This Has Been My Week

So this is a taste of my week.

It has been a week of trips to the overcast beach with my dog Desi, painting silk, going to the opera, obsessing about LOST and BSG, and just generally being silly. Not terribly exciting, I know, but it is mine and I thought it was a-okay, except for the crappy ass traffic getting to and from work. But I'm going to try to forget about that. It's the only way I will manage to do it again next week. I shouldn't complain, I'm going against traffic. My house is in the city downtown (Toronto is a bit like New York in that people live in the core of the city), but my work is just outside of it.

My dog, Desi, is 10. I have had her since she was a wee pup of 4 weeks old. She is still mostly energetic and, as always, a bit of a delicate flower for such a big dog. The beach and snow are her two favorite things, so she's pretty happy all year round.

I took my dad to see his very first opera. I chose a pretty fun one, The Barber of Seville, and it was hilarious and pops actually enjoyed it. I think even he was surprised. He's all about Rock and Roll, but he's willing to experiment more in his older years.

Okay, this is boring, and I'm really not awake quite yet. I just really wanted to practice a bit and try posting some photos. Oh, by the way, that last one is me. One of my many portraits of specimen 'proptartius artiflakium', this is one at work with my ear protection on. I figure if you have to wear it, it may as well be fun. I am planning on starting a whole line of fashionable safety gear.