Last year we were at Lake Louise Ski Area for a few days for a skiing trip with friends from Japan – we had bought some north face backpacks for hiking at the Banff National park but didn’t make it there for we got too busy doing stuff at the Ski resort. So this year – we’ve decided to go again – because the entire family enjoyed the trip so much.
The place was very nice – the gondola prices were reasonable and it wasn’t as crowded as in the other resorts. The snow condition was excellent – and it’s very refreshing to be there and the Lake Louise trail was a lot easier on the younger kids. I love the trail going back down because after a day or two of skiing we all were becoming expert – by the time we went home – we long to go back – and I had promise the kids that we will. So this trip next year – we are definitely heading to the National park with our picnic all packed in our backpacks.
Now I say everyone can use a projection alarm clock and a weather monitor – every morning – don’t you think? For about $80 – from Hammacher Schlemmer – this clock has a built in sensor that tells you the time and weather condition. I like that when I wake up in the middle of the night – I can just look up and see the time and temperature without having to look out the window or having to turn on the computer for an update.
The cover you see may not be the same as the ones in USA but the Canadian one looks like the above. This movie was better than I thought it would be – Zoe Saldana is Cateleya a young kid who watched her parents get killed in front of her. So the 8 years old girl only have one thing in mind and that’s to be a professional killer and wants to be trained for it. It’s a pretty good movie – and the plot and the action were quite good – loved all everyone was so scared of her but it was a sad ending.
I brought the spouse out to look at some diamond solitaire rings for Christmas – but she is undecided as to which one to pick – she wanted some earrings too – and I had told her to go ahead and get it. She said that perhaps I wanted gaming rights – when I buy the jewelery for her – in which I replied that that was not my intention. But sure – if she would let me play and not nag at me – and make me feel bad about gaming – i wouldn’t mind getting her the diamond ring and the earrings as well. So guys out there – if you want some gaming rights – do what I do bring them to shop for some diamond jewelry – that would surely make them happy and so will you. Of course, never tell your spouse or girlfriend the truth though – hahha!!
Simple and masculine enough for me – and if I wanted something to catch my cables – it would have to be this – no funky looking colored things that the spouse loved to buy. But the walnut wood is very expensive at about $42 – so i think I’ll get my brother to make one for me. Even though it may not be so fine in the finish – I think I will keep my $42 – but if you are not handy – you can buy them from Orange 22.
The spouse insist of giving out gifts for a bachelor party to be held at our store – it’s a gaming session because the bride said no booze, no woman and no gambling – so we can’t head for Las Vegas – darn! But since she found some cohiba cigars for sale and bought them for the bachelor’s party – she said I had to give it away during the gaming session. I would rather keep it for the wedding itself – but she said she has gotten such a good deal with the cigars – it would even be enough when he becomes a father. So yes! i gave out the cigars during the bachelor party – and for those who don’t smoke – they brought it home for someone who does. They are good cigars – and these guys know it when they see it.
Finally managed to watch this movie – and even though I normally don’t like chick flick – one has gotta do right by the spouse right? before she turns crazy or evil eye on me. Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis stars in this movie and it’s about 2 people of the opposite sex thinking that it will work out as friends only but no relationship to their sex life. Which of course, it wouldn’t work as we all know it. If you have sex with someone – there is no such thing as no complication – but it was a good movie – check out and rent it at our store for only $3 a night.
It may be near Christmas now – but the end of the year is also coming – so with some money left – I’m looking into getting the scanner software that the spouse had been talking about for ages – to reorganize my paper work for tax time. I think it would be an awesome investment because it just came to light – about a few months ago – that I still have an outstanding bill with a telephone company – when we moved our store to our present location. You see, we never did received any notice from the company – till a collection agency called up and looking up for the said bill to verify if it was paid took me more than a month – because my paperwork from 3 years ago were in storage. Now if I had that scanner software – surely, it would take just a number or a name of the telephone company to bring up all my files. It would definitely saved me a lot of time too – hunting down the papers. So yes, I’m reorganizing and spending a little on the scanner software which would definitely save me a lot of work in the future.
