Spage is...

...at the airport, waiting around baggage claim, curious about this guitar
case on carousel 5.

Spage is...

...eating a traditional native feast in the Nisga'a Hall in Prince Rupert,
having already enjoyed a performance of dancing, drumming, and singing.

Spage is...

...in Prince Rupert, British Columbia. And it's snowing. But the light is
doing beautiful work on the water, so that makes up for it.

Overheard at Starbucks

Two men in their mid-30's...

"Yeah, we've finally joined...whatever century we're in right now, and bought a computer and an ipod."

"Oh yeah? You liking it?"

"It's fun, we're busy copying all the CDs we have."

"Well, congratulations on joining the Now Generation!"

Value For Money

I just took a flight from Victoria to Vancouver. It cost roughly $550.
Total time in the air? 14 minutes.

Sometimes I'm jealous of Americans...but only for their dirt-cheap
airfares.

Declare Your Weapons

I just went through airport security and my bag was pulled aside for
secondary scrutiny. Not an unusual occurrence.

The security man asked me if I had an electronic items in my bag and I told
him there were a few different power cords. He pointed at the x-ray image
of my bag to an item and asked if it was an electronic device. When I saw
it, I suddenly realized that I had not unpacked my rather large Leatherman
multi-tool. I was crushed! I was going to have to watch them throw out my
awesome tools!

And I exclaimed, quite loudly, "Oh no! I completely forgot that was there!
It's my multi-tool! And I don't suppose there's anyway I can mail it home
is there?" The guy looked at me and smiled and said once more that they
thought it was electronics. I told him once more it wasn't. Then he said,
"Well...I'm just going to take a look, okay?" And he said it in a way that
I immediately read as him saying he wasn't going to expose the tool. So I
quieted back to see what he would do.

He did a quick explosives swab and then just said "Yep. Here you go." And
slid my bag to me. He was going to let it slide!

I thanked him muchly, grabbed my stuff, and headed to my gate before anyone
changed their minds. I have just boarded the plane with a multi-tool
equipped with, among many other things, a 6" knife and saw.

So there you have it. Want to bring weapons on board? Just tell them you
have them! If you're not covert, you must not be a threat!