tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40306802011-09-15T08:16:34.938-05:00A horribly irregular online journal of my affairs, written poorly and not without offense...Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774345936882925307noreply@blogger.comBlogger1101100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030680.post-1161134623067398032006-10-17T19:42:00.000-05:002006-10-17T20:23:43.086-05:00

First - Must get a poker game going some time - perhaps Friday evening after 9pm (I work until then)... Justin is back in town and would like to lose some of his hard earned cash ($5) to a game of tournament hold'em... Respond if you're at all interested. (Sorry Jared - but you slowed played us all one too many times to be invited to this gathering)Second - I'm sitting at work now, thinking

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774345936882925307noreply@blogger.com51tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030680.post-1159055371545907922006-09-23T18:33:00.000-05:002006-09-25T11:58:09.546-05:00

Well, as today was the first day of my marathon training (read all about it on my marathon blog) - I decided I'd share other goals with you all in bloggerland.Here's my life list (so far):1) Run a Marathon2) Die happy3) Climb Kilimanjaro4) Go to all the continents (except antartica - really though - how much money to see penguins and ice? Not for me... I'll go to South Africa and open up a

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So I'm running the marathon in June - starting to train on Saturday... I've got a blog - check it out...

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774345936882925307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030680.post-1156784341244718042006-08-28T11:41:00.000-05:002006-08-28T11:59:01.343-05:00

Reference the last post re: gordie - "Controlled Flight Into Terrain" is not to mean that it was an intentional deviation into the side of a mountain - rather - there were no mechanical errors. This is quite often an explanation in small crashes - when the weather goes down, bad things happen.MS Bike Tour:Well I completed my 15th MS Bike Tour yesterday afternoon all alone. I rode into Gimli

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774345936882925307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030680.post-1156450176449064372006-08-24T15:03:00.000-05:002006-08-24T15:09:36.463-05:00

Well folks, terrible news to report - Gordie MacLeod died in a plane crash last week. Gordie was flying a skymaster with 5 others on board when bad weather came in - he flew into the side of a mountain, killing everyone on board.Sad, sad news.Condolences to his family...

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774345936882925307noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030680.post-1155827715309878122006-08-17T10:09:00.000-05:002006-08-17T10:15:17.440-05:00

Well, I'm really busy today - yikes.I won't be able to get down to the airport for Justin's arrival - but I will be at the camby this evening (hopefully). I just wanted to comment on the post on Jared's blog calling me out - I don't know what to say. Sorry for being an asshole - get used to it though!I've been listening to two new albums as of late - The Roots "Game Theory" and Jurassic 5 "

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774345936882925307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030680.post-1155758251591975142006-08-16T14:19:00.000-05:002006-08-16T14:57:31.673-05:00

That's right - 2:50 on Wednesday, August 16th, 2006. I'm trying hard to pretend like I'm doing some work - but I'm more concerned with getting my truck fixed.I'm dropping the truck off at the mechanic's place tonight, and hopefully I'll have it back before the weekend. It's no big deal - just the brake pads and rotors have to be replaced. Arghh - I shouldn't complain... it's the first issue

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Well lads and lassies,It's been a ridiculous summer for me. I've been too busy for my own good - I can't remember the last time I just laid on the couch and snored away a good afternoon. I've been working full bore with the department of finance as well as the golf dome. Well, things got a bit busier for me... one of the shop guys was let go the other day, so I've had to pick up a few extra

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774345936882925307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030680.post-1155565582275255142006-08-14T09:03:00.000-05:002006-08-14T09:26:22.333-05:00

Well - It's old news now - but Phil's barber shop is open again... and it looks really nice in there. Mike is no longer cutting hair, his wife is terribly ill (says the new guy) so he's tending to her. The new guy is a short little dude who's as wide as he is tall - but he still gives the 6 dollar cut... although he's much more talkative than Mike ever was. They repainted the place, hung some

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774345936882925307noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030680.post-1155527326869836562006-08-13T22:37:00.000-05:002006-08-13T22:48:46.926-05:00

Just wanted to throw this out here:I'm riding in my 15th MS Bike Tour in a few weeks and if anyone would like to sponsor me - feel free to email me at seangiesbrecht(at)yahoo(dot)ca.Information:Well this is the 17th year the tour has been run (I missed the first two years because I was too young and (funny enough) not in the country))... for the first 13 years I rode with my dad, but he's just

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774345936882925307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030680.post-1154464690210513122006-08-01T15:26:00.000-05:002006-08-01T15:39:37.136-05:00

Hassie: Check out ANSWERS IN GENESIS (DOT) COM - I never knew it was so easy to explain how dinosaurs walked alongside man - and that it was okay to fuck your sister in the early days.The old "if we're not allowed to marry our sisters, and all people are descendents of adam and eve, who did cain marry?" question is answered quite simply. He married a sister... it was okay for them to marry and

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774345936882925307noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030680.post-1154358958618856762006-07-31T10:12:00.000-05:002006-07-31T10:15:58.630-05:00

Quickly: Wow, wow, wow.After blanking the Ti-Cats 29-0 in Hamilton this past Friday, the Bombers are hosting the dreadful Tabbies this upcoming Friday. My dad's out of town, and while Jenn would gladly take my second season ticket - she'd also be happy if someone else came to the game with me... if you'd like to come - just email me or leave a comment. I'll let you know by wednesday or

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774345936882925307noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030680.post-1154107319233268912006-07-28T12:10:00.000-05:002006-07-28T12:21:59.283-05:00

I take the skywalk - the one that can keep a person indoors from Portage Place all the way to the Richardson Building - every now and then. I certainly meet my fair share of folks. In the last few months I have run into Brenden Cathcart once, a football friend once, Jenn's dad a few times - but yesterday I saw the ever-elusive ANDREW FORBES. Sure I saw him a few weeks ago at the Round table -

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I'm playing in the WSOP this year - wow... I never thought I'd make it to the big show - but a little hard work and the right pre-lims got me into the most prestigious poker tournament in the world. I'll be heading south this Saturday morning - wish me luck!Correction the Winkler Series of Poker may not be the most prestigious in the world - but it's probably the best tourney that southern

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Well, day 5 of 21 into this little experiment run by the docs... and I'm feeling fine. I just wish I could chew something.For those wondering/interested - in the ongoing struggle to help out my tummy, my doctor has taken a slightly radical approach - he cut my stomach out completely... leaving only my intestines to absorb nutrients into the system. Well - not that drastic - I actually don't

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774345936882925307noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030680.post-1153770955952320372006-07-24T14:20:00.000-05:002006-07-24T14:55:56.036-05:00

I just finished running the numbers with the new crime data in Winnipeg. What isn't surprising is that the numbers haven't really changed all that much - we seem to have roughly the same distribution of crime by location, demographics, etc. What is surprising is that these numbers have been the same for years - and that the socio-disadvantage indicators are still the same - with nearly the same

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774345936882925307noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030680.post-1153500184661179782006-07-21T11:41:00.000-05:002006-07-21T12:06:09.176-05:00

So I just read THIS STORY about Haley Joel Osment. First of all - "dude, you've got a 1995 Saturn! Time to upgrade." Second - "dude, when the hell did you turn 18?"

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774345936882925307noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030680.post-1153460421375436372006-07-21T00:35:00.000-05:002006-07-21T00:40:21.386-05:00

MILT FOR MAYOR, PREMIER AND PRIME MINISTER!That was the most amazing regular season play I've ever watched... amazing!Here's the situation:The Bombers on 3rd and short with 90 seconds left go for it - Glenn keeps it and goes 4 yards only to fumble the ball... Edmonton gets it back, marches down the field and scores (with 16 seconds left). Bombers take a penalty on the kickoff and start their

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774345936882925307noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030680.post-1153435101182356082006-07-20T17:34:00.000-05:002006-07-20T17:38:21.196-05:00

You know, it's weird - I'm a 25 year old man and I just got really excited to chat with a former hero of mine. Willard Reaves comes into the dome to hit balls nearly every day - he's got quite the hit behind his ball too... well - yesterday I went to have him sign a hat for my dad - who really is a huge fan of #38 - and today he came into the shop.I've chatted with him before on the football

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774345936882925307noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030680.post-1153410543344591822006-07-20T10:30:00.000-05:002006-07-20T10:49:03.630-05:00

I've got to admit that I'm really sorry for not updating my del.icio.us account - I've been rather busy reading things for work - and as interesting as I find US governmental studies on pay as you drive insurance schemes - I doubt you all would share those sentiments.I've had two fun mornings on the bus now - and I feel the need to tell someone.Yesterday morning there were two really funny

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774345936882925307noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030680.post-1153232994745414052006-07-18T09:04:00.001-05:002006-07-18T09:29:54.760-05:00

MID-JULY CLEAN UPSo the good news about the tests that I had - nothing's worse... the bad news - nothing's better. I'm actually pretty happy with the situation - so I won't complain.I've got a few things on my mind now:1) The Bombers really showed a lack of class on Saturday. Now I'll be the first to admit that the reffing was iffy at best for that game. There were three or four crucial

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774345936882925307noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030680.post-1151080278451262502006-06-23T11:19:00.000-05:002006-06-23T11:31:18.520-05:00

Well - that little slice of heaven is over and done with. Yay for me and having a gastro-intestinal system you could eat off of.The procedures were a little uncomfortable - I don't think I'll ever get used to the taste of barium... and I don't know if the fake cherry/strawberry flavour they mix in with the stuff makes it better or worse. Yechh!That's over... I won't find out the results for a

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774345936882925307noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030680.post-1150828372671597772006-06-20T13:31:00.000-05:002006-06-20T13:32:52.690-05:00

Okay - it's just getting annoying now... I need the ointment that I didn't buy... "oh, it won't be that bad... I've had the runs before!" Well, I don't often admit when I'm wrong... so take notice... it's just that bad! Gotta go!

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774345936882925307noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030680.post-1150818329663710672006-06-20T10:38:00.000-05:002006-06-20T10:45:29.680-05:00

So it's ten minutes after taking the citromag - and nothing stirring yet. No mad dashes to the bathroom, no painful stomach rumblings... nothing. I feel sort of gyped! Not that I want those things, but Steve-o promised me a day of solid reading, instead I'm typing a blog update.I'm having a little procedure done tmrw to "check things out" in my tummy... it's nothing major - pretty run of the

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774345936882925307noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030680.post-1150397882620223062006-06-15T13:54:00.000-05:002006-06-15T13:58:02.633-05:00

Hear me out now, don't jump to any conclusions: I just visited the NAMBLA website. I've heard the acronym a few times now, and wanted to check it out. Thinking it'd be about extremist gun freaks or some organisation for nutters to get involved in politics... nope - it's a site, and an organisation, for man-boy love. Apparently Oscar Wilde and Walt Whitman were both well known boy lovers...

