The view...

Walking to and from work every day, I had never paid much attention to my surrounding. Until today. Pretty amazing view, don't you think ?

Now you know...

I've been feeling quite uninspired lately. I am probably too tired to think about anything intelligent to say. So in order to kick my own butt, I've decided to post daily pictures for the whole month of November. Let's see how it goes...

Chilling out after a rehearsal... Christa and her train !

I just love the face on that guy beside her; he looks totally scared of those wagons !!

Reason why I should not be allowed to be a dog owner...

HAPPY HALLOWEEN !!

Because you care...

Random things I did over this past week:




- Worked 17 hours in overtime...



- Got myself a Motorola Q. Way more convenient and much cheaper than my old Pay as you Go cell.



- Shot a video of Moka, snoring (What; I HAD to try all the founctions of my new toy!!)

- Played An American Paris in concert. The trumpet section did great ! Some others did as well...

- Pretended to have my Ipod on on the bus but really was eavesdroping on the conversation going on behind me. Everything was going fine until one of them said :"Oh Yay ! I'm sure there's a prince for me; only he got hit by a truck on his way." I laughed so hard I snorted...

- Convinced somebody to lend me his old laptop so I would not be the last person on hearth to not have internet at home. It is an 8 years old Compaq but I am sooo loving it right now !

How about you : How was your week ?

Work Environment...

You put a bunch of eternal kids with serious jobs and put them in the same department. Could be a recipe for disaster. But we have nicknames for each others. We play mind games all day long. We're the 7 Snow Whites and the dwarf and we send funny emails from time to time to keep things real...




Sent yesterday by the Director of the program (And yes, I am one of the trolls....) :




It is with a heavy heart that I write to you today.



At yesterday’s Blah Blah Conference, a gentleman stumbled across my path.



On seeing that I was from the Blah Blah Blah, he proceeded to inform me of his night of debauchery with one of our Snow Whites, well not as Snowy White as we thought.



Whilst this night of revelry did take place out of office hours, our reputation has been sullied. He informed of his traipse across Town in search of a good time, the farmer’s market, a tour of the architectural features of this fine capital and then eventually to Snow White’s home. Exhausted, he was unable to defend his honour!!!



In retrospect, I think it was poor judgment in hiring two trolls. The combination of a cave and a Lac Saint Jean troll has resulted in a downward spiral of moral values.



I have informed the Dean that with immediate effect all Snow White benefits have been halted. He has agreed to fund Dr Phil and Oprah to come to the school to help us with our Troll Issue.

Who would want to leave that kind of place ? I'm definitely staying.

How about you : What makes you want to go to work every morning ? Beside the paycheck that is...

This is going to be a long winter...

I've been quiet for quite some time now, I know. Work has been very busy and, I am quite ashame to admit, well, I don't own a computer. There. I said it.





"Hello, my name is JATP and I don't own a computer."



I wish there was a 12 steps program for that. Really.



For the first time in my life, I am finally living alone : and I am having a blast. But living on my own also means that the apartment didn't come fully equiped. I now find myself having to buy super crazy stuff like a blowdryer and a computer.

For somebody as addicted to the web as I am, not owning a computer IS a big deal. I find myself looking at store flyers and tv ads everyday, longing for that small and sleak device that would make my life so much easier, knowing too well that I won't be able to afford one until mid February. That's 123 days people !!

123 days.

Winter's gonna be reeeeeeally long...

Suggestion ?

Boring ramblings...

Bits of a conversation I had with my mom this week. In a restaurant. Talking about her new FM and notification system (for deaf people... )





JATP: So mom, tell me all about your new system ! So exciting !!


MOM: They are going to hide those giant vibrators under my bed !!! Can't wait to try them out !


JATP, beet red from all the stares: Euh... You mean they are going to put those giant vibrating plates under your bed sheets so you know when the phone rings or when the fire alarm goes off ?


MOM: That's exactly what I just said !! What's wrong with you ?


JATP: ...





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In other news : We are in the talk of forming a brass 10tet. Really excited about it. So far, we've come up with a couple of rules:





- No hot pants allowed and bras required at all time.





Give us a couple of days and a few more beers and we should be good to go.






Have a great weekend everyone !!

Scenery

This, is what I woke up to Sunday morning :

This, is what I woke up to this morning :

Noticed the difference ?

Lame...

Conversation I had the pleasure to have while walking the dog this week...






Stranger : Hey ! Cute dog !! My name is Mark, by the way...


JATP: Hi Mark ! My name is JATP


Stranger : No way ! A palm reader told me my future bride's name would be JATP !!


JATP: Really ? Did she also mention the name of your CURRENT wife ?


Stranger, quickly looking at the band on his important finger : Yeah... See Ya !






Question: What's the lamest pick up line you've heard ?

Addicted...

I have a new addiction. A web site. Its name starts with a f and ends with a k. No ; not one of those sites. But you know the one...



Why I hadn't heard about that site before is beyond me but here I am ; an addict.



I had the chance to reconnect with old friends. People I haven't seen or heard of for many, many years. It's always fun to see where people that used to be in our lives are now at. I had quite a few surprises ; people whose live changed drastically since we last spoke ; always in a positive way thought. I guess we're all very fortunate people ! But it also made me realized that I am at the exact same place I was over 15 years ago. Yep, still living like an eternal teenager. Only with more responsibilities... and a few more wrinkles.