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August 15 I am tired of msnAugust 13 Been a long time, long timeWell now that all the birthdays are over it is time to get back into the habit of posting. My sister and mum both had festive days and thank all those who made it better.
I do not even know where to begin so let me just jump right in with whatever comes to mind.
Tuesday
Tuesday was a day off technically but once it was over it felt like I had worked a full day. It was a day to get everything in order that had to do with the car. That meant insurance and finalizing the down payment.
Sounds easy?? Well being a newbie to the car world it sure did not seem easy. It turned out very good but man did I waster a lot of the day doing things I did not need to do. On a side note it was Katie's first day at her new job so that was exciting.
Back to me, I called all kinds of insurance companies and it was becoming clear that I was going to get killed since I had no history of insurance. We are talking over 2 grand a year. I did not like the feeling settling in down in my tummy. I thought I was going to have to get abstracts from the Ontario drivers license place along with all kinds of other running around. Luckily I asked Peter, our super car dealer and he recommended a place. Sure enough I called and in 15 minutes I had insurance that I could afford. What an ordeal.
Wednesday
Back to work but it was totally new thanks to the car. Sleeping in 30 minutes longer, driving Katie to work and then a nice 11 minute drive to my work. I was still early! Makes a day a lot better to have more sleep and get to work when you want to get there.
The trip home is even better, no traffic and I am home just after 9pm.
Thursday
Another great day for driving to work. I got to leave early to go see a movie, the Illusionist staring Edward Norton. It was an okay flick although we had to sit in the third row and stare straight up. A guy next to Katie actually answered his phone during the movie, lucky for him Katie did not introduce him to her purse!
The story behind the movie was, my supervisor gets free passes from time to time and since I was working over night by myself during the company boat cruise, he gave me the passes and let me leave work early. The theatre was packed since everyone there got in for free.
The cool part was after, we went through the drive thru at Harveys!!
Friday
The car was going in for window etching, undercoating and some shine was being added so I had to drop it off early and get a crappy loaner for the day. Man did it make me like our car even more.
Went to get my Nova Scotia drivers license and I almost got it. I got up to the desk finally and everything was filled out and then the Ontario database was down and they could not issue me a license. Will go back on Monday and hopefully get some plates too!
I watched Inside man at home and thought it was really good. Clive was good and the ending was a nice change.
Picked up our car and worked that night. I was on my own due to the company boat cruise and it certainly made the night busy.
Saturday
Slept all day and when I got up we went grocery shopping...........in the car haha. Man that made even grocery shopping fun. We were back in no time to enjoy a nice dinner before I headed to work. Oh forgot something for Friday, need to go back.
Now it is 427am and I am at work watching crappy tv.
Other notables
thats all I got, I hope to get back to normal posting soon. August 08 I have a 30 year old sisterHappy Birthday Sarah!!
Today is the big day! Sarah, my little sister is turning 30. Wow how time flies. Just yesterday it seemed I was back in Corunna fighting over who's day it was to watch tv.
I was just thinking of some classic growing up times with Sarah. Like when I would tell her Mum wanted to see her downstairs to trick her to get out of the bathroom. Good times for sure. It was not always smooth sailing but I would like to think in our later years we have grown to be more civil and good friends on top of being related.
I am very happy that all of the health stuff has finally been figured out and now Sarah can start living it up and enjoying everything again. I don't know how you put a value on all the time one doctor has taken away from her but I know it would be more than he could repay.
I remember all the good parties and get togethers that previous birthdays have brought Sarah. People falling in fires and a lot of drinking.
I hope you have a super day, 30 is not that bad, to be honest it was my favorite birthday to date. The heatlh stuff is taken care of, next up a good job and then it will be keep rolling from there. You know how it goes, nothing is that easy for a Cusden but it always works out in the end. Classic mother line eh??
Here are some more birthday notes from around the horn.
From Kevin.