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774345936882925307noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030680.post-1149539225651483002006-06-05T15:21:00.000-05:002006-06-05T15:27:05.666-05:00

I read AN ARTICLE written by a famous economist, DEAN BAKER the other day for my government job. Now, thinking it was a smart thing to do - I challenged the article saying:"I am not certain why pay per mile insurance is superior to gasoline taxes as a way of slowing global warming. Are emissions dependent on miles driven or gasoline consumption? If it is the former then pay per mile works

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774345936882925307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030680.post-1149261450550743482006-06-02T09:20:00.000-05:002006-06-02T10:17:30.563-05:00

I just posted A LINK TO A STORY on My Delicious account - and this one line seemed really funny to me: "Focus on the Family urges parents to consider seeking help for boys as young as five if they show a 'tendency to cry easily, be less athletic, and dislike the roughhousing that other boys enjoy.'"Like this story, I like all the talk on ALTERNET.ORG about the polarization of America. They talk

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774345936882925307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030680.post-1148972673930408362006-05-30T01:59:00.000-05:002006-05-30T02:04:33.936-05:00

So Jenn and I watched X-Men 3 tonight... not so great (the movie - the date was fine). The best part was that we saw the trailer for Ghost Rider! Wow - Nick Cage as Johnny Blaze surprised me - but it looked so fucking good. Finally a movie adapted from a comic that I actually followed... a lot! It was one of Chris' favourites, but I jumped on that bandwagon - as soon as the issue with the

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774345936882925307noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030680.post-1148763587510441532006-05-27T15:56:00.000-05:002006-05-27T15:59:47.520-05:00

So I was just checking up on the Kingdom of Bhutan... looking inthe CIA World Fact Book - it seems that they have a few problems: 1) They have a district called Bumthang! Come on! Where do you live? In Bumthang. Bum Thang? Yuppers. Like pooper thang? No Bumthang! Wow... what's it like? Is Penner there with you?2) They have a district named Bumthang!That is all.

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774345936882925307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030680.post-1148320860644420622006-05-22T12:55:00.000-05:002006-05-22T13:01:00.656-05:00

I decided not to blog about the preakness because of the insane amount of traffic on the blog about the derby... I think it slowed down the servers, and I got a letter from the government advising me that I almost shut down the internet - so nothing about a horse pulling up lame with a leg broken in two places... nope, nothing like that here.I did want to say that I shot my worst round of golf in

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774345936882925307noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030680.post-1148069802571042242006-05-19T15:14:00.000-05:002006-05-19T15:16:42.583-05:00

News:So I've told a few of you I was applying for a job with the Department of Finance for the summer... and I just got word I got the job. I'm going to be a fact-checking research assistant working on the MPI Rate Change Application. It's not going to be great or anything, but I will get to spend time in an office looking things up about cars and the insurance game. I'm looking forward to it

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774345936882925307noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030680.post-1147790688510331492006-05-16T09:31:00.000-05:002006-05-16T13:10:18.100-05:00

A couple minor things to report. Last night I went to Earl's to help celebrate a choir friend's recital. I'm not a big celeb fan or anything - but Luke Wilson was there. He was just sitting down, enjoying a meal... I glanced over at him, we made eye contact - it wasn't a moment. He's a favourite of mine for sure, but the dude was eating his meal - he didn't need yet another fan he didn't want

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774345936882925307noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030680.post-1146947417011854852006-05-06T15:10:00.000-05:002006-05-06T15:30:17.030-05:00

ONE LAST THING - It's my Grandma Giesbrecht's 90th birthday today. I know that some of you who read this have met her... and she asks about each and every one of you (and Jared - she does not like your hair at all). It's amazing to me - I think it was the same time last year that I wrote about how amazed I am by this woman, sorry if this gets repetitive. She's 90, sure... but she's a go getter

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774345936882925307noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030680.post-1146938568925086392006-05-06T12:51:00.000-05:002006-05-06T13:07:04.720-05:00

I'm a little miffed at the lack of decent reporting on the kentcuky derby's website. I thought I'd take a gander at my picks this morning - and the odds were way the fuck off. Some shuffling around is fairly common... but we're talking giant moves here. Brother Derek is now a 10-1 midshot at winning. What happened that we don't know about? I wish I knew someone in the loop that I could call.

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774345936882925307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030680.post-1146848995094707192006-05-05T11:44:00.000-05:002006-05-05T12:09:55.286-05:00

THOUGHT I WAS GONNA FORGET ABOUT IT DIDN'T YA?No sir. Not this year. Not this event. It's my favourite sporting event next to the Grey Cup and Superbowl... it's 2 minutes of high flying, fast paced fun. It's the two hour preview show building up the anticipation for the awesomely climactic finish. It's watching those southern belles in their giant hats, sipping away at mint juleps. It's

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774345936882925307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030680.post-1146785190347693352006-05-04T18:06:00.000-05:002006-05-04T18:26:30.356-05:00

I've been really into watching PARKOUR VIDEOS these days. Now - I'm in no shape to even consider this - but I like the idea of running full speed over buildings and other barriers as if they don't exist. Really cool, if you ask me.I'm also really into reading journals online these days. It sucks how during the year I study and read mainly for coursework - sure I have a few journals that I read

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774345936882925307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030680.post-1146347979579506282006-04-29T16:54:00.000-05:002006-04-29T16:59:39.590-05:00

I went to the moose game last night... it was really boring. We scored the first goal, we taunted their goalie, we watched little kids play hockey. Then they scored the second and third goals - and we had to wait until a few minutes left in the game to score a tying goal - then 5 minutes into OT we won it.What was cool about the game though was that Ben Kingsley was in the house. Yuppers -

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774345936882925307noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030680.post-1146020595590767592006-04-25T21:56:00.000-05:002006-04-25T22:03:15.603-05:00

EXCITED!That's what I am - just excited! I got an email from my sustainable development prof today informing me that she's nominated my term paper for the department's annual Simkin Prize. It's weird - it's a shitty term paper, but she really liked it. I've got a week to edit the paper (note to Justin: what are you doing this week?) and then I'll throw it to the dogs. I guess I'll be

