In an effort to escape the recent heat wave that has hit the city of Edmonton, I recently spent 12+ hours in the backseat of a Jeep Rubicon in the lotus position trying to achieve inner peace. Instead I ended up with a temporarily twisted glute (the minimus) and a rather cranky disposition.

I have since recovered from both.

My coastal adventure has now moved into the second chapter, where I hop between cities and go mad in preparation of the two weddings that I will be shooting in the next coming weeks. The anticipation of having two such major events coming up is making me feel a little stressed out, which is why I considered in part staying Edmonton rather than going on this little vacation. However, I'm glad that I came (aside from having to endure a broken bum) because I've fallen back in love with the beautiful city of Victoria. It's a close rival to my other favourite city, Vancouver where I'll be for the next couple days (more photography). It feels good to be back in BC... which sounds ridiculous because I've only been living in Alberta for a few weeks now. I do like Edmonton, but to me it's only a temporary city and I don't get the same feeling when I'm there as I do when I'm in either of the V cities. However, Edmonton is my home now and I'm trying to make the best of it. When I return in a couple weeks I'll have less idle time on my hands with any combination of photo editing, school and work.

oh the joy!

It's been too long since my last post. I suppose my heart just hasn't been into posting lately. I've been adjusting to life in the new city, which really hasn't been that difficult but it's enough of a change to put me into one of my introspective moods where I start to consider the wonders of the universe, but I don't feel like sharing my thoughts with anyone. I'm not even really in the mood to blog right now but I was speaking to my mother earlier (curry cooking tips) and she commented that I hadn't written anything in a while. So, here I am... dutifully sitting in front of my computer at my new desk in my new office space surrounded by Aryn's plant pets, and as my darling mama would say... I'm stinking up the apartment with the curry I have cooking on the stove (and might I add that this curry has some nice colour).

I'm lacking a little creative motivation at the moment. I've barely taken any photos since I've moved to the city, just because I haven't really felt like it. I have however read three novels in the past week, catching up on a lot of the reading that I had not been doing during the winter.

but like other things, this brief period of lethargy will pass... and soon I will be complaining that I am too busy and do not have enough time to do all the things I want to do.

I have had the misfortune of being afflicted with a sinus cold during what might end up being the hottest part of the summer. It's most annoying. I'd very much like to be done with this whole being sick thing. I thought I might leave it behind me when I turned 24. Apparently I was mistaken.

I am now officially moved to the city. I have not yet unpacked all my goods, but I've had a few other things that I've had to complete. My schooling has more or less been arranged, I had to spend some time at the program office today sorting out some misinformation that I had been fed several weeks earlier, but luckily everything is more or less the way that I want it. More specific details are probably not necessary because then this post would become a rant about the state of the post secondary system and not my general update about life or something like that.

I've just realized that my bedroom has no mirror. I am suddenly at a bit of a loss. There was a mirror on one wall until we shuffled some furniture around. I quite like mirrors and the room seems a bit empty without being able to see my reflection somewhere. I think something needs to be done about this.

My sinus cold seems to be getting progressively worse as I type this... life updates will have to wait for a little bit while my body repairs itself.