Good day for a walk to downtown Vancouver to check out the furniture at the Sears, which is closing later this year. Found two tables: one round. One square. Any thoughts?

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…

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’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…

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.…

I’ve discovering that there are a number of things we take for granted in the States. Netflix. News, politics, even. Our politics are entertaining compared to Canadian politics. The ability to strike without permission and without restrictions, apparently, too. My…

So this has been sitting in my Evernote list for…only a week. Huh. Thought it was longer. Holidays are one of those things that, as a #freelancer, I paid little attention outside the context of who needed what by when.…

Lucked out a bit on this one. Found a place, in the same neighborhood, a block or two from the bus stop and a straight shot down Yew to the beach. There was a huge wave of relief at first.…