So I was driving down the SFU hill a few weeks ago. I was going about 75-80 km/hr and I would say that about 75 % of the traffic passed me at speeds greater than that. This is something that I have gotten used to, both on the SFU hill and on lower mainland roads in general. Since I only (usually) go about 5-10 km/hr over the speed limit, I am often passed by the majority of vehicles. However, on the SFU hill, this problem is even more pronounced. The speed that some people chose to reach going down this hill can be, in my opinion, rather extreme. If I am going 75 – and someone passes me like I am standing still – how fast were they going? 100? On more than one occasion I have received “rude” gestures during someones obvious dismay at having to pass me. This does not really bother me, as a full refund on their efforts is usually offered. So on Friday of last week, I was rather HAPPY to finally see a speed trap on the hill heading towards Broadway. Just a few minutes earlier I was remarking to someone that this would be a good place for a speed/radar trap. Unfortunately, such actions are usually the result of an incident that raises awareness of speed problems in certain areas. There was an accident about half way down the hill last week. I know very little in terms of certain details about this accident. What I do know is that on car was rear-ended at high speed, and this car lost control. The car that was hit ended up in the bushes over the curb, and the person hitting this vehicle was not injured. The entire road was closed for much of the afternoon. However, this was not the average fender bender. One person (I presume – the driver) is now dead. I think that it might be time for all the assholes that treat this stretch of road like an indy race to finally slow down their race with gravity. Besides – we will all likely get through the light at the bottom at the same time anyway.

So I went to Safeway the other night. Now, usually my trips to Safeway are somewhat different in my neighbourhood, compared to others. Why do I not go to the Safeway at Lougheed mall? Probably laziness. So, due to this lethargic attitude I have towards actual shopping, I end up going to this store which is routinely out of 2% milk!, ground beef, root beer, and the other food groups of which I tend to favour. Even pasta is not immune from empty shelf syndrome. There are two entrances to this building, and now one of those is closed for security purposes. I ask you : what is the sense of closing half of the entrances and exits to a building, and switching between these exits with no rhyme or reason? I really wonder what “security” problem has blocking doors as its solution.

And hey TONY! – if you’re reading this – you should probably go over it again before you email, you tend to miss details the first time!! I’m kidding. Relax, after all, who have I pilfered the formatting for this page from anyway?

I have discovered that I hate Saturdays. I guess I am just going to have to accept that. I remember I used to dread holidays and any kind of day off as a kid in school because I had a routine on school days. Any other kind of day presented itself as anarchy and general mistrust. The long weekend was especially dreaded, as this was not even the usual 48 hours of nothingness, it was 24 more as well.

What makes me a slightly bigger fan of weekends these days is the fact that I have somewhere to go. I manage to find myself in West Vancouver a lot lately, which frequently leads to outdoor activities such as going to Lighthouse park to scare the shit out of hermit crabs and stuff, and going up Cypress mountain to go hiking (both of which I have done twice lately). I seem to like West Van, which, among better reasons, could be because I was born their. Or at least, so they tell me. Technically this is an unsubstantiated rumor, as I have never asked for actual documented proof.

I attribute my rambling on here to the fact that, after a delay of about 6 or so months, I finally bought a cork screw.

“A friend in need is a friend indeed, but a friend with weed is better?”

To Rogers cable : I do not have MeTV, I will never have MeTV and I want you to stop ASKING ME ABOUT IT!!! I would also love it if they would send me the damn cable radio listings already. This I have requested more than once in person, and with email as well. They want me to buy MORE services, when they cannot tell me about the ones I already have?

I would also suggest that charity organizations not call people at 7:30 on Saturday mornings attempting to get favourable responses. I might suggest that there is actually a better time. I do not have all that much money that I can give away in any one year, and this being said, I still don’t want to be woken at 7:30 on ANY day.

As you may have noticed, I abhor complaining of any sort, especially in that special “Internet” sort of way. I do not condone such persons behaviour, nor will I ever engage in complaining on this page. HA!!!!