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774345936882925307noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030680.post-1145828089141709722006-04-23T16:12:00.001-05:002006-04-23T18:50:05.346-05:00

I JUST CAN'T LOSE!Chinese Auctions are great! Last night I went to a wedding social for a co-worker, Amy B., with Jenn and we had an alright time. We got there pretty late - so the rest of my co-workers were hammered and hamming each other (oh yes - let's put slices of ham on each other's shoulders... it was pretty fun to watch actually).Anyhoo - jumping back to the silent auction thing - I won

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774345936882925307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030680.post-1145655155219986832006-04-21T16:30:00.000-05:002006-04-21T16:32:35.230-05:00

I have hurt my ankle jumping on the DEL.ICIO.US bandwagon as well. Sorry Justin for stealing the idea - so if anyone's interested in the websites I view - head over to my links section and click on the delicious link.

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774345936882925307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030680.post-1145548305182094112006-04-20T10:34:00.000-05:002006-04-20T10:51:45.196-05:00

First of all - I should point out that Tyler emailed me in a "let's forget this ever happened" friendly type way. It was a nice email that promised a concussion free meeting to work out the differences - it should be noted that he did take the high road on this one.Next - I'm both loving and hating the end of school. For my Sustainable Development class - we had a take home exam (we all love

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774345936882925307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030680.post-1145427564700601072006-04-19T00:49:00.000-05:002006-04-20T00:04:19.360-05:00

Alright - before you read this post, keep in mind that I'm in a similar state writing this as Jared was finishing his up thesis. My concern right now is people talking behind my back:Yuppers - I'm looking at Tyler and Kasdorf square in the eye on this one. I can understand how Tyler would want to give concussions for words that may have hurt his soul a little. I can understand why Kasdorf

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774345936882925307noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030680.post-1145144846859505082006-04-15T18:35:00.000-05:002006-04-15T18:47:26.870-05:00

Folk Festival NewsSO the performers list has been up for about a week now - but today I checked and got really excited. Steve Earle has just been added to the lineup - Penner had better make it home for this fest!In addition to Steve Earle, I'm pretty excited about Fred Eaglesmith, Willie P. Bennett, House of Doc, The Sadies, The Cottars, Neko Case and Solomon Burke! After missing last year,

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774345936882925307noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030680.post-1145049799474709362006-04-14T16:15:00.000-05:002006-04-14T16:23:19.483-05:00

Golf with Jay = Wowzers!Jay and I started the year off just right this morning. Beer, schnooze-dogs, excellent chips - it was sweet. I had a choice really early in the round of whether or not to absolutely lose it! I was close - but it was a nice day outside - the sun was shining, birds were chirping... and I was golfing - so I stayed somewhat happy... would you have?To explain - I have this

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774345936882925307noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030680.post-1144909657287136422006-04-13T01:10:00.000-05:002006-04-13T01:27:37.296-05:00

OKAY - so the renegades dispersal draft went okay this afternoon. The bombers picked up Khan and St. Germain in the first round - nice haul!For St. Germain we had to trade away some picks to Toronto (14th overall in this year's college draft = no big loss & their second round pick in the dispersal draft - Marc Pilon... not a huge loss). We also got a steal of a quarterback in Brad Banks in the

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774345936882925307noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030680.post-1144683109597915102006-04-10T10:12:00.000-05:002006-04-10T10:31:49.610-05:00

RENEGADES GONZO - BLUE BACK IN THE EAST!!!The league announced yesterday that they were suspending football operations for the Ottawa Rengades for the 2006 season. A move that hurts the league, the game, and the country affects the Bombers most of all. For the 6th time since 1987 the Bombers are switching Divisions yet again! As if that was enough - the newly revised schedule has some

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774345936882925307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030680.post-1144481017308614672006-04-08T02:19:00.000-05:002006-04-08T02:23:37.320-05:00

Okay - so it's weird when girls I used to date get married. Now with Heidi, it wasn't really a dating thing - sure we went on a few dates - but I don't think I would have called her my girlfriend - and I'm certain she didn't call me her boyfriend - it was very short term. So that one didn't bother me much.Not that the news I just received tonight about Erin (E-Mac) getting engaged bothers me -

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774345936882925307noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030680.post-1144302230518355102006-04-06T00:34:00.000-05:002006-04-06T00:54:41.816-05:00

Alright - let's move away from me being a pretentious dipshit. What does everyone think about the possiblity of the CFL downsizing to 8 teams this year? Does that mean that Tom Wright has failed as commissioner, or are the citizens of Ottawa just fuckheads?Jared and I went to a Renegades game a few years ago - and while it wasn't the most memorable part of my weekend with Penner (Cambodian

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774345936882925307noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030680.post-1143785356354220402006-03-30T23:52:00.000-06:002006-03-31T00:09:16.366-06:00

Just to cool things off from Jared's blog a bit. Here's a funny story:I got screwed over big-time by one of my classmates. Huge. If your name is Joel, and you're reading this - don't worry - I've already settled my score with you - this relates to another person in a class you don't take with me (Ah Sean, making friends like usual). So basically this guy can go take a brick and have his way

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774345936882925307noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030680.post-1142840739507704992006-03-20T01:32:00.000-06:002006-03-20T01:45:39.520-06:00

I had a great day of data-entry! I felt it rather productive, I put in 14 new neighbourhoods - nice work Gies! Now I just have 23 to go - then I'll have all the demographic information you'd ever need for Winnipeg's 175 "neighbourhoods" (as defined by StatsCan. Interesting facts - the proportion of China Town (actual neighbourhood name) residents over the age of 20 who have not completed high

