Vancouver Trip Cancelled. In Other News, I'm Going to Vancouver

I did my taxes yesterday. I owed an additional $4200. This has been paid and that chore is done for another year.

Before you go feeling sorry for this huge outlay in cash, I consider it a first-world problem (as they're coming to be known). The simple fact of the matter is that I wouldn't have to pay $4200 in additional taxes if I hadn't made an additional $12000 this year. I live in a country and have a job where that's possible, so I'm not going to complain about it too much. It adds a few months to my mortgage, but that's about all.

Still, I'm not going to Vancouver (or San Francisco) this weekend (unless I trip over an astonishing travel deal) - just can't afford it right now. I have a four-day weekend, so I might spend Friday or Monday in Banff - it depends on how I'm feeling that day.

This is a reminder that I'll be in Vancouver this summer though - that hasn't been canceled. Plans continue to be vague and ephemeral:

• June 24 (F): travel to AT War.
  
• June 25 (S): AT War - kick some archery ass.
  
• June 26 (U): AT War - Pack up, say goodbye and drive to Vancouver.
  
• June 27 (M): Fly to Vegas with stephtopia and anyone else I can talk into it. See Love again.
  
• June 28 (T): Unspecified Vegas debauchery, possibly to include Absinthe (the show, not the drink).
  
• June 29 (W): Gambling, drinking, whoring.
  
• June 30 (R): I kind of want to see this or maybe this. Oh, and catch my flight back to Vancouver.
  
• July 01 (F): Fireworks! Ale!
  
• July 02 (S): Friends! Ale!
  
• July 03 (U): Sushi! Ale!
  
• July 04 (M): Friends! Sushi! Ale! Sadly no fireworks.
  
• July 05 (T): Drive to Nelson, since I hear that's a decent place despite not being able to get a cup of coffee before 9 am.
  
• July 06 (W): Drive to Calgary, possibly via Radium.
  
• July 07 (R): Go to Dragonslayer site and help set up.
  
• July 08 (F): Help with Dragonslayer.
  
• July 09 (S): Help with Dragonslayer.
  
• July 10 (U): Help clean up Dragonslayer.

All-in-all a super-busy and fun-filled vacation. I'm looking forward to it.