Read my Dust

last but not least....

2006-08-29T23:47:27Z

Vancouver, BC day 4,

I cant seem to waste enough time doing anything interesting downtown here...so I'm back. Again I'm goignt o pick Colleen up frpom work like yesterday. Last night we went and got some food at Safeway (hooray!) and i cooked us GREAT food..ofu a little on teh burnt side...but we scraped it off. Then we rented MOVES and i fianlly saw When Harry Met Sally - and it was good. Also i had to rent BIG, becasue I came across the EXACT SAME 'Zoltar' fortune telling guy in San Fransisco one day at Fisherman's Wharf like at teh begining of the movie..you know, when he wishes to be big?! -anyhoo, being the huge Tom Hanks fan i am....i will be watching THAT one soon. Tonight me and Colleen are going to the Anthropology Museum because its free tuesday nights! free is GOOD and im a huge dork...she's not QUITE as excited about the totem poles, but what can you do?
I figure as a conclusion to teh weel here i will spend alot of time just winding down and hanging at the house. This weekend we're gonna climg Grouse mountain 853 M high, 2.9 KM up hill to a good view of the city-should be fun!

The trip's been good all in all. Disapointing that i didnt make it to neither Portland nor Seattle, or go learn to surf or hanglide....next time perhaps. It has been a ride...al;l the horrible downs...and rare ups but VERY good.

It has also been the only trip in which I have second guessed whether I'd rather be at home or not, and I'm glad I want to be back. Having crossed the boarder, I feel halfway back already.
On to school-work!

Miss you all in Winnipeg see you very soon...and Mitch...can't wait to borrow a cup of sugar - neighbour!

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whaddya know?

2006-08-28T22:49:06Z

so the long-ass entry i meant to send out ages ago...last last Sunday to be exact was saved after my 20 mins of net ran out RIGHT as i was going for teh 'publish' button!
to ass to the string of bad luck i have dropped my new watch and broken it...droped my sunglasses and broken THEM, and umm thats it reallyl
i had SO much fun being poor once i got out of the bad mood. i met alot more pople...you know, once the group you've gotten to know and REALLY began liking takes off to teh next city (which is inevitable and usdusally doesnt suprise me anymore, but did this once) i met a slew of good peeps including this dude Brian from T dot (holla!) and Alex from NY/Russia, Anya from Russia and Jess from New Zealand...good times. ate alot of pancakes, and frankly dont want to again for some while
now in Vancity its the third day and me and Colleen have gone to a theme park and rode GREAT coasters...and last night we went to a bar she promised i could go to and i rode a mechanical bull...twice! i was GOOD!- little weird when people took pictures...but hey...not too bad, at least i didnt ahev my SHIRT OFF...for a bart ab...geez people amaze me.
i have some money, conviced visa to let me have some trafer it to my account and then put my credit card back on hold. so, im good,. see you in a wee
on BTW mom and dad - i fly in at like 11pm...not the afternoon!

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good times, bad times

2006-08-28T22:42:46Z

last night was AWESOME - for awhile at least.
met all these Québec people who could barely speak any english, so i practiced ma francais all night long...we went out to a few different bars, and finally found this fucking awesome HUGE hip hop bar...packed tight full of people!!! GREAT music ....$20 cover...oops.
so short version of this is right here: we left our stuff in a pile in a corner...i go back an hour later after dancing through the crowd with a few people i met...GREAT time - my wallet has bee taken out...everything i need is gone...visa, ALL the money i have to my name (and i mean, i couldnt make a phone call had to walk home) my bank card, sin, license, etc....fucked.
sooooo, today i spent on the phne with my parents, the bank, everything tired and crying and horrid feeling -still am! and ummm...yeah.
im pretty lucky actually, have my passport and my ticket home...thats better than nothing-so you wont be hearing from me until i arrive in Vancity at Colleens place as i have no money-the girl at teh fron tdesk gave me 20mins free internet.
Im okay...a relative ive never met lives here, dad made me call her -shes cool! ,anyway...borrowed money from my parenst through her, so i can eat and possibly change the date of my flight home

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I want a vacation!!!

