Day 322

This photo is from last Sunday at church, when we did a "folky" worship set. I loved it, because I love that type of music. Harmonies and acoustic instruments are very beautiful sounding to me. I have the chance to be part of two or three more music sets, which really has me excited, but nervous. I think I'll try to do them though...get my face out there as someone who enjoys and is involved in music. I am not looking for recognition and fame or anything like that. That's just silly. I just want to put my foot in the door of the music scene in the city...even if in the smallest way.

Yes, that's my Martin. I love her, and need to think of a name yet! Take care, all. Love you!

ps, Credit for the photo goes to Becky Schurman. Thanks for letting me borrow it, Becky!

Day 321

Was up late last night attempting to edit some photos, but was largely unsuccessful. It took a long, long time to upload the pictures to the external hard drive, and by the time they were finished, it was closer to 2am, and I was way to tired to do editing. Don't ask me why it took so long...I don't know, other than that there were a lot of them from a few previous shoots. On the positive side, I found a photo shoot that I thought I lost as I was searching around while waiting. Good news, because I really liked some of those pictures. Anyway, this is yesterdays post. I'll post today's during the day today. I'm off facebook for a couple weeks at least, so I'll have more time, ha...pathetic.

Take care.

Day 320

We have continued to walk through some personality stuff in a small group we have been going to for a while now. This is the sort of stuff that really fascinates me. Tonight we learned and talked about what the book called the validater personality, which is a slow paced people/relationship focused personality type. Knowing that nobody will ever fit neatly into one personality type, this is probably the one I identify with the most. One of the characteristics of this personality is that we adjust/open up to change at a slower pace than other personalities would. At first i got a bit defensive about this idea, but realise now that it is probably mostly true...although my life has been filled with change, they are usually changes that happen where the decision has been made a while before the change. Make any sense?
Another characteristic of the validater personality is that we tend not to be finishers, or task/goal oriented people at all. This is particularly difficult for me. I want to be, but it is so difficult. I am really hoping to find a goal/task driven mentor or two who can help me along in these areas...and hopefully soon.
Sorry for being such a chatty Kathy tonight. I hope youre doing great. Take care of yourself!

Day 319

At least i hink it is day 319. I will fix it later. It is a pain to check it from my phone.

It was an okay day, except i am starting to get a bit tired of working Sundays. I miss hanging out with my wife all day. I hardly get a full day with her. Hopefully it wont be for a super long time that i work weekends. It could be worse though. I am not complaining. I am just saying i miss spending Sundays with my wife.

So, just over a month till i am finished this daily blog. That actually felt strange typing that out. I need to prepare myself for it anyway.

I hope you are dong well. Take care of yourself.

Day 318

The view facing out of the kitchen. Slow day. I am in a much better mood than yesterday, thankfully. I hope youre doing well today. Take care! Love you!

Today thankfully is over. It was probably one of the worst mood days I've had in a while. I don't know why, but I was just a jerk the whole day. Tomorrow will be better.

Hope you're in a better mood than I am. Take care of yourself. Love you.

Day 316

We're going to see the midwife again this afternoon (Thursday). Although I'm generally positive about the pregnancy, I can't help but be a little apprehensive (as is my wife). I just want to hear the heart beat again, and listen to it for a long time. I want to be able to hear our little one's heart beat any time we want. I think deep down inside, I keep on expecting, or fearing, each appointment to bring bad news. We've only had one or two appointments so far. I don't know if I'll ever be completely at ease until I feel that warm baby in my hands.

I continue to eat better, and I think slowly lose weight. I mean, I have to lose weight, but the process has slowed down considerably from how fast it was a month or two ago. I am almost down under 240. I am still having trouble getting out and walking. I think I just need to accept that it's going to mean bundling up this winter, and that feels like work when I don't technically have to do it. I have also been thinking of doing winter "running" (more like walk/running", but that's just talk at the moment, and as you all know, talk is extremely cheap. We'll see.

Anyway, if you pray, pray for the health of our baby, and for my wife. She, more than me, worries for the baby. I think it is understandable, but not fun.

