Stormy

So this weekend was eventful.

On Friday I had a demo to give at work of the software project I've worked on for more than 3 years now. It went quite well. I was going to bike to work with my new bike shorts and bags but unfortunately the power went out sometime in the night and messed up my alarm clock. Luckily I woke up just in time to get there by bus and skytrain and then more bus.

On Saturday, I went for a run and then did some work in the morning before going into Vancouver to the grad student BBQ at Jericho beach. It was fun. We kicked around the soccer ball. I went swimming twice and we had some burgers and delicious shish kabobs (man those two words look weird). Around 7:30 it started to rain a bit so the BBQ was over but this just meant I traveled across a small part of the city to Vanier park where my family had setup to watch the fireworks later. It was still raining and lightning started lighting up the sky that wouldn't stop for the next three hours. We found a decent spot to watch the fireworks but didn't have umbrellas and it started pouring just as they started. The fireworks were alright although I think that Canada did a much better job on Wednesday. After the fireworks driving out of the area was a huge pain and really slow, but that's how it usually is.


On Sunday it was hot as hell again. I stayed indoors and worked from home and then went for my first swim in the apartment's outdoor pool. It was alright, but very chloriney.

On Monday I went for a run which turned me into a puddle of sweat. Then I went to the driving range with my dad and proceeded to get 7 or 8 blisters on my hands. I think it was a combination of holding the club too tight and sweating too much. Not too much fun. Anyways, this didn't stop me from going to the pitch and putt later that day after we had a swim in my aunt's pool. It was a good day.

Yes this is my mom, but that is not her normal expression.

Cranium

So this week was the start of the Festival of Lights fireworks in Vancouver. On Wednesday I was at the beach for 6 hours with friends although I showed up first as usual so I had to wait for them. I should know better by now. Anyways, we played a game of Cranium there and filmed it. We did this to enter some of the footage for a possibility of being in a Cranium commercial. Basically I put a photo on Flickr tagged Cranium and some girl messaged me telling me to film us playing and submit it. If we make it to the next round we get $100 each, a video camera and a game of Cranium. First we have to find some time to cut the film down to 4 minutes.

Anyways, it will be a unique entry due to the setting. I just hope we were loud enough to be heard well over the crowd.

Back

So I'm thinking maybe I will start this blog up again. That or perhaps I am currently just being too much of a slacker when I should be working. Anyways, a few thoughts I've had recently.

What is the purpose of a blog anyways? I think there seem to be two main yet conflicting goals. The first one is to get your thoughts down and record things in your life as sort of a diary. The second one that lots of people seem to do is to use it as a communication place with all their friends. That is you post about entertaining things you've heard about or that have recently happened to you and then people read it and comment. You read their blogs and comment as well and this way you stay in touch and amused. Weren't diaries supposed to be these things you kept secret with a lock and key and didn't let anyone read? How do these two purposes go together? Would I blog if no one was going to read it? Would you?

So switching topic, once again this is another summer where I am busy busy busy. Every summer I think, "Sweet, it's the summer and now I can relax and be happy being bored." Then next thing you know I've planned a billion different things to do and then of course I have to work and this year I've got school in the summer too...although I'm lucky that my work and school are very integrated.

I apparently live too close to restaurants and a grocery store now to plan my meals more than 20 minutes in advance. Maybe it's because of the busy thing. I don't think this is a good thing. Back when I lived a 15 minute walk away from the grocery store I always wanted to be closer but now that I live right near one I find I never plan out what I should buy and instead pick it up right before I eat it. It's odd. I guess the grass is always greener on the other side?

Oh well at least I am still getting lots of exercise despite not carrying groceries. I am working on one of those running programs for the Sun Run where you do more running each week. It's a three month program that will end long before the run but that's ok. I hear the crowd at the run takes away all the fun anyway. I'm also biking lots and getting ready for the trip to Italy, but I think that's for another post.