Glen Jenkins - Noah's Archipelago

August 26, 2023: Make-Believe Money

August 25, 2023August 26, 2023 by Pyra Draculea

August 24, 2023: Go Bug Your Brother

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August 21, 2023: Noah’s Gig Prep

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July 13, 2023: Barf Kwon Do

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July 3, 2023: Barfing Time

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May 26, 2023: Noah’s Summer Plans

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January 27, 2023: Lunch at Gigi’s

January 28, 2023January 27, 2023 by Pyra Draculea

Noah and Glen are hanging out for lunch at Gigi's cafe. Glen is laughing, saying, "You? Salad? Since when?" Noah pouts with his chin on his hands, elbows on the table as he looks down at Valerie sleeping in her pram. He answers Glen: "Since I popped the seams on my old Marilyn Manson outfit." Glen replies, "Sucks to be you." Gigi then comes up, carrying their respective lunch orders: a double cheeseburger with a heaping side of fries for Glen and a heaping salad for Noah. She asks Noah, "Why don't you try keto? It worked for my sister." Noah asks her, "Can I eat cheeseburgers on keto?" Gigi goes over to coo at Valerie, now awake, and she tells Noah, "Sure... minus the bun and the fries." Noah sulks and eyes Glen's fries as he sighs and replies, "But the bun and the fires are the best part!" For his part, Glen guards his fries and snarls, "Don't even think about it, Thorsen!" while Gigi is now thoroughly distracted and busy saying "Koochie koochie koo!" to Valerie, who reaches out to Gigi.

That’s right, Glen, guard those fries. Clearly Noah‘s in need of some carb-loading. You just know Adam‘s getting another earful from Gigi about how it’s time to have his own babies after this visit.

January 6, 2023: Gigi’s Baby Crazy

January 12, 2023January 6, 2023 by Pyra Draculea

Adam's mother Gigi is sitting at a table with Adam, Noah, and her boyfriend Glen. Gigi is holding baby Valerie and cooing at her: "Aww... look at you! I remember when your big brother was as widdle as you!" Glen smiles and says, "Ya, they're cute when they're that tiny." Noah proudly (and narcisisstically) pipes up, saying, "And she's got great genetics!" Glen grins and replies, "Ya, from Ruth." Noah scowls and growls, while Gigi looks at Adam and asks, "Adam, when are you and Stacey gonna start having wee ones?" Adam winces and stammers, "Um... well... you're too young to be a granny, Ma..."

Way to put Adam on the spot, Gigi.

December 26, 2022: Boxing Day

December 25, 2022December 26, 2022 by Pyra Draculea

Noah is in a music store with Ursula, who is complaining as usual: "Ugh... not more shopping!" Noah replies, "Oh, c'mon! Boxing Day sales are a time-honored tradition!" He continues, "Back when I lived in Vancouver, me and my friends would wolf down our Christmas dinners..." and as he says this we see him remembering a Christmas dinner where he's standing in front of the front door, putting on his jacket with one arm while holding a big turkey leg with his other hand, eating. He tells his mother, "Thanks, Ma... be back by noon!" and she yells back, "You just got here!" Noah then continues telling Ursula, "... and race down to Seymour Street to camp out in line for A&B Sound's big sale" as we see Noah and Glen standing in a line of men all waiting to get into A&B Sound the next morning, with Glen telling Noah, "Sweet, we're only 37th in line this year." Ursula cuts Noah off, saying, "That's insane!" Noah, missing her point, smiles and replies, "Yeah, we sure got some crazy deals..." and we see him remembering walking out of A&B Sound with Glen, both grinning and loaded down with boxes of new stereo equipment.

Noah fondly remembers Boxing Days past. I don’t think I ever did the A&B Sound Boxing Day madness, or if I did it was looking for CDs later that afternoon, long after the hardcore dudes had already gone home with their new stereos and TVs. My brother says he used to go line up … Read moreDecember 26, 2022: Boxing Day

December 20, 2022: Sail On

December 25, 2022December 20, 2022 by Pyra Draculea

Glen is working on the engine of a '70s muscle car while Adam leans over and holds a flashlight for Glen and Ursula is complaining about Noah's Viking homeschool: "...and he still expects me to row the distance from Denmark to England!" Adam, mostly ignoring his little sister just mumbles "Mmmhmm." Glen says to Ursula, "You do know Vikings mostly sailed rather than rowed, right?" Shocked, Ursula says, "Wait, what?!?" Adam grins and says, "She knows now." Furious, Ursula asks, "I rowed a whole half a mile for nothing?!?" Glen rolls his eyes and says, "Well, there's always that whole exercise thing..."

So it falls to Glen to let Ursula in on how the Vikings really got around. And we find out Ursula hasn’t gotten very far towards “England” anyway.