pleasantly reminiscent

BEEF

2007-06-26T03:11:00.000-06:00

Thinking about BEEF on a BUN? It must be Magrath Days again! I usually don’t make plans to come through town on that weekend. I guess the last time I went through – it was our 10 year for the ’91 Grads, which means it won’t be long before I am at Dave’s 20 year status. Yikes – so that means that I will have to make an effort to come this year and make fun of Dave riding the 20 year reunion float! I am heading back from visiting my grandparents in Saskatchewan earlier that week, and since I have some time off, I think I may just head down and eat hot dogs, and hang out a bit more in Magrath? watch the parade with a flask in my cargo shorts, throw some water balloons at the parade, chew on some candy??

Here is the question: What is going on? I know Dave’s got the reunion gig, but what are the details of that? Friday night? Saturday night? Where is the party, dudes? Where is Waldo?

And a note on being pleasantly reminiscent: There are only a few people, most of them on this blog, who still refer to me as amos. I love the nickname, and I like that just a few core people in my life still call me that. It was a nick name given to me by Kent Saxton, If I remember correctly, from his south american influenced mission. I consider it to be one of two of my sacred nicknames – and that makes me smile! Does anyone want to join me in the memory of cruising around in a car with Kent and playing the Ramones “I wanna be sedated”?

Facebook?

2007-06-26T03:08:00.000-06:00

I was barely keeping up to the blog scene, and I had refused to sign up to “instant messenger.” I really wasn’t even replying to email on a consistent or timely basis, and now this. What is this “facebook”? Anyway, once I found out my mom had already signed up, and got hassled enough (actually, I guess they were invites, so really quite nice of those folks), I finally looked into it – and signed myself up. I used my newly adapted version of my name Amelie – to appease one of my new expanded multiple personalities, “the traveling, drinking café, French girl” and put up some pics, and now I have to sit and wait to see my pseudo personality and I have any friends – a daily self-loathing and test of my self-confidence (at least my mom loves me). Good times. Anyway, I am slowly building up my list of friends, and hope to see you all on there soon, since everyone on this pleasantly reminiscent blog seems to have jumped ship (not that I could say I ever contributed much)? Come on back, blogging is still cool! And catch ya on the facebook! Amelie Shaver

A Stroll Down Memory Lane

2007-06-11T13:57:00.000-06:00

After an email from Jared today, I decided to go back and read the post "Magrath Sux" by Jason. It is so fun to reminisce about the good old days. So lets hear those stories...I know you all have some.

I remember...

once being at the ramp in Magrath and Shu broke her leg and Kent carried her to the Hospital.

Jared punching a hole in Donna's wall on their Grad night, I also remember him coming back to fix it.

an egg fight with Jason, Danny, Jeramy, Jeremy, Jared, and Scott...that was in vehicles and spanned Lethbridge. It also evolved into pumpkins, tomatos, and any other vegetable that we could steal from gardens. I also remeber that evening ending in tears for more than one person.

being on the High Level Bridge with Jared, Jeramy, and Jason and a train coming when we were half way across.

just to name a few.

PS. Jared---No regrets. We were all mean at times.

MHS Grad Speaker Uproar

2007-05-22T16:02:00.000-06:00

So I am out and about today, at the school, and the post office, and the talk of the town is how inappropriate the Grad Speaker was. The speaker by the way, was Fraser Tuff, and I thought it was excellent. He spoke to the kids, (which was great) and used some humour, some bluntness, and a very awesome photo, to engage them.

He started off by putting a photo up of him in High School...super long hair, a stash, well basically he looked like a banger. He said that he didn't care about school and that his marks were less than exceptional. Then he says that his point of all that was that if they would choose "that guy" (referring to the photo) to come back and speak, then things were looking good for the rest of them. He compared himself to some of the great grad speakers we have had in the past...Burns Alston and Hayley Wickenheiser, and how he really didn't fit that caliber. He was "keeping it real". He offered some good advice, and actually ended up taking the mic out and turning to face the graduates. It was very good, and short & sweet.

I guess people are used to the long, boring speakers that tell the kids to do a,b, & c, in order to suceed. He told them that sometimes things are crappy, and to tough it out. He also told them to do something they love, and if they don't love what they are doing...try something else.

Anyways, it just made me laugh at all the people that were so disgusted with it. Bloody typical!

