Its October 29th, 2 days away from one of my favourite holidays – Halloween. One thing that I’ve always loved doing around this time of year is carve a pumpkin. Usually Just the standard jack-o’-lantern face is what I end up doing, with a few exceptions. This year I wanted to try something a little more detailed. After surfing the net for a while and searching for jack-o’-lantern stencils, I came across one I liked and got to work. A whopping three hours later I present you this:

I learned a lot from carving that, and really like the result. I printed off the pattern and carved through it lightly with an x-acto knife to get the pattern to show up on the pumpkin, then chipped away at the parts I wanted to remove, taking off the surface skin of the pumpkin. I then found a very thin knife and started cutting all the way through where I needed to.

The tricky part is patience. If I hadn’t shipped off the outer skin first, the whole pieces to remove would not have been as easy to remove and I probably would have lost a lot of the detail. It now sits ominously near the front door, waiting to greet trick-or-treaters in a few days. Here’s a close-up:

And in case you can’t tell what that is in the carving, you’re looking at the Headless Horseman throwing a jack-o’-lantern at you

Just looked outside right now and its snowing! I guess that’s normal for this time of the year, but I always find this a depressing time of the year. I love winter activities and things you can do with snow, but I hate the cold and removing the stuff from our driveway. Anyhow, snow time begins!

Actually I had an interview over a week ago now and I’ll be starting my new job this coming Saturday. I really enjoyed working for Intertan (both THS Studio and The Source). Worked with some fantastic people over the past year and a half, at no less than three separate stores! Was a lot of fun, I learned a lot. But my interests change, and to me working while in school isn’t exactly a career choice, so it should at least reflect my interests.

Starting Saturday, I’ll be working part-time at Black’s in the Georgian Mall. Hopefully I’ll bring home a paycheque and not just spend it all at work. Wish me luck!

Over the last week I came down with a really nasty throat infection. All good now, but for a few days it was looking pretty miserable. Up at all hours of the night, avoiding solid foods, etc. Glad I don’t have to put up with that every day! But I noticed something interesting…

Sometime between 5 and 6am the sun rises this time of year. Walking to the kitchen to grab something to quench my thirst, I noticed our cat Bungie sitting wide-eyed and attentive watching the sun rise. Catching a cat in such a moment really builds his character, especially when I realised he does this every morning (caught him twice).

Another perk of being a cat and sleeping all day: you get to watch the sun rise any day you wish.

So this is the very first post in my blog, I guess I should say what its for.

As an every-day internet user and technology enthusiast, I always find myself with opinions or comments about the things around me. A blog seemed like the natural way for me to share these comments and observances with the word, so here I am!

Yeah, I’ve had tons of sites before, mostly relating to video games. here’s my attempt at something a little more personal, whether it be pointless quirky things barely worth talking about or deep philosophical monologues, you’ll get what’s on my mind.

Be warned!