Car crash out the window

Originally uploaded by Jeffery Simpson.

I spent most of my life growing up in Kelowna, and in a very rural part of the city. Sometimes we were more than an acre away from the road, and these were rural roads that were generally dead anyway. Since moving to Vancouver I’ve been living downtown and on a major street. Learning to sleep through the honking of horns, the sounds of sirens and the odd car crash was certainly an adjustment, but I wouldn’t move out of the city centre for all the scented oils in the Body Shop.

I’ve had a few friends who simply got fed up with the crap that comes with living downtown Vancouver, and move off to Kerrisdale with the old people.

After years of being off the beaten path I’m way too excited about being able to walk to a Safeway that’s open until midnight, or grab a pizza from not one but half a dozen places within walking distance. (”I’m sorry but we don’t deliver out there” was the most common response when I tried to order a pizza back in Kelowna).
And don’t even get me started on free sushi delivery until 2 am (it’s like Jesus and God had a conference and just blessed me with awesomness).
Sure they’re drawbacks, such as fighting a bizillion tourists trying to learn how to ride bikes in the summer, Grey Cup fans shouting about the Grey Cup during the winter, major car accidents at all hours and a total lack of a lake monster, but I’m surprisingly content downtown.