X-Men, Sore Butt and Directors

– If you’ve never heard of Joss Whedon before, he is the creator of such great TV shows as Buffy The Vampire Slayer (never seen it), Angel (never seen it), Firefly/Serenity (seen it, LOVED it) and more recently he wrote 25 issues of an ongoing X-Men comic.  I recently started reading this series after hearing amazing things about it and I definitely have not been disappointed.  It’s actually the first time in a long time where I was shocked by a few things happening in the pages.  The only other series that really grips me like this is Fables.  If you are a fan of the X-Men and have given up on the comics for a long time, pick up the first run of Astonishing X-Men by Joss Whedon and Joe Cassady.  You will never be disappoitned.

– Last night Vero and I went to play squash for the first time.  Maren was gracious enough to be our instructor for the evening.  Unfortunately for me, I had forgot to bring the racket I have recently acquired from Claude (thanks mate!) but Maren had a spare one anyhow.

I would like to think that my trips to the gym have prepared me physically for such an endeavour.  While I was not really out of breath persay, my ass was definitely hurting after lunging every which way for this tiny black ball.  I had never felt such strain on my lower side muscles since last year when I was laying interlocking brick with Dad and you always had to bend over.

In the end, it wasn’t too bad and Vero and I really enjoyed playing it and look forward to doing so in the future.  We got the gist of the game down and Maren was a wonderful mentor as she went easy on us and didn’t inundate us with too much strategy.  She pointed out a few key spots to stand around, how we should swing and the rules of the game.  It was tons of fun and Maren said that since it’s the summer, there usually aren’t that many people using the courts so you can play for quite awhile without anyone interrupting you.  It’s also included in our gym membership to the Good Life Fitness Club and the only downfall is the fact that it is across town but that’s a minor point.

Thanks to Maren for showing us the ropes and we’ll definitely be playing against you in the near future!  (Like tomorrow.  Be there.)

– Underneath the ‘When it rains, it pours’ category, Vero has had a slew of interviews and decisions to make over the past few weeks and it paid off in spades yesterday when she went to see her old boss at Army News (an internal news network for the Canadian Forces) and she is now the Director of…something…Video Production perhaps?  Either way, she is pretty pumped about it and I am pumped for her.  This is quite the accomplishment considering the last time she worked for them was for a four-month long co-op term.  She really enjoyed her time there and looks forward to working with them again.  She begins work on June 2 and has a three month contract.  As they are affiliated with the government, the only way she can get a full-time position is to compete for the job which I’m assuming will happen in the future.  Either way, it’s been a long time coming but now we can all call Vero – Madame Director!  Félicitations!