Justice For All?

As some of you may know, Karla Homolka will be released from prison very soon. She has attempted to place a media ban on her release, as she doesn't want anyone to know where she is going. Also, she's likely (my own supposition) afraid that someone may attempt some fashion of revenge. This is what I'm going to touch on briefly because I haven't been keeping up the news.

Some co-workers of mine think it is completely insane for her to want protection when she gets out. They believe we still need protection from her.

When I heard this, the first thing that came to my mind is that she has, technically, paid her debt to society.

Now, I'm sure that some of you have some choice words with my above sentence. And that is certainly your right. But these are the laws of Canada. Canadian law says that she has paid the price, so to speak. Now she is free to live her life.

I don't want to get rambling here. When I do, everything becomes confusing as I try to say too much with too little words.

Ok, here goes. The way the media is covering this, one would think Karla is a threat to every person in Canada. Obviously, this is not the case, but many people do feel this way. Yet, if a drunk driver who killed several people in a car accident was being released from prison, only a handful of people would care. Personally, I'm more afraid of the drunk driver than Karla. I think he has a better chance of doing it again. Even if he has no licence or no car, I would still be more scared of him than of Karla.

I guess what I'm trying to say is that I'm sick of the double-standard with this whole case. Canadian law is good for most criminals. But for those few, it is not. Justice doesn't work like that.

Bah. Now I'm getting all confused. Maybe later I'll figure out what I really want to say. For now, I'm leaving this post.

Do with it what you will.

This Is Just a Test

This is just a test to see if I posted this picture right.

Please, don't adjust your computer. Had this been a really posting emergency, you would have heard a high pitched girl-like scream.

Me.

Also funny, Zelia doesn't like this picture at all. Maybe I'll tell the story. Someday.

Since I'm testing stuff, think I'll test the "link" function.

I Should Probably Keep My Mouth Shut

Well, not much going on. Work and non-work stuff. However, I must tell you of a little thing that happened yesterday.

I went with Zelia to her Book Club. It's a bunch of people (women) who get together every month and discuss a book they all read. Yes, sounds simple. I'm just making sure we are all on the same page.

Sometimes I've already read the book in question, so I go over and join in. Oh, I also go for the food. All kinds of snack food. Book Club's nickname is Snack Club. Yesterday, I hadn't read the book, but went over anyway.

There were six of us (including Zelia and myself) there. One of the women, R, had brought her three month (I think) old. I mention this only because it's very important to the story. There was also one other guy there. I mention this only because it means I wasn't the only guy there.

Surprise, surprise, the women start talking about childbirth and kids because of the baby there and because a friend of Zelia and me had a baby last week. The conversation turns to the pain of child birth and the drugs one can take. R starts to talk about this new drug and she's trying to remember the name. People are calling out names and none of them are right. So I decide to join in the fun and call out "thalidomide". Wow, the reaction I got! Everyone was laughing out loud, mostly because of my tasteless joke (meh, I go with what I'm good at). R was just looking at me and asked the hostess if the big candle beside her was heavy and if it would be missed. Fortunately, no candle was thrown.

I'm so funny.

Deathstroke's Excellent Vacation

I know it's been awhile, but hey, I've been busy. On vacation!

Zelia and I spent four wonderful days in our nation's capital. That's Ottawa for those who don't know.

We booked it through Ottawa Tourism and it was awesome! We stayed at a hotel in downtown Ottawa which was very nice. Comfy room and breakfast. Also within minutes of almost all the points of interest.

I'll just do a summary of most of what we did. Don't want to bore any of you. We visited the Nature Musuem, the Currency Musuem and the Musuem of Civillization. All were lots of fun and informative, but the Nature Musuem was under renovations, so we only got to see half of it. We'll have to go back in 2009 when everything will be done. We did shopping at the Rideau Centre and got some neat stuff. We took a Haunted Tour of the Ottawa Jail which was very neat. Got to hear some cool ghost stories too.

The last part of our vacation I will go into some detail because it was, in my opinion, the most "fun". We went gambling! In our vacation package, we received a voucher for a free buffet meal at the casino over in Quebec in Hull. We also received vouchers for $10 each for one day. So, we had a great meal. Really, really good. Then it was off to gamble. Zelia likes the slots and she spent a few hours doing that. I did a bit on the slots, but then it was time for my vice - the tables. I started off at the Baccarat table and over the course of about an hour I made $80 from $20. I then took a break and watched Zelia play the slots. Then I went back to the Baccarat table and lost it all. But that was not as bad as a guy who was playing beside me. He sat down beside me and threw on the table a thick wad of 100 dollar bills. To my credit, I didn't even flinch when I saw that most enticing pile of bills. The dealer counted it and was given $2600 in chips. The man then proceeded to lose all of it in four hands. After that he got up and about 10 minutes later he came back with another 600 or so dollars. He started winning then, but still, crazy! When we decided to leave I had lost my $30 I started with and Zelia walked away with $70 from the slots. The slots loved her that night.

The next day we went back because we had another free $10 each. So we did the same thing, except I lost my money except $5 at the Baccarat table right away. I went back to Zelia at the slots and she wasn't doing very well either. She lost her money shortly after I arrived. I told her that I needed $10 to play at the Blackjack table. She took my $5 and said she would turn it into $10 for me. She did even better than that and after about 20 minutes handed me $20. We then went to the Blackjack table and I won a bunch and then lost all but $5. Zelia took the remaining money and attempted to turn it into $20, but her luck had run out too. But we had lots of fun. We're going to plan another excursion to a casino near us soon. I hope.

To sum up: We had a great time in Ottawa and we will likely go back again. It was lots of fun.

On a side note, we saw Batman Begins today and it was excellent! Totally happy with it. My faith in the Batman movies has been restored. You should all go see it. Now!

Life, Sometimes, is Just Blah

This past Sunday Zelia, her parents and I went out for dinner to celebrate Zelia's and her father's birthdays. We went to an awesome Japanese restaurant and had tappanyaki (I think that is how it's spelled). My God! Amazing, delicious and just plain fantastic. Basically, it's a whole meal (soup, salada, main course, veggies, rice dish and dessert) but the cook cooks it all infront of you. Man, it was just amazing! Yes, I'm using the word "amazing" twice to describe the meal. If you ever have a chance to try it, do it! I command you.

However, the past few days I've been a blah mood and I don't know why. Maybe I'm just plain tired. I have no idea. Nothing keeps my interest for long - games, movies, books, it doesn't matter. Hope I get out of this rut soon. I hate feeling like this.

Not much else going on. Working this Sunday, so that'll be fun. And I guess that's about it. Not much else to say.