The sun is actually shining in Vancouver today, with blue sky instead of just patches, or snatches between clouds. I’ve found myself rather grumpy since returning from Chicago. I’ve been chalking it up to the transition of the joys of…
Author: Gwynne Monahan
I just ran across this post on NPR’s #fb page. NPR Needs the Sounds of Your City. The sounds of my city…immediate thought: the “L.” There is nothing quite like the sound of the “L” as it rumbles by overhead,…
This lack of skyline thing has been nagging at me, like a splinter in mind. I see mountains every morning on the train to work. Some days they look beautiful, majestic. Others they look menacing, threatening. And other days, just…
It’s a party. Think of Lollapalooza, crammed into the Pritzker Pavilion. I think the final count was 48,000 and some people. Party indeed. So let me back up a step. The Sun Run (misnomer) is a 10K race through Vancouver.…
I called home this morning, before going for a run. The time difference has wreaked havoc on schedules and timing, it’s been hard to connect. One thing that came out of the conversation was the total lack of breathing room.…
I’ve gotten into the habit of tweeting the weather every morning. It’s quite literally the first thing I do after I open my eyes and roll over. Vancouver weather is more predictable than Chicago weather: it is either raining, or…
Day started off like the previous two or three. Woke up at 2:30am, rolled over and eventually fell back asleep until 5. Checked a message from Dad and opted to go back to sleep. Perhaps that was the start. Everything…
I was awake, again, at 2:30 this morning, and thankfully, again, able to fall back asleep until 5am. I can tell I’m stressed. I’m anxious, panicky. Not quite paralyzed with fear but it’s a little harder to keep putting one…
Jet lag sucks. I awoke at 2:30am, thought “Ha. I don’t think so,” rolled over and thankfully fell back asleep. And now it’s a quarter after 5, which is pretty good. Previous trips, I’ve been wide awake at 4am. Well,…
I keep forgetting that neither my watch nor my laptop automatically adjust themselves to the time change. I was excited for a second there since it’s 9pm and still so light out. Except that’s 9pm Chicago time, 7pm Vancouver time.…