Here, and alive. Mostly.

Went to see a movie with my parents tonight. Public Enemies. Excellent. Been a while since I last saw a good gangster flick. Mmmm, fedoras and fast cars and guns. In a way it made me long for some of my old characters - but that's a period of life I've put away, and that story is scrapped, and will stay that way.

Being around my parents is very tiring. Fortunately, I only have to deal with them for two weeks. They mentioned that they want to take me on a vacation while I am here, to Waterton Lakes national park. I've seen photos; the place is gorgeous, and there are mountains! I haven't seen mountains since I was eleven years old or so! (Proper ones, that is. The ones in Nova Scotia don't count.) So, I'm looking forward to it, even if road-trips are always always always incredibly stressful. We'll only be there for a couple of days.

Unfortunately, my parents also mentioned that they want to take me to Victoria in August (though they did not say the date). To be honest, even though I've never been there, I don't want to go. I know that going there with them would not be any fun for me - even worse than the national park, as flying to a big city that I've never been to is much different than going to some small town in the mountains. Not to mention, they might have a certain time in mind that would interfere with the visit I have planned with a certain someone - and they aren't aware of that visit (as I figured there was no need to tell as it's none of their business) so I'd have to explain, argh... well, I guess we'll just have to see. I'll come up with an excuse not to go, and suggest they just go together.

Anyway.

My flight went well, though I was very tired and did not have time to get lunch because there was no time in between flight-changes. Dad picked me up at the airport and drove me home. I swear, driving down airport road, surrounded by poplars and spruce and prairie lilies growing on the side of the road -- I almost cried. What the hell is wrong with me. Mmn, clearly I missed all that. Well, I'll be going out with my camera to get pictures, certainly. Unfortunately I forgot my charger. However, my father has a camera I can borrow when my own battery runs out, so I think I'm good.

I want to spend some time by myself downtown and such, but I probably will not get to do so until Monday. This weekend I think I'll just take time to sleep and read and try to get some letters written. That seems my best bet.

Also while here, I intend to work on some of the various projects I've had going but was too lazy to finish until now... Mostly draft editing. Unfortunately I think I left the handwritten draft to some of the smaller things back home, and I haven't typed it out yet, so... that one will have to wait.