Report # 575

Hey everyone, I hope that you've all been having an awesome week so far. The days have been going by pretty quickly, which is fine with me seeing as I can't wait for this month to end ! I worked on Monday from 11:00 am until 7:30 pm. After work I watched a movie called The Tiger's Tail. It was about a wealthy Irish businessman who has this look-a-like guy impersonate him... very cool movie.

I had my accounting class on Tuesday afternoon and business math class a few hours later. I know have midterms for each class up next.... accounting on Friday and business math on Tuesday. I'm not so worried about the business math midterm as a lot of the material is basically the same and all done on the calculator. I will still end up studying for a number of hours just to be on the safe side though. As for the accounting midterm its going to be fairly challenging, so I'm going to study for a few hours tomorrow evening, and then for 4 hours before class on Friday morning.

Its very important that I do well on both of these midterms, as it will end up giving me a good idea of where I'll be marks wise heading into the final exams next month. I'm disappointed I haven't heard back from the company that I went to last week for an interview. The interview was super short but it seemed to go well. She gave me a business card and said we'd "be in touch", but I haven't heard a thing. So I'm going to wait one more day and send an email tonight seeing as I want answers.

I can't expect to get every job out there, but if I think employers can at least let the people who go in for an interview no which direction they are headed in. No matter what though, I really want to have a new job to start in January, so if I don't get this I just have to keep trying applying for different jobs. And its not like I've been trying super hard, seeing as this was the first job I had applied for and went to an actual interview.

I've just been so busy trying to get through school and working my current job, as well as have somewhat of a life -- I just don't seem to have as much time as I wish I did to deal with the whole job situation. For now its most importantly I just pass these two courses and finish. By getting that done school will be over with and then I can start looking for a new job full steam ahead. Its really not a huge deal if I don't have a new job by the beginning of January, I just would like that seeing as I'm pretty sick of my current job.

Today was Remembrance Day here but I was asked to work, so I came in and worked from 8:00 am until 4:30 pm. At around 11:00 am everyone stopped what they were doing and we observed two minutes of silence for Remembrance Day. I wasn't expecting it, but I think it was a great thing they did. After work I just stopped at Tim Hortons and then just had a relaxing rest of the day.

So seeing as today is Remembrance Day, (Veterans Day in the US) its only fitting to have a little bit of a discussion that ties in with that. First and foremost November 11th should be a day where everyone spends time to think about all of the troops... past and present, those who have died in combat, and those who are currently giving their all to make the world a better place.

Its most unfortunate that wars are always started by people who don't even serve in them..... politicians. The real question is... what does war solve ? As history shows us, in some cases it was unfortunately a necessity to engage in combat to stop certain power hungry people and the countries they led from invasions. There have been wars waged that I didn't think were a necessity and I found it very unfortunate that innocent people were sent over to deal with such stupid politician's incompetence.

No matter what one's opinion on a particular war, or war in general, I strongly believe that the troops should always be supported to the fullest extent possible. These brave men and women are putting their lives on the line on a daily basis serving their countries and doing whatever they can to make a positive difference in the world. Its not only an insult to the troops, but very disrespectful foe people to be waging a bunch of anti war protests while there are so many of their fellow citizens serving overseas.

In a perfect world war would never have to be waged and every country could solve their disputes through negotiations. There would be no power hungry corrupt leaders and military generals, but just honourable military leaders, and influential politicians who truly are good people in it to make positive differences in not only their country but the world. Those in the armed forces would mainly be used in disaster relief and peace keeping missions, and the world would be a happy place -- but obviously this is just a dream.

There will always be some sort of wars going on, and whether or not they are a necessity, there will be innocent men and women from different countries putting themselves in harms and serving with pride as they battle through an environment filled with loads of challenges including avoiding landmines, explosives, and of course gunfire. These people should be supported no matter what one thinks about a particular mission, as it wasn't their idea to wage the war, they are just doing a job that they signed up to do.

In my perfect world all of those stupid politicians starting most of these dumb wars would the ones over there themselves, but as wel all know that's never going to happen. Innocent men and women from countries all around the world are thrust into action not knowing if they'll survive or not -- I can only imagine how terrifying that much be. To all of those innocent people who have fought in wars over the years making a positive difference in the world.... thank you all very much. Words cannot being to express how fortunate the world is to have such amazing people fighting for democracy and freedom.

