tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306874802024-03-23T10:53:09.400-07:00the godroach speaks or "up and moved to canada"gumtreefid farmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10837860962210074213noreply@blogger.comBlogger665125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30687480.post-3053077553086302132010-03-31T12:45:00.008-07:002010-03-31T16:49:04.168-07:00melbs is for gumtrees<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigrScSJeODqoc4j7bua9EmP1gTmrLQkfs2DT0AxlPSyzW55TEFw5ZMIz79NklN3cGvD-hxzlYX_HdK8OOqKDjZFocmRvQp-nbft8CTsQYl623o5PFRYlozxDJT03brfNEBM3TS6g/s1600/gumtree16.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 248px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigrScSJeODqoc4j7bua9EmP1gTmrLQkfs2DT0AxlPSyzW55TEFw5ZMIz79NklN3cGvD-hxzlYX_HdK8OOqKDjZFocmRvQp-nbft8CTsQYl623o5PFRYlozxDJT03brfNEBM3TS6g/s400/gumtree16.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454897029089193378" border="0" /></a>gumtrees make me happy!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi1uNRtEGpqwEAHMQUcObLyIp3VEX8F5oPE2AlBa9-1U0Hvx7GklaUI7LrKRP6gfA9MZwiR2ir_ELgDYQ9cf4XNYIuSrFpqa76HBK1vtpp6uFPJo3y0gRCQk_xnGcWyzYRM756kA/s1600/gumtree02.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSyJsWMkTPkR6-wPJ7JN_9QSsbjJX6vMIOQBMoMcYjvcw9HsMdukKmmtxWD86CTKi4JVXiVHLkwtLCc9DSI57Y4mBREmv5ntkwXvprFTqYGezEVZLM5EXVV2R28BvcajxY_x-lHQ/s1600/gumtree1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSyJsWMkTPkR6-wPJ7JN_9QSsbjJX6vMIOQBMoMcYjvcw9HsMdukKmmtxWD86CTKi4JVXiVHLkwtLCc9DSI57Y4mBREmv5ntkwXvprFTqYGezEVZLM5EXVV2R28BvcajxY_x-lHQ/s400/gumtree1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454896364225349554" border="0" /></a>near tuchfrau and the hardfarmer's place.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ4PmuPrDz5KbEMynrgmo0VRghcZl4uufx8XEFomAXil6aPnDpCHO2H268RZJ0jEc9kHD8AOapPEvszI26vLpqEujNHAIRqGRc2NFj_5IiPGSgsy0jNCS87E3SUye_IwEC-E2aNQ/s1600/gumtree2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ4PmuPrDz5KbEMynrgmo0VRghcZl4uufx8XEFomAXil6aPnDpCHO2H268RZJ0jEc9kHD8AOapPEvszI26vLpqEujNHAIRqGRc2NFj_5IiPGSgsy0jNCS87E3SUye_IwEC-E2aNQ/s400/gumtree2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454896354420435586" border="0" /></a>on the way to north melbourne train station.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMQSxLTJfBc3SQHLwx09iLkKv-doawN3PZxQrut5VlcJFcanhxuakHOKmzI2b1bPkm7_61qXiS3BCxQiAi-82BpZDlNY0EksWk_6NxCqzf_FODLBw7O8hDupVA9DQtA2nt6aTtXg/s1600/gumtree3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMQSxLTJfBc3SQHLwx09iLkKv-doawN3PZxQrut5VlcJFcanhxuakHOKmzI2b1bPkm7_61qXiS3BCxQiAi-82BpZDlNY0EksWk_6NxCqzf_FODLBw7O8hDupVA9DQtA2nt6aTtXg/s400/gumtree3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454896347283282386" border="0" /></a>beach near williamstown.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje75CPX0kvbdoRmsebLTE_45y3tn5j5AC90cs5HxNo6mc09lLVE5ka8q6CHQSCoSoXuxIgr2Z7XfBHl54eCDQRvpE2lN_ucODP5WVJFE5FEfNyh33R9oXSYpaA467DELoIYmHYsA/s1600/gumtree4.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje75CPX0kvbdoRmsebLTE_45y3tn5j5AC90cs5HxNo6mc09lLVE5ka8q6CHQSCoSoXuxIgr2Z7XfBHl54eCDQRvpE2lN_ucODP5WVJFE5FEfNyh33R9oXSYpaA467DELoIYmHYsA/s400/gumtree4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454896332697430610" border="0" /></a>lemon-scented gums at melbourne uni.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5iTzFTnlPSq_vFXMuI6R8oECmzJsLbmOF7POzKyGX2KNJftx9VzVHiyc_1YqLEQMZXMPuM-1Hkp-9d4NgeJZUowCtDy5GbONhSJ0Sw3DWL2yU49pzNYQNO3tnRKMxNvPo0Tvh3A/s1600/gumtree5.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5iTzFTnlPSq_vFXMuI6R8oECmzJsLbmOF7POzKyGX2KNJftx9VzVHiyc_1YqLEQMZXMPuM-1Hkp-9d4NgeJZUowCtDy5GbONhSJ0Sw3DWL2yU49pzNYQNO3tnRKMxNvPo0Tvh3A/s400/gumtree5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454893232355461730" border="0" /></a>'ten says it's not a eucalyptus, but it's in the eucalypt alliance. at melb uni.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgndmLomvEbawduPIcD2452f2LtHwMi6z5ljCprm_vA38wYNG535pfTeDQK3nnbYqgxZzVn2gp97g0sVWpfTl2o0lNLxDGDnV6RvRMg5oJhs7iSF5guRAx7yITrs6m4h5hRDtfvg/s1600/gumtree6.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgndmLomvEbawduPIcD2452f2LtHwMi6z5ljCprm_vA38wYNG535pfTeDQK3nnbYqgxZzVn2gp97g0sVWpfTl2o0lNLxDGDnV6RvRMg5oJhs7iSF5guRAx7yITrs6m4h5hRDtfvg/s400/gumtree6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454893227866749330" border="0" /></a>merri creek path.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxZ3iY55_rW_f_q83-SBJIKjZFyf4zk15dOAF0A48SZMONDRq4uY4NZP5_Z17XbLFLX8LzqGz0YQSLF7nP41EJcw6_rF8drdVsPVaeiGKjjB6TE9pInuMYezTyM4iJsoxzd6-Peg/s1600/gumtree7.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg9-cz80zDV3QTJH9YFsWGkG51md5poh5dx8oItSUQ-QikQUbN43l59__XGbP8-CVIvBH-UMu2r4-SL7sryO4kwlO_tPzjnYS_c6TmTEzbN6flqIIbeQv8Xbn_3RHDtpxOcICGuQ/s400/gumtree11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454891039364171810" border="0" /></a>lake jubilee, daylesford.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY0dxkXadMKgEGDcgOwJaNXG3-AcBjkbzMYSSiaEtBuFLzuZgtOBiZtV3p2LELMLgL0XyU8c_6_P28hj7YcZOCGMEPBY86iwQVZ71MOsPlyWWQNN1dFBXnIJfQMunoAC8ceL2K9Q/s1600/gumtree01.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY0dxkXadMKgEGDcgOwJaNXG3-AcBjkbzMYSSiaEtBuFLzuZgtOBiZtV3p2LELMLgL0XyU8c_6_P28hj7YcZOCGMEPBY86iwQVZ71MOsPlyWWQNN1dFBXnIJfQMunoAC8ceL2K9Q/s400/gumtree01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454897015359220162" border="0" /></a>ibis-y things, lake jubilee.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjssTAiu3po55FUV0eGgUw5XdlkkJUGdW0r8_EerEo7i5XTIvWNkA5aL8ZikNolIq6QE1qeNmpdJTx5lSlaBeTY4B2AE7N-5Byfr_mCvSL1I-d_okzzthOozJqnQ_DLShVW9AA5cA/s1600/gumtree12.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjssTAiu3po55FUV0eGgUw5XdlkkJUGdW0r8_EerEo7i5XTIvWNkA5aL8ZikNolIq6QE1qeNmpdJTx5lSlaBeTY4B2AE7N-5Byfr_mCvSL1I-d_okzzthOozJqnQ_DLShVW9AA5cA/s400/gumtree12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454891046639888402" border="0" /></a>driving out of daylesford.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhzoCT9ApWUcg6nP_wfC_pxQTClAH0_Bc41cOmHL7lYkOHMKkgnw3uCKu8XgOYp6vCnUaaeaCFdws1TCwf3tSi6urE5Zg8w8hO7z5pd7yDduQ63A6JsD9hqNAlqjeMBN8QaZBBlg/s1600/gumtree13.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 158px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhzoCT9ApWUcg6nP_wfC_pxQTClAH0_Bc41cOmHL7lYkOHMKkgnw3uCKu8XgOYp6vCnUaaeaCFdws1TCwf3tSi6urE5Zg8w8hO7z5pd7yDduQ63A6JsD9hqNAlqjeMBN8QaZBBlg/s400/gumtree13.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454891054091690562" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhszpvQk-nJctGCDJeisZ1DLeBGm934nGOyS29yk4XM2q-fApEa7pF4OdXncZ535hun6jHHi3ZbEvmQVoW_HAoUaKpGOu5x6QXiZfKzvpNJiD5ZlzXHsPj89cEBIQ-8gHtwDb7_jg/s1600/gumtree14.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhszpvQk-nJctGCDJeisZ1DLeBGm934nGOyS29yk4XM2q-fApEa7pF4OdXncZ535hun6jHHi3ZbEvmQVoW_HAoUaKpGOu5x6QXiZfKzvpNJiD5ZlzXHsPj89cEBIQ-8gHtwDb7_jg/s400/gumtree14.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454889533689935314" border="0" /></a>grant's picnic ground, sherbrooke forest.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi1uNRtEGpqwEAHMQUcObLyIp3VEX8F5oPE2AlBa9-1U0Hvx7GklaUI7LrKRP6gfA9MZwiR2ir_ELgDYQ9cf4XNYIuSrFpqa76HBK1vtpp6uFPJo3y0gRCQk_xnGcWyzYRM756kA/s1600/gumtree02.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi1uNRtEGpqwEAHMQUcObLyIp3VEX8F5oPE2AlBa9-1U0Hvx7GklaUI7LrKRP6gfA9MZwiR2ir_ELgDYQ9cf4XNYIuSrFpqa76HBK1vtpp6uFPJo3y0gRCQk_xnGcWyzYRM756kA/s400/gumtree02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454896374556402194" border="0" /></a>one strip of bark from those tall, tall trees.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPNuFzgR64tny-bcfGJoAj4ZYD5kU2MRluVkxIxqwMg9jowpTMK3mYCJNgve1fA9nWxikOqFRnirsJawyu8tPLKDXmloZaQdLSX1WQDA3U3fpAQn-hoAoIytXjV9Y_yqUreEG16g/s1600/gumtree15.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 256px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPNuFzgR64tny-bcfGJoAj4ZYD5kU2MRluVkxIxqwMg9jowpTMK3mYCJNgve1fA9nWxikOqFRnirsJawyu8tPLKDXmloZaQdLSX1WQDA3U3fpAQn-hoAoIytXjV9Y_yqUreEG16g/s400/gumtree15.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454889553069424466" border="0" /></a>near tine's place, north fitzroy.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoh3Ty47ntwi3PkgRFsvz9wkIm6hx9aBfJzS8q2HVDGqQEQ1_YeNX-Kmmmv6rYnucLsSLtyTJ2y_rvjf0Tqa-hJudl3tYZtCqKGjDWJznyPkPyKOLnZsuflECcPsMUtCyNE_Iy3Q/s1600/gumtree17.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoh3Ty47ntwi3PkgRFsvz9wkIm6hx9aBfJzS8q2HVDGqQEQ1_YeNX-Kmmmv6rYnucLsSLtyTJ2y_rvjf0Tqa-hJudl3tYZtCqKGjDWJznyPkPyKOLnZsuflECcPsMUtCyNE_Iy3Q/s400/gumtree17.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454886984313919074" border="0" /></a>wyndham, WA.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3QCzr4MZIAG53HONKXlunpa28IlSCyAWovLMrE_euifHOLece9iHVHQAb-UQqT5kPDnQMLHWW633Z70AUAE3LigjAkXnYCH2UCKJFEtjkmwxwiAyp7RQQM2b3ylahjv4XSv_miQ/s1600/gumtree18.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3QCzr4MZIAG53HONKXlunpa28IlSCyAWovLMrE_euifHOLece9iHVHQAb-UQqT5kPDnQMLHWW633Z70AUAE3LigjAkXnYCH2UCKJFEtjkmwxwiAyp7RQQM2b3ylahjv4XSv_miQ/s400/gumtree18.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454886974283507378" border="0" /></a>mirima national park, WA.gumtreefid farmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10837860962210074213noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30687480.post-89846772603547812762010-03-10T21:27:00.004-08:002010-03-10T21:47:34.493-08:00melbs is for coffee<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFyX4RYxC5ASsD9DHBoBH3xACrSwUgnvZNHUYVQFNFM0Ul8ojqrRJMojeVVt8ZVaXVan4ijwXthfZSsBdR4vwep8CaD1E4YpGqPPe1qRCji7dsBwhekZ6z2eRciLzgP8POyORYAw/s1600-h/coffee1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFyX4RYxC5ASsD9DHBoBH3xACrSwUgnvZNHUYVQFNFM0Ul8ojqrRJMojeVVt8ZVaXVan4ijwXthfZSsBdR4vwep8CaD1E4YpGqPPe1qRCji7dsBwhekZ6z2eRciLzgP8POyORYAw/s400/coffee1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447247109539184322" border="0" /></a>1. coffee makes me happy. w/ tine, black cat, brunnie st.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlNKs4cnnwP3SXSEDUJMhkvL16yMvFqZ8O4ZzrZyKu0h057b6rEHzSdb_yCFrhMIQAt2boumUJ_rZpyW8cFQGGZCohD6VuocUlmvjSY2laQnvTnhQN4-BM2R9UqLs1DEksOxnfUw/s1600-h/coffee2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 241px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlNKs4cnnwP3SXSEDUJMhkvL16yMvFqZ8O4ZzrZyKu0h057b6rEHzSdb_yCFrhMIQAt2boumUJ_rZpyW8cFQGGZCohD6VuocUlmvjSY2laQnvTnhQN4-BM2R9UqLs1DEksOxnfUw/s400/coffee2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447247100619738354" border="0" /></a>2. next to brunswick st books.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK3LEAJllO3s6lnGahjaz7lWHRp9-XhSk5KqwIUyg-p0NRRmkoNmmCRu9z_kekrgiNKLkSshU1pxz33RYXEQE6-fFoK9268YLL66nqgV5N-sUMqR6Dmm6RNIb6KD3Wq0LFIrOixQ/s1600-h/coffee3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK3LEAJllO3s6lnGahjaz7lWHRp9-XhSk5KqwIUyg-p0NRRmkoNmmCRu9z_kekrgiNKLkSshU1pxz33RYXEQE6-fFoK9268YLL66nqgV5N-sUMqR6Dmm6RNIb6KD3Wq0LFIrOixQ/s400/coffee3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447247086234905026" border="0" /></a>3. short<em></em> macchiato in a laneway off a laneway, w/ the gauroxen.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_fubrkeTqztNyAnjL_oHe5nVPk2sBlEdF2LqXqeDlJ77KASeCBAF_H82QDJsNm1-B8aTVr23nNw8cv6jFbSL2CiaSN5oclfTFgQwu7sX-8_b9RUSSLwsFJlWJFfaiElr5N44InA/s1600-h/coffee4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_fubrkeTqztNyAnjL_oHe5nVPk2sBlEdF2LqXqeDlJ77KASeCBAF_H82QDJsNm1-B8aTVr23nNw8cv6jFbSL2CiaSN5oclfTFgQwu7sX-8_b9RUSSLwsFJlWJFfaiElr5N44InA/s400/coffee4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447244515735465746" border="0" /></a>4. tres melbourne chic. bar near hardware lane with chairs hanging off the ceiling.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaS5I-NOSVNqDCboynh8hXttK-V_PVGyNS50pJssfrYaw-1UlLWYMg8KhRjbMrTHTpqd1eetNgeB-K1f1t4wx8gBtTIv-Gi6VZ5Vp9p80ALirFfn6CDmYK_8gJhqfwu0hVY8LEog/s1600-h/coffee5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaS5I-NOSVNqDCboynh8hXttK-V_PVGyNS50pJssfrYaw-1UlLWYMg8KhRjbMrTHTpqd1eetNgeB-K1f1t4wx8gBtTIv-Gi6VZ5Vp9p80ALirFfn6CDmYK_8gJhqfwu0hVY8LEog/s400/coffee5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447244523386225810" border="0" /></a>5. university cafe, lygon st, early for meeting jt.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeBmESQGKctg7bOC8S4sZMeM-BkbbhkOgYM8uY2KGjqwgGow5mpRHhvttIQU6XMPghkTzDF5pgMC_CCNgBy1dNsgPFDQAOy1A60PIOQJm4iYZsQ2ZzWDDoloxhyphenhyphendNNzmCzPY-zMA/s1600-h/coffee6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeBmESQGKctg7bOC8S4sZMeM-BkbbhkOgYM8uY2KGjqwgGow5mpRHhvttIQU6XMPghkTzDF5pgMC_CCNgBy1dNsgPFDQAOy1A60PIOQJm4iYZsQ2ZzWDDoloxhyphenhyphendNNzmCzPY-zMA/s400/coffee6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447244533958841634" border="0" /></a>6. latte on the lawn with ten and VNG, belgrave.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Z8YLjkHN0A2cXV61cSD95ey3Wx7wlOH2aWXiQPUOPiHnJ_8x7GubKGkyRRVCOBN03vTmv1Lv7rRNfWvNxp2SGvCqMPfWVEw3joLfNqfdOuOoBKUTsJvHwZF7dtncfPe9pFeA0Q/s1600-h/coffee7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Z8YLjkHN0A2cXV61cSD95ey3Wx7wlOH2aWXiQPUOPiHnJ_8x7GubKGkyRRVCOBN03vTmv1Lv7rRNfWvNxp2SGvCqMPfWVEw3joLfNqfdOuOoBKUTsJvHwZF7dtncfPe9pFeA0Q/s400/coffee7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447244538848209890" border="0" /></a>7. writing postcards in an art gallery in an alleyway, last flat white before darwin.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnRrT6Z12PQWo20oTq_yNXm38A0E80cCEkrDR2TmI8Sne_0foph8yXuCEGZAf3gCV8y3mKaiBgj5LU5pMX-hL6656jJ9JSvjw5QnoagCh9bd36E2Lq0IgBWEoleOihgwijqxV1lQ/s1600-h/coffee8.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 395px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnRrT6Z12PQWo20oTq_yNXm38A0E80cCEkrDR2TmI8Sne_0foph8yXuCEGZAf3gCV8y3mKaiBgj5LU5pMX-hL6656jJ9JSvjw5QnoagCh9bd36E2Lq0IgBWEoleOihgwijqxV1lQ/s400/coffee8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447244549904115138" border="0" /></a>8. vegie bra.gumtreefid farmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10837860962210074213noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30687480.post-15322335590673241072009-12-24T17:41:00.002-08:002009-12-25T14:11:15.642-08:00merry xmas, y'all<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjILnwicSSWyut0b3Mq2lXaF_h5BbLE_aXE4lBrRopPRQ8JBtfpTOCkmKNQaX3rQuLwH5FP1q9IrtCMJHE2btSDYU0W3FU5is3czOTDlmsiT1ZiZiN-Y2l9II1GM-9D1njd4FEW4A/s1600-h/me_ellis.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 277px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjILnwicSSWyut0b3Mq2lXaF_h5BbLE_aXE4lBrRopPRQ8JBtfpTOCkmKNQaX3rQuLwH5FP1q9IrtCMJHE2btSDYU0W3FU5is3czOTDlmsiT1ZiZiN-Y2l9II1GM-9D1njd4FEW4A/s400/me_ellis.