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Weekend Update
This past weekend was fun and tiring all at the same time.
Friday night we started out by pre-drinking at James' place...
And then we went to celebrate Colin's 30th at Lot 16. It was awesome to see all of his old buddies there, and the whole bar sang to him when the cake was brought out (I think most people at the bar were there to see Colin spin anyways). It almost brought a tear to my eye!
Saturday morning
Stef and I woke up early to go get some
free compost from the city...
Saturday night the weather was crappy, so I watched movies all day. The Princess Bride, some Sex and the City episodes (season three)... and I rented The Last King of Scotland and The Queen. Both were just meh.
Sunday Stef came over and we worked on the garden some more...
Sunday night I vegged out in front of the TV. Gotta watch The Simpsons!
The weekend continued last night with a BBQ at Clark's place. There was lots of meat...
All in all, a weekend well spent. Here's a link to more photos:
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Ride for Climate to Oakville
I finally got around to uploading the pics from the bike ride to Oakville we took this past weekend. It was awesome!
Here's a link to the set of Flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ravenswift/sets/72157600130507755/
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HAPPY EARTH DAY!!!
And now, a poem:
A Chorus of Forests
by Robyn Levy, 1993
Somewhere over the landfill...
a chorus of forests
surround our souls
it sings:
flush unbleached paper
down toilet bowls
write recycled letters
swap second-hand chairs
fax politicians
recite world peace prayers
eat organic
from a breeze-blown hammock
pedal your way across town
collect pine cones
volcanic stones
listen to nature's sounds
illuminate the dimly lit
plant some tulips in the T.V. set
ban clear cutting
protect water sheds
dream multi-cultural dreams
from benevolent beds
harmonize with the spruce and the pine
do it now, while there's still time!
(from a t-shirt my mom bought me back when I was 15-years-old)This weekend, I definitely did my part for the Earth Day celebration. On Saturday, James, Stef and I biked to Oakville on the Waterfront Trail. It was awesome! I didn't think I could do it, but four hours of pedalling was easier than I thought.
And then today, Stef, Kylie, Bex and I started the garden. We raked away the stone layer and dug up the dirt beneath into four 4'x4' beds. That's as far as we got. There was SO MUCH TRASH to dig up. It was unbelievable. Someone must've buried their garbage there. Plastic bags mostly, because whatever was in them turned to rot... so fortunately, the soil in my back yard seems very rich and moist. With LOTS of worms. I was happy about that. A good start to the garden, I think.
Labels: "weekend update", bex, bike, environment, leisure, stef
Wear What You Love But Never Wear
That was the theme of
Stef's girl's night on Saturday, and everyone had a great time picking out their outfits and explaining why they wore them!
I wore an old gray wool skirt that I haven't worn since high school- I don't know why- I guess I just didn't really have the occasion to wear it. Perfect for the party! I got the skirt at Value Village in Windsor years ago. I wore a purple linen shirt that my friend Shannon brought back for me from Brazil about ten years ago, and I had my black jacket that now has some pesky detergent stains on it. I also wore the new necklace that Stacey got me for Christmas this year, and of course- my
Fluevogs. Of course!
All the outfits were super... check out this link to see all the photos I took:
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Synchronisities Indeed
This morning we went to Sneaky Dee's for breakfast. At some point, I usually read out all of our horoscopes as seen in
NOW Magazine. Stef's horoscope this week was eerily accurate. Mine was too, for that matter.
Stef's:"
46 is your lucky number, Taurus, and you're about to harvest about 46 tons of eerily delightful synchronicities." -- Honestly, I think there
were 46 coincidences today. The timing of the TTC ride over to Sneak's was way to perfect, and we bumped into people we knew every time we turned around. More than usual. Surprise phone calls and a fruitful trip to Value Village rounded out the fortunate afternoon.
Mine:"
By the way, there's a lot more [water] over there," and he points to the river. Do you hear him? If you hear him, do you believe him? Or do you keep walking, hoping to find another man with another glass somewhere up ahead?"
-- James really just made my horoscope come true by pointing at the bowl of creamers on the table next to us and saying this to me, right after I asked the waitress to bring more creamers. LOL. By the way- I took the best pic ever of James today. He wasn't goofing around or anything!
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House Guest = Energy Boost
Stef's staying at my place for a bit, and I'm really finding it's boosting my energy levels. Firstly, having someone stay as a house guest forces you to get up off your ass and clean... even though I was sick last Thursday, I still managed to clean at least the bathroom before she got here!
And so, on Saturday, we decided to
walk to Value Village. It's not like, a 90k bike trek or anything, but still! I took my camera along, and got a few interesting shots. We also walked through some neighbourhoods that I had never been in before (not entirely on purpose), so it was a learning experience, as well. You can see the rest of the pics I took by visiting my Flickr page:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ravenswift/We got to Val Vil and spent a good couple of hours browsing, laughing, trying stuff on, laughing. I scored a few good books-
Spadework by Timothy Findlay,
The Stone Diaries by Carol Shields and
A Good House by Bonnie Burnard. I also grabbed a couple neat sweaters, some kitchen utensils, and James' birthday present! Sweeeeeeeet. We took the bus home.
Yesterday, we walked to Squirly's for some breakfast (well, brunch), and then ran some errands. And then, we watched the season premiere of 24. MAN! It's gonna be a good season. More violent then ever, but it's so fantastic, I can't help but laugh.
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Welcome Home Stef!
After a well-deserved two-month hiatus from work, and many miles traveled throughout Asia, Stef has finally returned home! It's good to have her back safe and sound, and I can't wait to see all the amazing photographs she took.
SERIOUS SLIDE SHOW ACTION on Thursday!
(Sorry, Stef, I just had to post this photo! It's like, the most recent one I have of you!)
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