and its just a few months away. I took this picture of the Sunset about 6:30 last night:
The image above was a lot lighter then this, but that's due to my camera settings. I'm wondering if its because it wasn't set for night.
I took these two of the Fox tower development last night on my way home:
And later this one:
Last nights Riders/Esks game was probably the best game the Esks had played in years and first shutout victory since Sept. 5, 2003 (38-0 over the Calgary Stampeders). There were 42,161 fans in attendance last night. US College football gets about 45,000 in attendance almost every city/every game. I'm just glad to finally see the Riders get a goose egg. They were embarrassed in front of their hoard of fans too boot. We have 2 more meets with them on their turf. We may have won the battle but not the war. Next up October 19th week 17. Not for awhile yet. They'll have us week 17 and week 20. I'm sure the outcome will be different then.
Not much going on around here today. I'm going to try and catch a Doctor Who episode later and work on a beat I'm toying around with. Anyway that's all for now.
lately. Things haven't been going to well with my downtown job and not much better in my West end job. My West end job could be ending on Friday but my downtown job is holding.
The world seems captivated by this ALS (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) Ice Bucket Challenge. Local political figures and people from all walks of life are raising funds for ALS. Is it actually raising awareness of ALS or is it just chance for another photo op opportunity, or just another fad? It's raising a lot of money as well.
I'm back to the upgrading my current case/pc idea again. All I need is just the motherboard, cpu, ram, hard drive and a better power supply. I can get it all done for about $700. I only need 16Gb of Ram maybe even 8Gb. The real feature of the upgrade will be the 4Tb internal hard drive.
While at work this afternoon I read in the Journal that a Chinese group is going to be building 2 condo towers. One is a 38 story condo, the other (on the same property) is a 26 story one. However the big news yesterday is The Stantec tower. Its going to be across from the new downtown arena and is going to be 62 stories tall! Wow, now that's a sky scrapper. The Stantec building will be 224 metres high, nearly as tall as Calgary's 237-metre Bow Tower. Construction on the Stantec Tower starts this fall with completion by the summer of 2018. Anyway, that's all for now.
known as Brad Lamb, in a Edmonton Journal front page story talked about Jasper House. This is a planned 36 story condo in downtown Edmonton. If it's built (depends on how pre sales go) is going to be taller then The Pearl. Jasper House might be built between Jasper Ave and 102nd Ave on the same side of the street as Boston Pizza. I say "might" because anything could happen in this economy. Also, a block North on 106th & 103rd Lamb is planning a 40 story tower almost after Jasper House is built. Jasper House has been designed by Toronto architecture studio Architects Alliance. Also, developer Stantec wants to build a office tower its a very exciting time right now for Edmonton.
I got my train to Corona and my Eagles book at Audrey's and then to yes I know, Campus. The #4 bus this time instead of it being packed had about 10 riders. This was at 1pm and might be a better way to go after all. I'm going to try for this again later this afternoon.
I got my cfl picks; Calgary/Edmonton to tie, Winnipeg/BC tie, and Ottawa/Hamilton tie. If all 3 come in as tie games, I could win $88! Not bad on a $2 bet but its a long shot. Anyway, that's about all for now.
as I got the bar and the pizza order came shortly after that We barely had enough guys to open lodge as we missed a good amount of the guys for one reason or another.
The City of Edmonton has awarded the Katz Group the contract to build a 27 storey office tower, which will be just across the street from the new downtown arena. It's all part of the downtown arena/district and revitalization plan. The office tower will take about 2 years to build. That should make the opening of that tower coincide with the arena opening itself.
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have work today from 5-9 and possibly Saturday, 10-6 but more likely
it's going to go from 10-2. I don't know what next weeks schedule will be
like until I go in for this evening, then the picture will come into
focus a little clearer. This means that other then lodge, I'll be working Monday-Sunday until the end of April and sending my resume`s out there as I need full time work. I need 80 hours on my cheque. Then when Anne came home she said that after the family day week end, her management cut her down to 2 days/week. It's time to go look for another job. Anyway, that's all for now.
is a project here in Edmonton is about to get moving:
Its located (or about to be located) 102nd/Jasper. 95th Street is right in between both buildings. Heavy equipment is on these lots breaking ground as we speak. This is the area called The quarters and just behind these 2 highrise buildings is where the proposed Valley Line LRT comes through.
Yesterday on the job was productive and I had a good day but it was a long shift. I was glad to get out of there at 8pm when I did. Today I don't have to get out of here until a bit later in the day but I can make some phone calls doing Lodge stuff.
On the National news this guy was demoing a cool anti theft device or security fog generators. Ones such device is called the "Smoke Cloak." It senses a break and enter in progress and floods the crime scene with thick smoke. The bad guys can't see the object they are trying to steal. It turns Liquid Glycerin into a artificial fog, which scares off the bad guys. It's been around for almost a decade now..
The Edmonton Oiler's finally won a game at Rexall hosting the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-5 Oiler's. At least we'll have (again) another good pick. Buffalo Sabres might get the 1st round pick in the off season. Not that these 1st rounders do the Oiler's any favors.
I'm in 3-9 today for a shorter shift, which means I can sleep in for awhile longer. Anyway, that's all for now.
