whip it (windy)

I'm starting to feel like Debbie Downer.

One of the ladies at work told me her neice is going home from the hospital today. On New Years she took Ecstacy and went into a coma with kidney failure. They think that someone slipped extra into her drink through the evening, on top of the stuff she took. She came out of the coma just before the time the doctors said she would be a vegetable if she didn't. She is still slow, her kidneys are still not functioning fully and they aren't sure what the full extent of the damage is. She's 21.

Now I remember why I didn't get into drugs.

Last evening I ate so much Thai food I think my stomach almost exploded. It was yummy, though, and the people at the restaurant are always so nice (Pad Thai on Broadway, just off Main). I later went to meet up with a few friends at Six Acres and had just one beer because I wanted to get home at a reasonable hour so I could have a full night's sleep. Work at 8am feels less shitty when you aren't nodding off at the computer.

The freakish snowfall yesterday and, later, wind storm are signs that Vancouver is becoming Hell. That our prized BC Place is now a deflated mess is further proof. Work was chaotic yesterday because my co-workers and I became obssessed with seeing the deflated roof from the upper floors, but it was hard to get a good view. Everyone was sort of going crazy at work, patrons as well, and we were shocked to find that it wasn't a full moon. Something weird is in the air.

Today is the tour of the Pantages Theatre, the oldest Pantages theatre in North America with the original features. I'm pretty excited about it. Will try to take pictures if they have electricity, which I'm not convinced they do. Still.... it will be interesting to see it before they either tear it to shit or tidy it up. You may recall I tried to go last year and went to the wrong address (west instead of east). This time I will not repeat that error.

The January sumo tournament starts tomorrow. It's been ages since I checked the ranking and there are a number of surprises. I'm going to try to keep up with it again because seeing the website again made those obssessive feelings reappear. I love sumo.

Currently reading :
The Garneau Block
By Todd Babiak
Release date: 15 August, 2006