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Shay says:
you fixed the broken.
Shay says:
repaired the peices, glued, taped and connected all the lose parts till it was all a functioning being.

Vacation!

Kelowna was fantastic. Just seeing Shay made me ubergiddy, though not being able to sleep in the same bed as her for most of my visit kinda sucked, but we managed. First day was a father’s day dinner with Shay, Marj, Dave and Kaylan. It was good times mostly, though slightly awkward with Marj asking questions about me and me being really bad at talking about myself. Dawn skipped class on the Monday, and we picked up Craig and hung out, went to Zellers and did nothing, watched a couple movies. Tuesday was Dawn’s birthday party, where I met most of their group of friends. We watched Teeth, made balloon aliens and some weird “music”, played loaded questions. All in all it was a fantastic time. Wednesday we saw The Happening with Dawn, Craig and Cam, whom apparently thinks I am, and I quote, “WTF adorable”. Thursday afternoon we went to her mom and stepdad’s place out in Keremeos for the night, met up with her old boss, had dinner at ther parents, let her little brother Torin have fun with the Spore creature creator, watched TV and The Crow. We also got to sleep in the same bed, which was killer. Friday night was spent at Boston Pizza for dinner, because Dave, Shay’s dad was turning 50 on the 22nd, so we all went out for dinner. Dawn was there too. I ate lots of potatoes. We then took Dave to his sister’s place in Vernon so Marj could get ready for his surprise birthday party.

Saturday the 21st, we spent a lovely 10 hour bus ride from Kelowna to Calgary. Shay puked a couple times, but because we hadn’t eaten anything yet, it was just water. I laughed at her. She made a wicked gurgling sound, tried to say “oh that’s so gross” and then wretched again while she tried to laugh. I feel like a dick, but it was pretty hilarious, though you kinda had to be there to appreciate it. Saturday night we took it easy, and Sunday was the Virgin Music festival. We got down there at around 2:15 and had to wait until about 3 for Jenicka, Tracy and Tracy’s friend Amanda to show up from Red Deer. So we get into the gates, get some merch, and push our way to the front of the crowd to watch Stars, who put on a fantastic set. During the last song, I felt Shay leaning on me really hard, putting all her weight on me. Then I felt her go kinda limp, so I got my arms under her shoulders and gently set her down. She had a bit of a dizzy spell and kinda passed out a little, but we got her out of the crowd, got some food and water and we watched City and Colour from outside of the huge mess of crowd. Near the end of their set, we pushed our way back to the front, almost to where we were before, about 3 people back from the barricade, where Jenicka, Tracy and Amanda were. Matt and the boys came out and played their set, which is posted below, and it was nice to see him play with a band again. Given that it was a festival, of course he played most of the well known singles, which was slightly disappointing, but overall I was VERY happy with the performance, and that I could share it with Shay.

We just took it easy on Monday, played some games, just hung out. Went down to 17th ave and TD Square on Tuesday, where I blushed and was embarrassed to go into lingerie stores with Shay, which is funny and ridiculous. I bought a couple of books and the new Rambo movie. Shay bought I Am Legend, which we watched and I thought was fantastic, the Crow and Firefly. Yesterday she left in the morning, and according to her, I looked absolutely crushed saying goodbye, which I was, understandably. I’ve gone through it before, but it doesn’t make it any easier. At least knowing that if I even have a few days off one week from work I could go out for a quick visit takes the bite off, but you shouldn’t have to say goodbye like that to someone you care about.

Matthew Good, Virgin Festival

Giant
Hello Time Bomb
Everything is Automatic
Born Losers
The Devil’s in Your Details
Alert Status Red
Load Me Up
Put Out Your Lights
I’m A Window
Black Helicopter
Apparitions
Weapon

Kelowna yay!

I made it safe and sound and only a few minutes late due to buses. It is nice here. It is also warm. I am also just happy to see Shay.

Air Conditioning

It’s cold.

Yep.

New Theme Day!

Just felt the need.

Today

A chunk of my hair stood up. It is still standing up. I look like a tool.

I don’t like Marj, Shay’s step mom. I have a feeling that, while there may not be fighting between her and I, there will be a)tension and b)me using sarcasm to the fullest.