winter rose

Did some babysitting yesterday. Annie seems to be going through a facial experimentation phase these days...my favourite is her "ninety-five-year-old man about to puke" face. Finished WINTER ROSE last night, quite liked it. Major windy rainstorm in Toronto today! Better than the snow flurries some of the weather stations were predicting, though. Made a half-hearted attempt to clean the apartment before Scott visits tomorrow. I think it'll be all right as long as he doesn't look in the front hall closet (!). Got our dishwasher replaced today...our old one was dying and was starting to sounds like a horde of hyperactive armoured hamsters being slowly tortured to death on a corrugated steel roof. The racket didn't stop me from using it of course. THAT's how much I hate washing dishes. :-)

teacher's strike

Chilly in Toronto! Teacher's strike looks imminent according to this morning's news conference...Allison might be out on the picket lines early next week. Only a week and a half until OVFF! SITE OF THE DAY: The Ball. Scott Snyder arrives this evening, and I plan to force him to be a Guest Blatherer tomorrow.

guest blather: scott snyder

Guest Blatherer: Scott Snyder

Good Morning Toronto! Having a wonderful time spying on all the unsuspecting Torontoites from Debbie's office window... Be jealous world! Debbie got up and cooked me breakfast this morning - in her bathrobe! Do I rate, or what? ;-{)} Playing music this morning, then off to lunch with Dave Goulden and perhaps a trip to the CN tower... gotta do that touristy thing, eh? Tonight - My first UT practice! I'm so excited!!!!!

guest blather: scott snyder (again)

Guest Blatherer: Scott Snyder

Okay, that's it ... I'm never leaving. I'm sending a ticket to Amanda and we're just going to live here with Debbie and Jeff for the rest of our lives.... ;-{)} Having a wonderful time. UT practice last night was incredible. We worked out some great stuff for OVFF! Plus, I got to peruse the UT Archives with Allison and Debbie. I get to spend more time with Allison and Jodi on Sunday (yay!). Music this morning, then lunch with Ookla the Mok, then off to do the academic conference thing (oh YEAH, THAT's why I'm here!). Debbie is the best hostess ever. It's been too short a visit.

Afternoon Guest Blatherer: Adam English

Hey ! I'm at Debbie's house. Isn't THAT cool? I've been here five minutes and I've been hugged four times already. Rand and I listened to the tape of the concert we played last night at the Local Smelly Bar's battle of the bands. I had to coerce Rand into swearing not to duplicate it. I sound like the guy from Mighty Mighty Bosstones. Aw, geez, Debbie! I just got hugged again. This concludes my blathering for this afternoon.

winnipeg visit

Sorry for the blatherless week, folks. Our long weekend in Winnipeg was incredibly fun...Allison will eventually be posting a report about it. Many, many, many thanks to Dave and Tom and everyone else we met at the Bhigg House! Highlights for me include: playing onstage with Dandelion Wine at one of their outdoor gigs, Dave Clement's Amazing Homemade Chili, musicking late Sunday night, new friends, my first glass of Dandelion Wine, performing live on Tom's radio show (after the initial terror wore off, that is), Keycon concert, finding Cheez Whiz (tm) in the Bhigg House fridge, spending too much money at Toad House Toys (thanks, Kylea!), visiting The Forks with Tom, seeing Graham's dog Scooter again, buying a mini-rainstick at Homemade Music, mini-donuts, finally finding out how to play the bones, my special Northumbrian pipes lesson (thanks, Al!), BSDI honey-cinnamon milkshakes! Everyone went out of their way to make Jodi, Allison & I feel welcome...thanks so much!