Monstershake!

This afternoon I went down to the waterfront with a workmate to throw the Aerobee around. Was good fun, though I reckon I did a lot more running. :P

Afterwards we grabbed some dinner at MickeyDs aka Maccas aka McDonalds. I ordered a Filet-o-Fish meal with a large milkshake (turns out that they do have milkshakes, they just don't put it on the pricelist). In hindisght, I think the correct order should've been something like "A large shake, with a side of burger and fries". This thing is monstrous. It's got to be edging towards a litre. Quite full now (me, not the drink).

Good Weather

We've finally had some decent weather here, so I went riding around Stanley Park. You really want to go around Stanley Park, and not through, because in the middle is lots of trees and a one-way road going up and down a big hill.

Of course, when they close off the normal path you have no choice except to go up the hill. Was a good test of my bike, and showed that I am still healthy but need to get back into regular exercise.

Later in the afternoon I went for a more relaxing ride along the waterfront and took this photo. Nice scenery when the weather is good. :)

Bicycle "Acquisition"

I went and bought myself a bicycle today. I would call it a pushbike, but they don't understand that term here. Anyway, this bicycle cost me about 5 times what I've ever paid for a bike in my life. Can feel the quality difference though - very light, very quiet, and very responsive. The main thing though is to secure the bike effectively - which is why I've posted a photo of the lock rather than the bike. Vancouver has a high rate of bike theft, and so you need a lock that means business. :)

Vancouver Sun Run

Somewhere around 50000 people are running past my apartment at the moment. It's the Vancouver Sun Run, which is something like the City to Surf. It lacks a Heartbreak Hill; it's a mostly flat course about 10 kilometres. In my photos the people are all still doing well, because they've done about 3km of it.

Working Late

Was up until 3.30am last night (Saturday night) working on some code. Seemed the most appropriate thing to do as I wanted to get some code done, but the weather today (Sunday) is amazing. We should reach 19c!

Feeling surprisingly awake at the moment (8.30am), though will probably crash right around the time the weather starts getting really nice. I do have 7.5L of Coke on hand though, so might still enjoy the day. :) Anyone else been working late?