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some sun at last

the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-seven years and one million words

Vancouver, 2001.12.11

This city had a grand total of two full sunny days in November. But it's had that many in December already! The day star was plainly visible throughout much of today, it was really quite amazing. I went out to take some pics, naturally, and wandered all over the city's centre.

My trek took me through the old Expo '86 grounds. Man, they sure haven't done much special with that place! Buncha nasty condos and what looks like the remnants of a formula-1 track, w'hoo!

rand()m quote

One day you will take a fork in the road, and you're going to have to make a decision about which direction you want to go. If you go one way, you can be somebody. You will have to make compromises and you will have to turn your back on your friends. But you will be a member of the club and you will get promoted and get good assignments. Or you can go the other way and you can do something [...] for yourself. If you decide to do something, you may not get promoted and get good assignments and you certainly will not be a favorite of your superiors. But you won't have to compromise yourself. To be somebody or to do something. In life there is often a roll call. That's when you have to make a decision. To be or to do.

—John Boyd, US Air Force