Wednesday, February 28, 2007

I'm In Love With Francois Sagat!!!

C'est Magnifique!!!


...with a careless memory
jake...wooooooooooooooooooossshhh!!!

Sunday, January 14, 2007

Gull Cove

"Expand the horizons of my palette"...that's what I said I would do.

It's been a weekend of the sea for the household at 'Pince Nez'.

On Saturday evening, Amanda-Jayne made some crab cakes with a bit of help from Nich. This evening Nich grilled some Talapia. Both were enjoyable. I had one of each.

I'd say that I'm on my way to new things.

...with a careless memory
jake...woooooooooooooooooooooooooooossshhh!!!

Tuesday, January 09, 2007

Each New Breath

Sometimes I feel like a ticking bomb...just waiting patiently to explode.

I've always been a very laid back, easy-going guy. It's been a blessing and a curse. I've noticed over the last nine to twelve months that my patience has been wearing very thin. I'm not sure if this is because I am getting older and I just need to accept it as part of life or I'm just losing my cool. I've ALWAYS been cool!!!

I remember my mother's father having the patience of a saint. I never saw him angry or mad. Quite the opposite in fact, he was always polite, friendly, and made conversation with all of the little grandchildren. I was the oldest out of the bunch and the time that I spent with him, I remember him being a very gentle man. He always had something positive to say and had wonderful stories to tell.

My mother was the same way. She was patient, loving, polite, easy-going, laid back and always very positive. I never recognized it then, but looking back now my mother was a lot like her father. She was her fathers' daughter, they were cut from the same cloth.

While growing up, people always told me I was my mothers' son. I acted just like her...patient, loving, polite, easy-going, laid back. It's quite funny actually, I now find myself doing and saying a lot of things that my mother said and did as I grew up. I notice it all the time. It's quite mind blowing when I think of it. How much I've grown up into being like her.

I must be in a transition phase in my life...from young adult to middle-aged adult...taking on more of the adult characteristics and setting aside more of the younger antics. A "passing of the baton" if you will.

So where does this sudden anger come from??? Lately, I feel like I'm turning into someone else...God, I'm turning into my father.

...with a careless memory
jake...wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooossshhh!!!

Saturday, January 06, 2007

Memories...

There are wondeful memories in my mind.
Some are shared memories.
Some are pesonal.
Some are good.
Some are bad.
All of them are cherished.
All of them are mine. I will not forget them.

...with a careless memory
jake...wooooooooooooooooooossshhh!!!

Monday, January 01, 2007

2007 Brings New Things

Day 1

I have been much of a bum today...reading and drinking coffee are my most favouritest things to do on my days off. I treasure them like no one else. I'm enjoying my new espresso maker that Sandra Clause brought me this year.

We popped some Fireworks last night...The Destroyer got a bit freakkked out...quite amusing actually.

All in all...very relaxing day...tomorrow...back to life...in FULL EFFECT!!!

...with a careless memory
jake...woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooossshhh!!!

Saturday, December 16, 2006

Somethings Gotta Get Me Up

If I had stuck with my original plans, I would be in Chicago rigt now visiting Jao, D, and the children. Instead I'm here in lovely HUMID Houston...joy. Instead of seeing new parts of the states I'm stuck looking at the same four walls doing Cinderella work...merry F*in' Xmas.

...with a careless memory
jake...wooooooooooooooooooooooooossshhh!!!

Friday, December 15, 2006

Do You Believe In Shame???

Oh this is simply wonderful!!! I have found one of the kitchen items that has been on my wishlist. YAY!!!

So here's my plan...we have a family XMAS gift exchange/get-to-gether this coming week. So what I'm going to do is go purchase the Food Mill and wrap it up all nice and pretty and then take it for the gift exchange. Now, I'm hoping that during this gift exchange someone other than myself is NOT going to want this...if that be the case, then I have a brand new Food Mill...and I came by it honestly...well...in a manner of speaking.

YAY!!!

...with a careless memory
jake...woooooooooooooooooooossshhh!!!