How to be a Vancouverite.

As some of you may know from my many references to rain, I live in Vancouver. Yup, west coast kid through and through. Now, I know that a bunch of you (*ahem* Lin *ahem*) haven't ever been this far north and have no idea what real rain feels like, let alone any of this other stuff. So if you wanna know what life is like northwest of the border, if you're considering a visit (or a move) to Vancouver or if you're just curious, this is most of the stuff you need to know. Except this stuff:

• Nobody says "Vangcouver." 
• We hate the new transit system, called Compass. We hate transit in general. 
• We are also known as Hollywood North, and celebrity-hunting is becoming a legit passtime. (For example, I can tell you that George Clooney is currently somewhere in town.)
• No one from here knows how to drive in the snow. 
• We do have real cougars. You know, the animals. Fur. Sharp claws. Teeth. Bears, too. 
• There's a mountain trail called the Grouse Grind that takes an hour or so to run if you're in good shape. People climb it for fun. 
• Most of us are really ashamed of the game 7 riot. But that fairweather Canuck fan thing is sadly true. 
• Wreck beach is also an important one to know - it's the naked beach. 
• We are addicted to Starbucks, but we all talk about how much we hate it and what a rip off it is. All. The. Time. 
• We know the difference between vegan and vegetarian. 
• Men also wear yoga pants. 

Still wanna visit? Pack an umbrella.

Random Thursday: My Fall TV Line-Up...(+2 more)

 

So this week's RT post is a 3-in-1. Y'all might have noticed my absence (at least, I hope you did) for the past two - I fully intended to pre-write them, but didn't have time before I went on vacation! So I'm making up for it by doing them now, along with this week's topic from Lin, Meg, and myself, which is:

My Fall TV Line-Up...

And because it's fun to be an asshole sometimes, I'm putting this week's alllllll the way at the bottom so you have to read the old ones to get to it. Yep, I'm a sadist. Hopefully you're dealing with some spare time!

Probably predictably, if you know me, this would be pretty much any book store. But Pulp Fiction on Main Street is probably my favourite. It's got a great selection of books, both new and used, a section of "new arrivals" so if you're like me and go there a lot you can just hit up what you haven't seen yet, and on sunny Friday afternoons the guys working there hang around chatting and drinking beer. The only thing that would make it better would be if they offered me one.

Here's what it looks like:

 Check them out online here.

Obviously I'm dying for season 3 of Sherlock to air. But there's another show coming up that I'm nearly as excited for:

It's based on a book (which I'm now reading) by Thomas Maier and I imagine it will be sort of like the movie Kinsey with Liam Neeson and Laura Linney. Which I loved. I'm fascinated by the topic - but also by how the pioneers in the field of sexology ended up studying the topic, particularly Virginia. Set in the 1940s, this is not a topic that was as openly discussed as it is today, nor was it something a "lady" was supposed to have an interest in, let alone a public one. On top of all that, I do like Michael Sheen (when he's not a vampire), so I'm hoping the acting will be top-notch.

And finally, on to this weeks (related) topic:

My Fall TV Line-Up...

Aside from this I'm looking forward to the return of many of my faves:

Bones 

Big Bang Theory 

Castle 

Criminal Minds 

Elementary

Blue Bloods

Nashville

Sons of Anarchy

Scandal

I'll also probably catch bits here and there of Once Upon A Time, Chicago Fire, Supernatural, The Walking Dead, The Carrie Diaries, The Mentalist, New Girl, Grey's Anatomy, Hawaii Five-0, The Good Wife, Homeland, How I Met Your Mother, Nikita, Grimm, Beauty and the Beast and The Vampire Diaries. Maybe. You never know. And I'll be looking out for the return of some British faves: Luther and Misfits.

Now that I look at that list, I'm realizing that there's NO way I'll have time for all of them! So we'll see which ones actually end up grabbing (and holding) my interest. What about you guys? Got any faves? Any I'm missing that are must-watch? Do tell!