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toonie is what one of my colleagues gave me yesterday as a contribution to a gift for another one of our colleagues who is having a baby. A toonie. That's 2 dollars. One coin. That doesn't even cover the gas it cost me to drive to the mall to get the damn gift. I mean, really, it's insulting, no? I went on this rant with my mother yesterday and she pointed out that I don't know everyone's situation, and so shouldn't judge. The thing is, that I know how much this woman makes, and so I judge. Her situation is obviously that she was raised by wolves or something. I understand you might not want to contribute - so don't. Don't sign the card, and don't waste my time with a toonie! And then, to top it off, I had to miss the damn meal where we gave her the gift today because I got stuck in a meeting. But all was not lost, because I did accomplish quite a few things on this fine Friday:
- Booked my ticket to New York, and on points to boot! I leave in 6 weeks. More details on this trip to come in a future post.
- Had lunch with Christie, who just came back from NYC and so had some great tips. Including where to get the best pancakes. Now if only I could remember what that place was called.
- Bought a new pair of glasses. My old ones are very old and not at all cool. So I got a new pair. As pictured here. The pink on the inside is pretty awesome. As a bonus, the store was having a promotion/sale/charity thing where if you bring in 10 items for the Food Bank, you get 100 bucks off the frames! Such a great idea.
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They are called Holland Park. They are rad. |
- When I got home I went for a great run along the river. It was a full moon and a chinook. Pretty great.
- After the run, I rewarded myself with a burger and fries from Boogie's Burgers. I wish I had taken a picture of the burger. It was damn good. And the fries were also awesome. I recognize that eating like a glutton after going for a run is somewhat counter-productive, but it's a Friday night and eating a salad just felt unfair. Plus I have absolutely no veggies in my house right now.
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