A blog full of memories
And while I’m here, I thought it would be funny to borrow Mr. Pineapple Head’s accoutrements back from Julie and re-incarnate him in the Yukon. After a trip to the grocery store (one of three in town)…I’d found only two pineapples with any potential. Stay tuned. I’m going to take him snowboarding.
I have much to tell about the past few days…it is always good to see family at Christmas. Highlights so far: My sister and her family arrived late last Friday night. They trimmed the tree and finished shopping and in general, and had a few days before Christmas to relax. My Dad (aka Santa) picked …
I haven’t been blogging. I have no excuse. I have been a bit busy though. I have a new housemate (or two). We have been getting acquainted. Krista and her son Conor moved in in October. I’m happy that they are here. Conor is five. And I find myself identifying with having a five-year-old in …
He IMs me at 4h30 pm: How’s your day going? Ok. Better now 🙂 Can you hang out tonight? um sure.. What were you thinking? Maybe I can get my friend Dave to cook. Really? How do you do that? Special talent #143. Just a sec. I work in another window finishing up my work …
Start reading this story here. I finish my work (and what I don’t finish, I’ll finish from home on Sunday). I run out to the parking lot. I approach my Honda but it doesn’t respond to my remote. What’s wrong? I get to the car and have to open the door with the key. UGH. …
Start reading this story here. I comb the racks and find a cute patterned dress. Great. Have to find the accessories now. Shoes. Check. Sweater. Check. Tights. Check. Good job I know my way around that store. I hurry to an available cashier. He takes his time at the checkout. Do you know if you …
Start reading this story here. Open the driver’s door. Get in. Check the watch. It’s 7h05. Great. 15 minutes to get somewhere 20 minutes away. I can’t help but think that if I hadn’t left my lights on all day, I would have actually been on time. Get out of the parking lot. I’ll get …
Start reading this story here. The movie ends. We all laugh at the intensity. He makes formal introductions. I nod and smile—because I can’t think of anything intelligent to say. We make our way out to the lobby. I am in agony. COMPLETELY EXPOSED. COMPLETE AGONY. His friends are standing around talking and I’m feeling …
You might know that you like a boy because he comes to pick you up for your first real date in a 1980 blue Mercedes (powered by diesel). And he opens the door for you to get in. And that stupid little gesture makes you feel pretty special–because you already know you like him. And …
You might know you like a boy when you’re both just walking along and talking and you find out what he does and where he works and you just say it right out loud, right up front: I don’t like your wines. And he’s sort of quiet for a moment then he looks at you …
I wanted to make a friend a housewarming gift. She’s just renovated a large part of her house and it was time to have people over. I was trying to think of something that was consumable–yet humourous. I thought Mr. Pineapple Head was a good idea. Charlie came over on Friday night. We made this …
I wasn’t going to go out on Halloween. I don’t really know anybody. I usually keep to myself. Except, how am I supposed to become part of the community if I don’t get out and meet people? I called my friend KatieBird and left a message. I figured if anybody was going to go out …
Even if it’s only a few of you…I can’t wait. The internet is pretty phenomenal , but it has yet to replace face-to-face, real human interaction. I really am in town for just under a week-much to my parent’s dismay. But–I really didn’t know what my schedule was going to be like. So, I opted …
Somebody recently wrote and told me he and an his familial entourage are taking a tour of Napa Valley. He forwarded me their itinerary and asked if I knew anything about the wineries on the list: Domaine Carneros Tour of Napa, boutique wineries Rubicon Estate Clos Pegase So, even though I know nothing about these …
Not much to report on this visit. We were on a budget and other than my friend Alan, we didn’t have transportation. We spent time at the zoo though–which was quite impressive. I think all the animals were tired of people and of being on display. Almost every animal had their backs towards us and …
I just went to a Tragically Hip concert in San Fran. They were playing at the Warfield on Wednesday night. I was wary before I left that I wouldn’t enjoy it and now, I just wish I’d listened to myself. For those who don’t know, The Hip are Canada’s largest rock band. You can attend …
I have had some turmoil in my life over the last few years. I have been between jobs, between contracts, between cities, between countries, between houses, between relationships—well, I’ve just been between. When I moved into my current house, I put off unpacking all the boxes and cartons. I didn’t want to unpack and have …
I feel so violated. As if I would do something like that. I’m researching how to make it stop, but until then, if you don’t know me, I’m not spamming you–some weird internet pornbot is.
I’ve been surfing a bit around gmail and Google docs trying to figure out how they can benefit getting my new rental online. I’ve been busy most of this summer remodeling approximately 1/3 my space and hopefully, I’ll be ready to go in September. It doesn’t make for interesting blog fodder so I’ve not been …
Today, I can tell you a story about frustration and fun. During the summer, I was busy with my remodel and busy with work, and–well–just busy in general. I didn’t feel like I’d had a summer at all. I just wanted to have at least one day that felt like summer. I decided to plan …
Today, I spent most of the day catching up on administration an emails. At 4h00, Cindy said she was going to go back to Rosso & Bianco (where she’s doing her internship) to show her friends from her school around the winery and the lab where she works. I said I should probably go with …
I haven’t been writing too much on my blog lately. I’ve been trying to get out. Today, we went for a hike out at Sea Ranch. It ended up being more of a drive. I took Skagg Springs road out to Sea Ranch. It took us over two hours. Ugh. Winding roads to a windy …
I discovered the other day that my housemate Cindy (who is here for an internship) is keeping a photo blog of her time here! If you want to see a few pics of her stay, head on over to cindycalifornie.skyrock.com. Last Friday evening, she had her colleagues from her winery over for dinner. She made …
