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• ‘Kodak’ is French for camera
• 9:30 is too late to get into the bar on New Year’s Eve without being crushed inside a hallway. Claustrophobes beware.
• Always bring backups of music for the long ride home in case your iPod wishes to crap out on you (note to all: At this moment after the trip is done, the iPod is now working as I was pressing the wrong combination of buttons to reset it. Too bad I can’t return it in hopes of getting the video iPod!)
• When getting into a hot tub in the middle of the winter out on a deck, don’t forget your toque. Also, don’t bother going out. It’s really really cold.
• Always have a backup wake up call instead of the wind up clock.
• Always think before you say anything in French. REALLY think about it. You’re trying to make an impression here. Eric put this in a way that explains it all…when you want someone to pass you the pineapple, don’t say “Je suis un anana!”

Had a most excellent time over at the Losiers for their beer and wings night. Started off by showing up a little bit earlier than everyone else so I can take advantage of the hot tub. After giving Samantha some interviewing tips, we went to the garage to help out with the wings. This was an excellent setup…a propane burner hooked up to a giant pot to fry the wings in, then we take them out and douse them with four types of sauce…my favourite being the secret sauce from the Leaky Canoe in Meaford, Ontario and the extra hot blow your mind out sauce.

After munching on some tasty treats and attempting to play washers we played road hockey for a few hours. At the moment of typing this the morning after, I am the sorest man on the Earth even after taking another hot tub last night, but am feeling good about assisting in the winning goal.

Today: Rest and Relaxation. Mom and Dad are leaving for North Bay which probably means I will not see them again for awhile since I will be going up to Hearst tomorrow. Tonight, we are going to attempt to go sliding but something tells me I’ll be a little sore for that.

Highlights of the trip so far:

• Mom saying to me that she is having a harrible day (aka, a horrible hair day)
• Mom asking “Ryan, do you remember when we were kids?”
• Sitting by the fire and drinking copious amounts of liquids
• The Christmas Eve Bash at the Palmers
• Receiving some sweet, sweet gifts
• Munching on some Losier beef jerky

Non-Higlights of the trip so far:

• Awful, AWFUL weather from Deep River to Temagami
• Going to a semi-lame stag (hey, where’s the mix?) and then waking up to pick up Vero in Hearst while nursing the mother of all headaches
• Having Mom show Vero the photo albums

What’s up next?

• Going to the wings and beer night at the Losiers
• Watching some Smallville Season 2
• Going to Hearst on the 30th for a few days. Meet the Parents! yikes!

Potential bad news on the Winter Storm Front…looks like freezing rain tomorrow which hinders the trip back home for Christmas.

It’s not too bad, but I heard Christmas Eve is the same if I wanted to wait until then.

I’m debating whether or not to just leave tomorrow morning now…but I heard that Maureen may not be getting off until 2:30 anyhow. So what’s the big deal if I leave early in the morning?

I’ll make a few phone calls and find out the scoop with all the parties involved and make a decision from there.

It may be my small non-High Definition Television screen, but is there no lint ever on Darth Vader’s cape? How is that possible?

Some theories amongst me and some friends (alright, just me. And Trish.) have arisen.

Why there is no lint on Darth Vader’s Cape:

• The Force
• When he boards a different space ship (like when his shuttle goes to the big pizza shaped spaceship) he lets his cape flow out of the airlock and vacuum all the fuzzies off of it
• He has the uncanny skill of using his lightsaber to nick the lint off. That’s a Master right there.

Random Thoughts:

• By far, the best gift I received last year was something that just kept going all year long. My Star Wars trivia calendar given to me by my loving parents. Benoit, Claude and I have made a trivia challenge every month where we accumulate points depending on who gets the most answers right. So far, I’m doing pretty good…I think I’ve won two months so that’s some sweet cash coming to me.
• I went to Costco last night in search of the new Star Wars Chronicles: The Prequels book which I heard was there. Turns out…it’s not the biggest deal in the world. ESPECIALLY for $120. That’s right…it’s an encyclopedia of knowledge on the Prequels and it’s well over $100. Is it worth it? I think I shall look for it used in a few years time.
• I still have to buy a slew of gifts, but no real time to do it. Actually, it’s not time that is the issue…it’s the fact that I can’t think of things to buy people. That’s pretty sad. Something tells me that Nanny won’t be seeing her gift until after Christmas which is sad. Perhaps it will get there in time if I ship it tonight.

*Warning: I am not trying to try and say what political party you should vote for. I’m just going to say the Liberal’s blog is one of the funniest things I’ve read in awhile.*

So Krista sent me a link of the Liberal Party’s blog. The party has a blog? The last time I remember them dabbling in blogdom was when the Prime Minister had his own blog which said stuff like “I ate some Albertan beef today. Yum.” Not too exciting.

Now comes along Scott Feschuk – chief speechwriter to Paul Martin making blog entries of the Liberal party on the road during their election campaign.