The heatwave continues

I am back, and I brought pictures! It is currently around 30 degrees outside. With the humidity it feels more like 35. Take a look at this week:



Nice, eh? They've even gone back on their word about the rain this weekend. Instead, they are promising more sunshine and unbearable heat. I suppose some people would consider it a fantastic summer, but I must say it gets a little hard to take, especially since the buses do not have airconditioning (they are diesel and the engine heats up the back of the bus even more).

I must concede the weather lead to some fantastic displays of thunder and rain a couple of nights ago - take a look at this photo which I managed to take just before the sun went down. I was a little too late for great photos, so this is what I got..



The sky was amazing that night. Not only was it orange, but we also got thunder and lightning, and fireworks, which seemed a little lame after the sky had lit up in this manner. Photos follow.








I had my interview for a possible internship position today, so I will let you know how that progresses later in the week... Now, for some photos from Grouse Mountain! Chris and I did the Grouse Grind yesterday (Sunday) in about 28 degree weather. For those of you who don't know, it's a hike up Grouse Mountain. Here are some stats:
Length: 2.9 kilometres (1.8 miles)
Elevation Gain: 853 metres (2,800 feet)
- Base: 274 metres above sea level (900 feet)
- Summit: 1,127 metres (3,700 feet)
- Total Stairs: 2,830
I don't know if I've ever been as sweaty in my life as I was when done with the hike. It took us an hour and a half to get up there. But it was worth it. The skyride up onto the mountain is 40 dollars, walking is free. And once on the top, we were rewarded with an amazing view, really bad and overpriced food, and a bird show. Here we go:

Burning in hell

Vancouver just took one more step towards becoming hell: it's scorching hot out! Right now, according to the weather network, it's 30 degrees. I need a cold drink or a swim in the ocean, but since I burned myself and can't be in the sun, it'll have to be the former. The wine's chilling in the freezer.

Even though it's Friday, I have to be at school tomorrow from 2-6. We have a Saturday class this term! We are also supposed to find internships but seeing how late BCIT was with informing us what and how we can do (and when), not many of us have any place to work. I have no idea whether or not I will be able to find an internship to fill my Mondays and Tuesdays off. I hope I can though, as it will make time go faster, and if time goes faster, I will leave here faster. Although since time is an illusion, maybe I should just leave right now.

Back to school

So my school started again after a week and a half long break. It felt a little strange to be back in the classroom, but I've gotten so used to it that it also felt completely normal to sit and be bored. We had class at nine am, with our worst teacher, so I wasn't looking forward to it at all, but getting out of bed ended up being less painful than expected.

But speaking of painful, I just burned my shoulders. Like, really burned them. They are pretty darn red. I smothered them in aloe vera just a minute ago, and expect to be keeping that up for the rest of the evening. Vancouver currently sports an 8 on the UV scale - and had I been aware of this, I would surely not have gone out without sunscreen. EIGHT! I'm used to six!

I just saw that I haven't really written since March. Well, to be honest, nothing has happened since then. We're still living on Main, we're still very bored, I still hate BCIT, etc, etc. One thing that's changed is the weather, I guess. It's really hot and sunny and the UV is on EIGHT! Run! Put on some more sunscreen! Oh and Chris' birthday was last week, and we went for dinner and then saw Bruno, to which I'd won some tickets.

Oh we went out to the island over the weekend. To Nanaimo and Parksville. That was nice, and very very warm. People are so much nicer on the island than in Vancouver, there's definitely a small-town feel over the whole place, not the competitive asshole-ness that you see here... And less people trying to run you over.

I feel like I'm rambling a bit here. Guess it's because of the long break from writing. Oh and my head is starting to feel kinda strange now... I hope I didn't burn it as well.

Two and a half months left until my school is over! OVER AND DONE! I won't miss it, but I'll miss my friends. It is looking like I will be heading to Malmö at the end of October, but I will keep you posted on how that works out.

I have to go put on some more aloe vera now.