Reading Finally

I started this earlier in the week and never got back to it. I am so not paying attention to my blogging. I totally forgot what I was going to write about.

I read 'Blaze' last week. This is a book written by Stephen King (as Richard Backman). Apparently this was written back in 1973 and he didn't think it was good enough. Well, it was definitely good enough. I couldn't put it down. It definitely made me remember why I loved reading King for so many years. The last couple of books have left something to be desired, but other than me wanting the book to never end I was quite happy (well, I did cry while reading, but that's besides the point).

I just finished watching the Dixie Chicks' documentary 'Shut Up & Sing'. I highly recommend it. Of course, it really reminded my of watching the footage when John Lennon made the comment that The Beatles were bigger than Jesus. People need to calm down and let people speak. I completely agree with Natalie's right to say what she said (and I agree with the sentiment as I definitely am not a fan of Bush). It's sort of funny (in a not really sort of way) that the southern states are always the ones boycotting the bands and throwing out their music. Ah stupidity. What I don't get is that Green Day wrote an entire album about what an ass the president is and spoke about it at each of their concerts. Yet nothing was ever said about that. The Dixie Chicks certainly weren't the only band / artist to say something publicly against the president. I am glad that they found a different fan base (and happy to hear in the movie that Toronto kicked ass at buying concert tickets). I know I love the album that came out of the whole thing.

New Job Tomorrow

My first day at Aim Trimark is tomorrow. I had the week off and it did not go as well as I had hoped. My car did get fixed up (new tires, windshield repairs) and I did talk to Dell about the problems with the DVD burner (it isn't fixed, but found out that I have to reinstall the operating system as the next check). The taxes are pretty much done. I have to mail them out, but they are in the envelopes. So, I did get most of what I wanted done this week. The 2007 taxes still need to be completed but I am taxed out.

So, I'm taking the Go Bus to work first thing in the morning. Wish me luck on my first day. I'll be doing some IT process control work (making sure everyone follows process - yes, the process nazi is back :)

Last night I went over to Karen and Kevin's with Julia to watch the Montreal / Toronto hockey game. The majority of us wanted Montreal to win, unfortunately, that didn't happen. Julia and I booked our train tickets (along with Jana's) for our trip to Montreal. At least three of us are heading to see Toronto play in Montreal on Julia's bday in December. We have our fingers crossed that we will be able to get tickets to the game when we get there.

I took my car to Pickering this week so that Heidi could put some new tires on the mini. I got to see their new place. They have so much room. Can't wait for the housewarming and the Goderich Xmas get together.

So You Think You Can Dance

Last night my cousin Nicole and I went to the ACC for the 'So You Think You Can Dance' tour. It was awesome. I had such a good time. Neil is still my favourite, he can definitely play the crowd. They performed a number of my favourites (including Neil and Sara's disco routine and Neil and Sasha's 'Sweet Dreams' routine). Neil even channeled Dimitri and showed off his bare chest.

In other news, I finished up at the casino last Friday. Apparently there was confusion on what the last day of the month was :) So, I've been at home trying to get my taxes complete as well as some fixes to my car. Unfortunately, my computer has also decided that this would be a good week to stop working. I finally called Dell about my DVD burner that hasn't been working for months. My warranty expired a couple of weeks ago. So, I had to buy a new burner. Then customer service emailed me back and told me there was a grace period so they will send me a new burner. Yeah. But, yesterday my laptop decided to start losing the connection to the internet. My wireless isn't working at all, but it will just drop the connection constantly to the internet when connected directly to my modem (the wireless router doesn't work at all). I don't have the energy to fight with Dell, Rogers or D-Link today. But, I need to since I go back to work on Monday at my new job.