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Just because there’s a hole, doesn’t mean you should stick something in it.

I made a mistake. I forgot about Thanksgiving. This is Thanksgiving weekend in Canada, the official day is Monday. It’s a long weekend.

First, I would like to say Happy Thanksgiving to all my Canadian friends. Even though I think Thanksgiving, this early in the year, feels weird. However, I would never turn down the opportunity for more pumpkin pie in life, so I fully embrace the differences in timing between our two days of thanks.

Second, to all of you Canadians and Americans who were trying to get on the ferries the same times I was…. I think I hate you. Just a little. I was unable to get on a ferry Friday night. I didn’t make a reservation, or try to make one, until I was getting ready to leave town. They were all booked. It was not looking good. On my way up, I had an idea and I pulled off the road to contact Wil. He was to take a bus to the ferries and meet me in Twassen. We were going to stay in a hotel and jump up and down on the bed and run around in our underpants and order room service.

For reasons that only he can explain, the bussing did not work well, and he missed the 7 pm ferry. This is why I do not take the bus. He left his house at 5:30, and did not make it to the mainland until 10:45. And who’s fault is that? The bus. Fucking bus.

The hotel we stayed at was comfy and had a nice bed, so it’s all good. But when we arrived at the ferry terminal on Saturday, a little after twelve, we had to wait for two sailings, until the 3pm boat. Two hours and 40 minutes – fun. When we were on the ferry, we stayed in the car and watched Dead Like Me season 2 episodes on my laptop. At one point, I looked up and saw a man poke his head out the door to the stairs. He looked around, and then gave the “all clear, come on” gesture to some people behind him. Three women in very large, very expensive sunglasses came thru the door.

“Hey… look at that.. that’s Fergie. That’s Fergie getting on that giant green tour bus.”

“What? No, hey look… it’s Hank from Corner Gas, he’s on this episode of Dead Like Me.”

“No, Seriously Wil… LOOK, it’s Fergie.”

“Look! it’s Hank!”

By the time I could convince him that there was something in Real Life he needed to look at, she was gone. But I insisted that it was her. Shortly after, some youngish boys in extra large pants came down, wandering around looking for something. Someone. For Fergie!! Wil said they could have been looking for their car. This debate went on for sometime, until we confirmed…. The Black Eyed Pea [avec Fergie] played Victoria last night. Just down the block from us, as a matter of fact. We could have given Fergie a ride to the venue.

I wonder if the Peas had to wait two hours and forty minutes to get on the ferry. I bet they had reservations. So, yeah… I saw Fergie on the ferry.

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50 Word Fictions

50 Word Fiction Fridays Vol. 51

So, this week’s theme is conversion. Of any kind. Something I have to try to do in my head every weekend. The numbers just don’t mean as much to me up there. 22 degrees? That’s freaking cold, right? No! It’s quite nice, actually. Phooey. Anyway, the theme is conversion.

By the way, excellent job last week everyone.

Foreign Fuel



“99 cents? But.. that’s not gallons. That’s like… millieeters or something.”

“Per liter.”

“But what does that mean?”

“99 cents per liter… there are about 4.5 liters per.. carry the one…. it’s about 2 bucks more.”

“Two dollars? American or Canadian?”

“Oh, let’s just walk.”

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thenandnow

Then and Now: Episode 35 Lighting Our Candles in a Daze

Back when this album was out, I was in a bad roommate situation. I was living with my best friend. We were not getting along, and she resented the fact that she felt that she had to invite me to do anything she did, socially. Because we had the some friends. She did her best to exclude me as often as possible, even if it just meant treating me coldly when we were in a social situation. Why on earth would a best friend treat you that way? It hardly matters, we haven’t been any type of friends in many many years.
During this time, I started to discover all the ways in which we differed, coveted these things. Music was one. She had an increasing interest in country music. And I discovered Nirvana and Pearl Jam. Nevermind and Ten, I used to play them loud, especially the angry songs. (But I still enjoyed a good Lyle Lovett song.)
Lithium – Nirvana

I like the Brady Family feeling to the beginning of this cover. I’m so happy… it’s a sunshine day… I’m quite insane. Yay!
Lithium – The Polyphonic Spree

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Canada, William

I don’t know if you need to blame the entire country, but I’m pretty sure Wil plays some not so small part in it.

Well, I think I am breathing without putting myself into a drug induced coma.

I’ve become really good at missing the ferry. It’s not hard to do. If you have a reservation on the 5pm ferry off of Vancouver Island on a Sunday, and that ferry is “full” if you show up one minute past the check-in time, if you show up at 4:31, you’ve officially missed the ferry. And you may have to wait only an hour, or maybe two, depending on the schedule. I always arrive in plenty of time for my 9pm ferry on Friday. I’m usually there about 8. But one little traffic mistake on the way off the island…. and I’m getting home as late as 1am. Depending. BC Ferries has made so much money on me, just on non-refundable $17.50 reservation fees, for boats I never sailed on.

The allergy attack actually started when I was in the car, heading to the ferry, not while we were watching Veronica Mars DVD’s. I was heading home. I was just driving along and then BAMF! Snot. Tears. Itchy eyes. Sneezes. But I think it’s pretty obvious. I’ve become allergic to leaving Canada.

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work

It’s best to avoid blogging while using heavy machinery. Or something like that.

What is it about allergies? You can just be walking along, or in my case, sitting around watching “Veronica Mars” Season 1 DVD’s., and then something comes along and punches you in the face. Itchy eyes, running nose, sneezing, congestion. Sucks. And, for me, allergy medicine is a different type of punch in the face right back. I took some over the counter stuff, but I did buy in Canada. Maybe it’s stronger because of that? It’s a generic version of a brand we have in the states. Anyway, I took that last night before I went to bed, and BAMF!! I was out and I slept for 12 hours. Like the dead. I woke up about 4 am in order to email in to work, because it was painfully obvious I was not to be operating even light machinery. Like my sonic care toothbrush. One of my morning rituals. And if you can’t brush your teeth…. well, what good are you?

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