./`All you need is just a little patience./`
So, I figured I should give a real update. This is going to be in point-form, b/c I have a lot of things in my head to write, but no motivation to write full paragraphs (although I'm sure some of the points will be long!)
- weekend was alright - Friday night, went to the gym, made dinner, watched tv & chatted online. Went to bed around 2:30am.
- Saturday, Ally, Warren, Wing Yan & I went across the border to Port Huron, Michigan, as they have some apparently good shopping there. According to YahooMaps, the mall is approximately 6.2miles from my place, and it took about an hour to get there! Damn lineups at the border!
- When we got to the bridge, it told us which lanes were for cars, and which were for transport trucks. Obviously, the car one was a lot more packed, but like a good citizen I am, I got into line. Of course though, then you get the idiots who think they can do what they please, who go into the truck lane until it separates from the car lane, and try to squeeze in. Then when I don't let them in, they honk & give me the finger, and race ahead to get into our lane up ahead. Assholes.
- Crossing the border was interesting - the other 3 are Chinese, so the guy didn't believe me when I said we were all Canadian. And asked Warren, in the back, to put down his window, and said very bluntly to him (almost rude) "You speak English?" and Warren's like "yea" So the guy asked him citizenship and Warren said (again!) Canadian, and flashed his passport. It just seemed rude, and he didn't ask me, whereas I still could have been a terrorist :P Oh well.
- the mall was alright - except I'm used to everyone in Canada taking debit card, and a lot of places there don't. The coffee shop in the mall (when I wanted coffee) only took American cash (which I forgot to bring) - no Canadian cash, no debit, no credit. Boo. One of the store names in the mall was "Bling Bling & Thingz." Ghetto.
- my purchases of the day. When only in the States for a day, we were only allowed to bring back $50-70 worth of stuff, without paying duty (and no alcohol *sniff*) However, since it was a pretty warm day (warm = 12oC) I only wore a hoodie, since I knew I wanted to buy a jacket. So I did buy a jacket, cut tags off & wore it back (so got more back to Canada...although it would have been easy anyway, but we didn't realize how easy) I also bought 2 t-shirts, and a rainbow handbag.
- we went for dinner at this Thai restaurant. It was on "Beers St" so I had to get a picture with the sign ;) Hehehe...I'm such a geek! We went for a walk beforehand by the river (and could see downtown Sarnia! Heh...this is what I'm looking at when I walk by the river in Sarnia!) It was nice out, although getting a bit cooler. So we went for dinner - YUMMY! I've had Thai a number of times before, but had never tried Pad Thai, so I went with that. So. Good. :D
- I swear, everyone in Port Huron was celebrating St Patrick's Day early on Saturday. I was jealous, and wanted to join in. But I guess I can wait till Friday...IN TORONTO! *excited*
- Drove back - no problems crossing the border. The guy asked if we were bringing anything back, checked my trunk, let us through. So could have easily brought more back - I'll know for next time. Dropped Warren & Wing Yan off, then Ally & I hung out for awhile, chatting. Went home, chatted online for a bit.
- Also, that night, finally picked up Gus (the guitar) for the first time in a few weeks - I haven't really felt like it, but thanks to Lou's encouragement, I did. I just wish I could jump right in & play songs though. It's weird - when I'm not home, I think about playing & want to play, but then the motivation just leaves me when I get home. But I hope to stick to it & keep practicing.
- Sunday, Ally & I played squash, then I ran some errands, did laundry - it was a nice, relaxing day.
- Does anyone know anything about External Hard Drives? I'm looking at buying one by Western Digital (the Western Digital 250GB Dual Option External Hard Drive) which is on sale until Thursday for $200 (regularly $300) I don't trust my laptop fully, and have been looking at getting an external for awhile, but I need to research it a bit. So any input would be muchly appreciated. Preferably soon, since I'm leaving for Toronto on Thursday evening, so I'd likely order by tomorrow night if I buy.
- My moods have been up & down a lot lately. I was in a good mood for most of Sunday, till I got home, and heard about a few things, then I was down. Was crabby for a lot of Monday (perhaps lack of sleep Sunday night, and it was raining & dreary in the morning) Then I got off work, and it was sunny, and warm (about 18oC) and since Josh took the day off, I drove home by myself, and the weather was nice enough to put my window down & play the music loud! The real nice thing about driving myself is that I also get to choose the music :) And there's the lack of smell, and annoying personality :P But then, later that evening, my mood dropped again, when we were trying to figure out van rental for Montreal next weekend.
- Today, I was ok this morning, but now, this afternoon, I'm tired & headachey. Really glad I'm taking Friday off, and it's a 4-day week :)
- I talked to my supervisor this morning, since I only have 6 1/2 weeks left, and I need to write a work report for school. He says he's going to find me something to do for it by early next week. So that's good -one less thing for me to worry about. Also, he has some more work for me to do, but he's trying to figure out what, so I should get that later today or tomorrow. Hopefully it'll be more exciting.
- it's Mom's birthday today. The big 6-0. Oy! It's scary. Dad'll be 62 this coming December. I don't think of them as that old, but it's scary now when I hear about people having heart attacks in their early 60s. And that's the age of my parents!
- Thanks to Geoff & Matt, I now have two songs in my head lately: "Since U Been Gone" by Kelly Clarkson, and "You Jerk" by Kim Stockwell. Actually, I also heard Kelly Clarkson in the music store the other day - even though it's not really my type of music, she's actually good and I don't mind some of her songs (yes, I do actually occasionally listen to stuff from the present :P)
- I finally remembered gum today. I ran out of my stuff that was in my bag last Thursday, so I was gumless Friday & yesterday, which was HELL. Whenever I'm working/studying/homeworking, etc, I always have gum or something in my mouth. Otherwise, I tend to clench my teeth a lot. One time, back in first or second year, I was working on something on the computer, and concentrating pretty hard, when I suddenly had pain through my jaw, just from clenching. Ow! So gum or snacking keeps my jaw moving so I don't do that.
- I'm really excited about this weekend! Headin to Toronto Thursday night, probably wander downtown a bit Friday while everyone else is working. A bunch of us (possibly 15-25 of us?) are headed out for St Paddy's then that night! Saturday is sushi lunch with a few people, then head back to Waterloo, for Alyssa & Jesse's housewarming party that night! Probably meet up with some friends on Sunday...I've mentioned things to a few, but have yet to hear back. Gonna be a fun weekend! :)
Well, that's it for now, I think this was a long enough update! :P Back to work I go, for just over an hour & a half!
- weekend was alright - Friday night, went to the gym, made dinner, watched tv & chatted online. Went to bed around 2:30am.
- Saturday, Ally, Warren, Wing Yan & I went across the border to Port Huron, Michigan, as they have some apparently good shopping there. According to YahooMaps, the mall is approximately 6.2miles from my place, and it took about an hour to get there! Damn lineups at the border!
- When we got to the bridge, it told us which lanes were for cars, and which were for transport trucks. Obviously, the car one was a lot more packed, but like a good citizen I am, I got into line. Of course though, then you get the idiots who think they can do what they please, who go into the truck lane until it separates from the car lane, and try to squeeze in. Then when I don't let them in, they honk & give me the finger, and race ahead to get into our lane up ahead. Assholes.
- Crossing the border was interesting - the other 3 are Chinese, so the guy didn't believe me when I said we were all Canadian. And asked Warren, in the back, to put down his window, and said very bluntly to him (almost rude) "You speak English?" and Warren's like "yea" So the guy asked him citizenship and Warren said (again!) Canadian, and flashed his passport. It just seemed rude, and he didn't ask me, whereas I still could have been a terrorist :P Oh well.
- the mall was alright - except I'm used to everyone in Canada taking debit card, and a lot of places there don't. The coffee shop in the mall (when I wanted coffee) only took American cash (which I forgot to bring) - no Canadian cash, no debit, no credit. Boo. One of the store names in the mall was "Bling Bling & Thingz." Ghetto.
- my purchases of the day. When only in the States for a day, we were only allowed to bring back $50-70 worth of stuff, without paying duty (and no alcohol *sniff*) However, since it was a pretty warm day (warm = 12oC) I only wore a hoodie, since I knew I wanted to buy a jacket. So I did buy a jacket, cut tags off & wore it back (so got more back to Canada...although it would have been easy anyway, but we didn't realize how easy) I also bought 2 t-shirts, and a rainbow handbag.
- we went for dinner at this Thai restaurant. It was on "Beers St" so I had to get a picture with the sign ;) Hehehe...I'm such a geek! We went for a walk beforehand by the river (and could see downtown Sarnia! Heh...this is what I'm looking at when I walk by the river in Sarnia!) It was nice out, although getting a bit cooler. So we went for dinner - YUMMY! I've had Thai a number of times before, but had never tried Pad Thai, so I went with that. So. Good. :D
- I swear, everyone in Port Huron was celebrating St Patrick's Day early on Saturday. I was jealous, and wanted to join in. But I guess I can wait till Friday...IN TORONTO! *excited*
- Drove back - no problems crossing the border. The guy asked if we were bringing anything back, checked my trunk, let us through. So could have easily brought more back - I'll know for next time. Dropped Warren & Wing Yan off, then Ally & I hung out for awhile, chatting. Went home, chatted online for a bit.
- Also, that night, finally picked up Gus (the guitar) for the first time in a few weeks - I haven't really felt like it, but thanks to Lou's encouragement, I did. I just wish I could jump right in & play songs though. It's weird - when I'm not home, I think about playing & want to play, but then the motivation just leaves me when I get home. But I hope to stick to it & keep practicing.
- Sunday, Ally & I played squash, then I ran some errands, did laundry - it was a nice, relaxing day.
- Does anyone know anything about External Hard Drives? I'm looking at buying one by Western Digital (the Western Digital 250GB Dual Option External Hard Drive) which is on sale until Thursday for $200 (regularly $300) I don't trust my laptop fully, and have been looking at getting an external for awhile, but I need to research it a bit. So any input would be muchly appreciated. Preferably soon, since I'm leaving for Toronto on Thursday evening, so I'd likely order by tomorrow night if I buy.
- My moods have been up & down a lot lately. I was in a good mood for most of Sunday, till I got home, and heard about a few things, then I was down. Was crabby for a lot of Monday (perhaps lack of sleep Sunday night, and it was raining & dreary in the morning) Then I got off work, and it was sunny, and warm (about 18oC) and since Josh took the day off, I drove home by myself, and the weather was nice enough to put my window down & play the music loud! The real nice thing about driving myself is that I also get to choose the music :) And there's the lack of smell, and annoying personality :P But then, later that evening, my mood dropped again, when we were trying to figure out van rental for Montreal next weekend.
- Today, I was ok this morning, but now, this afternoon, I'm tired & headachey. Really glad I'm taking Friday off, and it's a 4-day week :)
- I talked to my supervisor this morning, since I only have 6 1/2 weeks left, and I need to write a work report for school. He says he's going to find me something to do for it by early next week. So that's good -one less thing for me to worry about. Also, he has some more work for me to do, but he's trying to figure out what, so I should get that later today or tomorrow. Hopefully it'll be more exciting.
- it's Mom's birthday today. The big 6-0. Oy! It's scary. Dad'll be 62 this coming December. I don't think of them as that old, but it's scary now when I hear about people having heart attacks in their early 60s. And that's the age of my parents!
- Thanks to Geoff & Matt, I now have two songs in my head lately: "Since U Been Gone" by Kelly Clarkson, and "You Jerk" by Kim Stockwell. Actually, I also heard Kelly Clarkson in the music store the other day - even though it's not really my type of music, she's actually good and I don't mind some of her songs (yes, I do actually occasionally listen to stuff from the present :P)
- I finally remembered gum today. I ran out of my stuff that was in my bag last Thursday, so I was gumless Friday & yesterday, which was HELL. Whenever I'm working/studying/homeworking, etc, I always have gum or something in my mouth. Otherwise, I tend to clench my teeth a lot. One time, back in first or second year, I was working on something on the computer, and concentrating pretty hard, when I suddenly had pain through my jaw, just from clenching. Ow! So gum or snacking keeps my jaw moving so I don't do that.
- I'm really excited about this weekend! Headin to Toronto Thursday night, probably wander downtown a bit Friday while everyone else is working. A bunch of us (possibly 15-25 of us?) are headed out for St Paddy's then that night! Saturday is sushi lunch with a few people, then head back to Waterloo, for Alyssa & Jesse's housewarming party that night! Probably meet up with some friends on Sunday...I've mentioned things to a few, but have yet to hear back. Gonna be a fun weekend! :)
Well, that's it for now, I think this was a long enough update! :P Back to work I go, for just over an hour & a half!
posted by Jill at
12:24:00 p.m.
5 Comments:
I'm going to make you into my biatch when I see you next. :) I hold a recipe book full of authentic Thai recipes - one of which is Pad Thai which I can actually make REALLY well. So bow down and worship me, or I shall withhold my knowledge from you. Mwahahahaa.
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Maureen, at 8:10 p.m.
hey jill, I wanna see a picture of beer street!!
and HAZZA for GUS!! I bet he missed you too :)
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Anonymous, at 10:10 a.m.
Hey jill....good ol' shopping in the states, gotta luv it. And see ya friday =),
Sophie
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Anonymous, at 12:57 p.m.
I love coming back to Canada from the States. You could have $4000 worth of shit in your car and as long as you have a straight face they'll just wave you through.
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Anonymous, at 10:14 a.m.
Getting stuff across the border is a joke! When we left for Kentucky the guy asked us our citizenship and where we were going. That was it! No checking the car, no checking ids. Same thing on the way back and the car was LOADED with stuff. I could have had a bunch of mexican midgets stuffed back there for all they knew.
Alyssa & Jesse moved from their apartment? Did they get a house? New houses are soo exciting, I'm a decorating junkie. ;)
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Anonymous, at 10:50 a.m.
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