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I've been away. I just spent a long weekend in Calgary and Banff, having a super awesome stagette weekend with some of my best friends. Perhaps I'll share some photos from that trip soon. Because it's been so long since I really put together a post I don't know where to start to catch things up around here, so let's just start with the here and now and see what happens with the rest.

I took these photos at Queen Elizabeth Park here in Vancouver last night. Jeff and Lola and I went on an awesome walk and then listened to Ideas on the CBC. You could say that we had a senior citizen evening, and I'd be okay with that. It was beautiful and interesting, respectively. And yes, I did go to bed before ten. Click on the photos to maybe find out more on Flickr. Bonus points for anyone who IDs some plants for me...I'm so rusty with the Latin these days! Finally, if you're looking for a good podcast this weekend, might I recommend Dogs Themselves from Ideas? It's kind of awesome. Have a good one!

earth day at wreck beach

Emily and I went to the beach that's on campus today. It was a nice reminder of why I came to Vancouver and UBC in the first place. It was also Earth Day at a nude beach, so the hippie element was well-represented. One dude appeared to be building a nest, another group of guys had a system of reflective tarps set up to get maximum tan coverage (our theory). It was warm and sunny and beautiful.

first day of 2011

I'm feeling great about 2011 so far! Late this afternoon Jacqui, Blair, Jeff and I took Lola up to Burnaby Mountain. I was surprised to see snow and frost on the ground. We walked a nice loop trail and got to the top of the mountain just in time to see the best sunset I've ever seen. All of Vancouver was visible, from Tswwassen to the Lion's Gate Bridge, North Van, and amazing views of Grouse and the Burrard Inlet, and all the way to the mountains of Vancouver Island. It was completely amazing and everyone that was up there was freaking out a little, in a good way. I hope you all had a wonderful first day of 2011. Thanks to everyone for all of the New Year's greetings.

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