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The good, bad and where-the-heck-have-you-been fall edition

I've neglected my blog this summer. I'm sorry to whoever still reads it. Now that fall is here, I'll have more time to devote to it, I think.

So, what the heck did I do this summer? In a word, lots! I did a fair bit of running, hiking, biking, swimming this year. I turned vegetarian. Well, a relapsing vegetarian. I attended a wedding, a lamb roast, bought furniture, went back to school, learned to cook new things. I watched a royal wedding, a state funeral and a royal tour of our fine land. I also watched as our hockey team went all the way to the Stanley Cup finals and watched in horror as some of our citizenry decided to set fire to parts of our city.

School's back and I'm excited by it. I've also got back to reading. I missed my books. I have no idea why I stopped... but somewhere along the way, I forgot how peaceful it is to sit in a quiet corner somewhere and lose touch with the outside world and step into an imaginary (sometimes brutal) world where words paint pictures more powerful than any moving image can.

The vegetarian thing was inspired by a documentary I watched called Forks over Knives. I've had an interesting time of it. I think the hardest part of being vegetarian in this part of the world is not knowing what to eat on a regular basis. 

I climbed a few new mountains this year and enjoyed some incredible views. This part of the world is a lovely place. Every time I get up a mountain, I realise how little we really are and how much of an impact a whole lot of us can have on this world.

My friends seem to be on a mission these days; to get married, to have kids and what not. I'm not sure I like all the change around me, but it is what it is and I have to live within the confines of what I have control over. So, go on, get married and procreate. But remember me when you set that table at Thanksgiving (like next weekend!)... I'll eat salad at least. Anyway, this isn't a ramble (well, it has been I suppose), but I'm back, and I intend to keep writing.
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