Sarcastic Bastard

it's been a very long week, and it doesn't look like things will be slowing down for a while now. on wednesday at 5pm, we finished the last show from our temporary studio, and began the process of moving into the new one. two days later, things are progressing very well, but only after 2 very long days of hard work that have physically drained me so much that i'm starting to come down with a cold. but the process is actually quite fun. firstly, i've learned some new things - i've been involved in building the lighting grid, hanging the curtain rails and curtains, and i've even soldered some cables, which is something i enjoy doing very much (it's a menial task, of course, but one that most engineers wouldn't trust a non-engineer to do right). the best part of the situation is that i really feel like i've been a part of it all. after all, i *am* the technical director for the toronto office, and i should have a say in how some things are done. my decisions have mostly involved tweaks in the design, and added convenience features. but, small as they may be, i'm finally taken seriously in a job, and that is a gratifying experience. also, i now have an office, an extension, and next month, i'll be getting a laptop. oh, and tomorrow i'm taking the dvd recorder home from work, to play around with and learn about. that'll be a fun toy :)

so that's about it for me right now. it's kinda funny...the past 3 days have gone by very fast, even though i've been at work 12 hours a day, haven't seen or spoken to anyone but my co-workers and shawna, and haven't left the apartment except for work. i've also had no e-mail access during the day, nor have i had much opportunity to read the news or anything. it's like i've fallen off the earth, and am in my own little world. soon, i'll be sorta back to normality, though the first few weeks in the new studio are gonna be so hectic...i've calculated that i'll be working 48 hours next week. not so bad in itself, except for the fact that i'll have done about 60 hours this week including sat and sunday, and won't have a day off till next weekend. but at least i got my first real paycheque today, and that was good too.

i thought about doing the friday five, like robin did last week. i even checked out the questions this week, and they were interesting. but as it turns out, i had more to talk about today than i thought. at my current energy level, i didn't expect to have more thoughts in my brain than "i'm tired. going to sleep"

i'm tired. going to sleep.

posted by leor @ 23:43 0 comments

well, as some people have noticed, it's been a few days since my last blog. it's been a long few days, with some sad news. this is not an obituary blog, because the subject is still alive. but unfortunately, our cat charlie has moved on. she's had a few bouts with illness over the past few months, and my dad could see that she was suffering a bit, and wasn't able to afford the proper care for her. so we were left with no option but to surrender her to the humane society. it was a very sad task to do, after all the years we've had her. losing a pet is a terrible thing, but it's especially heartbreaking when you have to leave a pet to an unknown environment. the whole ride down in the car, she was meowing sadly (from being scared of being in the car), and then walking away from her...it was too much to bear. my dad was hit really hard, too...when he got home from work last night, it was very sad to not be greeted at the door by charlie. he couldn't even bring himself to clean up her eating area. it won't be the same around their house without her :(

so what else...i'm getting a laptop, that's pretty sweet. work is giving me one! just out of the blue...but hey, i'm not gonna complain!

but i can complain about other things. i'm gonna choose not to discuss them here, though, because it's not appropriate. shawna and i met with the rabbi who will be officiating our wedding, and we were very impressed. he's really friendly, funny, and helpful. he gave us recommendations, gave us our options in terms of specific traditions, and made the process very straightforward. weddings for dummies :)

anyway, that's about it for now. i had something else on my mind earlier, but now i forget. oh, before i go, i'll mention that i bought red dwarf seasons 1 & 2 on dvd last week...it's very cool, i just wish i didn't have to wait another year for 3 & 4, then yet another year for 5 & 6, etc. oh well. g'night.

posted by leor @ 21:45 0 comments

hmmm...been a whole week since my last post. where has the time gone? work has been fairly busy, i suppose. but in general, i've just been kinda lazy. well, that's not really true...at times i've felt like writing, but just didn't have the mental strength to do it at that moment. but today seems like a decent time to do it. i'm at work early today, and it's quiet (i'm just doing tape re-broadcasts all morning, so i'm alone right now)...so what's spinning around in the realm of my mind this morning?

well, there's the big leafs trade that i was surprised to learn about when i woke up. not that it should be unexpected, because the rumours were around for weeks. but it's the first big trade made by toronto in several years, and hopefully it's a sign of management waking up. but i'm not going to say any more on this transaction, because there's nothing i could say that hasn't been said dozens of times by other people.

the weather: it sucks, and we all know it. we could get another 3 weeks of this nutty up and down weather. here i was, thinking maybe i could be biking by mid- to end of march, but now i'm starting to think it'll be april before i can get on the bike. oh well...as long as the snow stops, it won't be so bad. yesterday i heard there were over 500 accidents in the morning rush hour. this brings me to my next point, a topic from which i've stayed away for a while: bad drivers. i honestly believe that the majority (probably as much as 90%) of car collisions can be avoided - EVEN in a snowstorm. there will always be exceptions...bad brakes, black ice, no visibility, etc. but even if you consider these factors, there may have been away to avoid the situation. of course, i'm not referring to the unlucky person who gets hit by someone else...naturally that person can't be handed blame for the incident.

of course, i can't shy away from the blame, myself. i don't necessarily slow down that much when the roads may be slippery. but i also don't drive wrecklessly: i stay away from the slower drivers on the road, and most importantly: i pay attention to my driving, and don't let my mind wander. that's really the problem with most drivers out there: talking on the cell phones, not being aware of the other drivers around them, driving too fast, and being too aggressive with drivers who may not be as comfortable driving in those conditions.

anyway, i'm gonna go and watch some of the superman dvd, which i started on the weekend, but haven't had a chance to finish watching. i got inspired to watch it again after seeing last week's smallville with christopher reeve.

posted by leor @ 07:47 0 comments