2006-08-19T07:53:41Z

As I wandered the streets aimlessly for hours...then quickly located myself on a map...then continued on in a general direction i thought might be interesting -I realized something- I AM NOT A WORLD TRAVELLER RIGHT NOW. Im on a 3 weeks f-ing trip, there is no need to rush around and be so skimpy with money, i'm supposed to be refreshed and ready for school in a few weeks. So, I have altered my plans slightly.
Rather than go to Portland at all, or suffer a 20 hour train ride north, I bought a cheap cheap flight directly from SF to VanCity, and I have decided to stay here from longer...plus theni will get to Vancouver days earlier, and can make a day trip/1 nighter to Seattle!!!
Food here in rediculous. Every kind of food, every style resteraunt...and the BEST of the best! I found an amazing place today with a crazy buffet full of insane food, and dessert mmm i had a 3-milk custard cake with rum-soaked strawberries aahhh...
and I talked to this guy and his son beside me while i ate it. People here are the polar opposite of LA peeps...polite, friendly, helpful and I still love this city. I took a trolley too and followed up my night out with beer and chilling with English, Swedish and Dutch guys down in the kitchen.
Soo, im gonna spend quality time here, and damn well enjoy it. Im getting a manicure tomorrow

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late and beautiful

2006-08-18T07:11:12Z

I have just been on a bus-train-bus combo-deal today, and just got off about an hour ago.
Im happy to say im in a cozy-warm hostel by a big window in my pjs writing this. Why so happy about that you wonder? - well, to add to my fantastic luck i have now lost my baggage a SECOND time - and i have nothing but a mini skirt for bottoms...and i dont feel too good about this one...i was on ALOT of transport today and stopped in alot of cities...we'll see. At first i was pretty flabbergasted/angry/sad..
moments later i looked up and started video taping the beautiful city i found myself in. I know already i dont want to leave in a week- which was how long a allowed based simply on how i felt id like San Fransisco.
After walking a block or two right beside/behind this guy with a guitar, he stopped, picked up red flowers that fell from a tree and gave them to me, i felt better yet.... turns out his name is Nick and he's pretty cool. He walked me all the way to my hostel. If he finds a good way to leave me a message a tthe hostel, we are going out to lunch tomorrow after i get lost here alone. I cant wait to be lost here - i wouldnt care if i was.
Plans thus far include:
-Alcatraz night tour
- trying many foods in many parts of the city
- find china town
- cross the golden gate bridge
- and finally, find the Full House house for Mitch.

I have my cameras, my PJs my toothbrush and a set of clothes way too skimpy for this city.
I love it...it's late and i dont want to sleep, its SO BEAUTIFUL.

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Un-fun L.A.

2006-08-16T22:29:49Z

so, after only arrivng at the wrong greyhoud depot, taking 2 city buses without a clue meetin gonly horrid rude locals all of whom have no idea how to get around this city either (including all but one bus driver) i found the hostel ebing 2 hours late.

i have arrived my one and only day in LA, and here i am already in a library using a computer, what does that say about it?
I'm staying in Hollywood near Hollywood Blvd. and Sunset blvd.
Going to a show at the chinese theatre tonoight, took some photos on the walk of fame and already eneded up on T.V. i think that pretty much sums up what there is to do here anyhow, so i'm good!
On to San Fran man!

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Sunday was good

2006-08-14T19:45:28Z

so yesterday i spent the day by myself in old town...its like lower fort garry -but the people just dress up , they dont act. left that pretty quick (boooring) and searched for this bazaar where i ended up buying a cool bracellet. smelled fresh made tortillas everywhere and didnt buy ONE! (good for me!) then i hopped a train to the Gaslampo Quarter wherei chilled out and saw a movie then i met this crazy street-dude who made me a paper flower out of a napkin...i loved it, we walked and talked...he seems to like to get in fights and go to jail - he also has a 25 year old daughter and his dad had him at 14 and has killed off 6 of his sons doing dodgy work...like i said, crazy.
anyhoo at night at teh hostel i FINALLY met cool s - sisters from Mexico/ Texas and an English from near London, we went out to a Hooka Bar downtown and ate food and met some guys.
sorry, this is very rushed....i have 2 minutes...i have booked a hostel for a night in LA i am leaving Wednesday as i realized yesterday i'

