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what i just explained to my mother: i'm happy to go to the office, but i'd be just as happy to sleep late *and* go to the office. these mornings are tough.

the secretary was having a bad day today, and it didn't pay to push her buttons. one of the guys might have said "asshole" after arguing with her... the results weren't pleasant. in spite of that, she was super helpful with everything and it looks like our hunt for an apartment is ending with the one we want at a reduced price, and possibly without needing to put down a deposit! we'll see how this plays out, but i'm hoping we'll be moving in inside of a week. pg and i have had enough basement.

the big boss and i hammered out the details regarding documentation: my initial idea to use a wiki turned out to be inappropriate, although it's obviously good for general internal use as a knowledge base. i spent the rest of the day running back and forth between training the qa dude and mucking about with jira and a few other things, all the while keeping up a channel of communication with the developer who's seriously allergic to the office. literally.

it was a lot of skype, basically.

at lunchtime i went through loblows, not giving up until i'd traversed every single aisle (it's HUGE) and eventually finding vega one at list price (pg paid more) and a bunch of vegan microwave meals by commensale: cheaper (at less than $4) and not bad at all. i was pleasantly surprised.

i bought two vega energy bars, thinking that their high $3 price tag was due to their being sold in singles: if you buy the box of 24 online, that's precisely how much each one costs. i understand that it's a unique product, but still...

i feel like the ride home took a long time, and when i got out of the metro it was raining and i thought that perhaps i should wait inside until the bus arrived. i'm glad i didn't, because the line just kept on growing and was soon doubling back on itself - it felt like a line for a disneyland ride, only both the ride and the waiting experience were much suckier.

my cousin spontaneously apologized for his previous remarks when i walked in. i responded with a silent nod. quite frankly, while i'm glad he thought better of it i'm disappointed with him for not having thought before. and i'm still bitter about him being so irrational.

pg and i had a really nice dinner, i had a long chat with my mum and now pg and i have cancelled her kindle order because it would only ship in two weeks and arrive two weeks after that. eh?!?!?! we're in CANADA. that's right next door to the US, there's no excuse.

now to learn a bit of french. mine's horrible.