Sport-Os at MIT?? Unthinkable! Or is it...

2007-04-24T11:28:00.000-06:00

Checkout THIS MIT MEDIALAB LINK

THE LANDLORD

2007-04-19T20:29:00.000-06:00

Okay I don't know about anyone else, but I really needed a good laugh, and this is absolutely hilarious.

Check it out. It is Will Ferrell , his writing partner, and his partner's daughter.

Enjoy.....and if you don't, I'm sorry but you have no sense of humour.

Updated Link

The Biggest Loser

2007-04-03T21:46:00.000-06:00

I really win, and I am not talking about weight!

Sorry to all who were involved in the "Randy Show" outing on the weekend. (Especially Chris & Mary..... no especially Mary) I like to think that I am a very in control person.

Whoa.. negatory my friends.

My deepest apologies. I truly was the April Fool!

Coolest thing I've seen in a while...

2007-03-20T10:50:00.000-06:00

Check out This Link

Renewable Energy: It's as easy as flying a kite.

Reunion 2007 spam

2007-02-19T09:56:00.000-07:00

Remember one of my other side projects www.magrath2007.blogspot.com

We are opening it up a bit for some of our events. We are inviting our friends to join in on the fun. If you guys would like to participate pass it around and sign up. It is shaping up to be a pretty big event. ...and fun to boot.

Valentine's Day?

2007-02-14T23:12:00.000-07:00

Is Valentine's Day a "made up" day? Rick seems to think that it is just that, a made up day.

I think that every holiday was essentially made up, or created by someone in History, and is just a celebration or recognition of an event. Whether or not you choose to honor or celebrate these events by recognizing them, is a personal choice.

Now Family Day on the other hand, that is completely made up..

Regardless..Happy Lovers Day to all!

An amazing article on praising your kids...

2007-02-13T10:39:00.000-07:00

Check out this article .

It may just change the way you talk to your kids.

from the article:
“When we praise children for their intelligence,” Dweck wrote in her study summary, “we tell them that this is the name of the game: Look smart, don’t risk making mistakes.”

...those who think that innate intelligence is the key to success begin to discount the importance of effort. I am smart, the kids’ reasoning goes; I don’t need to put out effort. Expending effort becomes stigmatized—it’s public proof that you can’t cut it on your natural gifts.

God Damn You Google!

2007-02-13T10:35:00.000-07:00

So the next time anyone of you posts here, you'll be prompted to switch from Blogger accounts to Google accounts.

Google has removed the option of using an old Blogger account, so there's nothing I can do about it.

Oh well.

WHoah....

2007-01-30T00:50:00.000-07:00

Check out this bag of creepiness. Y'know there is someone out there that thinks stuff like this is the best idea EVER.

http://familysafemedia.com/

A Good Read

2007-01-22T02:18:00.000-07:00

Dave sent me this link, I've browsed through 2 years of notes, seen pics of Kent and words from all of you (although I don't know all of you). It was nice to catch up a bit. The site was a good idea. Where does the time go! I feel like I've lived 100 lives since the old Magrath days!
Thanks again for allowing me to get to know you a bit better,
Rich Bennett

Here's something

2007-01-18T18:01:00.000-07:00

www.magrath2007.blogspot.com

It's for my reunion.

D

Plans have changed

2007-01-15T20:54:00.000-07:00

As many of you know I have planned to come down with a carload of tartlets and shoot a 20th high school reunion mockumentary.

I have decided that it would be better for me to make something with a different type of mass appeal. After talking to a couple of friends of mine they thought it would be interesting to see what it was like growing up in small Mormon comminuties. I have started writing it. It will certainly be interesting, considering where I am coming from now.

It'll probably take a couple of weekends to shoot. If I can get my stuff together I might even apply for funding, if I can get a broadcaster on board. If I can't I'll do it anyway.

I think a party on one of those weekends might be in order. We should let it get waaaay out of control. Like the time we got darren massakers(sp?) to munch on the skull of a dead bird for a sip of beer,

D

We're Bringing Sexy Back!

2007-01-11T12:36:00.000-07:00

Watch out J.T. because WE are bringing sexy back. Well we are trying anyways... Some of us.

