(copied from another blog of mine, one that was much more out of date)

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I havent talked to you in a while. crafty how that works.. crazy, in fact.

Life is a tad different now, than when it was when I last posted.
Im much more employed, and have in fact been working since the beginning of February. I am a happy employee of the Tribune Bay Outdoor Education Centre. I live on Hornby Island. I eat tofu most days, and heaps of vegetables when I dont.
I am a trained outdoor education specialist. I know bunches of cool facts about the forest and wildlife around here, I can safely lead and instruct groups of youth/children/teenagers on potentially dangerous activities, and I can give myself a fair-sized poney tail (I have no real plans of cutting my hair).
Yep, life is good. Hornby is getting warm too, its been sunny most days, we can finally start wearing less than 2 sweaters in combination with 2 or 3 thick shirts. Dont have to wear longjohns every day anymore (although I could have used mine today). And the lack of rain... man, that makes things nice. No more climbing in the rain.

Other notes.. my road bike is dying. Slowly but... more or less surely, its components are becoming more and more worn.. I had to replace my front chainring last weekend. The teeth were too worn to grip the chain properly. They were worn because the chain is stretched... I tried to replace the chain, but the new chain didnt grip the rear chainrings properly. So, when it comes time to replace the rear chainrings, Im going to need to replace my wheel, because of the style of hub I have and the lack of parts (this is all information people probably dont need to know).
Basically, long story short, is that once my roadbike dies, Im going to start scheming about how to get my hands on the bike that might take me.. around the world (or atleast as far as I get :) ).

My brother's metal band is going to be playing their first real show in a bar this month. Im so excited for him. Im really excited for him, because he is so proud of what he is doing. The fact that hes focusing so much energy into it, and chasing something that is really important to him, is great.. honestly, Ive felt like my brother has been living a life with not too much direction by working a job that he doesnt enjoy much. Hes also apparently going to be signed on as an apprentice at his woodshop, if he doesnt leave to go be a BOAT CARPENTER... frickin sweet.

This monday, I recieved a $1400 check from the government. It made me happy. It made VISA happy with me. $400 is going to Visa (Im still in debt fron travelling.. sheesh), $500 is going to an RSP savings account that Im going to open up, and $500 is going to Maya Pedal, the place that I volunteered at for 3 1/2 months in Guatemala. I havent talked to them for some time, I hope they're still around.

Anyways... besides all that... Not too much has changed. I might get another tattoo soon, on my back.. but thats money Id rather not spend.

Ta ta, until next time, I suppose. Thanks for reading.

Ty

News news... hmm..

The tide is doing weird things these days. Really low tides. REALLY low tides. Crazy. I wonder if we're going to be struck by a comet.

In other news, recently I partook in a wildnerness first aid course. Its a nice feeling to know that some pretty bad shit can go down around you, and you know (more or less) how to deal with it. From compound fractures to puncture wounds to cardiac arrest.. Pretty sweet.

Ive also been graced with a few chances to use my "new" panniers. Im riding from Hornby to Courtenay tomorrow morning with them. Horray! I hope it doesnt rain.

However I think Im going to go to sleep now. Its only 8pm, but thats late for me these days.. all this fresh air and sunshine, its wearing me out. Thats right, I said sunshine... Hornby is bright and smiley right now.

Take care, see you in the sunlight.

Well, I'll have you know that my REAL blog is at www.manwomb.blogspot.com. But it hasnt been updated in a while.

Living and working on Hornby is ridconculous. I havent lived somewhere so pretty, since I was a young lad. And although Ive only ridden my Apollo 2 or 3 times in the past 3 weeks, my mountain bike is seeing regular action. Unfortunately I cant use my $100 mec paniers on my mountainbike..

Ive recently discovered that full-rigid mountain biking is pretty awesome. Quite fun if you like that bone-jarring wrist-shattering type of feeling. I can still keep up to my friends on their fullies (when they let me), but I think Im having more fun.

Keep it real y'all.

t