Well, 30 mins until the olympics begin and my TV watching switches dramatically for 2 weeks :)
Just in case any of you need sources for olympic coverage… here are a few:
I have no idea what I did to annoy you, but I would like to humbly apologize. I must have done something terrible to deserve your latest anger… that being the punishment of “quiet time stuck in the elevator”. Hopefully tomorrow I can pack some boxes in penance and we can call a truce….
Well, I’ve had to change my countdowns. As of today, two of the three had expired.
As I am right now writing to you and not hiding somewhere with book seven, you can guess that it’s not the Harry Potter countdown. I can’t offically call myself a “home owner” yet, but I NOW HAVE A WASHER AND DRYER! YIPPEE!!!! I know the super-in-debt part will start soon enough, but for now I’m happy to just be an occupant. (Did I mention the washer and dryer?)
But what countdowns to replace them with? I’m not really sure.
When I grew up there were maximum 2 grocery stores to choose from. The main difference being the brands of the boxed foods on the shelves… not really much other difference. When I got a little older - size became the big difference between the stores… but still, all the same products inside them. Then I moved to Ontario.
Ontario has this odd three tiered grocery store system. Lowest tier is the “bulk/generic” grocery store where you have to pay for bags, and the produce has to be eaten ASAP or it’ll go bad. Middle tier are the grocery stores of my youth… where everything is normal and all the chains are pretty similar (except for the one with the toy/clothing section). High tier were completely new to me. These are the specialty grocery stores, which carry less of the generic stuff, and more “ethnically acceptable” brands…. like pasta that costs more than .99 per box… and chocolates with a high cocoa value… and holiday foods from europe. (This scale does not include the completely ethnic grocery chains… I guess those could be counted as a side branch…. stores like all-asian, all-east Indian… etc…)
Anyways, this is going somewhere. On my way to work, I pass through an intersection with two of the high tier stores right across the street from each other. And they’ve lately installed digital displays to tell you why you should buy their stuff instead of the stuff across the street. Today, one advertised “Worldly cheeses”. What exactly would make cheeses worldly? Have they seen the world? Do I want to eat a cheese that has been travelling around? If the sign is still up on the way home, I’ll try to grab a shot of it.
Well, the first part of the cleanup went rather well last night. I managed to get through over half of one of my storage closets (yay!) and hit a wall with old Cassette Tapes. I know I should chuck them, but I couldn’t bring myself to do it last night, so I stopped. (The stopping is all part of the “overall plan” to not burn myself out.)
I did manage to catch up on Veronica Mars… and start my foray into Doctor Who. Both quite enjoyable. I finished up my cleaning while watching the first day’s worth of episodes of Space Cadets - The channel 4 reality show where they pretended to send them to space. Tonight, hopefully I can find a copy of the first episode of Celebrity Big Brother UK. Rumors are that some interesting people might be participating. I guess I’ll have to wait until tonight to find out for sure. I’ll have to add Channel4 to my ultimate TV lineup. So far, when “worldwide TV” becomes available… I want access to: BBC*, Channel4, Turner Classic Movies - all three are not available here. Well, BBC sortof….. but not on my TV. Maybe at my new place.