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418983631473030210" border="0" /></a><br />the baby enjoys the hat i knittedgumtreefid farmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10837860962210074213noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30687480.post-54509215540145913752009-12-10T10:28:00.002-08:002009-12-10T10:32:33.585-08:00we're all in the mirror stage around here<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_6Ii3HYASjkrSYsgyxgblrQnU6FmUJi1HakC96I5sJPUqFlyOVrhWpCEK_lt7x64fadYD1MMCY2GF6j-FoQ7r8A3ZK_wlXT4W1jwceO0V79gtRFLa6AJ10_zEpbAA5pyXgWbMtA/s1600-h/baby2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_6Ii3HYASjkrSYsgyxgblrQnU6FmUJi1HakC96I5sJPUqFlyOVrhWpCEK_lt7x64fadYD1MMCY2GF6j-FoQ7r8A3ZK_wlXT4W1jwceO0V79gtRFLa6AJ10_zEpbAA5pyXgWbMtA/s400/baby2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413676888833396338" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4kH6p8VnLYA56oh-BqZexBROLpUjRgRcewEMSkJOvyPyz0YgWM826yuNVCaM-C5_Gs6LGj2X8G41cXDn0ZqMepj9YGF34gJCDLX4tfdessaC0wG0SUl_VC6oR_hltA_vYU9E2eA/s1600-h/baby1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4kH6p8VnLYA56oh-BqZexBROLpUjRgRcewEMSkJOvyPyz0YgWM826yuNVCaM-C5_Gs6LGj2X8G41cXDn0ZqMepj9YGF34gJCDLX4tfdessaC0wG0SUl_VC6oR_hltA_vYU9E2eA/s400/baby1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413676880421517650" border="0" /></a>gumtreefid farmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10837860962210074213noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30687480.post-7270652108213869602009-09-10T19:20:00.003-07:002009-09-10T19:38:11.551-07:00blue huckleberry pie<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu9zQtxPrpvpaaD2Hh5WxpibtwKChFXGnLsf4kN7nJcEVEAoOU7yoT2TMSq6v_vYjdzisO8HxT2yMW8AKWUJPbYzvAVpqM3Hq509WT8FkYVKPngHp0N1h-OiGmuyRujii0Gx4TYA/s1600-h/hike_view.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu9zQtxPrpvpaaD2Hh5WxpibtwKChFXGnLsf4kN7nJcEVEAoOU7yoT2TMSq6v_vYjdzisO8HxT2yMW8AKWUJPbYzvAVpqM3Hq509WT8FkYVKPngHp0N1h-OiGmuyRujii0Gx4TYA/s400/hike_view.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380029956237851298" border="0" /></a><br />we had a statutory holiday the other day (BC day? something along those lines), so friends and i decided to do the very vancouver thing and hike a mountain. in the rain, as it happened, which is even more vancouver. we did this trail:<br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:85%;"><b>Mount Seymour</b>: Length, 4 km. Suggested hiking time, 2.5 hours. Elevation change, 450 metres. This busy trail starts near the north end of the top parking lot, traversing Brockton Point and First and Second Pump Peaks. From the summit there is a panoramic view of Vancouver, the lower mainland and, on a clear day, the Gulf Islands and Vancouver Island. This hike is rated moderate to difficult. </span><br /><br />the fog cleared just as we got to the top, and we got a quick view out over the north shore before the clouds rolled back in.<br /><br />here's me at the top, wearing gaiters:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinO6zRXZnWsyQp_sT80G0_-vFpUFD4QfLppywiqxft3PnAb4ax-HDo4Ar1QBVK27MSYOJNqi5L2I_h5Ukz0qy-exPzNMBFtU7z6JtWWCd1AvEh8gFx2IKI6c_m-85G4nLAhoShAw/s1600-h/me_gaitors.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinO6zRXZnWsyQp_sT80G0_-vFpUFD4QfLppywiqxft3PnAb4ax-HDo4Ar1QBVK27MSYOJNqi5L2I_h5Ukz0qy-exPzNMBFtU7z6JtWWCd1AvEh8gFx2IKI6c_m-85G4nLAhoShAw/s400/me_gaitors.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380029948159754914" border="0" /></a><br />we ate delicious homemade hummus and bread at the top, fending off a huge raven. on the way back down we picked blue huckleberries (save some for the bears!),<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB7gGZUWNav7uHDnt59b9ftrgP1LVF-YaMUQ9PQgHKRu_Qu5MHLIvkm53vNSb9FE7xC2IlfKPNnJAGf_kidtHlS03OvDRP9li41ezz0g2k8DXbQVHg8_U19AjCG8jD0ffS_z4oHQ/s1600-h/hike_berries.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB7gGZUWNav7uHDnt59b9ftrgP1LVF-YaMUQ9PQgHKRu_Qu5MHLIvkm53vNSb9FE7xC2IlfKPNnJAGf_kidtHlS03OvDRP9li41ezz0g2k8DXbQVHg8_U19AjCG8jD0ffS_z4oHQ/s400/hike_berries.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380029936548016802" border="0" /></a><br />then when we got home we made huckleberry and peach pie:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbVmLfd6uWeJDQGbBzlpQGUFHzyUcWfkCW2U1yGVW8H8LADmCix0ofrCHgCm86j_c1lfjYqw_Q8HnzVO_4HPB86xdE7xOH0BwT1eAmpTfOysJ2N0eW0va908snGXzY_oaClu6QZQ/s1600-h/hike_pie.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbVmLfd6uWeJDQGbBzlpQGUFHzyUcWfkCW2U1yGVW8H8LADmCix0ofrCHgCm86j_c1lfjYqw_Q8HnzVO_4HPB86xdE7xOH0BwT1eAmpTfOysJ2N0eW0va908snGXzY_oaClu6QZQ/s400/hike_pie.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380029928887888882" border="0" /></a><br />delicious!<span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:85%;"><br /></span>gumtreefid farmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10837860962210074213noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30687480.post-48071680980313542502009-09-08T16:25:00.004-07:002009-09-08T16:50:54.128-07:00an atheist bikes alonei went on my first self-supported biking tour a month or so ago. loaded up my bike with cassandra's tent, camping mat and stove, stuffed mr fix-it's panniers with clothes and food, strapped my sleeping bag on the top and headed off to the island.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwXFjj2LRgMxTEhF20ZMzgYyG2taedqprp-dndazB18YxZhwvoCuOpLXU3vYB3JMCgpsvE2dQXukXVJvVFu-WkHvdRnp6Lw6xWZfRr0Q8kbPSA-uwa_QXLzLl17BD5VCJjceSAYQ/s1600-h/denman1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwXFjj2LRgMxTEhF20ZMzgYyG2taedqprp-dndazB18YxZhwvoCuOpLXU3vYB3JMCgpsvE2dQXukXVJvVFu-WkHvdRnp6Lw6xWZfRr0Q8kbPSA-uwa_QXLzLl17BD5VCJjceSAYQ/s400/denman1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379243111566368274" border="0" /></a><br />just me and the open road for 90k . . .<br /><br />actually, just me and a bunch of jesus botherers, who were doing a "bikes for bibles" fundraising ride - we tag teamed up and down highway 19A for six hours. they were very friendly, and i was very proud of keeping pace with them, loaded up as i was.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPczq-9lZ3ybHYir0f5Xf4GoX2TSPoFRARNNgp09P-bTLXGPr0J88nQpsUBe0OJ72QxlN3zLHkNgjKJY6oA72GVEX9lMGEx8I_yN5XmSR_zGgz1GWlCzan_TxvOEP6AcERYhDkqg/s1600-h/denman2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPczq-9lZ3ybHYir0f5Xf4GoX2TSPoFRARNNgp09P-bTLXGPr0J88nQpsUBe0OJ72QxlN3zLHkNgjKJY6oA72GVEX9lMGEx8I_yN5XmSR_zGgz1GWlCzan_TxvOEP6AcERYhDkqg/s400/denman2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379243120250384210" border="0" /></a><br />having biked up the big island i hopped on the little ferry to denman island and biked across to a little ocean-side campground and set up my little camp. i've never camped by myself before. i liked it. i didn't talk to another human for three days.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq3Bj4lvMymWmYrp7GwKr7SEB98QlE7AW8AKodxsX1PdJByVUiGR0in0AFhMp7M1Kq4pT19ig36HMOdgC48c3hEhQ0AHOLnG3VLJ41lEiyHrSvxCUrvcClz0daDAx_MCQxbH6ukA/s1600-h/denman3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq3Bj4lvMymWmYrp7GwKr7SEB98QlE7AW8AKodxsX1PdJByVUiGR0in0AFhMp7M1Kq4pT19ig36HMOdgC48c3hEhQ0AHOLnG3VLJ41lEiyHrSvxCUrvcClz0daDAx_MCQxbH6ukA/s400/denman3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379243135058001154" border="0" /></a><br />this was the view over the top of my morning coffee.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihnSga-lD01K78ZY8jPyrTbfbaK3pSsJ-MkgVEZwOsNOGxl4LyqPGzWpw5lyu0dGiYQ52bSobw_bnzb1da_wwuS43oz-3U6FqRVfTJzJrd3kgA_EdLcGuVJoE9r-PxwPNgJ9HgTA/s1600-h/denman4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihnSga-lD01K78ZY8jPyrTbfbaK3pSsJ-MkgVEZwOsNOGxl4LyqPGzWpw5lyu0dGiYQ52bSobw_bnzb1da_wwuS43oz-3U6FqRVfTJzJrd3kgA_EdLcGuVJoE9r-PxwPNgJ9HgTA/s400/denman4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379243142081425954" border="0" /></a>and this was my half-arsed anti-bear measure. fortunately the camp ranger told me there's no bears on denman, and there was a cougar, but nobody's heard anything about it since march, so not to worry.<br /><br />i spent my middle day doing a slow ride round denman, investigating the local craft store, bookshop and cafe, and eating lunch on the beach. it was all very zen.<br /><br />the next day i up and broke camp, caught the little ferry back to vancouver island and biked all the long way back to nanaimo to catch the big ferry. it's a beautiful ride most of the way. a little too much highway, but a lot of empty forest and gentle rolling hills.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN3SovLChlfXJKStii3D33VCGgmGvaBaEd5K_ckXhJlIx1LVvyzkiBC_JcYE7Ld9SqIsbWl4vOJRj5U34f8pTwB_14x00rukXq27KydqodQYAJzHl1CUZuGVyz6LHQYakaW4wI5Q/s1600-h/denman5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN3SovLChlfXJKStii3D33VCGgmGvaBaEd5K_ckXhJlIx1LVvyzkiBC_JcYE7Ld9SqIsbWl4vOJRj5U34f8pTwB_14x00rukXq27KydqodQYAJzHl1CUZuGVyz6LHQYakaW4wI5Q/s400/denman5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379243154028811794" border="0" /></a><br />next trip i'm using my lovely new leather saddle instead of that "comfort gel" monstrosity.gumtreefid farmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10837860962210074213noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30687480.post-89276935268068487392009-09-04T13:18:00.003-07:002009-09-04T13:34:40.592-07:00farewell to summeruni goes back next week. it's a bit of a mindfuck. today is the first day in a long time that i've spent some serious time at the desk, working on the first of four papers i should have written over the last few months and kind of . . . didn't.<br /><br />it's weird to be turning inwards again, sitting quietly, reading, writing, thinking. my shoulder muscles are engaging in strange ways to fit my hands on the keyboard.<br /><br />i'm trying to decide if i should stay on at the bike store a couple of days a week over winter, and imagining switching between the self-directed, gradual world of academia and the very physical and social world of the shop.<br /><br />we're also preparing for fall: filling the freezer with frozen fruit, canning salsa, repairing and buying warm clothes, replacing the full-spectrum light bulbs against SAD.<br /><br />it's a lot of transitions to think about for a blue sky day.gumtreefid farmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10837860962210074213noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30687480.post-33346513514527399032009-07-19T18:02:00.002-07:002009-07-19T18:06:35.048-07:00beautiful delicate florets of tasty<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1kZhk06U53T0cHIACOEK6vnJxLB_juQWGBi3NPN-6ViV0-l1NbOkuZZDwzLSUx64FCUzVFW6c7WE4E_sidrGj9G_E8X11I8UIK00eSeVgL7nkdKDlxlaINoqn5sPoqIJ9eh_jSA/s1600-h/cauliflower.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1kZhk06U53T0cHIACOEK6vnJxLB_juQWGBi3NPN-6ViV0-l1NbOkuZZDwzLSUx64FCUzVFW6c7WE4E_sidrGj9G_E8X11I8UIK00eSeVgL7nkdKDlxlaINoqn5sPoqIJ9eh_jSA/s400/cauliflower.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360341514399596354" border="0" /></a>look what we made! it is a cauliflower. so delicious we ate about half raw before we could get it on the barbie.<br /><br />i have work and knitting and gardening and not enough sleep. it is excellent except i should do more phd reading. poo to you, foucault!gumtreefid farmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10837860962210074213noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30687480.post-19791830383211131652009-07-03T10:00:00.000-07:002009-07-05T09:45:21.244-07:00island hopping<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq20CsR2zbH7Lm4axorHRGhyphenhypheniQLvImgY9REKc7ln6ZlT2Zl8rQQ3lNAzK0uHj9RSAqIJGeCPBERxQBl16TtW4G1zGH636BhfRjJwU9dNnkgD7I4lkEAE7YGWk8lTLMwPkIz-SIrw/s1600-h/vie2w.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq20CsR2zbH7Lm4axorHRGhyphenhypheniQLvImgY9REKc7ln6ZlT2Zl8rQQ3lNAzK0uHj9RSAqIJGeCPBERxQBl16TtW4G1zGH636BhfRjJwU9dNnkgD7I4lkEAE7YGWk8lTLMwPkIz-SIrw/s400/vie2w.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354442499315597394" border="0" /></a><br />another flying trip to the island, this time to victoria to check out the treasures exhibition at the musuem. i took my bike and did the 30k from the ferry terminal down to the city of victoria. it was a beautiful ride, very flat and well signposted, through bush, farmland, suburb and seascape. the sun was shining, there were bald eagles circling lazily in the blue sky, and cute deer eating other people's gardens:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHPE72nSXVWFjm6lGdhD-w3yoRaEIpco0XmUAo1qn6B_QvpPkALI1A4xIWYk55jUUMcNM-2SyOlcNb-h46GAhSIwruBryQnrZvm4lCrib3s6T8IaPOj_dX8nZ2ifHBSgV2ZxBOwg/s1600-h/deer.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHPE72nSXVWFjm6lGdhD-w3yoRaEIpco0XmUAo1qn6B_QvpPkALI1A4xIWYk55jUUMcNM-2SyOlcNb-h46GAhSIwruBryQnrZvm4lCrib3s6T8IaPOj_dX8nZ2ifHBSgV2ZxBOwg/s400/deer.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354441623014512146" border="0" /></a><br />the exhibit was pretty good. they'd got a bunch of stuff from the british museum, and it was arranged chronologically and by continent. there was an egyptian mummy and some roman sculptures, and neat cuneiform tablets. the oceania section was very small, and didn't have any papua new guinean artifacts from my childhood. boo!<br /><br />i enjoyed remembering the history i've learnt, and thinking about my trip to italy. i'd forgotten what bastards the british museum are about returning aboriginal bodies and so forth, though, and the colonial politics of the exhibition were disturbing. all civilisations were gradually working towards western culture?<br /><br />you can find out more about the exhibition here: <a href="http://www.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Treasures/">http://www.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Treasures/<br /></a><br />i also checked out more of the permanent exhibits. the indigenous totem poles were unexpectedly confronting. they're so big and intimidating? threatening? something like that. beautiful, as well, but in an uneasy way. i suppose that's what they were intended to do - draw you in, but point out how small you are. welcome to my village!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsf2s4R6LWYSvkiJF6MMaQ6uX_G4so5K6jMC3-15og2N8aATh2qRge2C1vGVNS5pI0RNMo_9LYtBFfscl6IC3U42i41WoACq2P_EW5YbnzaVv8NkUJm3TzypQeVXlpFcCnkox-bQ/s1600-h/totems.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsf2s4R6LWYSvkiJF6MMaQ6uX_G4so5K6jMC3-15og2N8aATh2qRge2C1vGVNS5pI0RNMo_9LYtBFfscl6IC3U42i41WoACq2P_EW5YbnzaVv8NkUJm3TzypQeVXlpFcCnkox-bQ/s400/totems.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354442493741981138" border="0" /></a><br />and with some humans, for scale:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJWWpj4eTGARbPfncax08Bd9c_ARJ1KlIhs9GQIuIW21wSREt-eZr_OWdttgBPIMFHa9VzjkkHiIkvY40d4JBA7voRSC-QQm72CtoGlMayD8knatMsmTN3rlQpDjMhjXz_dkWuvg/s1600-h/totem_human.