Happy May 24

Staying in the city during the holidays is the best, because everyone leaves.

Not sure about the design choice of the stage; so angular when everything else is curvy.

This is City Hall’s recent renovation; remember it had that little garden area off to the right) #BenefitOfBlogging I also guarded an event there in 2008

Went to the movies! A bi-annual occurrence. Second 3D movie ever.

It was IronMan 3, and maybe the best movie I’ve seen in years.

What am I wearing? Not jogging pants, at least.

It’s a lazy day today. After I hit publish, I have to polish next week’s column (about towing things), then I’m back on my mini-break from online.

Really liking this Monday – Friday publishing schedule I’ve been gravitating toward; going to keep moving KeriBlog in that direction.

Speaking of direction, had a great coffee with my lawyer, Martin. I’ve introduced you before.

When I started all this online stuff back in 2007, I took it a bit more seriously than most; still probably do.

I’m very aware of the weight of what I post online.  For example, all ‘Canadian Explorer’ episodes are set to royalty free music; I always get on-camera acknowledgement and permission from the stranger I just filmed, they know it will be published on the internet; this time Martin helped out with contract stuff, because I have an employee now, so how do I properly paperwork that? Like that.

We’ve been a pair for WOAH just did the math on that… 5 years now. NICE.

Go Too – Martin Ross of Ross – Rumbell Professional Corporation     Downtown Toronto 416.800.1776

Above is a collage I made to celebrate OOK’s 3rd birthday April 2011.

Next week I’ve got Alberta to tell you about; made it to the Toronto Sun today for the first time; things are really starting to fall into a rhythm with Charlotte and I; armoured car shopping; it’s the 6th year of my cycling team; off to Oregon soon with Acura; and I think I may have invented the thing of all things yeaterday, a solution of epic proportions.

If it works, I’m going to link back to this paragraph, and it’ll be like woah, how’d you stay so calm Keri… it’s that good an idea. First time I’ve ever blogged the word ‘epic’.

kk enjoy the second half of May TwoFour!!
Weather couldn’t be better EH.

xo
Keri

 

Off To Alberta with Ford for 48 Hours

They’ve heavily refreshed their classic pickup truck, the F150.

There will be dinosaurs!

I’ve been once before, it’s the largest and most significant concentration of fossils in the world. Another #1 for Canada <3

Pumped. Plus also nice, they invited KeriBlog not the paper.  I’ll be 2 hours behind you, home late Thursday night.

I’ve only been to Alberta once to visit my brother Brooks.

But I love pickup trucks, always have.

I’m sick, been fighting off a fever. Cross your fingers please the plane doesn’t make it worse.  I’m convinced I’m winning because of that time I didn’t take penicillin, and created MegaImmuneSystem.

Stood on my tiptoes with the rest of Canada last night. 4-1 gone in 15 minutes baffles me.  Least our astronaut Chris Hadfield got home safe, welcome home to him eh! His YouTube Channel was fantastic.

Came home this evening to a new Blackberry Q10, thanks TELUS!

I tested the Z10 (no keyboard), now this one.  I’m more excited for this model, because the QWERTY keyboard was what stopped me from switching to iPhone for so long.

I missed that and BBM… which interesting, Blackbery announced today that they’re going to give it away for both iPhone and Android this summer, BBM for all!  

My cell phone history.

Original post.

(you bet I wore the StarTac in that clip on my belt, like a boss)

Picked up a cupcake during errands, to celebrate a phone call.

5 years ago I set a goal / benchmark this one thing through my blog, and out of the blue today at 3pm my phone rang, and a gentleman said hello, then made it come true.

I can’t tell you what it is without sabotaging something, I’m sorry, not doing this to be mysterious, and mostly this is more for me than you (documenting), but ya, big blog win :)

Kay I have to finish packing, update my camera’s software, news sourced and written for Autonet, flight leaves at noon.

TTY from Alberta!

 

 

It was Such a Good Weekend

Friday I stayed in and worked.

Saturday morning I picked up my oldest BFF (13 years!) at the train station, and cackling.

You’ve met Suzy many times before.

Wait, why haven’t I Instagrammed this yet.

If ever you are my guest: you’d arrive to clean & fresh everything, maybe a gift (probably includes jogging pants), but there won’t be any food.

And I’ll probably try to sell a trip to Loblaw’s as, “a super-fun adventure! We can even go to the one with the hologram :O”

Geniuses at the top of our lungs.

I love making one-minite long videos.

Remember my mini Just a Minute video series? There’s about 13 episodes.

Lunch.

When the waiter delivered our grilled cheese sandwiches… comeon you’re not going to draw on our plate with ketchup are you?!!! *faces light up and phones come out simultaneously*.

Later, the three of us stood outside in the hail storm (that was weird this afternoon, eh).

Suzy is the cover of the latest ‘Profile Kingston’ magazine!

If you need photos, you need Suzy Lamont. She gets the shot, because she gets it out of you.

“Photography is about capturing the moment. In that moment nothing else matters, and yet everything does.” – Suzy Lamont

Suzy’s Facebook & website

Spot me in 2 of these photos:

First row, 3rd in – from this photoshoot

Third row, 5th in – from this photoshoot on an airbase

Went for a Sunday drive.

And now I’m going to finish my Chevy Spark review (short answer – I liked it).

Here’s to your week getting off to to a strong start

TTYL Keri

 

My Pet Bug Died

You know those bugs with beige bodies and tiny moth-y wings, they travel in clouds, and if you walk through one, you’ll inhale some because they’re so tiny.

He was that kind of bug.

I don’t know how, but he’s been with me since last year. He’d welcome me home from a trip, or surprise me in the laundry room; I saved him from going onto the balcony mid-winter.  I’d DustBuster around him, marvelling at how long he was living.

He was the closet thing I’ve had to a pet, since a goldfish 15 years ago. He will be missed.