Burning a hole in my bank account

November 26, 2007

A couple of months ago, I did some work on the side and I got paid for it. I was so astonished that I was actually paid (yes, even though the amount was agreed on beforehand and everything) that I kept the cheque as a souvenir and didn’t cash it.
Last week the writer of [...]

Shopping trip report – Part I

November 25, 2007

I’m back from the trip. Our wonderful driver, Rich, deserves major kudos. I don’t know if I’ll ever feel comfortable driving to Syracuse—I like Ottawa’s highway system much better. I think I’ll just pray that Watertown adds more of my favourite stores soon, so I never have to drive too far.
Let’s get [...]

Finally taking advantage of the healthy Canadian dollar

November 24, 2007

I’m going shopping in the USA today and I’m looking forward to it.
I’ve heard that the wait times at the border are horrendous and that you can’t really get many good deals there. I’ve been told that I should have gone when the 1 US dollar was equal to 1.10 in Canuck bucks but [...]

Pot of yumminess

November 23, 2007

As a nice contrast to my healthy lifestyle, at least from the “being active” point of view, I want to gush about my favourite chocolates.
(You don’t think 2 weeks of running makes it a lifestyle quite yet? Neither do I. It just sounds better that way.)
Anyway, I’m about to put myself [...]