The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly

Ah, what a mixed weekend. I'll start with the good first. Friday we watched Kill Bill Volume 1. I liked the movie. Some parts were very slow but it made up for it in other ways. There were scenes that had me squirming in my seat. We're going to see the second movie tomorrow night. We also got away to Toronto at a good time on Saturday. Samad, Nina, Ahmed, Annie, and I all made the trip during the afternoon. The weather was great, sunny and warm. I dropped Annie off in Scarborough and the rest of them off at the huge Square 1 Mall in Missassauga. I was then on my own to try and meet up with Regina downtown. I did eventually, just had to ask for a few directions. She and I ate at a place near campus called "The Duke of York" and then went for a walk around the University of Toronto. It is a huge campus with amazing buildings. Later in the evening we went for some beer and pool at the campus bar, O'Reily's. She's pretty good even if she pretends not to be. She'll sink the first couple balls with definite authority. We took on some couples in the bar and sent most of them packing. :) Thanks Regina, I had a lot of fun. I'll definitely be giving you a call to let you know when I'm in the city next. Late Saturday night was fun too. I was staying with Samad and Nina at Sabrina's place. Their friend Louisa was there too and we stayed up drinking beer and pina coladas until 3:30 or so. Those three girls know each other way too well, Samad and I just sat back and smiled for the most part.

The Bad: The next day was supposed to be my grand introduction to Canada's Wonderland. Instead, it was cloudy, raining, and very cold. I went on a total of 4 rides: 3 rollercoasters and one other. Stacy and her friends were a lot of fun so the day wasn't terrible. We also got raincheck tickets to go back this summer whenever we want. I'm waiting until there is some definite good weather. Stacy and I drove to the mall in Scarborough and waited there for Samad and Nina to catch the subway out.

The Ugly: Then the really crappy weather started. The 3 hour drive home was heavy rain, fog, and darkness. The 401 can be a scary road during those times. Luckily I had the Arrogant Worms CD and the groans from my friends to keep me alert the whole way home. It actually went by pretty quickly. I put 726.6 km on my car during that trip. A lot of driving for me in a day and half. It's nothing to what I'll be doing when I drive home in August. How many days do you think it'll take me? 2? 3? 4? I'm going the middle road and saying 3. If I'm making better time I'll just stall in some town a bit so that I can be right.

Today was okay back at work. Dmitri was there for the morning but then he had to catch his flight to Switzerland at noon. I have another week of sleeping in...er...working very hard to impress my boss while he's half a world away. My alarm clock doesn't work anymore but I'll wait until next week to replace it. I love sleep. Kevin and I played volleyball at a high school near Queen's tonight. We were pretty much the shortest ones there and I was by far the worst. (At least I thought so, I guess everyone was making mistakes) They use a lot of set plays and stuff I haven't done since high school. I don't remember it all and need a few weeks to get it all back. Next Monday is the last one unless we get a lot of commitment from the guys to keep it going during the summer. If that doesn't work out I might get a membership at the YMCA near Alcan and start swimming and playing volleyball there this summer. I'll let you know how it all turns out of course.