flashback!

last weekend my brother and his family came over for dinner. he started a new job before christmas, and he was telling me a week or two ago, he was in the lineup at the cafeteria when a woman behind him called his name. he looked over to her and didn't recognize her until she introduced herself. turns out she's an ex-girlfriend of MINE! we dated way back in high school for about two weeks before it fizzled (ok, she dumped me!). then at a school dance a year or so later, we spent most of the night slow dancing together, but nothing came of it. i last saw her after i graduated from high school (she was still in high school). i was home for christmas from my first year of university and was at the local mall when i ran into her. we only chatted a short while before turning our backs on each other and walking out of each other's lives for what i assumed later on was the rest of our lives. i've occasionally wondered where she was, or what she was doing... in those fleeting moments we have about our past. but everytime i did think about her, i assumed i wouldn't run into her again.
it got me to thinking about the people we meet in our lives. people fill some kind of role in our lives for a short period of time, then move on, as if we've learned everything we need to know from them. in some sense, the relationship dies permanently. most people we'll never see again. yet we carry with us the experiences of every thing we've ever done, and every interaction with every person we've ever met.
my brother didn't talk long with her. he said he was planning on having lunch with her sometime. i asked him if she asked about me... he said, without hesitation, "No.".
the bitch.....
:P

Twice in a week???

eah, that's right, another blog entry, mere days later! i was playing hockey sunday night - we won 4-2 - and in the last few seasons, our team has acquired a couple of young hotshots. one guy used to play junior hockey, and the other guy was on the varsity team. i wonder what it must be like for guys like this to play at our level. i mean, we're not terrible, but we can't play the game at their speed, for sure. i get a little intimidated playing with them, and i play too cautiously, afraid to make mistakes. over time, i'll get used to playing with them and i'll be more effective. my biggest problem is when i get the puck, i usually pass it to them (because they're moving so fast). then i would just cruise around watching them play - maybe because i can't keep up, but more likely because i'm still somewhat in awe of their speed and skill. ah well, i'll get used to playing with them. i'm not the greatest hockey player, but i'm decent. i think my main limitation is myself. my game is based on confidence, and it's a delicate balance. after a good game, i feel confident; after a bad game, the confidence is shattered. it's all good though, i just love the game!

what the hell have i been up to?

Hey, so... yeah.... it's been a while since i have blogged... over a month i think....
i keep meaning to blog but ... well... any excuse i mention here would be a lame one, so i won't bother.

that image above is a doodle i drew in january. i keep a journal, and i often do these doodles on the inside covers of the journal books. i've added a few other photos of my doodles on my flickr, as well.

i've been hanging out in a new trivia room, trivia madness:10, and they asked me to be a mod, so i agreed. i am often in there during the day or in the late evening, so drop by. i sometimes play tunes or even play songs on my geetar in there... it's a fun group. i first started going to trivia rooms last fall and got to know some folks in room 6, and some of them decided to branch off into a new room, so i'm there most of the time now. i still visit my buds in books and lit4 (or 5, or 2?!?!) as well. they do trivia some nights, and we have live music nights in there as well.
speaking of music, i re-strung my guitar last week. the guy at the shop talked me into buying these high-end strings, stating that they last longer. i don't change strings as often as i should, so i figured it would be a good investment. i always seem to forget how much difference a new set of strings can make on the sound of my guitar. i still want to get a new guitar in the near future. i bought a low-end mandolin over the xmas break, so i've been learning to play that as well. i went into a few music stores at the time, and i was in awe at all the guitars hanging from the walls.

i'm learning some new songs on geetar, a johnny cash song, which is ready - it's a request/suggestion from a good friend of mine. and i want to learn a tom waits song i heard just yesterday. i also want to learn a song by a band called 'keane'. it's all good...

on that note... here's to hoping i add words here a bit more frequently...

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