Stealership!

So on Thursday I went to the VW dealership here to pick up an oil filter for my impending oil change this weekend - no biggie. While I was there, I thought I may as well pick up the Coolant Temp Sender (heretoforth referred to as the CTS) that I also need to know how hot my car is running! So I ask for that as well. He hands it to me - $67! Okay, whatever. I leave and get to thinking that I thought they were like 10 bucks elsewhere... So today I went online to see if I could find a better price. And I did. I found the CTS for $3.95 Canadian! I could buy five of them and still come out on top! This goes to show that you can't trust your friendly neighbourhood dealership because some things are dirt cheap, while others are just bending you over the block! That is an insane profit margin!

A better day!

Well today I got up bright and early on my day off to go meet a guy and pick up more centre caps for my summer rims - I was missing one or two and you can never have too many just in case! Now to decide whether or not to paint them?!!!!

What a day!

So today I had a great day at work. It was busy, I took a late lunch seguing into a late final coffee, and I was feeling great as I walked out of THD. Went to Canadian Tire (right beside my job), picked up some Semi-Synth oil so I could do an oil change, but could'nt find the Mothers Back to Black trim rejuvenator for my arches - great. Buy the oil, leave. Go to the VW dealership to pick up and OEM oil filter because I don't want to use the Shi-ite FRAM filter I have sitting aside (I did'nt buy it, the previous owner gave it to me. Only Bosch, Mann or Mahle filters will touch this car from now on). But no, the parts desk has gone home for the day and won't be open until Monday. I work on Monday - great! So my plans have all gone to the dogs. I go to the Cambodian Tire by the dealership to pick up the Back to Black. They have it, but they also have something else - mile frickin' long lineups! Three tills open to serve like a hundred people - I'm not exaggerating! So I had to wait like twenty minutes to buy 10 bucks worth of stuff. I leave and drive home. Enter the house and proceed to go feed the cat. Only to dicover Mika has decided to protest Aubrey and Colin's departure to Vancouver by taking like three dumps and a number one in front of his litter box. For those of you in shock, his litter box was clean and this is a regular protest that the little dickhead takes pleasure in!

So yeah, a good effing day! Frick Frick Frick Frick Frick Frick Frick!!!!!!!

Epiphany

So last night when I was lying in bed listening to a delectable Sufjan Stevens mix, trying desperately to shut my brain off, I came to a realization. I think I may have been slightly out of it, but my epiphany was this: I realized how much time I had spent in the past few years reviling my time at Bethany, when the truth is that while my time at Bethany may not have exactly brought out the best in me or caused me to mature, it was indeed some of the best times of my life! I've been telling people, "Don't go to Bible School, it's a huge waste of money." While it isn't cheap, I think that the things I did gain from my two years at Bethany were definitely worthwhile: solid, lasting friendships, a love for napping (granted, I was already a solid napper when I arrived at BBI), and just a ton of solid memories. Memories like Chorale tour freshman year, making grilled cheese with my boy Kent, and planning devious pranks on Timmy D, not to mention the frequent late night walks and climbing on the roof of Hepburn School with Darren, Carly, Michelle and everyone...And who can forget the yearly beer after the swim party ritual! Good times...

So enough waxing philosophical. For now, I have to go BBQ some chicken!

Finger Eleven!!!!!

So on Friday Night, I got to see my favourite Canadian band - Finger Eleven!!!!! Once again, as in Saskatoon during my Bethany Period, they completely blew the doors off the show!!! Scott, the lead singer, was stellar! He is seriously one of the best live singers I have seen, probably due to the fact that he doesn't screw around going crazy on stage and just focuses on the music. Not to mention the rest of the band pretty much makes up for his lack of movement...as seen in the above pics (not taken by me, as I do not have a camera...yet)...That guitarist makes me jealous of his beard...*sob* Even though it's not really a "nice" beard...

Probably the funniest part of the show was during the encore when F11 did a cover of GnR's "Patience", which was apparently the first time they had performed it since Grade 8! It was pretty killer - Eat It, Axl, you smug little crybaby!!!

Anyhoo, I had a killer time, and I'm looking forward to possibly a few more shows this summer - I might go to Warped Tour even though it doesn't have the headliners it did last year, and I am definitely going to see Rise Against!!!! Definitely one of my favourite punk bands of the last few years. It's nice to finally see Punk have a social conscience again, be it political a la Black Flag or Henry Rollins Band, or more socio-environmental like Rise Against are.

This concludes the episode. See you next time, same Bat-time, same Bat-channel!

Edit: I forgot to mention that I was also busy getting my ribs crushed in the very front row!!!!

Mmmmm....money!

Man I love the taxman! I thought I was only going to get back about 900 bones, but I just found out a couple of days ago that I'm getting 3K instead!!!!! That'll pretty much make up for anything that I spent on my long midwinter vacation! Plus, I can also sink more cash into the GTI!!!! Hooray! Once I get paid in a week, I'll pe heading to a paint store to pick up some Krylon primer and paint to do up my rims!!!!! So stoked!!!!!!! Cheers!