Spellbound

Spellbound

This movie review from the Globe and Mail is pretty funny, and mentions a lot of things I was thinking about when watching "Spellbound"

On the Road, with Globalfreeloaders

I could write about the visit from Global Freeloaders Marcus and Rebecca, of Gainesville, Florida, but it's easier to direct you to their Road Trip Blog (see posting June 10th, for June 6-10):

2003 On the Road

Also, tonight I saw the documentary "Spellbound" and was quite literally spellbound by the drama surrounding America's National Spelling Bee. Some parts are so gripping you could feel the pressure along with the parents and kids. I recommend this to anyone who has ever had to compete for anything (and that's pretty much everybody).

Fruit Fly Circus at the International Children's Festival

Fruit Fly Circus

This bunch were great! Very professional!


Fruit Fly Circus

Everybody had a fantastic time at the International Children's Festival:


Children's Festival.


Maddy in the giant sandbox


A boy and his streamer.

The Pressure is Now On

I must read an obscene amount of fairly dry literature this weekend in order to write a paper for American History, due Tuesday. As well, I have a proposal to write for a paper in Anthropology, due on Monday, and I haven't read any of the literature for that, either. Plus it's Allan's birthday today (well, Friday, which is no longer today), which we're celebrating on Sunday with an inaugural visit to the International Children's festival -- conveniently located across the water from my building -- to be followed by a big kid-friendly meal at White Spot on Georgia St. (my suggestion, to avoid the co-ordination involved with picnic food).

Why do I always do this to myself -- leave things to the last minute? I'm worse than Ross. I put the blame squarely on him for my poor work habits.

Oh, at least today I got Ross and Lee to make the first preparatory step towards a retirement party: choosing the day, which will be Friday, November 28. It's shaping up to be an event of epic proportions...

New Addition to Kevin's Family

The newest addition to the Mason family is Ashton James, AKA A.J.


AJ


The Masons

Sunday in Stanley Park with the Kids

We took the kids to Stanley Park, which has a miniature railway and children's farmyard.


miniature railway


Maddy meets a goat


Run bunnies run!

May Photos

Gumpa and Melissa pick us up at the airport, May 3


May and I do the Stanley Park seawall, May 10


My mother, on Mother's Day, May 11


White Pines Beach, Sasamat Lake, Port Moody -- later on Mother's Day


scenery in Banff National Park, May 19 (Victoria Day)

Eurotrip Photos

Cliffs of Moher
Originally uploaded by gailontheweb.

I'm in the progress of uploading the Eurotrip photos into the photo albums. Here's the link to the slideshow:

Europe photos in Ofoto

inthe80s.com

Happened upon an interesting list. I don't agree with all of the posts, but I can definitely see the comparisons in many of them:

Nineties Bands That Sound Like Eighties Bands

Where to Start?

I've been back since Saturday, and I'm right into the thick of things already. I downloaded all 600MB+ of photos and video, and am not sure where to start in terms of making a trip photo album or anything like that.