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Eagles, squirrels, and bears, oh my!
I've been making an effort to regularly exercise and stay active (I love Zumba Toning!), and now that it is summer, I want to take advantage of the weather and go hiking as much as possible. But because I don't drive, I haven't been able to do a lot of hiking (or any at all, really), since most trails are not transit accessible, and the ones that ( Read more... ) -
Books I have read: 2014
Books I have read in 2013
(Year-to-date totals: books, 35; pages, 13 268)
January (books: 5; pages: 1835)
Sophie's Choice by William Styron (599 pages ( Read more... ) -
Broken bones and nasty cuts
October has been a horrible month. Things in general haven't been going so well, and some horrific shit happened to me on my birthday (I'm too upset to talk about it, but I'm hurting pretty badly). And now, I've broken my wrist ( Read more... ) -
VIFF 2013
I'm not really a movie person. I don’t see many movies in general (seeing three or four movies in a year is a lot for me), and rarely have any clue what is currently playing in theaters. However, I love the Vancouver International Film Festival, and last year I decided to see several films every year, whether or not I had a friend to go with ( Read more... ) -
The Vancouver International Film Festival
The Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) is back! Like last year, I've decided to just buy tickets for movies that I want to see, at times that are convenient for me, and if people can join me, great! And if not, I'll just go alone and enjoy the movie.
Last year I ended up seeing 7 movies:
We Were Children
The Hunt
Blackbird
Our ( Read more... ) -
Books I have read: 2013
Books I have read in 2012
(Year-to-date totals: books, 31; pages, 11 150)
January (books: 5; pages: 1124)
Blood Sports by Eden Robinson (278 pages)
An engaging novel set in Vancouver's DTES.
Iced: Crystal Meth: the Biography of North America's Deadliest New Plague by Jerry Langton (255 pages ( Read more... ) -
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I'm really thankful that the majority of places I work have a "scent-free" policy for employees, as I'm sensitive to poisons strong scents and perfumes. However, you can't regulate the public. When I'm exposed to strong scents, my face gets a rash, my skin and lips tingle, and sometimes I can taste the chemicals on my tongue. Also, repeated ( Read more... ) -
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Fuck. I think I just broke my fucking wrist. At 10 pm on a Sunday night when it's pouring rain. Can't go to the hospital until tomorrow! FML. -
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So far, I've seen four movies at the Vancouver International Film Festival: When the Bough Breaks last Sunday, We Were Children on Tuesday (my reviews of the films are here), and two more today: Our Children and If It's Not Now, Then When?. I saw Our Children alone, and If It's Not Now, Then When? with a friend ( Read more... )