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJWWpj4eTGARbPfncax08Bd9c_ARJ1KlIhs9GQIuIW21wSREt-eZr_OWdttgBPIMFHa9VzjkkHiIkvY40d4JBA7voRSC-QQm72CtoGlMayD8knatMsmTN3rlQpDjMhjXz_dkWuvg/s400/totem_human.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354442485389663922" border="0" /></a><br />there's also a sweet fossil exhibit. this mastodon tooth was found on vancouver island. can you imagine an animal this big stomping round here? (um, the tooth was about a foot long.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpzn90EsFl0ZCiAwLXrEfLjSp_TVyzbyAXvaSRB6JPFwSHZXI0AWneUtYGt-itu_5X4ywuCvj3kMBAQduXuKQAUTWWr478LAGs0zboz63aV4bQU4ygDiHC8C83OM_dGyVW_uncpA/s1600-h/tooth.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpzn90EsFl0ZCiAwLXrEfLjSp_TVyzbyAXvaSRB6JPFwSHZXI0AWneUtYGt-itu_5X4ywuCvj3kMBAQduXuKQAUTWWr478LAGs0zboz63aV4bQU4ygDiHC8C83OM_dGyVW_uncpA/s400/tooth.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354442483414660114" border="0" /></a><br />it was the first time i'd spent canada day in the province's capital. there were a bazillion tourists everywhere, mostly loud americans wearing maple leaf tattoos on their cheeks, complaining about not being able to use US money in cafes.<br /><br />to celebrate canada day i experienced the parliament buildings (vis. lay under a tree and read):<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfnysrYj7BnY1ony9zHNLx5acfzxv1V5CeLSXmYvpDEL4SUgK1cSitD_fICWbDG7HJ159T-qtdZ7lcMlcmt9ehkt__6WJ5yxCBn1aOt_OukUg8sdms9RWgmcy4sLCOv_4bonMo7A/s1600-h/parliment.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfnysrYj7BnY1ony9zHNLx5acfzxv1V5CeLSXmYvpDEL4SUgK1cSitD_fICWbDG7HJ159T-qtdZ7lcMlcmt9ehkt__6WJ5yxCBn1aOt_OukUg8sdms9RWgmcy4sLCOv_4bonMo7A/s400/parliment.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354442476660099682" border="0" /></a><br />and got to know some of the locals:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYxbvg_fL_9OPULSpaYfHY12an7S5qLlVaVuwrlt_XSZyFijNma2nu2G2VlgAYJZBjPGx3U4fgQ1PA3p6lCiGMBOd67xte8E4Pf9ebFM9TjJgzejXJwLLMfSGcHxh_bnYW5HBcWg/s1600-h/cougar.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYxbvg_fL_9OPULSpaYfHY12an7S5qLlVaVuwrlt_XSZyFijNma2nu2G2VlgAYJZBjPGx3U4fgQ1PA3p6lCiGMBOd67xte8E4Pf9ebFM9TjJgzejXJwLLMfSGcHxh_bnYW5HBcWg/s400/cougar.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354441617197735858" border="0" /></a>(<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cougar">cougar</a>)<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKcfhgwMMztiQuFVt1oLA8LEVJneQSRwsDFda1Gv0c2uW44onoJdHuZm-NeqXLw_ysYk1GCfAcHHkVsucTWoDRcMvZgfecBi86ANlM9CEg7TTRXOjTtUOPoiRNqwJrE-gXtwVxAQ/s1600-h/grizzly.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKcfhgwMMztiQuFVt1oLA8LEVJneQSRwsDFda1Gv0c2uW44onoJdHuZm-NeqXLw_ysYk1GCfAcHHkVsucTWoDRcMvZgfecBi86ANlM9CEg7TTRXOjTtUOPoiRNqwJrE-gXtwVxAQ/s400/grizzly.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354441633797982754" border="0" /></a>(grizzly bear hiding up the back)<br /><br />actually, i realised that i'd bought clothes from local designers and books by local authors, and was eating some denman island chocolate, not so much from patriotic reasons, but ecological and ethical. but still!<br /><br />it was a very pleasant few days pottering around, enjoying the sunshine and not doing much. i visited my favourite gumtree, sat underneath it and read.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Y5PH6KQ8uiOioq_Xar5u5zdTDFD47_eyyoJYk82l6E_rdv-0cfosg4tEu9mAsvN1zn99Jb8wahFe2Uj3bZCNOtBcfczcjF0GQe3JJSQI0Rareq2bHxuIVW5S8Xzw7RWn-AQwIQ/s1600-h/gumtree_debris.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Y5PH6KQ8uiOioq_Xar5u5zdTDFD47_eyyoJYk82l6E_rdv-0cfosg4tEu9mAsvN1zn99Jb8wahFe2Uj3bZCNOtBcfczcjF0GQe3JJSQI0Rareq2bHxuIVW5S8Xzw7RWn-AQwIQ/s400/gumtree_debris.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354441643015490274" border="0" /></a>i forgot how messy gumtrees are! also that smell. oh, i miss eucalyptus forests.<br /><br />then i biked back up to the ferry and began the long trip home.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXE_iqqABnenYepIPiWQt1DBvHxM7Y9ZyGLoYugjH6ZMvzvt2jhXH3G6xycCbNzLqIokAMm2Lao5ExnoA-8xdmP6e9A_EL_xwmYoU2f8YwPz8BEaaiqSXVe1uRo6LGPULZfOhMPQ/s1600-h/father'sdaughter.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 221px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXE_iqqABnenYepIPiWQt1DBvHxM7Y9ZyGLoYugjH6ZMvzvt2jhXH3G6xycCbNzLqIokAMm2Lao5ExnoA-8xdmP6e9A_EL_xwmYoU2f8YwPz8BEaaiqSXVe1uRo6LGPULZfOhMPQ/s400/father'sdaughter.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354441632490177586" border="0" /></a>(i am my father's daughter . . . )gumtreefid farmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10837860962210074213noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30687480.post-17487295602035800482009-06-28T23:49:00.001-07:002009-06-28T23:50:43.429-07:00a day in the life 2<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi39NA4OljQX6pgI-DPTvB5PfKPqSdzJPlzjCKM2mgIruHCGuGoEZOI3z9cEwYlsQvnaKZab81Wg88VC-RbARvhqngEooDg9YzLZHMoYgxidhn2tqxJxY9zqqD27b4ZZXrefXuU4Q/s1600-h/dayinthelife1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi39NA4OljQX6pgI-DPTvB5PfKPqSdzJPlzjCKM2mgIruHCGuGoEZOI3z9cEwYlsQvnaKZab81Wg88VC-RbARvhqngEooDg9YzLZHMoYgxidhn2tqxJxY9zqqD27b4ZZXrefXuU4Q/s400/dayinthelife1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352427777929749490" border="0" /></a>alarm clock! oh noes!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi29uGVb8_nlLMGTUHDD1-ffBVid7ptcSTW1A226ATCOW-o1Qmsxr7sE-EvcMud7q4oQTAJzF62VTjrxwKuPdK9z0Nskw5y-q6nfUzdai3jsp1lAJFR-FmLt-0XiwLqcYhuGpvL5g/s1600-h/dayinthelife2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi29uGVb8_nlLMGTUHDD1-ffBVid7ptcSTW1A226ATCOW-o1Qmsxr7sE-EvcMud7q4oQTAJzF62VTjrxwKuPdK9z0Nskw5y-q6nfUzdai3jsp1lAJFR-FmLt-0XiwLqcYhuGpvL5g/s400/dayinthelife2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352427772309924674" border="0" /></a>i've got into the habit of taking my coffee into the garden in the mornings; pottering round the tomato plants eases the pain of waking up.<br /><br />sometimes i get too distracted, though. this morning i had to book it to work. here's my "riding fast" face:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF6HNVUvFVZJUes367r6q1L_GL1gYQ_ODxlyOGCOOZnPxSXaL1bJjw5xfT4HCm5j31Zb-lqsE2WY_n2PZVxJ2yNevdZWeFTAXBYUXWzRsBoWJmQ5JPGxbgRByAj0fFjF2dwv3qXw/s1600-h/dayinthelife3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF6HNVUvFVZJUes367r6q1L_GL1gYQ_ODxlyOGCOOZnPxSXaL1bJjw5xfT4HCm5j31Zb-lqsE2WY_n2PZVxJ2yNevdZWeFTAXBYUXWzRsBoWJmQ5JPGxbgRByAj0fFjF2dwv3qXw/s400/dayinthelife3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352427763863965282" border="0" /></a><br />here's part of my commute (not that i stopped to take photos when i was running late):<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmqLv5jFvcYxRRUekitsnfAXGdV-CwIHWDuSaJjndOmZwaSsG2eUbXnAJcRt8IYQuWRtIUKig7XG1PRG6GPCoRyiDhREmExvbiAObwFY-tkTrSQcLEgIDenliB3qxPgTwvW1FJDg/s1600-h/dayinthelife4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmqLv5jFvcYxRRUekitsnfAXGdV-CwIHWDuSaJjndOmZwaSsG2eUbXnAJcRt8IYQuWRtIUKig7XG1PRG6GPCoRyiDhREmExvbiAObwFY-tkTrSQcLEgIDenliB3qxPgTwvW1FJDg/s400/dayinthelife4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352427762135413570" border="0" /></a><br />it was a kind of cold and rainy day, strange after a few weeks of lovely vancouver summer sunshine.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEvhHWQ98Tg62JwioOzYlkMjTFno41RvNsPd3t_WxqKDNgZef1DiB37E5cPX0eB1QD33PrJsO9Uiw05Pcgcs4zqg85us6OtZtp0pHxsaioBJ_uxPg535csONzHFi114vn86BZymw/s1600-h/dayinthelife5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEvhHWQ98Tg62JwioOzYlkMjTFno41RvNsPd3t_WxqKDNgZef1DiB37E5cPX0eB1QD33PrJsO9Uiw05Pcgcs4zqg85us6OtZtp0pHxsaioBJ_uxPg535csONzHFi114vn86BZymw/s400/dayinthelife5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352427756919307634" border="0" /></a><br />i got to work not too too late.<br /><br />our first job of every day is too hang all the display bikes out front and lock them up. we have to do this while beating off the customers, who don't appreciate that we physically can't fit them in the shop til all the outside bikes are out!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD3jy2wsMLaQaUsTK4PJfoZ137ycpsuUhtZyzlLgMQ6A7-QW8bCmQqjT1JDdbC8Ds56mlQFYwDiSTHXFjvkvtubKXkLWKEBnQuczNOrAul1W2v_Rpt6lu_H-1YWPO2mdMqVw5WAg/s1600-h/dayinthelife6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD3jy2wsMLaQaUsTK4PJfoZ137ycpsuUhtZyzlLgMQ6A7-QW8bCmQqjT1JDdbC8Ds56mlQFYwDiSTHXFjvkvtubKXkLWKEBnQuczNOrAul1W2v_Rpt6lu_H-1YWPO2mdMqVw5WAg/s400/dayinthelife6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352426539711749538" border="0" /></a><br />after that it was life as usual.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmKvGOAColabFIM4XUxIRZPpuQx5BA3Bg4qACrD7ndu2-upCXI-eG7VhLJQ08km4_8dnlIZH88JK2YIHAN9b858bKy8VNcS7mkkp4z7HjBj8UYONSFwYo_bFiCJYXVaflvIe3f8A/s1600-h/dayinthelife7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmKvGOAColabFIM4XUxIRZPpuQx5BA3Bg4qACrD7ndu2-upCXI-eG7VhLJQ08km4_8dnlIZH88JK2YIHAN9b858bKy8VNcS7mkkp4z7HjBj8UYONSFwYo_bFiCJYXVaflvIe3f8A/s400/dayinthelife7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352426536756093154" border="0" /></a><br />cos it was a bit cold and wet the shop was pretty quiet. i spent some time in the bat cave, restocking the tubes and rearranging the locks.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNFrCUoyC0-k_0UNOKzj4DcD_axDjwoKBOA2Jdg0y_BHR5n72xYIqNKwQZp1WIZFPAJ2MzgDSXPNDPiae51OQ3QbktusiPbIow7sWZwF8Syf1XI3d8R384IlXLi0K6b8gZPePPsQ/s1600-h/dayinthelife8.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNFrCUoyC0-k_0UNOKzj4DcD_axDjwoKBOA2Jdg0y_BHR5n72xYIqNKwQZp1WIZFPAJ2MzgDSXPNDPiae51OQ3QbktusiPbIow7sWZwF8Syf1XI3d8R384IlXLi0K6b8gZPePPsQ/s400/dayinthelife8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352426527612516466" border="0" /></a><br />brake pads confuse the hell out of me!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilaxGiNs-Ze_auh5jb3oS-LvPnXO2oF1ZHIxrdYeI1z3TTSpgoeKsj0ZAo8JMNOnZAcD0sGgWBYOb8kQDcFh95z5n9NqQ4h695udWwtDB0mpGWjJbSMA9EIrrzK0-vhEyqzDeftA/s1600-h/dayinthelife12.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilaxGiNs-Ze_auh5jb3oS-LvPnXO2oF1ZHIxrdYeI1z3TTSpgoeKsj0ZAo8JMNOnZAcD0sGgWBYOb8kQDcFh95z5n9NqQ4h695udWwtDB0mpGWjJbSMA9EIrrzK0-vhEyqzDeftA/s400/dayinthelife12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352425627201640530" border="0" /></a><br />i also spent some time hanging out back with the mechanics, because they are cool.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX2ojJVE6vQwHpJ-Dq6IqpzFM0aL-CFVayyKpj99bBVk4Hwv6i8F_HmjrsRNr0124s5qRZ_pm0nq5QQF958Pk_-yYS7YYWn5tL-kFJR_tp0mPlqT0Pll2qOUagtLfmLyjdPNB1Vg/s1600-h/dayinthelife9.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX2ojJVE6vQwHpJ-Dq6IqpzFM0aL-CFVayyKpj99bBVk4Hwv6i8F_HmjrsRNr0124s5qRZ_pm0nq5QQF958Pk_-yYS7YYWn5tL-kFJR_tp0mPlqT0Pll2qOUagtLfmLyjdPNB1Vg/s400/dayinthelife9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352426522562282658" border="0" /></a>the tools one needs to assemble this bike.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCM4UBKHtHLW25n0fa1H5hWtigjQWDERLo7uH6SYaKznAWxoGWt_1Jv2_dRXc__CgQNQtycgYowP3M2zWPIde6MtaD27jfLIZJjUnxIbksyAs0b5P_1nkige_m4_YAh3z9BCaTTg/s1600-h/dayinthelife11.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCM4UBKHtHLW25n0fa1H5hWtigjQWDERLo7uH6SYaKznAWxoGWt_1Jv2_dRXc__CgQNQtycgYowP3M2zWPIde6MtaD27jfLIZJjUnxIbksyAs0b5P_1nkige_m4_YAh3z9BCaTTg/s400/dayinthelife11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352426518831886530" border="0" /></a>(a mallet isn't one of them)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkU-v3Fz-cp9O5O3IWgguawBR81T804nfJkwoOP9RZMqv_6b2q-YUeJImSnUfVTU6cO_aJS4-5dSyrl9UbJEsMQMNOjVBkSSVcU5b9P1o3eM-SPEoiyjzOcL0QK_boMvYeE3RyOQ/s1600-h/dayinthelife13.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkU-v3Fz-cp9O5O3IWgguawBR81T804nfJkwoOP9RZMqv_6b2q-YUeJImSnUfVTU6cO_aJS4-5dSyrl9UbJEsMQMNOjVBkSSVcU5b9P1o3eM-SPEoiyjzOcL0QK_boMvYeE3RyOQ/s400/dayinthelife13.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352425621782662946" border="0" /></a><br />i spent my lunch break right there, under that tree.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS59PbJh2bQUzr0qeLKOzyqGyhzM4YmKdkkKCBuGX4nqLi2I0_GRHgYH0vHegD3fj1GsE5KKO2xvsGG6WGnCMOaqLXAIMIy23PwmtB5HGPzuusoupvpjrgcsh-aw35gg5U_KdA7A/s1600-h/dayinthelife14.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS59PbJh2bQUzr0qeLKOzyqGyhzM4YmKdkkKCBuGX4nqLi2I0_GRHgYH0vHegD3fj1GsE5KKO2xvsGG6WGnCMOaqLXAIMIy23PwmtB5HGPzuusoupvpjrgcsh-aw35gg5U_KdA7A/s400/dayinthelife14.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352425614891406738" border="0" /></a><br />that's leftover pizza from my dinner party the night before. it was the first time i'd tried cornflour in the dough. an excellent choice.<br /><br />i'm reading a book by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Rule">jane rule</a>, who was this local lesbian activist type who academics keep mentioning. the novel isn't doing it for me so much, i have to admit, but i'm ploughing on.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR1BN2rrKF-CxGCyPOSkTzQoZx8H3DWjHJVk6fv_mM0yIhYtEayKKfnWGdFKyyktsPlnIxPYZWOEf3sS5ARLnHtxeXDJaBYMVQv-Ddw0hQfJdGFOaASsDgJkwuXfjUeAX7jn_lZg/s1600-h/dayinthelife15.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR1BN2rrKF-CxGCyPOSkTzQoZx8H3DWjHJVk6fv_mM0yIhYtEayKKfnWGdFKyyktsPlnIxPYZWOEf3sS5ARLnHtxeXDJaBYMVQv-Ddw0hQfJdGFOaASsDgJkwuXfjUeAX7jn_lZg/s400/dayinthelife15.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352425607555555842" border="0" /></a>i also contemplated buying new boots. do i look unprofessional? or kind of DIY-biker-hard-core?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWfNHuj29ZezmYoQKoTcLyNghm07vNNYOu0fbuWGOutfyGqzA6v91N_qlNtlZQsyHDQ8DOhapUluRgBgHG-ZPkGMn2AsFEIDt04BXgafhynj7xYOorQdmB45tvCrUErsZq4tVd9A/s1600-h/dayinthelife16.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 294px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWfNHuj29ZezmYoQKoTcLyNghm07vNNYOu0fbuWGOutfyGqzA6v91N_qlNtlZQsyHDQ8DOhapUluRgBgHG-ZPkGMn2AsFEIDt04BXgafhynj7xYOorQdmB45tvCrUErsZq4tVd9A/s400/dayinthelife16.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352425601591814594" border="0" /></a><br />business stepped up a bit in the afternoon, selling bikes and helmets and so forth. working with customers on these things is an oddly intimate experience. i spend a lot of time staring at people's earlobes, and the sides of their knees.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr8ybuVQX8rZbwgA5OBU0vW31e4rJDtsJHplkp-pLoEOgJy9R1lqbLdrTkH3WEaKb7TjBaLyZXtwVkM0r0wB-kZTBDpOY2G0DYA3HVxu550a3eDcDd8Vbl72y3Xorc_3uu96L_pQ/s1600-h/dayinthelife17.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr8ybuVQX8rZbwgA5OBU0vW31e4rJDtsJHplkp-pLoEOgJy9R1lqbLdrTkH3WEaKb7TjBaLyZXtwVkM0r0wB-kZTBDpOY2G0DYA3HVxu550a3eDcDd8Vbl72y3Xorc_3uu96L_pQ/s400/dayinthelife17.