Meme

I grabbed this meme from Kyra - I needed something to write about to get back into practice, so I'll see if I can think of 8 things about myself...

Rules: Each person posts the rules before their list, then they list 8 things about themselves. At the end of the post, that person tags and links to 8 other people; then visits those people’s sites and comments, letting them know that they have been tagged, and to come read the post, so they know what they have to do.

1) I love animals - horses, dogs and cats are my favourites, but I also love reading about and watching documentaries on wild animals. One thing I do not like are birds - birds freak me out a little bit.

2) I'm in the process of buying my own horse. I have a good prospect that I really like. I'll post more about it later. It's very exciting and a little bit nerve-racking at the same time. I'll be boarding it at a little farm about 20 mins from my house.

3) I was in the military for a few years. I spent time in the naval reserve while in university - it was the best summer job going - sure beat working at the grocery store!

4) I can speak French pretty well. I definitely understand/read much better than I speak. Nothing like a nice anglo accent. hhaahaha. My favourite site in French - Tete a claques.

5) I have a unversity degree in Political Science and Russian - I now work for the government as a webmaster. Good thing I have that degree!

6) I'm an avid reader - books, magazines, web sites. I'm in a bit of a slump lately though - can't seem to find anything too gripping to read. So, I've decided to leave fiction for a bit and pick up some environmental books - Canadian activist David Suziki has several books that I've been meaning to read.

7) I'm left-handed, but cope quite well in the world of right-handed people.

8) I like cycling. I have a nice bike that I don't ride enough. I like watching pro cycling even with all the doping scandals...

Wow - that was harder than I thought!!!

First Post - tentative...

Well, maybe I will start posting here again. Blogging is kind of fun.

It's also a great way to document some of the fun (or not so fun) stuff in your day-to-day life.

I'm going to write about whatever tickles my fancy - fitness, life and probably alot about horses. I am a certified horse nut. I had horses as a kid, then sold them to move away when I went to university. I've been trying to figure out the best way to get back into riding...

I was pretty sure the only way to have a horse was to wait until I had my own farm someday. Who knows when that is going to happen??? Property values here are going up like crazy, so to find a decent farm within 30 minutes of the city would cost an arm and a leg. Too get anything affordable, you have to have quite a commute. Since I haven't won the lottery yet, I still have to worry about commuting to work everyday.

A new friend of mine has had her horse for several years and boards and likes it alot. She was really my inspiration to get back into riding. She let me lease her horse for a couple of months in payment for building her web site. I started taking few lessons here and there.

I've leased two other horses since December, one was just to ride and the other was a potential purchase. I'm going to write a bit about some of the ones I looked at just for posterity's sake...