One thing after another… So, I still don’t have the one paper ticket that I need for my trip. Going down to Flight Centre today to inquire. Evidently it got lost somewhere in transit, as I don’t have it, and they don’t have it, and there’s less than a week to get it, so … [...]
Archive for August, 2007
My dog, the Pansy
August 19th, 2007
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So Justice — 35lbs of muscle – skinny muscle, but muscle nevertheless, is absolutely terrified of the what, 8lb cat? Liam, Terror of the Household. She wouldn’t even come out of my room for her evening walk until I shooed Liam down the hall. This is likely the result of two small altercations this week… [...]
*blerk*
August 19th, 2007
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If you’re playing chicken, and neither one of you veer off… does that mean you both win? Because Justice just ran head on directly into my tummy when returning the ball from a game of fetch. *blerk*
Down to the line…
August 18th, 2007
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Good news: I only have a few things left to buy before I go. Bad news: I still have a few things left to buy. I’m tired of shopping. Blargh. drugstore: moleskin advil MEC: rehydration salts long sleeved button up shirt quickdry towel zippered belt for hiding money undercover money belt, also for hiding money. [...]
Ten Thousand Villages
August 18th, 2007
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Yesterday, while wandering around Langley with my mother & sister, we wandered into Ten Thousand Villages, a shop displaying (and selling, of course) the products of artisans from around the world — with the concept of fair trade and ethical shopping at the heart of it. Ten Thousand Villages is a not-for-profit, self-supporting Fair Trade [...]
All Natural Lion Bait
August 18th, 2007
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So, I wandered into Saje yesterday. I have a big bottle of DEET-fully delicious bug spray. I’m not crazy about using harsh chemicals, but I’m also not crazy about having malaria — Malarone is malaria preventative, not an immunity. So, bug spray it is. However, I’m not precisely prone to mosquito bites either, so I’m [...]
I have the worlds greatest friends
August 17th, 2007
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Justice won’t be staying at a kennel after all… because I have the WORLDS BEST FRIENDS! My dear friend Chris will be looking after my sweet girl while I’m off cavorting around the world. I’m damn near verklempt. For one, he just saved me about $800-900. Given that I’m already in the $6-7k range spent [...]
It begins…
August 16th, 2007
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Packed: My first aid kit. My “supplementary” first aid stuff (including sunscreen, bug spray, etc.) Food that I’m bringing with me (notably: chocolate, granola bars, and approximately seven zillion individual ice tea packets). Headlamp. Sleeping bag. Although technically, I didn’t unpack that from my camping trip a few weeks ago. And I’m not going to. [...]
Overwhelmed
August 16th, 2007
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Yep. Definitely overwhelmed. If I could only just curl up and hug a headless piglet for a while… The panic is starting to subside, though. This is good. So, I leave in a week and a half for this amazing wonderful crazy trip, right? Except I’ve got this amazing wonderful crazy dog, too. When I [...]
My roommate knows me SO well.
August 15th, 2007
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So, with my upcoming trip, I’ve been preparing as much as possible by giving all the requisite information to the people who need it — namely, my parents and my roommate. One of the emails to my roommate included a bunch of passwords and such to my online crap… just in case. I was joking [...]