On Tuesday, I was laid off from my job, so I am in the process of looking for a new job, doing a few freelance jobs and potentially temping. You can read about it on soveran.ca.
Monthly Archives: September 2008
Potentially the Greatest Cat of All Time
So, we had the housewarming party and it was a great time. The house finally feels like a home. Everything that needed to be done is done and now Leah and I can relax. I also have a video in the works, but Windows Movie Maker kept crashing so I think I am going to have to find a different program to use. Until then, watch this cat… this ninja cat.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muLIPWjks_M[/youtube]
Unfounded Accusations
Recently, Curtis accused me of Green Washing. Well, I didn’t want you to think that I didn’t notice this baseless accusation. In fact, I mean to disprove it!
I am now a composter. Earth Machine Go!
The great thing about the Earth Machine composter is that the City of Calgary pays the majority of it, so it only costs $20 or so. Otherwise, I believe they are closer to a hundred. The reason Calgary pays for them is to reduce garbage and now that we are all moved in and things are settling down, our garbage has normalized once again. But now, with the composter, it has completely shrunk.
One bag of garbage and the kitty litter/poop. I don’t know how much garbage we produced at the apartment, but I know it’s more than one bag. Anyway, take that Curtis!
I am Rhett Soveran, your friendly neighbourhood green, mean composting machine!
The Zoo Knows Everything
I don’t know how, but somehow, the Zoo knew that it was Leah’s 50th birthday* last week and they put flamingos out for her. How nice. *Leah’s birthday may or may not be until October where she may or may not be turning 50.
Oh and here’s the video from the Zoo. As we walked through the zoo, I shot little snippets of video and this is the collage created from those shorts. The video was shot without sound and so I went on a web adventure looking for some open music and I found Allison Crowe. It’s really interesting how much the video changes depending on the music.
[vimeo]http://www.vimeo.com/1702282[/vimeo]
Lions and Tigers and Sloth Bears, oh my!
In case you didn’t notice, I have uploaded a set of pictures from our latest trip to the Calgary Zoo. I also took a lot of video from that trip, but I want to edit that together into one video. So you can look forward to that.
P.S. – I don’t think I actually got a picture of the Sloth Bear, but it’s still fun to say.
First Blue Jay
I don’t know if my back yard is sort of like my Field of Dreams, but I put out bird seed and the birds are beginning to come. Other than the lousy squirrels who are making a mess and shelling all the sunflowers, this is the first bird I have seen eat from the feeder. It’s also the first time I have ever seen a blue jay. Maybe it’s good luck? I bet my grandma would think so.