I like to take pictures of my food

So far this trip I've sent Alex pictures of the huge Starbucks sandwich, the tuna wasabi tartare, and the asparagus and goat cheese pizza I had last night. I'm not sure why, it's not really bragging but apparently I like to document my food choices when I'm away.

So, for my last meal in Edmonton I'm going light with Italian Wedding Soup and a chai latte at the Three Bananas Cafe. Yummy.

Jane
EDIT: oh, and the Chai Latte was AWESOME!

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No room for me

Yesterday I travelled from St. John's, NL to Edmonton, AB (both in Canada). I arrived at the St. John's Airport at 11:00AM (NL time) I was at my hotel (Courtyard Marriott Downtown) in Edmonton at 9:00PM (Mountain time). With a total elapsed time of 13.5 hours. For the last half hour of my flying time that day all I could think about was arriving at my hotel, settling in, and going to bed.

But there was no room for me.

Ok, so they had arranged for a room at another hotel and were going to pay for the stay there and my transportation. So it wasn't really that bad.

But when she first told me the hotel was overbooked my spirits did drop slightly :P

And I did stress about getting to my training course the next day on time. And about not being able to settle a little and all.

Anyhow, I attended my training course today (at the Marriott) (oh and I was 50 minutes early) and afterwards I went to see if I'd have a room tonight.

Oh I had a room alright. A room with a king size bed and a WHIRLPOOL TUB. I think the following picture pretty much sums it up.

Defeat?

So, Pearson Airport does not have free wireless and the paid service was taking too long to take my money. I wish I was brave enough to sneak into the lounge. I'm not even brave enough to sneak into the international side in my search of the LUSH store. Where are they hiding it? No one seems to know about it :P

So, I probably won't be writing any fantastic posts as trying to add links on my BlackBerry is an exercise in frustration.
So what will I do to occupy the next 2.5 hours?

Sherlock Holmes that I downloaded onto my iPod before leaving St. John's? I'm thinking yes :)

Jane

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No walk today

We have the day off so me and Alex are cleaning up the 'hobby room' and running a few errands.

I'll be travelling for work tomorrow so I'll have some time to compose a post or two.

Jane

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iTent

It's pretty sunny out today and the iPhone was getting too hot :P

Jane

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A raven

I think this is a raven! There was a crow next to it so I was certain it wasn't a crow. Its head looked very fluffy and its nose looked kinda Roman.

Best thing to happen to me so far today!

Jane

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Walking: quickly

No leisurely walks for me today! No I must get myself to Extreme Pita and back in record time. Why? Because I may have to take off half an hour early so I have to work through my half hour lunch hour. So, technically I have ~0mins to walk to EP, order lunch, and walk back to work.

The good things about this walk:

1. I can see Extreme Pita from my office building (you may have to closely examine the above picture).
2. I am wearing a magenta cardigan. Magenta has powers.

Bad things about this walk:

1. Time limit :P

Wish me luck and time travel :D

Power in blue and red wavelengths! En.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magenta

Jane

P.S. I used to pronounce Magenta, Magnet-a. Understandable for vocab gleaned from a crayon.


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Walking: 3 words

Three words to describe me today:

Melancholy
Biding
Planning

I'm melancholy because I can't seem to shake this recent case of the blues. I don't feel all that great but I'll bide my time because I am working on busting these blues.

The planning weekend is getting closer, we're going to figure out where it will take place tonight. In the meantime I have to assemble the materials I'll need to do some effective life planning. I also need to hunker down and get our apartment cleaned up. This includes purging my wardrobe and my hobby supplies. A close look at my book collection may also be required.

So far, I'm using my Google Calendar to track my deadlines. I like how colourful it is :)

Jane

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Following: Kingdom of Style

I've been reading the royal blog of Queens Michelle and Marie for almost a year now. I love all the fabulous things they write about from fashion to decor to flowers :)

Queen Michelle is always finding new designers and filling her posts with beautiful pictures to inspire the fashionista inside. She also shows us her own interpretations to inspire us even further. Hey, if she can do it why can't I? I'll admit I haven't taken to wearing corsets over my clothes but it's only a matter of time before she gets to me.

Queen Marie posts on a wider variety of things but like Queen Michelle her style is quite distinct. I love her posts on home decor, even the crazy expensive ones because they're meant to inspire a more whimsical take on home decorating. She also likes flowers and that always a plus.

So to get you started here's a few recent posts I've starred, feel free to dig deeper and get a real feel for the place.

Stop Australia!
Faster Pussycat
Mother knows best

Enjoy!


Jane

Good Morning!

I walked to work this morning, it was lovely. It's totally crucial to my mental health. In the car I'm always hurrying, walking makes you slow down (obviously) and enjoy the moment.

It's good times :)

I'll have that following post up tonight. It's on my favorite style site, I'm very excited.

Jane

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Walking: One of those Days

I did not want to go for a walk today. I did not want to get out of bed either. But I did both and the fresh air is helping clear my fuzzy head.

I've had these days at least twice a year for pretty much all my life. My mind and body are tired and feeling empty. It's definitely time to fill up the tank. Fortunately me and Alex are planning a weekend away from the world to recharge and focus. It's about three weeks away now and I hope I last til then :P

Things I'm going to do that weekend:

- daily yoga
- take some photos
- finish my plan for world domination
- read 'the Witch of Portobello' by Paulo Coelho (fixed spelling)
- relax :)

I'm moving my Following post to Wednesday so I'll see you then!

Jane

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