My Arrival, In Pictures

Tags: Family, York, News, Food, School, Flickr, Friends, Shopping, Travel, Events

[Because things have been so hectic, here is merely a quick rundown of the past week is the best I can do for now! Lots of pictures, and lots happening enroute to my new home in York!]

Day One - Food and Departure

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Too much food! Dim sum with Bachan, Mom, and Daniel. Claude decided to head over to the aquarium and got up close to some of his relatives. Off to see Patty and to ship boxes! (THANK YOU!) David cooked more food for dinner. Get squished by Daniel and David. Off to the airport with Mom and Dad.

The Flight - More food

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Hop on the Globespan plane - aisle seat, last row. Line up for the one functioning toilet is noisy and inconsiderate, meaning no sleep. Safety instructions in Icelandic. Free wine! And more food which makes me unimaginably full. After letting people off at Glasgow, I get a window seat for the highlands. And landing at Manchester Airport.

Day Two - Landing in York

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Take the train from the airport to York - nice scenery and musical fellow passengers. Finally get to York station from where I can see the Yorkshire Wheel, which I’ve yet to visit. My luggage and I somehow get to my empty room! Sure it’s a dorm, but Wentworth is pretty nice - block C from the outside. TONS of waterfowl on campus which for the short meantime I love. I find my new home at the music building where I pick up my enrolment pack.

Day Three - My First Trip to the City

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After thirteen hours of sleep and a fire drill, I make my way into the city for the first time - the River Ouse. The streets are amazing - I can’t believe I live here, but quickly am so tired and frustrated with having to set up that I stop taking pictures. Clifford Street. New flatmates Ros and Kai. Then me, Demitrius and Ros at Wentworth Karaoke. My room set up, with new bedding - the stuff that was supplied was utter crap!

Days Four and Five - Settling in

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More incredibly tame birds on campus. I’m eating well - see Mom? The first thing, the postgraduate welcome, mostly just emphasizing the fact that “we’re people people”. Chicken bacon and smoked cheese sandwich from Krusties in town. My first peek at the minster, but I’ve more errands - no gawking yet! My new mobile, which has been the cause of some problems.

Day Six - Back again, with Ros

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There’s more things to pick up so I go into town with Ros and can’t resist the Minster. Amazing foot traffic. Our first fish and chips is yummy! A peek of Clifford’s Tower. The room is getting there, with a reading light! (It’s such a fiasco without one!) And the famous Miquelrius notebooks - I FOUND THEM. Oh, and Ros is a stationery freak, too.

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My Favourite Game

Tags: Toronto, Family, Games, Entertainment

Trés awesome game.

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My Brother’s Sick Sense of Humour

Tags: Family, Email, Entertainment

My parents are off in Florida. My mom sent an email checking in with us (my brothers and I) last week. No one responded, so she sent another one yesterday. “Did anyone get my email?” Here is David’s response:

We got the first email.

Things at home are good. We spent all day yesterday cleaning up from the 4-day party we dubbed “The House Massacre”. The cats are having a blast spending the nights outside. We were a bit worried about the food supply out there, but judging from the squirrel carcasses and the fish heads lying around, it looks as if they’ve been doing fine. Though, I haven’t seen Lego in a couple days, and Sumi seems to be MUCH larger since. I’ve dropped out of school, which seems to have helped with the problem of getting up on time for class. We’ve also traded in one of the cars for a pizza, as we were a bit hungry yesterday and the squirrels can only fill so many meals during the day. They wouldn’t accept the other car at the pizzeria however, as none of the deliverymen can drive standard. We’ll have to find another way to assist in the fight against toxic emmisions. Don’t worry about our eating habits though. We’ve had plenty of greens, as you’ve taught us. The leafy thing in your bedroom supplemented for greens nicely, though it did have a bitter aftertaste. We’ll experiment more in the coming days and keep you posted. Though, you really should’ve told us how to differentiate between real and fake plants, aside from taste.

In parting, a few important questions:

1. Where can i find the deed for the house?

2. Is amputation covered through our health insurance?

3. Do you know of any capital murder defence attorneys?

I think that’s it. We’ll let you know if anything else comes up.

Dave

P.S.- I MADE BAIL!

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My Flickr

Tags: Family, Flickr, Internet, Gadgets

www.flickr.com. I love it. I have over 800 photos up now, and am adding more almost daily. From food, to felines, to pumpkins, Seattle, and more, I think I have about 25 sets of pictures.

There are interest groups that I have joined, like one for Western, the Moleskinerie, an even one I created for Tam’s Wedding. If you have photos, or just want to browse around the millions of photos on their site, I encourage you to check it out! If you have a Yahoo account, all you need to do is sign in!

My camera (rather, my parent’s old camera) sucks and only takes decent pictures outside in good light. The flash is horrible, so I try to take indoor photos without flash to preserve colour, only to end up with potentially blurry photos.

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