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352424308555785346" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxnhYvnrOid76ikfDZ0zIOcVzuyzFHsCkbBYfqWLh_7Z7Rs3qO0a5bWEz48u9jzpy8vut3cgbHYofjfbN6SgFg9F38t96e9iYkFdpTdjAep4dOoiHuauJ7MpcPhAnNMZet4Ii5Kg/s1600-h/dayinthelife18.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxnhYvnrOid76ikfDZ0zIOcVzuyzFHsCkbBYfqWLh_7Z7Rs3qO0a5bWEz48u9jzpy8vut3cgbHYofjfbN6SgFg9F38t96e9iYkFdpTdjAep4dOoiHuauJ7MpcPhAnNMZet4Ii5Kg/s400/dayinthelife18.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352424298304366450" border="0" /></a><br />i also spend a lot of time removing pedals and turning handlebars, so we can file the bikes without mashing them up. i'm a dab hand with a <a href="http://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view?back=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3Fp%3Dpedal%2Bwrench%26ei%3DUTF-8%26fr%3Dmoz2%26fr2%3Dtab-web&w=150&h=100&imgurl=www.bikecare.co.uk%2Facc%2Facc%2Ftools%2Fpedal_wrench_pro.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bikecare.co.uk%2Facc%2Ftools.html&size=2k&name=pedal+wrench+pro...&p=pedal+wrench&oid=9be14a0741ff4dee&fr2=tab-web&no=7&tt=560&sigr=118itqfp2&sigi=11l9kc8a0&sigb=12ou5fqv0">pedal wrench</a> and <a href="http://www.bikepartsusa.com/bikeparts/item/01-82682/tool-allen_wrenches/Park-Tool-s-AWS-1&category=tool-allen_wrenches">tri-al</a>.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjboSbZk-VWT_fjjafclFqd32Rg86KMregMz1glRiEjvwA8L9j_lzfdw5ynXuaaSO5CUy_Qj5IoqwDkYFMhwDax9IWi-mpF9iT9E1_xWftXBpOH1xXPogVu5bbOQwHK4FRWfS44cw/s1600-h/dayinthelife19.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjboSbZk-VWT_fjjafclFqd32Rg86KMregMz1glRiEjvwA8L9j_lzfdw5ynXuaaSO5CUy_Qj5IoqwDkYFMhwDax9IWi-mpF9iT9E1_xWftXBpOH1xXPogVu5bbOQwHK4FRWfS44cw/s400/dayinthelife19.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352424294105040114" border="0" /></a><br />these <a href="http://www.runbikes.com/">run bikes </a>are a real hit with the under-4 set. they're tiny bikes without pedals, the idea being that the kid learns balance on them and then can go straight to pedalling a bigger bike without training wheels.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfmHcCZtT2R7rLKI2Uo_aVi0ZUBp0TegTWFEEgvyYuj2llzd_eYMw526opULt633HUx1CTShIv9gx7xpiGUVlhR6qBJGopnpVxHdslPciDINrOOXvLlE1g-Tq-kLOE64ir7vNWIg/s1600-h/dayinthelife23.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfmHcCZtT2R7rLKI2Uo_aVi0ZUBp0TegTWFEEgvyYuj2llzd_eYMw526opULt633HUx1CTShIv9gx7xpiGUVlhR6qBJGopnpVxHdslPciDINrOOXvLlE1g-Tq-kLOE64ir7vNWIg/s400/dayinthelife23.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352423548312643842" border="0" /></a><br />it was about this time that we heard the news about wacko jacko, and cranked the stereo in sympathy.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvek7vjzzDtYbmAYHFGViSeZqCsLxyoDHWcLuli-g98zikZBwM0nTAy5qbguwg2Y2pFV87onpXpw6piCVnV0EtzkX-kGNm52x8g8UkL9zg_76hyVXSNhlCBtGJTHcMP-KFpzPxkw/s1600-h/dayinthelife20.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvek7vjzzDtYbmAYHFGViSeZqCsLxyoDHWcLuli-g98zikZBwM0nTAy5qbguwg2Y2pFV87onpXpw6piCVnV0EtzkX-kGNm52x8g8UkL9zg_76hyVXSNhlCBtGJTHcMP-KFpzPxkw/s400/dayinthelife20.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352424289579933138" border="0" /></a>i ducked out to get a cup of coffee in the afternoon. it was sweet to get a break from being nice to people. on the whole, our customers are fabulous hippie, punk, DIY, queer, friendly types, and the staff likewise, but a girl needs some alone time sometimes.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj819CjF5ZrTk8xTgpQgJ_gshkz0AZsNARq5MQVEp_k8IuXTAOVnBQbDJOz8sF97jP-UiHa1coEBCwsxGUMhhRdT2RolBFkIIIlx6amd4Psramz91-IBojrhGF2bsuIBhYXoWteYw/s1600-h/dayinthelife21.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 324px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj819CjF5ZrTk8xTgpQgJ_gshkz0AZsNARq5MQVEp_k8IuXTAOVnBQbDJOz8sF97jP-UiHa1coEBCwsxGUMhhRdT2RolBFkIIIlx6amd4Psramz91-IBojrhGF2bsuIBhYXoWteYw/s400/dayinthelife21.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352424287094168098" border="0" /></a><br />there i am, back hard at work.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvF606PAKmzXP1lyIUOpl8Oixn-g5MQxrkAwB1a2M_8_1BucaqwgzFWX1AMRKTTNk6BKDHmQLkEbAp_ZjTvzOvLw-QrrLQS1RTKZNq0JL5sKpojcNP28M1yGGkDmG9gUApCZIUQA/s1600-h/dayinthelife22.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvF606PAKmzXP1lyIUOpl8Oixn-g5MQxrkAwB1a2M_8_1BucaqwgzFWX1AMRKTTNk6BKDHmQLkEbAp_ZjTvzOvLw-QrrLQS1RTKZNq0JL5sKpojcNP28M1yGGkDmG9gUApCZIUQA/s400/dayinthelife22.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352423551904044690" border="0" /></a><br />at the end of the day we pull all the bikes and stack them inside again. it's how i get my biceps, baby.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8KvIvJw1pFuutVoWwJBb3DctfHyT7fWlRUiwCTKGtgJwk-0lCJE6iKSKKgJChCCP29rGIL7aGeEc9Zfmnmnyc5JxdPVF8BYbIdAVc74h9kTy8wumMW7UJtUv-51CsLLXNuF4DVQ/s1600-h/dayinthelife24.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8KvIvJw1pFuutVoWwJBb3DctfHyT7fWlRUiwCTKGtgJwk-0lCJE6iKSKKgJChCCP29rGIL7aGeEc9Zfmnmnyc5JxdPVF8BYbIdAVc74h9kTy8wumMW7UJtUv-51CsLLXNuF4DVQ/s400/dayinthelife24.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352423542210128690" border="0" /></a><br />i spent some time hanging round w a mechanic friend after we closed the shop. we discussed our unicycling experience. i wasn't so good at stilt-walking at circus, but i can ride a mini-bike okay. the mechanic learnt when he was a kid, but has been too scared to try as an adult.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSxQerDAldRq45Jv1julehQcmdsGcBaTMgUro1RiXovLwhWXy-hQD5pOEEqTPyLgqbmjcdkLRZtQuf8nXUin6qJOaSgNsXUz4U4OaCr-aDwYY6bE9bdZig4X01Yl9rBlQ0Nv7s-A/s1600-h/dayinthelife26.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSxQerDAldRq45Jv1julehQcmdsGcBaTMgUro1RiXovLwhWXy-hQD5pOEEqTPyLgqbmjcdkLRZtQuf8nXUin6qJOaSgNsXUz4U4OaCr-aDwYY6bE9bdZig4X01Yl9rBlQ0Nv7s-A/s400/dayinthelife26.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352423538689344082" border="0" /></a><br />then i biked over to <a href="http://katereid.net/">kate reid</a>'s album launch. she's another local dyke-y type who writes very entertaining songs. she sung "co-op gurlz", my favourite song of her's, and a bunch of stuff from her new album. (kate, incidentally, tried to buy my shop shirt off my back when i was working last summer. dyke-chic?)<br /><br />it was a sweet gig, but i was pretty wiped by the end. long day on my feet!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBl9oAsqXMilaqwZbr46A4Az6YtAGfuVpmP4wDd7FpSFdIOGHEPMlFl2rRiDSbbq2L_mTbE3A-mpYtktC9WzOUYVyc3cspvJ-PnDQWbE2b_1c9bWuwS_SeMnWob5xSw28Fp82moA/s1600-h/dayinthelife27.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBl9oAsqXMilaqwZbr46A4Az6YtAGfuVpmP4wDd7FpSFdIOGHEPMlFl2rRiDSbbq2L_mTbE3A-mpYtktC9WzOUYVyc3cspvJ-PnDQWbE2b_1c9bWuwS_SeMnWob5xSw28Fp82moA/s400/dayinthelife27.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352423528525724594" border="0" /></a><br />safety first when biking home after dark, especially after beer!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5hVSdlBcd7-aMfi9zKId-an2HCJE4Ud8u7zpz4YrjwFBPo0al_f0VVKJbKQ-i8d79Cq-jN4e4n-HcbQ5T4QNDIxXTofTNms84CFGF7_1nyde81hU_IZGhOdK0hhpgSE4zYhXEaw/s1600-h/dayinthelife29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 369px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5hVSdlBcd7-aMfi9zKId-an2HCJE4Ud8u7zpz4YrjwFBPo0al_f0VVKJbKQ-i8d79Cq-jN4e4n-HcbQ5T4QNDIxXTofTNms84CFGF7_1nyde81hU_IZGhOdK0hhpgSE4zYhXEaw/s400/dayinthelife29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352422618401377986" border="0" /></a><br />when i got home mr fix-it and i knitted and watched the X-files.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiUMODHmkLDusOSSUJwM9-QR6ewzexU5A-XJy_vSVNE2gFE-F5IA8fif2bQa34YtEoeEymbWLd07FkCaAX0mb59DJV4qpQqpKkSnDwO3w9kyRkRrig_qIAvkPB7VmJeQfPJp70GA/s1600-h/dayinthelife28.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiUMODHmkLDusOSSUJwM9-QR6ewzexU5A-XJy_vSVNE2gFE-F5IA8fif2bQa34YtEoeEymbWLd07FkCaAX0mb59DJV4qpQqpKkSnDwO3w9kyRkRrig_qIAvkPB7VmJeQfPJp70GA/s400/dayinthelife28.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352422609340421250" border="0" /></a><br />we saw an entertaining episode with mulder and scully running around in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lighthouse_Park">lighthouse park</a> <a href="http://wherethebearrugsarestillgrowlin.blogspot.com/2008/09/bike-riding-and-tomatoes.html">(where we biked to last summer</a>) claiming to be hunting weird alien bugs in washington DC.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzvzFrhm-PRip5GH6V7xdBNKpBbG3AFDbihRh64odklICKqcDWTB8DslZG4JiKwWZADEHYLRbUf7HaajXwYyf330uHsvlmPRZR2U9fwzp5p6HA2wb1ear0G5O1Aoa4XOkf8JTHsA/s1600-h/dayinthelife31.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzvzFrhm-PRip5GH6V7xdBNKpBbG3AFDbihRh64odklICKqcDWTB8DslZG4JiKwWZADEHYLRbUf7HaajXwYyf330uHsvlmPRZR2U9fwzp5p6HA2wb1ear0G5O1Aoa4XOkf8JTHsA/s400/dayinthelife31.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352421846016749410" border="0" /></a><br />then a little reading,<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWv07lzpTRHdHgV0HVkP9uFcf22LcP0gQeZADVV8w0VxnmtD1AvRtWLRwRh_ewqLqVWyzRPzOs6IPAZ3veol13MXrAXVx7yrE85ZtSwFM3uC1nE1DatmOqGjqVXNqjY1b3EGlaEQ/s1600-h/dayinthelife32.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWv07lzpTRHdHgV0HVkP9uFcf22LcP0gQeZADVV8w0VxnmtD1AvRtWLRwRh_ewqLqVWyzRPzOs6IPAZ3veol13MXrAXVx7yrE85ZtSwFM3uC1nE1DatmOqGjqVXNqjY1b3EGlaEQ/s400/dayinthelife32.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352421848562676386" border="0" /></a>then hand-cream and arnica balm (see above re. biceps), then sleep.<br /><br />aunty beryll says goodnight!gumtreefid farmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10837860962210074213noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30687480.post-60556671313308456202009-06-24T18:08:00.008-07:002009-06-24T18:57:04.643-07:00we'll have lots to eat this winter<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDY-m_gV-KkJlnQqf8uBcsL0AVlQUCa8PJypxT3xhrghehArJMZpV34InrpYtZnDfF3TTh3PnObCBM8hohonFOf2deWp2wjnkvZOcDFY9pxFjkTHqFf32vCeCBSu_zTK8iHkgb6g/s1600-h/postcard.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDY-m_gV-KkJlnQqf8uBcsL0AVlQUCa8PJypxT3xhrghehArJMZpV34InrpYtZnDfF3TTh3PnObCBM8hohonFOf2deWp2wjnkvZOcDFY9pxFjkTHqFf32vCeCBSu_zTK8iHkgb6g/s400/postcard.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351069625604379330" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >grow your own</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinJxnJLqEb36zf9Itr-iLSs1aAwcedKIY8YOu6-g4Kg8FxGl9zU-_hA4nIZje2w5nsRg_TKLY9wcpIOXY88fSUhg6NQWKU2NgxcoBgm2xiqMhH1AYGE_y-ICy3QH29ZoDwEPGzdA/s1600-h/peas.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinJxnJLqEb36zf9Itr-iLSs1aAwcedKIY8YOu6-g4Kg8FxGl9zU-_hA4nIZje2w5nsRg_TKLY9wcpIOXY88fSUhg6NQWKU2NgxcoBgm2xiqMhH1AYGE_y-ICy3QH29ZoDwEPGzdA/s400/peas.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351067374114800418" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMUmeb9P0shuS2LAQvso5TBsfLYDXKPk-JmPJgSrYnKH0zpGE0_ajh7qyxGzDOVj15dn-1ggidiDp2Rf6UfUtAhFPv4kX47aGKp8QyDZVgpzLbzkQN7vNK_9mcU_DBKvVMb6QoHA/s1600-h/cauli.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMUmeb9P0shuS2LAQvso5TBsfLYDXKPk-JmPJgSrYnKH0zpGE0_ajh7qyxGzDOVj15dn-1ggidiDp2Rf6UfUtAhFPv4kX47aGKp8QyDZVgpzLbzkQN7vNK_9mcU_DBKvVMb6QoHA/s400/cauli.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351067368123179330" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfTMGvBUlAI5r6usoHygoLaNCog-JAuxKskdeL0aSsbvdosgcbRInAdAS-xanYVf4cVqzBWsoGXNeIuK3VtfHfhwZxpVoaRDYKjRROy8g1ydpI4ycVv8gQznrvfAp1ynvFyctm3A/s1600-h/spring_onions.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 202px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfTMGvBUlAI5r6usoHygoLaNCog-JAuxKskdeL0aSsbvdosgcbRInAdAS-xanYVf4cVqzBWsoGXNeIuK3VtfHfhwZxpVoaRDYKjRROy8g1ydpI4ycVv8gQznrvfAp1ynvFyctm3A/s400/spring_onions.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351068568644887970" border="0" /></a>spring onions in beer bottles and bubble tea cups (the beer is le fin du monde!)<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiByb62KCsT4kDHXuuswDhvfbYXqCrma4jKikRa9zzwE4nS4FxGW6ziF2HQfvyIcOz5xBHbsprGUq6-Y5Ym-kDVOUGTqL0IpKZ51bobD1PN4rSvY_qlmPNDkh8mvglJo7e1uiicew/s1600-h/salad2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiByb62KCsT4kDHXuuswDhvfbYXqCrma4jKikRa9zzwE4nS4FxGW6ziF2HQfvyIcOz5xBHbsprGUq6-Y5Ym-kDVOUGTqL0IpKZ51bobD1PN4rSvY_qlmPNDkh8mvglJo7e1uiicew/s400/salad2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351068560550980290" border="0" /></a><br />salad greens, to make into salad:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQdylIgu_Ylg_CQKnr4BmbH1FwqU_iasPb_8OITqMRcRJ4GtBtfw6GGYa-qDkuVAO3Yl6eOO3vHYe00EK6PTT_hy5i8PttqfmnWrf9yvCnCMLfJpiaHIf0Ekyq0cJ9ButZPWv_DA/s1600-h/salad.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQdylIgu_Ylg_CQKnr4BmbH1FwqU_iasPb_8OITqMRcRJ4GtBtfw6GGYa-qDkuVAO3Yl6eOO3vHYe00EK6PTT_hy5i8PttqfmnWrf9yvCnCMLfJpiaHIf0Ekyq0cJ9ButZPWv_DA/s400/salad.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351068559325641842" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >can your own</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKcs4kWr_mG_XB7Evn4MzAIszQ2XCOAaT11NEHSZK6ODuy_RG34yw2yGAbtlyOjwlsKUFnn07-wQp_LSnLTzDYq5pg__tkM7PigDx5gLq8xO8zJJDgPRs9F1i46Egne8YmONOizw/s1600-h/berries1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKcs4kWr_mG_XB7Evn4MzAIszQ2XCOAaT11NEHSZK6ODuy_RG34yw2yGAbtlyOjwlsKUFnn07-wQp_LSnLTzDYq5pg__tkM7PigDx5gLq8xO8zJJDgPRs9F1i46Egne8YmONOizw/s400/berries1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351066558164074130" border="0" /></a><br />eleanor and i biked thirty k out to ladner and picked strawberries for a couple of hours, loading them all up in yoghurt containers in our panniers for the trip back.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl2uUT2c-k3mvWRPuYLAYD8LT6_ugUKM15nHxLL-6xeHlYKCfIqvzGd5hYhQl_bLmZaAuH_CmMvKCR9UB3SlTyhYj3vII0S7VORqyLjmK_Ay5tJRDZFRH4cz83VDHM2yycXi-6AA/s1600-h/berries2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 274px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl2uUT2c-k3mvWRPuYLAYD8LT6_ugUKM15nHxLL-6xeHlYKCfIqvzGd5hYhQl_bLmZaAuH_CmMvKCR9UB3SlTyhYj3vII0S7VORqyLjmK_Ay5tJRDZFRH4cz83VDHM2yycXi-6AA/s400/berries2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351069620459776290" border="0" /></a><br />we froze half of them, and canned the other half. now we have strawberries for winter!