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Where the heck does the Summer go??

Since my last post -- oh so many days ago now -- I hurt my back (during the slo-pitch playoffs), went to my 4th gay wedding of the Summer, went camping at Pitt Lake, and celebrated Perdita's comback silver medal at Worlds. Yippee Perdita!!

This Labour Day long weekend, my guy and I are heading to Keats Island for some fun with friends. Lookin' forward to it big-time! After that, it's the unofficial end of Summer and the start of volleyball season, with the added lead up to skiing!!

Hope everyone is doing well in their part of the world. Enjoy the end of your Summer -- or stay warm if you're living Down Under!

The Playoffs

So the "cottage" was fantastic. We had a great time visiting with our friends, enjoying food and drink, sea kayaking, and just enjoying island life. Unfortunately, I had a terrible case of allergies -- or possibly a cold. I'm not sure which it was, but I was a sneezing, snivelling, stuffed up fool all weekend long. Not. Impressed.

While I was on Pender, my slo-pitch team won its last game of the season to finish at 6 wins and 12 losses. While nowhere near the top of the league, we surprisingly won 4 of our last 5 games, and are the hottest team heading into this weekend's playoffs. We know we can beat any team in the league, and now is our time to show it. Bring it on!!

My guy is away this weekend, as he celebrates his parents' 50th wedding anniversary with the entire family at his brother's cabin up at Shuswap. I was invited -- bless his family -- but had to decline, as the playoffs beckoned. My guy gets home Sunday afternoon and we have a wedding to go to Sunday night, which we're really looking forward to.

I called Tower Girl for her birthday last Monday, and we had fantastic chat. The gal is back in Canada and working hard as a circus freak. She and Leona and I are still hoping to rendezvous in San Francisco around Christmastime, so there should be some planning in the works soon.

OK, gotta go now. I'm up very early -- anxious for the playoffs to begin -- but I want to go back to bed and try and grab another hour of shut-eye.

Happy weekend, everyone!!

The "cottage"

In our last four slo-pitch games, we've beaten the 3rd place team, the 2nd place team and the 1st place team, in addition to being totally drubbed by the last place team. What gives?!

Still, we know we can beat anyone in the league, which is a good place to be in as the playoffs approach. That's the weekend of August 18th and 19th, so keep your fingers crossed that we put in a decent performance!!

In the meantime, however, it's off to Pender Island to relax and visit friends who have a weekend home there. I've seen the city home of these fellas and it's absolutely fantastic, so I'm really looking forward to checking out the "cottage" on Pender.

Yippee!! My first time to one of the Gulf Islands!!

Pride

Yup, still busy. Still doin' fun stuff, like leading my soccer team in our fan-favourite dance in the Vancouver Pride Parade.

We rocked it, man. And here's the proof:

I'm the one wearing jersey #21 at the front, starting in the right-side line and finishing on the left, just out of the frame in front of the skinny little bitch who gets most of the camera time. Yup, I was the humble dance leader, countin' down the intro and leading the troupe through our choreography in fine form.

Here's a still picture of me, again in the front of the right-side line and showing the incredibly stunning definition in my quads and the perfectly straight back that we were all instructed to show.

And it wasn't just me in the parade. My guy was marching with the Vancouver Men's Chorus and, in my humble opinion, was by far the best of the bunch. Check him out (tip: he's the one in the orange shirt and jean shorts, second from the back in the line closest to the camera, right in the middle of the frame from the time the clip's countdown timer goes from 25 seconds to 15 seconds remaining).

And here's a better picture of him, too. He's centre frame, lookin' sharp!

My first time ever marching in the Pride Parade. But probably not my last...