{"id":820,"date":"2005-01-19T11:10:00","date_gmt":"2005-01-19T15:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pipesdreams.org\/blog\/archives\/820"},"modified":"2005-01-19T11:10:00","modified_gmt":"2005-01-19T15:10:00","slug":"some-craaazy-tings-goin-on-over-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pipesdreams.org\/blog\/archives\/820","title":{"rendered":"Some Craaazy Tings Goin’ On Over Here"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sorry it’s been a while with the updating, but stuff has been a’happening:<\/p>\n

1) had dental surgery yesterday to fix his gumline, and he was in a daze of pain and eating mushy foods, so I stayed home to look after him. We nearly froze on the way back from the dentists’s office (located in my old neighborhood of Spadina and Bloor), far from Weston.<\/p>\n

2) Went for coffee with after a long hiatus with both of us leading very busy lives. It was a good chat, and hopefully I’ll see her again soon, maybe in a yoga buddy capacity next time. I think we could both use some zen!<\/p>\n

3) School is going okay, but I’m way behind on my reading for my Victorian Poetry class (was supposed to read yesterday while looking after JVL, but transit and making scrambled eggs, etc took longer than I anticipated). And last night, I found out that I have been assigned to give the first presentation in my Graham Greene\/Evelyn Waugh class, on Waugh’s ‘A Handful of Dust’. Allow me to type a brief desciptive passage from the back cover of the book: “Lady Brenda Last is bored with country life at Hetton Abbey, the Victorian Gothic mansion that is her devoted husband Tony’s pride and joy. She rents a flat in London…” <\/p>\n

4) I am engaged in negotiations for the purchase of my second condo. It’s a private sale of a one-bedroom near Bay & College for those who know downtown Toronto. It’s right behind Fran’s, a beloved eatery of mine from days of yore. I’m acquiring this as a crash pad for Justin and I to live in on nights when it is too cold or too late or too impractical for us to make the trek to Weston. Justin’s friend Glenda has been enormously helpful in doing real estate research for me, and also in making us tasty brownies. I am in her debt. More details to follow on how the deal proceeds.<\/p>\n

5) Bought the cheapest yet most functional refurbished computer<\/a>, flatscreen monitor<\/a> and wireless router from tigerdirect.ca on behalf of Justin’s Mum, and am nervously awaiting their arrival so I can set them up – I hope she will like them. Her old system is weak and needs to be put down, but first I have to try and transfer all her files intact. Nervous!<\/p>\n

6) Big reshuffle at work, particularly with my old unit, Issues Management. Two, maybe three positions cancelled (not mine, thankfully), two new positions added, one in management and one bilingual officer position. Neither of which I’m qualified for (dammit!). Also not sure if my contract will be renewed, since the person whose position I am filling is still working in his secondment, BUT the lady that HE is replacing has returned to her old job. Thus, there’s an extra body in here somewhere and I think it might be me. Time to brush up the ol’ resume AGAIN.<\/p>\n

7) Reserved hotel rooms for Justin and I and Justin’s dad for San Diego, July 13-17. Rather panicked that and Cait may choose to have their wedding in BC that week. Really hoping for confirmation of wedding dates soon, so that I can sit down to some serious budgeting. Also contemplating ‘s suggestion of the Buffyholics New Orleans weekend at the end of May, but ticket prices are freaking ridiculous. I very much want to see the French Quarter, though, and what better way to do it than with friends?<\/p>\n

8) CANNOT find my rent cheques to deposit for January and February, and rentees will not issue new ones. Do not know how to resolve this situation. Panic is rapidly setting in. Debating the idea of resolving situation with chewing gum and a baseball bat. More reports on that later, too.<\/p>\n

Aaaarrrrgggghhhh tooo much tooo think abooout.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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