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Monthly Archives: August 2005

next WEEK i'll go for 20?

Sorry, I meant tomorrow. haha. Today I had an interview at 9 (I feel iffy about it but sent a kickass damage-control thank-you letter). In the afternoon I felt a bit antsy so decided to take a trip along one of Vancouver's bike routes which I hadn't biked before. The picture below represents the route [...]

Another beautiful day

Yesterday I planned to bike to James' house (I'd estimate about 45 km). Went pretty well, it took me longer than I thought since I hadn't planned on bathroom breaks, tired breaks, lost breaks, snack breaks, etc. So James ended up coming to get me just past the King George skytrain station (maybe 10 km [...]

more random kindness!

There's a tiny Indian restaurant not far from my house. A few weeks ago I noticed the sign in the window saying “Takeout lunch special – 2 veggie samosas for $1″ so I went in, saw the Interac sign, and got some. When I handed him my card, though, the guy was like “ha, it's [...]

aww kids

My roommate's neice and nephew are so cute. We were watching the news, and there was a blurb on about Canada legalizing gay marriage, showing two guys getting married, etc. The nephew (he's 3-4 I guess) got a worried look on his face and asked, “Andrea [my roommate]…. do you have to get married?” She [...]

Cooking with Elaine #1

This is what I made for dinner (sorry no pictures): 1/2 yellow pattypan squash, diced 1/2 green zucchini, diced 1/2 bell pepper, diced 1 whole portabella mushroom (stem removed, chopped, and reserved) 1-2 T each cooking sherry and balsamic vinegar Bragg's liquid aminos or soy sauce 3 or so fresh basil leaves, snipped Saut the [...]