A slightly eventful summer, if only in the last two weeks or so.

At the mo I'm on my vacation from work, basking in the heat of the prairie sun in Edmonton.

On July 11th my father and I took the Coho across to the States and, after a day or so of driving through the Washington desert, arrived at the Gorge Amphitheatre (obviously there were some bits in the middle, but nothing really noteworthy) for a concert. Elvis Costello and The Police, to be exact. It was nothing short of fantastic, to be honest. I have a picture or two up on Facebook, and I'd be glad to direct people to the pictures that my dad took if anyone was interested.

Also on Facebook is a note I posted of the various (hilarious) reactions that we received while driving the Smart Car. For anyone who doesn't know, Smart Cars have only just been introduced to the US, so most people had never seen one of those beasts before.

Anyway. Coming up this summer is my 19th birthday, which should be interesting. I'm not planning on having a huge do, but we'll see what happens.

Been a while since I had a new journal entry so I thought I'd fill people in on what's happening in my life.

Not a whole lot, really.

I'm learning how to drive, which is effing terrifying. I'm taking Young Drivers of Canada lessons though, so I should be okay. I'm almost done the classroom sessions (one more to go), and I've had two in-car lessons with the instructor. I'm getting a bit more confident, but I still get frightened easily on busy streets. And traffic circles are the enemy.

About two weeks ago my grampa had a wee stroke. The right side of his body was affected quite a bit, but he's doing really well now. He made amazing progress and they've moved him into the rehab ward (it's hilarious to see the looks on people's faces when I tell them that my grandfather is in rehab) so he can do more intense physio. He's now walking on his own (for the most part) and can go up and down stairs quite well and he can write intelligibly. We're all super proud of him, and I think he's pretty happy too. Anyway, because he's in hospital, I'm staying with my grandmother for a while so she's not alone in her big house.

So, it's been ages since I last posted a journal here.

Not that anyone's really noticed, I'm sure.

Anyway, I went to the dentist today and, as usual, I felt crappy afterwards.

Dentists have this amazing power to make me feel horrible for no reason.

So, to cheer myself up I bought a new digital camera.

It's a Samsung L73.

Not the best camera out there, but it's got that neato face-finder thing for portraits, and that kinda won me over.

If I'd waited until tomorrow (payday) I could've bought a better camera, but I needed something immedeately, so this'll have to do until I've got enough money for a swanky digital SLR.

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OH BIRD --- BABY-BUNNY LOVES YOU --- TILL LINDEMANN

It makes brains fall out.

Me: you guys need some pant hangers?
Sam: Yes!
Holly: Sam's just throwing the jeans on the floor.
Sam: I'm actually trying them on.
Me: Right...
Sam: Seriously, I'm wearing womens' jeans right now. The mens jeans don't come small enough for me. *skinny vegan*
Holly: It takes a man to admit that.
Sam: I'm wearing ladies' underwear too.
Me and Holly: