Life and Things

I'm in a contemplative mood these days. Plus, I beat Super Mario Galaxy on my friend's Wii! That was good, it was good. So I guess you want to know two things. First, what is up. Well, lately I have been lounging around and merely doing things. I did have to work desk this weekend, which was interesting. You always have different things happen when you're working desk. Secondly, where is the random content. Well, just sit still while I peruse for it. (I know that me looking has no bearing on how long you have to wait for it, but sit tight regardless). The random content for this post is:

and:

And that's it!

Hello to people everywhere

Hi,
Its been forever, but look at this:


There you go. Now I blogged again. Read and weep. And I promise to blog more soon.
Ty

Wow I'm a Jerk:

Well hi! It has been a few months, and for that I am indeedly sorry. Well, I am back at my college Southern Adventist University, and I am an RA here. So have a great time, and I will post again soon.
Check out:
Times Union. You can do that daily, because its fun.
Pandora. It rocks (literally).
and, Google Chrome. Best. Thing. Sometime.
Bye!
Ty

Disestablishmentarianism.

I think that is actually a word! but it has nothing to do with my post. So my eyes feel whole bunches better, and life goes on. I went paintballing with AJ, Mark, and Michael yesterday, and it was pretty fun, except my gun leaks, so that sucks. Well, I just thought I would post a short motivational video for you. See ya!
Ty.

Eyeballs.

I'm not quite sure why, but my eyes keep trying to commit suicide. It seems that every time they are faced with the prospect of being covered in contacts, they would rather end their own lives than go through the ordeal. This has been happening repeatedly over the last 5 years or so, and recently, twice in as many months. no matter how many times they try though, they never get the hang of it, and I keep dragging them back to rehab, where they decide that they are grateful for another shot at life. But I'm just worried that one of these times, they will succeed when their dark intentions come creeping back. But enough about me. Actually, wait, just a bit more about me: Did you know I used to own a venus fly trap? Ok now I'm good. So, did you know that cats can scream?

Now you do! Also, Leonard Bernstein was gay.
Well, I'll be in contact later.
Ty

Heyyyy!

Yeah, so I'm a slacker. Oh well, at least I am finally posting now! Did you know that there is a world record for the biggest meal ever? It actually wasn't organic material, but he still ate it: an entire Cessna 150! I wonder if he had a tummy ache. You can read about it here. Well, as for me, I have just been normal this summer, eating normal people food. So yeah, I am doing some weird crazy cabinet catalog on the computer for my job, and its pretty intense. I get lost a lot. Anyways, I think I will make a bit of money for college during the rest of my summer. I think that we are gonna go out to Fairmont, our one-week-a-year time share, in a couple weeks. Then we're gonna go to campmeeting for the last weekend, which should be fun. After that, I just have to work, practice for Al's friend's wedding that we're playing for, and get packed for another year at Southern! I'll keep you posted.
Ty
P.S. Me and Bryn watched Thr3e last night. It was such one of the craziest movies I have ever seen, and I had even read the book! I highly recommend it. Check it here.
P.P.S. Oh yeah, by the way, we got back home from our trip.

Short Post!

We are gonna be chillin' in Ottawa for Canada day, its gonna be a sweet party. That's today, and then tomorrow we are leaving waaaay early in the morning to planeify back to Kelowna. I'll be home soon, continuing my super boring posts without pictures. So have a good one, and Happy Canada Day!!!
Ty

Trains, trains, traaaaaaains!

This entire post will be somewhat of a picture storybook. Initiate:
We left Nova Scotia after stopping at Canada's biggest candy shop and I got a chili pepper lollipop.



Then we left Nova Scotia and, the next day, went to a new state for me:



While at a stop there, we noticed a strange U.S. practice.



So naturally, me and Ali had to demo it:



We left Maine and slept.



The next day, we drove down to Hopewell Rocks, N.S. and took some sweet pics.



Then that afternoon we got on the train for our day 1/2 long voyage to Quebec city. Me and Bryn colored in the meantime.



I smiled and found lots of pillows and a shawl on the train:





We slept on the train (it was awesome):



Now we are in Quebec city.



We are gonna take the train to Ottawa in the morning, stay there until after Canada day on Tuesday, and then fly back home on Wednesday! Bye.

Did you know I was travelling?

