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This doesn’t happen anymore.

Here’s a great story for you from my life.

So…

There I am in the shower.. when i hear a knock on the door. its 9pm.. on a weeknight.
I feel a bit scared, cause who knocks on your door at 9pm?
I hear Andrew call “Who is it?” and go down the stairs to open the door..

…muffled voices… but nothing else.

So i quickly hop out of the shower, open the door and tentatively call: “Anndrew?”
He asks if i’m decent I say no..
“Its our neighbors!!” he yells..

This flows into my brain.. and is spit out like a foreign language.  CANNOT COMPUTE.

our neighbors? i peek around the corner.. and they burst out laughing.. cause i’m in a towel..
I go get dressed and run downstairs to greet these supposed “Neighbors”
As i reach the landing, i’m met with 3 smiling faces. two girls and a guy.. all who look
to be our age.

They present me with a bowl full of homemade peach cobbler(with an edible flower on top!!)
I am in shock… and awe.

“We just wanted to welcome you to the neighborhood!”

WHO DOES THIS ANYMORE??

We may often consider it, but it rarely happens.
We chat for a while. They are quirky and friendly… just like us :)
They invite us to a party on friday night with pinatas and such.

Naturally.. when are there NOT pinatas at a party? :p

They also invite us to guerilla garden with them on the unclaimed piece of land near the stop sign.
This sounds not only practical, but totally “rebellious” ..  and as a relatively agreeable
child.. I never did many rebellious things.
We get their names.. chat a bit more.. then they are gone.

…. what just happened?
I’m all giddy.. maybe even misty-eyed like I am prepping
for a heart warming scene in a Lifetime movie.

So I feel good..

The end.

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America feels better lately.

It must be the injection of hope due to Obama being elected.  
It was nice to feel people a bit more united than usual.  

To the New Year 

 

<3 Amen!

<3 Amen!

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I started school yesterday, and its safe to say that the general excitement has 
not worn off.  I love web design with all of my geeked-out heart.  I will not
be someone who hates their job in 20 years..or 30 years.  I think I could do this…

Forever.  

New years resolution:

1. To be the best damn designer ever, and get sweet grades.
2. Not get offended by things.. oh my fragile heart and sponge eyes!(thats an odd visual, eh?) 
3. Eat healthier
4. Get rid of more “stuff”

 

So there you go.. there’s my mini list.  I suppose its good to start small. I figure I can accomplish
all of those things, then i’ll move onto the marathon and the body building.. and the climbing Everest.

I’ve been trying to decide what to do after school.
Generally, I don’t think *too* far in advance.  I enjoy my life in the present,
and do not like to worry about the future.  

However, it is very clear to me that I’ll have to make the decision eventually.. and
unlike most of those far off decisions.. the circumstances in this one are unlikely
to change.

 
Its simple really: Minnesota or Vancouver

The major events in my life.. the things and people that shaped my character most drastically
have happened in Vancouver..
and my family..and Andrew are in Minnesota.  

I suppose, we all need to have things that we can give up, 
and things that we cannot give up.  

What are those things for me? 
What do I want for .. my future life?

What do I value? 

I’ve been avoiding thinking about it for obvious reasons: it hurts.  

Nevertheless, 

To quote Relient K :)  

“The end will justify the pain it took to get us there.”

 

In other news, the snow is taking Vancouver by storm, and left us squirming. its quite amusing. 

Talk to you later.

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Sometimes at night..

I bring up my favorite picture of falling snow, 
I lie down with the fan blowing..
and imagine the cool, wet, snowflakes on my cheeks.   
A scarf wrapped snugly around my neck, and my feet toasty warm
in boots.   

Minneapolis in the winter,

It feels like I have not seen you for years.  
Do me a favor.  Take a detour to Vancouver.  You will see chaos and confusion,
because the people here do not know how to drive in snow.  Still…It would bring me so much joy.

Think about it. 

Yours, 

 

Laura.

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Finally, Vancouver.

For once..I am proud of a choice that has been made in regards to the downtown eastside.

The sad part is, I heard it on the news…so who KNOWS whats even true.

But as it turns out, Simon Fraser has plans (if 12 million dollars comes in) to build their school of the Arts in the Downtown Eastside.

If that goes through, then there are plans to put some condos in the downtown eastside as well.

Wow, for once not ignoring the massive population of homeless people? I think this is a brililiant idea..The life and creativity of college students immersed in lonliness.

Maybe they can teach each other something. Maybe we can learn from this.

Simon Fraser News Release

Maybe you believe we are all individuals and therefore only responsible for ourselves.
That no one else can affect the way you think, feel or behave.

I believe otherwise. Thats why those annoying little phrases like “turn that frown upside down” or “smile” exist..because they actually hold truth..whether you like to admit it or not.
When we are in the presence of something good..it affects us..same with the bad.

it reminds me of a line from a Michael W. Smith song that says:

“Love…isn’t Love, until you give it away.”

Its hard to love from a distance.
unplug your nose, leave your ego and your status at the door…and lets get a little closer.

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blowing over bottles

Today I watched two brothers traveling on the Vancouver Sky Train for the first time…

I loved it :)

I studied them as we came towards the Main Street/Science world stop…

(and this is how i knew it was their first time..)


I watched their faces light up, quickly glance
at each other in delight, and then go back to gazing at the fresh and clear skyline. striking really.

I love my city, and I’m so grateful for its beauty..I almost wrote that I was proud of my city,
when I realized I have no stake in ANY of the glory of Vancouver..haha.


I try to look at Vancouver this way every time i ride the train…refusing my face the tendency
to turn dismal and gray during this routine journey.
I am listening to Ari Neufeld. Spectacular. I will be writing a music review soon about his concert that I went to.. Ari=Genius, my friends.

until i get around to that, visit his myspace

much love.

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