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Aug. 30th, 2006 08:03 pm Oh-so-exciting RL News
I'm getting excited - it will be my first vacation in about five years!
My mother and I are flying to Vancouver on Friday for the wedding of my cousin. Since we like to make everything complicated in our family, we am actually leaving tomorrow (Thursday) afternoon and staying overnight in Toronto. Our flight leaves at 7am, so it works out best that way. In a wierd coincedence,![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
cleverocity is leaving Vancouver the day I arrive. Two ships in the night, baby. (Hey, Mel - how early are you guys going to be at the airport? My flight arrives at 9am BC time. I won't be tarrying long once we get in - my pack-a-day mommy will be making a beeline to the great outdoors and some nicotine.)
We are only staying for five days, but we are hoping to find lots of trouble and then get into it. My mom is loaded for bear and ready to party (God help me). But I have a pretty dress to wear.
Even though I lived in Banff, Alberta for a few years I never quite made it to the coast. This is despite the fact that maternal cousin Mitch (he of the nuptual event) and my paternal cousin Jeremy have lived in Vancouver for years. Jeremy runs a charter business and takes people on cruises in his sailboat - I'll definitely be looking him up. Purely because I haven't met his most recent spawn, of course.
On to the important things in life - tv!
In other, slightly more interesting news, I have been enjoying Eureka greatly. It's fluffy but very entertaining with lots of great characters and a dry sense of humour. It also has some hot guys, a strong female (go, Jo!), a potentially strong female and nerds galore. They even used the word "nerdvana" in the latest episode. Any show that quotes Dogbert is okay with me.
I am still so obsessed with Ronon's eyebrows that it is becoming quite alarming. Especially since I fugured out that those moles by one beautiful brow are real, not "Hi, I'm an alien" makeup.
The only other show that I have been watching this summer is Rockstar. My sister and I became obsessed with it last season because of INXS. The two of us and a dear high school-era friend had a marvelous time squeeing over INXS and I have to admit that the singers were all amazing. It is not as much fun this year. The people forming the band, Tommy Lee, Jason Newstead and Gilby Clarke just don't have the same cachet for me (I was a New Wave girl back in the 80's, so I am more accustomed to mocking the hair metal types. It was not a pretty era for those boys). They also don't seem to be as deeply invested in the concept. These guys are just out to have fun, not replace a much-mourned bandmate.
Nonetheless, I am still glued to the tube. The performances are awesome, and the cheese is delicious.
I'm getting excited - it will be my first vacation in about five years!
My mother and I are flying to Vancouver on Friday for the wedding of my cousin. Since we like to make everything complicated in our family, we am actually leaving tomorrow (Thursday) afternoon and staying overnight in Toronto. Our flight leaves at 7am, so it works out best that way. In a wierd coincedence,
cleverocity is leaving Vancouver the day I arrive. Two ships in the night, baby. (Hey, Mel - how early are you guys going to be at the airport? My flight arrives at 9am BC time. I won't be tarrying long once we get in - my pack-a-day mommy will be making a beeline to the great outdoors and some nicotine.)We are only staying for five days, but we are hoping to find lots of trouble and then get into it. My mom is loaded for bear and ready to party (God help me). But I have a pretty dress to wear.
Even though I lived in Banff, Alberta for a few years I never quite made it to the coast. This is despite the fact that maternal cousin Mitch (he of the nuptual event) and my paternal cousin Jeremy have lived in Vancouver for years. Jeremy runs a charter business and takes people on cruises in his sailboat - I'll definitely be looking him up. Purely because I haven't met his most recent spawn, of course.
On to the important things in life - tv!
In other, slightly more interesting news, I have been enjoying Eureka greatly. It's fluffy but very entertaining with lots of great characters and a dry sense of humour. It also has some hot guys, a strong female (go, Jo!), a potentially strong female and nerds galore. They even used the word "nerdvana" in the latest episode. Any show that quotes Dogbert is okay with me.
I am still so obsessed with Ronon's eyebrows that it is becoming quite alarming. Especially since I fugured out that those moles by one beautiful brow are real, not "Hi, I'm an alien" makeup.
The only other show that I have been watching this summer is Rockstar. My sister and I became obsessed with it last season because of INXS. The two of us and a dear high school-era friend had a marvelous time squeeing over INXS and I have to admit that the singers were all amazing. It is not as much fun this year. The people forming the band, Tommy Lee, Jason Newstead and Gilby Clarke just don't have the same cachet for me (I was a New Wave girl back in the 80's, so I am more accustomed to mocking the hair metal types. It was not a pretty era for those boys). They also don't seem to be as deeply invested in the concept. These guys are just out to have fun, not replace a much-mourned bandmate.
Nonetheless, I am still glued to the tube. The performances are awesome, and the cheese is delicious.