Well yes I am! Hahayar, yeah we are still out East, and we were supposed to go to Newfoundland yesterday. However, our ferry got canceled so we just made the best of the situation and toured Nova Scotia more extensively.
First, we went on a puffin boat tour:


Then I took pictures of things:


And here are some pictures from before:




The first was a pic of me when we first crossed the Confederation Bridge into Prince Edward Island. The second was a picture of a lighthouse under construction that I took our second day in Nova Scotia. Today, we drove extensively along the beautifully scenic Cabot trail and got a hotel shortly after leaving Cape Breton Island for good. Tomorrow we will go back to New Brunswick and hopefully Maine, as I have not been there before. We will probably cross the U.S. border in the early afternoon and spend a few minutes in one of the states I have never been to previously, so I can add another to the list. To actually see my list, add me as a friend on facebook or something. My map of places I have been is right on my main page. OK, that's all for now, folks! I hope you are all having a great time back home, and that I can see you again soon. I'm out,
Ty

I still exist

Hello Humans,
I have hereby continued my existence here on earth, as you may have gathered from my title and the fact that I am still posting away. Yesterday, we went all over Halifax and did sweet stuff there. It was cool, and I love that city and would very much like to live there, but either way, you know? Then, today, we left Halifax and our hotel early for a small trip to the Tanallon Seventh-Day Adventist Church. We had a nice worship service there, and then they invited us to a lovely potluck meal afterwards. It was quite tasty, and I ate the food. Then we left and drove for like five hours to Sydney, Nova Scotia, which is in the Northern crotch of Cape Breton Island. It is quite pretty here, and I like it lots. Well, I had a lovely Sabbath day, the scenery was great, I had awesome music, and there was plenty of lively people to spend the time with. About halfway through our trek, we stopped in Atangonish, N.S. for supper. As you can see below, I used the foil from my cherry blossom dessert as a makeshift beard to supplement my own:

Well, those were pretty much the highlights of my day, and now here are some tidbits that are sure to be the highlights of yours. Did you know that The average number of people airborne over the US any given hour is 61,000? Well, its true, and in about a week and a few days, I will be one of them yet again. Now go here: garfieldminusgarfield.net. If you haven't already gone there from my link on the left, go there now. Its a fun time. Cya!
Ty

Life is Good.

So we left P.E.I. on a ferry, and arrived in N.S. about an hour later. It has been awesome in Nova Scotia so far, and I finally have some pics to post! Tomorrow we are going to go around Halifax (thats where we now have a hotel for two days) and then we are gonna do other stuff I guess. Well enjoy my pics, or else:



OK, so that was me, and me in the East. I will prolly post tomorrow with more info and junk, thanks for reading!
Ty

Ousht de Strousen, du Vilkenfreiken

Hi people, I am in P.E.I. Yes, it is the place where Anne of Green Gables was invented and stuff. Umm yeah, so since I last posted, I have been to Ottawa for the whole weekend, and me and my dad flew out on Monday. We were supposed to fly out on Sunday, but there was bad weather in Toronto, so we ended up just chilling in the airplane on the ground for upwards of six hours, and didn't get off it until almost 8 hours, after we finally got to Toronto. That was fun, but I finally met up with my sisters, mom, and grandparents, and now the "we" will also include them. We all got an airport in Toronto (as they were delayed as well), and then we started our flight early in the morning from there all the way to Moncton, N.B. So then we drove to P.E.I. and had a good time here yesterday. We did a bunch of touring today, and I swam in the gulf of St. Lawrence! It was super cold, and stuff, but things are awesome, including life. Anyways, now I'm gonna sleep and we're gonna head out early tomorrow for N.S. and it probably will make me love it. OK, I will post again soon (probably tomorrow) with pics facts, and links. Have a good one,
Ty

Yeah, the trip again.

So I just read Ali's blog post and realized that she is doing a whole blog based on our tip over at ehq_travels. So yeah, if you want to know actual good details and probably see some pics, head over there. I will keep up my regular posts though, as well as a few ones about our trip. Its just that I am so bad about trip details and pictures in situations like this. So read about us, learn about us, and love us. The link will be on your left as well. We sure are getting a whole network of Quirings and their trips going here!
-Ty
Oh yeah, about me! I totally just finished my test for 20-20, and I'm not sure if I passed yet. If I do, they will give me a certificate naming me a Certified Cabinet Catalog Creator for 20-20 Catalog Tools. What a title! Its better than a PhD. So yeah, lets hope I pass. I think my test is almost done being graded... see you on the flip side,
-Ty (again)

An Intersection

Today's post is not titled for the streets themselves that I walked on last night, but rather how the trip me and my dad took to the heart of Montreal happened to cause my promised pics, link, and fact of the day to intersect and coincide. First the pics, which will introduce the link, which will introduce the fact. So we had a great evening spending hours metro-ing, walking, and taxi-ing around Montreal. We also ate food.

