One Week and Three Days.
Firda and I have survived our first week and three days together as husband and wife. Not much has changed. We still live together. We still love each other. I think the only thing that makes being married any different is when we have those moments. You know those "I can't believe we are married" moments. To clarify it isn't an "oh my god why did I marry you" moment, it's a "I can't believe we are married" moment.
Ever since I graduated from University I've had "I can't believe I graduated from university" moments but the marriage one now beats that one out.
Now that I'm done talking about moments I'll bring everyone else up to date on the adventures of Firda and Troy.
First thing: The weather has been so freaking warm since Saturday. Firda told me that it feels like Indonesia. I think it's probably a little less humid than Indonesia.
Second thing: Firda and I went walking in Guelph on Saturday, where we took a walk along the Speed River. We saw lots of dogs, canoers taking pictures of each other while they were in the same boat, wild flowers, ducks and geese. We also had ice cream at the "boathouse" and watched three teens ride up in what looked to be a salvaged paddleboat. We also saw one of the kids lose most of his ice cream to the river while he was paddling around.
Third thing: We went for a walk down the Iron Horse trail on Sunday. It was a very trying walk for Firda. Mostly due to the heat. We did walk through the Tripride festival in Victoria Park at one point. Very interesting. Lots of rainbows. I also got a bad sunburn on my foot. Yes on my foot. Apparently I didn't put any lotion on the sections of my foot the sandles didn't cover. I'm not complaining though. Just stating a fact.
Fourth thing: I'm going down to New York state for the next couple of days for a work related job. It shouldn't be difficult work, just long work days. I'll be back on Friday but we will hopefully be staying in a hotel with internet access. I'll make it a point to get one.
Fifth thing: That about covers it. Hopefully I'll have some time to post before the weekend. If not Firda and I are heading to my parents place for the weekend and I'll be back on Monday. Have a great rest of the week.
Booked! Meme
Neil tagged me on this meme, so I might as well do it (not that I'd be willing to turn down a good meme).
How Many Books Do You Own?
I don't have a definite number but I'm thinking in the 500 to 1000 range. If you include kids books. If you include comic books I have just under 2000 of them. I believe.
What is the Last Book You Bought?
When I buy books I usually buy a bunch of them. So I'll have to think about this. It would have been from the Value Village in Guelph. I think most of them were kids books. I remember two of them Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories and The True Confessions of Adrian Mole by Margaret Hilda Roberts and Susan Lilian Townsend. That is all I can recall at this moment.
What is the Last Book You Read?
If you mean serious novels then The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon. If you mean book in the loosest possible terms then it would be the Cows of Our Planet: Farside Collection by Gary Larson.
Name five books that mean a lot to you.
1. Watership Down by Richard Adams - It was the first book where someone wrote from the point of view of an animal as an animal. The scene that really drove that point home for me was when the rabbits arrived at the river and didn't know that wood naturally floats on water. They had to experiment and determine that for themselves.
2. Towing Jehovah by James Morrow - It's a book about religion and what would happen if we all realized in one instant that God existed and that he was now dead. Pure fantasy but interesting fantasy.
3. The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank - After visiting the place in Amsterdam where the Frank family hide during before being discovered I became curious in the Anne Frank. Reading this book reminds you that there are human beings and lives behind the numbers that historians throw at us.
4. Stardust: The Cosmic Recycling of Stars, Planets and People by John Gribbin - This book changed my philosophy on life. The basic elements of everything in the universe was created by the stars (with the exception of Helium and Hydrogen). So we are made out of star dust. The basic elements of our bodies are millions of years old, the basic elements of our body will continue existing long after we die. Using this theory along with the conservation of matter and energy I know that even though I may not be a conscious entity after I pass my presence will still be here, until the end of time.
5. Lamb by Christopher Moore - Again because it's a religious comedy but mostly because Firda gave it to me for my birthday. :)
Now ‘tag’ five individuals to provide their own lists.
Well now. Let's say:
a) SMooSH
b) Laura
c) Wren, unless she had her baby recently
d) Nikki, unless she is too busy
e) Hed, unless she can't put down the camera and stop taking pictures of Muffin (though I can understand how hard that can be)
