Why I Love Vancouver

When Vancouver was awarded the 2010 Olympics, I was a recent immigrant to Canada. I sat in the barely half-full stadium for the live announcement, and when it came I felt my first feeling of being Canadian. I was so proud and excited. The city I’d chosen was chosen by the world. Seven years later...
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I was in a cranky, cranky mood yesterday when we went downtown to meet some friends to ride the new RAV (aka Canada) Line* for free on its opening day. I had PMS, I'd forgotten to eat lunch while writing my last blog post which resulted in the scarfing-down of a peanut butter sandwich...
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I went to a meeting in Gastown today. I love being in busy parts of the city during the day. It makes me happy. Also, all the stimulation makes my brain spin faster, which overall leads to more and better ideas. So, yay. As I walked around I noticed things I love. I love the alleyways...
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For the second day in a row, I woke up this morning to discover I'm 33 years old. Yesterday, my first day at 33, I woke up at 6AM like a kid on Christmas morning if that kid happens to celebrate Christmas and also happens to be really jacked up about what the day might...
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Casa Gelato, originally uploaded by kpwerker. La Casa Gelato. 218 flavours of gelato in a big pink building. This afternoon I ate mocha gelato out of a handmade waffle cone and watched the train go by. On a hot day this summer, I'm going to eat a scoop of wasabi. Other favourites: chocolate-sambuca, cinnamon-coffee, espresso-walnut. Also,...
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Not only is the neighbourhood appliance repair person friendly and knowledgeable and happy to make friends with Cleo who will have none of it, he also was just signed for a small recurring role on Smallville. Blogged with the Flock Browser
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We finally went to see Juno last night. I didn't know it was filmed in Vancouver. Imagine my delight in discovering it was filmed in my neighbourhood. It made me love the movie even more, that familiar, homey setting. Loved it.
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A sudden heavy sun-shower morphs into a hailstorm and ends five minutes later. It's still sunny. Cherry blossoms replace the rain and hail. (A lot of the things I love about Vancouver are related to the weather.) Also, a reason I love Canada: My father-in-law is alone in an elevator in Toronto. Jean Chretien gets in....
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My father-in-law's old office building is the Department of Mutant Affairs. Technorati Tags: x-men, vancouver
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.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 10px; margin-top: 0px; } Fog, originally uploaded by kpwerker. The fog. And walking the dog in the Endowment Lands.
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