phew

Moving, complete. Cleaning of old place and rest of unpacking will have to wait. 3 day business trip starting tomorrow.

Later.

It is time

Moving day has arrived. Here I go!!!!

no time to get nervous

About 4 years ago my dentist recommended that I get my wisdom teeth out. But since they do not give me any problems, I hate the thought of being in surgery, and I very much don't like how much it costs, I have not followed their advice. However, recently I have been again strongly urged to get them removed so I begrudginly decided to put myself on the waiting list. It takes about a year in my city to get an appointment. I figured that gave me a year to mentally prepare, save up the cash and if my circumstances, or cowardness, changed I could always cancel. A co-worker got hers out a couple months ago. She had been in pain for months beforehand and kept trying to get in on a cancellation. I think she only had to wait 8 months - which is considered really fast.

Imagine my surprise today when I got a phone call only 3 days after putting myself on the waiting list. Apparently there are two cancellations in the next 3 weeks. I don't know if I'm lucky or doomed. But by lunch time on Saturday June 10, 2006 I will no longer have any wisdom teeth. The receptionist asked me if I wanted to be sedated. Heck yes! I responded. I don't care if it costs more. I'm a wimp. Some poeple get lucky in love or in cards. I, my friends, get lucky in having pain approach me at lightning speed.

I was planning to go to Calgary that weekend and do some IKEA shopping for my new place but I guess that's out. Oh well, I'd rather get this over with.

Back to packing!!! I can't believe I move tomorrow. Too late to run away now - the money's all been sent to the lawyer. Yikers!

kitchens, cosmetics and rapists

Moving day approaches fast! It is still a little bit scary. Today's goal - to go for a bike ride and to pack up my bedroom. I should add packing up the kitchen to that but with having to work during the day - I don't think it's gonna happen. I know myself and my non-motivated-after-work ways too well. So yes, clothes and cosmetics and bike ride. That is a very attainable goal.

In other news, there is a "repeat rapist" on the loose in my city. The paper was very clear to state that they, as in the authorities, aren't calling him a "serial rapist" because he's only raped 2 girls and attempted a third. I'm not sure how many women have to be violated before he becomes a "serial" rapist, but God forbid the public get in a panic (which they implied would happen if they used the term "serial") or that women feel unsafe (again implied). I don't know about anyone else, but the fact that a dude is walking around trying to rape women he doesn't know (and just for a fun fact, the first rape was near my current area of residence and the attempted one wasn't too terribly far from my new area of residence) doesn't make me feel super safe - whatever the label. Not to mention that a woman was attacked running by the river last weekend and knocked unconcious (they said it was an unrelated attack).

Boy am I glad I took that self defense class.

A new show for me to watch

Due to the Queen's constant posting about Battlestar Galactica (just so you know Maryanne, I searched your blog and you have 12 posts mentioning BSG), my roomate Ky and I rented the first two DVD's of the first season to watch this week while packing. We got through the first DVD. Thoughts: Interesting show. Definately has the right type of characters and potential love triangles to get you hooked. Raunchy sex scene within the first 20 minutes though - could have done without that. I believe the words out of our mouths were an exclimatory "Maryanne and Chris!!" As if we were blaming them for the presence of a sex scene. But that was pretty much it for raunchiness (and let's be honest folks for me anything on television, or in public for that matter, beyond kissing is raunchy. I just don't need to see it!). I predicted a few things, was surprised by a few. And there's a super cute boy on it. All in all it was a fairly enjoyable 3 hours. And I got a bunch of stuff organized and packed too.

I think tonight the queen's cousin is coming over to hang out while we pack. We might intro her to the show too.

Happy packing day to me, happy packing day to me...

Rating of G

So, packing continues. Thankfully I actually got some accomplished over the weekend. Today, I might tackle the storage room. It's a scary place. I might put it off because there's lots of other stuff to do. We'll see how I feel as the afternoon continues.

And because poor Ariann was so appalled at my last joke, here's a couple extremely G-rated ones for her.

Why was Cinderella such a bad hockey player?
Becasue she had a pumpkin for a coach.

Why was Humpty Dumpty so happy in the winter?
Because he had such a great fall.

Back to the packing!!!!

Things I think are cool: Grown men in crush shirts with moves

This made me laugh. Especially when he got to the 90's - because I remember watching (and attempting) some of these.