065 - March Bus Pass Get!

To get from my house to Disneyworld, it would cost approximately $3920 by taxi.

Snowman from one of the first real snowfalls in Ottawa.


The Christmas tree at the Train Station on that crazy day when Prashanta and I got robbed, lost, parking-ticketed, and caught trying to sell a train ticket.


It was around this time when the car got broken in to. We're none the wiser!


A Wall-E Paddle ball! I forgot this one in my recent Wall-E post.


Deep Snow as the buses go on strike.


Milkshakes at The Works.


Poker Chips. I won that game.


Algonquin.


Buses are still not running, so there's nobody at the station.


First day back for buses!


Spinning around in a chair, getting ready for Disney rides.


Cousin Maya playing with Eve.


My ideal umbrella.


Hearts in the toilet. No, this isn't commentary on love. Sometimes, little hearts just end up in the toilet.


The wine I tried the other day.


Strawberry Pancakes.

I got my March bus pass today, at a cost to me of $25.00, instead of the usual $62 n change. $62 is a ton of money now that I think about it - and that's just for students! The woman who served me at the Lincoln Fields station was cranky, and visibly frustrated... Might have something to do with the massive line up (they eventually opened a second till. Eyck). Or it might have to do with the I'm sure tons of dissatisfied people she's had to serve over the last month. Bu she shouldn't be short with me, or be rude to me when I ask about the December pass I had to relinquish. She should be mad at her company, and telling them what it's like working in the trenches.

I still think I'm being cheated, however. OC Transpo announced free service for December bus pass holders until the end of March. I just thought now about how it actually would have been cheaper for me to refund my December pass and then but the March one at full price. I didn't even consider that scenario until it was too late. I should call them about that.

064 - A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes

Imagineers, listen up! I had a crazy dream about Disneyworld just now about an awesome attraction. It was either an Earth-through-the-ages themed building, or an extreme-climates-of-the-Earth theme. I started off in the entrance room, and there layers of mats, that hung at the bottom of a huge spherical system. Each mat represented a different period or climate. When you changed the mat you were on, it transformed the room's look, walls, window views, humidity, and temperature to match. We went from a prehistoric-looking jungle to a lava theme.

The lava theme had OC-Transpo-style heaters (kinda like this but you can see the tip on one here) that heated the room quickly. I stood up on the semi-spherical mat and tried to charge my watch faster.... see when the watch interacted with certain elements, a special button caused the watch to display all kinds of things. In this case, I was going to become a lavaman or fire superhero of some kind. It was really fascinating.

Also form the windows, which somehow the views changed. I stuck my arm out to make sure it wasn't just a screen. Initially there was a view of a big Disneyland-style resort (not Disneyworld), then there was the sun setting over a body of water with icebergs floating around. Icebergs at disney!

The drag? I was with my cousin who had brought all of MY DS games with him, around Disneyworld. I had to carry them all in my red lunch bag. The whole family had gone, but it was just me and him for some reason. Also, we had Super Ex-style bracelets (you know, the fibery papery plasticy ones that you need to cut off to remove) instead of card passes for parks. Also, Kate and Kat from work were there, because they were in an elevator and I ran to ask them questions about the park. Poor Costa!! Cat was MIA... probably coming by smart car. Or taxi. How much would a cross country taxi trip cost, anyway?

Unfortunately, my alarm kept waking me up, so I didn't get to explore this place more. But it was spectacular. I'm just under 64 days away, and already I'm having crazy vivid (and perhaps unrealistic) dreams! And I will not bring my DS to that parks.

063 - Wine & Whine

Pictures: A bunch of random ones that I took with my cell phone over the summer.

I often forget to dump the pictures that I take with my cell phone, and when I do, I often forget to upload them to Flickr. Well, this is part one!

Disneyworld is 66 days away. Time is going so quick! However, before I can get on a place, I need to deal with assignments, midterms, presentations, and finals, not necessarily in that order. Those are the parts that I'm not looking forward to.

There are three drinks that I can't see myself ever liking are coffee, wine, and beer. Last night, I decided to buy some wine just to see if maybe the "10 times" rule that Prashanta is always on about could apply. After talking to the guy at Wine Rack, I decided to try a pinot grigio, based on the fact that I was looking for something simple. It was alright in the sense that I actually managed to finish a glass (or two?). Some have already suggested that I try red wines... we'll see! If there are any specific suggestions, let me know!

Yogurt commercials are strange, all womany happily eating yogurt with each other.

I recently watched Be Kid, Rewind. The start was a bit slow, and the end was somewhat frustrating, but the middle part was pretty entertaining. I think the most disappointing part was that the movies that the characters would remake in 20 minutes were watchable online, and not in the movie itself - not even in the credits.

On the tv front, Dollhouse is proving to be an interesting show with twists and whatnot - hopefully it can sustain this beyond a couple of episodes. Heroes is proving to be average with touches of excitement that keeps me interested. Mad Men (I'm jsut starting) isn't proving to be anything special after 3 eps, beyond its authentic old school 60s theme (not that I was alive in that day and age with which to compare).

Interesting link: http://www.cscoutjapan.com/en/index.php/eco-art-the-green-island-project

061 - Wall-E Collection

To kick off the exciting time that is anticipating Disneyworld, I thought I would study exactly how much Disney-related stuff I've amassed in recent times. This time, I'll focus on Wall-E. The little robot that could is just too awesome. Everybody knows that I'm the "Wall-E guy" and have been since well before the movie came out. And while I don't have the crazy $300 interactive robot, I have collected a number of items both purchased by me or given to me as a gift.



This interactive, dancing Wall-E talks, has eyes that light up, and can even play music from an MP3 player.



I went all out and bought the 3-Disk edition of the DVD. The extra special feature disk rocks! Especially with the extra deleted scenes.



Wall-E Laundry. What could be better?



Eve changes her expression when you bop her on the head, has a plant in her belly, and even has an interchangeable arm cannon.



M-O can actually suck up little particles when he runs over them!



Wall-E Tap dances when you pull his string. Also the lamp that he's under has wall-e stickers on the shade.



Let's play ball!



I even have a Wall-E Calendar. February's picture is all pink. And if you're wondering, the necklace hanging in front is a Heroes symbol, like the Haitian wears.



Wall-E a bit bang up from exploring the real world.



EVE and M-O pins on a lanyard (to be detailed later).



Matching posters in a retro advertisement style.





A dome tumbler! At the base is a little Wall-E in a little snowglobe.



This has been on my phone for over half a year. It's a quick way of finding out which pone is mine.



Keychains! They came from a set of Pixar keychains, which had characters form every Pixar movie - except A Bug's Life. How Rude.



Wall-E's even a great security guard. This one protects money.



I made a paper M-O from a book of "make your own!" Wall-E characters. I didn't follow the instructions, and as such, he doesn't look quite right. I need to make the rest, soon.

Believe it or not, I forgot that I had a fridge door covered by Wall-E magnets. I'll add that one on a future update.

060 - Ottawa should just get a Monorail, like that other place.

The O-Train is running today. People protested the mayor at the Greenboro stop, where he was PRing it up. In one week, I'll be able to take buses home, but will still need rides to work and be walking to school. Should be exciting.

OH AND I'M GOING TO DISNEYWORLD!

FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER.

Just thought I would throw that out there. Because I'm excited ^_^