1. artemisiabrisol and I depart in plenty of time for the Amanda Palmer show.
2. Arrival at Granville. I realise I have forgotten my wallet, gah. We call calantha42 to bring it (like a tiny bullet!) to Commercial - we re-board the train for Commercial ( Read more... )

First and most important: I was nearly crushed by a gigantic plastic bird this morning. Yes, it is very windy outside. It came flying (heh) across the road and landed right in front of me, probably swept off someone's roof ( Read more... )

Just because this amused me: grandkids of the Von Trapps (yes, those Von Trapps) are touring the country with the National Arts Council, singing hits from The Sound of Music.

Reasonably accurate sheet music/guitar chords for "I'm Going To Go Back There Some Day" from The Muppet Movie. The sheetbook is out of print, there's one copy in the entire Lower Mainland library system, and it's In-Library Use Only, which is a gigantic pain in the ass. There are ninety kajillion copies online of the chords for "The Rainbow ( Read more... )

I picked up a handful of horse chestnuts a few days ago. I always do that at the start of Fall, because they are A Sign of good things coming. When I was little it was something everybody did. Every kid in the neighbourhood collected pocketsful, and many of us kept them for months, in a stolen pantyhose, usually, under our beds or dangling from the ( Read more... )