 Happy Birthday Sarah! Welcome to the over 30 club. Hope you have a chance to go out and celebrate, although I hope you don't bite anyone on the way home. I can't believe how fast time goes by. It seems like just yesterday that we were calling you Clara Belle, teasing you about dating Nick from Y&R, marvelling at your obsession with Steve Yzerman and New Kids on the block, calling Guiness about the fortitude of your belches, getting a busy signal while you were on the phone for three hours, watching you roll out of bed at 3pm everyday, and, most importantly, sharpening our rapier wits at your expense. You know the only time Michael and I weren't trying to annoy each other was when we were trying to annoy you. So always remember that, at the very least, you fill that very important niche in our lives! Have a great birthday! finally here is a link to a picture video I put together, I hope you enjoy it.
August 8th in HistoryThis Day in History > August 8th1997British newspapers romantically link Diana, Princess of Wales with Dodi Al Fayed - the son of Mohammed Al Fayed, the owner of London store Harrods.1991Islamic Jihad terrorists release British journalist John McCarthy - 5 years and 3 months after being kidnapped in Beirut. He had been held hostage since April 17, 1986 - a total of 1,943 days.1990Iraq President Saddam Hussein announces that Iraq has annexed Kuwait. US President Bush sends American troops to Saudi Arabia as part of the build-up of a multinational force to force Iraqi troops out of Kuwait.1974US President Richard Nixon finally resigns over the Watergate Affair - the first President to resign from office in the face of a threat of impeachment.1963In England, a gang of 15 men steal more than £2.6 million in the Great Train Robbery at Sears Crossing, Buckinghamshire - stopping and robbing a Royal Mail train travelling between Glasgow and London.1958In Britain, Columbia Records signs a 17 year old singer called Cliff Richard.1945World War II: Russia declares war on Japan.1942World War II: In America, six German saboteurs are executed in a prison in the District of Columbia less than 3 months after they landed on Long Island.1940World War II: Official beginning of the Battle of Britain.1934Britain passes the Poor Law Amendmant Act - abandoning system of outdoor relief by which parishes look after their poor and replacing it with the workhouse.1918World War I: Start of the Battle of Amiens - Allied troops advance against 20 German divisions and take 16,000 prisoners within 2 hours.1900Start of the first Davis Cup international tennis tournament, named after Dwight Filley Davis, at Longwood Cricket Club in Brookline, Massachusetts. Cup is won by the United States.1815Former French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte is exiled to the island of St Helene.1786The highest mountain in Europe, Mont Blanc, is climbed for the first time by Michael-Babriel Paccard and Jacques Balmat.117Hadrian becomes Roman Emperor.
August 8th birthdays 1901: Ernest Lawrence, US physicist 1937: Dustin Hoffman, American actor August 07 The first road tripSince it was Natal day today and we were both off we figured it was time to hop in the new car and go on an adventure. Grabbed tunes an idea of where to go and of course the big Chocolate in the back seat. Off we went, due south east towards Purcell's Cove. We ended up at Crystal Crescent Beach and it was pretty cool. My first Nova Scotia, ocean beach! Bosco had a blast running on the sand and swimming in the water. We walked around taking in the scenery and the mind clearing sea air.
It was hard to believe that this cool, tucked away place was just a short 30 minute drive. I think we will have to go back for sure.
Check out the pictures and have a good day. Tomorrow is a huge day on the blog so be sure to come back.
What is Natal day?So this is my first Natal day and I keep asking the locals what it actually is and who it is named after. So far nobody really knows other than they get the day off or get paid like it is a holiday. I did some digging and here is what I found.
The term Natal Day stems from the Roman-era way of saying birthday and was adopted in Nova Scotia as the title of the day to celebrate the arrival of the railway in the Halifax area in August 1895. The tracks hadn’t quite made it to the region at the time, but the people who had organized the party decided to turn Natal Day, which is also observed by Prince Edward Island, into a holiday celebrating the origins of Nova Scotia every first Monday in August. So there you have it, I now know what this Natal day business is. I kind of got the best of both worlds if you think about it. I worked from midnight to 9am (OT cash money) and am off the rest of the day. HAPPY NATAL DAY ONE AND ALL More car stuffWell it is 5:54am and I have some time to write some more on the big news of the weekend. The purchase of our new car. For those who are unfamiliar with a Chevy Malibu Max, here is a write up on it and funny enough, the pic is the same colour we got.
