No More Bell
I’m off of Bell, finally! (Bell is a phone/internet/satellite tv company for those of you who don’t know.) I’m not noticing any difference in speed with Rogers, but maybe I will once it hits dinner time, people come home and then surf the web before moving on to whatever it is that other people do. (Personally, I knit. But then, does it still count as surfing the web if while I’m knitting, I check my email, read the news, look up new patterns, surf the… oh, yeah, I guess it does.) The guy was here for about half an hour. Blew a breaker, but that’s all been fixed. Wonder when Bell’s going to call me for their modem? They certainly haven’t called me to get me to reconsider about leaving them. Maybe when I’m feeling adventurous I’ll give them a call… but I can’t recall the last time I felt that way. No wait, I totally do. It was when Zoe, Gavin & I were coming home, and there was like 4 feet of snow on the lawn, and I decided to try and walk through it. It was so worth it. Hm, that’s still not very adventurous. Ok, so how about when I get the nerve to go skydiving, I’ll give them a call as I jump from the plane.
They’re doing a lot of work on the apartment next door. The people moved out and now they’re getting ready for more people to come in. Standard painting, fixing things up, etc. They even are replacing the kitchen cabinets. Wow. Lucky tenants? Certainly not lucky me. I’m leaving, and it’s loud. But the good news is, it won’t be loud much longer, and I won’t be living here too much longer either.
Starting to accumulate a lot of boxes. So many that stacking them infront of my kitchen table, now no longer is convenient. This weekend I’m going to finish cleaning out my storage closet so that I can start stacking them in there. Well, hopefully. It’s either there or in the solarium where it’d be out of the way, but it wouldn’t be if someone’s sleeping in that bed. (Unless you don’t mind having boxes stacked on top of you?)
Decided on the carpet for my new house. It’s a brown. Was going to go lighter, but it’s cheaper to get what’s in stock, and there’s a good $600 between the one I chose the one I really, really, really wanted. But with that kind of money, I can replace at least one of the windows that need to be done, and we all know there’s going to be other expenses that we find out after I move in. So that’s what’s happening. My Mom thinks I should go with the one I really liked, especially since it’s scotch guarded, but this one’ll do. Plus it looks nice with my hardwood. Still looking into prices on front doors & new locks. A nice front door isn’t cheap, but it’s something I *need* the instant we get possession. Well, nice enough. I’m hoping for one with a bit of a window, not necessary for it to be usable (ie openable, clearly you can see through it or it wouldn’t be a window) so that I can see who comes to the door, and peep holes are annoying, and very unfriendly. Turns out I’m responsible for my doors & windows, and as such, they can be any colour. Most people keep theirs white or brown. I’m certainly keeping my windows that way, but not so sure about my door. Will think about it.
Looking forward to having a garden out front. I don’t think I’m going to sod, no matter what Dad says, I think it’ll be nice to have some flowers. Not sure what kind to plant, but I think that’s something you decide around mother’s day anyways. Well, unless I want to plant spring bulbs, but I think they need to be planted in the fall, right? Hm, haven’t had my own garden… wait, no I did, but I just grew pumpkins & forget me nots, and I was 8, so let’s face it, Mom pretty much decides for you at that age, and then lets you think you chose.
Finished a scarf I started with some sock yarn. It is possibly the ugliest scarf I have ever made. I thought the colours in the yarn were fantastic… turns out, they aren’t so much, especially with the way they ordered the stripes. Gross. To make it big enough for anyone over 4 though I’d have to add another ball of yarn. Is that happening? Nope, it’s ugly, and not worth it. In fact, seriously considering just pitching it.
Anyways, probably should get back to work!