7508 km across Canada tour

I got to see some friends in Toronto, go to BookExpo and even managed to squeeze in a trip to Niagara Falls (first time) thanks, Jenn it was a lot of fun! Jenn rented a convertible PT Cruiser (cheesy, gutless!) and when we got to the Falls there was a PT Cruiser convention (we didn't win any prizes).

Other than that Saturday trip nothing else exciting to report - it was all mostly work. However, I thought I'd tell you about a conversation I overheard while dining at the Holiday Inn restaurant Medley's in Vancouver:

White couple in their sixties at the table across from me, viewing the menu. Server approaches.

SERVER: Have you decided?

MAN: Do you have any normal food?

SERVER: Normal food?

WOMAN: What's this thing with cab-er-net sauce? Is that gravy?

SERVER: Well it's a sauce made from Cabernet. It's wine that's cooked off, it's very nice actually.

WOMAN: You don't have any gravy?

SERVER: It's very nice. I can give it to you on the side if you'd like.

WOMAN: Well . . . okay. And the potatoes, they don't have those those things in them, do they?

SERVER: Things?

MAN: They're like onions except they're not onions.

SERVER: Oh, you mean garlic? No, I can get you them without. (then, to the Man) And for you? Have you decided?

MAN: I guess I'll have the New York Strip, very well done.

... I myself ordered the surprisingly good "Panko and Coconut-crusted Pork Tenderloin". On the menu Panko was spelled panako and at another table beside me an English woman asked the server what Ponolka was...

That said, most of the other stuff on the menu was normal.

They call me The Wanderer...

I haven't abandoned this blog but I thought I'd just add a quick note here that I'm doing a little travelling for work. Over the next few weeks I'm doing Edmonton - Calgary - Toronto - Calgary - Vancouver - Edmonton and finally back home on June 30, right before the long weekend. I may be able to post one or twice, we'll see. Have a great June, everyone!

Whoever made them, they're powerful

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This image is just one of a set of 8 making the rounds via email, purportedly presented to the UNO by a Norwegian diplomat called Charung Gollar. It was a very cool idea.

Here's a link to the real story: Brazillian Artist

Borrowed from Andrea, via Bubba

what is the geekiest part of your music collection?
Sawyer Brown

what do you eat when you raid the fridge late at night?
milk & cookies

what is your secret guaranteed weeping movie?
Cinema Paradiso, no secret though

do you have a completely irrational fear?
dying before i make a great movie

what is the little physical habit that gives away your insecure moments?
avoiding direct eye contact; nonsensical verbiage

do you have too many love interests?
way

do you know anyone famous?
yes

describe your bed...
My bed is high, firm, and cozy with many pillows.

who would play you in a movie?
Pruitt Taylor Vince

what do you carry with you at all times?
debit card, stabucks card, keys

are you happy with your given name?
not one bit

how much money would it take to get you to give up the Internet for one year?
enough to make one low-budget feature film, which would keep me busy for a year

if you could only fulfill one of your fantasies, which would it be?
i choose to remain silent on the grounds...

what was the last song you were listening to?
"Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometime" by The Dream Academy

have you ever been in love?
Yes

do you talk a lot?
Yes

do you consider yourself to be a nice person?
Yes

favorite fabric?
thong

something you love AND hate?
sonnet (see my profile pic)

what's the one language you want to learn?
Spanish

what do you order at a bar?
trad

what's one trait you hate in a person?
religious zealotry

what was your most frivolous purchase?
the bike i had as a teen

do you consider yourself materialistic?
way

what do you cook the best?
waffles

what kind of books do you like to read?
One's about teenage girls and ... no wait, that was Andrea's answer - the kind that would make great movies

if you won the lottery, what would you do?
make a movie (and take a year off from the internet, apparently)

burial or cremation?
Cremation

what's one thing you're a loser at?
walking

how many drinks before you're tipsy?
4

do you think you're cute?
nope

Miffed Morons, Yes:

PLANKTONIC KILORAD
A LONE OWL
SINEWY SLEEK
RENTAL MONKEYS
NEED LUCK
OBERLIN SYNCHRO
RABID ARYAN
MOANFUL EX TUNA
BIRDMAN RAZES

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