Snow fell on my way into work and on my way

back.

Having 2 part time jobs has it's moments but the scheduling is the tough part trying to juggle everything. My first job has me inked in for Friday and Saturday that's my fault because that's when my 2nd job has me back as well. For my 2nd job I'm Thursday, Friday, Saturdays. Except this week its Friday/Saturday at my first job. So, I'm thinking about calling in my first job this Friday saying I wont be in that day but in on Saturday. Then whey I'm in on Friday at my 2nd job I'll say I won't be in Saturday. That way everyone gets my time. it's complicated I know.

This morning my wife says upstairs in the hallway somebody left 2 apparently working TV's. At least according to the note left behind saying for anyone to help themselves. Somebody obviously got a new TV for Christmas. I helped Anne bring one of the TV's in and we set it up in place of our TV that isn't getting any audio. Strange this one isn't getting audio as well. Something tells me for some reason we're not getting any audio in because it's something our ISP is doing. Anne called our ISP tech support and they suggested it's most likely our cable into the TV that needs upgraded (after 10 years) They're sending in a new cable in the new year.

2013 started off with uncertainty. I was just getting my severance package finalized by my previous place of employment. I had all of December 2012 off and all of January 2013 off, and the NHL went back to work. I paid off on my Maschine account at LM. Read 2 books. Then I got a job offer. I received a nice income tax return in the Spring. I bought a wifi camera a couple of computer music programs. Anne and I saw a couple movies from our Scene reward program and "Money in the bank," a WWE PPV at West Edmonton Mall (WEM). We've been out there 2-3 times this year to WEM. I probably should have bought the 2 studio monitors instead of the 2 computer music programs and the camera and I could have got a desk as well or I should have got the monitors on the account because shortly after buying Maschine Mk2 Native Instruments brings out Maschine Studio! I had steady employment for much of the Spring but then at the end of July the bad news blow to my hours cut back to a couple shifts/week but my income tax return helped soften the blow that Summer. LM moved its 109th street location out to the West End. I applied for my CPP and got it. Then there was the civic election. We lost a budgie bird we almost got evicted because of bedbugs, which we had tested negative for. My local Tim Horton's was closed for renovations. I got "elected" WM of my lodge for 2014 and I started another part time job. One of my top moments for 2013 was reconnecting with family after a 12 year absence. Out of that I was able to find more details on mom and dad adding a bit of closure for me and that's where we are now. 2013 had it's ups and downs. 

I've got another glorious 3 days off. One of them with pay. Thursday my first real night as Lodge Master. I'm looking forward to it but that's a couple of days away. Anyway that's all for now.

heading into work yesterday at noon wasn't so bad despite the snow coming down

and it certainly wasn't cold at all. I got to Subway for my  morning coffee and buzzed to get upstairs. Besides the supervisor, I was the only one there at 12;45pm. Alright. By 1pm I proceeded to log in and work went well. It was about 1:15pm and I was still the only one there. When 3pm rolled around I asked if we should go the whole shift. The boss called the supervisor and suggested we close the day out at 4pm. Worked for me. 

After work I went over to Audrey's to order the Warhammer 40K books but the 3 "Horus Heresy" books in my format for this series wouldn't be in my format until late 1st quarter next year. I placed the order anyway. I also ordered "Path of the Elder" and Molodrax Space Marine Battles book #13. I'll get these in January. At least that part was successful. 

I had a bit of a wait for the train but I was reading my book "Space Wolf." I got home by about 5:15pm. It was a tough day.

Anne wasn't home when I got in. Probably out shopping. Two hours latter she still wasn't in and when 8pm rolled around she finally came in saying she was at the medi centre up the street over there by Sobe's. She said the Tim's store there still had lasagna. Some Tim's have it some don't.

Today I'm in from 6-10pm. So it's going to be a short week there but this week is also Lodge week. It's my first month as Lodge master. Anyway, that's all for now.

It was a long 6.5 hour shift and I was struggling

with my cold the whole time through. Today is about the same only we're starting a bit latter and I can sleep in latter.

I didn't get out to Audrey's to order those Horus Heresy books yet. I hope to do this Monday before my shift. Then I get another 3 days off so I hope I can finish "Space Wolf." Then I'm going to try and tackle the Horus Heresy series and read one about once every other month. 

