you inch along.

Oh my fucking god. If I get out of this one alive, it will be a celebration! The past month has just been hell. It all started with the flu that moved to my lungs, then the landlord incident, the credit card fraud, the grey hair, the insomnia, the tooth pulled out that then got infected and now a sinus cold! I have no energy left to fight and have instead decided to give in. I will need to take better care of myself. Eat some vegetables. Start exercising. Focus on my mental health. Live fully.  No more of this lame version of a life I have been in for the last 40 days. 

The weekend was quite entertaining. Hockey tournament at day, shows and party at night. Making sure we are on time for this, meet people there, take pictures of this game over here, run to the next rink, get some food, go and watch another game and so on…No wonder I am so tired!  I can’t complain though, it was all good fun. The Summit is one of the most lighthearted weekends of the year.  And although the husband’s team didn’t make it to the playoffs this year, I must admit that it was hard to hide my pride in the Montreal teams making almost all the way to the top (they could give some advice to our beloved Habs!). 

Furniture hunting is still on. We did not get the TV because the one we had found had a very bad image quality so we skipped. The office desk that we also wanted was sold to someone else so we ended up going to XS Cargo and buying a fairly decent one for an irresistibly good price.  I am still on the lookout for the IKEA dressers that I really want for the bedroom.

On the news front, PETA has gone insane. Really. I usually encourage them in their endeavours, but this is crossing the line of reasonable. Rescue Shelter Boys? Come on!

This recession is a bitch. I feel bad for Conquest; it was a good discount airline for sun destinations, but in these tough times, only the big companies survive apparently. I wonder what their staff will do now, since they weren’t unionized like most airlines…

This makes me mad! I can’t believe that in 2009 women are still fighting for basics rights. Marital rape is NOT okay! Women are not their husband’s slave! Good on them for marching the streets to denounce these acts.  People were throwing stones at the protesters. What?! Is this the 1600s?  What kind of world do we live in?

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blue monday.

My apartment is empty. Feels like I am camping out in a squat. We had movers from El Cheapo take all of our belongings to the new place yesterday. What a relief it is to have someone do all the dirty work for you!  I remember how painful and long the process was when we did it ourselves. 6 hours of horrid labour that I never want repeated. Yesterday, the movers did everything in 3 hours. It went smoothly and all before sundown! They were great to deal with and that is well worth my money. Now we only have to wait for the current tenant to leave so we can officially move in. We kept the tv, the laptop and whatever fit in a suitcase. So in the meantime, we are sleeping on an inflatable mattress, watching tv and eating out.  Ah the joys of moving!

Speaking of which, it is pretty much official now, our digital camera got stolen during the viewing of our apartment. Since it has been over a month now, I don’t know what our resources are but I am very frustrated by this. You would think that when you allow your landlord to come in your living space, he automatically becomes responsible for your things. Nothing should be missing when he leaves!  What are you supposed to do as a tenant? We last used our camera the night before the viewing to download some pictures on the computer and the next day it was gone. Never seen again. That is so unfair! It was brand new! I will try to talk to my landlord about this but I doubt he will cooperate. Any suggestions?

I learned today that one of my favourite restaurants, Sushi on Bloor, had to close down due to sanitary issues. I almost cried when I heard that. I certainly hope they clean up and reopen soon.  I don’t want to have to go to their competitor’s place. Bring back my sushi!

Also on a much sombre note, some airline companies are in the deep end and struggling to keep afloat (including mine). The experts predict a 50/50 chance of getting out of this one in one piece. Great, just great.

It’s that kind of Monday, eh?

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