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Granville now and then

Monday, August 27th, 2007

Granville street was my ‘true north’ when I first came to Vancouver. It took me the longest time to figure out where North was because the only universe I knew was my campus life at UBC. My only sojourns that were of any frequency was to Granville Street.

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A note from last year

Sunday, August 26th, 2007

A note I found today, from my time in Cambodia.

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1am

Monday, August 20th, 2007
“Good or bad?” asked the surfer dude across from me. “Good, I suppose...” I leaned back in my chair, as if to give myself space – even if there was ample space between the avid listener and I - "but I ... [Continue reading this entry]

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Acadian Evening | Duty

Thursday, August 16th, 2007
Acadian Evening Something was wrong. I ran for the Skytrain and by all means I should have missed it, but the doors remained open. So I slowed down to tempt fate, and watch it take off at the last minute. It didn't move. I ... [Continue reading this entry]

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Loose threads and nostalgia

Saturday, August 11th, 2007
I sat outside waiting for Scott with my pot of Orange Pekoe, steeping on the cast iron table. I swirled the honey and the milk I had pre-poured into the cup. By the time he came back with his coffee, I ... [Continue reading this entry]

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An Engineer and the Goodbye

Thursday, August 9th, 2007
I sat in on a meeting today with someone who asked me what got me into the field I was in. "What possesses a spiritual man to enter a material man's world?" He asked as we wrapped up our meeting. I looked ... [Continue reading this entry]

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Pride

Sunday, August 5th, 2007
"They look very handsome," said Summer as the float of lean, muscular men made their way before the taller throng that blocked our view of Beach avenue. Heather and I looked at each other. "They aren't gay, are they?" she asked innocently. "You ... [Continue reading this entry]

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Illuminated

Friday, August 3rd, 2007
White body paint covered their bodies, and atop that canvas, additional decoration adorned the topless women that stood before me. Five ranked among their number, the sixth and seventh were either a flat-chested woman and a uniformly rotund one, ... [Continue reading this entry]

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