Day 106: 14 More Sleeps

The countdown is on! I have 3 more sleeps before the cabinets are delivered and 11 more sleeps after that before the installers come!

The last few tasks to do before installation:
- Seal the tile and grout -- Check
- Touch up the walls with paint
- Paint the trim

At any point I could be fixing the grout in the bathoom but I think I'll wait until I'm not using the bathroom to wash dishes or prepare food.

In other news, I won a 2GB iPod Nano at the IIBA dinner I attended last night! It is a second generation iPod which means it has a smaller display screen than the new G3 models, but I prefer the look of the G2's.

I decided to splurge on a speaker/docking system as I currently don't have a stereo or anything better than a set of computer speakers. So, I went shopping after work. I saw an Altec Lansing docking station for $149 at Future Shop and a Sony micro stereo on sale for $149 at London Drugs. I wanted one with a usb port so I could still play my Sony mp3 player and charge it at the same time. The Sony micro stereo fit the bill and it had a cd player so I can play regular CD's if I want. I didn't come to the decision on my own though -- Mikey helped me.

Now, if only I can get the iPod to stop saying "Do not disconnect." when I plug it in to the computer. Surely 9 hours was enough to charge it.

I want my mp3...player

I'm back to riding the loser cruiser after all the rain we've had this week. It isn't that bad because I am getting lots of use out of my new mp3 player. It is tiny and pink...like a litle jewel that cranks out tunes like you wouldn't believe. I still can't believe how far the walkman has come. I think my favourite part is not needing batteries, but that is closely followed by it being so cute and pink.

I have to say, the transfer software it came with is a little clunky, and it is too easy to hit the big connect button which, if you are running Shaw Lite, takes forever to load a web page. I wish I could disable that feature.

Piece of crap car

So, another morning has come and gone where I get all dressed up for work, walk out to my car, and fight to start it.

It seems my car doesn't like the rain. I figured this out after all those rain storms we had this winter. But, today, there wasn't much rain. I fear that now my car is sensitive to rain anywhere in the province, not just Victoria.

Well, that isn't all. I went back in to check the bus schedule and I was just in time to catch the bus which would take me to my transfer out to Keating. Unfortunately, the 75 was on time or early so I missed the last bus out to Keating until this afternoon. I didn't even get off the bus before realizing it so I kept going downtown and grabbed the 4 back home again.

The only good part -- I got to try out my new Sony mp3 player. Man, the walkman has come a long way since 1981 when my sister came home with its cassette playing predecessor.