No Pics!

So sorry. So sorry. That should be my theme song to someone important in my life. Ha! But in reality I'm I'm saying sorry to my blog fans because as hard as I try I never update it as much as I could. I don't know what to tell you. I'm super busy and I'm always on the grind. I have no pics to show you cause I'm a friends computer and don't have access to pictures.

So what can I talk about? Here goes:

1) Modern Warfare 2 - I'm level 27 after playing for about 3 weeks. Level 70 here I come.
2) Postcrossing - I got 8 pieces of mail last week. This week I think I mailed out 2 or 3 and I have received maybe 1 or 2. I'm so happy because I barely have time to answer mail. Sorry Mary - I got your mail but haven't made you something yet.
3) Call of Duty: Black Ops -I played with some friends who are made me seem I like I don't know what I'm doing. And I thought I was "proficient". Classic.
4) Clutter: I unloaded 2 and a half garbage bags of clothes I won't miss. It feels good to unload clutter. You may not know but I may have the "gene" for clutter and I don't want to end up on tv on a episode of Hoarders. So I wage a clutter war when I can.
5) My fav gal: On the up and up!
6) Roleplaying games: I'm reading Manual of the Planes (D and D 3.5 edition) and wish I had people to play with.
7) Pop Culture: Lohan is back in court. Nothing new there.
8) Weather: It is cold and wet.
9) TV: I watched the premiere of the Walking Dead. It's awesome show and I hate all the bloggers and people on IMDB that say the show isn't good and needs more action. It is refreshing to see a show about zombies that focuses on characters and not just straight hack and slash every second.
10) Movies: I want to see "The Thing" but I haven't got around to it yet.


-Rob

Ouch!

Playing this:

equals :

The red lines simulate my pain. Ha. I don't know what is more sad : my thumb hurting from playing too much X-Box 360 or that I'm blogging about it. Ouch is right. Better make that a double ouch!

And In Postcrossing News

This is why I love postcrossing and mail :

I got 8 postcards in one day this week. And people are tailoring their postcards to my hobbies and interests - which explains Clint Eastwood and NYC. I love it!


-Rob

Happy Thanksgiving!

I always say I will update my blog more than once and week and as ususal I will start off by saying I'm sorry for not updating as much. Classic! I should make it a New Years resolution to stay on the grind and update my blog more often. I take enough pictures and weird things always happen to me so it is not like I have a shortage of materials.
So in Canada it is holdiay time! This Monday is Thanksgiving which means :

Oops forgot the turkey!  Better fix that :

And in case your wondering - I don't eat off a plastic pie plate normally (ha!) This was a to-go meal for my friend who is alone this weekend. This is what Thanksgiving is about my friends - food, family and friends!

And for unknown reasons I will leave you with this pic :

I will send 5 postcards to anyone that can tell me where this pic is taken. (Hint: Jerry Seinfeld came here!)

Have a good holiday to anyone in Canada reading this and for everyone esle enjoy your weekend.


-Rab

Outrage!

I thought people could see the beauty in the world. I guess not! This was sent as a postcard to a receiver on postcrossing:

What would your reaction be? Would you think it was beautiful? Would you think it was a nice gesture? Would you be impressed that it made it through the mail intact?  Can you guess what the response was?

The official response was :

"I'm very disappointed and shall I say angry. This is not a postcard and this goes against the intent of postcrossing. Blah blah blah.... Why would you send this to someone? How could you treat me like this? "  *

*condensed version

I cannot believe that a fellow postcrosser or actually anyone that receives mail would be offended by this! I get that it does not fit the definition of a standard store bought postcard but still - why all the hate? I'm still stunned.


-Rob

Contest Time!

Attention loyal mail fans and curious readers:  I have a postcard wall (pictured below) and it needs a name.  I'm torn. Should I call it: wall of Rab or Rob's wall? Is there something else? Decisions. Decisions. That is where you come in.

Help! I'm nameless.

I wish to have a cool name for this wall. Then I will stencil the name across the top. This "wall" will then become a regular fixture on my blog. I fiqure it is a better way to display my postcards and show them off. I'm sure it is a better way than my current system - a shoebox. (See below)

Free me!

So help me free my postcards and mail art from my shoe box by coming up with a unique name for my wall. I'm open to any suggestions. Fire off all ideas to my email : departmentofrab@hotmail.com. If I pick your suggestion you win a grab bag of materials for postcrossing. (See below)

Win some random materials!

Cheers and happy postcrossing!

-Rob

People depend on me!

How can I disappoint my loyal fans by letting a week lapse between posts? I have tons to talk about. But I'm tired. I think I will let the pictures do the talking for my road trip to Sault Ste Marie Michigan. It was a six hour drive and here are the adventures:

 

 

 

 

All leading up to the ultimate goal:

The Casino!!!!!

Part 2 of this trip will be posted later.



-Rob

Everyone is harping!

Between my brother and my favorite gal harping on me to update this blog I thought I would take a gander and update this. So here goes nothing............

This weekend flew by. It seems like I never have enough time for anything. I managed to stay on top of my postcrossing and sending mail to Kate. I cranked out 4 pieces of mail today. I have a swap that I just completed with someone in Russia who wants Canadian stamps. Done and done.

But it's not all about the mail. Today in Canada it is the annual Terry Fox Run. (To international fans: the Terry Fox Run is an annual fundraiser for cancer research) It was a 6km run and I donated 40 dollars. Here are some photos:

Warm-up to the Black Eye Peas!

Start your engines.

Home stretch!

Oops. This isn't Terry Fox.

And done!

Enjoy!

-Rob