safety

so, for everyone's safety here in the wet coast, i've decided to put up a beautiful summer picture, harking back to the glory days of warm sun and strolls around stanley park. i mean, there's something thrilling about breaking records, and i'm usually all about the challenge, but only sometimes. you see, when it is a 53 year old record for consecutive days of rain in vancouver, although there is something inside me that wants to root for us all to keep going- the goal is in sight!- i'd rather be rooting for the sun that just can't seem to break through. i've heard recently that universities have a 'spring break' in february each year, because it's the time of year, especially in vancouver, during which there is the highest rate of death by suicide. and last night on the hour, i had a little chuckle at the little video box in the lower left hand corner of the screen all evening called something like, 'the vancouver "don't slit your wrists" cam', which contained a pleasant sunny summer video from kit's beach looking out over the water. so what do i say? 'come on, we're almost there. just four more days and we're at 29!?' yikes. too bad i can't join my sister in hawaii.