This morning on the way to work the weather was not cooperating. It looks like I’m going to have to start walking more often to work because my father is now doing overtime at work and can’t make it back in time with the van for me to drive. There is no bloody way I’m waiting till 11 or 12 before I go to work. I’m sure my boss wouldn’t appreciate that either. In my area there aren’t that many proper sidewalks put in yet. I have to walk on dirt paths by the side of the road just to get to the bus route. Man, I was fearing for my life. Err…maybe I’m exaggerating, but the path is narrow and I’m fearing what could happen if a car loses control. I’d imagine it’d be even worse in the winter time. I just need to take care.

Come to think of it, this hasn’t been the only foggy day this Thanksgiving weekend.

Happy Thanksgiving, folks

On Friday we were invited to my mom’s friend’s house. She lives out in Whitby which is a town east of the city. She fed us really well (I was stuffed). Anyway, we were on the way home at about 9:45 or so. It was so damn foggy! There weren’t that many street lights either. I was relatively calm but on the inside I was freaking out. The way home was very hilly. There were a lot of ups and downs. Every time we went down into a valley like area we were engulfed by a thick fog. It reminded me of one of those horror movies…or something. Dunno. I almost expecting something like a deer to suddenly appear out of nowhere causing me to brake hard. Either a deer or a moose…or a trucker in a red plaid shirt…or a UFO…something. Of course it never happened. Although, if it did, I could add that to my list of “you had to be there” stories.

We didn’t do much for Thanksgiving. My aunt came over from Brampton which is cool. I like it when family is around. Otherwise, the house gets pretty lonely, you know? We didn’t do any big dinner or anything like that this year. For one thing, our family is not into the whole turkey thing. I mean, there are only three of us, and one big humungous bird. Unless we’re willing to face day after day of turkey sandwiches, turkey soups, turkey stir-fry…well, you get the idea. Not that there’s anything wrong with turkey. It’s a good meat…but there’s just too much.

My aunt gave another good reason. Without turkey, we’d probably end up with roast beef, or a big rotisserie chicken…or a pineapple ham…something along those lines. We often have meals like that anyway, so why should Thanksgiving be different? She’s right. For us it’s all about the family. That’s the way it’s always been.

Other than that it’s been a pretty uneventful weekend. I’ve been spending a lot of time with my new PS2. Yes, I’ve finally gone out and purchased one. On Saturday my mom, my aunt, and I went to Markville Shopping Centre.

Anyway, in the mall I spotted a Best Buy store…which is cool, cause I’ve never been in a Best Buy. That chain is fairly new to Canada. Future Shop has been our staple here, so going inside Best Buy was kind of a cheap thrill. And yeah, it’s a good store. Everything is displayed well. While my aunt and mom went to check out sub-woofers (holy crap, my aunt is an electronic nut) I went walking around. That’s when I spotted the pile of PS2′s. Normally they’re $250 here in Canada. However, several boxes immediately caught my eye.

$199.99???? What the fuck????

Well, I mean, that’s fairly good deal. Mind you, these were “open item” boxes. I didn’t mind at all. For that price, sure, I’d go open box. I’m sure I could’ve got something cheaper if I went on eBay or something like that, but these were in store from a reputable source. If something went wrong, I could’ve easily returned it–probably for something better. But, of course, there was nothing wrong at all. It works just fine. My first purchase was FFX…which is something I’ve been wanting to play for a very long time. I got that for cheap as well. I went into Electronics Boutique and got a previously owned copy. It was in excellent condition, so I see no problem with it. For $24, sure…why not? That’s been my splurge for this month.

So now I’ve become one of those people that own a system. This is my first console system (Gameboy doesn’t count). So, it’s a bit of a good feeling. I just hope it doesn’t eat up too much of my time.

So yeah, that’s my weekend. It’s a short workweek, so everything is going good so far. I hope it continues this way.