And to all of those men and women who have been killed in any war while serving their country and standing up for what their believe in, my thoughts are with all of you, and I am truly thankful for your sacrifices. Without the amazing work of you all I'm certain I wouldn't be here enjoying life in a free country filled with personal rights, freedom and democracy. To everyone else, no matter what your opinions are on war,  take some time and think about all of those innocent people who have died serving your country, and all of those troops currently in harms way... its the least that can be done for these truly remarkable individuals.

Anyways, here is the next question:

Do you think war is a necessity ? Why or why not ? How can certain wars be avoided from starting in the future ???

Before I go just wanted to say that kaybaby666 posted the 3000th comment on this site ! lol of course the fact that I keep track of these things probably means I'm a total nerd, but oh well ! I wish everyone all of the best. Take care and I'll talk to you all on Sunday, bye for now.

Report # 574

Hey everyone, I hope you've all had a fantastic weekend. It was a super wet weekend here for the most part, but I still managed to get outside while I could. On Friday I had my accounting course and then went over to Amanda's house. We ended up going to this new age store in White Rock and it was very interesting ! My friend was saying how she has certain visions and sees things and was talking with the ladies there and they fully related to what she was saying.

I don't know much about any of that sort of stuff, but there must be something to it. I can't imagine it being just a common characteristic among crazy people. I just waited around in there for like an hour while she talked to this lady. The people in the store got me to sign this petition trying to get free parking on Marine Drive for the cooler months. I can see why the businesses would want that, as chances are the costs of parking are keeping some people away from shopping around there.

I've watched a whole bunch of movies the last few days. I've seen Cabin Fever, Touristas, and Spring Break Down, which was absolutely hilarious. I needed something funny seeing as I had seen a bunch of gruesome movies the last few days. On Saturday I went to Tim Hortons in the morning, and ended up having a fairly lazy day indoors, though I did make it out for a nice walk when the rain had almost stopped.

Yesterday I headed over to my grandmother's house to help her rake leaves and move some things around into the toolshed. My grandmother had someone break into her kitchen window on Friday trying to get into her house. Luckily the alarm scared them off and whoever it was ended up not even getting in the house and just running away. Its very unfortunate that this happened as it upset my grandmother quite a bit obviously.

I think this shows the importance of having an alarm, as if she had none, chances are whoever had broken the window would have entered the house and cleaned out whatever they wanted. My grandmother was going to ask me to spend a few nights with her, but she said that she would be fine. After helping rake the leaves we went to Swiss Chalet for lunch. I had some chicken and mashed potatoes and a caesar salad, as well as a piece of lemon meringue pie and some of my grandmother's meal.

On the way home my grandmother stopped at DQ and we picked up some blizzards. I ate about half of mine, and then I started to feel not very good, so that was it for me as I ate way too much food in a short period of time. I went for a walk when I got home and then just basically took it easy the rest of the day. After I"m done typing this up I'll probably watch one more movie and then head off to bed.

I have a busy week ahead as I work today, have school tomorrow, and then work an early shift on Remembrance Day. I then work again on Thursday and have my accounting midterm on Friday, so I'm pretty much jam packed with stuff to do for the next five days. I'm really hoping I hear something back from the lady I went and saw for the job interview this past Thursday, so I'll have to see how that works out.

As everyone should know poverty is something that's all around the world, and wide spread in continents like Africa. I find it absolutely horrible that there is so much money out there in the world, and there are still countless people worldwide who can't even afford the basics such as food, clothing and shelter. From what I've been noticing, developed countries and individuals have really stepped up their efforts in the last 10 years to help those people in impoverished nations.

I think its absolutely awesome that there are people out there that devote their time and energy to helping the less fortunate people around the world and doing what they can to make the whole planet a better place. There are some people that have the view that its not the responsibility of people in developed countries to help those unfortunate people in developing nations, but I find that to be a very selfish view to have.

Ultimately I think a nation needs to do what it can to combat poverty within its own country, as there is certainly poverty and homelessness in the most developed countries as well. So most importantly a nation needs to have control on its own issues and ensure its own people get the help they need. Aside from that I think most developed countries have the money and the personnel to be able to give some support to the less developed nations. I think if this is done on a regular basis, it helps the world in general be a better place.

I really hope that one day I"m in a position to help out people in Africa and other parts of the world. Its just so disappointing to me to know that there is so much wealth out there yet its spread out so unevenly. Certainly a lot of people and countries out there aren't pulling their weight when it comes to helping others and that's most unfortunate. Those countries should realize that we all live on this planet, and if people around the world are dying because of a lack of food, clean water, healthcare, and shelter, it really should be everyone's responsibility.

