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June 7th, 2009

As the days and weeks count down, I tutor students to save money for world travel.

The building I work in is the same where Surfer Dude works in.

We met at a lunch break, and he took time to ask me how things were going.

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wake

May 31st, 2009

Deep cove is a beautiful place to be on a sunny day such as this.  Getting here was difficult: today a swarm of motorcylists took over Boundary road, and put traffic to a grinding halt.  I was fortunate that I wasn’t relying on the bus to get to Deep Cove: I would have been late for my appointment.

I had only to take a bus for the second half of the trip, and that was made possible by the end of the motorcycle ride.

On the bus, I’d learned that my brother still had my monthly bus pass and I was strictly out of luck.  This annoyance exacerbated my negative emotions, so I’d walked to the local A&W to grab something to drink to make change.

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kite

May 30th, 2009

I sat on the grass and looked out onto a field.

A young boy was trying to fly his kite.

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hike

May 23rd, 2009

Last night, I met with a new activity partner to take up what I see as something I’d like to improve in: wall climbing.

Stef has faced this before, and I have too, that when you look for someone to do something with, they rarely look for what they say there are.   So it came as no surprise when my partner looked visibly disappointed as I stepped through the door.

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reflection

May 21st, 2009

The man in the film tied his dog to a tree and drove off.

“Robert,” Jack called out from the row behind me, “is that how you abandoned your dog?”

I grimaced.

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beaches

May 16th, 2009

this weekend would have been a getaway, but i am alone and i did not have a way to leave.

i took my niece to the international children’s festival and caught a show. she had her face painted, and we looked at toys and gadgets for kids. when it was done, i walked with her over the burrard bridge and made our way home.

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gibsons

April 11th, 2009

This is a remembrance of these happy days I have with a girl I love dearly…

Stephanie Giroux-Boucher

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Where the sun shines

April 10th, 2009

Resting on a small island

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froid-play

April 9th, 2009

How do you surprise someone who keeps taking action into their own hands?

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Bagels | Meaning

March 15th, 2009

The day got off to an odd start.

When I looked out the window, I was treated to the sight of thick snowfall.

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