<wednesday october 8, 2003 - 11:57 a.m.>

Note added Oct 9th - it may appear as though there are problems with the audio (it cuts in and out) but this is an intentional audio effect ... adding to the squirrel's "wannabe a superhero" effect. :)

Now this is Canadian wildlife!

The Supersquirrel Movie is now available. (Link opens a new window. You will need Quicktime to view. File is approx. 3.7 Mb)

Camerawork by Andrea.
Produced and edited by Mark.

Turn up your speakers. But not too loud, otherwise everyone in your office will hear you.

:)

<tuesday october 7, 2003 - 9:21 p.m.>

Am freshly returned from yoga. At the end meditation two of my four classmates fell asleep. I was trying hard not to laugh (think dead kitties, anything!) when the chorus was suddenly punctuated by a noise from my stomach... one which can only be described as a doink-like sound.

What a class.

p.s. circus squirrel is coming later today (I promise!) ... it should however be renamed super squirrel.

Peer pressure -- works every time! Woo hoo!

a

<10:55 a.m.>

Someone I know is nursing a wounded nose.

Get better soon honey!

<monday october 6, 2003 - 9:48 p.m.>

On Saturday we went on a day-trip to visit my mother.

Mark's job was to split wood. In the process he managed to break the two slabs of concrete upon which the stumps were resting. (!)

His was a physically demanding task. I could hardly hold the maul. (That be a very very large ax with a wedge-shaped head.)

As for me, my main task was the Collection of Dead Fallen Vegetation Devoid of Chlorophyll. It was time to begin the annual fall rake-a-thon.

My mother's little house is nestled underneath a giant canopy of trees. I guess that about a third of the leaves had fallen by the weekend, maybe less. Notwithstanding the quantity, it is important to rake in stages to keep it under control. If you waited until the trees were bare you'd probably be buried alive. Death by asphyxiation is not my preferred way to go. Especially if cold wet leaves are involved.

My personal preference is to leave some leaves to compost, but my mother approaches raking the yard much like she does vacuuming the carpet. Every speck must go. (I know she's reading this. Hi mom.)

I felt I struck a fair compromise. I did what I could with the majority of the lawn. I left the stuff directly underneath the evergreens.

Leaves make great compost, and they help keep the ground warm. And I'm sure they provide shelter to small insects, which in turn are eaten by migrating birds. Let's help the environment and take it easy with the raking!

Otherwise, that same day, Emma discovered Wayne and Shuster. For those of you who are unfamiliar with W & S, you should know that they are comedians ... almost vaudeville type of sketches that used to entertain Canadians for many years when there was nothing to do but huddle around the television to try to keep warm in our igloos. (If you really want to know about some Canadian television history, go here or here.)

Anyway, I'm not sure why but every once in awhile the CBC digs into the archives and plays a W & S special. The stuff is dated now, and mostly just hokey. Emma sat and stared. I think it was mostly because this particular episode was about a king and a princess, but it was kind of strange watching her watch these Canadian icons, not really getting it but enjoying it immensely.

p.s And totally unrelated... Somebody please tell Mark that you're interested in Circus Squirrels. There is a good video story waiting to be told, and no one can do it but him!

andrea