November 24, 2006
November 13, 2006
iChat with Travis in Hamilton
iChat with Travis in Hamilton, Originally uploaded by iChris.
Travis is on a east coast journey to find himself or something.
August 14, 2006
Kelly Groovin
Kelly Groovin, Originally uploaded by iChris.
Yes, that is Kelly Peters out on the dance floor. Incredible. I haven't seen moves like that since MJ broke out in the '80s.
July 28, 2006
It's the Year of the Dyck
The Bird at a Birthday
Originally uploaded by iChris.
Congratulations Darren. Give Darren a call or email if you don't know why it's the year of the Dyck.
June 26, 2006
This Happened to Travis..
April 10, 2006
Congrats to Tim and Michelle
Congratualtions to our friends, Tim and Michelle, on the birth of their baby boy - Ty!
February 27, 2006
Travelling UK
Friends of ours, Troy and Heather and their baby Libby, are travelling Scotland right now and heading to N. Ireland. Making me very jealous and rekindling the travel bug in Sue and I.
October 22, 2005
Windows Is Fun
I'd forgotten how much fun it is doing Windows updates. Currently at 22 of 37 updates. I'm trying to get my old Windows box in shape for Bruce & Lisa and besides having to figure out how to get rid of Linux on the machine, I'm also running all the updates/patches/etc so they won't have to on the dialup internet they get to use in the 'country'.
The main problem I've run across is that I don't have a modem. Nor does the old, old other computer that I used to use. So now I'm faced with having to go buy a modem in 2005! Crazy. Anyone have a PCI modem that they don't use anymore and want to donate to a good cause? (i.e. getting Keli, their daughter, onto MSN messenger)
I've also now got copies of Battlefield: 1942 and Battlefield: Vietnam that I'm guessing they won't be needing - first $5 takes each one or I'll trade for a working modem. :)
September 17, 2005
Happy Birthday Slurpee
The slurpee is 40 years old. Wow, I didn't think it looked a day over 25. I didn't realize it, but we celebrated the slurpee's birthday last night with a really good one coke slurpee - thanks to Heather!
September 12, 2005
My Little Sister Is Married
Andrea and James had their wedding on August 28th (photos on flickr here) and this weekend my other sister, Jamie, and her husband and baby headed back to Mazatlan where they live. It's wierd to realize that both my sisters are married and our family is complete - at least until more grandkids start to arrive, right now Matteo has all the attention from grandpa and grandma. With Jamie in Mazatlan and Andrea in Moose Jaw (now officially, she's actually been living there for awhile) we're the only ones left here in Saskatoon with my parents. Just like in Susan's family. Either we're the stable ones or the ones who are too scared to venture far from home. I'd like to think it's somewhere in the middle.
August 16, 2005
Dwayne's Pain is Over
Dwayne Harms past away early this morning after a short battle with cancer. He was 37, a husband and father of 2. At present there are 30+ comments on the last entry on his blog by his wife announcing his passing.
From one of the comments, apparently a quote from Dwayne in response to someone else's passing, sums it up:
He finished his race, all the tasks God asked of him he completed and God called him home to experience his reward early, it is incredibly sad for us but they are not suffering with anything earthly anymore.
June 27, 2005
Real Life Reaches Out and Slaps You In the Face
Dwayne Harms is a pastor in the city who is one of the few pastors I've met who honestly cares about each person he comes in contact with - you can feel it when he looks at you. He's someone who's not afraid to ask the deep questions of faith and life without knowing where the answers will take him.
We got word last week that he had been disagnosed with serious liver and lung cancer and that it's not looking too good. When he first found out he decided to set up a blog to write and document his journey and battle with cancer. You can read it here but be prepared for a heavy dose of reality, not the usual selfish drivel that fills up most blogs (mine included) these days.
If you're the praying kind, send up a prayer for him and his family as you read.
Sometimes you get locked into a cycle of getting up, going to work, coming home, doing stuff, dreaming about getting stuff, going to sleep.. repeat. I got out of that cycle when we went to Australia but it's very easy to fall back into it as I have in the months since returning home. Reading his blog is one of those moments that slaps you back to reality.
March 1, 2005
Tour of Duty: 2005
I had a bunch of stuff written but I couldn't get it to come out right. Long story short, we spent the last 5 days looking after Bruce & Lisa's kids while they were gone to Fresno for a conference. It was a lot more fun than everyone who asked us about it seemed to think it should have been. I guess most people who don't have their own kids don't realize how much life and energy kids give to you - people just see them as life and energy drains. I'd say that you might just be selfish and could use some more time around a kid or two to get some perspective back in life.
I even managed to use my old Mario Bros. skills to help Hannah (top right) with Super Mario Bros. on her Gameboy. I knew those skills would come in handy one day.
February 16, 2005
Badminton Injury and Settlers Win
Badminton Injury
Originally uploaded by iChris.
We went and played a little bit of badminton last night. It was pretty much the best game you ever would see. I think Luanne ended up winning every game she was in so I guess she was the ultimate victor - even though Kevin tagged her pretty good on the forehead with a birdie (naw.. you can't tell you got hit on the forehead).
I took away the 'W' in a game of Settlers we played afterwards. I came back from serious oppression and, frankly, outright racism to get the win.
February 10, 2005
Lil Troy
Our friends Troy and Heather (pictured here on the far left) are having a baby! We had to keep it a secret for a bit until they let their families know, but apparently everyone who they needed to let know, knows.
So come August there should be a little Troy or Heather running around. Congrats guys!
January 27, 2005
Chalk Up Another Loss
Settlers - Chris Loses Again
Originally uploaded by iChris.
