Feeding my nerdy soul in Vulcan, AB

The pics on today's Blatherings were taken in Vulcan, Alberta. I enjoyed visiting this small agricultural community way more than I expected. The town certainly realized the marketing/tourist potential of its name, but I had been afraid of this manifesting itself in an overly slick Hollywood style.

As you can tell from the photos below, I needn't have worried. :-)

I did my part in contributing to the economy of Vulcan by buying the most wonderfully tacky piece of Star Trek merchandise I've ever seen, in the Vulcan tourist information shop. I plan to donate it to an Interfilk auction (Jeff will kill me if I keep it at home); I'll post details and a lurid photo in a future Blathering.

Many thanks to Cathy for indulging my geekgirl yearnings. I've very much enjoyed my visit, though it's going to be hard to say good-bye. I miss Cathy; it's hard not having her in Toronto anymore. But I also have huge admiration for her courage, deciding to take advantage of a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity despite the fact that it meant moving away from friends and family. One of the things I love about Cathy is that she likes to challenge herself, to purposefully step beyond her comfort zone.

Anyway, you can see more photos from Vulcan and the rest of my trip in my Flickr photoset; I'll upload other photos when I get back home.

Thanks to those who have been responding to my plea for guitar advice (on behalf of a cadet at West Point) in LJ. I'll be adding this info to the Dandelion FilkFAQ.

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