Mwahahahahahahahahahaha
After I get my unpacking done.
Flying Monkey welcomes you to mile high club
Squee! I’m so excited! My new little buddy will be the perfect companion to keep me company on those long northern nights when the sun is never anywhere near the damn yardarm and if it were, it’d be too dark to see it by anyway.
And no, I’m not talking about Julian Assange.
For once.
I know, I know, many people have warned me that taking care of a pet is no small matter, and that my life is not exactly a settled one (nearly bought a hippie schoolbus to live in the other day, but am firmly decided on building a houseboat sometime in the next two years, if I don’t get rich and buy Krac Des Chevaliers in Syria and don’t bet against me; have you got any IDEA what’s happening to my shares on Empire Avenue lately?) but still, I am optimistic. He’s compact, omnivorous, self-sufficient, and doesn’t use too damn much vermouth.
Icecoaster, icecoaster, baby!
Here are the deets from Facebook. If you’re not sure you’re invited, ping me on Twitter, email, Facebook or in the comments here and I’ll let you know. Frankly, there’s only one person in the whole world who’s NOT invited, but if you’re not him, it’s all good!
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Colleen Coplick’s Backyard 421 E 20th Ave
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Raincoaster is moving to Yellowknife and transforming into icecoaster! Come give her a great sendoff at this potluck party for friends. BYOB & F but as you’re all better cooks than she is, that’s good news, right? We’ll be BBQ’ing burgers and dogs, but feel free to bring anything you want to throw on the grill & sides or desserts. There are some people who didn’t get an invitation because we’re not connected on Facebook, so if you have someone you want to bring, just ping me and I’m sure it’ll be fine. Also – Due to serious space constraints, Lorraine said “no going away gifts!!”. This moving a billion miles away thing apparently takes up a lot of room. |
Yellowknife outdoor art actually better than most in Vangroover
I’m learning so much about my soon-to-be-adopted home. Here are some wonderfully informative (original typo: “deformative”) videos about being a newcomer to the land of permafrost and muskeg.
“Hi. I’m new here.”
“I’ve decided to stay. Now what?”
NOTED!
Interestingly, the guy in these videos looks not unlike my new boss. Coincidence? Well, if I can hack it in Wiarton, I figure I can hack it in Yellowknife.
Oh, when I was up there I heard a lot of sirens. Being from the DTES I thought nothing of it, but was later informed there are only seven siren-bearing vehicles in the town. They must all have been busy that day.
videos via Crasstalk
Can you take it? I sure as hell can't.
And they won’t even tell you what “IT” is.
My problem is, IT is at home, IT being the task of packing up essentially a three bedroom house’s furniture and stuff and either bunging it into storage or moving it up to Yellowknife in the narrow window when there’s a (long) road up there which isn’t an ice road and besides I don’t even have a driver’s license anymore so How In God’s Name I Am Going To Do This I do not know, but anyway…
How was your week?
In case you’ve heard rumours, well, they’re all true unless you heard them from legendary fabulist Steven Schwartz, in which case they’re probably amazing fabrication and I’d appreciate your noting them in the comments, as one day I may write an encyclopedia of internet drama and cancer-faking mythologists are definitely going to feature prominently therein.
But the rumours about me moving to the land of permafrost and the lynx nuisance at the city dump? Those rumours are true.
Yes, some poor company has offered me gainful employment, almost like a normal person, starting July 1st, which means several things:
Anyhoodle, there will be a party at some point, probably of the bring-a-bottle variety or, knowing my friends, the bring-a-bottle-and-a-sleeping-bag variety. I’ve already handed the reins of the Shebeen Club to Ian Alexander Martin of Atomic Fez publishing reducing my press-release-writing workload considerably.
Before I leave I’ll be speaking at Northern Voice blogging conference and Social Media Camp Victoria, and my newest round of online workshops starts next week. Then, poof! I’ll be out of the Downtown Eastside and up in the land of the polar bear. Where a dinner of (excellent) fish and chips will run you $60.
GAH!
So, before I head off to the wilderness, I’m throwing yet another celebrity link roundup your way. In Vancouver, I could be relatively sure of bumping into one or more of these people every few months. In Yellowknife? Maybe not so much. So, that’s an improvement!
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