Circus

Laura and I took my sister to the Children's Festival this last Saturday. Short story: it was wonderful.

Here's what we saw:

• Boy Called Rubbish
• Peking Acrobats
• Aché Brasil
• Circo Comedia

The Peking Acrobats were mind blowing... I still can't believe it. And they do things without any safety nets or wires. It was a wonderful show. I wish that I was able to take pictures of the events, but of course they don't allow that. And in the case of the acrobats, it would be dangerous too.

I have never gone to a "circus" before that I know of. I thought that it would be different than it was, but I was pleasantly surprised. And I learned other things too: if something doesn't seem too well organized before you get there, don't expect them to have food for you. Listen to others that tell you to bring food. Or just say "screw it" earlier and walk across the street and get some good food. That and childrens' festivals will likely have face painting, so scope it out early so there are no tears at the end of the day. I really wanted my face to look like spider-man... I'll stop now, it's just too emotional to talk about so soon after... *sniff*

Listening to: Madonna - Don't Stop

Consulting

Since there is a hiring freeze at work, I have to move to working through a consulting company. I think that I will be going through coradix. From what I have found out, they have a lot less overhead compared to other companies. So, I don't have to get incorporated or anything, all I need to do is get a GST number and then I'll be working as a "sub contractor". That's the plan at least. Now I have to do other things like get some form of health plan. This looks like a good resource.

Now (following like 6 people's advice) I just have to open up a separate bank account so that I set aside enough money for taxes and other big ticket items. I think that I should actually sit down and plan out a budget so I can make sure I'm moving in the right direction. That and see if I am paying off my car too fast / slow, buying too much "stuff", etc.

Listening to: The Bloodhound Gang - Magna Cum Nada

03 or 04?

Quick question before I run off to bed... are we considered the class of '03, or 04? I never went to school in 04, but that's when the ceremony was... Okay, I'm done my random thought now.

Listening to: Robert Miles - Dreamland - 03 - Fantasya

Fast food kills

I was just reading a post that steve made about a movie called Super Size Me. Pretty scary when you think of if you eat a lot of it, it will have serious effects on your heath, and in less than a month. I knew that it was bad, but I didn't think that it was that bad. Yikes. Now I just have to go see the movie... off to ByTown I guess. ;-)

On an aside note, I think that I finally figured out the trackback thing. You don't target the same url as you link to. Humm... it would have probably have helped if I had just RTFM

Listening to: Philip Glass - The Grid

Couldn't resist

I couldn't resist, but Peter pointed me to something really interesting. It's a shinning example of what your co-workers can do for you. A co-worker of mine said that he thinks that cube was foiled, and he may be right.

Listening to: Ennio Morricone - A Fistful Of Dollars

Tax Calculator

Andrew here at work pointed out to me a handy tax calculator. This way you can get a good idea of just how much you are not going to take home... ;-P

Listening to: Johnny Favourite - When I Found You

The future is now

After a friend at work pointed me to an interesting article about "DNA computer" that fights cancer it got me thinking.

All that stuff in sci-fi books about The Future we are starting to see. Robots that do boring household chores and other tasks; wireless tech that works magically for 99.999% of the people without them having a clue how it works; tech that allows people to communicate anywhere in the world, in real time; being able to "create life" on the DNA level... the wonders just go on.

Hell, they've been working on stuff from Star Trek for years. We already have the pda's and communicators (and I think hypo sprays). They're working on the "transporter" idea now too (with light). We're starting to understand our world on a level that can be hard to wrap your head around (at least for me). And people will continue to push what we know because I'm sure we are no where near the "right" answer yet.

What are we using all this knowledge for? Well, since we're still human, some good things, some bad, and some funny. Funny entertainment things like Shrek 2 which is a great movie. (whew! Got that plug in there...)

I just think that it's cool. I have to start reading more sci-fi now to see what other people have envisioned for the future. ;-)