Upon boarding the Amtrak train to the US:

"Oh, you're going to Bellingham? Lovely. My nephew lives there. He is in the band Death Cab For Cutie."

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Stopping in a little café while walking the South Bay Trail along Bellingham Bay:

"Do you have anything vegan to eat?"

"Oh, I wish we had, I'm vegan myself!"

A smile, a blink, a bond.

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The other day in Vancouver while getting a tattoo from the supercool Adam Sky:

"Do you like Vancouver?"

"Yes, a lot."

"Even in the rain?"

"Well, I adored the x-files as a kid, so I expected it to be all rainy and foggy."

"Oh, the x-files! They used to shoot in the house next to mine. Dana Scully's apartment was there. So I was basically the neighbor of Dana Scully. ... Shall I give you a little x-files tour later?"

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Life is awesome.