These Dusty Ol' Alberta Boots.

My time in Kelowna has drawn to a close, my friends. And as is always the case when the end of an era draws nigh, one must take a moment or two to look back on the spent time and reminisce. I've had a lot of fun out here in the sunshine state, and I won't soon forget the friends or the memories. There have been some exciting times and some dreadfully boring times, but I would now like to take this opportunity to make use of the blockquote option here at Blogger and make a list of my top ten Kelownanian moments from the past three and a half months here at the ol' blog.
10. My Itchy Body. "It's almost as if all my proverbial itches are also being proverbially scratched. The best of both worlds. All my physical itches are getting the full treatment and my proverbial itches, the itches of life that need a good scratching every so often, simply run away in the shower of love."

9. That Stupid Blank Space That Would Appear Above My Posts Because Blogger Changed Their Internal Code. "See that? That is a large space that doesn't need to be there and that I can't figure out how to get rid of. I didn't even change anything. Stupid thing."

8. The Hottest Day Ever. "I swear it was like 50 degrees in the shade. All of my skin melted off. Not only did I fry eggs on the sidewalk, but I cooked several head of cattle as well."

7. The Greatest Mini-Golf Course I Ever Saw. "I have a double major in TWO DIFFERENT liberal arts!"
"Too bad you don't even know how to drive a car."

6. The Rumble In The Jungle. "Does he really think that he's going to be able to bitchslap the world into thinking that abortion is wrong?"

5. All That Stupid Walking and Bus Driving I Did. "It was a quick trip but it felt like I did a lot. Actually, mostly it felt like I did a lot of walking. Which I did. A freakin' buttload."

4. The Time I Lost My Sense of Humor in Edmonton. "Maybe it's one of those eternally unanswerable questions that will remain as a kind of paradox for all time, like the troubling ideas of Free Will vs. Predestination, Faith vs. Works, or Girls: Can't Live With 'Em, Can't Obey Genesis 2:24 Without 'Em."

3. The Rat-Friend We Made and then Un-Made. Literally. "The term “bloodbath” always seemed a bit hyperbolic to me, but yesterday it managed to come across as a little under-descriptive. Totally grawss."

2. When I Found Out Death Cab Was Coming and Subsequently Purchased Tickets. Booyah. "Does anyone read this crap? Seriously?"

And the Number 1 highlight from the summer of '05....

1. My Encounter With That Guy Who Wasn't Wearing Any Clothes. "As the nudey rapidly faded into nothing more than a flesh-colored speck in the mirror, I became acutely aware of my love for this great town."

Well, there you have it, team. The end of an unforgettable adventure here in the K-dot. Mad props to all y'all who stuck with me and my blog through some fast times.

Seeya in Edmonton.