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<-- my life, by webgoddesscathy --> :: Thursday, April 06, 2006 :: I am the queen of cheap entertainment. Jaap is ending his year-long trip and he's running out of money. Actually, he's saving it for the big-bang 30-day jaunt across the States. Regardless, he doesn't want to be spending lots of money. Me? Just bought a house and put down a sizeable deposit. I'm not really used to having to worry a lot about my bank balance. I've been saving for a house, so I've had a solid amount of cash in reserve for the past while. Not anymore! So, cheap Cathy brought Jaap over to a friend's for dinner and dog-walking one night. Another night, she traipses him over to the Chapters to read magazines and then buys a carton of ice cream at Dominion to enjoy in the atmosphere of her own apartment. Finally, she decides to have Canadian movie night at home. Problem is, movie stores don't carry VHS anymore. No, I don't have a DVD player (except on my computer). So then the chick at Blockbuster told me that I should check the Public Library. Holy crap. I forgot about the library. So I take out my ancient library card and scour their excellent website, looking for the sought-after tapes. And guess what? FREE MOVIES! I love the library! I can't believe I forgot about it. Of course I had to go get a new card, but that was laughably easy. And they were so pleasant and helpful. I came home with Men With Brooms and The Hanging Garden. For free. We only watched Hotty-Pretending-He-Can-Curl-But-YES-Please! The Hanging Garden can wait. It's not exactly a cheerful movie. I wanted to also pick up Last Night, but of course the Mount Pleasant location (the only location with a copy within reasonable distance) closed at 6pm and I wouldn't get there in time. Poop. And it's closed on Sunday too. Oh well. One can't complain about free. :: Cathy 7:53 PM [+] :: 1 comments :: Wednesday, April 05, 2006 :: Jaap is back in town and it's probably a good thing for me. This morning, he woke me up after I had slept in. Damn the changing of the clocks! Last night, we visited Theresa and her baby, Ilana, and took her dog, Skookum, for a walk. It was nice to hear about motherhood and all that. Come to think of it, I didn't ask about the delivery at all, aside from asking what the C-section actually looks like. I'd had a bit of a bad day yesterday; when I walked to work in the morning, I was beseiged by negative thoughts. I couldn't seem to help it. I kept telling myself to stop, but they kept sneaking back in... "What if this happens? I'll be so upset if that happens - how can I prevent it? I'm really uncomfortable with this, what am I going to do about it?" And so on. All centering on the house, really. So when Alex called last night, all the fears came out. I'm sure it freaked him out a bit, but you know what? I'm so glad I talked to him. He was calm and reassuring and I feel so much better now. As he said, no matter what happens, we'll work it out. :: Cathy 5:49 AM [+] :: 0 comments :: Sunday, April 02, 2006 :: Well, this about sums up how we feel about the house inspection. Yes, there are a couple of things that they recommened we do: replace a window, fix some screens, do some touch-ups on the foundation, just to make sure it's protected from water, change the gutters, regrade the soil away from the house, so that rain doesn't collect around our house and cause water damage in the future. Pretty minor stuff, in the grand scheme of things. All in all, they gave us an above average rating among similar houses. We have a few plans of our own, though, for some other cosmetic changes: flooring, dishwasher, counter, deck. Click here to see the rest of the pictures from the house inspection and a summary of our plans for the place. :: Cathy 8:43 PM [+] :: 1 comments
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