so, i've got some random memories i thought i might share from my trip: a homeless girl sitting on the corner near the gaslight district (painting her fingernails of all things to do on a corner) yelled at us for not giving her money. she said that we had no compassion because she was pregnant and it wasn't her fault and it was our responsibility to take care of her. yeah, ok. let's go with that. mom lost her credit card sunday night. spent monday morning trying to take care of the problem, … [Read more...]
quiz anyone?
Jul
7
2004
from notanotherdoll, who got it from shabbydoll: 20 questions to a better personality: You are an SECF--Sober Emotional Constructive Follower. This makes you a hippie. You are passionate about your causes and steadfast in your commitments. Once you've made up your mind, no one can convince you otherwise. Your politics are left-leaning, and your lifestyle choices decidedly temperate and chaste. You do tremendous work when focused, but usually you operate somewhat distracted. You blow hot and … [Read more...]
back to vancouver
Jun
30
2004
mom and i came back to vancouver early. we decided not to go to the bouchart gardens. 540 acres of walking just wasn't going to work for her. we decided to go to the crystal garden instead. it was lovely. there was a butterfly room, and we watched two butterflys hatch. wow! we also saw parrots, lemurs, flamingos, and tons of flowers. i just wish that i had my computer with me so that i could post some pictures. the bummer of the day was not being able to rent the vespa. i really wanted … [Read more...]
high tea at the empress
Jun
29
2004
after our adventures on sunday, our days could only get better. today, surpassed my wildest dreams. tea at the empress hotel in victoria is a once in a lifetime experience. it was incredible. mom and i dressed, because that's what they told me when i called to make reservations. when we got there, we found that people really didn't have to dress. we were glad we made the effort anyway. we had a window seat viewing the victoria bay. they served us fresh strawberries and cream to start, … [Read more...]
is the tenderloin really in vancouver?
Jun
27
2004
mom and i arrived in vancouver last night. our flight was delayed so we didn't get here untill 8:40. we hopped in a cab, and our cab driver said he knew where our hotel was so, we didn't pay much attention... as we are driving down the street that our hotel is on, we see this xxx bookstore and rainbow flags. i asked if this was the "gay" part of town. the cab driver said yes, and said but things are nicer as you get closer to the water. he then took us to a hotel that wasn't ours. hmm. … [Read more...]
we have a winner!
Jun
25
2004
i can't believe that the winner of my little what is it contest is from norway. can you believe it? norway. jarle guessed correctly that it is a morris minor 1000. when my dad first started looking for cars for me to drive, he couldn't believe the large variety of cars that were available in california. in michigan, you have salt on the roads in winter. all that salt and water just rusts cars away. in california, you have none of that. so if you take care of your car, your car sticks … [Read more...]
home again, naturally…
Jun
24
2004
i haven't eaten anything but saltines and ginger ale for the past 48 hours. my tummy is still a mess. so, this morning i went to the doctor. he told me that i could eat some toast with jam, and to water down the ginger ale, i'm just going to stick with water. he gave me some prescriptions. we shall see if things get better. then they took blood. i hate needles. hate them. i didn't even cry, i screamed, but no tears. i think they took 3 vials. i got light headed (go figure, i've not … [Read more...]
what is it, part 2
Jun
23
2004
when my family moved from michigan to california way back in the mid 80's, i had to give up my 1979 opel isuzu. i was bummed. i was told there was no way it would pass california emmissions. so, when we got here, my dad and i started looking at cars. we only looked at cars that were less than $1000. preferably less than $500. we saw a beautiful pontiac barracuda, a 1960's model mini cooper, a volvo 544, volkswagon bugs... we also looked at one of these. i still wouldn't mind having one. … [Read more...]
reading, reading, reading
Jun
23
2004
i've finished a couple of books on my list now. i thought i would just say a few words about my recent "chicklit" reads. the accidental virgin by valerie frankel. i give it 8 daisies in the garden. it was a quick and easy read. lots of sex. actually, the book happened over a week... the heroine almost got some from a different person each day. yeah, like i believe that could happen. wait, maybe it could happen, just not to people like me. hmm. anyhoo. if you need a quickie, give it a … [Read more...]
can you guess?
Jun
22
2004
i went home early with the same tummy issues. in the parking lot at safeway, i saw this... anyone care to guess what it is? lets see, should there be a prize? yes... there shall be a prize... a postcard from vancouver if you can guess what this is! email your answer (and/or your address if you want a postcard from my vacation) to daisydo 'at' gmail 'dot' com. thanks to theresa for the gmail account! … [Read more...]
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