Next semester I might only take one class, and work full time, or close to full time. I am actually looking forward to that. I don't mind school, but working is good too. We need to start the baby stuff purchasing. I've told myself that I would never buy an expensive stroller thing, but according to some, they are all expensive. We are going to have to be very creative with space, because we're apartment dwellers. We're thinking of letting our building manager know that we're interested in a bottom floor unit, for ease of transporting baby and his/her stuff around. We'll see. If you are an inventive person with small spaces, and live closer to Saskatoon, let me know. I would be interested in getting some advice/consultation for something in return...like photos or something.

I think I've blabbered on enough for today. Love you all. Take care!

Nothing special to say about yesterday. Got my guitar back after getting a pickup installed. It as a long day because i didnt get any sleep the night before after being up all night doing an assignment. I am starting to "catch up" on my sleep now.

Okay. Have a great day! Take care.

Day 315

Up all night last night, and I'm definitely suffering the consequences of that right now.

The funny thing is that I will probably have energy when my class is finished. I need to head to the bank at some point, and hopefully my guitar will be finished at the shop. Getting a pickup installed. I'm excited to hear it plugged in

Day 314

These are my new glasses. They will take some getting used to, because their style is so different than my old ones, and because the way the lenses are cut uses new technology and everything looks different (almost closer) because they are cut on the inside instead of the outside. I think its called free form.

I had to teach myself statistics stuff today, because the web class i am taking failed to do so. It left out vital information that would have explained a lot. It was a good feeling of acomplishment....i really like teching myself things...and by teaching myself i mean i find resources online and go from there.

I hope you are doing well these days. The comments have been quite quiet these days. Let me know how you are! Take care! Love you all.

Day 313

Jammed with a few friends last night. It is fun to play through songs and do harmonies together. I should have recorded part of it to show you. Maybe next time. I played guitar, one guy played bass, one banjuitar, the other, mandolin. Fun times!

Day 312

I just payed a parking ticket online. That's a great way to do it. Beats driving to the office to pay it, or sending something in the mail. It was 10 dollars, for those wondering.

Work was pretty decent today. That's really all I have to say about that.

I used my guitar at church this morning. It was fun. That's all I'll say about that as well. I think people are sick of hearing about it. Sorry, I am just extremely excited about the opportunity.

I hope you're all doing well. Take care of yourself. Love you!

Day 311

Pretty good day. We went grocery shopping in the morning, then I worked the rest of the day till 6pm. Then I made my wife supper, and we went over to her parents and visited.

I've been feeling a bit light headed, or dizzy when I get up too fast, or crouch down to do something/get something. I'm pretty sure it's because my blood pressure has been dropping. I'm still on meds for that, but as I lose weight, my blood pressure has been dropping. It's not too low, but I don't think my body is used to having normal, or just under the 120/80 pressure. Anyway, I suppose it's a good problem to have. My goal is to get off those meds, and I think I'm on my way. It might be a while, but maybe for now I can get a lower dose. I'll talk to my doctor about that soon.

I think my wife has been feeling the baby. She keeps on feeling a sort of fluttering feeling from time to time. I've heard it explained like that before. Anyway, it's only going to get stronger from here on out. Next week week we have another appointment with the midwife. I'm really excited about hearing the heartbeat again. After that, we still have a few weeks till our first ultrasound. It just seems so long from now. I'm really looking forward to that.

Anyway, it's getting pretty late, and I have to get up a bit earlier. Take care, everyone. Love you!

Hey sorry, crappy! I did it again. I was a bit distracted as i sold my electric guitar yeserday and picked up my new Martin. It is an amazing guitar.

Day yesterday went pretty good. Ill fill you in on today later! Take care everybody!

Day 309

So i got a bite today for my guitar and amp. He says he is very interested. We are meeting Friday afternoon at 3:30 in a public location. Im pretty excited but trying not to get my hopes up. I am so pumped abot that Martin. I can taste it.

Im not sure what else to tell you! I hope everything is going well! Take care, all of you. Drive safe out there in the ice and snow (if you live in a snowy place). Later!

