My voting station is directly across the street from my building. It couldn’t be more than 20m from my front door.
June, 2004
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Election Day
June 28, 2004 by Gail
Posted in Chez Gail (Vancouver), Politics + Economy | 2 Comments
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Seattle-Vancouver Orkut Shindig
June 28, 2004 by Gail
These are Mystery SMS. I have no idea who sent them, since there was no SenderID.Here’s the videoclip of us downing the screech shots at last call at the Atlantic Trap & Gill, venue #3:
Posted in Friends, Out + About, Videoclips | 2 Comments
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Attie Gail Book Club
June 28, 2004 by Gail
Move over, Oprah! I’ve got a reading club, and they’re also my biggest fans!
I returned home from the House of Chaos, where I played with the twins, fresh back from their very first plane trip, from Maine. I also read a selection of the book-of-the-day favourites, according to Melissa.
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My New Toy!!
June 24, 2004 by Gail
There is a God, after all! And I work for him!
I went to the office today feeling like a wreck (same old, same old — not enough sleep), and after some chit chat in Kevin’s office, he said he had a little presentation for me. I was curious, but I’m presentationed-out with the volumes of stuff we’ve been sending out lately.
He reached over and took out a small box, and said it was sort of a halfway-through the year bonus…! Anyway, I won’t bore you with the whys and wherefores, but suffice to say I was surprised! Totally blown away was more like it! It was like Christmas, my birthday, and Gadget Day (OK, I made that up) all rolled into one!
It’s the iPod, a newer version of his that I borrowed on my Eurotripping, but with accessories. 20 GBs of storage for loads of tunage. One accessory that I’m eyeing already is the Belkin iPod media reader that will replace the need for me to buy more flash card memory for my camera on a trip — I can shoot as many photos and videos as my heart desires!
Hallelujah! This calls for PIRACY!*
* Um, kidding, RIAA. I do actually buy CDs.
Posted in Unabashed Geekiness | 5 Comments
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The Savage is Back in his Moroccan Saddle
June 24, 2004 by Gail
After a short journal hiatus due to a wussy Aussie immune system, Stephen Savage is posting from Morocco again, this time some photos of impressive gorges and scenery that is out of this world (my part of the world, anyway). Steve, keep rocking the kasbah!
Oh, and he finished writing his BOOK, and it’s off to the printers! Do yourself a favour and order a copy! Your Aussie humour translator is not included (some assembly required).
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Flying Over Greenland
June 23, 2004 by Gail
Beautiful!Another ghastly-busy day, so I will post another photo from my trip. May 8, flight from London to Vancouver: ice and snow still in Greenland.
Posted in Travel | 2 Comments
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The Girls in Maine
June 22, 2004 by Gail
L: Megan, R: Maribeth
Kitted out in matching green outfits, the twins are looking more and more alike as Maribeth catches up to Megan in weight. I think she’s still a couple of pounds lighter, but surprisingly they’re almost exactly the same length.
I was told on Sunday that their big sister Melissa was a poised flower girl at her Auntie Allison’s wedding.
Earlier this year:
Melissa: ” Hey Auntie Gail, I just came back from my vacation in Maine!”
I scoffed. “Melissa, you’re FOUR years old… every DAY is a vacation.”
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My (Future) Diving Instructor
June 22, 2004 by Gail
Jorgen, in his favourite activity.Man, am I ever busy today. So I’ll add more text to this later.
I’m not actually taking scuba diving lessons at the moment, but I’ve already got an instructor lined up. See, not only is Jorgen a seasoned diving instructor of 35 years, but we have the most interesting discussions about politics and culture. Too bad he’s in Aarhus, Denmark. Most of the time he’s not, though, so maybe by the time we get the first lesson sorted, it will be in tropical seas and I’ll have learned to swim properly (haha!)…
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Tomfoolery
June 22, 2004 by Gail
Sepia is only a little less scary, but still too scary
for small children and animals.It’s Mud Mask Week, OK? Like I’d do this for the blog?!? Pffffftttt! I got a lot of comments about cucumbers, as you can imagine.
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Hairy Monday
June 21, 2004 by Gail
OK, so it’s Monday morning, and I’m posting some news-lite. Someone who might need a haircut sometime, or at least some conditioner, as Kevin C. pointed out to me this morning.
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