bodacious

so brendan and i decided yesterday that we'd go camping overnight on the long weekend. we picked two possible provincial parks, but when i went to make a reservation they were fully booked and had no vacancy. and so did the next 5 places i tried. i ended up finding a semi ok site at a place called silver lake. i have no idea what it's like because i've never heard of it before. however, it's slightly north of sharbot lake which is where beckie's cottage is and that's a nice area so i feel ok about it. we did leave it a little late so we can't be too picky. i kind of think it will make for a funny story if it goes badly. i've never done regular camping before, only group camping. i think this will be fun. we can take all our new camping goods with us and have a grand ole time. there were a number of sites available at this campground, and the site descriptions involved words like "poor" and "severe". i managed to get one that says "average" in a few places and "slight". it has a fire pit in the back, oh man... i hope that brendan brings his guitar and we sit around the fire roasting marshmallows while he plays. i wonder if that would be uncool for the neighbours. it's live music, who doesn't like GOOD live music?? it's not like it's a radio blaring or some obnoxious garage band. i have to admit... it was more expensive than i had expected. are the rates better for week-long camping? it doesn't feel much cheaper than a hotel. frig! we could get 2 hotel rooms in cambodia for that price :p

oh speaking of rooms in cambodia. i found the website of our hotel in siem reap - EI8HT ROOMS. remember how i told you that i was pretty sure it was a gay hotel?? well check out their site and tell me what you think. i think it was owned by gay people, it wasn't specifically a place for gay travelers, but they're welcome. it was a really great place, we loved it and the staff were super attentive and helpful. two thumbs up from the lorimers!

i had a super lovely time with melissa and mark last night. i went to their (her) place around 6:15 and didn't get home til 9:15! it was really nice getting caught up and sitting in her backyard.

pretty eyed, pirate smile, you'll marry a music man.