May 12, 2011

Inside of Outside

Woke at Buck. Cowboy Coffee. Yum. Morning song. Schlep. Pack-in. Grilled Sammies and French Onion soup. One of my fave lunches. Summer-ish weather today. Ran a missing person workshop w/Rob. Played Calvinball! Ha! Very fun. Deets, deets, deets. Helped plan lakeshore trip. Should be good. Played guitar with Anne. I love teaching one person, one thing, at one time. Talked w/ Sarah. She says I'm good @ helping ppl process their own thoughts. Sociopolitical environmental discussion w/ folks and to bed.

May 11, 2011

Inside of Outside

Day Run today! So tired to wake up. Good to be headed to the river though. Paddled w/AD. Sweet surf and headstand@Island. Taught WORMS. Interns are starting to get paddling Ohio and Steve ran Rifle left side creek-sneak. Post-split rock is a wash out. Ran Thread the Needle @ Rackett. Schlepped gear to camp @ Buck. Camp efficient. Felt good to sit. Did Risk Management night. Trev did most of the talking. Awesome principles in discussion. Anne acts an awesome dog. Hilarious. Chilled on point with Elle. Campfire, Euchre, and Guitar. Beautiful upstream.

May 10, 2011

Inside of Outside

Drove to Slate. Had to TL interns again. Really just their details though. Paddle training from Slate to Blue. Gus and me dumped in a back ferry demo. Interns did great. More swimming today. Blueberry Islands course is awesome. Programming stress fell off my shoulders today. 1st time I felt fully relaxed since Japan. Got huffy w/Emma over barrels and tents. Wilno Night! Saw Arthur, Pat. This BA crew likes to party. People dancing on tables. Danced a lot. Lots of good energy coming @ me from all. Went for a really nice walk w/Anne.

May 9, 2011

Inside of Outside

Early wake. Pull together last minute details for paddling days. Feel slightly unprepared. Loaf and Trev filled in lots of holes. My teaching was a bit dry. People getting it though. Got called a hard-ass today! Died laughing over that. Set up a Tyrolean @ the Ropes Course. Great practice. Started to get into the groove. Still feel like I have a bit of life to catch up on. Could really use a day off.

May 6, 2011

Inside of Outside

So good to be@BA. Great to catch up w/Joe! Sarah, Owen. Trev and Emma too. Met Ashley, Riley, Anne-Marie Caroline Phillips, Tristan. AM is great to chat to. Stranger is super fun. STeve says community buoyant w/my return. Already the whole staff has collectively mocked my laugh and chanted my name. Trying to plan while jet-lagged on 3 hours of sleep is tricky. River is HIGH. Watched some ropes. Trying to translate decades of paddling terms is also tricky.

May 5, 2011

Inside of Outside

Walk in the park w/bros, rents, sisters-in-law and nieces. Not present today. Or yesterday really. Mind already @BA. Good to spend a last few grumpy-ish hours wi/fam though. Pack-up and goodbye to Japan. Flew back @ the same rate the world spins. Gave my email to a pretty girl. Watched The Way Back and The Mechanic en francais. Grandpa went w/ U. Richard. I went to Mec. Bought Pogies and a siltarp. Met up w/Allison for coffee and a chat. Always great to see her. Great conversations always. Stayed twice as long as I meant to. Thought I saw something in her eye as I left. Sad goodbyes for another long time. Back @ BA for shower and guitar. Saw Owen!

Japan 5

Inside of Outside

Momentary ?? Directions to festival? Sachiko has them. Trek to the drum / azalea festival. Taiko cancelled. So sad. Jackie screams a mother's scream. Got ripped off for some delicious oranges. Traveling w/ 2 wheel chairs and 2 children takes a long time. Went to a park, a zoo. Saw Pygmy Hippos. Looked it in the eye. Saw sentience. Went shopping with A. Tash, Dustin, and Jackie. Tried on a lot of hats. Tempted to dress stylishly. Nap. Ramen dinner. So tired. 