When you own a game store like I do – you do get to meet a lot of interesting people – some very nice – and some not so nice. I want to meet all the nice people and keep the nice ones as a customer forever. Unfortunately, because of the job situation here in this town – many leave town to look for work out of town where they say the pay is much better. Radiologic Technician Jobs are not as easy to find in this town as in the bigger city – so I am going to be losing another customer soon because of that particular reason. He was just offered a job in the city and he is a good customer too. But people got to do what they have to do for their family – so I can completely understand. I hate it when we lose the good customers – now the bad ones – that’s another story altogether.
Like I said we meet some very interesting ones – and some can just make you wonder – which planet they came from. For example, I have one particular customer – who would ask for a discount for everything and anything – and if you don’t give it to her – she would throw it back at you and call them rubbish. *shake head* oh well! I guess the good ones balance out the “interesting” ones – so that makes it bearable for us.
I have just about any kind of guitar for all the game systems except of course the one I need most for a customer. A Wii guitar for rock band never seems to come into our store – and when you need one – it’s even harder. I had a customer who came in to buy a gift for her daughter – and needed the guitar – well, I have everything of course – except the guitar. A month later – she still can’t find it anywhere in town – so she came back to exchange the things she bought – for some games. I really hate to disappoint our customers – but when you are dealing with second hand stuff – you are kind of at the mercy of your sellers. But I’m happy she found what she wants – finally today!
I don’t know about other people but the spouse and I try to buy the right gifts for the right people and not just because we have to buy stuff for people during Christmas. Many people buy just any gifts just because but the spouse is very specific on what I can get her – and that is morgan silver dollars for her investment and collections. She doesn’t believe in buying just anything – and told me many years ago – that if I wanted to get her something – it had to be gold or silver dollars – she is just not interested in games, computers or anything even jewelries. So I do the same for the kid as well – we asked her to list what she wants – and she tells us the stuff and we buy just a few for her for Christmas. If we can’t find a Christmas gift for my mom or dad – we buy them a silver dollar – for investment – to keep towards their retirement fund – I think it is more meaningful – especially for someone who has everything and don’t need anything. So this Christmas – if you can’t find the right gift for your loved ones – you may want to think about getting them something they can make use of in the future.
I wouldn’t want to watch this movie if not for the spouse – who’ve heard from customers that this was a good movie based on a story book. And since we’ve just watched a movie by Emma Stone – on Crazy Stupid Love – another chick flick that the spouse wanted to watch. Anyhow – a review of this movie will be up soon – so check back in a bit because i fell asleep halfway thru’ – will finish watching it this weekend. If you can’t wait – watch the trailer for now – and don’t go downloading it – go rent and original copy or buy one.
Why put your poor cat in a cage right? it’s just not right – even if the spouse don’t like kitty like we do – the kitty still deserve something to crawl into at night. This Native American Teepee is pretty unique isn’t it ? meant for your cats and made of 100% recycled cardboard that you can assemble yourself. I’m pretty sure you can train any cat to go in there and stay in there at night. Comes with different ornaments to decorate their new home. A dream catcher, a feather or a tomahawk – and eagle or even a bull’s head. I like the tomahawk better. Interesting and only at $19 from Loyal Luxe.
Apple TV was first introduced in 2010 and I’ve heard about it – but haven’t given it a lot of thought till this Christmas. Why? I can’t think of anything I want – so when the spouse asked me about Apple TV – I figured I should check it out and see if I should get one too. After all it’s only $99 – definitely affordable. But as I’ve read – it’s not as popular after the first couple of months – because it doesn’t stream from your other devices but only those apps and movies from Apple – or tv shows at $0.99 – now that may not seems a lot at first, but we all know that our tv shows are free here.
So besides watching movies and tv shows thru’ that Apple TV – which you can probably rent from me – at $3 tax included – there isn’t much else you can do. They do provide a almost ipod configuration – for a remote – but besides that – nothing else. Now if it would stream other movies from my computer – that would be totally different altogether – so for now – I’ll stick to my xbox 360 for my movies.
