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Tuesday, 24 August 2010 10:05

It has been a crazy couple of days.

I moved out of my Apartment on Sunday.  I have no space left in my storage unit.

I realized how much the move was stressing me out.. I really liked the place and having to leave it was not a great experience.  I had to move anyway ( landlord taking over the unit).  I slept on the floor for 3 nights my only chair was one from my deck.

I had decided to spend a couple of days with my parents in Waterloo.  This was a excellent idea.  I got to destress, spend some time with my Mom and Dad ( amazing people...) and repack and rethink.

I am now in the right frame of mind to take on Tokyo.  I am at Person, the Plane has just arrived at the gate... time to slip into "plane" mode.  I am hopeing for a boring flight ( I like boring... I have had a few exciting flights... boring is so much better)

I listen to the two ladies beside me, and realize my language skills are going to need work.... a lot of work.

I will post more once I get settled.

Saying good bye

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Last Updated on Thursday, 19 August 2010 12:09 Thursday, 19 August 2010 00:41

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I am not a big fan of good byes.

When I am at a party and it is time for me to leave, out of courtesy I will take my leave from the host, and then exit with as little fanfare as possible.

This week has been full of good byes, with more to come, both of people and things. ( who knew how attached you can become to a vehicle) This has been very emotional, lots of laughter, some tears.

Their are too many important people in my life to just slink away... Winning the "prize" of doing dishes at the sailing club dinner was fitting... My first dinner there I had to do dishes... My last one of the season, my "turn" again.

It does feel good to know how many people do care...

Balance

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Last Updated on Tuesday, 17 August 2010 22:39 Tuesday, 17 August 2010 14:57

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Balance is important in life... But before I start getting all philosophical the balance I want to discuss today has to do with photography

I attended a model shoot on the weekend where I watched and listened to a lot of photographers.

One topic that was discussed was how to balance natural light with flash... Or how to use flash with natural light.

9 Days

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Last Updated on Sunday, 15 August 2010 09:05 Sunday, 15 August 2010 08:45

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こんにちは

Some mornings I wake up and I don't want to go.

This morning was one of those.

I was at a great party last night at the sailing club... if it wasn't for one obnoxious drunk, I might have never left ( I wasn't interesting in talking about a high speed hiway between Toronto and Montreal while sitting around a fire)

Selling Truck, Getting Scammed

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Last Updated on Friday, 06 August 2010 08:14 Thursday, 05 August 2010 18:40

I put an ad on Craigslist this morning to try and sell my Truck

Series of emails.....

> On 2010-08-05, at 12:16 PM, Jessica Walker < This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it > wrote:

>> I want to know if this item listed is still for sale and the condition.
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>> You can get back to me with some pics

life in 2 suitcases- Canadian Experience

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Last Updated on Thursday, 29 July 2010 06:59 Thursday, 29 July 2010 06:39

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I have been talking (a lot..too much?) about my upcoming trip..about packing my life to fit into storage and 2 suitcases.

A good friend of mine ( an immigrant from eastern Europe) said she knows what it is like to put your life into 2 suitcases.

This got me thinking...

A large percentage of Canadian are immigrants ( > 40% in Toronto I believe)

So is packing up your life, concentrating on what is the important parts of living, packing up your life into 2 suitcases, is now part of the Canadian psych?