trendy is always spelt wrong in my dictionary.

today i was touring around a bit in vancouver and i came to the realization that i hate this city...i mean maybe not hate, maybe sort of love/hate...how can you not love the mountains every morning, the green space, the active lifestyles and the push to be environmentally conscientious...but then there is the other parts...i can't stand the fact that every where you go you have to read about how you can make your life more luxurious...live in luxury, top of the line everything...get the ultimate bbq here, the greatest oven there, upgrade your interent for just a few dollars, its 0.2 percent faster...there is always somewhere for somebody with money to get a little bit more, and why, just so they can say they have the best...and if somebody says the word trendy again i am going to vomit...people trying to dress trendy, oh i only date people who have a trendy style...what the fuck does that mean anyways...is trendy what everybody else is doing or what nobody is doing, i can't keep track anymore...how about the 'i don't give a shit what i wear or how i look' trend...stupid vancouver residents, feeding the fire, letting their greed rule their lives...get over it...and then there is things like what i saw today that just make me sad...i understand that ever city is dirty, but today i was walking off the skytrain and i passed an undeveloped piece of land (it was near downtown) and it was all fenced off...and all i saw was garbage which had collected at the foot of the fence...in a city that is surrounded by such beauty, how can people be so iggnorant? littering has got to be the ipedimie(no idea how to spell that) of laziness...i do admit there are very few waste bins on the sidewalks in vancouver, but how difficult is it to cary you mcdonalds bag until you see a garbage you waste of space slob...it makes me pretty sick...anyways, i am done with that rant.

onto something cool i saw the other day...i was at tim hortons enjoying a coffee and a sandwich (the turkey bacon club really can't be beat) and upon finishing my delecious sandwich i went to place my bag and cub in the garbage only the door would not push open...and my immediate hasty reaction was 'these employees can't even empty the garbage what are they doing'...so i moved to the next garbage and same thing...what the hell...it wasn't until i took the two seconds to read the garbage which had been intentonally sealed shut and it said 'have you tried our new recycling bins?'...needless to say i was excited...they had a station with three different holes, one for cups, one for bags and other type materials that could be recylced and finally one for waste...i thought that it was pretty special...why can't all fast food restaurants figure out a way to recycle their packaging material...imagine how much garbage mcdonalds sends to their corresponding landfills each year...i am sure the number is staaggering...so good on you timmy ho's...i have always loved you and now even more.

i slacked a bit the last few days on the running/swimming/biking because i was recouping from my bday and i was just lazy...but i am back at it now...i got some biking gear and am ready to start hitting the road for some substantial bike rides...still hitting the pool for 2.5 to 3km per session and running is dabbled in there...still getting tightness in my calves after a run and it is really frustrating...gonna see how that goes...may get into a triathon next weekend, just a short sprint so nothing too crazy...but it should be fun...i got a used wetsuit for 30 bucks off craig's list so i am ready for ocean swimming...it should be fun...i leave you with a picture from my bday bash (if you can call it that) of my roommate stef, her friend mark and i...i promise we weren't drunk at all!!

m.