Roommate JR, Kath and Garry enjoy the spring like weather out on the deck

The weather was so great today that when my roommate JR came home from work, I too decided to join him and his freinds for the first "Deck Party" of 2006. With weather as warm as we have been having, you would have to be nuts not to get out and enjoy the day in a hoodie and a few drinks. In Suburbia, the best retreat is just as far as your own back yard and thankfuly we have a deck at our place just perfect for hanging out with friends, playing the guitar, and the occasional game of frizzbee.

My deck is not in great health these days. There are a few holes in places, we forgot to take in a few random items in before the first snow fall, and parts are rotting out. Still, having a deck is just one of the joys of being Canadian, and if you have one- no matter how ugly it is- you use and abuse it. Today, we got outside in our hoodies and watched JR try to fix his rotting Corsica and then fell back onto the deck chairs for a few cold ones, (I had my coffee with soy juice- refusing to call it milk still... more on that rant later).

Kath got the idea that cleaning up the yard and deck would be a good idea since we never got around to doing that this year and the dead sunflower plants looked like dead scarecrows leeching up towards the meaningless sky. Her other great idea was for me to change into my bathingsuit and do the gardening as I would normaly do if it was summer. As tempting as this was to make a statement on how warm it was for this season, I didn't strip down to do the yard work- but I did wear my tank top and jeans to proove the point that it really is this freaking warm outside.
This photo not only shows how dedicated I am to prooving a point, but shows in fact how warm it was today in Suburbia that I can walk outside in a normal summer outfit and be pleased as punch despite the fact its January. The other hot fact was I had on my heels when doing this. Nothing beats gardening in the heels.
GET BACK TO WORK YOU...
After cheating a bit- I got back inside and promtly sat myself back at my desk to get my work finished for this week. Ahhh... the loving life as a freelanced writer is clearly the best job in the world- next to lion taming. Things I have learned after doing this job for 2 years are:
Never Lie
Always do what is asked of you
Keep your work to yourself (unless mom asks- cause it's mom)
Time to go out and enjoy this awesome weather!