There Goes the Neighbourhood

Vancouver City council has endorsed a plan to develop North East False Creek (my neighbourhood) into Vancouver's densest neighbourhood of approximately 7200 people.

Vancouver currently ranks as North America's third densest city after New York and San Francisco.

Piano Man

Five weeks ago I decided to start piano lessons.

Sure, it's $25 a week but when I think of some of the things I've spend $25 on in the past, such as my brief online Jeopardy tournament gambling addiction, an investment in piano lessons didn't seem like such a bad idea.

I used to take piano lessons when I was a kid but unfortunately I never got beyond grade 3 of the Royal Conservatory of Music series.

So far I'm enjoying my lessons, although my teacher is a little stingy with the stickers.

My lessons are slotted between two four year old kids: Emily, who is a cute half Japanese girl with coke bottle glasses and Téo, a little French-Canadian boy with curly hair.

I usually get in five minutes before Emily is finished her lesson.

Is it bad that I'm competitive with her?

Is it horrible that I get a bit of satisfaction every time she messes up?

I'm learning currently Mark Mrozinski's Turkish Bazaar although this Nathan Chen kid takes the cake: