Hey folks--

Sorry I haven't blogged lately. I just can't seem to get motivated. I have some wonderful topics, but every time I sit at the computer the Blog Wall goes up and it feels insurmountable.

I've been crabby lately, wondering if it's just me or if the world is just pissing me off-- chances are it's just me. However, just to be safe, I've been avoiding the Internet and communication with online folks lest they feel my Just and Righteous Wrath over trivial, moronic things.

Some good news: I've been cast as a stand-in for Randy Quaid on Ang Lee's new film, Brokeback Mountain. I have no idea what it's about nor do I care-- it's Ang Lee. Who I will meet. Who will give me direction on where to stand. :)

After that, it's another WestJet commercial pitch, because I am their he-bitch man-whore, not that I'm complaining, and then off to the Maritimes for a week. I haven't been back since 1993, before Marci and I were married. What a lot of catching up we have to do-- with Peter in tow, as well!

Some upcoming topics on the M Files will include:

The World of Magazines
The Best Donuts Ever
The Smell of Books
Depression and the Internet

...and many more chart-topping hits. But until I can actually sit down and WRITE them, I'll leave this here as a bookmark to assure you that I Ain't Dead.

As a male, I'm supposed to be allergic to shopping for anything other than the barest of life's necessities. My whole goal vis-a-vis commerce is supposed to be get in, get out, and get on with it. Whatever "it" is.

And I used to be like that. Please GOD let me NOT go to the mall unless I'm going straight to the arcade to lose myself in a flashing crescendo of beeps, blips and flashing lights.

Woo. Kind of dated myself there.

But this Saturday was rainy, cold, and pretty much miserable as far as the May Long Weekend is supposed to go. And my mom dropped by to take care of 15-month-old Peter for the day so, armed with a hundred dollar gift certificate to The Gap and the desire to hang out in the sweet Corporate Haven of Bliss that is Chinook Mall.