Day 308 Part 2

Well, I put my beloved electric guitar up for sale tonight. Now the waiting begins.

I say beloved, but I was more in love with the idea of the guitar, and not the guitar itself. I barely played it. I love my acoustic, because I have played it tons, and it has been with me for a long time now. This is why I'm going fully acoustic...because I love acoustic. That is all.

Anyway, I still haven't slept since the night before last, so I should probably head that direction soon. Thanks for stopping by, and putting up with my going on and on about my instruments. Take care. Love you all!

Day 308

I'm in class now, watching a demo of Somatic Therapy. Our teacher is actually doing a little somatic experiencing session with a student. Could be interesting.

I can't really hear from the back, because they are being quiet, but I know the student has a big fear of needles, and the teacher is getting her to park on thoughts relating to needles for periods of time. I can tell it's affecting the student. She's describing pain in her head, or numbness in her arms, etc.

Now the teacher is getting the student to focus on the last time she got a needle. I can't hear everything that is being said, which sucks, but it seems interesting. I think this is a bit like desensitization in the thought/imagination realm.

Anyway, I hope you're having a great day. I'm feeling pretty good for having no sleep last night. The coffee I'm drinking is pretty crappy, but it has caffeine in it, which is what I need at the moment.

Take care, all. Love you!

Day 307

I'm writing a paper at the moment. It's basically a response/explanation/critique/ to a video of a counselling session I did with my wife. She was my volunteer to be the client. Here's my shout out to her...she made an excellent client! Thanks sweetie! Hopefully the paper portion won't take me too long, but we'll see. It's already 10:45 and I have quite a bit to do yet. It's not really research based, so that makes it much much easier.

More news on the guitar front (like anyone cares!)...I can't remember if I mentioned this yet, but I've decided to sell off my Tele and amp and buy another acoustic guitar. There's a Martin HD-35 that I have been drooling over, and I think it's the one I'm going to get. Yes, I know it's an insanely good guitar, and probably too much guitar for ol' Jason, but it's a guitar that I will use a lot, unlike my Tele, which I hardly use. I think when I bought that guitar, I was in old guitar playing Jason mode. I thought I'd use it much more than I did. Lesson learned. Anyway, if you're looking for a great electric guitar, or a great little tube amp, or both, I have both for you! :)

A couple more things about Martin...it has been around since 1933. Their acoustics are quite traditional in shape, and very solidly built. The HD-35 is unique in that the bracing on the inside of the front of the guitar is placed slightly different than other Martins, and hand scalloped, so the guitar top can move, or vibrate more freely, giving it an amazingly deep, bassy, rich sound.

Here's a photo of the sweet lady.

The front is beautiful in it's simplicity, but the back is something to behold (You're now thinking, "Why is Jason talking about this guitar this way?") If you have to ask, you probably won't ever understand. It's okay. It's something to write about.

I think that's it for now. I have a paper to write. I'm done procrastinating for the moment. Love you all. Take care!

Day 306

I've had a bit of a strange semester. I don't think I have taken school as seriously I should have. In fact, if I'm wondering, I'm going to say that I haven't. I don't really know why, but it's been one of those 'off' semesters. I'm looking forward to finishing this one up.

I've been obsessing over the guitar I'm planning on getting in a little while. I am pretty sure I've decided to sell off my telecaster and amp (even though I love that guitar, I don't play it near enough) and get an upgraded acoustic guitar. I don't know when it's going to happen exactly, but probably in the not super distant future. I think I've narrowed down my choice to a Martin D-35. That's all I'll really say about that now, until I have it in my hands.

I'm a bit tired, and will have a long day tomorrow, so I'm going to bed now. Thanks for reading. Take care.

Day 305

I've been trying to get to bed a little earlier, and last night I feel asleep before I got around to doing the blog. I had my phone beside me, and was going to to it from that, but my sleepiness got to me too fast. Yesterday was an okay day. Work was crazy. It was nonstop people, without time for a rest or lunch. My co-worker called in sick again, so it was just me and my boss. Oh well...it went okay, just busy.

I'll let you know what's up today on today's post. :)

Take care.