window watching.

i've been sitting in front of the window. it's cloudy outside, and i've been watching the trains come and go from the station; imagining all the people travelling in and out, interacting and acting out their lives. it's really quite interesting to have a God's eye view of all the little humans and how they affect and effect each other.

things have been continuing to progress here in van.. meeting lots of people, working.. the house is slowly starting to feel like a home.. not mine exactly yet.. but it's somebody's, and i'm in it.

things are changing. too fast for my liking or sanity. i feel momentarily stabilized and like i'm finding my footing in this city, and then just as quickly the rug is pulled out from under me and i'm free falling in self-doubt and uncertainty. i'm not exactly sure what my next move is going to be but there are several decisions very pertinent to my happiness that i'm going to have to deal with in the next few weeks. it's like a quarter-life crisis. good thing my best friend is showing up in the next few weeks.. and that mom promised she would call me soon.

lala land.

my first week as a registered vancouverite has been rad. the 18 hour drive was spent with andy shauf and the audio recording of 'great gatsby'.. we rolled into van just in time to catch the wonderful julia and her piano playing at a little african restaurant downtown. my zombie state was on the verge of breakdown when i coerced katie back to her home in the north..

saturday we had a much needed sleep in and spent the afternoon lounging on the patio with coffees and stories. that evening was julia's going away party hosted by the fabulous molly.

sunday was spent hanging at the pop up cooperative with kate and the new west mta mgk crew. we were out to dinner that eve at the twisted fork with the lovely chef pete.

monday had me chauffeured around the city by the darling robb m. we got sushi, coffees, and gelati then hung out in crab park before my rio experience concluded the harry potter saga.

camping out at cultus lake on tuesday night with gordie and some select sasquatch 11 crew members after scoping the city out on foot with danelle and anna.. nesting and napping the day away on the beach before heading back into town wednesday eve.

thursday was the pop up shops final event; it included an intense four-square match and drink specials.

friday molly and i shared our first date marking a very important friendship.. we went to johnny's show then over to watch black wizard kill it.. then to gastown and over to riley's bachelor pad.

saturday morning we breakfasted at the red wagon and that evening brought us back to riley's apartment on the tenth floor with an epic view of the craziest fireworks i have ever seen in my entire life.

sunday was the official last day of the pop up coop. anna, kate and i ended up at the biltmore for the burlesque show ending off pride weekend.. lots of feathers and fun. a dance party to end all dance parties ensued and we sat in a park until the wee hours of morning. with the shadowy outlines of mountains on the horizon, we headed home.

long weekend yesterday, spent the afternoon on third beach soaking in some rays. tonight we're painting the new house. i cannot wait for it to be complete and therefore ours.. definitely ready to be done living out of a bag and in strangers beds (kidding). but real life needs to begin because i'm getting further and further into lala land..