Pace on Earth

Same Old Game

Back in the office today and struggling to find my pace in here. I'm thinking if maybe I complete the story of my trip then I will be ready to put it all in the memory banks and get back to work.

So Saturday after the birthday potluck I got up and went and grabbed a big juicy burger from my favourite burger joint in Vancouver, Vera's on Cornwall, just around the corner from Barry's Beach house. After suitably refuelling I met up with a few folks and hit the Burnaby Lake vs Meralomas game at the Loma Dome. I met up with a few old retrobate friends there and we enjoyed a beautiful BC day watching rugby and enjoying a cold beverage.This photo was taken about 2 beer and 30 minutes before I made my best attempt to date at catching a ball kicked into touch on the full while chugging a beer. I called it a few minutes beforehand and a penalty kicked to touch gave me my chance. I narrowly missed and I swear there was an audible let down when my attempt failed. Someday I will succeed at this. Is it sad that this is what my life's ambition consists of? I think not.

We watched Loyalist Allen Furlong and his Burnaby Lake teammates lose to the Meralomas in their last game of the first half. Allen did save face with a classic winger's try, fending off two guys and beating everyone else 75 meters to the endzone. It was too little to late though and this means that if I ever decide to move to Vancouver I will play for the Lomas. I didn't tell him that but that's what was at stake in this game. Besides, I had a great time in the clubhouse after the game.Day turned into night and we picked up a few more stragglers and headed to the Beach house with plans to head downtown. Barry soon fired up the turntables and a dance party broke out. It was then that I remembered we had been drinking since 2. We decided to forego the trip downtown and instead decided to have a highly illegal bonfire on Kitt's Beach. We tried to make it a mobile dance party but the music wouldn't work. Good times though, and a perfect way to end a beautiful day in Van...man.

Pace out.

Labels: Vacation

posted by Vitamin S @ 6:24 p.m.