14 Giants

Long weekends are the bomb

Sunday, August 3, 2008

A few odds and ends for you, dear readers: It’s a holiday here tomorrow in British Columbia (BC Day), which means a long weekend. I love it, except that I’ve been saddled with some additional boxes of possessions that arrived at the new apartment last night. Just when I thought I had everything accounted [...]

All settled in

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

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A daytime shot. Nice and bright, as you can see. That’s my film scanner on the floor in the far corner. Haven’t set that up yet. Shall we come up with a name for 14G HQ? How about “Fatty McBloat’s Food Emporium”? Or… ?

The leisure suite

Monday, July 28, 2008

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Behold! Some cozy night shots of my new apartment. In terms of design, I was going for “Trent Reznor’s IKEA misadventures” or “graduate student coke den,” but finally settled on “Captain Picard’s ‘Ready Room’”-meets-”Sigourney Weaver’s apartment in Copycat.” A bold choice, methinks.

Back from Peru

Sunday, July 27, 2008

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Okay, that’s a lie. But I could be. The apartment is finished. Chairs, bed, desk, lighting, etc. I can’t wait to show it to you. From my apartment I can see everything from the Lions Gate Bridge and West Van to Burnaby Mountain to Coquitlam. Photos. Soon. Blogging has been light. That [...]

Overs; the sound of silence

Friday, July 25, 2008

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Thank god the week is over. Actually, I shouldn’t say over. I still have a work-related meeting to attend today. And the phone guy is coming by this morning to install my land line. And I might be making another run to IKEA. Moving is expensive, y’all! I made a new discovery here at the [...]

The shot glass is half full, not half empty

Thursday, July 24, 2008

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I’m nearly through the week, work is going okay, and the apartment is falling into place (and looking mighty GQ-ish, I must say. Stylin’!) When handing over the $$$, my only request to my aunt personal shopper was that she choose “masculine” items, and the results have been pretty cool. Think “graduate [...]

Pulse, check, heartbeat, check

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

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I’m back in Vancouver. I arrived back in town last night around midnight. I’m so busy I don’t know what day it is. My aunt is here with me - she arrived today and is helping me set up the new apartment while I go to work during the day. I’m living at [...]

One thing is certain

Sunday, July 20, 2008

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The next 48 hours are going to be hell. It all begins tomorrow here in The Hidden Valley with no water (the locals are shutting it down to replace some pumps), then it moves to a funeral, then an 8-hour drive back to Vancouver, then arriving in the city around 11:00pm, then hauling boxes from the [...]

Juggling

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

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Too many plates spinning. Too many balls in the air. I only really have weekends to get the new place set up and get completely moved out of the apartment I’m sharing now. But it is falling in place, slowly. Basically, I just need to get myself a comforter/sheet set for the new [...]

Who wants the top bunk?

Sunday, July 13, 2008

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I bought a bunk bed. Yes, really. Haven’t you seen those shows like This Small Space? They all tell you that - when faced with the limitations of a bachelor suite or loft - go vertical! My idea is to get some boxes and use the top bunk for storage, like a [...]