June 24, 2004
Books For Sale
June 13, 2004
Books for Lue
Marie Curie and the Discovery of Radium
Pasteur's Fight Against Microbes
Antoine Lavoisier: Founder of Modern...
Louis Pasteur: Disease Fighter
The Polluters: A Community Fights Back
Linus Pauling: And the Chemistry of Life
Philip's Science & Technology: People,...
Thomas Edison: The Great American...
Flu: The Story of the Great Influenza...
May 25, 2004
Wedding Times
For those who were there, we put up our photos from Marie and Jer's wedding over at Sue's family site. Go see if you made it into any of our pics.
April 21, 2004
Happy Bday Lindsay
It was Lindsay's birthday last week so we went to their place on Saturday and made him BBQ our bison for us in honor of his birthday.
This picture is up for no reason than to see if Darren is still reading my blog even though he claims to be over his blog reading addiction.
March 14, 2004
Happy 28
Tim hit the ancient age of 28 on the weekend and we went by to help him celebrate. I took the picture above using the panoramic function on our camera. It's actually 9 or 10 individual camera shots that made up that one picture. Aside from the freaky Mark face it actually works pretty good. I think I'll have to try it more often, especially if I have a tripod to properly line up the shots.
It's 11:30 and since I slept for a couple of hours this afternoon I'm not tired but I feel like I'm coming down with something. I've been popping the eichinachia today and trying to think healthy thoughts, but I feel like my head's been in a fog all day. Sue's trying to get me to watch Trading Spaces: Home Free... I think I may have to since I'm just going to toss and turn anyway if I try to go to sleep.
Oh, and we've got a girl coming to Mennoboy.com.
March 11, 2004
He Rocked Her World
The Carlos Stalker Issue I mentioned before has prompted 26 comments (at present). It feels a little like high school with lots of anonymous comments floating around which is to be expected on the web. I always find it interesting when people start telling you what you can and can't put up on your own website. We're not talking about porn or military secrets here, it's a friggin love letter on a piece of tie-died paper. Who buys tie-died paper anyways?
March 10, 2004
Love Letters From Afar
I didn't think things like this still happened. I always thought that stopped after high school.
Go give Carlos some ideas on how he should handle this.
March 6, 2004
Local Rock Star In Accident
After Junior High we thought we'd setup a screen, use the projector and sound system that was set up in the lounge and watch a movie since Shannon had to stick around until 3am as a night-host for the 24/7 prayer room. We dispatched Travis to go get School of Rock while the rest of us setup the equipment. Turns out while Trav was driving through the intersection at Central and Attridge a lady decided she had enough time to cut across Attridge to the other side, forgetting that she was sitting on a patch of ice (also forgetting that she was a dumbass... had to say it for Travis). Luckily nobody was hurt and the main thing lost will be Trav's car to an SGI write-off. The lady seemed really apologetic: "What am I going to do.... oh this totally ruins my week... I was having such a good time with friends... oh, what am I going to do." (that's sarcasm kiddies) We still gave her a ride home so now we know where she lives so we can go egg her house sometime or something.
Oh, and since we didn't feel like driving all the way to Trav's house we ended up watching the first disc of the The Two Towers: Extended Edition instead. Such a great show. I still have the second disc as well as two discs of tasty extras to go through on that one.
July 2, 2002
i'm so happy you're getting married
As I type this there are at least 8 girls downstairs celebrating Dana's engagment with what they like to call a 'Bridal Shower.' I don't really need to point out that there's no sign of any shower happening, so I won't. Vast amounts of chips and chocolate will be consumed things that it's probably best I don't know about will be discussed.
It's funny how a lot of our friends have reached the magic age of 25 and are starting to get paired off. I don't think it's panic or anything because nobody's rushed into a relationship that they shouldn't really be in, but it is kind of funny how last year at this time hardly anybody was even dating and now most everyone is engaged.
Except for Darren.
But that's ok because Darren's okay. Although he sounds a little less confident in his single-ness now that he's one of the few left (in our friendship group obviously). So, wherever you are tonight - raise a pint to Darren and wish him luck in his pursuit of his mystery lady who is out there somewhere, wondering where her intellectually stimulating unworldly loner of a man is.
June 26, 2002
Da Da Da Da (sung to the them of Here Comes The Bride)
Well it seems jolly 'ole England was very good to Lindsay. As you can read below, he got himself engaged there. The lucky girl is Christine Jennings.
So send your congratulations off to Linds. They're planning for a June 2003 wedding in England so start saving your pennies and watching for seat sales!
June 25, 2002
I got nuthin
Things have been busy at work and nothing much happening elsewhere so all I got for you today is a little photo. 200 points to the person that can tell me who doesn't belong in this photo (aka who wasn't in the original):
June 10, 2002
Found someone you have... marry her you will.
So we had a little coupley party - Sue and myself, Mark & Teegan, Kevin & Luanne, Jason & Dana and Cam. Cam was flying solo tonight as Tenielle had made other plans. Much laughter followed as we watched the end of the MTV Movie Awards and talked and talked about a whole bunch of schtuff. Oh, and Kevin & Luanne got engaged on Thursday. October wedding. (Just seeing if you're still paying attention. Here's the pictures to prove that it did happen:
May 29, 2002
mark wearing a dress?
aybe my contacts need adjusting, but does anyone else think it looks like mark is wearing a dress in this picture?
(this picture snagged from www.realcontact.org
May 28, 2002
.. of girlfriends and things
just so we don't have another incident like my previous post :), here's what i know about people in relationships:
dating - kevin & luanne, cam & tenielle, lindsay & christine(from uk)
engaged - dana & jason (sept 8?)
definitely available but not necessarily looking - darren
if i've left anyone out, feel free to add them in the comments