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheccfSY9LvIdHkhO2mpEyLT6kXpyue3eEzDI5zd5FS_OJ5PUZu_R8E42uckTkQCU9IwqQyP8hS9qn_HSBlMIQMYCswsl1aLmI-4TX70gvXErf7f5C3ek72oh48qQ_rDgeOhTFsjw/s1600-h/berries3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheccfSY9LvIdHkhO2mpEyLT6kXpyue3eEzDI5zd5FS_OJ5PUZu_R8E42uckTkQCU9IwqQyP8hS9qn_HSBlMIQMYCswsl1aLmI-4TX70gvXErf7f5C3ek72oh48qQ_rDgeOhTFsjw/s400/berries3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351066569442433778" border="0" /></a><br />eleanor also cracked it one day and announcing she was quitting all her activist positions and staying home and making all our bread, cheese and yoghurt. so we joined a cow co-op (we're still on the waiting list - i'll tell you more when the milk appears) and ordered a bit of flour and grains:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0npej_yhPVG05rry3_bdTR4D6km6bUohL14x1M-sSZK-Zio930meAxVC67tWQMBXDFQ9oPCkk9NvBr_cmE8i22GEpKDe2wnGGVcj2206W_sMuWZkKgiPV-nZGAsSzPCzHZ9QlOA/s1600-h/bike_grain.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 274px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0npej_yhPVG05rry3_bdTR4D6km6bUohL14x1M-sSZK-Zio930meAxVC67tWQMBXDFQ9oPCkk9NvBr_cmE8i22GEpKDe2wnGGVcj2206W_sMuWZkKgiPV-nZGAsSzPCzHZ9QlOA/s400/bike_grain.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351069879012443250" border="0" /></a><br />her bread is delicious:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7kgA4jVCFb0P83WbLCMDKmYj_PGkfvotf0JJAgQcF4-uQGVYYMJ4iKcfzTxtYfnnaRpqQTlJv2mkc9Rvt9QGHl6GTL8TVFjfpxMgPu_vwqqRR3AI78Q28FBawNEm-EynRFjy09Q/s1600-h/bread_cheese.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7kgA4jVCFb0P83WbLCMDKmYj_PGkfvotf0JJAgQcF4-uQGVYYMJ4iKcfzTxtYfnnaRpqQTlJv2mkc9Rvt9QGHl6GTL8TVFjfpxMgPu_vwqqRR3AI78Q28FBawNEm-EynRFjy09Q/s400/bread_cheese.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351067357771255362" border="0" /></a><br />we also made lemon tart one day:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwFIAqyE5_MF-qAFCwuJOzq8CVs4rfgwM_Q4d26Dstobu0zUVK7socQjvrNYozPVRWa15NCtOS0ygcWmqeH5P6lT0wal95bAF4hqkKaaSnj_E2KJCJ3EsRXWlwhjdGRPMGhAOigQ/s1600-h/lemon_pie.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 251px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwFIAqyE5_MF-qAFCwuJOzq8CVs4rfgwM_Q4d26Dstobu0zUVK7socQjvrNYozPVRWa15NCtOS0ygcWmqeH5P6lT0wal95bAF4hqkKaaSnj_E2KJCJ3EsRXWlwhjdGRPMGhAOigQ/s400/lemon_pie.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351066574525931890" border="0" /></a><br />(and here's some cake from a 60th bday cass and i went to last week, which i neither grew nor made, but am very fond of anyways:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCqpEXxInjGE6q2pGBUQKx4BAJzGeNmEvAhJFD8CPrcd1V4BVNY84BUWhS8bIw_195kKzqce9i3oQpeS2mEYuQCa4M692bg3J-nRsCnx5-705igUFk6PrIrerwxlnm7mIw1tBM5g/s1600-h/cake.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCqpEXxInjGE6q2pGBUQKx4BAJzGeNmEvAhJFD8CPrcd1V4BVNY84BUWhS8bIw_195kKzqce9i3oQpeS2mEYuQCa4M692bg3J-nRsCnx5-705igUFk6PrIrerwxlnm7mIw1tBM5g/s400/cake.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351067362725655922" border="0" />)</a>gumtreefid farmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10837860962210074213noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30687480.post-87519725824964905372009-06-21T21:34:00.003-07:002009-06-21T21:43:11.503-07:00not quite straight<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnJeCxsed0Ynexop8wSjAWaJqk9v0MTccQva4tGeHo7dSu1mIGAG74MQicR_GyZyo51bJhCDfCZMffW9z-W3tX2tSNc5NZUgJqlyj-rgflAcThjBiUVyUMa2ugmCa3SBF4uSbu1Q/s1600-h/curl1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnJeCxsed0Ynexop8wSjAWaJqk9v0MTccQva4tGeHo7dSu1mIGAG74MQicR_GyZyo51bJhCDfCZMffW9z-W3tX2tSNc5NZUgJqlyj-rgflAcThjBiUVyUMa2ugmCa3SBF4uSbu1Q/s400/curl1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350005975179672178" border="0" /></a><br />i have curly hair! or bits of curly hair - my random long bits are sort of turning into ringlets.<br /><br />my hairdresser (of fabulousness) suggested this divergence from my always-dead-straight hair might be due to vancouver's damp climate.<br /><br />reckon i should grow my hair out over winter and see what it looks like?gumtreefid farmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10837860962210074213noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30687480.post-69159766869366311302009-06-15T21:12:00.000-07:002009-06-15T21:12:00.240-07:00outdoor plants<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZoxckGf9GWs3qkCCKk2HMrrzwZgIVLQw9042fXWrbmwpSHCzTvw8kCDxEwkHVHmT31Q0FsF7VJfkfdKve4WrapyYg15GC9v3d5eCU1IUr6ho8jWJk8nA-4XtCuNxy4Kn7Njwhdw/s1600-h/basil_strawberries.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZoxckGf9GWs3qkCCKk2HMrrzwZgIVLQw9042fXWrbmwpSHCzTvw8kCDxEwkHVHmT31Q0FsF7VJfkfdKve4WrapyYg15GC9v3d5eCU1IUr6ho8jWJk8nA-4XtCuNxy4Kn7Njwhdw/s400/basil_strawberries.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345763493069705778" border="0" /></a><br />the outside garden is still a source of joy.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglAUPEVeTIE0PeTpZ2pt0nMzDslGd7P_Hw_I6V7dguYPIRnr9Ulvf1O-z12tq7Nr_jjsAijxwqiQbrZDrhgUcyRZO_VnxTRuD7b2ncflur7k5gbaEXsd_qy3a-s1Sr6z3u5oFsCA/s1600-h/garden3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglAUPEVeTIE0PeTpZ2pt0nMzDslGd7P_Hw_I6V7dguYPIRnr9Ulvf1O-z12tq7Nr_jjsAijxwqiQbrZDrhgUcyRZO_VnxTRuD7b2ncflur7k5gbaEXsd_qy3a-s1Sr6z3u5oFsCA/s400/garden3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345763513718075682" border="0" /></a><br />the east bed has strawberries along the edge, massive amounts of salad greens up the back there, spring onions and garlic off to the left, various herbs, and root veggies in the middle-ish. it also has the poor sad tomato plants, which have repaid all my careful nurturing with lack-lustre growth:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOiFYcIbrxvdQYaTO7nkVCkTkX3hhKia9o9hRkS7EjbWOPbvwGZuyqLiKNfr4WMJ7HYMeIggAmSwcJMnZyvMYKnJuRpEUTnbwbzSPRk_N7HGsYejkqzWhkPN0nUBgyXobb-41r-A/s1600-h/tomato.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOiFYcIbrxvdQYaTO7nkVCkTkX3hhKia9o9hRkS7EjbWOPbvwGZuyqLiKNfr4WMJ7HYMeIggAmSwcJMnZyvMYKnJuRpEUTnbwbzSPRk_N7HGsYejkqzWhkPN0nUBgyXobb-41r-A/s400/tomato.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345765032193242322" border="0" /></a><br />(the wire is to stop the neighbourhood cats from pooing in the garden - they dig up plants when they scratch.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7-aaBi24AjmhCam4x8IpP-MYIq2MbGIx45ks2NChFoMt3im7dq1gM4lDe6JBSPyQNjF_425wVpuie65ZRtTDE4IPfiMueIADc6bgeQquN5gXk7H1dQwrP6pVWM8GoRHAITZJK/s1600-h/garden2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7-aaBi24AjmhCam4x8IpP-MYIq2MbGIx45ks2NChFoMt3im7dq1gM4lDe6JBSPyQNjF_425wVpuie65ZRtTDE4IPfiMueIADc6bgeQquN5gXk7H1dQwrP6pVWM8GoRHAITZJK/s400/garden2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345763502967586098" border="0" /></a><br />the western bed has upstairs-neighbour-S's flowers, and the cauliflowers.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpxkI-L_hKzytwxs4c4ElI6rc7ivVC66ralnLScTXdZDFyVs2eLUXGZCnM4Sv4Y8gJKAQTVwuLqnkAozETkNZBAH4EH-wEkFg54sdhlemBUOKkXmqlCoqayFVgd11A27Np27iO/s1600-h/garden1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpxkI-L_hKzytwxs4c4ElI6rc7ivVC66ralnLScTXdZDFyVs2eLUXGZCnM4Sv4Y8gJKAQTVwuLqnkAozETkNZBAH4EH-wEkFg54sdhlemBUOKkXmqlCoqayFVgd11A27Np27iO/s400/garden1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345763496498982018" border="0" /></a><br />there's also broccoli, nasturtiums, the peas climbing up the bed-frame against the fence, corn that a random woman across the alley gave us, capsicums (grown from dinner!), cucumbers, potatoes, swiss chard and about a million zombie-squash plants which came out of the compost.<br /><br />the five of us (three in my household, two upstairs) started out planning the beds so carefully, with tall plants up the back, and some companion planting rules in play (tomatoes and basil! broccoli and thyme!). then we got into it, and now there's random stuff everywhere. we also discovered that you can dig random holes in the gravel and just shove stuff in. look! artichokes!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX0CNXQR8rn2z_nPQMMr4WwGWU1wrI6pwx5PJG57sAVD1-OVf_SoYWED4yNvi_Omi5Vc4uYXiILA53JXT0FKWRwF6v1em46B02hr7tgupFhhSQcm_3wem27tJ4j8wlPHF19yVC/s1600-h/artichokes.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX0CNXQR8rn2z_nPQMMr4WwGWU1wrI6pwx5PJG57sAVD1-OVf_SoYWED4yNvi_Omi5Vc4uYXiILA53JXT0FKWRwF6v1em46B02hr7tgupFhhSQcm_3wem27tJ4j8wlPHF19yVC/s400/artichokes.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345763485338872546" border="0" /></a><br />there's also a rhubarb plant up the back, near the compost bin.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiChGRPACHNaOHiEO1MXQUJ-aB7SLB6WAjrjJ2hIDiBT7DB9TgAw57WC2-Gi9WM1_DDDNeBMst1EOrkQp18VNEJpXohyZBo12FSnE4T9K_s7Mc8NxCVPBlfhD3KH0UQte3oilkxvQ/s1600-h/raspberries.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiChGRPACHNaOHiEO1MXQUJ-aB7SLB6WAjrjJ2hIDiBT7DB9TgAw57WC2-Gi9WM1_DDDNeBMst1EOrkQp18VNEJpXohyZBo12FSnE4T9K_s7Mc8NxCVPBlfhD3KH0UQte3oilkxvQ/s400/raspberries.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345765022800828450" border="0" /></a><br />here's roomie-M's raspberry patch. we found out that garlic and raspberries grow well together, so we put some garlic cloves in there too, and they're doing fine. (also a zombie-squash.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjwqT0-vgHCPJ2V1OeOh5qEdDedMUd40L5tfR87i4LuhBIEpoMJQoCw42Mcsvm3Cp7HAFkumY_sA5wPdI2GAgZb-Umo_mTcs5whGa5yDfZNMDeAhRCSSiHU_XD_MFfswtp33HtZA/s1600-h/lemon.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjwqT0-vgHCPJ2V1OeOh5qEdDedMUd40L5tfR87i4LuhBIEpoMJQoCw42Mcsvm3Cp7HAFkumY_sA5wPdI2GAgZb-Umo_mTcs5whGa5yDfZNMDeAhRCSSiHU_XD_MFfswtp33HtZA/s400/lemon.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345765015141168018" border="0" /></a><br />we also planted some lemon seeds one time when we were making lemon and poppyseed cake. it took them about three months to germinate, but here they are!<br /><br />i found out that lemon trees are considered exotic here, like something that you saw one time when you were a kid on holiday in california.gumtreefid farmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10837860962210074213noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30687480.post-31502065917098747342009-06-15T20:55:00.000-07:002009-06-15T20:55:01.172-07:00indoor plantsi think <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">i've</span> mentioned before how i love the greening of this household of mine. actually, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">i'm</span> pretty in love with my household in general. we spend a lot of time eating together, and knitting, and watching telly (or <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">webstreamed</span> things, cos we don't have a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">teev</span>). we just started on the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Xfiles</span> from the very beginning. scary as fuck.<br /><br />anyways. greening. here's the living-room window, with the shelf of plants up top, the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">monstera</span> glowing green in the middle, the "mother of thousands" hanging plant, and a huge rubber tree on the left that our neighbours rescued from an alleyway:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKa36B9mT4qaYtVaQkCOJfwFzTsl9eOr8UGmzMNOp_MypHR85Lankw421Fas9pv-jCwQnL_DfFBhU5mO-kiP_QQTgr_kN8QqhGJJR3z__WVoyaXrsfCuPQ3Xn5GSvhVtsqt96P/s1600-h/window.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKa36B9mT4qaYtVaQkCOJfwFzTsl9eOr8UGmzMNOp_MypHR85Lankw421Fas9pv-jCwQnL_DfFBhU5mO-kiP_QQTgr_kN8QqhGJJR3z__WVoyaXrsfCuPQ3Xn5GSvhVtsqt96P/s400/window.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345762297300493314" border="0" /></a><br />the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">african</span> violets have done that spontaneous-beautiful thing they do every summer (the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">closest</span> flowers are white and purple):<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwtBgO69b7l9fi296xgmfqyDx27IH5-CXpJIfr8a05N8AlNIUlOo1SG8CWOm6RjsPoD8MyDt90c5Dl4zLAZPkVBVqrKCSVkqefQ9hk8vuuhgjRkt4NZcz8ZTbFrkINZG7-REwB/s1600-h/african+violets1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwtBgO69b7l9fi296xgmfqyDx27IH5-CXpJIfr8a05N8AlNIUlOo1SG8CWOm6RjsPoD8MyDt90c5Dl4zLAZPkVBVqrKCSVkqefQ9hk8vuuhgjRkt4NZcz8ZTbFrkINZG7-REwB/s400/african+violets1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345762288930967426" border="0" /></a><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">i've</span> also learnt how to make <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">african</span> babies. you shove a leaf in the ground, cut it down a bit, and water it for a couple of months.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFiQ_mMj1Zg8us-WEUzuMBPdEgOec7mBNLUnG8EN54hGleQn-k-5tWQ_veu5eks8oOU3E4l95P0klPXshWMwVMITJT8omq7g8_YAZ3_Jmxqr4XfiauqTli1S_oFNG2GRm3g6cB/s1600-h/african_violets2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 325px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFiQ_mMj1Zg8us-WEUzuMBPdEgOec7mBNLUnG8EN54hGleQn-k-5tWQ_veu5eks8oOU3E4l95P0klPXshWMwVMITJT8omq7g8_YAZ3_Jmxqr4XfiauqTli1S_oFNG2GRm3g6cB/s400/african_violets2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345762294873366514" border="0" /></a><br />my desktop now carries a jade plant, an <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">australian</span> mint bush, two tiny gumtrees, a big pot of basil, a tiny sprawling ivy plant and a huge seeding tray with squash and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">brussell</span> sprouts in. i haven't been doing much studying.gumtreefid farmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10837860962210074213noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30687480.post-53740875472866082502009-06-09T21:41:00.002-07:002009-06-09T21:44:54.503-07:00more knitting. . . oh, and a cute baby!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQQ6gWIC57CJEvHayHPCCWj8jAHtfF7ewekCcbr7QqowTWOfVP1wUEArmQKT4aqBD5aKG8kjGB0DRTF47CdGTZz3XqCqNpYmLmkQSJExpmqcvZo5UdF2rbbcaODs4PjpyuwHUb/s1600-h/baby_tom.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQQ6gWIC57CJEvHayHPCCWj8jAHtfF7ewekCcbr7QqowTWOfVP1wUEArmQKT4aqBD5aKG8kjGB0DRTF47CdGTZz3XqCqNpYmLmkQSJExpmqcvZo5UdF2rbbcaODs4PjpyuwHUb/s400/baby_tom.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345554571486641730" border="0" /></a>see that hat? isn't the tomato hat adorable? i made it!<br /><br />haha! well, i did make the hat, but our friend 'ten made the baby, and that is way more impressive. isn't she cute? with big blue eyes? and a big grin? oh, so cute!<br /><br />she makes my knitting look excellent.<br /><br />love to 'ten and baby and baby's daddy.gumtreefid farmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10837860962210074213noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30687480.post-14031158511314847572009-05-27T16:59:00.003-07:002009-05-27T21:45:04.425-07:00bicycles!i have my old job at the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">bike store</span> back.<br />my plan for the summer is to get ripped.<br />(and have many bike toys.