We got back yesterday after two days of driving, ferries and Amtrak from northern Vancouver Island.  It has been such an amazing time away.  I really thought I'd write about the trip as I was on it, but it turns out that internet access was so rare and expensive and I was kept so busy that I never had the chance.  Now I'm overwhelmed as to how to ( Read more... )

You know - the idea of packing for two children for a five week vacation in conditions ranging from ocean/sailing deluge to subtropical heat AND oneself for three weeks in the same conditions plus two weeks in England in conditions ranging from youth hostel casual to formal dinner glamorous may seem, to some, to be a completely managable endeavour ( Read more... )

My trip plans are progressing nicely.  After numerous calls and visits to Passport Canada and the consulate in San Francisco, I feel confident enough that they will issue me some manner of travel document that I went ahead and booked my ticket to England.  The passport thing is totally risky - my appointment at the passport office in Victoria is on ( Read more... )

You Should Get a MFA (Masters of Fine Arts)
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My Powershot A70 stopped working a while ago, and I finally managed to call Canon and describe the problem. It turns out it's a known defect in this model, and they are going to send me a shipping label and repair the camera tout suite. I would be ecstatic if I weren't busy scolding myself for not calling them a couple of weeks ago, when there ( Read more... )

Soylent Green is turtle_time!

Which movie was this quote from?

Today is the last day of finals, and at 3pm I shall board the bus with a crowd of excited grads to make the seven or eight hour drive to Disneyland for Grad Night. We enter the park at midnight, and play till 6am, at which time we spend another eight hours on the bus back to Sacramento. Woo hoo ( Read more... )

You Are A Weeping Willow Tree
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What American accent do you have?
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Canada. You probably get irritated when British people and Europeans think you're from the States, but over here we wouldn't make a mistake like that.

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