#311 5 years and counting.

November 7th, 2014, I had a date with a handsome man.

It was an amazing date.
Even more-so because it was a first date!

Five years later, the love continues to grow.
Day by day.
In every way. 

I'm one lucky man!

Love you, ya Frig!

#310 Canine DictaShawn

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(This post brought to you by Man's Best Friend: Santiago de Montréal, Chihuahua extraordinaire, walking over my laptop)

#309 Cliche QuotaShawn

They say, "If you have nothing nice to say, don't say anything at all." 

I usually don't follow that rule, but I thought I'd see what it's like...

So, today at work...

#308 The Neverending QuestShawn(s)

Just curious…

Is there a polite way to say that? Because honestly, I don’t know how to say it without raising my voice and adding in 2 or 3 F-bombs.

I’m trying not to break the neck of a co-worker, but for the love of all that’s holy, if she asks me one more question I shall surely snap.

The only thing more frustrating to the number of questions she spews forth, ad nausium, is the fact that she never listens to your answers.

I mean… WHY BOTHER??!  Just sit at your desk, do your job and leave me the fuck alone!

Some day’s I just cannot cope. Today was one of those day…

Her pending retirement next fall will not come soon enough I fear to keep me out of jail.

OMG! JUST STOP ASKING ME QUESTIONS. 

#307 Internal EvacuaShawn

Not to get to detailed or personal, but I am empty on the inside. Not figuratively or existentially, but physically..  I am void of any extraneous materials other that what god gave me…

 I had some sort of intestinal attack last night / into this morning that kept me awake and in the “library’ from 3:30am or so until 6 am. At 7am I decided, as things had pretty much come to a halt, that I could head to the office. Luckily for me, I made there just in time. And within 90 minutes and 5 more “visits’ That was it, I was cramping and it was time to head home.

Ever get that sensation that you are completely empty inside, and yet you’ve no hunger, and the thought of putting anything back in, makes you nervous for what might happen shortly thereafter?

I managed to catch a couple ours rest at home in the afternoon which was more than welcome – thank you very much. And supper consisted of instant rice with a few veggies. Mm Mm Good.

Fingers crossed there is no repeat of last night.

#306 Crafting ExploShawn

T'was another busy day today. 

I got up early-ish.  had breakfast, then putzed about, un-decoration the house from Hallowe'en. No mote skulls, no more spiders, no more snakes, no more severed hands, no more eyeballs, no more bones, no more crows...  well okay fewer crows. There are ALWAYS crows...

Then a quick tidy of the kitchen and BAM!  Craft Time!

I made a new arrangement of collected feathers and put them under a cloche. Then I put my recently purchased Abalone Shell, Crow Feather and some White Sage in a glass display box. 

Then I added another shadow box onto the Kitchen Wall. This one with cookie cutters: an 'S' for Shawn, a small dog-bone for Santiago, an large dog-bone for Peanut and an 'M' for Marcel.

Then off to the Storage Unit to take the Hallowe'en decorations back. And another quick stop at the grocery store. And back home and time for a snack... nachos and salsa.

Only two more projects for the day... two more Shadow boxes to display two earlier art projects:
The Deconstructed Beach (8 vials containing: Sea Shells, Sea Weed, Sand, Ocean Water, Sea Glass, Sandstone Pebbles, Seagull Feathers and Driftwood). The 5 Elements (Earth, Air, Fire, Water and Spirit).

I had to build an structure to go inside the Shadow Box, to support and center the 8 mini vials, and then cover that structure in textured paper as a back drop to the half filled vials, and the see-through water vial.  It went rather well and can'y help but think I'd be able to sell such a piece for a fair amount of money. Honestly, not to toot my own horn but I am pretty impressed with the completed look. 

The other Box (The Elements) was a bit of a disappointment and I'll have to re-do the supporting structure...  I mis-measured and the vials were not help snug and bounced round a bit and I cut the paper cover wrong... UGH! I guess I was getting tired and wasn't paying close enough attention.  

Ah well, At least now when I re-do it, I'll be able to do it quicker because now I know what I'm doing! lol  

All in all, a good day..  but golly, I'm exhausted!

#305 iMechanizaShawn

With Marcel out of the condo today (for his course) I was a bit or a Tasmanian Devil today.

I got up early, did some packing of Summer coats etc then went out at 10:45 and picked up a rental car for some errands...

-Went to Ikea for a couple of items: Frames, Candles and Christmas Wrapping Paper, Slippers, a small Side Table and a bonus Orchid.

- Went to Canadian Tire to pick up a Rubbermaid Garbage Can, because the neighbourhood Squirrels have been having nightly feasts on our back balcony. 

- Went to Michael's for some more frames and Shadow Boxes.

- Dropped all of that off at the house then took the Coats and a lamp to our Storage unit.

- Picked up our Winter coats from storage.

- Filled the gas tank in the car.

- Dropped off the Winter Coats at home.

- Returned the Car.

- Picked up some groceries for supper.

- Came home, put the groceries away and Got a bite to eat.

- Hung the coats and organized the front closet.

- Built the Ikea Side Table.

- Re-framed a piece of art, and framed another.

- Did a mass hanging of 6 pieces of art in the bedroom.

- Prepped for supper.

- Then finally sat down at 6 PM

I feel like I accomplished more today than I do in a week at work... mind you then I'm usually just picking up my Bosses mistakes, so...

All in all a good day.

Now wait for Marcel to get home, hear about his day, have supper and then relax!