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSpb099sKv6gESpg-W9m681oNgQk7kjroiXJcLPCFWwEEBSJp5R_9fL_v6azBrc3D077uyND-RaWy9vrIA4D6_XVsXYlRkee3WayscbI6p2mpXw9WnnfrM771v-VCXpqF2uTWH/s1600-h/frog_sex.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSpb099sKv6gESpg-W9m681oNgQk7kjroiXJcLPCFWwEEBSJp5R_9fL_v6azBrc3D077uyND-RaWy9vrIA4D6_XVsXYlRkee3WayscbI6p2mpXw9WnnfrM771v-VCXpqF2uTWH/s400/frog_sex.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340657988389331714" border="0" /></a><br />off to a good start with both the biceps and the <a href="http://www.knog.com.au/Product.aspx?productId=158"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">knog</span> frogs</a> (as seen above). i think they look like octopuses having sex.<br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">cass</span> is also biking this summer - pictured here setting up her spiffy bike computer among a few of my household's many sets of wheels (six bikes in one corridor!)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPxCQT4h4mWRI3O5xcCdgBVGxtNVYn2YgjAMBANrL4dumsSofanoYBudr9Ixysnoo47CI0do64YOeMH5Ipn0JaFN-ZkhaoswKnWQk4MNfywJ4flWSiCh8BvUF6U-Q75A3zL3Aw/s1600-h/many_bikes.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPxCQT4h4mWRI3O5xcCdgBVGxtNVYn2YgjAMBANrL4dumsSofanoYBudr9Ixysnoo47CI0do64YOeMH5Ipn0JaFN-ZkhaoswKnWQk4MNfywJ4flWSiCh8BvUF6U-Q75A3zL3Aw/s400/many_bikes.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340657990668970146" border="0" /></a>gumtreefid farmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10837860962210074213noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30687480.post-23531104810630768402009-05-24T18:14:00.009-07:002009-06-16T12:57:57.909-07:00island hopping<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9tx9fHdNj49rynvJuIOLp9LTu9UVJeGt0PtovOa6EUf74WFx9kNiYwxKKVEEIU1Wf5cO6qWnYv9tSNoKfFAtT7F6SX4Ru5wUhRgOsHLTcIiJWooS8jPAHGLNc5R5u_CEDAYUw/s1600-h/view.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9tx9fHdNj49rynvJuIOLp9LTu9UVJeGt0PtovOa6EUf74WFx9kNiYwxKKVEEIU1Wf5cO6qWnYv9tSNoKfFAtT7F6SX4Ru5wUhRgOsHLTcIiJWooS8jPAHGLNc5R5u_CEDAYUw/s400/view.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339595905295645554" border="0" /></a><br />cass and i had an ace camping trip to hornby island last weekend. hornby is one of the little islands between vancouver island and the mainland, north a bit of vancouver. it took us about seven hours to get there, involving three buses, three ferries and a half hour walk through forest, but it was a beautiful journey.<br /><br />the island is very small and mostly forest. it has a beautiful rocky coastline and lots of garry oaks, arbutus trees and red cedars. there's also masses and masses of bald eagles (which we had planned to see - one must always set a wildlife goal for these sorts of trips). we met a local who was all "pfft, eagles!" but we couldn't be that cool.<br /><br />cass spotted this one, squawking and flapping. we watched it for ages, til it flew off the edge of the cliff and over the sea:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhezGbLvPLBY2Nhj45Wb4TTc-A6XpiSSxqRHtV-nQkAPVlDEiosMHjxLw_on3z-49d8QM-B3utCdrxKPYEty9lTEPLtQe3mGbVZaybBOGCKKDu53RVWKkfpWG50wGCStRZ2F3ew/s1600-h/eagle.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhezGbLvPLBY2Nhj45Wb4TTc-A6XpiSSxqRHtV-nQkAPVlDEiosMHjxLw_on3z-49d8QM-B3utCdrxKPYEty9lTEPLtQe3mGbVZaybBOGCKKDu53RVWKkfpWG50wGCStRZ2F3ew/s400/eagle.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339597248198460114" border="0" /></a><br />and here's one in its huge messy nest:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSC0G3eliytMyGG8wW3lcmJIdeoAKRB_vtAiBViUfUW18-ulUZeYlPky7dRYYRC8tpyXOOaR-2QcY4uplm9EkX-exY2CFD7_c88_6YNw8FiQeOBtX5lln4uhX1VWYckbX81ne5/s1600-h/eagle_nest.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSC0G3eliytMyGG8wW3lcmJIdeoAKRB_vtAiBViUfUW18-ulUZeYlPky7dRYYRC8tpyXOOaR-2QcY4uplm9EkX-exY2CFD7_c88_6YNw8FiQeOBtX5lln4uhX1VWYckbX81ne5/s400/eagle_nest.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339597245080020946" border="0" /></a><br />and <a href="http://www.hancockwildlifechannel.org/index.php?topic=cam-sites">here</a>, if you go to <a href="http://www.hancockwildlifechannel.org/index.php?topic=cam-sites">this website</a>, you can watch an eaglet and its parents in real time. eagle cam! on hornby island!<br /><br />the eagles are so beautiful. we saw two sitting on rocks on the shore line, just watching for fish. it's funny, when they catch your eyes you automatically feel kind of guilty, like they're going to tell you off, or fly down and carry you away. they have <span style="font-style: italic;">presence</span>, that's what.<br /><br />here's two pairs, circling quietly over the trees:<br /><br /><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-013968653609833426 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/L4p6DLkiP8g&hl=en&fs=1"></a><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/L4p6DLkiP8g&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/L4p6DLkiP8g&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz7c_AMVTi0FleFHLkCbRUaDtFdW_afnuer3X6KfWf8iQzNkSf3KqpwMim0A5NIEAfsV9rTkVj7CCKRWfhnu0Lr0YjAES9dpLZ_6m_ltqwYtvx2aSg-vu1rhfWN0sP2-n2lNGI/s1600-h/tree.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz7c_AMVTi0FleFHLkCbRUaDtFdW_afnuer3X6KfWf8iQzNkSf3KqpwMim0A5NIEAfsV9rTkVj7CCKRWfhnu0Lr0YjAES9dpLZ_6m_ltqwYtvx2aSg-vu1rhfWN0sP2-n2lNGI/s400/tree.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339599131009673138" border="0" /></a><br />on one day we explored the urban parts of hornby. here's the main drag:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA-wKNIdOBlVLPc5n77jSYJ3WFr2L84ENxQBzEjco38_FCuBMP4VfFUMjwZTxUZwCL8wIvFJiVrGKh7tH-02Gsma1e1S2Oj7kyMs41B0h1phgyWWPncpnQLLPVgM7yoIdw2_c0/s1600-h/cbd.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA-wKNIdOBlVLPc5n77jSYJ3WFr2L84ENxQBzEjco38_FCuBMP4VfFUMjwZTxUZwCL8wIvFJiVrGKh7tH-02Gsma1e1S2Oj7kyMs41B0h1phgyWWPncpnQLLPVgM7yoIdw2_c0/s400/cbd.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339597232412444194" border="0" /></a><br />that's a sweet little bookshop on the left, and some nice hippy clothes on the right. there was also decent coffee and nice pottery, and a co-op.<br /><br />many of the gulf islands are also famous for their recycling depots and attached free stores. hornby island's is very well organised, and, on the day we were there, very well attended.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkaCnBwFVLoKl2wQyAG1m8tDdOmDnW7LeLlzemXKOLLQVr1IcK89Pv5qo1pQZJHoff_dRk-Kv3sGQIua8E5nFjRtV1NEd5AzBMYQ6RKPo7P5psM8QugWxz5nFvmLMKYpj9maft/s1600-h/recycling.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 279px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkaCnBwFVLoKl2wQyAG1m8tDdOmDnW7LeLlzemXKOLLQVr1IcK89Pv5qo1pQZJHoff_dRk-Kv3sGQIua8E5nFjRtV1NEd5AzBMYQ6RKPo7P5psM8QugWxz5nFvmLMKYpj9maft/s400/recycling.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339595889261959314" border="0" /></a><br />the islands tend to be populated by hippies, and the small community combined with a pack-it-in, pack-it-out policy means that they're very aware of consumption and waste. thus, recycling! water is also an issue, and it was difficult to find clean drinking water to fill our bottles. some places you could pay at a coin-operated tap.<br /><br />the toilet at the depot was really cool:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWlR_r15BfQSK4HZ8_ADko167TlAtSr2-FybowqRJ69UpX1XwPelK94bl1qz0IHf0kqfwFpejapQIrGaLu6Sr5kL7A7a0tFUlFoE0JPEge0B6KF0CnZO6_x49yDh6ngz1fhemr/s1600-h/toilet1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWlR_r15BfQSK4HZ8_ADko167TlAtSr2-FybowqRJ69UpX1XwPelK94bl1qz0IHf0kqfwFpejapQIrGaLu6Sr5kL7A7a0tFUlFoE0JPEge0B6KF0CnZO6_x49yDh6ngz1fhemr/s400/toilet1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339595890497658850" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj26OVaiKXNXRLjMPPcb731xKEOXoNqrZa78QgKuhwasYYtBgWnk6iyxOkKXL36ZerrCc7iDuobwaCAHChj5elS2rQbroGB_Iq_NUJo8LRzReWZM0rkaX9jORar5fKkAOe78TSV/s1600-h/toilet2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj26OVaiKXNXRLjMPPcb731xKEOXoNqrZa78QgKuhwasYYtBgWnk6iyxOkKXL36ZerrCc7iDuobwaCAHChj5elS2rQbroGB_Iq_NUJo8LRzReWZM0rkaX9jORar5fKkAOe78TSV/s400/toilet2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339595897739601106" border="0" /></a><br />we walked the long way back along the beach (cass says she's not that much shorter than me, but was leaning against the rock):<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmaX4XTCBhHBf2sLiudnLVYj2b9twa0BvpJu6Tq-9wmiao-y3TbpA2DgVJvU1VcstLo6y6fngn0wF2bwX7oudZUB09yNbq21nmedqHT6KPz2L_NVf_4LARNIGAKeUyqkqXUo_Z/s1600-h/us.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmaX4XTCBhHBf2sLiudnLVYj2b9twa0BvpJu6Tq-9wmiao-y3TbpA2DgVJvU1VcstLo6y6fngn0wF2bwX7oudZUB09yNbq21nmedqHT6KPz2L_NVf_4LARNIGAKeUyqkqXUo_Z/s400/us.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339595901370715026" border="0" /></a><br />we camped good. cass is a gearhead nowadays, so we had lots of interesting equipment, including this temperamental but tasty coffee maker:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-RoJnDot-QUMKG2R26kXHoLs5EjPBnwTJeGx9u6J1dzRNDVGMqhu708HrY0PKzYJB7pzatvgeyksPs1f8JJHfcMWhkoSc_dy9ldaPS5fjUaJ6HBCg7ytSZpWSVYPlq4geL8_W/s1600-h/coffee.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-RoJnDot-QUMKG2R26kXHoLs5EjPBnwTJeGx9u6J1dzRNDVGMqhu708HrY0PKzYJB7pzatvgeyksPs1f8JJHfcMWhkoSc_dy9ldaPS5fjUaJ6HBCg7ytSZpWSVYPlq4geL8_W/s400/coffee.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339597236790456290" border="0" /></a><br />and we had a fire and marshmallows:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi63GvXAQvYRDpBfWVLYwDon-AChdRtww66fTxOkm2s5vOhHO0HY7VFDJLL2YLpXXaLsyCu8FkArYK2ONBMBRa7t4aeWRdUvMzLZQUvAc2xVudrQyt4WjWFqGDlD7XpJ9V_FPjX/s1600-h/marshies.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi63GvXAQvYRDpBfWVLYwDon-AChdRtww66fTxOkm2s5vOhHO0HY7VFDJLL2YLpXXaLsyCu8FkArYK2ONBMBRa7t4aeWRdUvMzLZQUvAc2xVudrQyt4WjWFqGDlD7XpJ9V_FPjX/s400/marshies.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339597255635643938" border="0" /></a><br />on another day we did a day trip to denman island, the next island along. we had lunch next to a stand of old growth forest, and cass did revolting things to a banana and some nice dark chocolate.<br /><br />it was very quiet and still, and there was a blue heron fishing:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKJ_082qs4xIXhnNNLBLwwJe5-mTyecn6hk1G0NyFf0p0cgdZkGffplbx3pGp7l-NN90_RLa2X_Ptl7V57w-87whbNHlLITODE1fZMljLnm8CDEqGIVbdrlaZ4HO0YrAhFaG4q/s1600-h/view_heron.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKJ_082qs4xIXhnNNLBLwwJe5-mTyecn6hk1G0NyFf0p0cgdZkGffplbx3pGp7l-NN90_RLa2X_Ptl7V57w-87whbNHlLITODE1fZMljLnm8CDEqGIVbdrlaZ4HO0YrAhFaG4q/s400/view_heron.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339564526404241250" border="0" /></a>(this is looking east, you can see the mainland in the distance.)<br /><br />on the way back from denman island we climbed a mountain to check out a lookout on hornby island. see, here, if you look beyond my bad<span style="font-style: italic;"> bad</span> hair, we're looking west. the dark green lump behind is denman island, and the misty mountainous lumps behind that are part of the mainland of vancouver island.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSNVfhZCFxlAMhV4aGVBHK_Lu4_Rh_Rba57EpZHsTKZQo6JxXg4djP0Zx0gFraTzpsfuKMocGc_cYCRAMFJgUmWwhocEsrlyy9EcX655bX5CxRPZyCb60-djwaupRyoVFEgUvp/s1600-h/me_bad_hair.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSNVfhZCFxlAMhV4aGVBHK_Lu4_Rh_Rba57EpZHsTKZQo6JxXg4djP0Zx0gFraTzpsfuKMocGc_cYCRAMFJgUmWwhocEsrlyy9EcX655bX5CxRPZyCb60-djwaupRyoVFEgUvp/s400/me_bad_hair.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339564532439977634" border="0" /></a><br /><br />this is looking south. there's the tip of denman island and the little island south of it, with the lighthouse on. (if you look very closely among the trees on the left you can see a little cass!)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh71ZSh-7ao6bjCgYger-8VQVmVyK4MogUb3L3Gc9zZ6Kf6aimvvacO3QzGgkkuHqtub2Ao_lYNUAESCDW1PxPEc4kcgxny_cuDK1WFvB3cvBV2Uenw4SDAx5Y9jkpuRsj242Td/s1600-h/cass_view.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh71ZSh-7ao6bjCgYger-8VQVmVyK4MogUb3L3Gc9zZ6Kf6aimvvacO3QzGgkkuHqtub2Ao_lYNUAESCDW1PxPEc4kcgxny_cuDK1WFvB3cvBV2Uenw4SDAx5Y9jkpuRsj242Td/s400/cass_view.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339564522478967746" border="0" /></a><br />it was super windy up there:<br /><br /><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-013968653609833426 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZPfORL6dUS4&hl=en&fs=1"></a><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZPfORL6dUS4&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZPfORL6dUS4&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br />we did a lot of walking (downside of a very small island is no public transit!) and a lot of eating, and, oh, how could i forget?? we saw these luridly coloured starfish everywhere! and banana slugs! the starfish are carnivorous! crunch!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfrywEe2nNOg6-auGxvM751NJGujJ6yJ_jrQPuXjwuE08IDH1pOKq9bOqS-eU16sdlixk4CuvUnBQFmmbN3i_QYNY2nxRU2qMcEeMJa86Pna29maJdnA0n0F3DR3AM0BvUfdXa/s1600-h/starfish.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfrywEe2nNOg6-auGxvM751NJGujJ6yJ_jrQPuXjwuE08IDH1pOKq9bOqS-eU16sdlixk4CuvUnBQFmmbN3i_QYNY2nxRU2qMcEeMJa86Pna29maJdnA0n0F3DR3AM0BvUfdXa/s400/starfish.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340235448520266946" border="0" /></a><br />then we caught the ferry home again. this is pulling into horseshoe bay, on the mainland again. here we're looking north, up the sunshine coast.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOoIQHXekniziHoWo1cWg-rba2GN1IS50-i5tFXBA83YtGqWbY1bclJwUmCPe2zo1jXgk3v09tkPBJ16jaomElazRvGHAARqaVq-0TDXpXh41tCvUaTi7K6vfyIx5uh1vTAUrx/s1600-h/view_leaving.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOoIQHXekniziHoWo1cWg-rba2GN1IS50-i5tFXBA83YtGqWbY1bclJwUmCPe2zo1jXgk3v09tkPBJ16jaomElazRvGHAARqaVq-0TDXpXh41tCvUaTi7K6vfyIx5uh1vTAUrx/s400/view_leaving.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339564539004160850" border="0" /></a><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br />as always, it was a bit of a hassle being back in the city, but i have my lovely map to look at now, and new trips to plan.<br /><br />and, um, a new font. huh.<br /></span>gumtreefid farmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10837860962210074213noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30687480.post-76925333853577405092009-05-21T21:41:00.004-07:002009-05-21T22:06:55.099-07:00what i'm reading<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO9twgls9ZHc6YRxPBpT1mqNHe7xbNt93AjlSxr3z5bQgNgZegLiXM9QL7BCj3D0LSuRV6BRe2S1GkBAtZpKJEtJT97eQ8VVQSUv67tATs9rfp40Ri2EkwLgmFUKmjKV3RxVeB/s1600-h/books.