Microwave stand (1)

You do get what you pay for. (T_T) It was from Zeller's, about 30 bucks. Not worth it. Extremely wobbly. This design is not stable at all. (All vertical boards sit on the horizontal ones.) Haven't put the flimsy cardboard backing on yet. Comes with wheels but there is no way I'm gonna install them.

May need to buy those L-shape brace to square this thing off.

Skid

(Picture is leftover from yesterday and has nothing to do with subject.)
Have to work today to make up for the lost time during the week. Yup, it's fall already. Rain rain rain. Ache ache ache.

When I was going downhill on Boundary to enter highway 1, a car signaled and wanted to cut in front of me. I braked to let him/her in, but my car made a huge squeaking noise and skidded to the right! Lucking I didn't hit the curb. The thing is, the light just changed from red to green and I wasn't going fast at all. It must be the rain and the slope. That was scary. The other driver must have been scared too, since I almost came to a stop and there was enough room for him/her to cut in, but he/she didn't. So I just went.

No work tomorrow. I'm glad, though. Still haven't recovered from yesterday's trip.

Cross-border shopping

Hitched a ride with my brother and his family to the States. His mother-in-law was dropped off to our place like last time. (And she spent the day making lots of Zongzi again.) Traffic was way better than expected. It's the last chance for back-to-school deals, on our labour day long weekend, and their labour day long weekend too. (I thought theirs is later? Hmm...) Line up was said to be 40 minutes online, but actually took 20 minutes only. (I'm not complaining!)

Finally bought a pair of jeans. It was the first store we went to, and the first pair of pants that caught my eyes. Tried it on and it fits! Amazing! I've been looking for a pair of jeans all summer long with no luck. Seems like some strange force was at work here.

On the other hand, didn't get to buy any panties, which I need. Hmm...
Bought craft materials form Michael's and Jo-ann as usual. A few bucks here and there, and it turn into $50 before you know it. Yikes... (>_<;) We went to Costco at around 6:30 pm and found it closed! No one remembered Costco closes at 6 pm on Saturdays. Oh well... So we went to Wendy's for dinner. We ate there for lunch too. So, I've eaten 3 crispy chicken burgers in one day. Plus a few fries. I was counting on refilling my water bottle at Costco, so I ran out of water for a few hours. Now that I think about it, there are fountains at Bellis Fair. It's interesting how the lack of water doesn't only screw up your body, but your mind too.

Tired like hell. Need to work tomorrow. (T_T)

Aneurysm (4)

Part 2 of dad's test. Today's appointment was at 11, so much more comfortable. It was basically the same as yesterday, except for an iv was left in place after the injection of dye. Then dad was sent to "exercise" while data was collected. Real exercise was not appropriate in his case. It was done with blood vessel dilating drugs. In stead of walking the treadmill, he was given 2 squishy foam hearts to squeeze while lying down. After that, eat fatty snack, take X-ray, and he was done.

By-low Foods has very good corn. 12 ears for $3.98. But if you peel them, you'll be charged 20 cents more each. There was a butch biker lady (white) who bought 12 and removed everything even the hair between the kernels. She would rather not have to bring the garbage home. (Well, she was blocking and hording the area, and was on the mean side, though.) At the same time, there was a senior Chinese lady who peeled the corn and got charged more, but was making a big scene like 3 cashiers scammed her together. She demanded to see the manager and got her way at the end. Hmm...

Thanks for the printer and findings, Andrew!

Aneurysm (3)

Part 1 of 2 today. Had to get up at 7 for dad's 8:30 appointment. (Tough!) The test went smoothly.

1. Fasting 4 hours ahead
2. Injection of dye
3. Wait about 40 minutes while eating a fatty snack
4. 180-degree X-ray was taken
5. Continues tomorrow
   

Parking at $4.5 an hour is super expensive. 2 hour = $9. Tomorrow's test will be longer.

Tried not to nap but kept dozing off at the desk for the rest of the day. Delivered coffee beans and got some findings. Thanks!

Dermatologist

Turns out I can keep using the 2-year-old ointment. No need to buy new one. Good. Because that stuff is super expensive! Apparently it's still good after 2 years, according to the doctor.

Mom doesn't want to cook again. Brother and his gang usually comes home for dinner on Wednesdays. (Now plus one: mom-in-law until later this month.) But recently it seem that dad has tired mom out enough to drive us eating out.

Milka Nougat Cream

Full name: Milka Nougat Cream & Caramelized Hazelnuts. Thanks Andrew!

Yikes! Another limited edition! Actually that are 4. The others are already sold out. Oh well. (This one is "Earth", so... the rest are elements like water, fire, and wind... etc.) As good as Milka has always been, this chocolate is delicious! Highly addictive too! Gotta watch out!