I drove it to work tonight and it was smooth and wonderful to drive. So nice being to work in 10 minutes instead of the bus. I actually passed the bus I would be on haha.
A few days after it is all sinking in and I am feeling better and better about it. I mean I still have to secure some insurance so that is all that is left to add to the pile of money we are now throwing into this car.
Tomorrow (later today I guess) the plan is to go for a drive out of the city with the dog and just live it up on Katie's last day before her new job. I know she said she is going to check in soon so I won't go much into her new job just yet.
Today we hung out in the backyard and took care of some phone calls and Katie's friend Jeff came over for a chat and a drink. I think I could live in the backyard if the days would all be like today.
Maybe there is room for a new blog all about the car?? Nah, I would have to quit my day job just to have the time to manage all of them.
Okay, 6am, time to get back to work, have a good day one and all.
August 06 ever been to Malibu?SO there will be much more detail to this when I have the time and energy but here is the short version of yesterday.
We bought a car and it is sitting in our driveway as we speak.
A Chevy Malibu Max, 2005 , V6. Maroon or burgandy or whatever dark red you want to call it.
4 hours at the deaership, a lot of stern negotiating and bam, new car.
So check out the pictures, there will be more come. We are very happy and excitied and it drives so smooth so nice.
Friday night lightsIt is 2:17 am on a Saturday morning. At work and Uncle Buck is on the T.V.
This is my life.
Millions Of Americans Buying Floyd Landis-Inspired Bracelets
Floyd is ridin dirty!
For all you crossword crazies, check out this movie.
Maybe by the end of today we will have one of these! You never know!
The Universe of Rock is once again updated, you should all check it out.
Okay I am going to go have a snack and hopefully find something better than Uncle Buck. August 04 Roll callI am sure you are tired of hearing about my days and what I am up to. So I thought I would catch you up on everyone else.
Katie - well she got a job. Guess you will have to wait for her to check in to learn more.
Angela/Kev - Angela has also accepted a job at Harvard in Boston. Not too many details yet but Kev is looking for a job there as well and they plan to move in the fall.
Lindsay - Yes, you guessed it, just started a new job this week at a new firm.
Scott - You may remember by friend Scott from school who works at CityTv. Well he recently got engaged.
Birthdays!
August 8th: Sarah Cusden turns the big 3-0!!
August 11th: Mum turns a big number too.
1 year ago: I gave my notice to move out of Bloor St. Wow a year already.
Here is something interesting Kev sent me today.
August 02 Daily doseHere is your daily dose from the land of Kline.
Garbage trucks finally came!! It has been weeks and we have no idea why. Way to make it out guys.
New shoes. Katie and I both got some new shoes today at the mall. I got some trainers for the gym and Katie got some new shoes for work.
Sobey it! We went to Sobey's for a big grocery shop, it was tiring but we now have a lot of good food.
Dinner at steak. We just came in from a tasty backyard dinner. Steak was the main course, so fine, so true. It is what summer is all about really.
Carded. We also played some more 3down and as you can see from the tally board.......cuzzy is doing pretty good.
Off to a Block party. Heading downstairs to watch a movie. Feel free to check out the other blogs by cuzzy.
have a goodNIGHT.
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New lookSo I go to sleep, wake up and to my suprise MSN has gone and changed all kinds of stuff with the look of their spaces. I have to say at first glance I do not really like it that much and there is just way too much stuff. It looks way to nusy and you do not even get to see the backend where there are more options than my brain knows what to do with.
I guess the one good thing is they got rid of the wasted space on the right side of the page and now the middle area is wider. Good for putting in bigger pictures I suppose. I have been toying with the idea of leaving the MSN space behind, maybe just use it for pictures.
