THE QUEEN OF THE NORTH/CORSI CONNECTION

Last week, BC Ferries suffered another blow to their already damaged image when their boat, THE QUEEN OF THE NORTH, sailed off course, hit a rock and sank to the bottom of Wright Sound in Northern BC. While investigations continue, I thought I would share a tidbit of info.

Michelle used to work on The Queen of the North, that's right, Mrs. Corsi herself. For two summers, Michelle used to give speeches about the wildlife, the environment and northern BC to boatloads of tourists who traveled on The Queen. Watching the news footage of last week's disaster was odd as she saw old work mates being interviewed and it brought those memories back. That and a 6:00am wake up call from Victoria stating "your boat sank"!

Will we ever know what really happened to the Queen of the North? Who knows but at least Michelle got to see her before she went 400 meters down to the bottom of the cold waters of BC.

QUEEN OF THE NORTH INFO

EXAMINING THE WRECKAGE

STRATA COUNCIL FUN

As a first time homeowner, I attended my first ever Strata Council meeting last night and boy was it fun (insert sarcastic tone here).

First off, I am suffering from a bout of food poisoning at the moment. Secondly, I was alone as Michelle was working the night shift. Thirdly, this is one of the most boring meetings I've ever been to and if you know my industry, you know I go to a lot of meetings. People love to complain I guess, love, love, love to complain. And about dumb things, most of which are in their control if they wanted to change things. But they don't, they would rather wait for a meeting, and complain in front of everyone forcing the meeting to go on forever.

I've heard that these types of meetings are boring and brutal and now that I have attended one, I can say with complete conviction... they were right.

AQUA MADNESS

I'm sure a lot of you have been to the VANCOUVER AQUARIUM but have you ever been "behind-the-scenes"? Well, thanks to our good friends Jason & Saisha, a group of us got the chance to see what makes the Aquarium tick! Yes, it was a Saturday to remember as we walked around to see all the different birds, reptiles and fish and learned a little something too. The morning ended with a big group brunch at Milestones and marked it as a Saturday to remember...

AQUARIUM MADNESS PICS

VEGAS BABY VEGAS!!!

**UPDATED WITH MORE PICS**

It was a great weekend my friends! A great weekend! A weekend filled with great food, great sites, great friends, great laughs, great drinks, great gambling and little sleep. Where did this occur? Well, LAS VEGAS ofcourse!

Michelle and I along with our fine friends, Chad & Lorissa Forbes, embarked on a long weekend of fun in the City of Sin. Highlights include: Buffalo Chicken Rolls at the Venetian, Star Wars Slots at Monte Carlo, Chinese Food at Alladin, Hoover Dam, Coyote Ugly Slushies, "Let it Ride" at Excalibur, Steaks at Nine, $1 Margaritas and to top it all off, a comped evening at Ghost Bar.

It was a great weekend and we have some pictures to prove it! Take a look:

VEGAS PICS

STOP THE SEAL HUNT!!!

In just a few weeks, the largest commercial slaughter of marine mammals is set to begin on the ice off Canada's East Coast. By the end of the hunt, it's predicted that more than 300,000 seals will be clubbed or shot to death by Canadian fishermen seeking to pick up a few extra dollars by selling their fur. Almost all of these seals will be babies - some as young as 12 days old.Take action!

Polls consistently show that most Canadians oppose the hunt, but still the Canadian government and fishing industry refuse to end it. But there is new hope on the ice. Canada has a new Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, and a new party in power. With enough public support, they may consider ending this terrible hunt forever. Sign this petition now and send it to anyone who cares about protecting the lives of Canada's seals.

SIGN THE PETITION... STOP THE SEAL HUNT

AUTISTIC BASKETBALL SUPERSTAR

This is something you have to see to believe, one of those feel good stories that will have you smiling all day. Honest... this is great!

AMAZING B-BALL

SEVEN DAYS...

Have you ever seen THE RING?

Well, in the film, once someone has seen a horrid video tape, they are told that they have seven days to live and during those seven days... weird things start to happen. Weird things like, you could never take a clear picure of that person.

Anyway, I tried taking a picture of Lesley the other day and I was laughing while doing it, then I tried again and again and each time the pics came out blurry. It made me think of the Ring... I'm a good friend.

If you look closely at Lesley's expression, she gets less and less impressed with me with each picture I take! GOOD TIMES!!!