Kyle Thomas

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I was jealous of the young couples

When I arrived in the Jasper campground, Whistler, I was jealous of all the young couples I was seeing around. They all looked happy together and ready to explorer together. I was envious, but that is not to say I am not enjoying myself, because I certainly am and I am cherishing every moment with my mother. This evening though I’m not so jealous anymore…

Across from our little site a group of 2 early 20’s “kids” pulled in with a toddler. They have been play yelling and shouting since they got here. And I’m sorry, I may be a 80-year-old man inside, but I think it is rude and disrespectful to be that loud in a campground with many other people. It doesn’t matter what age. Then of course there is the yappy dog beside the other folks, barking at every little bug that flies by. Seriously, it scared off all the elk.

Anyways, this is home base for this evening, prepped for the rain tomorrow.

Camp Life 2

The Most Random Monday Ever

What can I say, apparently I have a spontaneous side and like running around the streets of Fort St John with friends. When word went out on twitter at 7pm that I was looking for an Adventure, it was on.

Twandom Adventure 10

Our meeting place was Dairy Queen – where I might add you can enjoy all sorts of delicious treats. So I dash to my off to get my camera, by the way just putting on running shoes, does not instantly make you an athlete. I learned this the hard way.

After meeting at DQ – and enjoying treat – we proceeded to wonder the streets of Fort St John and see what we could find. I find this one of the best ways to explore the city we live in. As we went I proceeded to document on my camera.

I was using my 50mm lens which is fairly good in low light areas, but I think it eventually got too dark. Nonetheless some photos came out rather interesting. Have a look:

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KyleWith in Real Life

Excuse me for a second while I stroke my own ego.

I still find it amazing when I run into people who I don’t directly know who read my blog or follow me online. I seem to be running into more and more as the days go on.

Being a web celeb is not something I set out to be. Okay that might be a lie, I would like to be one, but that is beside the point. I certainly don’t write with the intentions of becoming a house-hold internet name.

Meeting those who read my stuff, however few it maybe, is still a grand feeling for me. I am forever thankful to those people.

To then get a compliment about my writing really puts me over the top. I’m mean lets be honest here, we all know my spelling and grammar skills can be compared to that of a 10th grader. Then again, maybe the sarcasm in my writing is finally coming though.

KyleWith in Real Life

When I sit alone in my apartment

I’m a relatively mellow person, I only rarely get hyper and want to run around like a mad person. Most of the time I’m just steadily going along my life without too much excitement. I don’t mind this, I actually prefer this. I’ll take a quiet coffee shop (late in the evening, hint hint), over any loud bar.

That being said I sometimes spend too much time by myself, which I’m getting tired of. Like this evening for example, I really wanted a nice mellow evening, again I’m much more of a morning person, so I wanted to keep it quiet. Oh, was it ever quiet, I ended up sitting in the middle of the living room with no electronics on, no music and no food cooking for just over an hour. I just sat there, with my thoughts. This is place I try to avoid, my thoughts get deeper, I start to wonder about my life, I start to get lonely and long for home again. *This is the part the dramatic music plays.

People ask me why I’m so public all the time, true is I’m not. There are many things I don’t talk about online, but I do share a lot online. Mainly because… it is an outlet to share life and meet interesting people along the way.

*Wow, this is a rather depressing post, I’m sure I can dig up another one exactly like this from a few months back, you’d think this was scheduled. Anyways, tomorrow morning I will wake refreshed and happy and probably not even remember this.

July was a bad month for Food

I think I know enough money people out there, and my father, who will tell me I should account for my spending a little better, but for a while there I was doing really well. Until July.

I was just reviewing my July Visa statement, which I have no problem paying off and I like using my Visa for everything, so I can get the point, but I noticed a lot was spent on food. Sure in the back of my head I knew this as well, but there is a sad realization when I see if on paper – or TD’s mobile app – that I spent more than I normally do.

Normally I would chalk this up to me eating out more, which I have been. With it being summer, I’ve wanted to get out more, but it turns out that means get out of my house and go into a dark pub for a meal. Oddly though that only makes up roughly half of what I have spent on meals, I don’t no exact numbers, the other half is from going to the grocery store and stocking up on food.

Since coming back from Yellowknife in June I have wanted to get more into seeing – see my Food Category – but I needed to get the initials first. You know, like veggies, and meats, etc. Things that I had to buy lots of and would use overtime.

I’m not going to do this though for August, it will be a cheaper month with less eating out and more using what I have in the house. If you have recipe ideas, please send them my way!