Day 139

I've been quite introspective lately, which has been a fairly good experience. I need to take more time to be alone with my thoughts in a quiet place. The temptation is to drown it out with mind numbing television or by going out to somewhere with people or with noise.


Tomorrow I go back to the dentist. I'm actually looking forward to going, as I get the final stage of a big repair done. After this one, I think I'll be done for a while, as the ol' insurance only covers so much per year. I'm not going to lie, I might miss going in a way, because I knew things were getting fixed. They were super friendly and helpful there. No longer afraid of the dentist. I still don't like the feeling of some of the work, but that's not their fault. Anyway, 2 hours on the fun seat (or torture chair, depending on who you are, ;) ), and I'll be done for a while.

Tomorrow afternoon I get to spend some time with a friend who I've been enjoying getting to know and spend time with. He's a photographer who I've been learning a lot from. We're heading to the camera shop and might be going out shooting, or having a coffee, depending on the weather. I'm looking forward to either.

This week we're heading to Edmonton for a U2 concert. I'm not going to pretend like I'm excited. I've never follow U2, ever. I've never purchase (or pirated) any of their songs or albums. The tickets were gifts, and we're going because it's sort of a family thing. I don't like how U2 fans react like I killed a kitten when I say I'm not a huge fan, or that I'm not excited for the concert. I was told today "Oh you'll be a fan after the concert". I reply, "If it's a concert put on by U2, and it's their music, I can't say that I will be. Sorry!" I respect what they've done musically, and can respect a band even if I'm not a huge fan. But I'm more in it for the road trip and to see family. So leave me alone! :)

I think I'll leave it at that. Don't be upset with me, U2 fans. It's not like I hate them or anything. They have one or two okay songs. ;)


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Day 17 - Puff ball, Runaway train

Just to update from the last post - the pain isn't nearly as bad...in fact, it was pretty manageable. However, early in the evening, and into the night, the left side of my face blew up, and I now look like a chipmunk on the left side. It's a bit uncomfortable, but I can live with it for a couple of days...at least I hope it only lasts a couple of days. The dentist didn't see my face like this, and I'm supposed to go in for work on Friday. I might give them a call tomorrow just to make sure. Anyway, that's all for that.

We went to the cheap theatre tonight and saw "Unstoppable" with Denzel Washington and that guy who played Captain Kirk on the new Star Trek movie. I mean, it wasn't Oscar worthy or anything, but it was good entertainment. I love trains, so it was good for that, and some tense scenes. Overall, pretty decent. I'm not a critic though, and don't mind a movie for mindless entertainment value from time to time.

We're still trying to figure out our holiday. I know it's only about a week away, and we've only narrowed it down to a road trip. Ha ha...we're last minute type of people. This may come back to bite us if we're not careful to plan at least a few key things such as places to stay, general route, etc. We have to figure out how we're going to work our tire situation. We have winter tires on right now, but if we drive far enough south, it'll be too hard on them, so we'll have to take our summers along with us to have them changed over at some point. It seems a bit much, but I'm not sure what else to do, other than change them over before we go. I don't really want to do that, because we'll most likely do some mountain driving. I'll keep you posted. :)

Anyway, I hope you've had a great day (or are having a great day, depending on when you read this). Thanks for reading. Take care.