Going to the Cottage, Suckaz!

As they sing in the song;

"No boats, no light no motorcars,
Not a single luxury.
Like Robinson Crusoe,
It's primitive as can be."

Except...it's a nice cottage on an island on Lake Nippising. Not, I repeat, NOT Gilligan's Island.

Be back Monday! Happy Dominion Day!!! Canada Day, you say? Newfangled legislation from '82 ain't gonna make me change my tune.

Week Off, Day Four

Yesterday was uneventful but still good. Libs went for a tattoo session and I played with Declan after I fed him lunch. When he got to be a little much, I plunked him in his exersaucer and put on Baby Einstein's Discovering Water. Then I split screened the tv and played a little Fable Lost Chapters. We had a good little afternoon.

I also got the opportunity yesterday to watch two movies; Apocalypto and Pan's Labrynth.

Mel Gibson made a pretty good flick there. Shame he made those drunken comments to those cops. When I get to see a hunter make a blow gun with big thorns rubbed on some crazy poisonous toad's back and a rolled up leaf so he can take some suckah down, I know I've watched a good movie. Oh, and decapitations are always a blast.

As for Guillermo Del Toro. I honestly thought "El Laberinto del Fauna" was a kid's movie. Boy howdy, was I mistaken. You've got civil war in Spain, rebels, shooting, torture. Throw a good solid face-crushing with a bottle and some child abuse and you've got Pan's Labrynth. That being said, it was a fantastic movie. I really got taken away and enjoyed every minute. It was never too slow, never too fast. And that main theme? Haunting, repetitive and stuck in my head. I'll be humming that to Declan in place of "A Very Good Year" by Frankie.

Week Off, Day Three

Yesterday I guess I didn't take the opportunity to post, but it was still a good day. I tore down an offensive tin shed that was in our driveway and made it impossible to open both gates. We went back to Birchmount Pool for a swim. There was a track meet going on at the neighbouring track so there was also an ice cream truck. Libs got some soft-serve and I got a Slushie. Blueberry. Hoobaby.

For the Senators, I am sorry you lost. To Anaheim, congratulations. At least we can all take comfort in the fact that Anaheim has a huge number of Canadian players (with 22). More than the Senators (with 14). So if we were hoping for Canada's team to win, those of us with a silver-lining perspective will say they did.

Week Off, Day Two

Today wasn't quite as eventful as yesterday, but still a lot of fun.

I made my very first BBQ sauce from scratch. Super tasty. However, I added my own little kick of two tablespoons of Tabasco and a tablespoon of Cajun chicken seasoning. I can't help myself. To be honest, if I hadn't, the sauce would have been too sweet.

The ribs were excellent. I think Libs was suitably impressed. Once again, I helped get Declan down for his naps and just helped him get back to sleep a few minutes ago.

On the Camgasm front, I found a cool TransformManager class from Jack Doyle at Greensock.com. Very nice.