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 308px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO9twgls9ZHc6YRxPBpT1mqNHe7xbNt93AjlSxr3z5bQgNgZegLiXM9QL7BCj3D0LSuRV6BRe2S1GkBAtZpKJEtJT97eQ8VVQSUv67tATs9rfp40Ri2EkwLgmFUKmjKV3RxVeB/s400/books.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338504155226402770" border="0" /></a><br />i've thoughtfully grouped the books into comfort reading, research and personal projects, with the images+words texts behind.<br /><br />comfort reading is that book that everyone knows, plus tamora pierce's new novel <span style="font-style: italic;">bloodhound</span>, which i bought yesterday and finished today. it was very good comfort reading. one knows that the goodies will win, magic has its price and women can take anyone out in a physical fight if they train hard enough.<br /><br />the right hand stack includes a book about the haida gwaii (islands in north BC, on the way to alaska), the good ol' lonely planet guide to canada, a book about cycling around the maritime provinces (far east canada, PEI and nova scotia and so forth), anne mustoe's rather annoying books about cycling around the world (picked it up at a garage sale for a dollar) and <span style="font-style: italic;">cycling around british columbia</span>. i leave you to draw your own conclusions.<br /><br />my research stack is 50/50 foucault and children's literature criticism. i'm doing a directed reading with my new supervisor this semester, rather than taking a course. i get to read stacks and stacks of kidlitcrit! the foucault is a personal summer project. i've decided that i've spent enough time name-dropping the man and not enough time reading his actual texts. postmodern me up one time!<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">mattland</span> is an unusual picturebook in that it is drawn in the first person: we see what matt does from his perspective, and never see his face, only his hands and feet from above, and one time a muddled reflection in a puddle. it's an interesting counterpoint to perry nodelman's discussion about how in picturebooks one often reads the words in the first person ("i jumped so high!) and looks at the pictures in third person (illustration of a girl jumping) and how weird that is.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Islands-Salish-Sea-Community-Atlas/dp/189489832X">islands in the salish sea: a community atlas</a> </span>is a beautiful book i picked up on our weekend trip to the island. it's a collection of the most lovely hand drawn community maps of different little islands between the mainland of BC and vancouver island. the maps have an emphasis on indigenous heritage and ecological issues, and make me both want to explore all of the islands and never visit any of them again because of my environmental footprint. those urges are also about 50/50.<br /><br />what are you reading?gumtreefid farmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10837860962210074213noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30687480.post-73491840355691754642009-05-14T09:52:00.002-07:002009-05-14T10:02:55.473-07:00get your vote on<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJi_Vdkaygq1s0LIrN0QpMVX4Dhw4Hj8cj6jkwqp08b9JG7lJP2NEwTHMi9vicA5s9Hcyp7JwBv58A2NKZcsdQWgqyR7fAq_q1ki-y7eVx-UWcZl2QKTipZTVgdAy_pXbSdJsT/s1600-h/mass_vote.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 355px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJi_Vdkaygq1s0LIrN0QpMVX4Dhw4Hj8cj6jkwqp08b9JG7lJP2NEwTHMi9vicA5s9Hcyp7JwBv58A2NKZcsdQWgqyR7fAq_q1ki-y7eVx-UWcZl2QKTipZTVgdAy_pXbSdJsT/s400/mass_vote.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335723878110175090" border="0" /></a><br />BC had a provincial election the other night. it was interesting in a depressing kind of way.<br /><br />we had a "get your vote on" critical mass, which i attended as the voting fairy:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFJ5UdLOFA8Lz0wcQa7L6ycx6LoRcRcVZXDCL8dc5Vrg_-zTZYeygKrUI9avXf99nIMzFZzqRPUeo1rxA7tHEo3S07gc-NVXti8i093dVJEn_i1NBRlMkjXXlFOjQoD6u5cA85/s1600-h/mass_fairy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 372px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFJ5UdLOFA8Lz0wcQa7L6ycx6LoRcRcVZXDCL8dc5Vrg_-zTZYeygKrUI9avXf99nIMzFZzqRPUeo1rxA7tHEo3S07gc-NVXti8i093dVJEn_i1NBRlMkjXXlFOjQoD6u5cA85/s400/mass_fairy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335723874137820242" border="0" /></a><br />despite all our efforts, there was only a 41% voter turnout, which is shockingly low, i think.<br /><br />chicory's human, my roommate (who i am going to christian Mr. Fix-It), and i went to a pub on the drive to watch the election results come in. we bullied the bartender into switching one of the tellies over from the hockey (luckily the canucks just got booted out of the finals, or there would have been a riot) and steadily sank lower and lower on our barstools as the right wing Liberal party got more and more seats.<br /><br />there was also a vote on the table about bringing in a preferential voting system instead of keeping the "first past the post" system BC currently has, and that was soundly defeated as well. the greens got 8% of the votes this time and not one seat.<br /><br />i like the fact that none of this was my fault, though. it's relaxing. we were the only three people in the bar interested in the election. chicory's human tried to engage the waitress in discussion on the topic. "i'm an american!" she says. "so am i! *she's* australian! he's the only one here who can actually vote!" chicory's human says, pointing at mr. fix-it. "i tried," he replies.gumtreefid farmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10837860962210074213noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30687480.post-71088632597448295242009-05-11T12:56:00.003-07:002009-05-11T14:33:04.423-07:00more bloody knitting<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwWTBpGuP9TR37ykHRImKtk4jXUReAOnnaQnlJYRsLaYDXDdtldqai9oLCqN-t5wNmRr98ABgBZjCnCSnbRUjI9duxny_ZerhdMTtKBo0fVloK7-34xjSFQKbT9MD4m6GdoBBy/s1600-h/socks.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 294px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwWTBpGuP9TR37ykHRImKtk4jXUReAOnnaQnlJYRsLaYDXDdtldqai9oLCqN-t5wNmRr98ABgBZjCnCSnbRUjI9duxny_ZerhdMTtKBo0fVloK7-34xjSFQKbT9MD4m6GdoBBy/s400/socks.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334658381441325938" border="0" /></a>look! i made socks!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim988UWngHdeb2XMnGLh8uKVX6AkAUDnGc4K5PLfiw0AKWyCC3vGj_LDUUsVxkM9FI0rT3Jt6FLp1e6e_gMiFjjzW6wIzFM39YqHomZzcsK7a7NZFjXr1dOOlZ8qZtWTY4U8wF/s1600-h/strawberries.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 241px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim988UWngHdeb2XMnGLh8uKVX6AkAUDnGc4K5PLfiw0AKWyCC3vGj_LDUUsVxkM9FI0rT3Jt6FLp1e6e_gMiFjjzW6wIzFM39YqHomZzcsK7a7NZFjXr1dOOlZ8qZtWTY4U8wF/s400/strawberries.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334658385894284898" border="0" /></a>and see how well my garden is growing! strawberry flowers!<br /><br />hahahaha!<br /><br />it was cass' bday on the weekend (happy birthday, cassandra!). my household had drinkies and a big cooked breakfast and yesterday we all went on a big ride to steveston. it was about 40k there and back, beautiful sunny day. here we all are spread out along the richmond dyke:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeG_ck0V3o7hah0Lgt-XT2mFeHyre5Jxk2UQXN0lIoDY5Smqz-IWLTe6fZNdFx4OZTkKRs8q2tJzV_KrNlZ6jtuz2juCARfKMKNCqQPo70Wt8Tps7d9ZA_QSFcCG6APNxuJOtk/s1600-h/IMGP6820_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 294px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeG_ck0V3o7hah0Lgt-XT2mFeHyre5Jxk2UQXN0lIoDY5Smqz-IWLTe6fZNdFx4OZTkKRs8q2tJzV_KrNlZ6jtuz2juCARfKMKNCqQPo70Wt8Tps7d9ZA_QSFcCG6APNxuJOtk/s400/IMGP6820_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334658386059423138" border="0" /></a><br />now i'm still pottering on with job hunting, reading and departmental politics. it's quite fun in a gentle way.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUTUURU-GfsUvsR5nTymRD1bk2YBXUCn-EFY_rCLFHFiauqlrp_f9q1ZyyHCfVhBynvd2ybBSLUibzpUg9n5W-1ssrVthbcIge7RwfC5fJmwmxK88MR_JU768HPL6jBU3QQoW7/s1600-h/rain.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUTUURU-GfsUvsR5nTymRD1bk2YBXUCn-EFY_rCLFHFiauqlrp_f9q1ZyyHCfVhBynvd2ybBSLUibzpUg9n5W-1ssrVthbcIge7RwfC5fJmwmxK88MR_JU768HPL6jBU3QQoW7/s400/rain.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334658373237671394" border="0" /></a>it's raining again.gumtreefid farmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10837860962210074213noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30687480.post-57854705735105418352009-05-07T10:44:00.005-07:002009-05-07T11:27:17.615-07:00fan-squeeing is not okay<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPIRiROuv2g6ymCPzb0p46glsqaUwAD6u6ypJzq-RPRollih4dDBoZHyXf-3xUSOmWOTyrSGX4Q0TsAS5Z9M0rfAVi_w-_pCteNmGadGCg3tOkqrJU-xBISFp6AYoG2MwDhJ3L/s1600-h/nanimo_bar.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPIRiROuv2g6ymCPzb0p46glsqaUwAD6u6ypJzq-RPRollih4dDBoZHyXf-3xUSOmWOTyrSGX4Q0TsAS5Z9M0rfAVi_w-_pCteNmGadGCg3tOkqrJU-xBISFp6AYoG2MwDhJ3L/s400/nanimo_bar.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333142328476524274" border="0" /></a>ah, nanaimo, land of nanaimo bars. nanaimo bars are. . . no, actually. i'm not going to tell you. there's a recipe <a href="http://www.nanaimo.worldweb.com/FeaturesReviews/GeneralInterest/8-897.html">here</a>. you must discover the artery-clogging goodness for yourself.<br /><br />i had another conference last weekend. this was a children's literature conference, and i was talking about a local book banning incident, which took six years of court cases to end up with <span style="font-style: italic;">Asha's Mums </span>still not allowed in the kindergarten. you can find some information about it on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chamberlain_v._Surrey_School_District_No._36">wiki</a>. wait for my article to be published to read the rest!<br /><br />the conference was pretty sweet. my talk went well, and i learnt some interesting things from other people's presentations. but, BUT, i got to hang out with one of kidlitcrit idols! and i went to dinner with both guest speakers! and *didn't* say "i've read all your books! eeeee!" which was very restrained compared to other people at the conference who brought their books to sign. anyways. yes. exciting.<br /><br />nanaimo itself is pretty dull. the locals call it "land of the box store". it's kind of like bacchus marsh or something, except situated on a stunning BC coastline, with little islands dotted all around, and a distant view of the snow-capped mountains on the mainland.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoNQ6bZmBorkpGZcFr9118sRBkpMYJI_zLNgqlZfwVH1cKYrt1bXQf_jUhs45D6kQc3odnPLiMkfaFbzdnMRy5yT1UYvfS1Pxw9dnMr1pFBFnLAvDWhfCGtGd_4wXcKy6t98WZ/s1600-h/boats.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoNQ6bZmBorkpGZcFr9118sRBkpMYJI_zLNgqlZfwVH1cKYrt1bXQf_jUhs45D6kQc3odnPLiMkfaFbzdnMRy5yT1UYvfS1Pxw9dnMr1pFBFnLAvDWhfCGtGd_4wXcKy6t98WZ/s400/boats.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333140098086495666" border="0" /></a><br />it's also cherry-blossom-time again:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk6Kny4WLKQT8M1gahvSk2OF-DXwyno2DZQPtIVrpG4tYP_ZNiMqetEiNSz0KHBdSWr7I1AahsQ-gKBAFtxxlrhkDW5VXikWLqN37JnPWdaJhh-TDvbgKA4xskYwiaFyEL4uMt/s1600-h/cherry_blossoms.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 170px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk6Kny4WLKQT8M1gahvSk2OF-DXwyno2DZQPtIVrpG4tYP_ZNiMqetEiNSz0KHBdSWr7I1AahsQ-gKBAFtxxlrhkDW5VXikWLqN37JnPWdaJhh-TDvbgKA4xskYwiaFyEL4uMt/s400/cherry_blossoms.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333140099956467682" border="0" /></a><br />i took an extra day after the conference and went for a bike ride round<a href="http://www.gabriola.org/index.php"> gabriola</a>, island of nature and back to the land style hippies.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtGuX5-xG-cGKc262Hl-oMcinI_gvW2vjo9K01_BnCqzBQI5xShmGwFAD-LozcZhyphenhyphenurtmCGeSs6S0jKT1LTZgbWd9moIVl5rfUfhjuJ9TgK3irmCs_pr2w4Ue4ztY68MMKUKa5/s1600-h/gabriola_facts.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 275px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtGuX5-xG-cGKc262Hl-oMcinI_gvW2vjo9K01_BnCqzBQI5xShmGwFAD-LozcZhyphenhyphenurtmCGeSs6S0jKT1LTZgbWd9moIVl5rfUfhjuJ9TgK3irmCs_pr2w4Ue4ztY68MMKUKa5/s400/gabriola_facts.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333140109427870754" border="0" /></a><br />it was a really nice bike ride. gentle rolling hills, huge trees, fresh salty air. it only took two hours, and i took it slow. everytime i stopped i saw something beautiful. i saw deers and fawns, sheep and lambs, great fluffy alpacas, bald eagles, lots of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Goshawk">northern goshawks</a> (beautiful big birds of prey with speckled wings), several <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_heron">great blue herons</a> flapping up from dams, their long legs dangling behind them, a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_flicker">northern flicker</a> (a kind of woodpecker) and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_robin">american robins </a>everywhere.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguIeUHluxQmv_5dZzDhhZV-wv9jK_Wmob00w4kRm3kunn7e4akPQ1XB-p-Ns1hfEYpv6b4JxrZm0hXuGpbOKxxiGtJ5BFe-PQ0Yj1CIlmeDnZDowodJfN3sWsrqes68cZLmYo0/s1600-h/me_bike.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguIeUHluxQmv_5dZzDhhZV-wv9jK_Wmob00w4kRm3kunn7e4akPQ1XB-p-Ns1hfEYpv6b4JxrZm0hXuGpbOKxxiGtJ5BFe-PQ0Yj1CIlmeDnZDowodJfN3sWsrqes68cZLmYo0/s400/me_bike.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333140115409961218" border="0" /></a><br />everyone's all friendly on the islands (even nanimo, which is on vancouver island). cars shared the road with me, and i had lots of rather intimate chats with people on the ferries and in coffee shops and on street corners.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikxEZwdY0YG5PT5BVP_czmrakc5PGLkM6S0639Ec-5GeEBFziyFloMs56veLBtyMoXBMCpZCnnizJTZuw68crvyh9cxj566NYITS0rHlzm8-ODVWnxrvy6j4omx_d4BABCCcky/s1600-h/view.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikxEZwdY0YG5PT5BVP_czmrakc5PGLkM6S0639Ec-5GeEBFziyFloMs56veLBtyMoXBMCpZCnnizJTZuw68crvyh9cxj566NYITS0rHlzm8-ODVWnxrvy6j4omx_d4BABCCcky/s400/view.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333142342037805362" border="0" /></a><br />on the ferry back from gabriola i saw three white sided dolphins leaping out of the water, very close. it was stunning.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1LRUhyphenhyphenbUhu1CCT1_Lwzprqr6aoiQmOP4ddo8UqWMzGrTzjWKZUvtLxA2AvhJzeoAtiG_tj55rfY2ONO1yDeqPUX3sCi4hWjQbEKT4ziVLZQPPKiFWeclejyyKz0ScjLUR8uv7/s1600-h/bike_ferry.