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774345936882925307noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030680.post-1142019726000759362006-03-10T13:21:00.000-06:002006-03-10T13:42:06.013-06:00

So I'm writing a paper on economic growth in Canada and the United States. It's a discussion as to whether or not growth in those developed nations is good or bad (for them as well as for developing nations). It's a tough one to tackle.I'll start the paper off with a general explanation of growth and its determinants. I do this for a few reasons - one) to have a concise definition of growth;

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774345936882925307noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030680.post-1141367633018641302006-03-03T00:33:00.000-06:002006-03-09T23:49:18.723-06:00

JUSTIN & JARED MUST READ THE WHOLE ENTRY, OTHERS - FEEL FREE TO SKIM!I have been pretty busy with schoolwork these days, but I should let people know that I read a chapter the other day that gave me no end of problems (in terms of how I am to view economics - this gorgeously contradictory school of thought I've chosen). It was a Chapter from Herman Daly's book "Steady-State Economies" and he

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774345936882925307noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030680.post-1140369930255241682006-02-19T11:21:00.000-06:002006-02-19T11:25:30.266-06:00

The End Of Reading WeekWell it didn't end like it started, that's for sure. I came flying out of the gates with a bunch of reading and studying... then I had a roughish day on Thursday (study-wise) - and it's been downhill since then. Also I've had other, more important things to focus on - and I decided to give myself a break.I have a busy few months coming up - two term tests in the next

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774345936882925307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030680.post-1140018445938222052006-02-15T09:39:00.000-06:002006-02-15T09:47:25.950-06:00

Ah Cousin Kirsten, you crazy crazy girl!As some of you know, my cousin Kirsten in England is a pretty special person to me. Our birthdays are a month apart and she's a good person to vent to... because no matter how bad you think you have it - she'll always trump you. She recently left the world of international competitive trampolining (laugh it up boys) - and had a solid career. World

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774345936882925307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030680.post-1139601543899130722006-02-10T13:53:00.000-06:002006-02-10T13:59:03.910-06:00

SO I bought a bangload of books at the UofM booksale the other day - it was great... a big bag of books for $5! Not that I was buying anything new or good - but I found some cool old economics texts: "Adam Smith: Rising Star?" (Published 1763) & "Who's that girl... voting?" (Published 1918) - yay!They're not really that old, but they are fairly outdated... I've heard of three of the books - and

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774345936882925307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030680.post-1139502147848956652006-02-09T10:18:00.000-06:002006-02-09T10:22:27.856-06:00

I'm sore.So there's a whole lot of good news about my stomach pain - and very little of the bad kind. It turns out that it's just an ulcer (xrays next week to confirm this)... so I'm taking a medication that Steve Gregg says is wicked cool awesome - so I'll take his word for it. I believe Hassie also likes it... but that's just rumour.As far as school goes - I'm done for the first half of the

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774345936882925307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030680.post-1139328460755419612006-02-07T09:59:00.000-06:002006-02-07T10:07:40.766-06:00

This post is simply for Justin, Jared, Jay and any other friends in a distant 3rd world land... (Regina counts, doesn't it?)... all others can divert their attention to FUN OPTICAL ILLUSIONSSo christ on a crutch if my stomach didn't start hurting again last night. I just don't get it - when you guys are gone, I'm not drinking heavily, I'm not staying up late chasin' skirt, I'm not making poor

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774345936882925307noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030680.post-1138935657234922452006-02-02T20:38:00.000-06:002006-02-06T00:44:25.066-06:00

Yikes - slow down with the posting there chief!So I have an exam in my HEALTH CARE ECONOMICS" class tmrw morning, and the studying is not going well. I suppose I really should have been at it since I got home from school - but I didn't and I can't. I just can't study anymore today. These last three weeks have been especially busy - topic statement proposals due, daily reading assignment

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774345936882925307noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030680.post-1138919113170626112006-02-02T16:17:00.000-06:002006-02-02T16:25:13.180-06:00

No new and fun quote for ya'll today - and while I'm feeling better, I'm in no mood to talk about it just right now. Instead I'm going to focus on THE PERPS. I checked them out last night at Hooligans with some good people from the choir. I think they both liked the music and it was good to hear the perps play some dirty, dirty rock and roll - just throwin' it out there. Don't get me wrong, I

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774345936882925307noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030680.post-1138476295309968642006-01-28T13:23:00.000-06:002006-01-28T13:24:55.326-06:00

"Pain hardens, and great pain hardens greatly, whatever the comforters say, and suffering does not ennoble, though it may occasionally lend a certain rigid dignity of manner to the suffering frame." -Antonia S. ByattJodi and I broke up yesterday... I am sad.

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774345936882925307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030680.post-1137268156940787432006-01-14T13:37:00.000-06:002006-01-14T13:49:16.950-06:00

So I've got some pretty exciting news. I have been offered, and probably will accept, a job offer to work out west this summer. It doesn't really take advantage of my history or skill set - but it sounds like a fun time.I'll be driving a 6 wheel drive - 56 passenger bus onto and around the columbia icefield between jasper and banff. One of Jodi's friends told me about it - and it looks pretty

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774345936882925307noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030680.post-1135898193087485272005-12-29T16:30:00.000-06:002005-12-29T17:16:33.100-06:00

I only hate two holidays: Halloween and New Year's. Halloween because I can never find a good costume... and I never really care to. I figure that when I was 12 and I went as Ace Freely (complete with face make-up, silver sashes, and platform boots) - well that was just about the best costume I ever had, and ever will have. What's the point in trying to trump it?New Year's because it's silly

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774345936882925307noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030680.post-1135031859625229562005-12-19T16:31:00.000-06:002005-12-19T16:37:39.633-06:00

