June 11
Go West Young Man!
This Thursday I take permanent leave of Boston to make my new home in lovely Vancouver, BC. Boston has been my home for over 4 years now and after growing up in neighboring NH I honestly never thought I’d be back here this long.
Boston Skyline @ 4:45am by StarrGazr License: 
Though it won’t be the place I’ll miss, it’s my friends and I wish they were coming with me. I’ve tried to convince several of them to do that. Why can’t we all live in the same place?
On Tuesday my u-pack boxes arrived and I squeezed in all the possessions I hadn’t thrown out in the last couple weeks and feel are worth bringing across the country. I actually don’t have many of these things even though they add up quickly. On Friday Moose and I will have left Boston on a grand trip across the states.
Moose is too old to fly anymore, he might not even make this trip in the car, not really; he should be fine. But luckily I won’t be alone with a dog who farts a lot as two of my best friends and I are cramming into my little car to catch baseball games on the road as we make our way from one coast to the next. Thus our route isn’t a clear shot from one place to the next.
I will be partially online during the trip, uploading photos of baseball stadiums, cities, arches, and other parks along the way. I also want to keep up with all the changes we’ve got planned, Thunderbird is starting to make so much progress it would be crazy to take too much time off right now.
Vancouver skyline at night by istargazer License: 
Thanks to everyone I’ve met in Boston, all the friends I’ve made. Please come visit me in Vancouver.
In case you didn’t find out yet, Vancouver has a lovely baseball stadium – Nat Bailey Stadium:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nat_Bailey_Stadium
the local university team (UBC Thunderbirds) play there in spring, and the Vancouver Canadians (short season single A affiliates of the Oakland As) play there over summer (starting next week, IIRC). It’s a great place to go watch a game on a nice summer evening, and tickets are pretty cheap (I like to sit right down behind the catcher, for $12 or so).
Wow, that’s an awesome, across the Americas’ route!! Will you be visiting Mountain View?
Makes my future planned roadtrip down south to LA seem like a little nit.
Welcome to the west coast. If I see you on the street, I might yell “Are you that guy?”
[...] arrived in Vancouver on Tuesday July 1st after my long adventure across the country. I think all the sun, baseball parks, and driving ran down my system so after my friends left and I [...]
I second the welcome. I was just skimming the thread you linked to; I normally prefer KMail, but I may have to check out Thunderbird again, since it sounds like you guys have some very interesting plans for it.
P.S. I’d be interested to read your take on the iPhone you just purchased, if you should care to post anything about it.
to clarify – no, I don’t stalk you when you shop – I just have connections
First, thanks for selecting my photo of Boston to use on your page. Although I have been here several times, I have yet to thank you. I also just noticed that the beautiful photo you use of Vancouver is taken by someone who goes from the moniker of istargazer. Pretty funny coincidence.
Some day I hope to make it to Vancouver. It looks like such a beautiful city and surrounding area.