Club Events 2009
| 2009-10-22 : COC - Annual General Meeting and Social |
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| 2009-10-23 : EOC - Farm of Fear |
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Farm of Fear proved to be a terrifying delight once again, and while I couldn't see and hear the reactions of all of us (as they only let a few of us in at a time), reportedly more than a few of us were genuinely scared by the ghouls and goblins and chainsaw-wielding maniacs. Fortunately, all of us came out alive! Afterwards, a few of us attempted to wander through the very muddy corn maze for a brief while, but eventually joined up with many of the rest of us, who had reconvened at Brewsters for refreshments. Unfortunately, there were apparently two completely separate groups of us at Brewsters, and neither group found the other group at the restaurant, until several of us left and met up in the parking lot. It was all very strange.... Thanks all for coming out, and I hope to see you at another event. - Ryan |
| 2009-11-07 : EOC - Dim Sum at Golden Rice Bowl |
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| 2009-11-08 : EOC - Photo Scavenger Hunt |
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We took advantage of the crisp, but otherwise pleasant, November weather on a quiet Sunday, and spent a couple of hours hunting for some of the unique artwork located throughout Edmonton's downtown core. In the end, there were lots of really awesome photos, and it was basically impossible to pick a winner. So ... we all had a lot of fun, and we all win!! These were the clues that everybody had (although the name of the actual sculpture wasn't given out during the scavenger hunt). Everybody partnered up, and had more than enough time to find everything on both lists of clues. The clues were selected from The Places Walking Tour. List 1. List 2. Some clues turned out to be more difficult than anticipated. For instance, "The Eyes See All" refers to a mural called MosEYEic, located at 103A Ave at 97 Street, but this mural proved difficult to find (particularly since the instructions said 103 Street, which wasn't exactly correct). There were some interesting alternate entries for "the eyes see all": photos of the law courts; a photo (by Brent) of a security camera. Likewise, "Do the twist" actually referred to a sculpture called Return, located right on Jasper Ave. However, it was easily confused for some twisty banners on some of the streetlights nearby. My favourite wrong entry for Lunchbox Joe was a photo by Connie and Donna: a mural of a man and a woman drinking coffee. Close ... ! Thanks all for coming out! I had a blast looking for everything (and I even had an edge, considering that I wrote the clues)! - Ryan |
| 2009-11-11 : COC - Movie: The Men Who Stare at Goats |
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| 2009-11-13 : COC - Coordinator and Wannbe Party |
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| 2009-11-14 : COC - Bow Falls Viewpoint to the Hoodoos at Banff - Slowpokes and Dawdlers |
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Ah, this is exactly what I needed. After several weeks of sedentary "shoulder season blahs", it was great to get out for a nice easy hike with a group of nice, easy-going people. The conditions were great, the sky was blue, temps were good. It was fantastic. It was great to share Mark's birthday hike with him (unbeknownst to us, until Veronica spilled the beans). Mark cleaned up on the birthday hugs and tea, and then taught us all the origin of the phrase "blue moon", which we all thought was very cool. We're all anxiously awaiting our invitations to his upcoming "blue moon New Year's 2009" party. We all discovered that Jacques is the point of reference for EVERYTHING. When Brent had his bear encounter, it was "from here to Jacques" away. Then, when Veronica saw a lynx, it was "from here to Jacques" away. Brent talked about Writing on Stone park, which is "from here to Jacques" away from the U.S. border. And now we're looking forward to our trip to Ptarmigan Cirque, which is 150km southwest of Jacques. Thanks, everyone, for a great day. Hope to see you all again soon. -- Rhonda |
| 2009-11-15 : Raw Food/Vegetarian Brunch, and Marathon MAN |
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CCC - Raw Food/Vegetarian Brunch
** "Every time you try a new food, you add 144 days to your life." a near-Brentism __________________________________________________________________________________________ Gratitude Cafe is a new establishment catering to raw-food enthusiasts, vegetarians, vegans or gluten-frees, or any combination of the above! "The Gratitude Cafe is something special. One of those places that you will not find duplicated anywhere else. It's well worth a visit." ~ Urban Spoon review
Brunch is a la carte - view the menu at: www.thelink.ccc CCC policy is to add 15% for gratuity + GST in groups of 6 or more. Please keep this in mind when registering for the event.
None of us really knew what to expect at Gratitude Cafe. Four of us ordered the Brunch Special (sweet potato soup, macadamia stuffed tomatoes, a kiwi and coconut salad and gluten-free crackers) and it was excellent and the perfect size for lunch. Rhonda tried to be grateful for ordering the wrong dish, the same dish as Jenn intended to order, Veronica tried the grilled cheese with chilli-jelly, David had the stir-fry and Brent had a vegetarian lasagne that was the envy of his table (some of it was stolen by envious onlookers). The company was excellent, the service perfect and the food complex and new. I will definitely post this one again and recommend it to anyone looking for an interesting and "clean" meal. (The last two photos show the incredible cloud arc over the city, before and after our brunch.) |
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CCC - Marathon MAN (Music Appreciation Nooner)
MARATHON MAN: Often we find ourselves choosing shorter songs for MAN events so that we can squeeze as much as possible into our allotted 12 minutes. This MAN will be different - contribute one LONG song or two relatively LONG songs... but no more than TWO SONGS. As long as you like without going over your 12 minutes. Make sure they're tracks you actually like - don't make everyone sit through long songs that you don't even like yourself just cuz they're long. :) Arrive at 2:30PM for introductions and to get settled in. We'll start the music at 3:00 with a quick round-robin to introduce our songs, then we'll listen to the music selections (sorry, but to avoid interruption if you are later than 3:00, the door buzzer will be shut off and you won't be able to get in). Our apartment is small, and the atmosphere casual. We'll be sitting or laying around the living room while we listen. Bring a pillow or cushion if you like for maximum comfiness. Everyone must contribute music for the event.
BONUS
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| 2009-11-28 : COC - Ptarmigan Cirque - Slowpokes |
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This is one of my absolute favorite trips... thus the yearly tradition that Marg and I have of going... oh... EVERY YEAR!!! This year, Marg was better known as "Barfy Barferson" since she was just getting over the flu, but she was a trooper and made it out for the trek, even though she gave the off-roading and bumogganing a miss this year. Veronica was the belle of the cirque with her Ice Princess Tiara, and we even managed to get it away from her for a couple minutes so we could get a picture of Lindsay wearing it on her very first ever snow shoeing experience. Thanks to all who came out - it was a fantastic day! -- Rhonda |
| 2009-12-02 : EOC - Walk@Lunch, and Ethiopian Dinner at Rendezvous |
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| EOC - Walk@Lunch: Railtown Park - Ribbon of Steel |
| EOC - Ethiopian Dinner at Rendezvous |