LMAO oh wow. This is pretty damn cool. I'll be posting it on my main blog shortly.
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Insane picture!!!
LMAO oh wow. This is pretty damn cool. I'll be posting it on my main blog shortly.
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Islas de San Felix (Texada Island)
I live in the small coastal town of Powell River, British Columbia, and wow... we have an incredibly bland and very short history... we were'nt even established as a small town until 1908, and that means this town is exactly 100 years old this year, and strangley enough I didn't hear much of a fuss about it... in fact, I didn't even know until I looked it up on Wikipedia.
Maybe I just wasn't listening very hard.
Anyways, all those who live in Powell River will be amazed to know of how rich our neighbours history is.
To start with, the area was discovered in 1791 by Spanish naval explorer José María Narváez, who dubbed the island with the name Islas de San Felix, and gave the name Isla de Texada to a smaller island off the west coast of modern day Texada, known today as Lasqueti Island.
Mapmakers later accidentally switched the names around, and the accident just ended up sticking.
I don't really feel like writing an entire essay on the history of the island right now, but if you want more information on it, follow this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texada_Island
Also, Texada is the former home of Canadian-American Academy Award-nominee Jennifer Tilly, who was born in Los Angeles, California, but who moved to Texada at the age of 5 following her parents divorce. Most notably she's appeared on the TV sitcom Fraiser, was formerly married to The Simpsons producer Sam Simon, was a bracelet winner at the World Series of Poker, starred alongside Jim Carrey in the popular comedy movie Liar Liar, voiced a character in the 2001 Disney movie Monsters Inc, and is the voice of Bonnie, Joe Swanson's wife on Family Guy.
I don't really understand how we became the dominant municipality, and how Texada is considered part of Powell River as opposed to Powell River being a part of Texada.
Really makes me wonder.
Maybe I just wasn't listening very hard.
Anyways, all those who live in Powell River will be amazed to know of how rich our neighbours history is.
To start with, the area was discovered in 1791 by Spanish naval explorer José María Narváez, who dubbed the island with the name Islas de San Felix, and gave the name Isla de Texada to a smaller island off the west coast of modern day Texada, known today as Lasqueti Island.
Mapmakers later accidentally switched the names around, and the accident just ended up sticking.
I don't really feel like writing an entire essay on the history of the island right now, but if you want more information on it, follow this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texada_Island
Also, Texada is the former home of Canadian-American Academy Award-nominee Jennifer Tilly, who was born in Los Angeles, California, but who moved to Texada at the age of 5 following her parents divorce. Most notably she's appeared on the TV sitcom Fraiser, was formerly married to The Simpsons producer Sam Simon, was a bracelet winner at the World Series of Poker, starred alongside Jim Carrey in the popular comedy movie Liar Liar, voiced a character in the 2001 Disney movie Monsters Inc, and is the voice of Bonnie, Joe Swanson's wife on Family Guy.
I don't really understand how we became the dominant municipality, and how Texada is considered part of Powell River as opposed to Powell River being a part of Texada.
Really makes me wonder.
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
The Frost-Biten Hand of Winter
Sure, winter is a time to get together with family and celebrate the birth of a very good (yet more then slightly delusional) man who was probably very good in the art of healing, known as the one and only Jesus Christ, and a time to chow down on that Christmas turkey before your uncle who's been looking forward to that turkey all day can lay a finger on it, but think about it... isn't winter also the most depressing, bitingly cold season of the year?
Sometimes I get the idea that Christmas was invented just to make this terrible, dragged-on season a bit more bearable, and maybe even add a hint of cheer into the hearts of every man and women (which, by the way, summer can do just by being present, thank you very much!)
I mean, I walk outside and the first thing I feel is my facial skin beginning to tighten due to the -9 degree temperatures, and the freezingly unbearable wind waft under my sleeves and rest within my sweater, which you would think was designed to prevent that exact sort of thing from happening.
Unlike summer, you can't stand outside for more then 10 minutes without shivering uncontrollably or not being able to turn your head or move your arms properly because of your incredibly huge jacket.
Unlike summer, you can't do any outdoor activities that don't include getting nearly frozen to death, or at least end with you having a sprained ankle (or worse) due to black ice you apparently didn't notice on the sidewalk, and the guys that salt the cement didn't seem to notice.
Oh, and do you know whats delightful? When it rains! It's such a grand feeling having those nearly frozen raindrops pelt you in the face as you try to walk to school or work. Make sure not to look up, or you may become blind in one eye for the rest of your life!
Honestly, that last bit of sarcasm aside, I only see two good things that come with winter: Christmas, and snow, and even snow can be unbearable in huge doses!
I really can't wait until June.
Sometimes I get the idea that Christmas was invented just to make this terrible, dragged-on season a bit more bearable, and maybe even add a hint of cheer into the hearts of every man and women (which, by the way, summer can do just by being present, thank you very much!)
I mean, I walk outside and the first thing I feel is my facial skin beginning to tighten due to the -9 degree temperatures, and the freezingly unbearable wind waft under my sleeves and rest within my sweater, which you would think was designed to prevent that exact sort of thing from happening.
Unlike summer, you can't stand outside for more then 10 minutes without shivering uncontrollably or not being able to turn your head or move your arms properly because of your incredibly huge jacket.
Unlike summer, you can't do any outdoor activities that don't include getting nearly frozen to death, or at least end with you having a sprained ankle (or worse) due to black ice you apparently didn't notice on the sidewalk, and the guys that salt the cement didn't seem to notice.
Oh, and do you know whats delightful? When it rains! It's such a grand feeling having those nearly frozen raindrops pelt you in the face as you try to walk to school or work. Make sure not to look up, or you may become blind in one eye for the rest of your life!
Honestly, that last bit of sarcasm aside, I only see two good things that come with winter: Christmas, and snow, and even snow can be unbearable in huge doses!
I really can't wait until June.
Welcome to 'On a Sidenote...'
On a Sidenote is the secondary blog to my main blog, dubbed with the name It's a Friendly Inferno! where I chronicle my thoughts on different subjects as I see fit.
This blog will record my thoughts on things that are at a much smaller scale.
On a Sidenote will debut its first official blog later tonight.
This blog will record my thoughts on things that are at a much smaller scale.
On a Sidenote will debut its first official blog later tonight.
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