Berserk
Listening = U2 - No Line on the Horizon
Why was I gone last week = dead hard drive

the tuesday numbers - february 24, 2009

Ontario counties I've ate breakfast in 2009 = 2
Backlog of graphic novels/Trade Paperbacks not yet read = 7
Tomorrow = Ugh
Yesterday = Okay

the tuesday numbers - february 17, 2009

Ontario counties I've ate breakfast in 2009 = 2
Backlog of graphic novels/Trade Paperbacks not yet read = 7
Pants or Pantless = No

the tuesday numbers - february 10, 2009

Ontario counties I've ate breakfast in 2009 = 2
Backlog of graphic novels/Trade Paperbacks not yet read = 7
Level of leg ache = medium

the tuesday numbers - february 3, 2009

Ontario counties I've ate breakfast in 2009 = 1
Backlog of comics not yet read = DONE!
Backlog of graphic novels/Trade Paperbacks not yet read = 7
Backlog of DVDs not yet watched = DONE!
Backlog of Podcasts not yet listened = DONE!
January 2009 = DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

the tuesday numbers - january 27, 2009

Ontario counties I've ate breakfast in 2009 = 1
Backlog of comics not yet read = 7
Backlog of graphic novels/Trade Paperbacks not yet read = 7
Backlog of DVDs not yet watched = 2
Backlog of Podcasts not yet listened = 5
days of working bathroom water = 2

the tuesday numbers - january 20, 2009

Ontario counties I've ate breakfast in 2009 = 1
Backlog of comics not yet read = 7
Backlog of graphic novels/Trade Paperbacks not yet read = 8
Backlog of DVDs not yet watched = 2
Backlog of Podcasts not yet listened = 5
good things happening = none

the tuesday numbers - january 13, 2009

Ontario counties I've ate breakfast in 2009 = 1
Backlog of comics not yet read = 7
Backlog of graphic novels/Trade Paperbacks not yet read = 9
Backlog of DVDs not yet watched = 5
Backlog of Podcasts not yet listened = 3
expectations of the 2009 year = low

the tuesday numbers - january 6, 2009

Ontario counties I've ate breakfast in 2009 = 1
Backlog of comics not yet read = 7
Backlog of graphic novels/Trade Paperbacks not yet read = 9
Backlog of DVDs not yet watched = 7
Backlog of Podcasts not yet listened = 3
days being healthy = 0