May. 18th, 2003

j'arrive

May. 18th, 2003 01:08 pm
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I thought sleeping on the couch in my old apartment--while someone else sleeps in my bed in my bedroom--would feel strange.

Not really....so far

Flights (SYD-SFO and SFO-YVR) were largely uneventful, thanks to sleeping tablets and my iPod. Speaking of which my new iPod should arrive Tuesday morning--woo hoo! But I digress...got through Canada Customs super-fast (thanks SARS and killing the Asian travel market), and was on the kerb about 10 minutes after--including waiting for checked luggage. Home for tea and a lovely meal cooked by Noel & Jocelyne, our pals downstairs. We 4 had a lovely evening of eating, gabbing and laughing; all agreed it's as if I've never left, even after 5 months.

So good to be here!

Also waiting for me was a pile of mail. 5 months of Macleans, the (English) Canadian news magazine, has been wittled down to 3 issues. I'll read the whole Geist, thanks very much (oooh Alberto Manguel). And Convergence. Yummy.

A few weeks back I orded some stuff online that was unavailable in Oz, most of which (the new iPod being the exception) was in same said pile. A 2-CD "best of" Eurovision collection, through to 1988 (the year Céline triumphed!), and 2 2-CD collections from Mylène Farmer. And a splitter that allows 2 people to listen to the same iPod simulteanously.

This arvo--uh, um, afternoon.sorry--I'll visit my fav Hongcouver café Delany's, to read and see who's out and about. A lovely cool spring day
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c'est pas vrai....je prie qu' c'est pas vrai!

TV5 in Canada isn't broadcasting Eurovision this year???

B-b-b-b-but I'm supposed to be hosting a Eurovision party next Saturday night! Waaaaah!

Apparently it will be on satellite, on RFO (Radio France Outremers)...just don't have many (any?) friends with satellite. And who would subscribe to the French bundle.

Time to work the phones and ether...6 days to save the party.

I coulda stayed in Australia and watched it! Grrrrrr...

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