Last night was Australia day. I had a pretty good day/night. Started off early 11am (which is actually late for an Australian but canada is to cold to start drinking earlier) We went out to Lake Louise to check out their Australian day events but not much was happening so we went and checked out the ice sculptures on the actual lake. Very pretty but it was way to cold for us and about 10 minutes in we had to duck inside to warm up and defrost our toes!!!
After lake louise we went home. We did attempt to get into the Australian day events at Legion but it was packed and the line wasnt moving. If I know Aussies we start early and finish late!!! We never leave. So after half an hour waiting in the cold we decided fuck that and ended up at Kims Place. We then eventually went out to Brunos where I stayed for the whole night drinking and talking. I took a heap of photos if you want to check them out http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=87190&l=15bd0&id=585873948
Pretty awesome australia day I would have to say but I do miss the heat, barbeque and my family!
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Chronic Masturbation is a private thing
You know how you can never think of what you want to say at the time. But then four hours later its all so obvious and you wish you had stepped forward and grasped the moment by the balls! (no pun intended, youll understand shortly)
I got prank called last night as I was finishing up my shift,
Ring Ring
Me = "Hello thank you for calling banff lodging company ******** how can I help you today"
Him "Hello? Hello?"
Me "Hello??? can you hear me"
Silence
Me "Do you want to make a reservation?"
Him "Oh.. Hello!"
Me "Do you want to book a hotel?"
Him " I masturbate a lot"
Me "I have caller ID (read out his number)"
Him "oh...."
Me "I'm going to go now. Have fun masturbating"
*click* Hung up!!!
I got prank called last night as I was finishing up my shift,
Ring Ring
Me = "Hello thank you for calling banff lodging company ******** how can I help you today"
Him "Hello? Hello?"
Me "Hello??? can you hear me"
Silence
Me "Do you want to make a reservation?"
Him "Oh.. Hello!"
Me "Do you want to book a hotel?"
Him " I masturbate a lot"
Me "I have caller ID (read out his number)"
Him "oh...."
Me "I'm going to go now. Have fun masturbating"
*click* Hung up!!!
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Beautiful weather, beautiful minds
A bit of an update whats going on.
The weather has been fantastic lows of -4C highs of 0C beautiful clear skies.
Dragged myself out of bed yesterday to do a little bit of snowboarding. I was not in the mood but when I got out there and felt the board slide on the snow I was hooked once more. The weather was nice and I was warm the whole day. I practiced my turns a bit more and I'm getting a lot more confident even going a little bit faster. The fact is Snowboarding is a hard thing to master.
Well we found a place to move into. Its really nice and we get a huge room with our own bathroom. The girl knows we will be leaving end of June but I think she is happy to have us since Taki told her how clean we are! Ok I am a slob when it comes to my own bedroom but I can't stand dirty dishes in the sink!!! A little bit more then I wanted to spend but will be worth it for our sanity I think. Staff accomodation was great for a while but I'm definately over it.
Money is a bit of an issue especially with taking off the whole of march. Dont get me wrong we have a huge chunk of Australian cash if we need it but I would rather be spending the money I am earning here. I need to cut my Alaskan expenses to about 2 grand or less. Less alcohol and less going out for dinner!!! I need to get my account up to 10 grand for when we leave in June.
The weather has been fantastic lows of -4C highs of 0C beautiful clear skies.
Dragged myself out of bed yesterday to do a little bit of snowboarding. I was not in the mood but when I got out there and felt the board slide on the snow I was hooked once more. The weather was nice and I was warm the whole day. I practiced my turns a bit more and I'm getting a lot more confident even going a little bit faster. The fact is Snowboarding is a hard thing to master.
Well we found a place to move into. Its really nice and we get a huge room with our own bathroom. The girl knows we will be leaving end of June but I think she is happy to have us since Taki told her how clean we are! Ok I am a slob when it comes to my own bedroom but I can't stand dirty dishes in the sink!!! A little bit more then I wanted to spend but will be worth it for our sanity I think. Staff accomodation was great for a while but I'm definately over it.
Money is a bit of an issue especially with taking off the whole of march. Dont get me wrong we have a huge chunk of Australian cash if we need it but I would rather be spending the money I am earning here. I need to cut my Alaskan expenses to about 2 grand or less. Less alcohol and less going out for dinner!!! I need to get my account up to 10 grand for when we leave in June.
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Surfing the couches
So as I was planning a bit of my road trip to Alaska today I came across the dilemma of accomodation. Winter is quiet for North, North America and what accomodation is available is pretty expensive. I was looking at over $100CA a night just to sleep!
But a friend introduced me to Couch Surfing and there are quite a few people along the way which have couches available. Its a great idea and I am looking forward to hosting people in the future. Not only shall I save myself some money but I will hopefully get to meet some great people!
Sign up, its worth your time!
