Back kickin it on the west coast and all is good...except the weather. I made a lot of wild promises about Vancouver and for some reason the lack of sun has come a bit too early. That being said, it's not 40 with a humidex of 900, and we're not planted in front of the air conditioner. Those days in Toronto are like someone shoving a hair dryer in your mouth, while wearing a wool snuggy, and blasting lasers into your retinas. So no real complaints yet.
The best part of being somewhere(kinda) new, is wearing the rose colored glasses while enjoying the city. The wife and kids arrived the day of the "Stanley cup riots", but didn't see anything because they fell asleep from jet lag. The next day all of the nice Vancouverites had the city cleaned up before they saw anything. They thought people swept the streets every morning. (and they still think that!)
A couple of rants.
pot heads) Okay I get it. It's B.C. and everyone knows everyone, that has a grow-op, blah blah blah. I'm all for the legalization, and taxation, and I don't even smoke. However, I think the stigma is gone so the secretive, hoody pulled down act can go. I don't think you're tough, I think you're a douche. Oh you're a drug dealer on the eastside, I think I'd rather work at KFC. Also making "Cannabis Day" June 1st is fuckin disrespectful! Pick another date you degenerates. You can celebrate Canada day on the 1st, then get high every other day, like you're going to do anyway!!! Only a bunch of unpatriotic idiots think smoking pot in public is some sort of risque thing...as I said it's B.C. It smells like pot on the streets of every neighborhood.
commuters) Sure it's fuckin douche in Toronto, and they'll step on your mother to get on the street car first, but here it's the exact opposite. If you're late in Vancouver, don't expect to find the fast lane among your fellow morning folk. You're late for a $20k class of watching the Simpsons, and everyone on the sky walk is dilly-dallying. You'd think with all the coffee sold in this town people would be walking faster. (Deep Breath)
I'm okay.
I really don't have a lot to complain about...I take the sea bus to a film school. And I love it. My family is here now, so I'm not drinking myself into a Hemingway...
Three wonderful women had there babies over the past week or so...
congrats to Tara(twins), Chantal, and Dani...boys for the lot of them!!
On a very sad note we lost someone very close to our group. Kevyn and Stacy of http://www.thebestlifeever.com/
lost a member of the immediate family. Cassius was beyond a loyal friend, she was a pillar in their relationship. Whether it was lazy Sundays at baseball, or late night swimming Cassius was there. She held herself with grace and humility, and was an amazing role model and friend to my daughter. You will be greatly missed.
