Tonight is the SUSAN AGLUKARK concert we are going to courtesy of the 'Theatre Angels' program at the Port Theatre. Myself, H., and G. are taking 9 of our Guides. We asked who wanted to go, and then put those names 'in a hat' and drew 9. We hope to have free tickets again several more times thru the year, and it would be nice if everyone who wants to go gets to go at least twice. I've never been to the Port Theatre before, but H has. I think this is a way to introduce a really great cultural aspect to our Guide program this year - easy and FREE and FUN!
G is off work today, and it is also my usual Friday off - he has just left to take our Boarder to the ferry. When he comes back we will both head into town for him to get a haircut (Great Clips sent out coupons for $8.99 haircuts!!), I will look in the new ladies wear store I've discovered in the same mall as Great Clips, then we will go to the Wellington library to return the books we have and get some more...sometimes its good to hit a different branch for a fresh bunch of books. Yesterday after work I went to Candian Tire and had the headlights adjusted and the blubs changed. It wasn't dark enough on the way home to test them so I'm 'keeping my fingers crossed' that they will be much better. Tonight coming home from the Theatre should be the test.
Friday, October 30, 2009
Blog to raise money??
(Sometimes this is very annoying: I just finished a posting, clicked 'publish post' and it disappeared into cyberspace! So now I will try and remember what I just wrote!)
I read an article in this morning's Times Colonist about John Chow in Vancouver who has a blog and is now making $40k/month thru the Blog http://www.johnchow.com/ definitely sounds interesting. He supposedly does that by spending 2hrs a day...I imagine he has done a lot, and is quite the expert...however it sounds intriguing. He also donates money to charities via his blog. That is a point which has caught my interest for NTVS..
I read an article in this morning's Times Colonist about John Chow in Vancouver who has a blog and is now making $40k/month thru the Blog http://www.johnchow.com/ definitely sounds interesting. He supposedly does that by spending 2hrs a day...I imagine he has done a lot, and is quite the expert...however it sounds intriguing. He also donates money to charities via his blog. That is a point which has caught my interest for NTVS..
2010 Olympics
It's odd, but until now I've been rather ambivalent about the Olympics - and I find today I'm actually getting excited. Though I must admit I think it is more the 'proud to be Canadian' etc. feeling rather than the interest in the sport-aspect of the Games. And I guess that is perfectly fine. It is entirely possible, looking at http://www.vancouver2010.com/more-2010-information/olympic-torch-relay/olympic-torch-relay-interactive-map/ that the Torch Relay might even go past our house...albeit in the bus with accompanying security vehicles. Heather and I had considered going to Victoria tomorrow - until I realized that it would be one of the craziest days to do that, with the Torch Relay leaving Sooke in the morning and traveling to Nanaimo..we would be crossing paths with the Torch and traffic problems all day. Add to that the fact that tomorrow is Hallowe'en - NO, not a good idea. Depending on weather and her studying we may go down next Saturday.
I know that we will not even consider trying to attend any Olympic events - besides the cost involved and the fact that tickets are probably all gone, the crowds would be horrendous. However, there will be lots of other special events in Vancouver during the Olympics - cultural events - that I think it would be worth going over for at least one well-planned daytrip during the Olympics. I believe there may be some extra ferries on then...and a lot depends on the weather also.
I know that we will not even consider trying to attend any Olympic events - besides the cost involved and the fact that tickets are probably all gone, the crowds would be horrendous. However, there will be lots of other special events in Vancouver during the Olympics - cultural events - that I think it would be worth going over for at least one well-planned daytrip during the Olympics. I believe there may be some extra ferries on then...and a lot depends on the weather also.
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Fall weather!
It was several weeks since I 'blogged' last but I suppose it hasn't been all that uneventful:
- after much soul-searching Ian has decided to leave Memorial after his last exam in December. He arrives home late on December 15th. He has realized that his passions really do not lie with a 4 year BA in History! - his goal now is to work until August 2010 - living at home to save more money - then enroll either at UNBC, TRU or COTR taking Adventure Tourism. The first month or so after getting back to univ were very difficult for him, but now he is feeling comfortable with his decision. I believe he has made an excellent choice - glad he is finding his passion in life - or one of them - at a young age.
- we got a new Helper last week, but she is moving on down Island to stay at a place with a few horses. No othe Helpers scheduled.
- Friday NTVS participated in Nanaimo's 1st ever 'Wellness Fair for Older Adults' - I got to work at 10am, to Bowen Seniors Centre at 11, and left there around 7:30....very long day, but I hope relatively successful. The Fair was good, tho there could have been more people.
Today has been a very rainy day - which means that Tuesday's Guide visit to McNab's Corn Maze will be very, very muddy! But I'm sure the girls will still have lots of fun. Heather and I are also really looking forward to our Guide visit to the Port Theatre on Friday for the Susan Aglukark concert...free tickets courtesy of the Port Theatre Angels.
must run....family is crying for supper!
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