Last year we went up to Harrison Hot Springs with some friends from the Ranch. We had tons of fun last year, despite the rainy weather. Well the weather wasn’t that great… such is our luck again. Fortunately we weren’t camping (we were in a friend’s condo) but the speedboat in’t as fun when the rain is being pelted at you. Despite the rain (which we’re used to here in the Fraser Valley) we all had lots of fun! In lieu of a really long post, here are some pictures that sum up the weekend well:
I believe whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. If you’re good at something, you’ve got something going for you. Why so glum chum? Something is out there, it’s inevitable. If my life were a sitcom, it would be titled Quiet Time Please. Sitting on my back porch I see dappled sunlight through the trees making patterns on my legs. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to TALLYING THE CONTEST ENTRIES, tomorrow my plans include heading out to Harrison and Sunday, I want to spend time with my friends!
What are your favourite first sentences from books? Is there a book that you liked specially because of its first sentence? Or a book, perhaps that you didn’t like but still remember simply because of the first line? I don’t know that I have a favourite first sentence, but I have a couple good stories. The first anecdote is about Terry Goodkind’s Sword of Truth series. When my boyfriend first wanted me the read the books, he gave me the second one and I started with that, stopping every few pages to ask him questions. He said he didn’t think I should start with the first one because it was a bit boring and he hated one of the first sentences: “It was an odd-looking vine.” The second anecdote is about a book I recently finished called Almost Moon by Alice Sebold. She’s a great writer and this is a terrific book for a psychological viewpoint into a mother-daughter relationship gone wrong. The first line of the book is: “When it came down to it, killing my mother wasn’t that hard.”
The HSBC Celebration of Light is an annual event in Vancouver for two weeks every summer. Three (3) countries compete with fireworks displays and corresponding music, then they join for a fourth night and do a finale fireworks display. The winner is then announced; last year, Canada won. Competing this year: Wednesday July 23: Canada Saturday July 26: USA (first time competing) Wednesday July 30: China Saturday August 2: Finale Canada’s Theme was “Attack” and paid tribute to all the old Japanese monster/horror films with soundtracks from Godzilla and the like. Panic has swept the city after recent events in the bay. Several ships have been sunk and buildings along the coast have been destroyed. Scientists have ruled out previous theories of underwater volcanic activity. New reports of a strange creature rising from the water moments prior to the attacks are emerging, but have yet to be confirmed…” Spawned in the ocean’s depths, it stalks the earth… Let us take you on a voyage of fear and discovery as the world declares war on the ocean’s secret. Face a terror nothing could prepare us for. Mourn lost souls and rally spirits when it seems all hope is lost. The future of humanity hangs by a thread. Will mankind’s ingenuity triumph? Witness what may be the end. Let fire in the sky capture your imagination as we tell you the story of humanity’s greatest hour These are my favourite kind! The giant palm tree ones. Finale: I love the glow on [...]
My neighbours are out of town so I’m house-watching and petsitting for them this week. So it seems fitting to have Mariessa and Digger featured this week for my Whiskers on Wednesday post!
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