april 29th, 2006

today i got out to play some tennis. it was pretty windy out there. kind of ironic that i was playing with tim, the guy who assured me upon moving up here that it didnt get windy.
anyway. it was great. what a great game. its like a moving, full body chess match. tim and i didnt quite make it that far today since my shoulder was pretty sore...because,
on wednesday i borrowed darlas longboard to ride for a few minutes. it didnt like me and i crashed.
it was cold out while i was riding, so my hands were in my pockets. i tried the trusty shoulder roll, but landed right on the lateral end of my clavicle. so, its still pretty sore and had a tough time returning tims rockets on the court.
nonetheless, it was sweet to be out hitting the ball.
moral of the story is...dont ride a skateboard with your hands in your pockets...and dont ride darlas at all. it is hard.

i was too young...

but these images are pretty intense. 20 years ago today the chernobyl disaster began, and consequences are still being seen first hand even today.
pretty scary stuff.
if you have an extra 2 minutes check these pictures out...

http://www.pixelpress.org/chernobyl/index.html

(you will have to cut and paste this address...sorry, i havent figured out how to create a direct link. just do it. its not that hard)

off to a good start

it is playoff time in the NHL. and it doesnt get much better than this year.
the leafs missed the playoffs, which is almost as good as a montreal stanley cup.
and tonite, the canadiens took their first step to number 25 with a 6-1 win over carolina.
vancouver also missed the playoffs. what a beauty year for hockey.
no more saturday nites spent watching the stinkin leafs.
time for some real hockey and some real hockey players.
go montreal.

madball-the kings of new york hardcore

from one of new york city's finest bands...these lyrics are where i find myself at sometimes...

God help me
Guide me towards righteousness Lord, once again
Please give me back the innocence of my youth
That was taken from me so long ago
Out of my control
I do not lay the blame on anyone
Only you can save my soul,

I'm calling
I'm calling out, I'm calling, is anyone listening?
I'm calling
I'm calling out, I'm calling, are you listening?
Cause I'm trying to fight it with all my heart and soul,
Strength and hope, is it all my fault?
I can't deny it, sometimes I lose control
I lose all hope

God save me now
From my past and present sins once again
Please give me the peacefulness of my youth
That I've never had
I keep it all inside, for the sake of pride
I will not disrespect my family
Only you know what I hide

I'm calling
I'm calling out, I'm calling, are you listening?
Cause I'm trying to fight it with all my heart and soul,
Strength and hope, is it all my fault?
I can't deny it, sometimes I lose control
I lose all hope

Until then, it feels like
I'm caught between
Heaven and Hell

Please take away the sins of me and my father
Give me the strength to prevail
If you forgive me, then I'll forgive myself


if you feel like watching the music video for this song...its at http://www.ferretstyle.com/madball/

ed

a good friend from regina started up a blog too. ed has been a huge encouragement and example to me..so im looking forward to seeing what he has to say. if you dont know this guy, move to regina, and go hang out with him at his house. he will make you laugh, make you think and tell you some good stories. miss you lots eddie!
check it out here....


http://eslywka.blogspot.com/

please excuse the profanity...

ive been reading a book by Anne Lamott that i bought this week called "Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith". i am about half way through and must say that this lady is hilarioius. not only is she hilarious, but she inserts phrases or paragraphs that have stopped me in my tracks. made me think. made me examine.
the one ill share this time has a little bit of profanity in it...and yes, i grew up being taught that this is bad...but lets try and look past it together this time to see what she is trying to say. she is talking about light and darkness, and how in life we run in to patches of each...so here goes.

"Without all the shade and shadows, you'd miss the beauty of the veil. The shadow is always there, and if you don't remember it, when it falls on you and your life again, you're plunged into darkness. Shadows make the light show. Without shadows, we'd only see what a friend of mine refers to as 'all that goddamn light'"


ive never thought of that before. the purpose of shadows. ive always thought they were kind of neat, but never knew their purpose. i guess they do have a purpose. i guess even shadows can teach us something about life, about our relationships, about our God.

at 2:00 am...

they decided that they needed to push all the clocks forward an hour. so this morning came pretty quick. i miss good old saskatchewan where they dont mess with the clocks or your sleep...
but anyway. im starting to get that itch to get out and play some tennis. unfortunately, im afraid that it might be a little bit later in the year than what im used to. but maybe it will be even that much sweeter when the white leaves for the more glorious green and red of the tennis court.
if you are up for a game, give me a call.

new music

i found some pretty good music on good old iTunes today. check it out at www.lisaloeb.com
i would