doomkeeper

Seems like a life time since my last update, so many things it’s difficult to know where to begin.  Seems a little ridiculous having a blog when you don’t use it.  So hopefully this post will be followed by more. Maybe even of some substance.

Firstly I’ve just finished work on Need for Speed Undercover.  It was my first game here in Canada and I think I’m quite proud of my part; the Audio.  This was my main excuse for not blogging as we have been very busy for months finalling the game.  Anyway it’s all done now… you should all run out and buy it of course

I have a met a lovely girl named Victoria. She has been keeping me on the straight and narrow.  She’s 28, gorgeous, clever and fit as a fiddle.  Would you believe I’m considering running for a Triathlon? She did one back in March and thinks I can do it easy. In triathlon terms it’s nothing (400k, 11k, 5k).  But for me it’s a challenge. The cycling and swimming parts I think I’ll be fine, but running is my weakest link. I run like a cross between a chicken and giraffe. Think I gave up illusions of grandeur after the egg and spoon race age 3. Trust me it’s not a pleasant site. A visit to the treadmill is in order.

We went to Seattle for Thanksgiving and cooked a Chicken. Well we cheated a little and bought a cooked Chicken, but we did the rest. Seattle is actually really nice and you can certainly get a lot more for your money down there in terms of Condos. Didn’t get to see Microsoft, but there’s always next time.

Also visited Toronto the other day for the first time. Saw Niagara, truly amazing to see. The town around it however is very much like a Blackpool / cheap Las Vegas however. Very Americanized. All you can eat buffets and Casinos at every turn. The area around it, Niagara on the Lake, is much nicer. Known for it’s Ice Wine (very sweet desert wine), there’s loads of Wineries near by that give you tasting tours. I recommend this to everyone Went up the CN tower too. It’s not the tallest structure in the world anymore, but it’s still damn tall.  147 stories I think. Try standing on the glass floor at the top with a hangover.

Ohh! Nearly forgot to mention. Went diving, for the first time in nearly a year. Victoria had done her PADI open water course so we could go together. We went to a place called Porteau Cove, which is near Squamish here in BC. Beautiful place surrounded by mountains. Anyway, was fully expecting Victoria to hate it and me to love it, but as it happens the complete opposite happened. I couldn’t equalize, had too much weight and had absolutely banging headache when I was finished. Victoria one the other hand was a complete natural. The whole incident has put me off a little bit, but not to be defeatist I’ll give it another go soon, to make sure I’m not really that crap.

Anyway, that’s a Whistle-stop tour of what I’ve been up to the last few weeks.

Hope to have some more post for you all soon.