i'm still alive, i think..

i haven't had much to update on lately, hence the lack of posts. *sigh* i wish life were a lot more exciting than it is now. but what can you do when you live with family? i could rent, but that idea really bugs me, not to mention the family repercussions - ones i'm not really prepared to deal with right now. unfortunately buying a condo requires more help from my parents than i anticipated, since i need to start putting money into my rrsps again as well as my other investments. even though mum would rather me have a place of my own, dad's hesitant and now says we'll discuss it after christmas.

for actual good news of what's happening: i'm going to dallas over thanksgiving! i have cousins having a big birthday bash to celebrate their 21st and 18th birthdays. my brother's flying down from ottawa to toronto and then then we're heading out to dallas together (since there are no direct flights to dallas from ottawa). really, the biggest reason i'm going (other than to party) is that dad is using his aeroplan miles for my ticket! he's accumulated a lot of points off his business trips, so i feel it's my duty to help him use up those points :) considering i'm in serious savings mode now.