Steve Irwin is being buried in a zoo. Badass.

Tuesday and it's high time we returned to the states. Today we went to an art gallery that was fun and exciting, but my sister has reached the point where she can't tolerate someone else (i.e. me) getting attention from my parents so she's getting seriously bitchy.

I'm feeling a bit of trepidation about returning, actually. I left right when so much ( Read more... )

Alright, so here's a more extensive overview of what's been going on in Canada...

The trip up was quite pleasant; because we left the day after the brouhaha, everyone had adjusted to the no-liquids-or-gels thing, so there wasn't any line of significance at the security checkpoints. The flight itself was very smooth and very short (~ 1 hour total), ( Read more... )

Summary of trip to Toronto so far:

I wish I had a camera!!! Our hotel room has extremely limited outlet space, so I've only been able to charge one thing at a time (cell phone, iPod, phone) and as a consequence I've missed out on some excellent pictures, such as a street chessboard with cardboard and wooden pieces that look like bombs.

Katrina's baby ( Read more... )

And so we say goodbye to Jefferson St, and (for the time being) goodbye to the United States as well; I'm going to Toronto to visit my sister before the Great Mills Move-in!

Yoh Suzuki said the exact right thing when he mentioned that's not so much about some measure of compatibility, but rather an integral of the path taken.

Summary of life: redic

19 down, hopefully lots and lots more to come

The human brain is incredibly good at changing the level of detail and perspective that it is looking at, depending on the situation. The easiest way to see this is to think about what you pay attention to while you are transporting yourself places with different methods ( Read more... )

The best thing that I can say about my recent heated discussion is that it was calm... or at least I was calm. Other than a single derisive laugh, I kept my head screwed on straight and perhaps managed to do some good in the world.