But a friend introduced me to Couch Surfing and there are quite a few people along the way which have couches available. Its a great idea and I am looking forward to hosting people in the future. Not only shall I save myself some money but I will hopefully get to meet some great people!
Sign up, its worth your time!
Friday, January 16, 2009
Snowmobiles
Well I had a really great time on Wednesday. It was my first real time riding on a snowmobile. I do remember about 10 years ago semi driving one in Pennsylvania but my uncle was sitting behind me doing all the basic controls. They were new gearless skiddoos which makes life easy because I suck with changing gears!
The tour basically tooks us up a remote mountain in Golden, BC. You could travel at your own pace which was good because I was pretty slow cruising most of the time at about 20mph and my boyfriend was a lot quicker sitting between 25 - 40 mph. They would stop every 20 minutes or so just to regroup. Usually everyone was waiting for me! And there was a guide at the back so if I did get stuck they would be able to pull me out. Those skiddoos are pretty heavy! Oh yea and I did manage to get stuck twice.
We stopped at the top of the mountain to eat lunch and just relax it was beautiful and white. All in all there was about five hours of riding all up and my thumb was killing me. That night I was in a lot of pain my forearms were cramping up!
I would definately reccomend the tour and the best thing is if your like me and not overly confident you can move at your own pace. Just be prepared to be sore for the next night! To be honest I'm getting used to all this pain from snow sports!
The tour basically tooks us up a remote mountain in Golden, BC. You could travel at your own pace which was good because I was pretty slow cruising most of the time at about 20mph and my boyfriend was a lot quicker sitting between 25 - 40 mph. They would stop every 20 minutes or so just to regroup. Usually everyone was waiting for me! And there was a guide at the back so if I did get stuck they would be able to pull me out. Those skiddoos are pretty heavy! Oh yea and I did manage to get stuck twice.
We stopped at the top of the mountain to eat lunch and just relax it was beautiful and white. All in all there was about five hours of riding all up and my thumb was killing me. That night I was in a lot of pain my forearms were cramping up!
I would definately reccomend the tour and the best thing is if your like me and not overly confident you can move at your own pace. Just be prepared to be sore for the next night! To be honest I'm getting used to all this pain from snow sports!
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
The Milepost
I got my package today! A copy of The Milepost pretty much the bible for travelling along the west coast of Canada up to & through Alaska. Brendan and I have decided to drive to Anchorage rather then fly in March and this bible will be with me every step of the way!
I got Brendan in on Snowmobiling for a discount. $150 bucks cash. Not bad I guess for two full day tours normally worth $265 each!
I got Brendan in on Snowmobiling for a discount. $150 bucks cash. Not bad I guess for two full day tours normally worth $265 each!
Monday, January 12, 2009
erk agh yuck
Why does this god-forsaken flu continue to plague me!
I took the morning off work because i felt horrible. All night I was choked up with snot my throat was so swollen I could barely talk. When I stumbled out of bed at 8am I threw up a few times mainly just gag reflexing off the amount of snot in my sinuses! An antihistphime later and I was feeling a little better. Then I ended up at work about 3pm. Thank fuck its my Friday!
I tried something new the other day Soy Sauce KitKat! My Japanese co-worker (Taki) had a care package from her mum. Only the Japanese hey! I did not have high hopes for the salty chocolatey goodness but I couldnt turn down the opportunity to try right! Suprise Suprise it tasted a bit like white chocolate maple syrup and not a hint of soy. In fact I quite liked it.
On another exciting note my other co-worker Theresa worked her magic charms and I am now booked in for a free full day snowmobile tour on Wednesday! (fingers crossed the flu is over by then!) http://www.wetnwild.bc.ca/sledding I'm trying to get Brendan in at a discounted rate but I dont know if I will be able to! Seriously if you ever come to Banff I reccomend booking with these people!!!!!! (actually book through me then I get comission!)
I took the morning off work because i felt horrible. All night I was choked up with snot my throat was so swollen I could barely talk. When I stumbled out of bed at 8am I threw up a few times mainly just gag reflexing off the amount of snot in my sinuses! An antihistphime later and I was feeling a little better. Then I ended up at work about 3pm. Thank fuck its my Friday!
I tried something new the other day Soy Sauce KitKat! My Japanese co-worker (Taki) had a care package from her mum. Only the Japanese hey! I did not have high hopes for the salty chocolatey goodness but I couldnt turn down the opportunity to try right! Suprise Suprise it tasted a bit like white chocolate maple syrup and not a hint of soy. In fact I quite liked it.
On another exciting note my other co-worker Theresa worked her magic charms and I am now booked in for a free full day snowmobile tour on Wednesday! (fingers crossed the flu is over by then!) http://www.wetnwild.bc.ca/sledding I'm trying to get Brendan in at a discounted rate but I dont know if I will be able to! Seriously if you ever come to Banff I reccomend booking with these people!!!!!! (actually book through me then I get comission!)
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