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1LRUhyphenhyphenbUhu1CCT1_Lwzprqr6aoiQmOP4ddo8UqWMzGrTzjWKZUvtLxA2AvhJzeoAtiG_tj55rfY2ONO1yDeqPUX3sCi4hWjQbEKT4ziVLZQPPKiFWeclejyyKz0ScjLUR8uv7/s400/bike_ferry.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333140090603557234" border="0" /></a>gumtreefid farmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10837860962210074213noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30687480.post-49510424476252774252009-04-30T20:12:00.004-07:002009-04-30T20:29:53.283-07:00wholesome pursuits<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5roaljl0TgEELMbZLibAZseWRuSMe3uYmjie8Wu0T4MR2xwmmdTGjqwWAe3qwRm6SyghzNEUQq68MmTR87avWB4WnITAQDgvyxG71Su707SraW5ZWCufC6dYcbGOMuZJ7Q0Xm/s1600-h/me_worm.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5roaljl0TgEELMbZLibAZseWRuSMe3uYmjie8Wu0T4MR2xwmmdTGjqwWAe3qwRm6SyghzNEUQq68MmTR87avWB4WnITAQDgvyxG71Su707SraW5ZWCufC6dYcbGOMuZJ7Q0Xm/s400/me_worm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330688600253490194" border="0" /></a><br />my new household has a communal garden out back, with our friends who live in the apartment upstairs (who need names. hmm. . .) we had two work parties with lots of friends to dig up two big beds, and dig in compost we trucked out from the city dump in ladner (buzzards circling above the rubbish). lots of worms!<br /><br />now the beds have teeny tiny seedlings sprouting all over, from the seeds eleanor and i put in weeks ago. it's been lovely and warm, so we're tag teaming daily watering. expect more photos as things get bigger and greener.<br /><br />the garden is one of my main pleasures at the moment. it's so simple and rewarding.<br /><br />i also have the usual things in pots, including 18 tiny tomato plants on my desk and this bag of strawberries in the planter grot and ddd sent me for christmas:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_JSV56rJIKS1bbYo2h6h4IHzepop1GNlhQbi-eyoe7GAhedqrf8ytyihyphenhyphenkLf5Mb1X24LMl1SEF-ADWtmaey-XwUhT9-Az64PHTQeiJLC1Altb0OFkooiG0QtE_0i4RX2cikhS/s1600-h/strawberry_bag1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_JSV56rJIKS1bbYo2h6h4IHzepop1GNlhQbi-eyoe7GAhedqrf8ytyihyphenhyphenkLf5Mb1X24LMl1SEF-ADWtmaey-XwUhT9-Az64PHTQeiJLC1Altb0OFkooiG0QtE_0i4RX2cikhS/s400/strawberry_bag1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330689713969118786" border="0" /></a><br />they've got much bigger since i took this photo, as has the rhubarb:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhditnpNoT4aMFL4hbZrhkCgC4lETpRUXG6vUQs-mtbFbqRZLWuBs6TTYQCOZh2HySHdtcVs7J-B2e3MYqiSobnOcdRDsnlmmzb99aW7U1y9rxypR-rLhsqFDOc5gAT0LlGMK3t/s1600-h/rhubarb.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhditnpNoT4aMFL4hbZrhkCgC4lETpRUXG6vUQs-mtbFbqRZLWuBs6TTYQCOZh2HySHdtcVs7J-B2e3MYqiSobnOcdRDsnlmmzb99aW7U1y9rxypR-rLhsqFDOc5gAT0LlGMK3t/s400/rhubarb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330689710678322322" border="0" /></a><br />also in the wholesome activity vein is the dog agility trails i've been attending with pantimalion, and her dog, lyra. here's lyra whizzing through one of the tunnels:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKxgnbnsdKQhzoQpKGGEQSzZh0dl-eqvRVZQ28E9M4cTQS1AHH1Nl9QVNVuO1JiNZ3srVZ77NiPl5NPDghaS8IvCH1fNeos6VwLtiEj2U1dCWM_XSlRODIQObdkaC-epNgRzp9/s1600-h/lyra.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKxgnbnsdKQhzoQpKGGEQSzZh0dl-eqvRVZQ28E9M4cTQS1AHH1Nl9QVNVuO1JiNZ3srVZ77NiPl5NPDghaS8IvCH1fNeos6VwLtiEj2U1dCWM_XSlRODIQObdkaC-epNgRzp9/s400/lyra.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330688595448507154" border="0" /></a><br />lyra has speed but no focus, but the two of them have a grand time running round the agility track. i enjoy watching them and meeting all the other lovely dogs that attend these things, including a huge beardie with a topknot.<br /><br />lyra in slow-mo, being loved on by cassandra:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJMeRY26h49F6aR4Z9NslDBAZbTWNZ4JC2CG3fPX-GLnNUB2KMcus6AiDSfwdKKEUK_7TBaE_NquFOfItqbkjQsWlV1ML7L5hrj7vCSH34a0jI3Ct738JDYPF20PkKmJityJE8/s1600-h/cass_cute.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJMeRY26h49F6aR4Z9NslDBAZbTWNZ4JC2CG3fPX-GLnNUB2KMcus6AiDSfwdKKEUK_7TBaE_NquFOfItqbkjQsWlV1ML7L5hrj7vCSH34a0jI3Ct738JDYPF20PkKmJityJE8/s400/cass_cute.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330689707759854418" border="0" /></a><br />now i'm off to the island for the weekend. i'm going to take my bike and work on getting my calf muscles back.<br /><br />and eat salad and go to bed early and knit socks for my grandmother and read _pilgrim's progress_ and wash behind my ears andgumtreefid farmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10837860962210074213noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30687480.post-78345143079523491372009-04-27T11:40:00.004-07:002009-04-27T12:18:31.297-07:00pamplemouse oui oui?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCZO_8b4OzRwIdKcfrjPtmL5Jd_KJ6OJ7uSdM12GVRBGht8wOgmo3HHxETFeKssx9VSHKJoGZ1RSx1L2enZW6AkR0qziNfS2NQOLkun1YmlqZNAEsDgrE5qrdSWANL4IyUcp2c/s1600-h/montreal6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCZO_8b4OzRwIdKcfrjPtmL5Jd_KJ6OJ7uSdM12GVRBGht8wOgmo3HHxETFeKssx9VSHKJoGZ1RSx1L2enZW6AkR0qziNfS2NQOLkun1YmlqZNAEsDgrE5qrdSWANL4IyUcp2c/s400/montreal6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329446811022288898" border="0" /></a><br />ah, montreal, land of bagels. i had a grad conference a month or so ago, and took a five hour flight out east.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv8qaBA28e3mRDarlXVobMupcibbXbM-o0gIQ46qa_4Cf0EPi0Ad-5j0-uFJwOjaq0BpJzP5oEdvgHQnOPvUaBphWNb6q2ExniBSwSfSVhWQ2hXWqdztzX63h8dpwKTdzIa7pZ/s1600-h/montreal5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv8qaBA28e3mRDarlXVobMupcibbXbM-o0gIQ46qa_4Cf0EPi0Ad-5j0-uFJwOjaq0BpJzP5oEdvgHQnOPvUaBphWNb6q2ExniBSwSfSVhWQ2hXWqdztzX63h8dpwKTdzIa7pZ/s400/montreal5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329443914870332498" border="0" /></a><br />it's a very european city, kind of like paris or amsterdam (being the last european cities i've visited), except chockers with canadians, which is kind of weird. most everybody speaks french, and usually english as well. i think i could live there, but i think i'd have to learn french first.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2vAxGOod34sLJP4E1abC7aZ7vbJTXAvGRLEsOWs8wj8ixVmtrsBsIap0Y2fFi0IkXm2CaseUulmKe9p3DZsZABZTFSiSvzfalWE0A-fokVRC7tU2WS7NGKG9hP6jtT9Wf3nHf/s1600-h/montreal2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2vAxGOod34sLJP4E1abC7aZ7vbJTXAvGRLEsOWs8wj8ixVmtrsBsIap0Y2fFi0IkXm2CaseUulmKe9p3DZsZABZTFSiSvzfalWE0A-fokVRC7tU2WS7NGKG9hP6jtT9Wf3nHf/s400/montreal2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329443904408212914" border="0" /></a><br />i stayed with some friends of friends, who turned out to be funky academic queers, so we drank a lot of wine, played with the dog and talked shop. they were great!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5YV4pCwP8JlMfOeBL-eVrKU5lCo2GccYj5NvTXyFyX0ktkXPwTsex1HWil_dDOWpAUNFL5qvYs_XIt6m2B6hSMj-6ERxmn11XYYWSdWIj39sxB5YjZ8JO7ig6OwhhgkLg260-/s1600-h/montreal1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5YV4pCwP8JlMfOeBL-eVrKU5lCo2GccYj5NvTXyFyX0ktkXPwTsex1HWil_dDOWpAUNFL5qvYs_XIt6m2B6hSMj-6ERxmn11XYYWSdWIj39sxB5YjZ8JO7ig6OwhhgkLg260-/s400/montreal1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329443900287218978" border="0" /></a><br />all the staircases are outside, all twisty and slippery and beautiful. you can still see snow on the ground, but it wasn't too too cold when i was there.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzdlOKWYx9A4PriAQaxYCBegKWlnNJu07eWcL5RDhi9M8t-tEMhVGrg2IjuIe88usUKm8aq6f5nvX28h2Mqho6W0MI-oS_zuXHi0ohY8AUNoPIrX7aBBJXFHCqaoFoIncfVX89/s1600-h/montreal4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzdlOKWYx9A4PriAQaxYCBegKWlnNJu07eWcL5RDhi9M8t-tEMhVGrg2IjuIe88usUKm8aq6f5nvX28h2Mqho6W0MI-oS_zuXHi0ohY8AUNoPIrX7aBBJXFHCqaoFoIncfVX89/s400/montreal4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329443911672573234" border="0" /></a><br />i spent two days wandering the city, drinking very good coffee and buying nice clothes, and two days at the conference, listening to lots of english nerds talk about dracula and 18th century novels and victorian prostitution laws and film adaptions and science fiction novels. i'd forgotten how historical english lit is, and also how much of it i'm familiar with. it was very relaxing to be in that environment.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhanbPKXXisoApx0JWaQUOX8D1mnz1kqvE5F438DPZE5m23zkypI89lMhjEjZQTnSaJ1JDQCgGyoGeAUtIn8P0GgOBPgBn0nJ0GJs9Q8qEuv4ww9wdns6PRFHZk783jw6ULO6wF/s1600-h/montreal3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhanbPKXXisoApx0JWaQUOX8D1mnz1kqvE5F438DPZE5m23zkypI89lMhjEjZQTnSaJ1JDQCgGyoGeAUtIn8P0GgOBPgBn0nJ0GJs9Q8qEuv4ww9wdns6PRFHZk783jw6ULO6wF/s400/montreal3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329443909135441506" border="0" /></a><br />bike lane separated from traffic! so simple! so safe! there was also very sweet public sculpture, which made me happy.gumtreefid farmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10837860962210074213noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30687480.post-84737536574399704302009-01-31T14:46:00.002-08:002009-01-31T14:53:46.716-08:00knitting is kool<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg450F7lztU3j-Kypd1SLUdTwJU05HiC0UsHFzTVIG4bBRaaoXMP60CfnQmsNsXnkAFdaSxnjFYDYN-GLpsxhdhKOKw3zV7f_GgmelUN9F7Qwq033cJVQtcSbW-jl9rg9GlkK5P/s1600-h/cass_mitts.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 293px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg450F7lztU3j-Kypd1SLUdTwJU05HiC0UsHFzTVIG4bBRaaoXMP60CfnQmsNsXnkAFdaSxnjFYDYN-GLpsxhdhKOKw3zV7f_GgmelUN9F7Qwq033cJVQtcSbW-jl9rg9GlkK5P/s400/cass_mitts.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297594193427115794" border="0" /></a>why won't the paparazzi leave me alone???<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFzvADBabzYpnbxB0DP5MpkDvGxw0JmG2LLfKp2Rxy9_KREKXRNk0pYYX-vioVGWuadbW8sP4ibXevhb5RzsLAAUhtCIchWZ3eLWQoe48Msl4knJMRpWQDrR4GO6c7y5UGJXDE/s1600-h/fish_tail.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFzvADBabzYpnbxB0DP5MpkDvGxw0JmG2LLfKp2Rxy9_KREKXRNk0pYYX-vioVGWuadbW8sP4ibXevhb5RzsLAAUhtCIchWZ3eLWQoe48Msl4knJMRpWQDrR4GO6c7y5UGJXDE/s400/fish_tail.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297594187899362482" border="0" /></a>look - fishy tail!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRxBq9BG2CmS86ppI44zGzYr_NqzLQEFHl_rCFh0jsCeiXzuMwSgbZo06e85ErXs9N1rthBQGl4SNLWqy_1PMH0380W_5K-iGHn1OXXlUxHYOnTK5D0Mv3ouMFivnqd9Nr-glB/s1600-h/cass_mitts2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 303px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRxBq9BG2CmS86ppI44zGzYr_NqzLQEFHl_rCFh0jsCeiXzuMwSgbZo06e85ErXs9N1rthBQGl4SNLWqy_1PMH0380W_5K-iGHn1OXXlUxHYOnTK5D0Mv3ouMFivnqd9Nr-glB/s400/cass_mitts2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297594197395751042" border="0" /></a>i think the red mitts were a success. . .gumtreefid farmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10837860962210074213noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30687480.post-34412545953414595752009-01-29T10:00:00.003-08:002009-01-29T14:17:45.334-08:00ah, so cold and dampso, i gather it's been a wee bit warm in australia, a bit toasty, a bit sweaty. it's five degrees and raining here. . . *stretches*<br /><br />it even snowed earlier in the week:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrUpyUYQ-k50amjfvyGLkv2UhfUq30v6TFDghPdeakfxXgcPvGsMj1Xo976iBP4jwjWVkYqY7ueCxOSIUx6WPmLoMw627ut8xZ6rNKpdV2h0ttpWz4NYmUFoXIqWDYUz_A-An-/s1600-h/matching!.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 308px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrUpyUYQ-k50amjfvyGLkv2UhfUq30v6TFDghPdeakfxXgcPvGsMj1Xo976iBP4jwjWVkYqY7ueCxOSIUx6WPmLoMw627ut8xZ6rNKpdV2h0ttpWz4NYmUFoXIqWDYUz_A-An-/s400/matching!.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296777658570476722" border="0" /></a>i am toasty and stylish in my hat, mitts and scarf by jt!<br /><br />i'm into week four of "spring" semester. my classes are okay. one is a hard core theory class where we talk about hermeneutics, mostly. i'm enjoying that a lot. the other is about visual culture studies, which is kind of driving me batty, but still has potential. last week i was so frustrated i nearly knitted a whole mitten!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPPbsIGJVUYPxhbuiw2n2-y06Cy0MH1165xN3-GQZBjKfSHBBsT4e44x23pBHKON0WoW5JvQ1jFz9gLh7rp-kBEkyQSAGLuqG7VgK64hIKDj9NY4nLUl8TSCc9wLlHCZELmift/s1600-h/mitts.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 210px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPPbsIGJVUYPxhbuiw2n2-y06Cy0MH1165xN3-GQZBjKfSHBBsT4e44x23pBHKON0WoW5JvQ1jFz9gLh7rp-kBEkyQSAGLuqG7VgK64hIKDj9NY4nLUl8TSCc9wLlHCZELmift/s400/mitts.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296777669088395298" border="0" /></a>(one pair for cass, one pair for me.)<br /><br />i finally got off my bum and started doing PD stuff. i got two papers accepted for conferences! i'm giving two presentations at uni next week! i got a comic published! i'm knitting a hat shaped like a fish!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMzK1t2Rvdm1RRQgapJ3_S0oohWXRamg8f3RsAY1woSMDNdiKg4e0lWBQrnalllgmqK3RtUV8Vqpi8oOcVKXtKBaDgqJuboB87AVD5GVC1OIUgg_NfBzhhlh8Obii5vNkTBYLy/s1600-h/fishface.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 337px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMzK1t2Rvdm1RRQgapJ3_S0oohWXRamg8f3RsAY1woSMDNdiKg4e0lWBQrnalllgmqK3RtUV8Vqpi8oOcVKXtKBaDgqJuboB87AVD5GVC1OIUgg_NfBzhhlh8Obii5vNkTBYLy/s400/fishface.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296777652390449410" border="0" /></a><br />that's really it for my news. i spend a lot of time making To Do lists and muttering "knit three, knit two together." oh, and six feet under. did i tell you i discovered six feet under? droooool . . .<br /><br />lots of v.g. maillove recently, including these snazzy valve-caps from DDD, which totally match the colour scheme of my bike:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ-xcnVYGdDGJvGyIxEaYJnY-KiJPBPrNIGk6hoLv2tl7bvqwFdJ2wlGvy_x1r_PNOe3mSXdG8TlC8CEdDNflNBoPOymu59zE9-CkFiYKvHqli1PciByOTkLcU8Mbd2uRQebh7/s1600-h/valves.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ-xcnVYGdDGJvGyIxEaYJnY-KiJPBPrNIGk6hoLv2tl7bvqwFdJ2wlGvy_x1r_PNOe3mSXdG8TlC8CEdDNflNBoPOymu59zE9-CkFiYKvHqli1PciByOTkLcU8Mbd2uRQebh7/s400/valves.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296777667674134674" border="0" /></a>soon the streets will be ice-free enough to ride, soon, my pretties. . .gumtreefid farmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10837860962210074213noreply@blogger.com6