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St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Tuesday Morning and Afternoon

Oct 11, 2011 06:23

But for anyone who actually wanted to get out of the hotel, there was plenty to do today. The morning program for Fandom was filled with an introductory look at the Habitat for Humanity housing project they'd be working on all week. It was a little out of the city center, on an abandoned plot the local chapter had found. Some of the houses were ( Read more... )

fall break 2011: newfoundland

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Re: Habitat for Humanity [11th of October] - Framework willbethenight October 11 2011, 12:36:52 UTC

Bruce had done some carpentry in the past, but he had never really helped frame a house. It was a new experience, and one that he was learning from quickly.

Re: Habitat for Humanity [11th of October] - Framework withasword October 11 2011, 21:08:56 UTC

"This isn't what I pictured when you were describing school-sponsored vacations."

Just because she was lugging wood around, didn't mean she couldn't pause for chat.

Re: Habitat for Humanity [11th of October] - Framework willbethenight October 12 2011, 01:04:39 UTC

"It's not usually what we get," Bruce said. "But it's almost the same thing as a ski vacation in Colorado, right?"

[Sorry, I was at work even longer than usual.]

Re: Habitat for Humanity [11th of October] - Framework withasword October 12 2011, 07:32:30 UTC

Kate let the end of her piece of wood rest on the ground, and looked at it. "Another one of these and I guess I can see that," she remarked with a small smile.

"I don't think I've seen anyhthing like the rooms.' Massaging bathtub. In the room. Seriously.

Re: Habitat for Humanity [11th of October] - Framework willbethenight October 12 2011, 09:39:20 UTC

"These are a first for me, too," Bruce said. "I thought the fireplace was a little extravagant until I saw the air massage tub. I guess they wanted to pay us back for a little bit of physical labor."

Re: Habitat for Humanity [11th of October] - Framework withasword October 12 2011, 13:32:37 UTC

"Nice of them, even if I can't see myself actually using it." Mostly because it felt weird when she was sharing the room with someone she barely knew.

"I haven't even spent that much time in the room."

Re: Habitat for Humanity [11th of October] - Framework willbethenight October 12 2011, 15:41:14 UTC

"No? Have you been keeping busy in the town or at the resort?" Bruce asked

Re: Habitat for Humanity [11th of October] - Framework withasword October 12 2011, 15:48:56 UTC

"Little of both," she answered, hitching a shrug. "I've never been good at sitting around indoors, even in a room that nice." It just wasn't in her.

"I'd be out of there most of the time even if I was just pacing around the corridors." Which is what she did when she couldn't sleep, incidentally. "You?"

[[ Ugh, LJ is being a notif-eating jerk. Sorry! ]]

Re: Habitat for Humanity [11th of October] - Framework willbethenight October 12 2011, 16:48:16 UTC

"Using the gym in the morning, hitting the town at night," Bruce said. "I might actually spend time in my room before going out for the night, but I'm generally with you. Why stay in there if there's more interesting things to do outside?"

[No worries! I'm slow due to work anyway.]

Re: Habitat for Humanity [11th of October] - Framework withasword October 12 2011, 18:05:41 UTC

Kate nodded her agreement, resting her piece of lumber against her shoulder.

"Not that I've really done the 'out on the town' thing either," she admitted. "Just the 'out' part. I was about getting used to one roommate. I'm not much good at sharing space."

Re: Habitat for Humanity [11th of October] - Framework willbethenight October 12 2011, 18:44:25 UTC

"If you want to see a little more of the town, I could always use some company," Bruce said. Okay, 'always' was overstating it. 'Occasionally, if he liked the person' was much more accurate. But anyway. "There's plenty of space out there to divvy up between us."

Re: Habitat for Humanity [11th of October] - Framework withasword October 12 2011, 19:49:37 UTC

"You have advantage here," she told him, arching an eyebrow. "You're not going to divvy up so I get the boring parts, right?"

Re: Habitat for Humanity [11th of October] - Framework willbethenight October 12 2011, 20:06:17 UTC

"I'm already here doing charity work. I'm not going to start being selfish when it comes to a city," Bruce said.

Re: Habitat for Humanity [11th of October] - Framework withasword October 12 2011, 20:27:29 UTC

"All around do-gooder," Kate quipped, curling a small grin. "Cute."

"I'll trust you on this one," she decided, turning her wood into a leaning post. "What's your sort of night on the town?"

Re: Habitat for Humanity [11th of October] - Framework willbethenight October 12 2011, 21:31:23 UTC

"Around here it's mostly bars, clubs, and live music, if any of that catches your interest," Bruce said. "Otherwise, there's always the not very scary haunted hike."

Re: Habitat for Humanity [11th of October] - Framework withasword October 12 2011, 21:43:29 UTC

"I get enough of that at home anyway." Kate shrugged mildly and twitched a smirk. "Every hike is a monster filled hike. It gets kind of old."

"We can wander and see what calls us," she suggested. "Or are you one of those has to have everything planned to the last detail?"

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