This is certainly making me think about getting that plan in motion.
What does everyone else think??
August one recap
I think I last left you with us having lunch in the backyard. Well after that Katie had a nap and watched her shows (Oprah, Dr. Phil) and I puttered on the computer for a few hours. After that we took the bus downtown to the Thirsty Duck for dinner. It was my night to cash in on winning the Survivor bet from way back in the spring. The Duck is just a pub on Spring Garden road that boasts to have one of the best patio's in the city. It was a pretty cool roof top patio I do have to say. It was high enough to see boats going by in the harbour so that was nice. Katie had mussels and fries and I had fish and chips. We beforehand had some of the best spinach and artichoke dip ever as an ap. My fish and chips were not the best but I certainly left full.
After that we had some time to kill before the movie so we went to HMV across the street. Ever since getting back from Toronto Katie has been raving about Dave Chapelle's Block PArty so she went and picked it up. I think we are going to watch it tonight.
We got to the theatre pretty early and got a nice seat. All ready for 2 1/2 hours of Miami Vice! Previews ended, people turned off their gear and it was time to rumble. Now I would like if someone could help me out here but it seemed like the theatre chopped the start of the movie, it started very sudden, no title or opening credits and it was mid-song in a scene. If someone else sees this and thinks it is weird let me know.
The flick was okay, typical cop stuff with Colin and Jamie taking turns being the cool guy. The pacing was all over the place and never really settled into something flowing. It certainly could of been tightened into 2 hours or less. I was telling Katie that David Caruso should of been in it, he would of fit in perfect.
We both were looking at our watches a lot as it was nearing the end and were pretty happy it was over. A lot of good songs and nice, dark scenery of Miami. I think they must of shown thunder and lightning 5 times but it never rained. I guess that would of rinsed Colin's greasy hair too much.
All in all it was what I expected, typical summer movie with typical good points and bad points. There was a good trailer though for a Denzel movie in the fall called Deja Vu. Can't wait for that one.
Can ride home and the night was over, long day, good sleep and now we do it all over again.
Sunny again and it is supposed to be the hottest day of the year, that being said for you in Ontario, it won't be that bad.
Anyways I hope you all have a great day and remember there are a lot of Stones tickets left for your purchasing.
August 01 Ipod updateYou may remember that a few months ago I had an Ipod meltdown. The sad face of failure. Well a few months has passed and I have had a few friends of friends of friends look at it and give their opinion and finally news. It can be fixed and will be as good as new. There was some malfunction with the mechanics inside and new parts are needed. I am going to get it fixed with new parts and a new face plate for a fairly cheap price. Pretty good eh? Everything should still be on it too so that is a bonus.
The nano has been filling in great for me though and I really like it. The lightweight feeling of it in my pocket and the cool little colour screen.
Now I will be able to use the big pod for more of a back up hard drive and I can leave it hooked up to the stereo.
Not much going on today, Katie is back safe and sound and happy to be out of the Ontario heat. Today we went for a long Bosco walk and then had some bbq lunch in the backyard. Tonight as I have mentioned we are going out for dinner and to see Miami Vice. I have been listening to the soundtrack and it is not bad.
In Deadwood news, I have finished season one and just watched the first episode of season two. You could say I am hooked.
In other news, we are having our fourth day of nice weather in a row. I do not have the exact stats in front of me but I think that is the first time that has happened all summer.
There are still Stones tickets left...........
have a good one.
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become so numb i can't feel you there become so tired so much more aware i'm becoming this all i want to do is be more like me and be less like you Monday morning brewGood morning and welcome to a new week. Can you believe August is here already! (tomorrow)
Not a lot of news going on over on Kline Street. Yesterday was pretty relaxed since I came off my night shifts. Had a few naps, watched a few episodes of Deadwood, went for a few dog walks, nothing too thrilling. Ordered up some chicken wings and pizza for dinner which was very tasty.