Here's how I've spent my birthday so far:9:45am : woke up9:46am : called Grandma10:30am : picked Grandma up2:00pm : dropped grandma off3:00pm: got home to find out that nobody can come toboggoning today4:33pm: writing blog update instead of bathingWhat I'll do tonight:8pm: go to a movie (alone) instead of having lots of fun sliding down a hill10:30pm: drill a hole into a candle for Justin's

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YAY!!! I'm finished for another semester... it's a good feeling. I didn't think I'd be happy after my last exam, but I always have a skip in my step after my last exam of the term... it's a pretty good feeling.I had three exams in three days, so it wasn't too cramped that I couldn't get work done - but it was short enough that it didn't drag on - I like it this way. Although next term I will

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774345936882925307noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030680.post-1134396430638707472005-12-12T07:50:00.000-06:002005-12-12T08:07:10.716-06:00

It's 8 in the morning and I'm feeling anything but fine...So I've got my econometrics exam in 5 hours - and I really don't know why I'm at school this early - but what the hell... why not pretend to study? I'm not terribly worried about the exam - it's just a lot of number-plugging! I'm really happy that for a stats based economics course we have 3 short essay questions on the exam. My prof

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774345936882925307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030680.post-1134155298710025092005-12-09T13:00:00.000-06:002005-12-09T13:08:18.720-06:00

THROAT UPDATE!!!So I saw my Ear, Nose & Throat specialist today and surprise, surprise - I need surgery - but the kind that only I could be happy with - complete fucking up of my schedule surgery! She said that my "larynx needed some cleaning up" - I don't know the meaning behind such a medical termanology laced statement, but it may not be good. Perhaps Jackie could shed some light on to what

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774345936882925307noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030680.post-1133305089332006202005-11-29T15:36:00.000-06:002005-11-30T17:35:56.700-06:00

So I'm really digging Elijah, the Oratorio we're (University Singers) and three other choirs are singing in January with the symphony. I'm sorry for reverting back to boring choir talk, but it's really a fantastic piece of music... the imagery alone is worth it - but the music itself is awesome. I don't claim to know all the little jokes in the music, and the inside shit that music students do

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774345936882925307noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030680.post-1133237207278340652005-11-28T21:21:00.000-06:002005-11-28T22:06:47.290-06:00

I've decided to blog my way through an online poker tournament... I won't update in real time or anything - but I'll let you know as I go. It should be a ridiculous tourney - $1 to enter, 1500 chips - blinds start at 5-10.1st hand - I'm not in it, but the pre-flop betting already had two people all-in. QK took it with a flush to the Queen of diamonds - goodbye "urablufr19."my first hand -

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774345936882925307noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030680.post-1132851213146220002005-11-24T10:41:00.000-06:002005-11-24T10:53:33.156-06:00

So I tore my larynx (again) - this time it just happened... no Labour Day Classic excuses. I had noticed a few weeks ago that I just wasn't singing right... It was coming out oddly, and I felt that "I'm not in good voice" feeling - but I didn't think twice. I haven't been singing a lot, and when I do I always warm up - certainly no strain by yelling or screaming... and no major pain.Well this

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774345936882925307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030680.post-1132683334475090482005-11-22T12:14:00.000-06:002005-11-22T12:15:34.476-06:00

On a way less-sad note: I bought my first port the other day. I'm a little scared of trying it, but I feel great now that I've finally moved on from my position that the only wine I'll drink is Shiraz (although I still think Merlot is for pussies).

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774345936882925307noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030680.post-1132683242504820842005-11-22T12:02:00.000-06:002005-11-22T12:14:02.516-06:00

ON DEATH AND DYINGForget Kubler-Ross on this one guys, listen to me. I don't know why this time of year gets me thinking about death and sying, but it hits me every year like a ton of bricks. It's usually coupled with a nice cold, so I'm just the cheeriest person to be around.I'm looking at the people around me, and I can't help but think that fairly soon one of them is going to pass away. I

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774345936882925307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030680.post-1132033635636465102005-11-14T23:34:00.000-06:002005-11-14T23:47:15.646-06:00

So I got a job at the Golf Dome, and today was my second shift.. pretty fun times - and a fairly easy job. I drive around the golf cart picking up golf balls - then I unload them into bins... yup - that's my main chore. There are other things like cleaning the mini golf obstacles - but mainly I pick up balls... and I can't imagine any fun stories ever coming out of that! So this may very well

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774345936882925307noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030680.post-1131950196157920232005-11-14T00:04:00.000-06:002005-11-14T00:36:36.166-06:00

I guess I haven't been posting anything good for a long time now. I remember the good old days of my old blog - where I'd write about airplanes and close calls... about how I felt about the air navigation system... about my life. Now I write about school - much less entertaining (to both read and write) - and I don't feel like doing it. Maybe I should switch it up, maybe I should impart some

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774345936882925307noreply@blogger.com29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030680.post-1131908265610684482005-11-13T12:48:00.000-06:002005-11-13T12:57:45.620-06:00

Well, that failed misearbly. The one comment I had, which could easily have been made into a challenge (such as, I challenge you to develop a way to play loser has to do something rummy over the internet), was not itself a challenge. Dammit!Oh well - back to writing about school and choirs! Not really though. I had mentioned that I was going to McNally Robinson to hear a lecture on

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774345936882925307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030680.post-1131517559426676732005-11-09T00:18:00.000-06:002005-11-09T00:31:15.943-06:00

