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Talking Head

Some of you may remember I was contemplating getting a tattoo while on vacation. It didn’t actually happen, but it came damned close! I was perusing the Miami Ink website, and lo and behold, they had an open call for applications to be tattooed on the show! So, with the help of Mel and Jen, … Continue reading Talking Head

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Sprung

Time Zones man. Total Buzzkill. So I made it home, safe and sound, though I have decided that I LOATHE both Miami International and Pearson International airports. And the free Rum Punch on Cayman Airways is something all airlines should aspire to offer. So I arrived in Vancouver at about 10pm last night (which is … Continue reading Sprung

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Step by Step (oh baby)

Step 1 (we can have lots of fun… ok – I’ll stop now….)

1. Arrive on a trpoical island, exhausted and beaten down by airport asshattery and airplane air, grab a beer and head straight for the beach to watch the sunset. Say “screw the camera” because there will be more of them to photograph. Eat dinner, watch hockey streamed from Sportnet (hooray for slingbox) and fall alseep before the end of the first period.

2. Bake in the sun all morning. Take lunch break. Go shopping all afternoon. Burn. Oops. Return with large bottle of aloe and hide from the sun for the rest of the afternoon. Drinks at bar across the street. Sleep.

3. Bake in the sun all morning again (with liberally applied sunscreen this time). Lunchbreak. Realize that leaving the island tomorrow sounds like the least fun ever, and spending 2 days in Miami alone isn’t sounding so hot either. Contact airline and extend trip by 52 hours.

Steps to come: A sunset horseback ride tonight, diving tomorrow, and hopefully trips out to stingray city, hell, and the turtle farm. Frankly, my hometown peeps are lucky I’m coming home at all.
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