I am proud to say that you wonderful people raised this amount of ‘cans’ for the food bank:

(wait for it… wait for it…)

60!!!

That’s pretty impressive! So today I bundled up and braved the crazy Christmas roads and shoppers to go pick up the items to drop off at the foodbank. Thank you so much :)

Coming soon will be another blog post of a ‘random’ event. On my Facebook page I challenged my friends to comment on my blog to raise a certain number of cans within one day in exchange for me taking a picture of a stranger or taking a self portrait. Well they did it. I on the other hand didn’t. I have a confession to make. I am a true and utter introvert at heart. Shocked? No, seriously, I am. I didn’t say a word until I was 3 (some people may argue I am still working on this), hid behind my mother whenever we went through the grocery store checkout line (okay, I did stop this at a certain age) and to this day I have to mentally psych-up to talk to strangers. Surprised? Yup. It’s true

Well, in any case, I chickened out on taking a photo of a stranger but now it is a personal goal. So, if you happen to see my wandering Calgary with my camera in hand, please stop by and ask to have a picture taken :)

Once again. Thanks a TON :) Check back next year!

Mind you, my last few drives to the University have proven this a fact. All Calgarians know that at the very mention of snow all driving ability flies out the window with the last chinook that passed through town.  Suddenly that itty-bit of ice becomes a flipping skating rink resulting in buses going the wrong direction on roads and cars getting a bit too cozy for insurance-companies’ comfort. Well, it’s here until at least July so, might as well embrace it right? Say hello to those corny Christmas jingles, lineups at the mall that stretch about as long as luge tracks and deadlines. Oh yes. Deadlines. My favourite!

To celebrate the season I am going to participate in a great cause called Cans for Comments.  In short, all comments left on my blog (any post!) between now (yes, right now) and December 15 will equal one can or item of equivalent value being donated to the Calgary Food Bank.  So, get at it people. Start leaving some blog love and at the same time generate some community love :)

Now, we all know a photographer is incapable of putting up a post sans an image so, I will horrify you with these recent captures of myself. Let me tell you this, there is a very good reason I am behind the camera! Here I am giving my best Bubbles impersonation in addition to wielding a sword instead of a camera with my good friend Virginia at a little get together.

Enjoy and comment! Happy Holidays everyone!