Sunday, July 18, 2004
Happy Birthday to Me!
(and bronwyn....and donny....)
(and bronwyn....and donny....)
Tuesday, July 13, 2004
Charlotte, Cockroach Slayer
As I have certainly previously mentioned, I am not a fan of the tropical bugs. Generally, Charlotte is the one who does the bug slaying around here. Last night she grabbed a two inch cockroach with her bare hands to dispose of it outside. So tonight when I was driving us home from some beach house shenanigans and she shuddered and twiched and told me in a very serious voice to "pull over now I was mildly freaked out. Turns out there is a Hawaiian centipede (bigger and biteyer and nastier than the Canadian variety) somewhere in the car. So we pull into the centre turn lane, switch on the four-ways and beat at seats with our flip-flops. Satisfied that it must be gone, we drive giddilly on, Charlotte with her sandal in one hand. Two lights from home a plastic bag has worked its way from the backseat to under my seat and the handle blows and tickles my leg from ankle to knee. I twitch wildly but manage to pull over and the second search reveals the bag. When we arrive back, we empty the entire van (which is stuffed full of gear), shaking everything out. We have all our crap in a big pile on the lawn when both dogs suddenly start to growl at it with their teeth bared. Needless to say, we got a little jumpy. After all of that adrenalin I even managed to slay my own roach tonight in the bathroom using sneaky antics that are better told using actions.
But it's not all creatures and fright. Tonight we found out that this guy named Andreas that I've been calling 'the underwear model' actually was a model (insert Derek Zoolander face here) and now Char can't stop giggling when she sees him. And we're getting up early early tomorrow to kayak out and swim with dolphins (and sharks?) so that should be loverly. So I should sleep now. Goodnight, sweet roach.
As I have certainly previously mentioned, I am not a fan of the tropical bugs. Generally, Charlotte is the one who does the bug slaying around here. Last night she grabbed a two inch cockroach with her bare hands to dispose of it outside. So tonight when I was driving us home from some beach house shenanigans and she shuddered and twiched and told me in a very serious voice to "pull over now I was mildly freaked out. Turns out there is a Hawaiian centipede (bigger and biteyer and nastier than the Canadian variety) somewhere in the car. So we pull into the centre turn lane, switch on the four-ways and beat at seats with our flip-flops. Satisfied that it must be gone, we drive giddilly on, Charlotte with her sandal in one hand. Two lights from home a plastic bag has worked its way from the backseat to under my seat and the handle blows and tickles my leg from ankle to knee. I twitch wildly but manage to pull over and the second search reveals the bag. When we arrive back, we empty the entire van (which is stuffed full of gear), shaking everything out. We have all our crap in a big pile on the lawn when both dogs suddenly start to growl at it with their teeth bared. Needless to say, we got a little jumpy. After all of that adrenalin I even managed to slay my own roach tonight in the bathroom using sneaky antics that are better told using actions.
But it's not all creatures and fright. Tonight we found out that this guy named Andreas that I've been calling 'the underwear model' actually was a model (insert Derek Zoolander face here) and now Char can't stop giggling when she sees him. And we're getting up early early tomorrow to kayak out and swim with dolphins (and sharks?) so that should be loverly. So I should sleep now. Goodnight, sweet roach.
Sunday, July 11, 2004
Random Hawaiin Adventures
Went 'surfing' with Char today, which meant that I paddled a lot until I got seasick and caught about 1 wave, but fun nonetheless. Have had some great poolside bbqs with various people from C's work and paddle team, tonight we were in a place with a gorgeous view of the mountains with tons of lush tropical stuff close by. It's great here, except I just watched a giant cockroach sail around the kitchen. Ick. Tropical bugs.
Other adventures we had were playing on the north shore beaches, going to a cool Hawaiian monument and seeing mongooses, ripping a giant hole in the van tire on a bridge (oops!) and beachbeachbeach. Not too shabby.
Went 'surfing' with Char today, which meant that I paddled a lot until I got seasick and caught about 1 wave, but fun nonetheless. Have had some great poolside bbqs with various people from C's work and paddle team, tonight we were in a place with a gorgeous view of the mountains with tons of lush tropical stuff close by. It's great here, except I just watched a giant cockroach sail around the kitchen. Ick. Tropical bugs.
Other adventures we had were playing on the north shore beaches, going to a cool Hawaiian monument and seeing mongooses, ripping a giant hole in the van tire on a bridge (oops!) and beachbeachbeach. Not too shabby.
Tuesday, July 06, 2004
Aloha!
So here I am in Hawaii. So far we've been to Waikiki and spent a nice day at the beach windsurfing and swimming plus tasty sushi lunch and pad Thai dinner. Mmmm....vacation....
So far the only bad thing about Hawaii is the cockroaches we encountered at dinner, ick. Tomorrow we will have fresh mangoes from the tree in Char's yard and enjoy the pretty mountains and beaches some more. I can see why you might want to live in the tropics.
So here I am in Hawaii. So far we've been to Waikiki and spent a nice day at the beach windsurfing and swimming plus tasty sushi lunch and pad Thai dinner. Mmmm....vacation....
So far the only bad thing about Hawaii is the cockroaches we encountered at dinner, ick. Tomorrow we will have fresh mangoes from the tree in Char's yard and enjoy the pretty mountains and beaches some more. I can see why you might want to live in the tropics.
Saturday, July 03, 2004
Random Bits of Life
It's been a while, but I've been busy working a lot for Elections Canada. If your middle name has been changed to 'Mad Dog' on the voter's list at the next election it wasn't me....honest.
My brother has quit his summer job to become a professional poker player. So far he has more than 15x the money he started out with, so I guess it's going ok. My parents are a little less than pleased though.
Most exciting? I'm off to Hawaii in the morning! Yay for surf and sun after weeks of unpainted walls, concrete floors and grey computers!!! Well, gotta finish packing.
It's been a while, but I've been busy working a lot for Elections Canada. If your middle name has been changed to 'Mad Dog' on the voter's list at the next election it wasn't me....honest.
My brother has quit his summer job to become a professional poker player. So far he has more than 15x the money he started out with, so I guess it's going ok. My parents are a little less than pleased though.
Most exciting? I'm off to Hawaii in the morning! Yay for surf and sun after weeks of unpainted walls, concrete floors and grey computers!!! Well, gotta finish packing.
