Tag: Life

Honest Reduction

Something I learned today. If you seem genuine, honest, and realistic, you might be able to set your own price at Zellers.

I was looking at some toys for Sprout today, and they had a $40 toy that had a sign under it saying it was marked down to $30. Great.

At the till I asked the lady to scan and see what the price was, and sure enough it scanned at $40. I mentioned I thought it was $30 because of the sign under it. She looked in the flyer to see if it was on sale, and it wasn’t. The sign did say it was a price reduction not a sale.

She rang it through at $30 without me asking, or without a double check on the price.

I am honest though, and I am pretty sure the sign was correct for this toy, but I could have been wrong. 25% off is pretty nice, and the whole reason I grabbed it.

Romp Silent

Another walk for Yoshi today. He is one lucky dog.

Sox and I cleaned up the basement this morning then it was all attention on Yoshi. We took him to Elk Lake today for a field walk. He always loves a good romp in the tall grass.

Today was no exception, and he returned to us soaking wet. Of course we had forgotten to take a towel so that meant he had to shiver himself warm. Sorry Yoshi.

At the halfway point we stopped for a break and were talking when I spotted a magnificent hawk perched at the very top of the tree next to us. It was huge. We tried to get a little closer to take a better look, but of course Yoshi scared it and the hawk flew to another tree. It was still close to us, and it eventually decided that the dog roaming on the ground 40 feet below was too much and flew off for good. It was completely silent. Very cool.

Sox also spotted this beetle in the grass. They can move very quickly!

Favorite Coffee

A walk at Thetis is one of Yoshi’s favorite past times. Yesterday Sox and I got to walk Yoshi together, which is something we haven’t done in quite a while. There was a threat of rain in the clouds, but with our coffee in hand we kept warm. Yoshi kept warm by running about, exploring, and sniffing.

There was no wind so the lake was calm as can be. It was surprising the number of people we came across, just out for a walk. Any weather can be walking weather.

Apparently any weather can also be swimming weather. For a dog at least.

Color Relaxing

Last weekend Yoshi and I did a bit of a walk through Oak Bay. It is such a gorgeous time of year. I know we don’t get the same type of color in our trees as the Ottawa area, but it is still beautiful in its own way. The sun was out, the sky was blue, and we had an hour to spend just wandering aimlessly.

We stopped for a coffee in the village and sat outside and enjoyed the sun. Wonderful and relaxing.

Fall Yellow

Today definitely felt like Fall.

Heading out to the car this morning the air was chilly, and the car was _covered_ in pollen from the local trees. It took me quite a while to clean the windshield enough to see. The washer fluid flowed yellow off the car.

Driving to work I could see lots of leaves littering the ground. Every where I looked the trees were shedding their leaves.

Then today at work the wind picked up and swirled the leaves every which way. It was pretty incredible. I headed out to see if I could find a leaf devil, but was stumped in my search.

It was an enjoyable day for sure.

Numbers Disappoint

Last night I had a ticket to go see the Victoria stop of the “Power in Numbers” tour. The bill was Sum 41 and Finger 11. I think I was more excited to see Finger 11, over Sum 41.

When we arrived we headed to the floor only to discover the noise we heard was not either of them. Instead it was Die Mannequin. Not a good sound, so we immediately went for a beer. A ridiculously priced, piss poor Budweiser. $7.50 for a plastic cup of Bud? Yeesh.

When Finger 11 took the stage I was pumped. They didn’t disappoint. Their set was powerful, and filled with lots of songs I knew. Their energy was through the roof and they put on the best show I’ve seen in a very long time. The two guitarists were amazing, but they were also funny to watch. Their antics were hilarious. At one point, one of them was spinning around, and caught the amp cord and yanked it out. It took him a couple seconds to figure that one out. I love watching bands that have fun on stage.

Sum 41, were ok. I liked their music, but it seemed like the sound setup was off for them. Too much bass was drowning out the lyrics. The lead singer Deryck kept trying to get the crowd to sing and be interactive. This is something that Victoria crowds _cannot_ do. In any event, it got on my nerves, and I just wanted them to sing and get us pumped up that way. I just never got into their performance.

I was glad I went, if only for Finger 11. Their performance was awesome, and the next time they come I will definitely be going. I just wish they were the headliners, and not the opening act.

View Distinct

Sox, Sprout, and I took Yoshi for a walk at Island View beach today. It was chilly at first, but it warmed up when the sun started to break through the clouds.

Sprout had a great time walking by himself.

He also allowed us to carry him a little bit.

It wasn’t the most gorgeous day out there, but I found quite a bit to take pictures of.

If you have noticed a distinct lack of Yoshi pictures, well, I wasn’t able to get any. He was running around most of the time. He didn’t get a walk yesterday, and more than made up for it today. Lots of fun.

There are a few more pictures here.