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It's the little things
Someone's mobile phone is sitting on a desk. Set on vibrate. And it's been buzzing periodically for about a half hour. I guess that's still less annoying than having it shrilly beeping or bleating though.
My dreams seemed to have been busy last night but i don't remember what they were now.
I completely wore the wrong socks yesterday and my heels were cold when i was waiting for the bus morning and afternoon. They were the little "sockettes" that just cover your feet inside your shoes. That mistake has been rectified today.
Finally payday today. I put off getting my bus pass rather than dip into my savings account so i must get that this morning. Also need to pick up my photos of the Shobna Gulati evening.
My skin is so dry this winter, particularly my feet though i keep putting cream on them especially right after the shower. I think i shall need to schedule a pedicure soon. One that i had in the past uses parafin on your feet, then wrapped in plastic film as a moisturizing treatment. I may do that again.
Tim Horton's has their annual "Roll up the Rim to Win" thing on again. The paper coffee cups have prize vouchers stamped on the under side of the lip, you have to roll up that to see what's under it. You can win a car, a gas barbeque, a plasma tv, cash but mostly just free coffee, donuts etc. Thing is, it's very popular and as a result, there is a sharp upturn in used coffee cups littering all over the place. I don't normally buy my tea at Tim's unless i'm out and there isn't anywhere else but i did this morning, only because i wanted one of their danishes as well. No, i didn't win anything. Rarely do. Tim's seems to be a Canadian phenomenon. They are everywhere and people will line up 20 thick to get their fix as well as sit in long queues in the drive through windows. I don't especially care for the coffee and the tea is just ok but other than if you're in a mall or downtown, there really aren't very many other places to get a take out coffee other than Tim's, some gas stations or a fast food place. There are Tim's kiosks in Esso gas stations now as well. Ah well. AT least it's a public toilet you can use if nothing else :)
And the best news is i have bought my ticket for the UK! I'm landing in Manchester May 16 and flying home on the 31st. Stupidly i waited a few more days and ended up paying a higher price even though the seat sale wasn't supposed to be over until today. I had checked on... Monday maybe, i think it was, and could still get a good price but an alternate route, somewhat more direct route to Manchester through Newark, New Jersey was suggested by a travel agent so i said i'd have to think about it for a couple of days. I guess i shouldn't have lol At the time the Newark route was about 100 dollars more expensive but less plane connections on the way home. I didn't like the idea of having to go through US immigration and then Canadian customs again when i landed here, though, plus US immigration on the way out. Then there is the drawback by flying Continental, i wouldn't get any Air Canada aeroplan miles which would be considerable and enough to top up my total so that i can get two tickets anywhere in North America. So i had decided on Air Canada in the end but didn't book it until last night. I don't know why the price went up but maybe it was a case of availability. Oddly enough the fewer seats available, the more they cost. Ah well. The price i paid is actually more par for the course for a May travel date, being shoulder season rather than the low winter season, and not as much as flying in the summer.
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gramie_dee and i were discussing the trip last night, wondering when we might go to London. I had originally thought we'd go down over a weekend thinking that more people would be available but we have pretty much decided to come down mid week instead so we can see sparklielizard and stevenothing upon their return from God's Country Canada. Will confirm closer to the date but it looks like a few days in London the week of May 22. We'll probably come down by Megabus on Monday and go back up on Thursday as it stands now.
lola_is_naughty, did you use Autoeurope when you rented the car in France? How was their service? They seem to have good prices for their rentals in Manchester too.
My dreams seemed to have been busy last night but i don't remember what they were now.
I completely wore the wrong socks yesterday and my heels were cold when i was waiting for the bus morning and afternoon. They were the little "sockettes" that just cover your feet inside your shoes. That mistake has been rectified today.
Finally payday today. I put off getting my bus pass rather than dip into my savings account so i must get that this morning. Also need to pick up my photos of the Shobna Gulati evening.
My skin is so dry this winter, particularly my feet though i keep putting cream on them especially right after the shower. I think i shall need to schedule a pedicure soon. One that i had in the past uses parafin on your feet, then wrapped in plastic film as a moisturizing treatment. I may do that again.
Tim Horton's has their annual "Roll up the Rim to Win" thing on again. The paper coffee cups have prize vouchers stamped on the under side of the lip, you have to roll up that to see what's under it. You can win a car, a gas barbeque, a plasma tv, cash but mostly just free coffee, donuts etc. Thing is, it's very popular and as a result, there is a sharp upturn in used coffee cups littering all over the place. I don't normally buy my tea at Tim's unless i'm out and there isn't anywhere else but i did this morning, only because i wanted one of their danishes as well. No, i didn't win anything. Rarely do. Tim's seems to be a Canadian phenomenon. They are everywhere and people will line up 20 thick to get their fix as well as sit in long queues in the drive through windows. I don't especially care for the coffee and the tea is just ok but other than if you're in a mall or downtown, there really aren't very many other places to get a take out coffee other than Tim's, some gas stations or a fast food place. There are Tim's kiosks in Esso gas stations now as well. Ah well. AT least it's a public toilet you can use if nothing else :)
And the best news is i have bought my ticket for the UK! I'm landing in Manchester May 16 and flying home on the 31st. Stupidly i waited a few more days and ended up paying a higher price even though the seat sale wasn't supposed to be over until today. I had checked on... Monday maybe, i think it was, and could still get a good price but an alternate route, somewhat more direct route to Manchester through Newark, New Jersey was suggested by a travel agent so i said i'd have to think about it for a couple of days. I guess i shouldn't have lol At the time the Newark route was about 100 dollars more expensive but less plane connections on the way home. I didn't like the idea of having to go through US immigration and then Canadian customs again when i landed here, though, plus US immigration on the way out. Then there is the drawback by flying Continental, i wouldn't get any Air Canada aeroplan miles which would be considerable and enough to top up my total so that i can get two tickets anywhere in North America. So i had decided on Air Canada in the end but didn't book it until last night. I don't know why the price went up but maybe it was a case of availability. Oddly enough the fewer seats available, the more they cost. Ah well. The price i paid is actually more par for the course for a May travel date, being shoulder season rather than the low winter season, and not as much as flying in the summer.
gramie_dee and i were discussing the trip last night, wondering when we might go to London. I had originally thought we'd go down over a weekend thinking that more people would be available but we have pretty much decided to come down mid week instead so we can see sparklielizard and stevenothing upon their return from lola_is_naughty, did you use Autoeurope when you rented the car in France? How was their service? They seem to have good prices for their rentals in Manchester too.