Japan 4

Inside of Outside

Woke and trained, subwayed, and bussed to a nifty garden with some cool old pagodas and other buildings. Took some phots. Talked to Japanese woman about Canada. Went out for Sushi. My family ate Bluefin Tuna. I almost cried. Lots of fun with Alejandra today. Taught her about work, and money, and buying things. Wish I had a better thing to teach her. Pie with Matt, Sachiko, et. al. Dinner with the fam. Nice to get to know Sachiko a bit.

Japan 3

Inside of Outside

Slept for 3 hours. Then up to Tsukiji Fish Market. Denied entry to wholesale area and bluefin tuna auction. Wandered in 'accidentally.' So many fish and sea creatures. Saw row upon row of endangered bluefin. And whale meat! Horrible. Got kicked out. Wandered the rest of the market. Went to Akihibara, electronics central of Japan. Then Mt. Takao. Walked up. Nice to see some nature after Tokyo. Took a nap in the woods. Back to Shinjuku. Wow. So many people. So many Japanese people! Never seen a subway station so large or crowded. Density of ppl. Japanese women are beautiful. Dept Stores--Gucci, Prada, Balenciaga, blah, blah. Guard told me not allowed to sit on the ground. Maybe. Straight to the hotel and bed.

Japan 2

Inside of Outside

Slept in a little. Walked around town and found small local bkfst. Noodles and inari and egg. Delish. Lots of hotel hang time. Starbucks w/ Justin but no coffee. Wandered the streets. Dressed in a suit. Liked the look. Not comfy though. Hotel for wedding. Meet and greet in-laws and Japanese intros. Simple ceremony and gorgeous reception. Sachiko beautiful. Little children cute. Japanese-Cdn friendships. Food--amazing presentation. Braised endives, mushroom stuffed cabbage, sorbet de framboises. After party with Matt's friends.

Japan 1

Inside of Outside

Landed in Tkyo. Japanese service is amazing. Everything is small and crowded. At least buildings. Took a train to Nippori and met Mom and Dad. Subway to where ever we are now. Kanda? Alej and Rac are here! Played w/ Rac for a while. Alej fell asleep. Good to hang w/ family. Okimi aunts and uncles all-over. Great to see Justin and Shelli. Haven't since Sept. So much food! Packed gift bags w/ M & S. Poker to pass insomnia time.

Can, Ont - 17

Inside of Outside

Went to the grocery store. Not open. Waited. Nail treatment. Open! Bought 2 jumbo boxes of Shreddies to go w/ my soy milk. Met grandpa@airport. Dillon drop-off. Wheeled all around. Found A. ATash. Flight long. Watched many movies--Black Swan, A-Team, Kung Fu Panda, The Letter (great short), and my fave of the trip, You, Me, and All the People We Know.

Can, Ont - 16

Inside of Outside

Finish up last min deets and plan RM program w/ Trev. Pack-up. RJ! So good to laugh w/ her. Sad to leave. No deer leg this year. New interns for WAFA. Noel, Tony, Heather, Amanda, Mike. Played w/ Rook, hide and seek kinda and random stuff. Went to MKC and found my lost ring. Just where I thought it was. Drove to TO + slept in car near airport.

Can, Ont - 15

Inside of Outside

Put in four belay posts today. So much tamping. Done though, and ropes inspection too. Humid day. Interns arriving for WAFA. Theresa 1st. Seems nice. Kat, Mike, Zach, Ian too. Elle is back! Reminded me of conversation en route to Montréal--ok with being 2nd choice? Awesome sauna and a river jump! Ranch is beautiful@night. This place is energized w/ people.

Can, Ont - 14

Inside of Outside

Rainy. Dug more posts. Dealt w/ more details. Working as a duo is great sometimes and harder sometimes. ROb is back! UBC is getting closer. Japan more so. Justin got his job! Organized pictures and writings.

Can, Ont - 13

Inside of Outside

Dreamt of Autumn, and a bed sink, a plane to India, a little boy with internal bleeding, and KJ. Day off today. Yakked Chalet with Trev and ORCKA. Alright. Learning Naked as a Window by Josh Ritter. Finally starting to relax a bit. Facebooked Aus photos and caught up on stock research. Delicious cookies by Vince. Finished The Wire