I'd like to see all of the developed countries have a detailed plan outlined to deal with poverty in their own country and around the world. If the most fortunate of countries all worked together to come up with a common plan to diminish poverty worldwide, chances are the cause would really be making ground. As for the most fortunate of individuals, they should also work together and give something back to the world which has given so much to them.

And of course there are lots of people, countries, and organizations out there that are doing so much for the less fortunate people of the world already, and for that they should all be commended. So I do think the world is on the right track in tackling poverty worldwide, and with a little more working together and assistance provided to the cause, I really think major ground will be made.

Anyways, here is the next question:

Do you think developed nations have a duty to help fight poverty in developing nations ??? Do you see an end to poverty, why or why not ???

That's all I have for today. I wish everyone all of the best. Take care and I'll talk to you all on Thursday, bye for now.

Report # 573

I am super glad its Friday, probably even more so than most weeks. I had such a long day yesterday. I woke up at 7:30 am to get ready to head out to Burnaby for my job interview at 9:00 am. I wasn't sure how long the drive would take seeing as it was rush hour. Mapquest said it was a 29 minute trip, but with all of the traffic it ended up being about an hour. Since I left the house early I still ended up arriving at the place about 15 minutes before my interview.

The interview was for the position which is part of a management training program, which I learned about at an information session last week at school. I met with a lady there and we talked for no more than 10 minutes. I think I did alright. She didn't really ask me any questions like "Why should I hire you ?" or "What would you bring to our company ?" instead asking me questions about my grades -- university and highschool ! The lady thanked me for coming in and said that she will "be in touch."

So I just have to wait a few days and see if I hear anything back from them. If I don't hear anything back from them by the end of next week I'll just send an email my self asking what they are deciding to do. I did all that I could and if it wasn't good enough well then I just have to keep making an effort to attend similar functions and apply for these type of jobs.

After the interview I drove to work and took a little nap in the car for an hour since I was early. I was still pretty tired seeing as I didn't get much sleep the previous night. Work was super busy and very hectic and with my early start to the day I just couldn't wait for the day to end. I got through it though and now I just have my accounting class tomorrow afternoon and the weekend will be back.

Next week will be the beginning of some major studying for both accounting and business math as I have second midterms for both of those classes in the next 10 days. I just have to put in a solid studying effort for both of those classes and I should be fine heading into the final exams right before Christmas. Today I've created a little personality quiz. I'm never sure how accurate my quizzes are, but I'm sure someone will let me know !

This quiz will find out who the real party animals are -- the wild people who party hard often and enjoy their lives to the fullest through means of alcohol, drugs, sex and whatever else. If anyone has any issues with the results don't be too upset, as its not like I'm some expert analyst who came up with a completely valid quiz here, I was just wanting to create something a bit silly. So here it is:

How Wild are You ?

1. You love to attend huge parties with loud music, drinks and lots of people:

A) Never as you find them super boring and you have better things to do

B) Sometimes as you like to get out and enjoy some fun nights out dancing and listening to music

C) Often as you are a real party animal

2. You get drunk:

A) Never (you just don't like the taste of alcohol or you drink in moderation)

B) Sometimes (you enjoy letting the booze get to your head and take your mind off of everything)

C) Often (you love the feeling of being drunk as you find it fun and entertaining as well as feel more social)

3. You have sex just because you feel like it:

A) Never (you only have sex with someone you are in a relationship with)

B) Sometimes (you generally don't believe in sex outside of a relationship, but its happened for you before, or you just find yourself really turned on sometimes and just feel the need to have sex)

C) Often (Sex means a lot to you. You are a sexual person and when you feel the need, you'll have it with someone who is willing to have meaningless sex)

4. You have done drugs before:

A) Never (You think drugs are for losers or just have been smart enough to avoid them)

B) Once (Due to peer pressure or just experimentation you gave a drug a try but decided its not something you'd get into)

C) A few occasions or more (You've used drugs more than once for whatever reason, possibly enjoying it)

5. You've had run-ins with the police:

A) Never (How could that happen, you are just not that kind of person ?)

B) Once (You got caught up in an unfortunate situation that was or wasn't your own doing)

C) More than once (You and the police seem to meet on occasion for some reason, perhaps your crazy and wild lifestyle has something to do with it)

6. You've played drinking games:

A) Never (Only stupid and immature people find alcohol to be something to play around with)

B) Once (Someone asked you to play and you gave it a try, but its not something you enjoyed or plan on doing again)

C) A few times or more (Clearly you enjoy this sort of activity, the beer companies love your participation as well !)

