damn hockey fanatics

so i got rear-ended on my way home from work today. the same day i forgot my cellphone at work this had to happen! i was sitting in traffic, stopped, when this kid drives into me. his front end is smashed, my bumper .. is cracked. the kid was shocked: "how in the world does your bumper only have a crack in it?!" i don't know.. i thought i drove a shitbox for a car. apparently pontiacs are pretty sturdy vehicles.

the dad wants to settle since his insurance will only cover the damage on my car and not his own, so it's not in his best interest to go that route. plus, the kid's only 21, so his premium will shoot up as high as a university student. thankfully, i have a police report and collision report that says it's not my fault in case of any funny business that will lead me to call my insurance company. anyway, my biggest concern right now is how this will affect the lease on my car (hopefully it doesn't because the repairs will be done at the dealership).

*sigh* it's dangerous to be a sens fan in toronto.

sears my valentine

on sunday we bought all the appliances (except for the microwave) from sears. stainless steel baby! it's my new house resolution to try a new recipe once a week, perhaps even documenting the hilarity that is sure to ensue.

anyway, they have a 5pm to 9:30pm delivery window, which is to no one's surprise, very popular. so the earliest date (after the house closing) i can have the appliances delivered during that time slot is *drum roll* on valentine's day.

that's right, the delivery men will certainly be my sweet valentines this year.

joining the property owner club

that's right ladies and gentlemen, i bought a house! actually, my brother and i have bought a house. for the two weeks previous, my parents and my brother have been down for some serious house hunting. last sunday we put in an offer on a house and after much negotiating, we got it! i really didn't want to say anything until the building inspection went through today because whenever i announce something prematurely.. it NEVER happens *sigh*

the negotiations were insane since dad's a master negotiator. it came to the point that neither side wanted to budge on the price, so our realtor said he'd pitch in money because he believed this house was for us. that's right, our realtor PAID us to buy the house, heh. basically he's banking on future business from us, which he will certainly get.

now it's time to go appliance and furniture shopping. basic furniture at least. a bedroom set for me, sofa set, and a coffee table. we're having a kitchen table, a retro (aka old) entertainment unit, and a tv donated to the house :)

anyway, here's a picture of the cause for my recent admission to the poor club *ahem* i mean property owners club!

quarter of a century

saturday night was a much needed night out! even though the fifth was a bust (damn guestlist only..), i still managed to get most people at the same place. we headed to therapy lounge where the bouncer told the owner it was my birthday, so they gave all 14 of us a free shot.. well, since three weren't drinking i got four of them :) then headed to seven where i got very happily inebriated. another drunken birthday girl stuffed a glow stick down my shirt after finding out it was my birthday as well. i got very excited and showed/told EVERYONE. sunday morning i noticed that the glowstick had leaked all over my shirt.

we got home at 4:30am and had to be up by 9am, which means i was wrecked all sunday. at one point we were in a parking lot and dad shifted into reverse. there was a car coming up from behind:

me: dad, there's a car coming. dad, there's a CAR coming. DAD, THERE'S A CAR COMING!
dad: i know there's a car coming.
me: then why are you moving the car?!
dad: i'm not..
me: maybe it's just me that's moving.

at that point my parents kindly reminded me of how i was now far too old to be out partying until 4:30am. :|

belated florida

here are just a few tidbits from the trip to florida:

saturday, december 16th, 2006

1:30pm outside of stoney creek
a flock of crows come flying out across the highway. Dad hits one.

2:22pm at duty free store
found a bottle of ultimat chocolate vanilla flavoured vodka for $60. Fail at convincing dad at buying it.

3:45pm at toll booth near the ny & penn border
canadian currency discounted 20%. I don't get it.. Isn't the american currency worth slightly more than canadian?

4:53pm somewhere on south 79
mum gets restless and starts car dancing. Mum NEVER car dances. We pass a gas station called sheetz. Mum pronounces it shits.

9:13pm somewhere on 79 south between the boonies and hick town, usa
all the radio stations we can find all play songs about jesus. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but you know..

10:09pm at a comfort inn close to beckeley (called buckley by my parents)
we don't get any cellphone service whatsoever.. But we do get free wireless internet at the hotel.

sunday, december 17th, 2006

5:30am at the comfort inn
a mr. T cartoon is on tv.. Very scooby-doo like.

7:12am at the comfort inn
heren contemplates taking the bible..

8:34am somewhere on 77 south
dad asks heren what a certain sign was advertising. Heren replies, "a strip club."

11:45am somewhere on 77s
mom and dad wearing headphones, trying to get the dvd player to work. Talking very loudly because they can't hear each other.

2:30pm a few miles north of the georgia border
we see a sign for a bible factory outlet. How many different bibles are out there that could require the need for an outlet? obviously i'm in need of some religious schooling..

3:02pm on i95 passing savana
there's a gas station called el cheapo!

3:49pm on the i95
we pass a guy driving and watching a movie at the same time in a construction zone..

5:02pm somwhere in florida on the i95
we've come to the realization that no one has taken a single picture during this road trip down to orlando..

5:03pm still on the i95
we see a sign that says "you're almost home." shit, we've been going the wrong way this entire day..

5:05pm still on the i95
akon's smack that comes on the radio for the 5 billionth time. Except here in florida half the chorus is bleeped out. I guess all the old people down here are very impressionable.

6:24pm on the i4 40 miles from disneyworld
a HUGE billboard that says vasectemy with a website! Vasweb.com

monday, december 18th, 2006

4:53pm at the nike outlet
alan is running around the nike store. Testing out shoes. he's trying to figure out why s cetain shoe is not fitting properly. Dad tells him you're putting your left foot in the right shoe.

6:49pm at chilis
no one was aware it was 2 for 1 night.. We all got 2 drinks for the price of 1. Mum was very giggly by the end of the night..

8:00pm at chilis
i schooled tina in the art of chugging by chugging a margarita.

tuesday, december 19th, 2006

11:57am on the way to walmart (exciting, no?)
a sign for a bank says, "$100 bills make great gifts"

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eh, that's all i got. most of the time i didn't carry around my phone to document the craziness.

r.i.p. my camera

my camera has died :( the tragic event occured on thursday, december 21st, 2006. it just had a seizure and went kaput. not sure what happened. the unfortunate part is that i can't find a camera as small as that anymore since sony stop that particular line of cybershots *sigh*. so here i sit and wait for the nokia n95 with its 5mp camera..

who knew my car has feelings?

or should i say the keyless entry.. it seems that the keyless entry in my car decides to stop working as soon as i enter any of the parking lots across the street from the matts' condo. it did it again on new year's eve, but by the time we got from the parking lot to ontario place, the keyless was working again.. odd.