Today was a nice day. Mrs. C and I woke up in our own time, had a lovely breakfast (including smoothies!) while we watched an episode of my new favourite sketch comedy show Human Giant, went for a bike ride, flew a wind-up airplane in the park, browsed at the library, had a nap, played a little bit of Puzzle Quest and I am preparing for a casual evening of housework and maybe a movie. Dates with your beloved on sunny days are rad.

Anyway, you’ve been all “Chris dropped off the map over a month ago! Where’s he been?” Well, the simple answer is “just not spending as much time on the intarwebbs”. I have been:

- Working
- Going for long-ish walks
- Hanging out with Mrs. C
- Writing
- Reading
- Hanging out in Victoria
- Redecorating a bit
- Rooting for Vancouver, and subsequently Ottawa

That’s more or less covers it. It’s not exciting, but it is pretty comprehensive.

I wish I had more to tell you, but I am feeling tranquil and uninspired. So to make up for my blase entry I give you this classic Ren & Stimpy cartoon:

Because it’s discipline that begets love.

A heads-up for everyone in Vancouver that likes good comics, literature, art, design and non-fiction: the bookstore I work at, Sophia Books (450 W. Hastings) is having a 30% off sale on almost all of our English language stock (except magazines, language reference materials and tattoo books) right now until the end of May (or until we decide otherwise).

The wall of translated manga? Gotta go. Those Bukowski novels? Yep, on sale. That awesome typography book from Die Gestalten Verlag? That too.

So come on down and take advantage of us… er, I mean the sale, ASAP. ‘Cause you don’t want to get down here after all of the animation and design students have ravaged the stock and had first pick—that would be sad.