Maybe I'm A Buddhist

remember that episode of seinfeld when jerry figured out that he was even stevens? lost $20, found $20, lost a job, got a job, etc. well, there is a good chance that i am the real even stevens. i inadvertantly walk the middle path. every action has an equal and opposite reaction and all that. it is SO annoying.

ES incident no. 1:

i got back from costa rica on saturday night. the trip was amazing and if it wasn't such a ridiculous plan i would move down there permanently. we rented a villa on the north-west coast and spent a fair bit of time just relaxing by the ocean and the pool, just reading and hanging out. we zip-lined through the canopy and went on a river trip. it was so cool to see monkeys and crocodiles in their natural habitat although i think our guide could have spent a bit less time pointing out the herons. i mean really, i bet they summer at my cottage. as well, i felt really bad about the monkeys that live in the borth animalarium. the welsh countryside is cruel and unusual punishment for any tropical animal.

i could sense that something was going to go wrong around day three. i knew that illness was developing but i was determined to fight the power! mission: unsuccessful. my return to canada was met with a bout of bronchitis. i finally got it treated and should hopefully start to feel better soon. i figure that spending a week hocking out green chunks probably balances out an amazing vacation. thats hot eh?

ES incident no. 2:

i tend to not use the telephone. i don't like calling people and, unless plans are made for me, i have no problem just hermiting and doing things on my own. a few weeks back i decided to go on a long walk and found myself at one of my favourite bookstores on queen st. west. being in the neighbourhood i made the bold move (which, had i been a normal person, would not have been a bold move at all) and called m to see if he wanted to go for coffee. had he been in the province i'm sure his answer would have been yes.

fast-forward to saturday night when i got home from CR. checked my messages and, sure enough, there was a message from m about going to a toronto rock game. i'm not sure when the call came in but i was definitely not in the country.

oh, i could spin another yarn or two but frankly my heart isn't in it right now. i'll leave you with some pictures of the trip and i'm going to go sew a pinney with melissa.