Saturdays are strange days for me. I usually wake up early, just before daylight breaks. I wake up with a sense of dread, because I work Saturdays.
I’ll waste most of the morning sipping chai and staring jealously at the cat who likes to hang out in our living room. It’s too easy to envy big fluffy [...]
It’s silly, but it thrills me to see my city on TV constantly. It’s nothing new; at any given moment, there are at least 45 kajillion TV shows or movies filming in Vancouver, and if you’re from here, you’re either employed in the film industry or know people who are.
But that’s different. As a filming [...]
After today’s hockey victory, not to mention all the medals, Scott and I made a quick trip downtown to collect a few high-fives. We were in and out in less than an hour, and got everything out of it that we needed: we sang O Canada with strangers, high-fived strangers, shouted “WOOOOOOOO!!!!!” with strangers, and [...]
I’ve spent the past week or so surrounded by cowbells.
More cowbells than usual.
Next time I go downtown to dig the Olympic crowds, I think I’ll bring my tambourine. I miss playing with my tambourines, which is kind of stupid, because they’re just chilling out in the spare room, waiting for me to feel like some [...]
As my Saturday at work came to an end, my mental checklist kicked in. Keys? Got ‘em. Passport? Indeedy-doo. US dollars? Nope! I was going to Seattle for my birthday, and had no plans to buy anything for myself.
Soon enough, Scott and I were across the border and making fantastic time, shooting to make it [...]
