Conroy's Back!

Craig Conroy is a Flame again! I am hoping this will be a big spark for the team. Apparently the Wild player above is not as enthusiastic.

Seriously

So this morning I awoke to the sound of someone pounding on a door. At first I thought it might be my door but then heard a man yelling for someone and realized it was my neighbours door. He was pounding and yelling and demanding that she open the door. When she wouldn't he accused her of cheating on him. Somebody went downstairs to get security and eventually this guy's buddy convinced him that they should go since someone was calling the cops. I had a hard time getting to sleep after that 'cause my mind wouldn't stop.
My impulse when something like that happens is to somehow intervene. Kristin's point of view is that I should not endanger myself and need to let the police handle it. I recognize that my first responsibility is to my family and it may be more selfish to do something that would endanger it. I sometimes wish I was a huge guy, but that doesn't necessarily mean anything if they are carrying a weapon. Maybe it is just a kind of superhero complex.
I feel sad for those people. I pray that the woman will be safe. I feel sad for the guy who thinks that the way to get her back is to act like a psycho.
Another impulse I get when something like this happens is that I live in a crappy building. However, that is not the case. It is a brand new building, it has a 24-hour security guard in the lobby, and for the most part the people who live here are professionals who work downtown. I guess this can happen anywhere you live. People move out to the suburbs to feel safe and protected, but worse things than this still happen.

Stop talking about dongles

So I'm not entirely sure if the comments from last post are supposed to be legit or are an obscene reference. To be on the safe side I have enabled word verification.
I played soccer tonight and we pulled out a tie!! It was a well fought game.
The best news: Kristin is coming home tomorrow! Hooray!!!

Sorry for the confusion

Bluetooth is a wireless connection protocol. Most newer cell phones support it for connecting to wireless headsets. Using the following dongle:
I should be able to connect my phone to my computer and thereby get the pictures I require. I am quite pleased with this prospect of new gadgetry.

In other news I am sick again. I hate my nose.

And what a boy!

So the game was fun. I played all right. Still way too out of shape though. But I wasn't scored on too much and my team even won. However since it was an All Star game and there's not much importance to it, it felt more like playing shinny than an actual game. Still a good experience though. It's really warm in Saddledome however. I don't know how the players would be able to stand it when there's 20000 fans and all the lights are turned on and the flames are spurting out.
We got to change in the Visitors dressing room. It was fairly large, but not as fancy as you would think. You can tell that the Saddledome is an old building.
Corey and Wendy came and watched and even discovered what appeared to be a dentist chair, complete with overhead light, under the bleachers behind the Flames bench. Our theory is that's where players go when they get teeth knocked out. I have some pictures on my phone, but need to get a Bluetooth dongle to get them out, so you'll have to wait.

Hi Kris!

So I am living the bachelor life this week while Kris is visiting her family. She gets to enjoy painting while I get to enjoy....work. You may assume that I am living in squalor and eating cereal 3 meals a day. Well, sorry to shatter your illusions but the house is clean (somewhat) and I cooked dinner tonight. My biggest issue is going to bed on time.
So apparently I am an All-Star. That is, I was picked to help represent my hockey team at our league's All Star game at the Saddledome tonight. All-Star is not a term that would be typically applied to me. I was picked because we needed to send a defenseman and the first choice couldn't make it. I am just hoping not to embarrass myself.

It's About Time!

I apologize profusely for my lack of updates. Sometimes thinking about making a post gives me a sick feeling in my stomache. I'm not sure why. It's very weird. I've had that since Christmas. Eventually I just have to plow through and do it.
So, what have I been doing so since last time? Well at work we began preparing for the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. This was going to be our grand unveiling so we wanted the product to look as good as possible. This has made work extremely busy. The CES show is on this week and we finally have a website that actually gives information. Check it out.
I had been hoping to take a week off at Christmas but because we were so busy I was not able to, so I only had Christmas Day and Boxing Day off. On top of that, working long hours began to take its toll and I been getting sick the Friday before Christmas. I spent the long weekend with one of the worst colds I'd ever had. I felt pretty out of it the whole time. I recovered on Boxing Day, just in time to go back to work the next day. :(
Other than that unpleasantness, the Christmas weekend was pretty fun. We spent it moving from family to family and dinner to dinner so we didn't really get to spend a large amount of time with anyone, but the time we did have was enjoyable. Because of all the running around we didn't make it to the Christmas Eve service. That made it feel less like Christmas. I think next year we will try harder to make it. When I went back to work, Kris stayed with her family but ended up getting really sick so she couldn't enjoy it much.
For New Years this year we just stayed at home to relax. At midnight everybody in the buildings around us started yelling and hooting. It was rather interesting having a New Years in the city with thousands of people we don't know. I always find it funny how excited people get about New Years. To me it just feels like the last year.
So after New Years things got even busier at work. I ended up having to work for a few hours on Saturday and Sunday too which was not pleasant. This week has been better. One highlight from Saturday was going to the Flames game with Dad, Corey and Nate. It was quite entertaining. I realize that I miss watching hockey with my family. For me hockey has always been a sort of social event. I enjoy it more when I can watch it with someone and discuss it with them. This weekend Calgary vs Edmonton is on CBC. I believe that game is "must watch".