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Hello there coffee fans.

Here’s a pic of me and Katie from last night at the Volleyball Reunion. It doesn’t really make sense to me and it doesn’t really have to.

look at us!!

Things are going well enough. I’m on my way to being ready to sell. Katie, Colin, Brenda B, Mac, Bonar, Reinhard, Ryan and my brother have been great help. I wouldn’t be able to manage this without you all.

So yeah, new tennant I got last summer screwed me. She stopped paying rent and I had to evict her. In the end she wasn’t heating the house so there was some pipe freezing and I can’t believe how dirty she made the house in only four months.

Decided I couldn’t handle this and decided to hand the house over to the bank. Found out after I called the bank that this would haunt me for years and decided I should try to sell. Called the bank to relay this. They said no problem and more than 24 hours later a property management company locked up my doors. Called CIBC and it turns out they didn’t relay my intentions to the right department fast enough and I was responsible for around 460 bucks worth of legal and property management fees.

Tried to fight this with the argument that I shouldn’t be responsible for shortcomings in the banks communication procedures. Seriously, why couldn’t anyone even have made a phone call?

So, after a week and a half I got in the house. Colin has been doing so much work for me. Fixing pipes, clearing out the trash and so on. It’s starting to look as good as it did after my four day disaster last summer. Hopefully good enough to sell.

Also found out that there’s this new program– Ontario Tire Stewardship program. They approved me to have all my 100 or so old tires picked up for free!! Yay!!

Things are moving along. I hate CIBC but yeah, things are getting better. Don’t have such chest pains from the stress anymore.

Thanks everyone!!
-g

Just thought I’d post a few pics of the decorations I recently noticed in my living room.

It started when I noticed the popsicle-stick thing. After asking Katie what it was she pointed out it was a christmas tree. I couldn’t tell it was green.

The second picture is our jew lights courtesy of my housemate kate.

The third picture is of the little tree Tom found at the side of the road when he was drunk.

The last pic is a little statue that has been in this house for ages. Not really a christmas decoration but still, he’s a photogenic little guy.

Enjoy!

weird popsicle stick thing

lovely lights!

charlie brown would be proud

who is this guy?

Very nice piece of graffiti. Ok, maybe not nice as I hate all graffiti but at least it’s entertaining.

You really have to wonder what exactly was going through the vandal’s mind when he wrote this.

Found on a bench on College Sreet when Katie and I were on our way home from drinks at dee’s.

so is the bench firm or silken?

Guess it’s the season and so we’re watching the yule log dvd and going out for blueberry tea tonight. Hope everyone is making the most of christmastime!

Enjoy pervy santa!

everyone loves log!

don’t you want to touch it?

Drink ir!, originally uploaded by mycoffeepot.

Drink that tasty coffee!

And listen to Seabear. That is all.
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Laundry again., originally uploaded by mycoffeepot.

At john’s italian while i clean my threads. Sunday night and my weekend was more or less minimalist. I worked late on friday night. Spent 3 hours at the office saturday and 3 hours today. Got lots done though.

Really pretty music on the hifi here. Sufjan Stevens? Illinois. Some guy trying to make an album for every state. Cool. New music!

Going to a baseball game on tuesday. The world classic and it will be a pair of loser teams. Never ever even seen a complete game on tv never mind at the rogers centre. Hopefully won’t be too boring for me. Might bring a book just in case.
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St. Patrick makes my liver hurt.., originally uploaded by mycoffeepot.

Actually not really. I’m not much of a drinker these days for many reasons. Primarily cost.

Jeff loves his guinness and on his first pint he won this guinness tee from a scratch ticket. He was happy and i was jealous.

It was a meeting of the westgate debating club. Jeff was there, so was mandy and be it resolved that mac will be there next time!
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Cupcakes!, originally uploaded by mycoffeepot.

Katie’s the best! Yes, those are my toes!
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That coffee., originally uploaded by mycoffeepot.

You know, the one i mentioned two posts ago. This is it. It’s a lavazza espresso pulled very long and served with heavy coffee cream in it. It’s like drinking cake if you can imagine that. It’s from a cafe that is known as Fiesta but named Kafarna and it’s in Hodonin in cz.

I’ve tried to get a similar coffee here and Artsquare Cafe on dundas street gets pretty close with their americanos.

Don’t you love the beans in the table?

Beans!
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You know you live in a classy neighbourhood when…, originally uploaded by mycoffeepot.

Is this a picnic table fail or a recycling win?

Near katie’s house. It makes her smile. Me too.