Winter has arrived in full force and therefore I am continually in need of warmth. I was definitely born in the wrong country. Don't get me wrong, I love being Canadian, I just wish that in the 80's we had taken Turks and Caicos up on the idea of becoming a Canadian 'colony' or whatever, so that I could be warm more than 3 days per year.
The labour/grader operator shortage in the city became VERY clear today. It took 2 hours to get home tonight... and an hour and a half of that was the time it took to drive from the U to 142 St. and Yellowhead. At least the Yellowhead after 184 Street was perfectly clear though- those highway snowplow operators rock!
I got back one of the assignments I was really worried from last week. I made a calculated risk with it as I had the option of handing it in on time but incomplete or complete, well written and late. I chose the later which completely paid off - I got over 90% even with a 5% deduction for being a day late. I am also less worried about my presentation in the same subject material now, so that's good!
THE D-O-G still doesn't have a confirmed name. I want to call him something interesting and memorable that will suit him for his entire life. House Spouse wants to name him Dizzy because he walks in circles around us. A he always walks clock-wise, HS also suggested Big Ben (for the clock/clock-wise circling). I'd like to call him Deeogee (emphasis on the 2nd syllable 'o'). No it's not phonetic spelling of a Japanese name, it's just the letters D O G (get it?). I know it's cheesy, but I like it. I also like Tigger, as he tends to jump up and down vertically in the same spot. There are others as well: Louie, Oscar, Pogo, Craic (Irish for fun?) and Canuck ('cause he responds well to Eh!) just to name a few. We'll have it settled soon (I hope).
So...what are you doing to stay warm?
2 comments:
HA! I love Deeogee! If I ever have a dog, that's going to be his name. Of course my wife insists that she gets a house before I get a dog and in this Calgary market my dog could end up costing me $300,085 - $300k for the house and $85 for 3 bedrooms, 1 1/2 bathrooms and a lovable mutt from the pound.
I like Akira more because he's my favorite director (Kurosawa) than the graphic novels.
Nice to read ya!
Yeah, those human houses nowadays sure are expensive... I'm glad we bought in '02 before (1) the real estate market went ballistic and (2) I went back to school. There's no way in hell we'd be able to afford to buy our place now, and we certainly wouldn't qualify for the huge mortgage it would require either!
Good luck House/Dog-hunting, and thanks for stopping by!
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