I almost forgot about blogging

Okay, so the title of this post isn't entirely true, but it has been a while. For all of us. (Christy, you did post not too long ago, but you've had so many interesting things happening which you haven't even mentioned so I feel that you are not exempt.)

Yes, it's true that I haven't been blogging lately, but thankfully I do have the ever-present backup excuse of being "busy". [As a side note, in Vancouver (or any big city really), you don't really have to be busy yourself to be able to use this excuse, but simply by virtue of being steeped in the ever-present busy-iness that IS this city, you inherit it. It's one of the many benefits of living in a big city which I am uncovering. (Slight tongue-in-cheek here.)]

In all seriousness, I have been busy. Surprisingly so, given a wierd quasi-lethargy (some may call it laziness) which I somehow adopted somewhere between my bouncy ever-active high-school self and the self I call my own these days. Perhaps it is a returning to the old, coming full circle, or, as Keats would put it (some of you may remember if from the Enigma song too), a return to innocence. Or perhaps I am over-dramatizing and I am just deciding to be more active.

In any case I have found myself running off my feet in the last weeks. Having volunteered myself to help coordinate summer social activities at our church, I am writing endless emails, and making up posters and sign up sheets; one event isn't even started before 3 others need to be ramping up. I've also signed up as a volunteer kayaker with an adventure therapy organization, and have been playing Ultimate frizbee once a week, and volleyball twice a week at work. On top of my 50 hours a week of work+commuting. I'm very excited to be doing all of these things, so I hope I don't sound like I am complaining.

It is also my birthday tomorrow (Hooray!!) and I am going to be TWENTY-FIVE! I am actually quite excited about turning 25, I don't really like the number 24, and it wasn't that great of a year anyways. For my birthday I'm hosting a "non-BBQ" in the back common area of my apartment. (We are not allowed to barbeque on the patio, so I am cooking burgers inside & bringing them out.) Hopefully I'll get some good pics to post. It looks like a whole wack of great people are coming, so it promises to be a good time.

In other news I've finally got to getting my new camera (woohoo!) hooked up to my computer. Yes, it really doesn't take that much effort. I'm just slow. So I've got a few pictures of my new place & for those who haven't seen it yet. Here are some:



The "living" area



My eating table / study corner



The (gas) fireplace -- yes, it works!!!



The kitchen (gas stove too!) -- note the worm composter under the kitchen table :)



Last, but noy least the bathroom -- you can't see it, but that's a clawfoot tub & funky-tiled floor. :)


The couch in the living room shot is definitley a futon. And definitely sleep-able. Doesn't it make you all want to come visit?