Let's get nothing done

ay so waters have mostly settled, i am feeling a bit more sane these days. i’ve been able to actually get back on track with fitness and hit the rower this week. throwing the tv in front of it was one of the best decisions i have ever made and it makes the time fly. i’ve actually been tryna get through mad men. digging it so far, what would life be like being treated like a lesser being along side men though. to be deemed less intelligent and incapable of doing certain things because of it.

falling in the theme of treatment of women, i have been getting through the movie summer of sam. john leguizamo’s character is an actual piece of shit in the movie and it’s really hard to stomach (i’ve been watching this through multiple sessions and i have about 20 mins to go here) as the movie has so much focus on him and his relationship.the disco music in the movie is awesome though and has some hilarious placement. its sex fueled and adrian brody has a slick ‘do

also checked out dune part 2 over the weekend. i have a lot of trouble following multi character and political story lines. there is so much to catch in details of conversation and i struggle a lot with catching everything. it was nice after the movie though, went out with my partner for snackies and i mentioned my denseness and he walked me through parts that i missed or had trouble understanding. we usually go check out movies at landmark downtown and that place is a ghost town usually, but i guess with this movie still being relatively new we got stuck watching a movie with other people. here are some of the characters that showed up:

• older couple maybe in their 60’s loudly watching a youtube recap of part 1 prior to the movie starting in the theatre
• someone sitting about 3 rows down that was filming im not sure if only the intro to the title screen or the entire movie but he ended up moving when other people sat beside him
• multiple groups of people that came late and stood blocking the screen while removing their coats and while non stop jib jabbin

something exciting i’m thinking about trying out this summer is joining the local rowing club and hitting the water. i’ve only ever hit the concept 2 so i’m looking forward to a new experience this summer. i realized though that i probably need a refresher on swimming so i dont drown when my boat inevitably tips over and i come out of the fort sask with an extra eye

i took swimming lessons when i was younger.. maybe 3-4 levels so i think i’ll just stick with getting some private lessons as a referesher, but i’m really excited to try this out this summer 🙂

hoping to get away soon too, have been taking a look at ripping out to montreal or even back out to toronto to visit a good friend. would be nice to have a quick little 5 day get away or something just to go be a piggie and walk around

anyways i’m still figuring out what this is going to be but so far its a nice way to end the week thinking about what i did and whats been happening. it reminds me that i do more than just eat, shit, work and sleep.

im always covered in an embarrassing amount of dog hair but i would never change it for anything

okay i haven’t totally fallen off the face of the earth here. a lot has been going on and i haven’t had the energy to do most things, let alone come and dump my unholy thoughts on the internet but damn what the hell.

sweet doggy some how shattered his canine, i was checking his mouth and noticed there was 2mm stump of a tooth where a gd canine used to be

that is a beast of a tooth to shatter. obviously relative to size of a pug but yeah, pretty serious thing to have to deal with because the pulp of the tooth was totally exposed and having that get infected to turn into an abscess/root canal. not ideal. lined up getting to the vet about and hour out of town the same day i called and they were really nice to get me in next day.

i was offered to leave him overnight since i had to drop him off by 8am the next day but my dog is a prince and i cannot bear to leave him in a kennel by his lonesome in a strange place over night so i took him home with me.

fun stuff on the way back, my engine light starts blinking. the highway is single lane so i try to throw power to pass someone and car is lacking a lot of power. didn’t think too much of it. got into the city and car is shaking/idling hard at red lights. just needed to get home so the dog could eat since no food past 9pm for anaesthesia the next day. car totally non operational by the time i got home, i have no idea if i exacerbated the problem by driving more but i really needed to get home to feed lil man in time and nothing else mattered. new problems of trying to find a vehicle for 7am the next day were my focus after getting the dog fed. it was already 7pm by the time i got into the city and settled back and no car rental places open between then and 7am the next day.

a good homie came in clutch to give me a ride, and then my cousin came in clutch to lend me her car. for how callous i am sometimes, people really came to help me when i needed it the most so shout out to my loved ones.

