Pictures taken Saturday
Posted by ned at 01:48 PM
The Mavericks
Sally Crewe & The Sudden Moves
Britt Daniels
Spymob (should have been N.E.R.D.)
Cracker
Film School
Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter
John Vanderslice
They Might Be Giants
The National
Redwalls
The Dears
Denali
Stars
Broken Social Scene
Robbers On High Street
Sons and Daughters
Bottom of the Hudson
Cake
Irving
Pretty Girls Make Graves
The Court and Spark
The Stills
The Navigators
The Silent League
David Dondero
The Deathray Davies
Oliver Future
Beecher
God Drives a Galaxy
Meow Meow
Masonic
Joan Jett
Washington Social Club
I'm writing this from the future. Two hours into the future, in fact. I'll let y'all know how it goes.
You are also hereby promised pictures.
In case there was any concern on your part, faithful reader, the fishing trip was a complete success. Sure, there were some minor problems, but I can safely say a fun time was had by all.
Our flight to Vancouver, BC departed rather early a week ago Monday last. Although some groused that it was early enough to be a Sunday departure, this turned out to be merely scurrilous rumor. Skiing was had at Whistler Blackcomb on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with Friday being reserved for relaxation. Saturday found our intrepid group returning to Vancouver with a stopover at a curling club in Squamish; all four sheets were unfortunately full, but the manager of the rink was kind enough to spend nearly an hour elucidating on the sport. One evening was spent in Vancouver proper before our uneventful flight home. Best of all, Sarah once again proved her fabulousness by awaiting my return with a copy of Dirty Dancing and some yeast, the latter of which was added to popcorn and proved to be a sumptuous treat. Mmm, yeasty.
Notes:
When rental property literature uses a constant such as, say, 150 metres (as it is spelled), allow for overage of up to ten times.
Canadian drivers have impeccable timing, as evidenced by a simultaneous lane change maneuver (manoeuvre?) executed by five vehicles in Vancouver.
Don't sweat the time change. Contrary to popular belief, there are no crossings of the international date line on most northward expeditions.
Runs may be marked as advanced for steepness or conditions, and sometimes both.