Mice and men

[mousme]

The rain conspired to keep me away from my good resolution: I am not yet equipped to bike to work in the rain. So I walked to the metro instead, which still makes for a little bit of exercise.

This weekend's plans now involve getting some waterproof gear and some proper bike shorts so that this will no longer hamper my biking efforts. I'm not looking forward to hiking all the way out to MEC (they are far from public transport, drat them), but I may do so anyway to show support.

The biking is going well, otherwise. The last two days I actually managed to bike all the way up Courcelles, without having to get off and walk my bike at all. I am very pleased with this. I also got my lights attached to my bike with duct tape to prevent them flopping around, and this amuses me to no end. One day I'm sure I'll be technically proficient enough to install them without using The Force, but for now the duct tape will have to suffice.

The date has been set for the Great Move (when ai731 and t! move not too far away from the Godforsaken Howling Wilderness, and I take over the downstairs apartment): Saturday, August 30th. I am very excited, but also vaguely anxious because suddenly I have a lot less time to pack than I thought I did. Part of me knows that I have very little to pack, overall, and that I can do it in a few days' time. That means that starting now would be ridiculous and counter-productive. Another part of me is panicking because, and I quote, "it'll never get done in time." Ridiculous.

Oh well.

Tomorrow marks my eight-month anniversary at the RCMP. It feels like no time at all has gone by.

Comments

[chasingthenuns.livejournal.com]

If I lived in Canada I'd help you pack. In my years of being a gypsy I've become a great packing machine.

[cpirate.livejournal.com]

If you don't feel like going out to MEC, La Cordee out near Papineau metro or thereabouts stocks mostly similar stuff. Or MEC is actually rather close to the top end of the 80 bus, which is often much simpler than the route that Touts Azimuts will give you, if you don't feel like biking.

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[ankhorite.livejournal.com]

If you feel like packing now, do it. Take advantage of the packing mood while you've got one.

Yay for you on walking, and on finding shorts... I remember before I was this heavy, how sad I was that exercise gear stops at XL in most stores, and at 3XL even in most mail-order catalogs for large women. Seems a shame...

[diggerlicious.livejournal.com]

Next time you head up Courcelle, look left before you cross St. Jacques, across the Great Dust Bowl, to the back-yard with the prominent yellow and green curtains, then come by & say hi!