Vancouver Moose

Friday Night

All is misery and loneliness. I have no reason to be awake. I have no reason to sleep. For eighteen months, I have waited for happiness to arrive and it has not. For six of those months I have tried to find some reason to continue my existence, but none has presented itself.

The only reason that I do not end my miserable existence is that I do not know what lies beyond death. “Aye that is the rub, for in that sleep what dreams may come.”

At the best of times, I am able to delude myself into believing that to exist is better than to not exist. So I continue, hoping an empty hope that someday I will feel something that may be mistaken for happiness.

I now know why men seek the comfort of prostitutes. If I must suffer, perhaps I must not suffer alone.

Good night Internet. Maybe tomorrow I will find some hollow comfort in your distraction.

Vancouver Moose.

Scenes from the Vancouver – Street Mosaic, Water Foundation Park, and Street Corner Garden

A few days ago I was waiting for the bus at Granville and Cordova and I noticed that there was a nice mosaic on/in the sidewalk. I snapped a couple of pic of it, first facing South, then facing West. Then on the bus ride home, I snapped some pics of Emery Barnes Park and the Davie Street Community Garden. Click on all pics to see larger images.

Downtown Street Mosaic:

A little research on the Interweeble tells me that the name of this Mosaic is Bird’s Eye View

CETA artist Elia Mishkis designed this stunning view to Vancouver Harbour which creates an optical illusion that can be viewed looking skyward or as seen from above. Two common residents – the majestic bald eagle and seagull soar in the centre of the work for a bird’s eye view over Vancouver’s landmark buildings, architecture and views. Included are the Vancouver Art Gallery, Canada Place and the Lion’s Gate Bridge with a cruise ship passing below, as well as Gastown’s characteristic street lamps, the railcars and grain elevators – all distinct elements viewed near Vancouver’s harbour.

Emery Barnes Park @ Seymour and Davie

I used to stop in at this park once in a while on the way home from a previous job. It’s a bit small, and a bit noisy being on the corner of two busy streets, but the long fountain that stretches the length of the park makes it nice for walking through.

Davie Village Community Garden

I have mixed feelings about this next one. I love that there is now a huge community garden where a gas station used to be. The problem is though, that there used to be a gas station there, and that could mean trouble for anyone planting food.

Shell Canada conducted tests on the site earlier this year after contaminated soil was dug up and removed to a depth of six metres, but experts are concerned there might be hydrocarbon contamination buried deep down. Hydrocarbons are organic substances found in gasoline. Most sites that were former gas stations are left for five years before they are used for any agricultural purposes, but barely a year has passed since this gas station was torn down.

The Davie Village community garden is on a private lot, so it is not subject to the city’s guidelines for community garden plots. Ron Caswell, manager of golf and park operations for the City of Vancouver, said the Davie Village site is not under city jurisdiction, and he is not aware of city requirements for soil testing on private lots.

Previous Personal Stuff:

• Saving the Rain Forest Gives me a Boner
• Photos of Time Square Suites @ Denman and Robson
• I’m a-freud to love

update on my lack of a social life

I’ve met with eight women from craigslist now. I think it’s been about six weeks since I started “dating”.

• one was not interested in a second date
• three were nice but I was not attracted to them
• one actually graced me with a second date, but I haven’t heard from her in two weeks now
• one decided that she wasn’t ready for dating right now after all
• one was actually looking for friendship instead of a date
• one started dating someone else
• and one stood me up

So, in conclusion, being single sucks and trying to become unsingle sucks even more.

Previous Personal Stuff:

• I can laugh about it now (Reminiscing About a Horrible Sunburn Experience)
• Purple Deeley Boppers Being Worn by Five Different People at a UBC Concert
• Karaoke Last Tuesday at the Jupiter Cafe

I can laugh about it now

A friend of mine is lying in ice right now because of an allergic reactions to peanuts. She says that her skin is driving her crazy. I told her a story of a time that my skin was killing me. It’s a funny story, so I’ll share it with you as well.

I went to Wreck Beach and got a terrible sunburn on my legs. At the time I was working the night shift in a grocery store and I had to work that night. The sunburn was so bad that I couldn’t bend over. If I bent at all, the fabric from my pants would rub against my legs. I noticed that the store sold some lotion for sunburns. It was supposed to made the pain go away immediately. So I asked my coworker if he could cover for me for 15 minutes. There were only two of us in the store so we couldn’t take breaks at the same time. It was actually his time to take a break but he let me go first.

So I took this pink lotion to the employee washroom but when I opened the bottle it slipped out of my hands and the pink lotion went everywhere. It was on my uniform shirt and my pants and the walls and the floors. I had to clean it up off of the floor and walls, which meant I had to take my pants off because I had to get down on my hands and knees. Then I had to wash it off of my clothes.

I couldn’t get it out with paper towel so I had to run both my pants and shirt under the tap and they became soaked. Then I put the lotion on my legs and I had to put my wet clothes back on. All this took about 45 minutes. My workmate was calling me on the intercom to ask where I was.

I finally got back downstairs, dripping wet and took over the cash register so that my workmate could go on break. About 30 people came through in the next 15 minutes. Everyone of them asked me why I was wet. I told them that a pipe had burst because I didn’t want to tell the whole story 30 times.

And here’s the punchline:

After all that, the lotion didn’t even work!

But at least I don’t have any food allergies to worry about. Get better soon N.

Previous Personal Stuff:

• Purple Deeley Boppers Being Worn by Five Different People at a UBC Concert
• Karaoke Last Tuesday at the Jupiter Cafe
• Life Extension Update

Sunday, Rainy Sunday

Today, my bestest bud Carsen lead me and two ladies through a yoga routine. She’s a really good instructor and after she stretched out my loins I felt real real good.

Then I had another blind date. It was the same situation as last Sunday. She’s a really nice girl with good energy, but the physical attraction just wasn’t there.

I felt so sorry for her. We met at the Starbucks at Denman and Davie. We had talked about walking on the Seawall. I brought it up just to say that I didn’t think it was a good idea. I had a hat but she didn’t have an umbrella or a hood or anything. She was also getting over a cold.

But in spite of that, she said that she wanted to take that walk. I figured that she knew what she was getting into, but I think I was wrong. Her feet got wet and she had to blow her nose a lot. I suppose it’s my fault. If I wasn’t so gosh darn handsome and charming, women wouldn’t be willing to hurt themselves just to be in my company.

Just When you thought is was safe to look out your window

It’s suppose to snow tonight. Try to think happy thoughts.

UPDATE: I can’t sleep, the snow is on the ground, and I’m eating an apple.

You are now up to speed.

Adventures in Craigslist

I had a blind date yesterday. We ended up talking for four hours. It broke my heart a little bit because she is so cool and I had such a good time hanging out with her, but there just wasn’t any physical attraction.

I’m considering trying to get a friendship going, but I don’t know. I don’t really like hearing the “let’s be friends” line and maybe she wouldn’t either. I guess she could always say no.

And how’s your love life doing?

penguin alert

I saw a nun today, with the outfit and everything. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a real nun before. She looked very nun-like as well.

What is Wrong with Me?

Why do I feel happy about walking around and seeing snow everywhere.

I don’t like snow!

Am I sick?!?

Bats!

Tonight, at about 10:00, Carsen and I were walking by the Lost Lagoon in Stanley Park and we saw about a dozen small bats flitting and flying over the water, presumably hunting insects.

They were about four inches across. It was really cool.