This was our Beres (Fun) Family Photos for 2006, and I must say as the photographer that it is twice as hard to pull of setting up the photo, running around, getting into the photo, and being that sexy. Mini Me just had to stand there and be sexy, and he couldn't do it without cracking up! Being sexy was a process, and we were working it!

We had some fun! I also lost my wedding ring in the whole running process, and didn't even notice until we were at Subway about 2 hours later, but that is a sad story with a happy ending (heads out of the gutter) for another day.

Who killed the electric car?

2007-01-08T16:52:00.000-07:00

Check out THIS SITE for more info.

You need to have flash installed, but I'm sure you're all down wit' dat.
Interesting, and a nice little site too.

Happy New Year!

2007-01-03T22:31:00.000-07:00

It is a New Year, and I for one, am already tired of all the web articles, talk shows, and news channels going on and on about New Years Resolutions. I personally don't do the resolution deal, because you can write down the same resolutions year after year and be totally disappointed. Why set yourself up? I think that you should just be trying to better yourself every day, whatever you feel you need to do. But if I see one more TV show or ad about losing weight, quitting smoking, or getting out of debt, etc. . . I think I might just vomit.

However, I do enjoy New Year's Eve, always a party.

So what did everyone do to bring in the New Year??

Bill for President?

2006-12-07T13:44:00.000-07:00

So there is a website trying to get Bill Gates to run for the office of the President of the United States of America.

Check it out!!

Could he really do a worse job than any of the others who have come before him?

I say go for it Bill.

My Quote of the Day.

2006-12-04T00:06:00.000-07:00

"This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness."
-Dalai Lama

(I love His Holiness, so wise.)

this all after an interesting day....

Quote of the Day:

2006-11-30T17:39:00.000-07:00

Faith is rather like a rhinoceros, in fact:

It won't do much in the way of real work for you, and yet at close quarters it will make spectacular claims upon your attention.

~Sam Harris

Don't blame me ...

2006-11-30T15:35:00.000-07:00

Hey for those of you wondering "What the hell is up my comments?" all I've got to say is don't blame me.

Between the always buggy Blogger interface and the fact that Telus is my internet service provider, anything could be the problem.

...or it could just be that you don't live a righteous enough life. :P

Uhhh... Hi...

2006-11-29T12:37:00.000-07:00

Some dude named Jebus just spoke to me... oops... actually his name was Jesus H. He told me to tell you guys to straighten the fuck up. We'll check in on you guys later.

If you get the chance... get reading "The Ancestor's Tale" by Richard Dawkins. it's pretty cool.

Just another aside... It'll be my 20th high school graduation anniversary this spring. Here's the options

Bring my 2, 20-22 year old female "friends," a camera crew, and party till I get kicked out of town or arrested.

Leave the girls at home and retrace what it was like to grow up in southern Alberta and what that means to me now, then party till I get kicked out of town or arrested.

Oh yeah... thanks Jesus H

D

Magrath sux...just kidding

2006-11-21T09:31:00.000-07:00

Hey dewds,

Wow has it been a long time. Just thinking about it now though has the memories flooding back. Many good times in your fair township. Me, Paul Ferg (who is now a criminal justice lawyer in Vancouver - oh the irony), Jared, Jeramy (corporate whore), Dar (I still credit for getting me into cool music), Scott (who went all country at BYU), Jeff (stole my Cardston girlfriend one summer), Natasha (we never did kiss), Con and Jon (preppy shorts in the winter anyone?), Carter (Tinker's Dam), Rick (I coveted your yamaha DX7), Dawna (alternate name spelling - drama), Randy the male slut, Tracy, Angie, Shea (I remember watching Life of Brian at your house once), Monty, Nicki (we never kissed either and after all the trouble I went to on that island date at Henderson Lake)...I know I'm forgetting a ton of people.

Skating, Depeche Mode, mosh pitting and doing the dead fish at school dances, pretending to be punk rock watching Suburbia. Good times all around. I think I miss the innocence of youth on a daily basis (he says to himself as he peers out his window and feels the air conditioning provided by his corporate job - yes I too am a corporate whore). I'm not sure how many of you are still out there but thank you for adopting some Lethrbidge LCI rejects into your fold back in the 88-89 era. It meant a lot.

- Jason Gough (who defies his American co-workers by dressing up a Captain Canuck every now and then but mainly on July 4th)