Take Off to the Great White North

Does anyone remember that song? The song that Geddy Lee sang on the Bob and Doug McKenzie Christmas album. Good lord, I hope I can find it on youtube. If not, I'm sure I can order a copy on reel to reel from the National Film Board of Canada/Office National du Film du Canada and then visit your homes individually with my hi-fi and play it for you.

God bless youtube. It has all things Canadian and shitty.



This made me howl. I howled laughing. I didn't howl because I was trying to sing like Geddy Lee. I love the "slideshow" format. This is snow-covered brilliance. Did anyone catch the one shot that was from Thunder Bay? You get a prize if you spot it. The prize is pride, and no one can take that from you - unless they break your spirit.

Anyway - my post is not about great Canadian music or taming wild horses, it's about my upcoming trip to Thunder Bay. Oh...and I'm visiting Sean while I'm there.

I bought some hiking boots and a tutu, so I figure I'm ready for a weekend in the North. In addition to my hiking boots and tutu, I'm also packing the following:

• Bear repellant
• A test bear to make sure the repellant works
• Bug spray
• Bug net
• Bug jammer
• Bug mind power dominance kit
  
• Socks - lots of them to avoid "trench-foot" (advanced apologies to those who had a grandfather who died due to foot complications while fighting in any wars)
• Underwear - long and regular
• Sweaters - for sweating
• Jeans - maybe a few extra pairs to trade for local goods. Jeans - they're todays beaver pelts
• Genes - I don't leave home without them
  
• Pemmican - just in case I get lost in the forest for days
• High heels - to impress the bears I've just repelled
• Face-wash

Done packing!

Sadly, my camera decided to take a poop on my trip to Muskoka last weekend, so I won't be able to take any pictures this weekend. :( :( Double sad emoticon means that I'm very sad. I have my BB camera but it's just not the same. I'm so hard-done-by. Only one of my cameras is of acceptable quality. It's really hard to be so underprivledged. I wonder if this is what it was like to live through the Great Depression because I bet the lives of people in the '20s were also devoid of quality photographic equipment. I can relate.

I'm sure you're really upset about my camera, so here's a video of Robo. This video was shot while my camera was still operational. It showcases Robo's high level of anticipation when he thinks there's a chance he will get to go outside.




The following isn't a video about my cats, but the cat in this video reminds me of Robo. This will be a blast from the past for y'all, courtesy of the Office National du Film du Canada.

http://www.nfb.ca/animation/objanim/en/films/film.php?sort=title&id=17537

Here's another gem from the Film Board. Keep an eye out for many strange things around the house.

http://www.nfb.ca/animation/objanim/en/films/film.php?sort=title&id=15310

Now that I've wasted enough of your time, in the words of my mother - GO DO SOMETHING CONSTRUCTIVE YOU CURSED BRATS!