Self-Isolation Day 19(2) - Another day

Today was a day spent working and studying. There wasn't much that happened except that this is starting to feel a bit like Groundhog's Day.  Suzanne made a "Ca va bien aller" rainbow and placed in the window. Its shadow looked like a smiley face :)

So it looked like a beatnik. At night we played the game Sorry! I won :)

The results for the day, taken in the morning.

Self-Isolation Day 18(1) - Annie is a star!!!!

Annie's rainbow made it on CBC Quebec's main Facebook Page!!!

Self-Isolation Day 13(3) - Work and some writing

Nothing amazing happened today. I began chapter 02.06 -- Battle of the Bards. The rest of the work day was not particularly pleasant as I kind of screwed up something on the server but I have no idea what. It's okay, I'll solve it but it was a bit frustrating. Today's tally is bad.

Self-Isolation Day 12 - Work and School

Here's a base picture for book #1. I still need to paint it but it's getting there. Tonight I was able to complete the first draft of chapter 02.05, in which Liam and Malga travel to the wrong city and she tells a funny story to get in through the gates.

For work, I was able to complete the code to transfer both spreadsheets and get it ready to set it in the database once the schema is done. I worked from 6:45am to 16:45. At night we played the game "Sheriff of Nottingham." Mathieu won, big time.

Following is our actual exponential infection curve. And it's only beginning.

Today's tally (we passed the 400k):

Covid-19: Self-Isolation - Day 11 - Work and School, and Dentist

We're all working and doing school work. The government has just announced stronger measures whereas companies that are not essentials and that cannot offer work from home systems must close by tomorrow midnight. And Sabrina has a toothache...

That toothache got so bad we had to do an emergency trip to the dentist. It was not possible for him to see the type of damage she had because of her darn braces but he did do a full cleanup.

We both work from 7:00 to 17:00 today. There's not much more to do.

But we got some fresh snow today...

Tonight I added a few lines to Liam's story but I'm still not there. Chapter 5 is more than halfway done though. Today's tally:

Covid-19: Self-Isolation - Day 10 - Last Food Sortie (sortie #5)

For a while, hopefully. With more than a week has given us a good idea of what it is that we need to have to tough it in the long run. Suzanne and I flew to IGA in the later hours to get the food we needed like noodles and basic foods. We were lucky to find one huge 10kg bag of flour. All that food is now in quarantine for a few days in the garage. I was the only one who touched things and I wore gloves. Yet being in close proximity with people is definitely not a plus

We played Contagion again. Sabrina won this time. Mathieu won yesterday. I will eventually win :)

Covid-19: Self-Isolation - Day 9 - Run to the SAQ (sortie #4)

Over the past three years I've been accumulating SAQ (our liquor store) points. Each bottle of wine can add a few pennies to the total points. Sometimes, some bottles can add a dollar (or a 1000 points). I managed to pick up over 1,000,000 points ($1000) I was reserving for one amazing bottle of wine.

However, in fear that the points program gets cancelled, I've decided to cash in. I went to the SAQ armed with a list of wines to get and got for $998 worth of wine. I'm leaving the bottles in the garage for a few days, to kill off whatever was on those boxes. I wore gloves, covered my face, dumped my clothes and showered.

Tonight we played the board Contagion.

Birthday

Today was a great day! Really! After bringing Mathieu to school I went to work at the office (Starbucks) where I got a free birthday coffee. Came back home, worked. Sabrina video called me from school and she and her friends wished me a happy birthday, I have to admit I was very touched.

Around 2:00 I went to pick up Mathieu (2:30) and then Sabrina (3:15). Took care of dinner, cleaned up, learned to play "Tiny Epic Kingdoms" with Sabi and Mathieu. Not only was it really fun, but for once I actually won.



After everyone was in bed, I read and was touched by all the happy birthdays I got through Facebook. I took the time to answer every one of them. I was particularly touched by Max's message. It was a great day.

Cheap Cheap

My good friend Dany is acting in this Web series called "Cheap Cheap". He's Carl, the awkward assistant manager of Cheap Cheap who has very week social skills (that's from the bio). The show sounds like it's going to be like The Office, but in a dollar store.

We have to watch it. I need a funny show in my life and that sounds about right. Let's viral this show.

VES Awards in L.A.

Suzanne is attending the 16th Annual VES Awards in Los Angeles tonight. It's basically the Oscars for Visual Effects. Her company, Rodeo FX, has a few nominations at that event (and three films nominated at the Oscars). Chances are, you've seen a movie they've done work on.

A cool little fact, she's staying in the same suite (room) where two nights ago our own PM Justin Trudeau was staying. Must be pretty weird to sleep in the same bed our PM did a few days prior.

Some Serious Tubing

This Saturday we went out to do some serious tubing at the Glissades des Pays d'en Haut with the Prahacs-Roy family. It's the second time we go there in as many years and we had a great time. Except for the Vortex360.  Sabrina stayed home to study.

Sylvain in the background looks guilty of something...

Gotta love their smiles

Perfect picture. Almost, it's missing Sabi.

Afterwards, we all went to Scores in Boucherville (after picking up Sabrina). It was almost a Tendres de Poulet night.

I know it's very fuzzy, but it's just to show that Sabrina really was there.

Thanks, Donna and Mathieu for the photos.

It's coming sooner...

So today it would appear that our Tesla's delivery has moved from Late-2018 to Mid-2018. Chances we'll have a fully electric car by Fall now. It's coming :) We're very excited.

Mont Tremblant

Every year we have to go skiing in Tremblant at least once. Because it was snowing we were lucky enough to have some fresh powder to play with when we first started in the morning. It became a bit rougher in the afternoon and the top was continuously engulfed in clouds, reducing visibility to about 10-20 meters. Mathieu and I spent our afternoon on the TGV and the blacks around it. We had a great time.

A new car

We had to replace the Ford Escape. It's been good to us for the past nine years, but now, with a few thousands worth of repairs needed to prolong its rusty life, it's time to let go.

Tonight we picked up a Volkswagen Tiguan 2018. It's a nice vehicle with nice amenities, bringing us back to 2018.

The Tesla is still slated to arrive in Late 2018.

Christmas and a bit of sliding

Like every Christmas morning we got up relatively early to open presents. The rest of the day was spent doing mild chores and relaxing.

Had to do some shoveling, of course.

To end the day with a bang, we all went sliding. It was a wonderful relaxing day.

All in all we had a great day.