This is a picture of my dad from the top of Mont Royal, the mountain that Montreal is named for. Cool stuff.

This is one of many racoons that were chilling at the top of the mountain as well. I think they are the first ones I've ever seen, and not even in the wild.

This is a pretty cool Montrealean sculpture/obelisk/monument/statue/devil worship object that is at the bottom of Mont Royal. It was sweet. (Taken from a taxi. I know, I am just that good.)

So pretty much, it was a sweet day. But anyways, on to the fact and link. Today's fact is that I cropped, rotated, edited, and touched up all of the above pictures online at Picnik.com, which was, in turn, the link for today.

So there you have it, I really do have a life, and I also have a father. Have a great couple days until I post again.
-Ty

My Continuing Training

Well, yesterday the training seemed to be going pretty well. Me and my dad were less lost than we were the first day. It even began to be slightly fun. Then I came back to the hotel and relaxed. I finished my book, The Giver. It was pretty shwankin'. I would recommend it to people that can read. Then I got a call from my buddy Guian Goulet, then me and my dad stayed up 'till 1:30 booking train tickets for the rest of our trip. So that took hours and hours, figuring out prices and configurations online, cuz we are going to be travelling quite a bit by train. I think its gonna be loadsa fun. So yeah, its lunchtime here at 20-20, but training today has gone fairly well again. I figured out how to configure a complex cabinet, and now we are working on medium-complexity formulas and things. So things are going well, and I may even post again later today, because we are going to visit the city of Montreal itself for awhile tonight. I promise to provide some pictures of it, as well as some random facts or links, the next time I post.
Have a life or two,
Ty

Montreal

Hello,
No fun facts or links today, I'm sorry (half my readers leave (what, like one person?)). But anyways, I am here in Montreal for that training thingy. But first, my weekend. This past weekend on Friday at 12:00 noon, I left for UCA (the academy I graduated from) for part of the graduation ceremony. Bryn came down with me, and we had a blast. Then I drove 5 hours back on Sabbath evening to Kelowna, where my Dad and I flew out from at 7:00 am to Montreal, QC. We got to the airport several hours later, even accounting for the time change of three hours. We got a car and got to our hotel after getting lost several times, and then we went out to eat at some nice Italian restaurant. We then came back to the hotel, I read for quite awhile, and then we slept. We got up at 6:00 on the morning of Monday, June 9. We had a pretty sweet breakfast for a hotel, cuz they actually had eggs and stuff, so that was yummy and I ate hugely. Then we got ready and left for The 2020 Technologies World Headquarters for our day of training. It began pretty harshly with a blind somersault into the complex program, and got crazier from there right until the end of the day. Then we left with pounds of textbooks and went to go get food and stuff. We drove around trying to find a place to buy a GPS for awhile, then we got one and continued on to Subway. After that, my dad played with his GPS while I went to Chapters for 2 books and 3 magazines to supplement my reading fix for-hopefully-the rest of the trip. Then we came back to the hotel and now I'm typing. Good night and I love you all (all one of you, I guess),
Ty

Finally, a bit about me!

So yesterday, I received a call telling me that the glasses I had ordered were in. Well this was just in time, as my eyes were finally rebelling from the constant use I had made of contacts for the past month. They hurt pretty bad, and when I went to try my new glasses on, the lady told me I had to see the eye doctor right away. So about an hour later I went to my eye doctor and he told me I had to go see an opthamologist. Did I mention I was supposed to be working this whole time? Well, after eating lunch, I got an appointment with one of the specialists I had seen before about my Iritis (don't ask, just know it hurts like shinsplints and don't get it). So I went to the specialist, and he told me not to wear contacts for like two weeks and to use these drops. Then I went to London Drugs for my prescription. We got a bunch of stuff and then came home to finally relax. Only later, when I wanted to drive to my friend's house, did I realize that I had misplaced my wallet. So that sucked. This morning at work I tried to call London Drugs and they didn't have it, so I called the specialist's office again and the receptionist told me that she had my wallet sitting there. I was so relieved! Anyways, I had a crazy day, and I like my new glasses. Anyways, did you know that "karaoke" means "empty orchestra" in Japanese? Me neither. Also, have you ever wondered why so many people these days are obsessed with ninjas? Go here now. As well, to figure out how any bug would fare against any other bug in a fight-to-the-death, go here now. Peace,
Ty