7. When you drive you speed excessively:

A) Never (You believe in following the speed limits on the signs and driving super safe)

B) Sometimes (Generally you follow the signs, but when you see the roads are fairly empy you really step on the gas)

C) All the time (You love driving fast and you really don't care what the signs say... you are a speed demon and you do things your way)

8. You watch porn tapes or read porno magazines:

A) Never (You find looking at other people naked or involved in sexual activity pointless)

B) Once or a few times (Its not something you normally do, but there have been times a movie or magazine has interested you)

C) On a regular basis (Its something that's part of your life and whatever the reason you watch porn or read the magazines whenever you feel like it)

9. You have been in a sex store:

A) Never (Its just not a place you could ever see yourself going)

B) Once or the odd time (A friend dragged you inside before, or you were interested in seeing what is actually there)

C) A number of times/on a regular basis (Sex is important to you, so sex shops are too !)

10. You've purchased or used "toys" or other items from a sex store:

A. Never (If you never go into one, you certainly wouldn't use anything from one)

B) Once or the odd time (Not something you do often, but you wanted to experiment before)

C) A number of times/on a regular basis (Just like above, sex is important to you, meaning sex stores and the stuff they sell fit into your life)

11. You aren't gay or lesbian, but you've made out or experimented with someone from the same sex:

A) Never (This grosses you out and you never ever would do that)

B) Once (You wanted to experiment, or you were just drunk and acting weird)

C) More than once (Clearly there is something there, perhaps you are bi-sexual)

12. You have been in a fight with someone before:

A) Never (You can't see yourself ever doing anything so dangerous and extreme !)

B) Once (Someone really pissed you off and you just lost it)

C) More than once (Maybe you should consider WWE -- Oh wait that's fake --- maybe UFC !)

Alright its results time ! Tally up your totals and see where you fall. A answers are worth 1 point, B answers are worth 2 points, and C answers are worth 3 points.

Results:

12-18 Points: You are super innocent and you don't get involved in anything that you view as being wild or "dirty" You'll probably be considered "boring" by some more wild people, but don't let that bring you down. Of course you have the same needs as everyone else, but you are wanting your intimate moments to be with your special someone. As for the party scene its basically avoided as you have far better things to do with your time.

19-24 Points: You generally stay out of trouble and you are fairly innocent, though just like everyone else you have your moments where certain things happen. You are at a good place in your life and your focus is mainly on your career, with a little time left to get out and have a good time. So basically you are an exciting person, you just don't have any time to show that side of your personality. You have some excitement and wild moments, but generally you keep it to a minimum. Just be sure you don't get yourself involved with some person that will bring you down a path of destruction !

25-29 Points: You are an intelligent person who has a good head on your shoulders, but when there is a party you are there ! You know how to let lose, have a good time, and just not care what anyone thinks. Sexually you are someone that enjoys the feeling of being with someone intimately, but it isn't always someone you are necessarily dating. You got your life under control, you just know how to have a good balance between work and play. You are wild, but you don't go overboard and live like some stupid rockstar.

30+ Points: When it comes to being wild you are at the top of the list ! You are a real party person. Someone that gets what they want. When you want to have sex you have it ! You aren't too serious about commitment right now, you just want to enjoy being young and partying when you have the chance. You are someone who lives your life to the fullest, and even though others view your life as being wild, crazy, even irresponsible, its your life and you'll live it as you please even if it means making an appearance on the Jerry Springer show !

Hopefully no one gets upset with this silly quiz of mine ! Here is the next question:

What was your score for this quiz ? Do you agree with the description, why or why not ??? Do you think you are a "wild" person ???

I scored a 14, so basically according to my own quiz I'm kinda boring haha. Oh well its all a joke anyways ! I wish everyone all of the best. Take care and I'll talk to you all on Monday, bye for now.

Report # 572

Ugggh.... Well November has arrived again and I can't wait for this month to just breeze right by and be over with ! The only days in November that are worthwhile are the 11th, and of course the 30th ! I'm sure a bunch of stores have already stocked their shelves with Christmas merchandise and put in their Christmas cds, but I haven't actually bothered to go into the mall and take a peek -- I have better things to do than that !

Like usual the weekend just sped right by. I have to say it was just a fantastic weekend though. Weatherwise it was fairly sunny, and it even got up to around 15 degrees (60 F) on Saturday, and not much different on Sunday. I had a pretty busy cleaning day on Saturday. I vacuumed most of the house, and then vacuumed out and washed my car -- which definitely needed it.