JAZZING THINGS UP A BITApparently my site blog sucks balls (which I really shouldn't dispute) - it's boring, and all I talk about is school and choir... now Justin is the interesting one (which again, I shouldn't dispute)... so in an attempt to jazz up the site, I'm taking bets!If anyone wants to bet me something (reasonable here) I'll probably accept... although odds will be required if the bet

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774345936882925307noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030680.post-1131306398824089582005-11-06T13:29:00.000-06:002005-11-06T13:46:38.836-06:00

I should first thank the anonymous-to-me poster, Kirstinw, for her link to Fiendish Soduko, indeed it is a nice place to play.Also, I just learned that a buddy from the lake is in Zambia with the Right To Play organisation. I gather, not from his website, but rather from word of mouth that he plays games and sports with refuge kids. I haven't seen him in ages, but he and I used to play together

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774345936882925307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030680.post-1131044900194315952005-11-03T13:05:00.000-06:002005-11-03T13:08:20.203-06:00

Am I the only one who loves sudoku?It's the new game available on the games page of the Free Press and I really like it. It also has the side bonus of being the only game I can play without getting yelled at by various members of my family. (My mother likes to do the crossword, and if I so much as think about a clue she gets upset) I don't know if I'll go so far as to buy one of those handy

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774345936882925307noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030680.post-1130983468991916232005-11-02T19:33:00.000-06:002005-11-02T20:04:29.003-06:00

How Sweet It Is!No, not "to be loved by you" - although that, admittedly is sweet! Nope - it's pretty sweet that my week is going so well. Nothing much to do, just some studying here and there... watching part of a hockey game (First period of the Sens-Sabres game... my lord - 4-0 for the Sens... I switched off the set - although Havlat's goal (the Sens' fourth) was really nice - look for it on

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774345936882925307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030680.post-1130820352720192532005-10-31T22:37:00.000-06:002005-10-31T22:45:52.733-06:00

I'm a big fan of Steven Levitt (author of Freakonomics) - and yes, I have severely hurt my ankles jumping on this bandwagon... but it's just really neat to know that the beauty I find in economics is shared by other people. So often people look at me and say "honours economics eh? that must be a hoot!" - but it is... it is a hoot! How can people not love the study of choices? what drives us,

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774345936882925307noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030680.post-1130350211615148562005-10-26T13:03:00.000-05:002005-11-01T16:29:25.676-06:00

CORB LUND BANDSo Good... I'm listening to Remains of You right now - and my toes be tapping away (In an ever-changing beat, of course)... good stuff.Oh, song changed to "truck got stuck talkin' blues" - good stuff again!Anyhoo - I just thought I'd let everyone know about some fantastic events in the next few weeks:First - This Friday & Saturday Barrage (www.barrage.org) is playing - some of you

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774345936882925307noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030680.post-1130261535532849882005-10-25T12:17:00.000-05:002005-10-25T12:32:15.540-05:00

I'm listening to the end of I Don't Wanna Grow Up by Tom Waits right now.The Singers sang for the RWBallet this past weekend. Pretty fun/neat to be a part of Dracula! We only sang(sing) for about 4 minutes at the end of the production, it's very cool though. We sing the 5th movement of Mahler no.2 - Auferstehn - I really like it. It's fairly simple, but extremely haunting and mysterious. I

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774345936882925307noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030680.post-1129321683831768632005-10-14T15:19:00.000-05:002005-10-14T15:28:03.836-05:00

SHORT WEEKI really like it when we get Monday off - what a nice little present. I, like 95% of University students had good intentions of studying and catching up with my readings on thanksgiving monday - but I, alond with 94% of University students failed to do anything but sit around and relax... maybe play with a new iPod or something.I had one exam this week in my Labour Studies course.

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774345936882925307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030680.post-1128015361022890272005-09-29T12:31:00.000-05:002005-09-29T12:36:01.026-05:00

RAQUETBALLI hate this sport... a lot!I've tried to play sqaush over the last three or four years, and I really wasn't very good - but I could do the basic things - like serve, return... occasionally command the T. I could hold my own on the court - though mostly losing... I was able to be somewhat respectable.Not on the raquetball court though... not with Jodi! She's been playing for quite a

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774345936882925307noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030680.post-1127333945907703422005-09-21T15:12:00.000-05:002005-09-21T15:19:05.913-05:00

YIKESI'm sick... and tired - of nothing in particular - just that I'm sick... and tired. I slept all of four hours last night - and when I woke up, I had to collect my books in the dark (don't ask) - so instead of taking my Understanding Capitalism book - I picked up a cute little Canadian Democracy reader... yay!As far as sick goes - yup... I'm that. It ain't fun being sick - despite what

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SINGERS IS SHAPING UP TO BE FUN THIS YEAR!!!I'll for sure keep everyone posted (via email, nagging, and the occasional letter bomb) about the University Singers' concert schedule... but very briefly:We're doing two productions with the RWB (Dracula & The Messiah - yup there's a new ballet set to the music of Handel's classic - I hope it's neat... oh, and our part in Dracula is only for five

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YAY - YEAR TWO STARTS TODAYI guess if I were an American, I would refer to this year as my sophomore year at college... but I'm not. Nope, I'm a Canadian, so this is my second year of University. In either case, I've still got a lot of school and (more importantly) time before I'm done. My first class is in just under 90 minutes and I'm a little excited. German - oh wonderful German, please

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GETTIN' 'ER DONEWell the Bombers forgot to git done this evening in Regina... I have a strange feeling that had I actually have been in R-Town the outcome would have been different. I have a way of taking the crowd out of the game before it even starts - by offending them with the "What's She Do?" song. To quote a Uniter article 2 years ago:"We took our seats in the northwest corner of stadium

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774345936882925307noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030680.post-1125072726359768792005-08-26T11:02:00.000-05:002005-08-26T11:12:06.366-05:00

MS BIKE TOURI'm riding in the MS Bike Tour again this year (14th year in a row) - and for the first time I'll be riding without my dad. His knees are finished, and while he may be able to make the ride out to Gimli, he doesn't think he'd be able to get on a bike for the ride home. Which is really to bad, because this our weekend. Every year we ride side by side, talking about whatever...

