So...
Apparently even Blogs can be attacked by SPAM.... So hopefully with a change in the settings requiring word verification, spam comments will be a thing of the past.
Stupid SPAM, Lord knows I don't need vacuum cleaner parts!!!
Though... What if my vacuum breaks!!!???
Perhaps deleting those spam messages was a mistake....
:)
August 28, 2005
Meters and Feet
I've been doing a lot of driving lately, more driving then I've accustomed too. Hours of my life are being spent in an automobile. This isn't a bad thing as I've enjoyed where I've gone... In fact it's awoken a need to travel farther then just around Ontario. As the move in continues I've been driving too and from London with loads of my stuff and am happy to say I'm pretty much done. I'd guess that one more load will completely bring everything I need to London, and then I'm left with the task of setting everything up. So far my kitchen is nearly done as is my living room. My room however is a disaster but less of a disaster then previous... Plus I have a nice comfy double bed there now.
I just spent the past weekend in Niagara Falls taking in the glory and splendor and etc of it all. I hadn't been since I was much younger and it was good to see it again. I crashed there with a good friend in the local HI hostel which was nice enough but didn't have air-conditioning (hence it was tres hot). Took an elevator down behind the falls and took the Maid of the Mist tour into the heart of the falls. The mist it seems is a constant thing for people there. Walking along the first few blocks surrounding the Canadian Falls, if the wind is blowing right you get wet. There is even signs up warning you of "FREEZING MIST"... Which sounds pretty scary when you think about it. With Saturday's nasty weather it was hard to tell if it was raining or misting or both. However the nice weather today (Sunday) made up for it.
Anyways I've spent the past few days driving around on highways that I've never been on and tonight is a brief rest at home before I leave to visit Kingston people one more time before the summer is out... And then I guess it'll be almost Labour Day weekend and time to move to London permanently.
I just spent the past weekend in Niagara Falls taking in the glory and splendor and etc of it all. I hadn't been since I was much younger and it was good to see it again. I crashed there with a good friend in the local HI hostel which was nice enough but didn't have air-conditioning (hence it was tres hot). Took an elevator down behind the falls and took the Maid of the Mist tour into the heart of the falls. The mist it seems is a constant thing for people there. Walking along the first few blocks surrounding the Canadian Falls, if the wind is blowing right you get wet. There is even signs up warning you of "FREEZING MIST"... Which sounds pretty scary when you think about it. With Saturday's nasty weather it was hard to tell if it was raining or misting or both. However the nice weather today (Sunday) made up for it.
Anyways I've spent the past few days driving around on highways that I've never been on and tonight is a brief rest at home before I leave to visit Kingston people one more time before the summer is out... And then I guess it'll be almost Labour Day weekend and time to move to London permanently.
August 23, 2005
Box Loading Blues
So moving is frustrating.
Aside from the annoying task of packing up everything in Kingston, bringing it home, unpacking it, repacking it, bring it to London, and then unpack it again, there's also the annoyance of setting up cable, internet, phone, etc. There is nothing more frustrating then dealing with those kind of companies. I spent a good hour and a half on the phone with Bell setting up everything... and then in order to get a good deal I have to go to the Bell store and switch around my cell phone spending another hour there. And worst of all there is the extra-charges. Lots of extra-charges. Bell is charging me a bunch of money for installation (even though there is already a phone set up there), and more money to switch my cell phone plan around. But overall I'm getting a pretty good package deal... and it's still better then dealing with Rogers.
Stupid Rogers.
Aside from the annoying task of packing up everything in Kingston, bringing it home, unpacking it, repacking it, bring it to London, and then unpack it again, there's also the annoyance of setting up cable, internet, phone, etc. There is nothing more frustrating then dealing with those kind of companies. I spent a good hour and a half on the phone with Bell setting up everything... and then in order to get a good deal I have to go to the Bell store and switch around my cell phone spending another hour there. And worst of all there is the extra-charges. Lots of extra-charges. Bell is charging me a bunch of money for installation (even though there is already a phone set up there), and more money to switch my cell phone plan around. But overall I'm getting a pretty good package deal... and it's still better then dealing with Rogers.
Stupid Rogers.
August 21, 2005
Musings on Matrimony
So today my 19 year old cousin got married to her 20 year old boyfriend and I'm very happy for them. It was a very nice ceremony at the church and good to see some family I haven't seen in a long time. Everybody was relaxed, the food was good, and both the Bride and the Husband were beaming with delight at their special day. And although I'm a little concerned about their young age and their lack of real job prospects, I think things will work out fine... a little adjusting, a much needed reality check but as I said, things will work out fine.
I'm surprised though that people would make a decision to move into a life altering arrangement with another person like marriage without having sound financial planning about their futures. Maybe they do, but most people I know find the concept of moving into anything that big without a firm ground to be a bad decision. Most people I know plan to get married but not before they find out what they want to do with their lives and have detailed plans and fiscal stability.
Not that everything, least of all marriage, should be about money. But the fact is, it costs money... damn money....
On a side note... I find it strange that my 19 year old cousin is getting married before me.
PS. I'd also like to note that Smarties still taste good ( they were part of the centerpiece at the tables today)
I'm surprised though that people would make a decision to move into a life altering arrangement with another person like marriage without having sound financial planning about their futures. Maybe they do, but most people I know find the concept of moving into anything that big without a firm ground to be a bad decision. Most people I know plan to get married but not before they find out what they want to do with their lives and have detailed plans and fiscal stability.
Not that everything, least of all marriage, should be about money. But the fact is, it costs money... damn money....
On a side note... I find it strange that my 19 year old cousin is getting married before me.
PS. I'd also like to note that Smarties still taste good ( they were part of the centerpiece at the tables today)
August 17, 2005
The First Post
This being my first post I suppose I should at least try to put something meaningful down. Something to entertain the masses, inspire the lackluster, and strengthen the weak..... but I don't really have anything to say that will do that.
So this really will be quite the pointless post.... but stay tuned for when I'm bored and have something to say... I'm sure it will happen... eventually.... at the very least I'll post some pictures on here anyways....
So this really will be quite the pointless post.... but stay tuned for when I'm bored and have something to say... I'm sure it will happen... eventually.... at the very least I'll post some pictures on here anyways....
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