Farewell old friend...

We'll remember you fondly for your reliability in your old brittle state, not for the leaky gas tank and black smoke coming from your tail pipe. You lasted longer than expected, and ultimately turned into more money that you were worth. For that, we thank you. We will miss you and may remember you in years to come. God speed to that scrap-yard in the sky.In the end, it was the Volkswagen who caused the damage, but the insurance adjuster declared you dead. Too soon, we all thought, until I saw the numbers on the cheque from the insurance company... I guess it was your time. Way to go, old girl. You win.

stop gorging yourselves, lent is HERE.

Farewell, I say... I'll see you in the spring. I'll miss you, but all is not lost, I won't starve in your absence.

I've given up Pop and greasy Fast Food for lent. I probably drink about 4-5 cans of pop/day on average, so here comes the caffeine withdrawal... actually, learning from previous years pop bans, I drink a lot less caffeinated pop now. I need to make the distinction between greasy and non greasy fast food so I don't starve. Sometimes I need to eat something convenient, so things like Subway, pitas, and salads are acceptable. Sadly I will be adding wings and pizza into the fast food categories as they are marginal, considering it takes 40 min to get pizza delivered and wings are in a sit down restaurant.

that's about it. come play poker friday night.

Gorge yourselves, Lent is coming.

No, not sissy lent like Brock's gamer lent, the real deal... is anyone giving anything up? I've been doing this for about 4 years now, mostly giving up pop and fast food. This year I'm thinking about giving up sugary pop and fast food, maybe chips... not sure. It needs to be significant, but doable. Chips might not work, as they make up most of our weekend diet.

Anyways, starts wednesday. you in?

She's not dead!

She can't be... Merideth Grey is Grey's anatomy, so suck your thumbs until next Thursday and you find out what sort of miracle cure they figure out.

so I'm pretty much a superhero...

Faith, Silas and I went to Toronto on Thursday to visit Faith's Grandparents while they were in town. We parked at Yorkdale as usual, then took the subway downtown. On the way through the mall, a pregnant woman dropped some money in front of us, so we picked it up and Paid it forward. She was pretty surprised. Then we were just about to get to the subway when I saw an old woman fall as she got on the escalator. She couldn't get up and was riding up the stairs with her head 2 steps below her feet. It was obvious that she could not get up on her own. Now, we're in Toronto, so nobody even batted an eyelash. The TTC workers stopped talking to one another to watch the woman ride up upside-down.

Here's where I come in, we had just paid our fares, so I ran up and got to her before she got to the top and certain peril. Well, maybe not certain, but it wasn't gonna be good. I asked her if she was ok and she replied the standard "I've fallen and I can't get up". I helped her to her feet just before we reached the top and made sure she was alright. She said she was dizzy, but she'd be ok.

It was clear that we were the nicest people in Toronto on Thursday. It's too cold to wear tights so I think I'll pass on the career change to being the superhero that rides the subway.

that's about it.

LOST is back...

Hey folks, just a shout out that LOST is back for the rest of the season starting tonight with the LOST survival guide with the show's producers at 7pm followed by the new episode at 8pm on CTV.

16 straight weeks of new episodes, with no breaks. So, tune in... 7/8pm on CTV or 9/10pm on ABC.

Know what's uncool?

getting rear-ended while stopped, waiting to turn into the work parking lot and having your bumper smash into tiny bits and your back door be unable to be closed completely anymore... yep... I don't much care for cambridge right now. at least it was the shadow and the beetle that hit it is uglier than before. stupid new beetle...