self portrait
Today I'm leaving to go back to the UK. The time difference is a funny thing because it will seem like almost 24 hours has passed even though it's only a 15 hour or so journey.
On the one hand I'm particularly melancholy to be leaving this life behind for my old one, but on the other hand I have missed some very important people to me too much and I need to catch up. In particular, AnnaLee, Gem, Tsui and Kit. I can't wait to see them again. I often feel more than a little lost without them.
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Before I go on I want to address something. In the past week or more I've had three different SG messages and two emails telling me that I'm rather pretentious in my journals. I can see how I might come across as pretentious in the way that I write or speak my mind, but it really isn't the case. If you know me in person you come to realise I'm just a somewhat shy, clumsy, nerdy and socially awkward English girl. I just think... alot about things. It's a preoccupation and perhaps a negative one, but for now this is the way I like to write out my thoughts. If you read back a couple of years it used to be very different, but things change as life grows and distorts.
To dispel all ideals and to point out at how much of an inept human being I am I'll point out that the most exciting thing for me this week was that I had animal crackers in dinosaur shapes. I ate almost the whole bag for dinner one night. It was brilliant. Sometimes I like living out my childhood fantasies of being able to eat biscuits dipped in tea for dinner and nothing else.
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Last night I saw off my final evening in Canada with some great people I've met over here. Namely, Linds, Malloreigh, Rin, Redmess, S_Eldorado and Jocelynn and others. We took over a tiny (but wonderful) indian restaurant and then the majority of us migrated over to a bar on Granville Island to see S_Eldorado's friends' bands play. It was a great night, and the friendliness of everyone here is almost overwhelming. Thanks guys for giving me the best last evening in my favourite city!
Oh! And yesterday I got myself a new toy and had much fun with it. Unfortunately it takes old fashioned film (hah) and you'll have to wait to see the results. I'm a little anxious to see them myself as it is some-what unpredictable.
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Okay, I should go finish packing now as I have to leave for the airport in less than three hours.
Goodbye Vancouver...
...for now.
Zylon occupied Caprica
I almost forgot to post this photo! A miniature totem with a cowboy hat:
- this was taken with (shock horror) black and white film! I'm really loving getting back into using film again. There's just something so beautifully tactile about the results.
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Heaven forfend someone, let alone a girl use long words on the internet!
And talking about anything intelectual? That's a no-no as well, you need to limit your journal to simply mashing the keyboard and hitting "Post" from now on.
Sometimes I like living out my childhood fantasies of being able to eat biscuits dipped in tea for dinner and nothing else.
Go here and understand that we, for better or worse, are the adults now.