Midsummer Message
I think I've settled in pretty well now. The place feels homey enough - though sometimes my house is a little too quiet for my liking. Perhaps that is in comparison to the other frat houses that are all hosting Irish people who've come for the summer (they came for partying and not much else). They're enjoyable in small doses- probably better that I can go visit and then retreat from their rowdy houses whenever i need.
i think the summer is finally here for good. For the longest time we were getting mixed days of rain and sun, cold one day, chilly the next. the last few have been spectacular though. I headed up to a little known camping site about 50km before Whistler called Cat Lake which is nestled amongst the huge pine trees that cover the surrounding mountains. The lake was gorgeous and I spent two days floating around and attempting to run on logs in the water. I've checked out the night life recently too, going to an Irish pub (with canadians) and going to a popular student hangout (with Irish). Also ventured into East Hastings, the sketchiest area of Van, safely with a group of other people for a local concert. The things you see on the street are somewhat scary and sad in that part of town. I really hope the government can devise some methods of helping these people and cleaning up the city a little. Last night I went down to the art gallery, there were some really neat time-lapse films of public areas covering approximately a day every 10 mins. I also checked out Wreck (nude) beach on Sunday, but it was cold and the sun was just about set so everyone i saw was clothed. Maybe another time.
the triumf volleyball league started today with the student team winning the opening match. We've been playing on our lunch hour any chance we get so we're actually pretty good. things are competitive and our sights are set on knocking off the reigning 7 year champs.
My long weekend hasn't quite shaped up yet. Saturday I'm going to an all day concert with Billy Talent and Thornley, similar to toronto's Edgefest. Sunday I may do some shopping. Monday?? There's a hike up a mountain called the Grouse Grind that people have been doing lately and I want to check out. Also hoping to go to the Capilano Suspension bridge sometime, and am trying to round up the troops for a skydive at the end of the summer. there's talk of a start of september swing through seattle for sightseeing and shopping -perhaps stop at bumbershoot. I secured some win-your-way-in tix to a show with Vancouver's Hot Hot Heat for tomorrow night too!
I got my new macbook about a month ago and am fairly pleased with it. for the most part I have adjusted to the new operating system and have found out some of the perks of owning a mac and a laptop. applying for jobs in the sun on the front porch is much more appealing than alone in my room!
The co-op job search is limping along so far. I've applied to a job in Nova Scotia with the Cdn. Gov't, a couple in the Guelph area, and a bunch of Vancouver-based fuel cell companies. I'd really like to explore the fuel cell industry, or perhaps nanotechnology. Something more developmental and science-based, as opposed to the programming I've been doing.
That's a bit of an insight into what I've been doing recently. I suppose I'm nearing the halfway point of my summer. Time sure is flying by but I feel I've been making the most of it.
i think the summer is finally here for good. For the longest time we were getting mixed days of rain and sun, cold one day, chilly the next. the last few have been spectacular though. I headed up to a little known camping site about 50km before Whistler called Cat Lake which is nestled amongst the huge pine trees that cover the surrounding mountains. The lake was gorgeous and I spent two days floating around and attempting to run on logs in the water. I've checked out the night life recently too, going to an Irish pub (with canadians) and going to a popular student hangout (with Irish). Also ventured into East Hastings, the sketchiest area of Van, safely with a group of other people for a local concert. The things you see on the street are somewhat scary and sad in that part of town. I really hope the government can devise some methods of helping these people and cleaning up the city a little. Last night I went down to the art gallery, there were some really neat time-lapse films of public areas covering approximately a day every 10 mins. I also checked out Wreck (nude) beach on Sunday, but it was cold and the sun was just about set so everyone i saw was clothed. Maybe another time.
the triumf volleyball league started today with the student team winning the opening match. We've been playing on our lunch hour any chance we get so we're actually pretty good. things are competitive and our sights are set on knocking off the reigning 7 year champs.
My long weekend hasn't quite shaped up yet. Saturday I'm going to an all day concert with Billy Talent and Thornley, similar to toronto's Edgefest. Sunday I may do some shopping. Monday?? There's a hike up a mountain called the Grouse Grind that people have been doing lately and I want to check out. Also hoping to go to the Capilano Suspension bridge sometime, and am trying to round up the troops for a skydive at the end of the summer. there's talk of a start of september swing through seattle for sightseeing and shopping -perhaps stop at bumbershoot. I secured some win-your-way-in tix to a show with Vancouver's Hot Hot Heat for tomorrow night too!
I got my new macbook about a month ago and am fairly pleased with it. for the most part I have adjusted to the new operating system and have found out some of the perks of owning a mac and a laptop. applying for jobs in the sun on the front porch is much more appealing than alone in my room!
The co-op job search is limping along so far. I've applied to a job in Nova Scotia with the Cdn. Gov't, a couple in the Guelph area, and a bunch of Vancouver-based fuel cell companies. I'd really like to explore the fuel cell industry, or perhaps nanotechnology. Something more developmental and science-based, as opposed to the programming I've been doing.
That's a bit of an insight into what I've been doing recently. I suppose I'm nearing the halfway point of my summer. Time sure is flying by but I feel I've been making the most of it.
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