Thinner Smarter Younger

The blog now exists for Thinner Smarter Younger. I've alerted the members. Let this be a lesson to you out there! Things can happen if you want them to. To quote Walt Kelley:
"Don't take life so seriously, folks. It ain't no-how's permanent."

I kind of like the way Walt Kelley has the same name as Walt Disney. I bet Disney was never investigated by the Secret Services though.

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Pocket Buddha

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Mad Science is winding down for the season, but Start-up shows are back to enlist kiddies for the New Year. This week and next are about make-up classes and major kit switching. And i'm booked for a party in Hagarsville on the 17th. Road Trip! Christmas parties are starting too. I'm looking forward to seeing the Mahones on Saturday. And I have to remember to bring Monica her Christmas present tomorrow at coffee. It's sitting next to my keys, but it has been there since I brought it home, so there's a chance I will ignore it.

I traded a pocket buddha for some framing. Deal! Now I have to update the website.

from my messenger

australian revellers outside my window from 330am to 4am, oatmeal for breakfast, meditation in the Short Hills at 10 till noon, making Christmas cards at Rodman hall for 2 hours from 1-3ish, Fairview mall for Christmas shopping, cleaning the Mansion House til now, and Johnny Cash on the cd player

Arts Council Volunteer award

Merle rotated and replaced my tires in one day! Woot!
I went to the Strega for gnocci and then went to see the downtown arts walk on James Street put on by the Arts Council. The new Mayor was there, and Charles Gervais, and Virginia Hatch, and a whole bunch of others. The Arts Council had a volunteer appreciation award waiting for but I don't know specifically for what since I was mowing down fluffy pillows of potato pasta when they were handing the awards out formally. Rob had Maja Bannerman doing a performance at the Fine Grind, as well as the Art Under Glass, Stephanie Jones did sampler theatre performances at the spectacle shop across the street, Ernest has his Lego paintings (real lego to make Apple icons!) at the CRAM Gallery, and Suitcase in Point performed at a jewellery shop, and Elizabeth Chitty was at another. There was more, but I can't remember everyone.
Then off to see the Screamin Black Cadillacs at the Merchant Ale House. One customer had a bottle of Budweiser on the table and got busted since the place only serves beer from a tap.

Me noggin isn't the only thing looking bald

Hmmm. Looks like if I had waited a year, I wouldn't have had to pay to borrow a book from the Brock library. $50 was steep, but I reeeeally wanted to borrow that book. According to the Brock University Surgite! "Interlibrary loan annual fee waived for graduates". Just my luck. Alumni are eligible to borrow up to 15 items from the open stacks of the James A. Gibson Library at no charge.
I did manage to find the same book in NYC this spring for $10 US, and for the same on eBay after delivery, but these were both abridged versions. I will still recommend the Journal of Eugene Delacroix to artists, history buffs, and educators. I read it still once in a while for moral support. A book like that was intended to be read for generations, because peers and collegues aren't always understanding or appreciative of the finer points.
I talked to Ron Dale from Parks Canada on the phone today, after loads of phone tag. He'll be coordinating the celebrations to mark the bicentennial anniversary of the war of 1812. He told me to talk to Bruce Timms with the Region, if I am still interestedin promoting a Laura Secord Trail. (We have more government than you do - almost guaranteed).
Me noggin isn't the only thing looking bald around here. Time to go to Merle's tomorrow so he can rearrange my tires. The snow looks beautiful, but I haven't formalized my intentions towards donating my body to the Body Bank yet. Of course, I also want to donate my skeleton to an art college...

Right-pawed kitty

Made it to Ridgeway for the 9 a. m. Start-up show with time to spare. I was concerned about the snow because of last night. I saw 3 accidents on the 406, and who knows how many I passed in the areas that were whited out. Today the paper reported over 80 accidents. I drove last night for some distance on the 406 with no headlights; just running lights, because the regular beams were illuminating too much snow and I could only see inches ahead of the car. I sporadically turned on the regular beams to let cars ahead of me know I was still there.

I arrived at my second school today very early - an hour early, so I set up for the Start-up show in the gym and went shopping in Port Dalhousie. I still had the lab coat on so i turned a few heads. The lady wanted to know where I was working, and she asked me a couple of times. I got a table top prayer wheel. The cat a right-handed so maybe she can generate some bodhicitta for herself. She already considers everything else in the house to be a toy. The wheel is an elegant thing and spins readily.

(I considered the phrase "right-pawed" but opted for "handed" for regal matters.)

I met a client at the Strega today who would like some drawings done for Christmas - more later! Afterwards I helped Steve drive June Etta to the bus station. Merry Christmas June Etta!

All I can smell right now is coconut quinoa cooking in the kitchen.

2 carols for the kalimba

Lots of Mad Science shows this weekend. There is no room for passengers in my car because of all the show gear. I spent a few hours Friday night reading a book on how to get a book published. There's also a rumour floating about that cheques are in for the October planning sessions for LTTA. Sure would be nice if it's true because I'd like to pay my car insurance with it. Also listened to "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway" a couple of times between naps.
Taught my self 2 carols on the kalimba. The notation is hard to put in this format. I am not really sure how to show if a 'c' is high or low when there are two in the same phrase, so this will be a bit of a game.

cegCgfedcd
cegCg
egCEFEDCbDE
bEgbDEDCbabC

Here's the 2nd:
cbag
fedc
ga ab bc
ccbaggfe
ccbaggfe
eeeeefg
feddddef
edcc
agfe
fedc

I can only assume people are looking at my submissions here, as no one has put any comments yet. My cat is too polite to step on my keyboard, so there's no documentation from her, yet.