I forgot to bring my

iPod Touch camera as Anne and I ventured out yesterday to check out the new Clareview rec centre. My baby back ribs were slow cooking in the oven. Our first stop along the way was to Bulk Barn. I haven't been in the store yet. I got a bunch of candy for when my blood sugar levels drop. The Clareview rec centre has been opened for about a year now but we finally got a chance to get a look inside yesterday. Its really big. Lots of concourse, there are 2 NHL size ice surfaces, an indoor track and field area, tennis courts outside and a big pool, large sauna and smaller wading pools. Then there is the library. Very nice. What caught my attention was this beautiful desk for their new iMac. The desk had coaster like wheels on it. The library for a Monday was very active. Anne got a library card and ordered a book from one of the other city libraries. There was along ramp to the outside and, then to Walmart across the street. I was looking for the Belkin Rockstar headphone spliter device but they didn't have what I wanted. We almost bought me a new office chair and was ready to pay for it at the till but we were not confident it would hold a 200 pound man like myself so we left it behind. Anne bought some things and I was craving for a McDonald's strawberry ice cream. We walked home from there. My ribs were ready and I watched Monday night Raw. Anne wanted to check Staples to see what they had for office chairs but instead came back with 4 metal wheels for my current chair. it's almost like I've got a new office chair.

After our late evening meal I attempted to fool around with my webcam. I wanted to see if I could take a video of me doing something on my laptop with Maschine but the images I'm getting are all opposite. I'm not very happy with this webcam but I'm not giving up on it just yet. I need to tinker around with it some more. My iPod takes better video then this webcam. Eventually I'm going to get a a Go pro clone. I've seen some reviews on YouTube and for about $100 on Ebay. 

About 2:30am I felt my stomach tighten and felt a bit nauseous, uh-oh. I knew what was coming. I was moaning and groaning with Oiler bucket in hand in the bedroom. I was sweating all over. Finally my stomach heaved and I just let er rip and brought up my nacho dinner. Anne found the Pepto B for me and that helped. I felt better and I had a shower, then went to bed after that. Spicy food and I do not get along. Other then the vomiting earlier this morning, I"m having a decent day. Anyway, that's all for now.  

Other then my wife being sick with

the flue, one might think I'm on the other side of 'marital bliss.' Or on the other end of a strong case of PMS. Wait now, its almost the same thing. She's reacting the only way she knows how, its not her fault. I have one more day with this and back to work Friday, yeaaaa! It's only for 4 hours though.

Anne tells me we have a couple of Doctor Who episodes in the ol pvr, I'll be catching one of them today and Saturday after work.  

For the most part I was working on a track in Cubase 6 Christmas day and getting bogged down in clipping issues. My 31st attempt at finally figuring it out and mostly using it correctly. I'm still having issues with some programs grayed out. I'd like to use the limiter under the dynamics tab but it's grayed out to. The forums aren't much help here and neither is Google. 

My mom and dad married in their late 20's and too old to be part of the early rock n' roll scene going on at places like the Hollywood bowl in New West, then the Grooveyard. When my parents were teens they were most likely into Swing music. Jimmy Dorsey, Martha Tilton, Benny Goodman,that sort of thing. My parents as teens would have gone to Vancouver in the 1930's. The Hollywood bowl was mostly a place for 1950's teens to hang out. It was way before my time but the Grooveyard would be just taking over in that location with the sounds of the R and B scene in the mid 1960's. The Hollywood Bowl earned a "rough reputation" in the 1950's, which most likely carried over into the 1960's generation. I would be like 14 when the Grooveyard was in it's prime but we were out in the "sticks" in suburban Coquitlam. The only time we got out to New West was to visit Grandma and to pick out my first bike in 1959 at Caps. But that was in Sapperton on the way to New West as everyone calls it. I'm sure before the club then called "The Hollywood bowl" and Metro today it was another dance spot in the 30's.

Today is Boxing Day and it's going to be crazy busy in about another 8 hours. I'm glad I'm not out there. Anyway, that's about all for now.