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owww my throat

2006-08-13T16:12:12Z

I'm SICK, yuck...
But that will not stop my sight seeing!!!
it DID make me a bit antisocial yesterday night, as i had no desire to shout over music at people, so i got ready for a night on teh town by myself. Figured, hit the Gaslamp Quarter, have a martini, write in my journal, whatever... get aall decked out...and what time do buses stop at OB? why 10pm of course! so...my plan was foiled as i can afford a taxi rideback, so i ended up with a crazy night at starbucks with me and a cappucino! then i went out with this girl Aisha for a martini on our street.
Today i will venture out to all ends of the city and TRY my hardest to hook up with Patrick and/or Mica before i leave.
Attempts to work for accomodation in San Fran arent doing well, so i figure, fuck it...i want time to walk around the city anyhow, and its one of the major places i wanted to see.
Now im just struggling with the decision as whether or not to stop in LA to document the crazy Newport beach rich people, or to just bypass it completely. I could go either way on the walk of fame too really dont care...
okay off i go!

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1, 2, 3 days OB-ing

2006-08-12T16:55:59Z

IM HEEEERE!

Despite the fact that the entire process of arrive in San Diego was retarded, everything worked out amazingly! From the get-go with "heightened security" a.k.a stupid rules that prohibit liquid past check points in the airport and on plane a.k.a stupid rules that made me very thirsty...to delayed flights, to my bags being a flight behind me... i arrived only ummm 1 hour late?
I have been so welcomed since i got here. i phoned the hostel as soon as i got in and was speaking with an all too familiar Aussie accent -my ol' buddy Kyle! i get there and was greeted by Doc, Kyle, Katie, Tenesee, Pedro and introduced to all the new staff!
Within 15 minutes i had put my bags down, had a beer in my hand and was working my first shift as a hostess! - basically i show people around the hostel when they get in..thats it.
Yesterday i did housekeeping for 4 hours which sucked, bt im back to doing the hostess thing today
I've made a good friend, one of my work-mates and my bunk-mate Pedro..a different one...there are two.
He is a GREAT tour guide! and SO motivating..yesterday we worked and then hopped on bikes, along with Sonni from Arizona, and with intetnions on going to Balboa Park (and i'll have to show pictures because this place is f-ing HUGE it holds at least 10 museums and the San Deigo Zoo) -we ended up on a 4 hour bike ride through old town, the park, the gaslamp quater and all along the water. It was INTENSE, with some hills we had to walk the bike up because it was impossible to ride! - The payoff was sweet thought, when we got to cruise down the hills most of the way home - Pedro went through all the stop signs and just gave 'er AALLL THE WAY DOWN!!! we barely made it home by dark, and missed the BBQ, but the views we saw were absolutely worth that and the sore ass i have now.
All in all, great first three days. I cannot believe how similar everything is to last year. I can't figure out if its cool or sad that nothing here has changed including most staff at the hostel, yet i love it still...oh well.

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Pre-departure thoughts / worries

2006-08-07T20:50:43Z

Well well well,
I'm, slowly but surely inching my way out of the cave and into the 21st century - A BLOG FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!
What does 'blog' even stand for? -doesnt matter right now..but someone should inform me.

So, I'm really struggling to get moved in and unpacked in time to be able to have fun on the long weekend comming up that includes a birthday extravaganza and a camping trip to Gimli and the Icelandic festival, and I'm hoping to have the place looking alright enough to have a short but sweet "hey this is my new place, see you in a month" party. -UGH! - so...on top of that it has recently been brought to my attention that I leave on this west coast adventure that I'm already committed to taking in a WEEK and a HALF! WTF?
I'm getting last minute what if's and oh no's and it's all rather exciting!!!! ahh how i love the anxiety that preceeds these things i get myself into. But unlike ever before i have no fall back..no safety net just $1000 US Dollars and the road between San Diego and Vancouver...ahhh...

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