Party at the CIA
Aug. 4th, 2011 06:33 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
theducksNow that it's Thursday, I have to time to write about what I did last weekend..
Friday night: Picked up former UWA co-worker![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
torque_635 from the airport. Went to Aberdeen Mall to show off Lamborghini dealership. Drove around Richmond, showing off the sights. Went to Cronos for dinner, then back to apartment. Showed him around the carpark while he drooled over some of the cars in it.
Saturday: Tooktorque_635 to UBC to show off some stuff, then along spanish banks into downtown. Did a bit of a tour through Stanley Park, then out of the city via East Hastings. Went to Hananoki for lunch - had deep fried Sushi and other tasty noms.
Dropped Liz off, then went to Lansdowne mall and bought a 100mm f/2.8L IS lens for my camera. Very spiffy. Went to Richmond Centre, he got some tea and saw the large Apple store, then we came back so he could pack up to go to another friend's place and we could pack for a weekend away. Dropped him off at his friend's place (nearby), then headed down to the border - 3 quick questions and they let us in, then drove to Tumwater for the evening.
Sunday: Drove to Portland in the morning, and went to the Portland Zoo (Photos here). Took many photos. 100mm macro lens is also a good 100mm regular lens, and a lot less.. erm.. attention getting than the 100-400mm I have. And lighter. Tried to go to Portland Rose Garden, but it was too busy, so we went to Voodoo Donuts instead. I got one with Froot Loops on top. Met up withvampireborg , vampireborg and Dawn at Old Wives Tales for dinner, as is out habit for Portland, then dropped them off, and headed off to McMinnville for the night.
Arrived in McMinnville and saw that the crazy dudes of Evergreen Aviation had indeed built a waterpark inside a 747, but that it was closed for the evening. Went to Walmart looking for swimwear, but were unsuccessful in finding some appropriate. Went back to hotel and off to bed.
Monday: Woke up early to get to Evergreen at 9AM when they opened. Saw the Spruce Goose and lots of other cool plane and spacecraft thingies. How do they get all this cool stuff? Well, they're essentially a front for the CIA, depending on who you ask, anyway. Saw a 3D IMAX film about the development of the 787, went to the Space Section of the museum, and then scuttled off to Eugene to see the always delightfultygati. Had dinner with her and housemate M in an old converted railway passenger car, then hung out for a while chatting and watching stuff. Stayed on their airbed.
Tuesday: Left Eugene at 11AM to head back to Vancouver, some 680kms. Stopped.. many times along the way, both to break up the driving, and to get fuel (a full tank on a North American spec Prius does about 550kms, vs I'm told almost 950kms on an Australian one, thanks to a fuel bladder to reduce emissions slightly). Got to Seattle near the beginning of rush hour, but took the express lanes that go under the city and avoided most of it. Yay! Did some plane spotting at Boeing Paine Field in Everett, while Elizabeth finished her book before taking over driving. So many brand new 787 and 747-8's waiting for certification and delivery.
Entry back into Canada was only a 10 minute wait and pretty quick. Stopped off at shops on way home to get milk. The future is almost awesome - self checkout, but my credit card's paywave chip is broken, so I actually had to put it in a machine. In bed by 11PM, then up for work at 6:30AM the next day.
Friday night: Picked up former UWA co-worker
torque_635 from the airport. Went to Aberdeen Mall to show off Lamborghini dealership. Drove around Richmond, showing off the sights. Went to Cronos for dinner, then back to apartment. Showed him around the carpark while he drooled over some of the cars in it. Saturday: Took
torque_635 to UBC to show off some stuff, then along spanish banks into downtown. Did a bit of a tour through Stanley Park, then out of the city via East Hastings. Went to Hananoki for lunch - had deep fried Sushi and other tasty noms. Dropped Liz off, then went to Lansdowne mall and bought a 100mm f/2.8L IS lens for my camera. Very spiffy. Went to Richmond Centre, he got some tea and saw the large Apple store, then we came back so he could pack up to go to another friend's place and we could pack for a weekend away. Dropped him off at his friend's place (nearby), then headed down to the border - 3 quick questions and they let us in, then drove to Tumwater for the evening.
Sunday: Drove to Portland in the morning, and went to the Portland Zoo (Photos here). Took many photos. 100mm macro lens is also a good 100mm regular lens, and a lot less.. erm.. attention getting than the 100-400mm I have. And lighter. Tried to go to Portland Rose Garden, but it was too busy, so we went to Voodoo Donuts instead. I got one with Froot Loops on top. Met up with
vampireborg , vampireborg and Dawn at Old Wives Tales for dinner, as is out habit for Portland, then dropped them off, and headed off to McMinnville for the night. Arrived in McMinnville and saw that the crazy dudes of Evergreen Aviation had indeed built a waterpark inside a 747, but that it was closed for the evening. Went to Walmart looking for swimwear, but were unsuccessful in finding some appropriate. Went back to hotel and off to bed.
Monday: Woke up early to get to Evergreen at 9AM when they opened. Saw the Spruce Goose and lots of other cool plane and spacecraft thingies. How do they get all this cool stuff? Well, they're essentially a front for the CIA, depending on who you ask, anyway. Saw a 3D IMAX film about the development of the 787, went to the Space Section of the museum, and then scuttled off to Eugene to see the always delightful
tygati. Had dinner with her and housemate M in an old converted railway passenger car, then hung out for a while chatting and watching stuff. Stayed on their airbed.Tuesday: Left Eugene at 11AM to head back to Vancouver, some 680kms. Stopped.. many times along the way, both to break up the driving, and to get fuel (a full tank on a North American spec Prius does about 550kms, vs I'm told almost 950kms on an Australian one, thanks to a fuel bladder to reduce emissions slightly). Got to Seattle near the beginning of rush hour, but took the express lanes that go under the city and avoided most of it. Yay! Did some plane spotting at Boeing Paine Field in Everett, while Elizabeth finished her book before taking over driving. So many brand new 787 and 747-8's waiting for certification and delivery.
Entry back into Canada was only a 10 minute wait and pretty quick. Stopped off at shops on way home to get milk. The future is almost awesome - self checkout, but my credit card's paywave chip is broken, so I actually had to put it in a machine. In bed by 11PM, then up for work at 6:30AM the next day.