I went for a walk later in the afternoon, and in the evening I picked up four scary movies as my own Halloween idea I guess. On Saturday night I watched While she was out. I could totally tell the movie was filmed locally -- I love when I can recognize the scenery, its one of the cool things of having so many movies filmed around here. It starred Kim Basinger and was just about a woman getting ready to go home from the mall but ends up being chased through the forest by a bunch of young thugs.

And the next night I watched Midnight meat train, which was just a very gruesome movie that ended up very weird. I have two more scary movies to watch, so hopefully they are entertaining as well. On Sunday I just had Tim Hortons in the morning and then ended up going for a walk, and just basically relaxing most of the day. In the evening I watched one of my movies and ordered some pizza.

I worked yesterday from 11:00 am until 7:30 pm. Its been super busy and will be for the next two months basically. I said I would work on Remembrance Day, so I'll get paid extra for working on the holiday. I never planned on working that day, but they asked me, and its on a Wednesday, and I'd normally be working that day anyways, so its not a big deal. I got an email back from the guy I saw last week who gave the presentation about the management training program. He said he'll have someone contact me to set up an interview and possible testing, so I'm excited about that.

After work last night I just spent a few hours on my accounting homework and got that all done. So I just have my accounting and business math class tomorrow and that will be about it. Today I just wanted to bring up an article I read in the Vancouver Sun a few weeks ago. Its about a couple who have a daughter that's just a few months old who was born in Libya, where both her parents were working at the time.

The baby's parents are unmarried, and her dad is Canadian, and her mom is Chinese. Basically no country will claim this baby, so she is a citizen of nowhere. I'm not sure why, but she doesn't have Libyan citizenship, she isn't Canadian because she was born in Libya, and she isn't Chinese as she wasn't born in China, and according to the article it would cost the parents a lot of money to apply for Chinese citizenship for their daughter as they were not married when the baby was born.

From what the article says, people in Canada who have been dealing with this situation, have told the parents to see about obtaining Irish citizenship for their daughter. Neither the baby or the parents were born in Ireland, but since the baby's dad's father was born there, she might have a chance of obtaining citizenship. The article is very confusing, mainly because this situation is so confusing, but it really doesn't have to be.

If the parents are planning on living in Canada, then Canada should just give the baby citizenship seeing as the father is Canadian and just happened to be working in another country when she was born. I have no idea about Libya and why she can't get citizenship there, but I'm assuming its not exactly what the couple want for their daughter, as I highly doubt they plan on building a life together in Libya.

This is just one of those cases where the government and whatever organizations and systems are in place end up making things far more complicated than they need to be. I can see that not just anyone deserves to get citizenship, but if someone has been and still is a citizen of a country for many years, and they have a child, that child should get citizenship to that country no matter where they are born as long as the child will be raised there.

Since the mother is a Chinese citizen, the same should hold true for China if the couple decide to live there... the daughter should be given Chinese citizenship. From the sounds of it China doesn't look very highly on parents who give birth outside of marriage, so they make those unmarried couples who have children pay for not being married basically. I'm not sure how all of this will work out, but no matter what, I just think the baby should get citizenship in the country she will be raised in, without having to go through years of paperwork, extraordinary fees, and stress.

I don't know why government agencies make these things so difficult. Of course people need to be smart themselves. I don't think its that bright of a move to have a child with someone outside of both people's home country in the first place, but face it, these things happen, so governments around the world can certainly be a little more helpful in solving these cases !

sources: Vancouver Sun. Friday, September 25, 2009. Citizenship Act creates a 'stateless' child. By Daphne Bramham

Anyways, here is the next question:

What are your thoughts on this story ??? Should the baby girl have a right to Chinese or Canadian citizenship, why or why not ???

Today I finally finish off with all of my pictures. So for the first time in over two months, my next entry will be picture-less. I'm sure it won't be too long before I have some more pictures to post though. I will leave you all with my pictures from Capilano River Regional Park in North Vancouver. I hope that everyone has been having a fantastic start to the week. Take care and I'll talk to you all on Friday, bye for now.

Report # 571

Hey everyone, I hope that you've all had an awesome week and have a great weekend planned out for Halloween. I worked on Wednesday from 11:00 am until 4:30 pm. I left work a few hours early so I could attend an information session for a company which is hiring people for a management training program. I was the only person there for a while and later on one other guy came. I just don't think a lot of students knew about this in the first place. I only knew since I saw the career counsellor last week.