anyways, ol pups got his surgery, extracted that nasty tooth that came out in 12+ pieces

definitely messed on drugs still, it was a bit stressful taking him home because his body temp wasn’t quite back up to normal and they said to make sure i could have ways to keep him warm or he should stay there under his heat lamp and warm blankets

also there was this hilarious chicken drumstick dick turd sign along the way

after this little adventure was over, i was back to work. this all happened with great timing when i was extremely busy at work and i have pretty much been non stop working for 2 weeks.

alls well now, car is still in limbo not starting and currently living a car free life. it’s not the worst, i feel grateful to live central enough where this isn’t a huge inconvenience and it’s also not the middle of winter.

in other news, i went for a belated bday hoe down with a good gf at house of kebab (https://lotus-gallery.com/cafe) and got down with this platter. not pictured was a salty yogurt drink called doogh which was strangely refreshing but also heavy, they seemed skeptical that i wanted to drink it but 10/10 recommend trying it. also he said unlimited rice and salad but this was already a ridiculous amount of food to eat. just look at the size of the lemon slice i got hooked up with

that’s kinda all the updates i got for now. right now i’m thinking about really tryna get my life organized and sort out a lot of the nonsense i got going around in my life. i live such a cluttered life but the amount of emotion and mental stamina it takes to deal with it makes it basically unbearable. i am trying a new thing with brain dumping everything i want into a task list and trying to sort it out to what’s most important first. it seems to be working out so far and it felt good to just spew out all that stuff and really think about the steps it will take to break down a complex task into a simple one

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i hit up donburi king yesterday. got this bangin katsudon. i’m pretty sure they slapped two cups of rice into this bowl, topped with this massive cutlet. it was sweet.

thinking about getting an ents membership. a good pal turned me onto it a while back ago but i never really had much reason to go. it would be cool to get back into woodworking and build some shit for the house.

we watched the ring a few nights ago. i forgot how spoopy it was, but i mean lets be real i get scared relatively easily. i enjoy horror filsm too much to give it up though. anyhow, we got turned onto it after we watched a video on how it achieved its moody palette. i mean just check this out, it’s beautiful. i was trying to find another picture but it was kind of scary looking through google image search for stills that didn’t include samara crawling through a tv

a very interesting film process, achieved through a series of filters, film stock and lenses. here’s the link to the video if you’re interested 🙂

i should probably write an intro of some sort but i wrote an about me page so just check there and i think it’s enough.

here is an intro

i dont know if i have a title format that i’m going to find that i like. i thought that i may do something standard like, the week of feb 25 but maybe this is too boring of me. froggy style it is right now.

this week got a bit out of hand. short week at work and a ridiculous amount of meetings. i was able to grab a decent gym sesh but forgot blocs was closed to prepare for the climbing comp so didn’t get my usual lifting session in.

this week i’ve been…..

thinking about: more ways to get rid of shit in my house. someone turned me onto poshmark recently so i’m going to take a crack at trying to sell things on there and see if there’s any tracking

eating at: campio – i had their destination calabria ‘za which was decent. i still can’t really get into their pizza like others have raved on it. too bready for me. beers were solid though. construction saison extremely chuggable and they had a fruity rotating tap from babe(?) which was straight juice, also chug factor of 69,420.

i also ate at bodega highlands which is always really solid. the piri piri chicken is a favourite of mine. also had some mussels, brussel sprouts and calamari. had a glass of shiraz that tasted like it had been open for a while so wasn’t really into that. washed it all down with some portugese tarts that were so delightfully crispy on the outside

reading: cultish by by amanda montell. interesting book about language used as a form of power and influence in cults. i’ve been waking up at 6 during the week to have coffee, do 20-40 mins of reading, and taking the ol pup for a walk so this has been something that’s kept me consistent with reading

current goals:

minimizing clutter. i am probably some kind of hoarder but i haven’t really purchased anything in the past 5 years or so. i’m trying to purge things from my house at the moment but there is so much emotional baggage that comes with having stuff for many years.

eating out less. i love eating at restaurants and supporting local biz. one of my favourite activities to do with other people but i find i am eating like shit too often and hurts the wallet

this is a controversial goal (maybe?) but i’d like to drop a few lbs. i’m not interested in dieting by any means, and i need to eat enough to continue to build muscle so i think wanting to drop 5lbs by late spring is realistic

ok bye