Greetings friends, accociates, countrymen.
No greetings to my enemies who may read this.
It's been a little over a month since my arrival in Ottawa so I figured I'd talk a bit about how things are going. Leaving Timmins was much easier this time around as compared to leaving three years ago. Adjusting also was a hell of a lot easier. For the move to Ottawa it took slightly less than two days to adjust to being here. Shadow's remains have helped a bit in that regard. When I left three years ago I missed him, now I have him here. I do miss the cats though but if all goes according to plan I'll have them back soon enough.
It took two days to get to Ottawa from Timmins. Normally that is not the case but my father and his girlfriend, Joy, decided to do it that way. I left Timmins mid morning on September 7th. I hadn't slept the night before so I was a bit of a zombie as I left. To make things a bit worse I hadn't eaten and had a large coffee on the way out of Timmins. Joy and I talked pretty much all the way to Cartier about all kinds of things. Mostly the conversations revolved around money, animals and politics. I quite enjoyed it. After arriving in Cartier Joy dropped me off at my great-aunt's house where I stayed most of the day. I hadn't seen her in over two years so there was a fair amount of catching up to do. She offered me beer, and I am not one to turn down free beer and so I had some while we played skip-bo. It was a lot of fun. Four beers later I went to my aunt's house to see her and my two younger cousins. I hadn't seen them in three years and noticed a huge difference. It was nice to see them all again. On the way back to meet Joy I went to the cemetary to visit my grandfather's grave. Thats a ritual I go through every time I go to Cartier, which isn't that often anymore. Joy then drove me to Sudbury where we met my father. They exchanged vehicles and passengers. Joy took my fathers dog, Calvin and my father took me to North Bay.
We left North Bay almost immediately after finishing the morning coffee. We stopped in Mattawa for subway and continued on our way. We discussed all kinds of things. Compared notes on our exploits and listened to music I normally do not listen to. We arrived in Ottawa in mid afternoon and quickly moved all of my stuff into the apartment. Cowboy Jim (Marshall) met us and helped a fair bit. My father had to leave immediately after unloading my stuff but he is set to return sometime before christmas.
Immediately after my father left Cowboy Jim and I went off to find the mysterious G-spot (The garden spot, a vegan restaurant at Carleton). We searched for hours. We knew the general location of where it was supposed to be but could not find the exact location. We asked several women about this place, and they just laughed. When we finally did find it, it was closed. It seemed to be a microcosm of male society. Several weeks later I did get in and enjoyed the food there. Nice people. Feels nice to be able to go to a restaurant and not be limited to one or two dishes which are usually side dishes. Ottawa is far more veg friendly than Timmins was, but not as good as Vancouver in that regard.
Part of the reason I chose to come to Ottawa was because it was the capital. I have been going to Parliament Hill about once a week since being here and enjoy myself each time. I was there when the gun registry vote took place (though I didnt manage to get into the gallery) and enjoyed the tension. I spoke with some of the media people who were on the hill and have learned a fair bit from them. First time I got into the gallery it was a full house. It was nice to see all of the leaders take part in question period, which from what I'm told is rare. Gilles Duceppe seems to be the most effective opposition leader at the moment. The government held their own during the two question periods I've been to. The last time I was on the hill was for the installation of David Johnston as the new Governor General. That was great, though I didn't care for all the standing. I guess one has to be a Senator for the luxury of sitting on such an occasion. I was able to get some decent pictures and videos of the event which one can see on my youtube channel.
http://www.youtube.com/user/WLDB?feature=mhum
Thank you, and good day.
