Summerfest. Today I went to Summerfest. With all its crowds and noise and lights, I went on a drunk bus in South Milwaukee from King Pins Bar where we parked. It was me and Dan and Aza and Baza, and I lasted pretty good until around 10 when I was overcome by the overload of sensory inputs.
First we went to Kopps.
The cute couple at Kopps.
Not too crowded yet. View from the sky lift thing.
We watched fireworks for 45 minutes or so.
Last day if June, we just hung around the house with Dan's parents today. I caught up on Wimp videos, made plans to see a couple friends tomorrow, and worked on reunion plans. Dan went for a bike ride with his brother and childhood friend RanBon. That is actually what they call him.
We went to see the statue Inukshuk today. The water was gray, the sky was gray, and we sat on a park bench enjoying the view and peace. I love the way the water looked and the feeling of the damp air. It rained on our walk back to the hotel where we packed up and headed out for a day of travel. Arrived in Milwaukee after midnight.
Today I had the two most important meetings of the conference starting at 8:30am. Woke up with a sick migraine around 5am and medicated myself enough to appear at my first meeting. Came back to the hotel and slept until the second meeting.
For dinner I had an idea that wasn't too taxing. I discovered a Whole Foods nearby that was on a bus route. I've been searching for Kombucha ALL over the place since arriving here and was determined to find some.
Meanwhile, Dan discovered a fish and chips place near English Bay Park on the same bus route. So for one bus ticket each we had our adventure. Never been on such a packed bus in my life.
So we took the #5 to the restaurant, ate dinner by the bay, took the bus back to the store, got the booch, and took the bus back to the hotel.
Now I'm drinking the booch and relaxing after a taxing day.
Woke at dawn and showed up at the conference center at 7:15. Breakfast and mingling, plenary speaker, then our workshop which went well. Good sessions, good day. The conference center is a platinum LEED certified building. I got a tour of the green roofs, and even tasted honey from the bees that live in hives on the roof.
For dinner, Dan and I walked to Chinatown, got sushi and ate in a park. We did a LOT if walking. We saw a different side of Vancouver. Where we are staying it's all Gucci and Tiffany's but the other side of the city smells like pot and has a seedy feel. Long day.
Testing new blogging tool from iPhone to see if I can upload multiple photos. We are in beautiful Vancouver on the 11th floor of a lovely hotel with remarkable views. Had dinner this evening with my old professor LGR and colleague Cat Woman. It's only 9:30 here but I'm soooo tired! Busy day tomorrow doing a workshop for teachers.
