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Flight 521/651, Ottawa to Victoria
It’s my last day in Ottawa. I’ve been a bit negligant in updating my travelogue here, so to both of you reading it, I apologize. Angela and I arrived in Montreal on the evening of the afternoon on the 5th. From the bus station, the Berri-UQAM Metro station is just a flight of stairs away.…
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Demain, nous allons à Montréal
Despite having caught a bit of a cold, I’m enjoying my Ottawa Adventure. Since my last dispatch, I’ve visited the Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography, the Ottawa Locks, the Parliament Buildings (outside, and inside Centre Block, including the Peace Tower), the Canadian War Museum, and the National Gallery of Canada. I’ve also done a lot…
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Our Nation’s Capital
Four a.m. Saturday morning saw me stumbling bleary-eyed into the shower. I proceeded to also stumble into: my shoes, Mike’s car (thanks Mike!), an airport, and an airplane. Somewhat energized with airplane coffee and Peak Freans cookies, I entertained myself with an episode of The Surreal Life on the back of the seat of the…
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T-7 Hours
In about seven hours time, I hop on an airplane to Ottawa. Why? Well, my sister’s there. And apparently they’ve got some great museums. And we’ll be making a side trip to Montreal — where, I am told, I must crawl up the stairs of St. Joseph’s Oratory, and dress up really nice if I…
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Welcome Back
tweek.is-a-geek.com? Old and busted. ryansteele.ca is the new hotness. The death of my old Linux box accelerated my plans to switch to WordPress and get a better domain name. Things to do: set up a photo gallery of some description, repair the broken links in my old posts, create a custom theme… oh, and keep…
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grace under pressure
I rode my bike to work for the first time on Monday, and every day this week. Not once did I die. I might even do it again next week. Thanks to everyone who sent me birthday wishes this week. Twenty-six… yikes. I’m heading back to Comox this weekend. Keep an eye on the fish…
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New Album by Chet
So I’m sitting here listening to The Tiger Is In The Window by Chet while completing my tax return, and thinking to myself, “I wonder what Chet is up to? I haven’t heard much from them lately.” Chet, you see, is an amazing art-rock band from Victoria. When I was in the Moonshine Revellers we…
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1989 Dodge Shadow For Sale
If you live in the Victoria, BC area and are looking for a car, my friend Jenny is selling her 1989 Dodge Shadow. Here are the specs: Automatic 4 doors White exterior, burgundy interior 185,000 km Runs well New tires, door locks and antenna Asking price: $989 obo Get in touch with her at monkey@pacificcoast.net.…
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A Conversation
Tweek: I always thought I could fly if I closed my eyes and jumped and believed hard enough that I could do it Tweek: never had the balls to really try, though DT: hehe Tweek: i guess that’s what drugs are for
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An Amazing Discovery
I found my banjo! It was in the closet!
Got any book recommendations?