I was glad I attended. The company sells electrical products to other companies and is hiring people to be a part of their management training program. I was told that its a 2-3 year program, though there is no real timeline for how long it takes as it depends on the individual. A person would start out by working in the warehouse and learning the product, and then moving to the front desk and eventually dealing with inside sales and outside sales and then management.

The guy there was the regional vice president and he said that he has been with the company for about 10 years and that its really a big family. I was pretty interested in what was said, and I really think this could be a good opportunity for me once I am done with school in December. I gave the guy a resume and said that I am done with school in December and would be ready to start in January. I'll contact him the start of the week just to let him know of my interest and that this is something I want to go for.

It sounds like its a very challenging job, but if its something I can get a shot at and grow into it would be an amazing opportunity. So I'll send an email on Monday and see where things go from there. There was pop and sandwhiches there and just for coming I was given a tuque and an umbrella, which came in handy right away as it was absolutely pouring when I went outside. I stopped at Tim Hortons on the way home, relaxed for the night, and that was about it.

I worked again on Thursday, from 11:00 am until 7:30 pm. Its been super busy at work, and there are so many new people who have been hired in the last month. Its gotten so busy and hectic its hard to pace around without crashing into someone. Its been a great job for me to be able to work part-time while I've been in school, but I'll definitely be ready to start something new after New Years.

Yesterday I had my accounting class where we just went over homework and talked about the next chapter. Over the next few days I'm going to have to read a couple of chapters and complete the homework assignment that's due on Tuesday, seeing as I want to come in early on Tuesday to go over the last exam. I'll also have to get start memorizing the complex balance sheet in preparation for the next midterm in two weeks time.

After school I went over to my grandmother's house to mow her lawn. It was a cloudy day and around 15 degrees (60 F) and it looked like it could have started pouring at anytime, but I thought I could luck out and get it done. Fortunately the weather cooperated and I was able to go out and get the lawn mowed. A lot of leaves had fallen down in the front yard from the Maple tree, so my grandmother came out and helped pick them up. Before we went out I just had some Tim Hortons food that I picked up while I sat at the dining room table watching Matlock !

I'm not too sure what I've got planned for the weeked yet, but if its not soaking wet outside I'd love to vacuum out my car and wash it -- it definitely needs it. As I'm sure everyone knows, today is Halloween. I haven't done anything for this day since the last time I went trick or treating 10 years ago. I know lots of people end up going to costume parties, but that's not my thing at all as I have better things to do than be surrounded by a bunch of drunk people dressed as pimps and hookers !

Its great that kids can still go out and collect all that candy. I'm sure they manage to get more and more each year as they probably go to more houses as they get older. So for today since I have nothing better to do I'll just go on about some of the positives and negatives of this supposedly spooky day.

Good: A fun day for kids to go out dressed up and get lots of chocolate and candy

Bad: Kids will pig out on their collectings until they are sick !

Good: Very cool to see all of the people dressed up in different costumes

Bad: Some people choose tasteless costumes like dressing up as a whore or a serial killer

Good: Costume parties with people out enjoying themselves listening to music and having good fun

Bad: Like I said above, these parties are often filled with a bunch of drunks, probably a bunch of drug users, and some not so good people

Good: Seeing all of the houses and businesses decorated for Halloween, especially seeing as everything will be turned all Christmasy super soon.

Bad: Some people go way too far and get into fire crackers, which around here are illegial in most cities. Not too hard to see eventually someone will accidentally explode something on themselves.

Good: All of the Halloween themed things to do: scary movies, haunted houses, costume contests, etc

Bad: Losers all over the place will be out causing mischief and vandalizing people's houses and other buildings.

Good: Ghosts, monsters, zombies, witches, vampires and other scary ghouls will always have their special day

Bad: Overly concerned people with nothing better to worry about will think days like these days are too dark and scary for kids, while I can imagine the extreme religious people will see all of those people going straight to Hell

Good: A great day for everyone just to be different and celebrate something not so serious -- we all could use something like this in our lives every once in a while

Bad: People like me waste time making such stupid lists in the first place !

And with that I'm finished. Here is the next question:

What are your thoughts on Halloween ??? Do you have any plans for Halloween this year, or is it just another day for you ???

Today I'll leave you all with some more pictures from Grouse Mountain in North Vanouver. One more entry of pictures and then I'll be completely done for a while as I need a picture break ! I wish everyone all of the best. Take care and I'll talk to you all on Tuesday, bye for now.