Talk Without Speaking

Obviously one of these periods has gone by where I haven’t been writing too much here but Rachel says this is the way it has to be so…so be it.

Job at UBC has come to an end and I found myself surprisingly sad to see it go. With the ocean to look forward to, why would I mourn that office? I guess it has more to do with the uncertainty that I plunge into and there’s a certain stress that accompanies that. I’m trying to fully embrace the freedom and see all that’s positive in that and, with the sun now out and beaming, I find that much easier. With the sun has come increased kayak guiding gigs which is, as Tierney said yesterday, the ultimate stress relief.

Yesterday afternoon I lay atop the lifejacket bunkers on top of the Bowen ferry on my way to guiding. Not a cloud to be seen and the sun was scorching down. I had to arc my body so not to let my calves touch the burning surface. My heels could take it and my t-shirt offered minimal protection so as to be able to stand it. Mcleans article on skin cancer forgotten (I was wearing sun screen) I lay there and just savoured the feel of that gorgeous heat.

In the past couple of weeks I applied for a job as a guide/driver for a adventure touring company that drives backpackers around BC and Alberta. I was really fun to apply to, to be honest. It was great to write a cover letter that de-emphasized all these office computer jobs and put the focus on crazy jobs like couriering, tree planting and guiding.

And it seems to have worked too since they offered me the job. Only problem is that I need a fair chunk of time off in August which seems to be growing all the time. Looks like the WebCT/Boston gig is going forward and I’d be a bit of a fool (don’t say it, James) to pass that up. Guess we’ll see what happens.