Yeap, you heard (read?) right. I went ahead and bought more tools. This time though, we drove all the way down to Ottawa for that. No, not because we had money to blow on gas but because Montreal, and more specifically the whole province of Quebec, does not have a Lee Valley store anywhere.
We ended up leaving with about $150 worth of merchandise. Not a bad trip at all considering that we had originally planned on buying a lot more. Then when we got there, we realized we could leave out a lot of the stuff.
Now to familiarize myself with my new toys. =D
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Saturday, June 21, 2008
SAAAAAAAAAAAAALE!!
Hand tools, routers, router accessories and tablesaw accessories on sale? Don't mind if I do! n_n
I looked at the Canadian Tire insert in the newspaper the other day with my dad and, boy were we excited! Since we're redoing our kitchen and whatnot, we're going to be needing some new tools. Then this falls into our lap. Tablesaw blades on sale, router bits on sale, router on sale. Just what we needed for the kitchen renovation!
Oh okay fine. It's just another excuse to go and buy more tools but this is a damn good excuse so shush you! Go fly a kite or whatever it is you kids do these days.
Anyway, I'm heading off early. Gotta get up early tomorrow. Why? Because the sale starts tomorrow!
I looked at the Canadian Tire insert in the newspaper the other day with my dad and, boy were we excited! Since we're redoing our kitchen and whatnot, we're going to be needing some new tools. Then this falls into our lap. Tablesaw blades on sale, router bits on sale, router on sale. Just what we needed for the kitchen renovation!
Oh okay fine. It's just another excuse to go and buy more tools but this is a damn good excuse so shush you! Go fly a kite or whatever it is you kids do these days.
Anyway, I'm heading off early. Gotta get up early tomorrow. Why? Because the sale starts tomorrow!
Sunday, June 15, 2008
HULK SMASH!
After work yesterday, I hooked up with G, E, R and P. Heavy J was supposed to be there too but last minute obligations pulled him away. And we were all set on seeing him in a pink dress with a tiara too! I guess that'll have to wait.
The plan was for us to watch The Incredible Hulk and then head to Le Commensal for some vegetarian goodness. Since G had to leave to see his girlfriend early, we decided to switch it around and ate first. Poor R, him being a carnivore, having to eat there. He survived. Somehow. I think?
While there, they surprised me with a pre-order of Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift. I've been repeatedly telling (threatening) them to not get me anything. When they pulled out the envelope, they said it was just a card. I take it out and I see the receipt for the pre-order. That was a damn slick move, you guys! Thanks bunches!
P found a nice place for a drink called La Terrasse Magnétique so that's we headed. Located on the top floor of Hôtel de la Montagne, it's got a damn nice view of the city. Kudos to P for digging up this place. E ordered himself a rum & coke while P ordered sangria for the rest of us. G, being unable to hold down his alcohol, still braved 3 glasses of it. That's when he spilled the beans on how he and his girl hooked up. So to celebrate that, R ordered a round of shots! lol I wonder how G is doing now. We walked him to the bus so he could get to his girl's place. haha
After that, we headed to Paramount (sorry, Cinéma Banque Scotia) and indulged ourselves with some popcorn while watching The Incredible Hulk. It's a good movie, much better than the Ang Lee one from several years back. Justice League movie, anyone?
Run along now. Don't disturb me as I'm trying to finish The World Ends with You. You wouldn't like me when I'm hungry.
The plan was for us to watch The Incredible Hulk and then head to Le Commensal for some vegetarian goodness. Since G had to leave to see his girlfriend early, we decided to switch it around and ate first. Poor R, him being a carnivore, having to eat there. He survived. Somehow. I think?
While there, they surprised me with a pre-order of Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift. I've been repeatedly telling (threatening) them to not get me anything. When they pulled out the envelope, they said it was just a card. I take it out and I see the receipt for the pre-order. That was a damn slick move, you guys! Thanks bunches!
P found a nice place for a drink called La Terrasse Magnétique so that's we headed. Located on the top floor of Hôtel de la Montagne, it's got a damn nice view of the city. Kudos to P for digging up this place. E ordered himself a rum & coke while P ordered sangria for the rest of us. G, being unable to hold down his alcohol, still braved 3 glasses of it. That's when he spilled the beans on how he and his girl hooked up. So to celebrate that, R ordered a round of shots! lol I wonder how G is doing now. We walked him to the bus so he could get to his girl's place. haha
After that, we headed to Paramount (sorry, Cinéma Banque Scotia) and indulged ourselves with some popcorn while watching The Incredible Hulk. It's a good movie, much better than the Ang Lee one from several years back. Justice League movie, anyone?
Run along now. Don't disturb me as I'm trying to finish The World Ends with You. You wouldn't like me when I'm hungry.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Be afraid. Be very afraid!
My teacher is officially afraid of my group. Well, that's what his facial expression suggests. You know, me being so awesome and all. It must rub off on my classmates and whatnot. Maybe except Germain. He's got me beat there.
On Monday, the teacher separated the group into four smaller work teams and gave us different projects to work on. Most of the teams spent a good chunk of time working out the measurements and procedure. Except for my team, of course. We launched ourselves headfirst into the project. ...Which might explain why our adjustable shelves, though cut with the same setup, are all of different lengths. Hm...
Anyway, we only really put in about 3-4 hours of actual work on Monday. It's currently Wednesday night and most teams are on the home stretch with maybe 10% left of the projects to wrap up. And that's all with only 1 panel saw and 1 table saw available to us. Damn senior night group hogging all the machines! *shakes fist*
My teacher walks among our groups and his eyes widen more and more as he moves from group to group. My classmate thought it was from the horror of all the screw ups. I knew it was because we all blew his mind at how quickly we got everything done.
So yeah... I think my incredible awesomeness is rubbing off on my classmates. What can I say? I amaze myself sometimes.
Now don't make too much noise, you hear? Actually, it's okay. I won't be able to hear you over the sound of how awesome I am.
On Monday, the teacher separated the group into four smaller work teams and gave us different projects to work on. Most of the teams spent a good chunk of time working out the measurements and procedure. Except for my team, of course. We launched ourselves headfirst into the project. ...Which might explain why our adjustable shelves, though cut with the same setup, are all of different lengths. Hm...
Anyway, we only really put in about 3-4 hours of actual work on Monday. It's currently Wednesday night and most teams are on the home stretch with maybe 10% left of the projects to wrap up. And that's all with only 1 panel saw and 1 table saw available to us. Damn senior night group hogging all the machines! *shakes fist*
My teacher walks among our groups and his eyes widen more and more as he moves from group to group. My classmate thought it was from the horror of all the screw ups. I knew it was because we all blew his mind at how quickly we got everything done.
So yeah... I think my incredible awesomeness is rubbing off on my classmates. What can I say? I amaze myself sometimes.
Now don't make too much noise, you hear? Actually, it's okay. I won't be able to hear you over the sound of how awesome I am.
Sunday, June 8, 2008
...Huh? Whazzat?
What do you get when you combine 2 newspaper runs and a 7-hour work shift with only a 4-hour nap?
*cue Double Jeopardy jingle*
A very worn out Jeremy that munches on cherries.
NB: So I got the Jeopardy deal the other way around. What're you going to do? Sic a lynch mob on me?
*cue Double Jeopardy jingle*
A very worn out Jeremy that munches on cherries.
NB: So I got the Jeopardy deal the other way around. What're you going to do? Sic a lynch mob on me?
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