Ten months and finally another update. At least I'm reliably inconsistent.
- Summer 2005: Back-to-back contracts in Halifax with the Naval Reserves. First a month-long port security operation, followed by six weeks of teaching junior naval communicators at the fleet school. Highlights of the summer included a trip with friends to Peggy's Cove, taking family to see the Halifax International Tattoo, seeing the Joel Plaskett Emergency perform live and Shakespeare by the Sea's performance of The Merchant of Venice. Then back to Victoria for a month-long sailing contract, which included a weekend trip to Seattle during Fleet Week.
- Fall 2005: Had my poem "Pioneer Square, Seattle" published in Island Writer magazine (Winter 2005). Started volunteering at CFUV radio and copyediting for the Martlet newspaper. (I've previously edited and proofread sci-fi short story anthologies and wanted to build upon that experience by working for a newspaper.)
- Spring 2006: Helped organize the Malagio Casino Night at my Naval Reserve unit, HMCS Malahat. Classy decorations, rented casino game tables, fine beverages and a lively crowd made for a memorable evening. And since we played for prizes only, Lord Gamblore didn't rear his ugly head.
Lately, I've had CD reviews published in the Martlet (here and here) and in Renegade Radio, CFUV's bi-monthly newsletter.
And I recently tried sushi for the first time. An improvement over sashimi, which I tried in Halifax. (Can't say the experience of eating a morsel of raw salmon enthused me.) Seafood-wimp that I am, I ordered a bowl of beef noodle soup as my reward for downing six California rolls.
