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Friday, April 25, 2008

BLAH, BLAH, BLAH

Another Friday, another potential for adventure. In less than an hour, I’ll be bound for Horseshoe Bay to hop a ferry home for the weekend. I’m excited for time shopping with my mom and aunt, Juno, Chinese take-out from Quality Foods (yes, it’s a grocery store and yes, it’s the best Chinese take-out in the Comox Valley), cuddles and playtime with Charley, fresh air, relaxation, photo opportunities and whatever else the weekend brings my way. Two nights always seems to go too fast but at least it’s better than nothing.

Szechuan Delight

Last night our Star Wars marathon officially came to an end with the destruction of the Death Star in Return of the Jedi. As a child, it was my favourite installment of the trilogy. As an adult, it’s clearly the worst. The Ewoks aren’t nearly as cute as I remembered them to be, and the movie as a whole was more than obviously made with mass marketing in mind. The magic of A New Hope was long gone. Return of the Jedi wasn’t even directed by George Lucas, so enough said.

While I’m soaking in the Island goodness, here are some things to keep your time occupied until we meet again:

  • Join Earth Day celebrations at Jericho Park on Saturday, April 26, 2008. [website]

  • Snag some early bird tickets to catch The Weakerthans, Dala and Kobo Town (among others) at this year’s Island Music Fest, happening July 11-13, 2008 in the Comox Valley. [website]

  • Tired of BC Ferries’ seemingly incessant fare hikes? Take a minute to tell them where to stick their new fares. (In case you weren’t aware, it’s now a solid $26 round-trip as a walk-on passenger headed to Vancouver Island). [website]

  • Pinocchio was the first film that I ever saw at the Palace Theatre in Courtenay. Originally opening its doors on November 21, 1940, the art deco film house was re-vamped and re-opened when I was a child. Operation ceased on July 4 of last year after a fire blazed through the building, and just recently, the City of Courtenay had this cinematic jewel demolished. [website]

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    Photo: Jules S. Xavier/Comox Valley Record

  • Miss604 (aka the Thelma to my Louise) wrote a must-read article on cyber-bullying. [article]

  • On May 22, 2008 at noon, H&M opens their doors at Pacific Centre in downtown Vancouver. Being that it’s only a block from my office, I think I’m in trouble already. [website]


    • Have a super Friday, everyone!

    6 Comments
    Jen

    May 22 at noon, hey? Uh oh…

    Phaedra

    Have a great trip to ‘our’ Island Keira! You deserve a wonderful, relaxing weekend. And me thinks us girls have a date May 22…woot-woot!

    Rebecca

    Hope you’re having fun! Give Charley a snuggle for me :-)

    Bethany

    I’m surprised someone didn’t salvage the “Palace” Sign for a bar or something. What a shame.

    paul

    as a former islander myself, i preferred Overwaitea’s chinese food over QF, that is until Overwaitea became Save-On and they got rid of the take-out.

    oh, and ill be taking Tsawwassen/Duke pt. to visit the folks this weekend as its more than 50% when compared to going Horseshoe Bay./Dept. Bay.

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