It all begins tomorrow. Probably the biggest change of all gets underway. Maybe I’ll begin to sleep that much better now that it is here. Though the walking and the fresh mountian air may play into that too… Courtney won’t sleep better until December 9th.

I plan to get pictures up on Flickr once the big box of stuff I didn’t put on an airplane arrives with my camera connection in it.

I went lazy today and watched a lot of football. It kind of brought a sense of normalicy to the day and the situation. I did take a couple of walks, one to the store and the other on some trails behind the college. Again pictures are coming…

Okay maybe not that crazy.

Some of the kids that went downtown to a bar called Misty’s had an interesting night Friday night. Apparently Drinking and Driving Laws in BC are, or can be much more lax than any or most US laws. Tim, an exchange student from Holland was driving Nick’s car and was stopped. Tim blew over 3 times and Nick was in no condition to drive. Tim only received a $175 seat belt ticket and the car was impounded for 24 hours. Sure teh cash to get the car out will hurt, but nobody has anything on their record.

My theory is it’s early in the semester and the Police don’t want to scare their goldmine off yet. We’ll see what happens later in the semester.

As far as what I am doing, it ain’t much. I walked all over town checking things out and just trying to familiarize my self with the town. Between the internet and the stores in town I can get anything I might need.

I did go out with the suitemates and a few others to watch the UFC fight. The first bar, Finnegan’s Wake, had problems getting the fight dialed in so we headed to some other bar in Old Cranbrook. Went home only see the kids heading out about 11 pm. I went to bed.

Did a trial bbus run for class on Monday. If I have to be there by 8, it don’t look good….8:30 would work. Hopefully the 8 am arrival is just a first day thing… I have a schedule that says 8:30 and hope that it is correct.

Walked the route back to the dorm. 35 minutes. That may be an option now.. but when the snow flies… that will be a different story.

Took a nap after that and then waited around for the cable guy. I am now hoooked up in my room and I think I have teh webcam thing fixed and ready to go via MSN Instant Messenger. Shoudl you want to video conference, just let me know.

Made a couple of trips into town with Dave from my suite. First picking up groceries and the second trip for beer. Suite 101, which some called Room 101, that hold 1984 references to me, hosted a party that would sometimes migrate out to the smoking shed. It was actually funny to watch the kids drink.

I’m planning on bussing it around town tomorrow to get the lay of the land more and to get supplies for the week. I’m still trying to figure out how I would order deli meat.. by the pound or the kilogram and how much/many kilograms?

4 am came quickly after fighting Microsoft’s BS to try and set up a stinking webcam til 1am….. Saying to goodbye to the family was tough, but not unexpected.

Rochester to Chicago: No problems and had a seat between me and the other passenger. Maybe did some cat napping a few minutes at a time, but not quite sure.

Chicago to Calgary: Easy. Arrived and Depart from the same concourse. Grabbed a light breakfast and onto the next plane, a Canadair something or other. Those really interested can look it up…. 2 seats on one side and 2 on the other. I had both seats to my self. Might have grabbed some more sleep on the longest leg of the journey.

Calgary to Cranbrook: Cleared customs without a hitch. Grabbed some Tim Hortons and changed from shorts to pants…..Calgary was only in the 50’s(F). Had a good chunk of time to kill and then boarded the smallest plane I’ve ever been on. Propeller, 1 seat, aisle, 1 seat, Propeller. It was though, one of the most scenic rides I’ve ever been on. The Rockies are very nice from the lower altitude, and even the partly cloudiness was nice.

Cranbrook: Landed at an airport that might rival Ayers Rock for the smallest International Airport I have ever been to. Caught a shuttle to the college, got room keys, unpacked and here I am. Going to find food, and other things and may take a test bus ride tomorrow in preparation for Monday morning.

Customs asks how many days one is in Canada, so I figured September 4th to December 8th is 95 days for those who may be counting.

Various running tallies:

Calls Home: 3

Hours slept since 6am Weds morning: 3ish

If something can be “Functional Equivalent” can something be “Dis-functionally Equivalent”? Or would it be “Dis-functionally In-equivalent”?

A clip from Evidence of Revision

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May 13th 7:15 #1
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