Friday.

Hello all, hope you enjoyed the Vegas photos … I left them for a while before writing again so you’d get a good chance to check them out. They’re pretty fun. Now Belinda & I are trying to decide between Mexico and Hawaii … a rough dilemma, I know. We’re trying to get flights organized for her trip out of Canada and back to Australia in September, with a few stops sprinkled in along the way. So far we’ve managed to get her to San Fransisco, but so far we’ve stranded her there until we can decide on which hot sunny locale to hit after that.

Lots of stuff going on over the past 2 or 3 weeks, but a lot of nice relaxing good-weather time too. The weather in Vancouver this week has been FANTASTIC, sunny and warm every day, and it looks like it’s going to stay that way at least through this long weekend and out the other end. Luckily, I have today as well as Monday off, so it’s a super long weekend for me. Except for that part where I’m working at the LD on Saturday and Sunday …

It looks like I’m not on the schedule at the LD for the month of July. Seeing as the family is coming out for 2 weeks in July, I’ve booked a few weekends off, resulting in pretty much no shifts for the entire month, apart from this weekend.

I managed to break my vacuum already. Old Mr. Wood Panel Vacuum might have to be laid to rest, unless I can figure out that yucky burnt onoin smell and fix it. Yikes!

Got myself a new haircut. The last one was crappy, and I was unhappy with it from the day I got it. It was unruly, took forever to style in the morning to make it look half decent (and you all know how much I love to primp … not so much), and all I could think of when I looked in the mirror was “mmmmmmullet!” So I took the leap and got it chopped off. It doesn’t entirely suit me, but whatthehell, I’ll just let it grow out now and by next summer it’ll be good. Patience young grasshopper.

Oh, and here you go …

I’m trying to organize a housewarming, but can’t seem to get in touch with ANYONE these days. Everyone must be out enjoying the weather … how irritating. I’m willing to serve them booze and treats and yet they’re nowhere to be found. Fools.

Well, I’ve got lots to do on this splendid day off … doctors appointment, grocery shopping, repotting, housework, shop for vacuum parts, spend time chillaxing in the sun … like I said earlier … rough.

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thursday.

so dana d FINALLY made it out to this end of the country for a visit. I did the family/friend tradeoff at the airport on a lovely wednesday in august, and the rest is in the photos…

WE HIKED A MOUNTAIN…

(view from the top of the chief)

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(we rock)

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hit the aquarium…

(baby beluga in the deep blue … aquarium)

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(ooooh, jellyfish!)

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(bc reef tank)

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went sea kayaking with martin (and the seals)…

(dana’s first time in a sea kayak!)

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(martin’s first time in a sea kayak!)

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(me with dana d and martin paddlin in the background)

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(taking a seal watching break)

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movie of dana kayaking

(self portrait)

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(cute seals!)

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(go dana, go!)

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watched the celebration of light fireworks with rene and kristen…

(kristen and rene)

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(dana chillin)

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(mmmm … ice cream. ummm … I sorta had TWO before the show started…)

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(yaaaaay, fireworks!)

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(yaaaaay, more fireworks!)

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(I have enough of these for their own entry…)

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ABSOLUTELY HAD TO GO TO THE PRIDE PARADE, with kristen…

(hanging out in english bay on the beach)

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(the man float – woo!)

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(zoom, zoom. I believe this was part of the dykes on bikes portion)

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(celebrities nightclub float – where we ended up later that evening)

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(chicks enjoying the parade)

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(nice flooofy ta-ta’s!)

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(dudes in costumes)

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(work it!)

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(three hot chicks. god this is a horrible photo of me – ack!)

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(the lady in beer)

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(I call this “if you had the misfortune of seeing zz top naked”, nuff said)

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(there was loads of costumage)

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(the ladies again)

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(well what other colour would it be? come on)

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(more costumage)

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and had a fun round of pitch and putt with martin…

(dana pitch n putting)

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movie of dana pitch n putting
(and martin throwing around the f-bomb)

(martin pitch n putting)

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movie of martin pitch n putting

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… where upon my first shot of the day I lost my ball and couldn’t find it ANYWHERE. it had landed near the green, but we were damned if we could find it. the baby coyote didn’t even steal it. finally we gave up, and martin threw me a spare ball to putt with from just off the green. just as he was finishing up his shot (and I was still fuming and sour about losing my ball after my first shot of the day) he plucked his ball from the hole, only to discover a second ball in the hole…

WOO!

all that in just a week! there are of course more photos, but this is a helluva long entry already!

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