Today in History

Did you know that today in 1989 the Chinese meanness at Tienanmen square began? Also, darwinawards.com tells us that on the 3rd of June, 2006, two rambunctious students spotted a large helium-filled advertising balloon. Logically, they immediately saw the fun they could have with a gas-filled corporate tool, and pulled it down. Climbing inside, they began to inhale the helium, giggling in a high-pitched tone as they did. Soon enough, however, they passed out from the lack of oxygen and happily asphyxiated. At any rate, some people believe that there is actually a worst website ever, and I must say I agree, based on a design standpoint alone, let alone content. Check it here: bermuda-triangle.org Now that that is out of the way, we can return to our history. On June 3, 2008, I finished editing this post and clicked "Publish."

I still exist.

Hey all, its me and I just wanted you to all know that I am still around. I mean, isn't that the point of a blog? Well, last week was fraught with work, and then I did sound for the OKAA graduation (the school I used to go to in Kelowna, BC). So that was eventful and yaygood. This weekend I plan to head out to Upper Columbia Academy in Spangle, Washington (where I took my senior year of high school) to say hi to my buds that are graduating from there. Then I have to drive all the way back to home, and re-pack for my flight that leaves Sunday morning out of Kelowna at 7:00. I am going to Montreal where I am gonna be training for some software that I need to learn for my summer job. After that, Ali, Bryn, and my Mum are meeting me and my Dad (he is coming out to Montreal with me) to tour Canada's vast and intruiguing East coast. That is going to be taking place for the following two weeks or so, until sometime after Canada day (July 1), which we plan to spend in Ottawa, Ont. Then we're gonna leave. Just so you know, I plan to be breathing the whole time, and so should you. Check out this video:

Thanks alot, see you later.
Ty
P.S. I will try to update you on my trip on here or something.

Blender

For those of you who don't know, blender is a free, open-source graphics, animation, and modeling program. It is one of the most powerful such programs available. At any rate, a few from blender's very supportive community have made a few short films in blender, with the aim to prove blender as a competent tool in the world of animation. The first was Elephants Dream, a very good-looking, yet highly confusing film. The second, Big Buck Bunny, which takes on a more friendly, humorous theme, was just released for download today. They are both very well made, and absolutely free, so this time, you don't have to feel bad for downloading them. Get them while they're hot (in other words anytime), at:

Elephants Dream
Big Buck Bunny

Hope you enjoy!
Ty

Summer and other things

Well, my life rocks. Since my last post over a month ago (sorry), I have bought the second half of Thrice's Alchemy Index. Seriously, it rocks simply all of the clocks. Anyways, they have also released the video for their new single "Come All You Weary" and it's full of cool shindigness. So jump on over to www.alchemyindex.com, their studio blog, to check it out! In other news, my summer is going pretty good, and I am content. But I AM missing school. Oh well, only like 3 more months! Bye bye.
-Ty

Wednesday

Well, my awful weekly nightmare is over. I know to some it seems like not a big deal, but my Wednesdays always suck. I pretty much have crap nonstop all day and thats not how I roll. I need at least small breaks every few hours or so to keep me sane. I also had to work three times today, which wasn't the most thrilling. Anyways, supposedly some guy somewhere today was trying to rob a a dry cleaning shop. The owner didn't take kindly to this idea, however, and so they gave him a steam clean. He got lots of burns and put in jail. Yay! Also, please check out www.qwantz.com . Its this hilarious random comic I found today about a couple of retarded dinosaurs. So enjoy, and have a great evening.

Well, Charlton Heston is dead. This is tragic. He was the best actor of our century, and he will be sorely missed. On a lighter note, however, on today, in 1966, the US recovered a lost Hydrogen bomb from the floor of the Mediterranean. Good thing that all those other countries didn't get their hands on it first, eh? Or was it? Anyways, enjoy a random video:


That was me dying.
Have a great dead Charlton Heston and recovered H-Bomb day.
P.S. Charlton Heston actually died last night.

First Post?!?

Yeah, I've never really blogged before. I guess I just supposed that my life was so boring that nobody would care to read about it. Enjoy some randomness please. Random fact: More people are killed annually by donkeys than die in air crashes. Random awesome website: http://garfieldminusgarfield.tumblr.com/ Random thought: The only constant is change. Well thanks for reading. Bye.