The Oiler's started out good holding a 2-0 lead going int the 2nd. They took t bad penalties and the flyers tied it in the 3rd. Then the Oiler's pulled ahead and the flyers tied it at 3 each. OT didn't decide anything but I passed out on the couch while Anne was across the street shopping. I woke up during the shoot out and the Flyers won 4-3. We're in Phoenix on Tuesday to wrap up 2013. With half the season almost over at 41 games we're at 13 Wins 24 losses 4 points in OT for a total of 30 points. That's with 3 number 1 forwards! The Oiler's are the worst in the West. Only Buffalo in the East has us beat.. 

Anne broke out her juicer she got for Christmas and we tried it out. It's not too bad. I'm going to ask her to make us a glass each every night.

Coast last night had one of the most boring shows ever, "Curbing cussing." I put it on for like 10 minutes before I passed out. The host was good but the topic was dull. Tonight the topic is Spirit Encounters/ Weird World. Anyway, that's all for now.

Now I've got the

coughing and hacking thing going on but at least I can eat, which is a good thing. Anne is still coughing like I am. I'm almost tempted after work to go across the street to get a flue shot. Better safe then sorry.

In case you hadn't read on Twitter, I update my post on music production. I included a video of my workstation/studio and a couple of videos of the tools of my trade. I'm 
eventually getting a better desk as well as my desktop upgraded.

If finally had to happen. My old 1990 Magnavox TV as seen here lost it's volume. I Tweeted a photo of it just now. It's a 20 year old TV that Anne mostly enjoys while in bed. Hopefully in May I'll get a nice refund from RC to pay for my computer upgrade. In the meantime I'm saving up for a smart TV so we can transfer our front room TV into the bedroom. I'm not even going to look at boxing day week specials because I wont have the funds until March but its going to make a nice birthday present for Anne.

I had a great night last night watching the Oiler's win in Calgary. This years "Battle for Alberta," is 2-1-3. Meaning the Oiler's won 2/5 and the Flames won 1/5 and it took a OT victory to do it. The Oiler's play Phillie tonight at Rexall.

This upcoming week, I have Saturday (maybe Sunday) Sunday, Monday then 2 days off and then I'm at the 2nd job Friday and Saturday. Though that depends on what the new project is. I'm not going to miss lodge to do any training, that's for sure. Anyway, that's about all for now.

First it was Anne and now

me that got the flue, or something. My flue symptoms occurred Monday night after work. A little tickle in the throat. Anne got her's Christmas eve after she came back from mass. I got mine Christmas afternoon but I didn't begin to feel it until yesterday. But I called in sick just to make sure. 

Apparently there will be 3 new high rise buildings going up in our downtown core, besides the Fox and Ultima towers currently under construction. One of which is the Ramsey block and 2 other high rises to be mentioned in the new year. Downtown Edmonton (activity wise) will look like 1980's boom.

I figured out what went wrong with my Cubase plug-ins being all grayed out. Reason for this is because its an affect  found in the affects tab not in the menu tab! In the Cubase "Inspector" left of the track lanes there's a noticeable blue e After clicking on that another screen comes up and it's all in there, sweet. After I get my computer upgrade I'm getting HAlion 5 and upgrading to Cubase 7 and then 7.5.

So I took the day off away from work and so did Anne. Hopefully I'll be at work tomorrow morning. I'm sure I'll be ok. Besides, I have some books to order at Audrey's, 3 Horus Heresy novels, a Space Marine Battles and Path of the Elders Omnibus. Great stuff. 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. 

About 3pm

yesterday Anne and I headed out to Earls. Swiss Chalet closed at 3pm but Earls was closing at 4pm but they wouldn't turn anyone away if they got there before they closed their doors. I had a cheese burger/fries but no beer. Earls is pretty easy to get to from here. It's just around the block at the lights by the church and across the street. We walked home from there.

 Since we don't have a lot of money our Christmas's are somewhat lame. We don't need a lot of things though. We just buy each other small things, like socks, or coffee mugs and chocolates and I got a 6 pack of beer, that sort of thing. One is in the fridge now. Anne got herself a juice extractor I got a designer cup with of a photo of my first cat Pledges I'm drinking some lemon relief now:

Space Station crews yesterday went out for a "space walk" to repair a cooling system for the ISSS. It was reported the the space suits they are using are 35 years old! Wow. This was the 177th "space walk" for the crew. 

Anne had a bout of flue and asthma and wasn't feeling too well and I got a bit of the flue earlier as well and I'm not feeling all that great. It's probably the mild air that brought it on.

I'm just wating for Anne to come back from midnight mass. She's Catholic not that she goes to church every Sunday or anything like that. She's most likely on her way home now.

Anne and I have been so busy working over the last 3 weeks we even forgot our wedding anniversary: December 6th  2,000. Anne brought it to my attention about an hour ago.


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