dawn of the internet dead

So, an update. my blog's title is pertinent today, as we cleaned out the kitchen. Things to donate: a handheld vacuum, some storage containers, a little george foreman grill, and some other odds and ends that were just wasting space. (also, not related to the kitchen, 8 button up shirts, 3 sweaters, a pair of shorts and socks). Donating is one thing, the sad part was seeing all of the long (long long) expired food in the back of the cupboards. It covered 2 feet of counter, and the stove, and ultimately filled 2 trash bags. I think going forward we need lists of food so this doesn't happen anymore, that is just too wasteful (even that comment implies I can tolerate a certain amount of waste, which is sad, but i'd like to think my level of that kind of tolerance is lower than average at the very least - maybe average to an average canadian, and above average to an average american).

The photo above, if you were wondering, was just a snap in fargo, nd, down an alley. sorry its not processed, it could be brighter, and well, just better. but, it was the first time in awhile i felt inspired to pull out my camera, so that makes it great to me.

And now to my stock footage:

ok, i didn't take my camera because they said they wouldn't let you have one if the band was a bigger (not local) act when i called. i figured mxpx was probably big enough to have a big dslr end up getting called too professional and having to take it back to the car anyways. that was my mistake, i probably would've been ok, and it was a cool venue. so that is the reason for my mxpx stock photo, haha. the show was fun, we still enjoy going to shows, but it is definitely starting to make me feel old, its kinda weird. i mean most of the kids there were probably like 7 when we started listening to mxpx. maybe they feel old too, so it can't be that bad. this tour in particular was their first karaoke tour, with a couple songs sung by fans (i'm definitely a fan, but not of getting up on stage in front of alot of people). the fans were not good at singing, but it was alright. i still like going because mike is light years ahead of what he used to be on bass. their albums don't really give him his due, he's constantly throwing down blues and jazz and walking bass lines in every song, its fun to watch as a (non-practising) bass player. so that is that.






last but not least, rachel and i joined the gym a month ago and it is awesome. i can't believe how much my body has gone to hell; i've never really been of the skinny persuasion, but i could hold my own until i was maybe 22 or 23, basically until i had surgery and hospital complications around then, and gained a ton of weight afterwards. i think i posted before about losing some weight last year, that went well just with diet, but it wasn't going anywhere anymore. we've been going to the gym everyday its just around the corner literally and i've been dropping about 1 1/2 pounds a week, plus where did all this energy come from? so that is awesome go me.