by Artemisnorth | Oct 21, 2018 | Life
Hey all! Check this out. Discord in a box? No…I finally hung my 2nd monitor on the back of my desk. I love it! I was working in my armchair with T.V. tables around me and to be honest… it sucked. Now I’m sitting at my desk, looking out over the city...
by Artemisnorth | Oct 17, 2018 | Life
Well, it’s official, recreational cannabis is now legal here in Canada. I’m not sure how I feel about this yet. To be honest I’ve been dreading this day in some ways. Once the government sticks their noses into something you know it’s going to...
by Artemisnorth | Oct 15, 2018 | Food
Chicken Schnitzel, Garlicky Beans and Pan Fried Potatoes Some nights you just need comfort food. Simple, flavourful home cooking that reminds you of childhood and carefree days. When I was a kid my friend’s Mom made schnitzel and I loved it! Mind...
by Artemisnorth | Oct 3, 2018 | Life
I guess you could say I took my Hardfork Holiday to its limits considering everything was back to normal Sunday evening and it’s now Wednesday morning. As many of you know I traveled back home to see @shadowspub. Honestly, for us, the Hardfork couldn’t...
by Artemisnorth | Sep 24, 2018 | Life
@shadowspub and I did something we haven’t done in YEARS! We grabbed some take-out in Cobourg and ate at the harbour. Years ago we would take the kids, who always fed the seagulls, attracting great clouds of them, until one day I said, “Um, you realize...
by Artemisnorth | Sep 22, 2018 | Life, Outdoors
This is where I’m working today, under those trees in the shade with the cooling wind off the lake blowing through my hair. I had planned on working. I had my laptop on a little table all set up to catch @enginewitty’s show Words With Witty. I was...
by Artemisnorth | Sep 19, 2018 | Life, Photography
Every time I pull out my camera I’m hoping I’m seeing what the camera is seeing. Sometimes the shot captures what I see and sometimes it doesn’t. I find it hard using my cell phone, there’s no viewfinder but I was happy with today’s...
by Artemisnorth | Sep 15, 2018 | Life
I’ve recently been asked to write some instructional posts about how to become a Ham Radio or Amateur Radio Operator so let’s start off with what a Ham Operator is: According to Wikipedia: An amateur radio operator is someone who uses equipment at an amateur radio...
by Artemisnorth | Sep 14, 2018 | Life, Outdoors
Tonight at the SnekkTogether over in the You Got Snekked Discord we were talking about being vegetarian vs carnivore which of course led to talking about the environment, which reminded me of a discovery I made in the Youtube universe. This site, The Parody Project,...
by Artemisnorth | Sep 13, 2018 | Life
When I woke up this morning I knew today was significant for some reason but I just couldn’t think of it. Don’t you hate it when that happens? Later on, in the PYPT after-chat my sister, @shadowspub reminded me that it was our Grandmother Instance’s...