Autum 2008 SAGA OF DRAMA - Part II

Continuing the drama, living the drama, I make what JuJu calls drama a pesky mosquito bite in the wake of being swarmed by killer bees.

GD.

Thailand - Nov 12-15

...that was a wonderful vacation. I have never felt more awakened. The country is very strongly and devoutly Buddhist. It's awesome to walk amongst their beautiful temples and architecture. Unfortunately, my photographs of the Emerald Buddha were just terrible blurs, but I was able to get many many photos of other jaw-dropping Buddhas.

Halloween 2008 - Last week at Jackie's

For my final week at Jackie's, I ended with my favourite part of working there: the Halloween party. Funny how the good and the bad kind of juxtapose themselves.

Halloween is a great holiday. I always remember the excitement of running around town with my brother, mom and dad when I was little. Brandon and I'd stay out for hours collecting candy. Except for one year, I trick-or-treated from when I was two to 18 (and I did a couple neighbours' houses that skipped year). Halloween's one of those holidays for me that didn't get mucked up by the people around me, so it's still as exciting as back when I was small.

I usually like making my own costume, but this year, I was under a lot of stress. There is, however, a great costume shop in my neighbourhood, so I found the best costume ever: