July 2, 2004

• Hi all

  This is going to be a bit fractured. I had a bunch of ideas for writing
  this week, but I may or may not remember all or some or none of them.
  We'll have to see. Things are a bit busy here, but I wanted to post
  before my internet hiatus since I don't know when we'll get our
  internet hooked up.

  So today is moving day. All the big stuff is over there, with lots of
  small stuff which we'll probably move over the next few days. The
  utilities probably won't be hooked up until early next week, so the
  weekend is going to be a bit like camping, with no hot water or
  electricity. But oh well. Just being out on our own again should be
  enough to eclipse most of the problems for us. The apartment is going
  to take some work. My wife and I are the kind of tenants that landlords
  like, since we invariably leave the place better than when we arrived.
  There are a number of things that will drive me crazy until I get them
  fixed -- wall paint slopped all over the wooden moldings, a hole in one
  wall which would be covered by the washing machine if we had one...
  stuff like that. Oh well. It'll get done, and soon the place will be
  our little corner of paradise

  In addition to being model tennants ( ), we're also the kind of
  customers that managers like. Ate at McDonalds yesterday and had an
  unpleasant experience (some might say "what other kind can you have
  there", but hey...). I ordered McNuggets for the first time in a while.
  They're my favourite. I popped one in my mouth, but the texture was
  like goop. Turned out, the nuggets were mostly raw inside, all pink and
  cold. Not good. I took them inside to the manager. I'm a quiet person,
  and I don't like to cause trouble. I disapprove of people who think
  they're entitled to a million bucks for getting a bad nugget. The
  manager was very accommodating. He immediately refunded the price of my
  meal and gave me the burger of my choice (oddly, I had lost my appetite
  for McNuggets). I know that if I had kicked up a stink I could have
  gotten all sorts of stuff, but that's not my style.

  Anyhow, one more random observation and then I have to sign off. You
  know those mufflers - the kind that people put on souped up cars so
  they make lots of noise? Well, I've always thought those were kind of
  dumb. But the other day I saw something which led me to a realization:
  as dumb as they are on a standard souped up car, they're ridiculous on
  a car with automatic transmission. They sound like a combover looks.

  Okeedokee, that's the skinny for now. I don't know when I'll be back
  on. Hard to say. Internet probably won't be hooked up this week, but
  who knows. But then again, with my recent posting frequency you guys
  probably won't even notice

  Be good, stay safe, and I'll see you soon.

  Take care
  -J-

  • 7:57 pm
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