Sunday, December 28
Well, I'm on my way - off to Toronto for two weeks. I remembered what I forgot, too; it was my email database. If any of you have sent me mail and are wondering why I haven't answered, send me another message so I have your address. I will then fail to answer *two* messages, not because I don't have your address, but because I'm a dork, and you will be able to feel morally superior and stuff.
At the moment I'm in DC visiting my uncle and his girlfriend, who took me to a hockey game. They seemed to think this would give me a vital survival skill for Canada. The game was probably pretty cool, if you're a sports sort of person, which I'm not, but the interruptions were a right bitch. The penalties were bad enough - they played this godawful music at you, either snatches of songs or the "Washington Caps theme song", which was sort of a cross between "Take me Out to the Ball Game" and Queen's "We Will Rock You" (Yes. I know. I wanted to take whoever thought of this by the shoulders and shake them, too.) But they actually stopped the live game for the commercial breaks being played on the televised version. Excuse me, what? Gah!
And there were people and stuff. Crowds are not something I'm good at.
Today we shopped used bookstores, which was a lot more fun. Tomorrow I get up at around 2 am to catch a cab and catch my train at 3 am, and then I'll be travelling pretty much straight through until 10:30 pm. Good job I mostly got books for Christmas, eh?
At the moment I'm in DC visiting my uncle and his girlfriend, who took me to a hockey game. They seemed to think this would give me a vital survival skill for Canada. The game was probably pretty cool, if you're a sports sort of person, which I'm not, but the interruptions were a right bitch. The penalties were bad enough - they played this godawful music at you, either snatches of songs or the "Washington Caps theme song", which was sort of a cross between "Take me Out to the Ball Game" and Queen's "We Will Rock You" (Yes. I know. I wanted to take whoever thought of this by the shoulders and shake them, too.) But they actually stopped the live game for the commercial breaks being played on the televised version. Excuse me, what? Gah!
And there were people and stuff. Crowds are not something I'm good at.
Today we shopped used bookstores, which was a lot more fun. Tomorrow I get up at around 2 am to catch a cab and catch my train at 3 am, and then I'll be travelling pretty much straight through until 10:30 pm. Good job I mostly got books for Christmas, eh?
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