27 February 12

We went to the two historical forts in Old San Juan, San Cristóbal and del Morro. It was really interesting to learn all the history of the Spanish Armada and how they built the wall around the city and all the political stuff that went on over the years. A lot of the architecture has had to be restored, of course, but still, some of the original stuff is still there from the 1600s, which is pretty amazing to think about. We walked from one to the other, and the old buildings in between were just as interesting as the forts... to me, at least.
You can view some more pictures from this day here.

21 January 12

I went downtown for an appointment that turned out to be the following Saturday. Then I came home and drank beer with Steph and watched the hockey game.

04 December 11

Ate breakfast at a nearby diner. Bought unreasonably inexpensive wine. Sat in the car forever. Laughed about how Riley thought he saying "bag of chips" in the song "Bandages". Ate pizza. Got home, drank tea, unpacked.

03 December 11

Slept late. Ate gigantic bagel sandwiches for breakfast at a cafe. Shopped until we got tired of shopping. Alice got her hair dyed at a nice salon on Morrison. We put on heels with our jeans and headed to an Italian restaurant called Mucca and ate a lot of cheese and pasta, and admired the handsome Italian chefs in the open kitchen. They sent us a free panna cotta for dessert (though Mom and I suspect it was because of Alice). The best part was when two ladies came in and sat at the table beside us, looked at the menu, and one of them said to the other, "I thought this was an Italian restaurant. I don't recognize any of this stuff," and then they left! Bitch, if you want lasagna, go to the goddamn Olive Garden.

21 October 11

I had a second date with Liang; we were going to go to the movies but the lineup at the theatre was literally out the door, so instead we had drinks and flatbread at The Refinery, and kissed goodnight in the middle of Granville Street.

14 September 11

A house a few doors down from ours was being demolished, so lots of people were gathered in the alley to watch. I chose to watch from the street because I thought it would be more interesting to see things coming apart through the facade of the front. It's pretty amazing the skill and care that goes into something so destructive — obviously you can't just go in smashing things willy-nilly because you can't let debris hit the houses on either side. Tearing this roof away, he had to pull it upwards and backwards towards the lot. And I must say I enjoy the crunchy noise it made.

02 September 11

22 August 11

Another workplace hipstamatic shot.

07 June 11

03 June 11

Eric asked me to take some portraits of him for his birthday so he met up with me after work and we did a few in Gastown and a few at Portside Park. I posted my favourites here.
Afterwards we went to the Revel Room for some food and drinks; Aaron and Jeff later joined us. Eric went home and the rest of us moved on to The Diamond for another round of drinks before calling it a night.

02 June 11

Street art at the corner of Cambie & Hastings.

17 May 11

On our final day in Napa Valley, we went to Castello di Amorosa - a Tuscan-style castle that is also a winery. Then we had lunch in Calistoga at a bistro that Keith Richards and Mick Jagger apparently ate at, and spent the rest of the day driving along the 101 to Eureka.
A few more photos here.

05 April 11

Went to Steph's to watch the hockey game. It was crap. But at least we had pizza and beer.

09 March 11

After work I had a wax appointment in Yaletown, so I messaged Jeff to see if he wanted to meet me afterwards for dinner. We had burgers and bourbon at Subeez and talked about travel and stuff.

18 February 11

Jeff took me out for dinner at Sip on Granville before going to see Plants & Animals at the Commodore. We had some delicious food and booze and watched a really excellent show. Yukon Blonde opened, and although I'd heard good things about them, this was the first time I had heard their music. We bought a record of theirs.
On the way to the bus stop afterwards I noticed that the scaffold is finally gone from this building. It had been there for over a year. Upon arriving at the bus stop we decided it was far too cold and we were far too tired to wait 20 minutes for it, so we took a cab home and were in bed by quarter after one. Best decision ever.

30 November 10

Another boring photo from work. It's the only time I see daylight during the week.

29 November 10

25 November 10

It snowed in the nighttime and most of the morning. I got to work ok, but I was right to take this photo out the window of the lunchroom on my break, because it started raining in the afternoon and was mostly slush by the time my shift was over.

04 November 10

I love how even though this is no longer a butcher's, the new business still kept the sign.

I'm sorry for all the shitty iphone photos lately. It is so dark by the time I get home from most days and I obviously don't carry an SLR with me to work.