....but it turns out that I'm such a net addict that checking LJ is a high priority even after 14 or so hours of driving. We made it to Denver, yey ( Read more... )

-Wedding rings
-One-way ticket to Heathrow
-Tickets for San Diego ComiCon

Gaaaah I love my life!

Off to camp near Joshua Tree, hike (if the temperature drops below 110), drink margeritas, and go to the beach! Yay!

One thing I accomplished in Vancouver was that I finally, after about 10 years of trying, got a slightly butch haircut. It was all the sweeter for being totally unexpected - I got a trim in the basement of the convention center, of all places. Hardly first on my list of gay-positive places. Perhaps I was just the unknowing victim of assumption, all ( Read more... )

    Short-term visitors to Canada frequently assert that empathy and social rituals requiring humility and passivity are more often observed among Canadians than among other population groups in North America. In this study, we limited our scope to the Vancouver TransLink public bus station to explore whether this difference in behavior exists, and ( Read more... )

Can't take the stress, gone to Canada ( Read more... )

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The child in my arms fretted quietly as I walked over the carpeted forest floor towards the main camp. The game of hide-and-seek had amused him at first, but he had tired quickly. He was small for his age, and passive, limply draping his arms and legs over my forearm. His mother was unpacking supplies with practiced efficiency as we approached, but ( Read more... )