I heard from Katie, she is having a lot of fun with friends and family over there in Ontario. I know she is ready to get back out of the crazy heat. Sounds like she has eaten and drank well. Maybe she will even check in when she gets back??
I am currently listening to the Miami Vice soundtrack, it is pretty good. I think we are going to go see it tomorrow night so that will be exciting. Can't get enough of that Colin Farrel! haha.
Okay the tea is done, time to get a move on with the day. It looks like another nice day and since it is the third nice day in a row I am very skeptical on how long it will last.
Have a good day everyone.
July 30 Deadwood CuzzySo with all my extra time to watch TV over the last few days (while not working) I have started watching season one of Deadwood. I have always been skeptical about the show and if I would like it. I have never been a huge fan of Western type shows or movies and I did not really think that would change.  Friends, critics and a second season of the show prompted me to give it a try finally. I am half way into episode three and I have to say I am hooked. It kind of feels like watching a dark version of Little House on the Prairie after they left Walnut Grove. The acting is strong and the story line so far is excellent. I have so many questions that I am sure will be answered as it goes along. The drunk, female cowboy is really creeping my out that is for sure. So Kevin, it is true I am enjoying a Western kind of show. I mean I did like Unforgiven back in the day so it is not a total lost cause. Later on today when I am done work for the week I plan on watching as much of season one as I can and then start downloading season two. Katie is not back until Monday night, I am sure I can watch all of them and still have time to clean up the place. The week ahead As I mentioned Katie is back on Monday so that gives me a few days to myself. I am planning on doing a lot of relaxing and hanging out. If the weather is nice I will be in the backyard with some beers and Bosco. If it is raining and crappy, I will be inside with beers and Bosco. The Yaris drive is getting closer to happening. I hope to get to the dealership this week with Katie to get that ball rolling. August is here already so I would love to get in some more bike riding. I have not done too much and it feels like summer is just flying by. That is all I can think of for now, I think I will get back to work. I will leave you with this shocker of a news story. Lance Bass is gay.  July 29 Cuzzy likes youtubeJust a few things I came across on my Youtube tour tonight. Steve Carell - Not My Parrot! Chubby Hairy Gnarls Barkley GNARLS BARKLEY CRAZY TODDLER 40 Year old Virgin Highlights!!! Making of ReGenesis Jets Overhead 3 Honey, what are you doing? JJ Redick / Best Damn Sports Show Best Damn All Time Kobe Dunks Matt Bonner (Slam Dunk Contest) Chris Bosh Numb Encore Jayce And The Wheeled Warriors Steve Nash and Ali G Ali G interviews Steve Nash 2 Court Wars - Dirk vs Nash NBA Funny Commercial more to come of course July 28 Miami niceToday is the day! Finally the movie I have been wanting to
see all summer comes out. I am talking about Miami Vice of course. Okay laugh it
up but I am serious when I say I want to see this flick. Ever since I saw the
first trailer, heard the JayZ/Linkin Park riff belting through the theatre, I
was hooked.
Check out the trailer here if you have not seen it
yet.
Here is the official site
A Review from the Chicago Sun-Times
Katie and I are planning on seeing it on Tuesday after she
is back from Toronto. I know I have already hyped it to the point of
disappointment but I do not care. I will find value in this classic summer
popcorn flick.
Please pass along your thoughts.
July 27 Sunny dayJust a quick post before I head downstairs to make some food. Katie just left a short while ago for Toronto. She will be back Monday night. I am working nights so I may not even know she is gone until at least Sunday.
Not much going on. Went to the gym today and on the way home we ate at Spartan. Thanks to everything coming with fries, I broke my string of days without the crispy golden treats. I know Kevin is smiling somewhere.
I know the weekend has not started yet but I am going to wish you all a great weekend since who knows when I will feeling like blogging.
Here is something for all you Raptors to get excited about.
It is the
Youtube - Andrea Bargnani summer league highlight reel enjoy!
also check out my first contribution to You tube. Have a great day |
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