Vancouver

The day after a double header.... Dori and I went to seperate events on Friday night. Dori listened to a talk by a famous Ceramic artist and I listened to the sounds of Jabulani, a Vancouver based, high school aged Marimba band. Oh my. This band was not your average band. These kids really knew what they were doing. Not only could they play Marimba, they could get a high school auditorium of adults up and dancing! It was fantastic. Then Dori and I along with several other friends met up for a night of conversation and beers. This was to be followed up by an early morning hike to Hollyburn Peak. It is a pleasant hike, only gaining 320 meters to get some spetacular views of Vancouver and Howe Sound. Afterwards we attended swarm, which is an artist run, gallery awareness event. Several gallerys hold show openings and invite the public and (espeically) Emily Carr students out to see the shows. The main event on Saturday night is the Mercury Theatre. This is a temporary venue, setup in Cathedral park where video is projected onto large screens and live music (and sometimes video) is mixed for an hour and a half. This year's theme was Barbarianism. There were interesting parts, including scenes of Arnold Schwarzenegger and decapitation football.

So here I am Sunday with a bit of culture and a lot less sleep.

Monday is back to work day. On the platter is a little thesis outline, some lab assignment touch-up and possibly windsurfing. (Well I'll focus on the first two, and hope to do the second.)