got in from vancouver this morning....realized i have not taken the ferry in almost a year....weather was great except for the memorial it was pouring (very fitting, but we were not able to be at the beach)...saw lots of friends, met loads of people i had heard about for years...his mother did not shed one tear and wore a beautiful white dress...navy officers did the "last post" on the trumpet...songs, tears, laughter, drinks, photos, memories, hugs...woke up today and got to the airport late but found my mom and grandma...another great ferry ride...more coffee...back to victoria and a clean appartment...went jogging with hair dye in and plastic over my scalp...ate minestrone and drank tea...mom streaked my hair...i pussied out of bangs...ladies are asleep after waking up in toronto...waiting to hear from donna at the mint...early morning tomorrow - pick up graduation regalia and sit tired, without coffee for a few hours...then champagne reception at the law faculty...will post pictures soon as i have a digital camera for the week that works....IPod is dead again...and what precisely is Canada's justification for migrant workers??