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JOB HUNTINGIt's ridiculous that I have to start this whole process of hunting for a job all over again. Back in 1999 when I started the whole ATC thing, I was sure I would never again have to look for a job. I thought I would never have to create another resume. I thought I would never have to sit through another interview. I thought I would never have to worry about whether or not I'm a good

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WEDDING #322 THIS SUMMER WAS GREAT!!!Mike and misty got married this past Saturday, it was great fun! The service was nice, Darryl did a great job with the music, and Kasdorf did a great job catching the ring bearer as he was about to tumble down the church steps. Their exit music as a couple was the theme song to Monday Night Football - I loved it! Their limo to the reception was the

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774345936882925307noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030680.post-1124156733426854832005-08-15T20:39:00.000-05:002005-08-15T20:45:33.433-05:00

Alrighty - I like weddings... I like Bomber wins... I liked Saturday!Well on Saturday afternoon - little Brian Buettner got married to a lovely Korean girl, EunHee. It was a nice service and a really nice reception... good times were had by all. Stevie G was cutting a rug with some pharmacy chick from Brandon - and I was running out to Jared's car for bomber score updates (as well as pulling

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774345936882925307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030680.post-1123707765773087632005-08-10T15:56:00.000-05:002005-08-10T16:02:45.780-05:00

For all those interested (and those who aren't, for that matter) - my surgery on Monday went really well! I wasn't terribly happy about having it - but I'm sure it's for the better... The worst part about the endoscopy is the recovery - it's giving every ounce of strength in your body to swallow just once! Sure it roughs up your throat a little, and sure - zapping all the little guys in my

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774345936882925307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030680.post-1123401949534176062005-08-07T02:52:00.000-05:002005-08-07T03:05:50.066-05:00

Back to Business!!!My interesting weekend! Last night, Friday, I decided to take the doctor's advice and not drink. Aye aye aye... I really don't know how long this can last. It's not like I'm an every day - 10 bottles a day drinker - but I'll have a beer with the boys every now and then! So I had iced teas at Colloseo whil Jared and Nicole got hammered on Sangria - and Stef had a few MGDs (

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Well I wrote about the stag earlier - here are some of the fine pics that Joey took of that horribly ridiculous weekend! Aye aye aye... we drank hard, played hard, and even cried hard - good times! A short look at the alcohol we were alloted for Saturday Group photo on the Sunday Morning Coming DownBrian, innocently showing off his pre-wedding bikiniTaking my truck through a river - oh, but it

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774345936882925307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030680.post-1122912422731950472005-08-01T10:58:00.000-05:002005-08-01T11:07:02.736-05:00

In a really weird turn of events, I went camping again this weekend... something must be wrong in my head. I am not the biggest fan of camping, but have enjoyed myself both times I've been this summer... odd, very odd.I don't have a lot of be upset about these days... I cancelled my cell phone service, my phone was giving me trouble, and I thought I'd give the no cell a try for a few weeks.

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774345936882925307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030680.post-1122308969470237352005-07-25T11:24:00.000-05:002005-07-25T11:29:29.476-05:00

Alright - going camping for stag weekends is awesome! For Mike and Brian's Stag about 20 of us drove out to Kasdorf's cabin and then 4X4'd it into our site on a small "meteor formed" lake. We had plenty of beer - kayparinga? and bourbon shots - it was fantastic. There was poker, crib, back gammon - mike and brian in bikinis... off-roading... fishing (mike caught a baby jack)... hiking... and

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774345936882925307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030680.post-1121621994136305782005-07-17T12:30:00.000-05:002005-07-17T12:39:54.140-05:00

So I've had a weird last few weeks, to say the least.I won't go into too many details on too many issues - but let's just say that Sean is not a happy man - and at the same time, a very happy man! Things between the company and the legal team decided to break down and we have to proceed with the next level... I'm disappointed - but there's nothing I can do about it... we'll just have to wait

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774345936882925307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030680.post-1120515886394218942005-07-04T17:13:00.000-05:002005-07-04T17:24:46.400-05:00

Great weekend to report - and I'm happy to do it! I had a little wedding function to attend on Friday - it went well... we got Ellie married off in fine fashion, I was happy for her. I tried giving peoples a call that night, but nobody was around - so I didn't go out after the wedding - just went straight home.Early Saturday morning I went to my grandma Giesbrecht's place to help her make

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774345936882925307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030680.post-1119934640676268382005-06-27T23:41:00.000-05:002005-06-28T20:31:58.183-05:00

Jewish Weddings are AWESOME!Catherine Bryan married her long time boyfriend, Solomon, on Sunday and it was neat! It was a short, small service at the Shaarey Zedek Synagogue - and I really enjoyed it. From the canopy to the circling of each other, to the breaking of the glass to the Cantor - it was all neat. This was the first Jewish wedding I'd been to - and I really thought it was nifty. The

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774345936882925307noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030680.post-1119805219397634572005-06-26T11:51:00.000-05:002005-06-26T12:00:19.403-05:00

Not much to report these days - sorry for my boring life! I'm sure things will pick up when I'm back at school, learning - being enriched... and all that. But now's a time for manual labour, poker, and football. That's pretty much it for this guy!Manual labour part of it is going really well. I'm working about 12 minutes from home, but I have a 55 minute drive to work every day. (I pick

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