Flexibility

Right next to the store I work in, there's a hair salon. I don't know about the rest of the mall, but all of us guys that work/have worked in the store have taken a lot of notice of the girls that work in the salon. They're pretty hot.
About two weeks ago, one of them came in and I ended up helping her. She was incredibly cute and even more importantly, really nice. She wanted to get lenses put in a pair of frames that were of very dubious quality and very likely to break if we tried to replace the lenses (she bought the glasses for $10). It was quite a bit of trouble and I even got a lot of flack for it from my boss. In the end, it turned out well and she was so grateful that she stopped in the next day to personally thank me.

None of that has anything to do with anything aside from the fact that my coworker Karen mentioned to me that the girl also happened to be on 'So You Think You Can Dance?' this past week. I had no idea Aleksandra was so...flexible.

Good ass job

So it's been 6 months since the 2010 project ended and I still haven't been able to retrieve all the rolls of film that I took. It looks like I genuinely misplaced/lost some of them, as opposed to recreating what it's like to lose it. I hope I find them before they expire.

IOU a punch in the face

Last night, Owen and I went to see X-Men: First Class. As we were walking up to the theater, I told Owen that he would probably enjoy the opening sequence, because it used the theme song from the 90's cartoon (which if you don't think is epic, means you're dead on the inside), based on what I thought was a leaked clip that I had seen. I told him I couldn't remember if it was a legit one or if it was a fan-made one, but he was pumped nonetheless.
Right before the movie began, Owen leaned over and whispered "If they don't play the theme song, I'm gonna punch you in the face".

They did not play the opening sequence I had seen.

I went home and found the clip again and realized it is a fan-made intro. You know, because it clearly states so at the end, which I somehow conveniently forgot about.

So yeah, Owen owes me a face punch. Looks like my two years of wearing braces are about to go to waste.



Also, Kevin Bacon speaking German cracked me up.

Memorable Quotes:
"What about anys'more? Is anys'more a word? As in, 'You can have anys'more you want!'"
-Sergio, right after asking me if "anymore" was a word.

Mommy

Dear Amie,

Thank you for the following:

-for not doing that thing dad used to do. You know, when he'd stop, stare at me, let out a big sigh and then shake his head.
-for doing most of the cooking, because as much as I love dad, his cooking is horrible.
-for calling me at night when I'm out at night just to make sure I'm alive and that I'll get home okay. Certain friends rag on you for that, but fuck 'em.
-for putting up with all the weird phases I went though as a kid (I forgive you if you're the reason why my Marilyn Manson shirt went missing).
-for never complaining when I dump my dishes in the sink and walk off without washing them.
-for putting me through math school, Chinese school, Taekwondo lessons, piano lessons and swimming lessons, even though I hated nearly all of it.
-for nagging at me to take care of important stuff like looking for a job, making sure I graduate, taking care of bursaries and loans and getting my license. I fucking hate being nagged at, but the only reason why I ever did any of those things was just to shut you up, and if I didn't have that, I'd have never done any of it on my own.
-for not saying anything when I dated that one girl, even though you thought she was completely wrong for me.
-for teaching me to be self-sufficient. You know, even though you still cook my meals and wash my dishes.
-for pretending not to favor Gene over me (even though I know you and dad totally do).
-for picking up my dry cleaning.

Happy Birthday.

Love,
Your Greatest Son

Memorable Quotes
"Oh dude, I got a great story for you. You'll like it; it'll make you feel less bad about being alone"
-Sergio

Ain't nuthin' but a G1 thang

So I got a G1 again. Just writing/saying that, I feel silly; how many people in Canada will ever say that they got their G1 license a second time?

The process was much smoother than our attempt on Thursday, in that both Mark and I had our shit together this time, although the wait was substantially longer (2 fuckin' hours!). All those jokes Americans make about the DMV apply to the DriveTest centers here. Mark killed time by criticizing people aloud, even if they were sitting two feet away from us. I, in turn, killed time by squirming uncomfortably at Mark criticizing people aloud and responding to him in what can only be described as half-whispering and half-mumbling. I like to call it "whumbling".

The vision test process was pretty questionable. For everyone else that remembers taking their G1, there's a part where after you stick your face in the little box, and after you've read lines of numbers, they flash some lights and you have to say which side it's flashing from: right or left. I know I have my stupid days, but I know which side is right and which side is left. There were a few instances where I could clearly see it only from one side, but was told that I was wrong. Instead of just marking it down that I got it wrong and moving on with the test, the girl made me try it repeatedly.
"No, really, I swear, I only see the blinking light from the left"
"Try it again"
"I am. It's not any different"
"You're not supposed to tell me which side you see it from, you're only supposed to tell me which eye you see it with"
"Well, I'm closing my left eye now and keeping just my right eye open. I don't see any blinking lights"
"Try again"
So I lied, because if I had kept insisting what I really saw, the girl wasn't going to proceed with the rest of the test. For some reason, the girl made me try the entire test all over again, this time without glasses. I scored worse, and at some points, I was clearly guessing. In the end, the girl decided wearing glasses was not a mandatory condition for my license, despite having scored worse on my vision test without them.

I'm not going to lie, I was somewhat proud that I passed, because even though anyone that isn't a complete moron can pass it easily, I seem to have bad luck with tests when it comes to DriveTest. Also, I spent my time studying on the shitter, which isn't a whole lot of time. Mark had boldly decided to write the test without studying anything. He was only one correct answer away from passing, which is unfortunate, but very impressive by my standards.

Anyway, that's one less major hurdle to get through for the summer. I just gotta worry about graduating now.