Things I recommend

So people sometimes as me for recommendations for things, so I figure I would list some of those here...

So it's no secret, that for webhosting, I use draknet. I've used them for years, they are super-reliable, and one of the bests hosts I've ever used.

For books and movies I generally use either amazon.ca or Futureshop. Both are generally high-quality retailers.

It may surprise a few people, but for telephone service I recommend Primus, but I don't recommend them for their DSL service. For that I recommend the National Capital Freenet. For cell phone service, I use Virgin Mobile. I like that they don't have any hidden fees.

Oh, and if you need a good Massage Therapist, go and see Matt at the Merivale Chiropractic Clinic.

In other news, dialysis is going ok I suppose. My Saturday's seem to be booked now through the end of June. I'm hoping the tiredness will go away. It comes and goes, but it means naps sometimes because I just get too tired. I really hope things change for the better son. I don't like being tired.

the newness of the day

So I've decided to do an entirely new design for my website. I'm slowly working on it, I hope for it to be up to coincide with my move to Barrie. Oh yeah, I'm moving to Barrie. It'll be better to be closer to family for those times when I really don't feel well, and so forth. I'm starting to really look forward to it.

As a consequence of moving, I'm starting to put some time aside to see people. I may only get to talk via e-mail or phone after I move, so I hope that by seeing them in person, it'll help create some lasting memories. :-)

Dialysis is as dialysis does. No real news on this or the transplant front. But it looks like the dialysis unit in Barrie will have room for me. I've signed all the relevant consents.

Next week is International Tai Chi Awareness Day. There's a banquet at the Museum of Civilization, a parade, demo's on Parliament Hill, and so forth. This is the first time it's being held in Ottawa. Normally it's held in Toronto. The Ottawa branch of the Taoist Tai Chi Society is celebrating its 30th Anniversary.

Coming in June is the Annual General Meeting of the Green Party of Ontario. It'll be an interesting weekend to say the least.

High School Never Ends

4 Years you think for sure
That's all you've got to endure
All the Total Dicks
All the Stuck-up Chicks
So superficial, so immature

Then When you graduate,
Ya take a look around and you say "Hey Wait!"
This is the same as where I just came from,
I thought it was over, Aw that's just great.

The Whole Damned World is just as obsessed
With who‘s the best dressed and who's having sex
Who‘s got the money. Who gets the Honeys,
Who‘s kinda cute and who‘s just a mess

And you still don't have the right look
And you don't have the right friends
Nothing changes but the faces, the names, and the trends

-High School Never Ends, Bowling For Soup

So lately I have been catching up. Either by e-mail with various people, or via Facebook I've been hearing about people I knew around 10 years ago when I was in High School. I had to laugh, because this morning, this song popped into my head, reminding me perhaps High School had never ended, LOL!!

Being involved in politics this song rings pretty true. It's amazing how things don't change. People still gossip. Still care about their cars. We have all these boring entertainment TV shows that I never watch. It's really all just very silly.

Ah well, back to listening to MP3's.

Employee fired over free Timbit getting job back

This story about a Timmie's employee who was fired for giving a free timbit to a toddler upset me so much, that it's now here on my blog.

COME ON Tim Hortons!!! Get a life! Perhaps I'll have to start buying my donuts at the Gorcery Store, or Country Style. Yeesh.

The Day in May went striaght to Fay

Helllllllllllo everybody!!

I come to you live from my living room. It's small, quaint, and cozy. So what is happening in the life of the Peter?

I've been suffering migraines since the end of December, which I'm almost certain that I've mentioned. Then I got a bad cold for 3 - 4 weeks, followed by a severe outbreak of extremely bad acne, that to many looked like a rash, some sort of reaction. The acne is slowly starting to get better. The dermatologist has me on Doxycycline. I see him again in a few weeks.

I'm still off work on short term disability, which I suppose is my saving grace. For those who don't read or watch the national news, the company I work for (they will remain nameless) is laying off the entire site here in Ottawa. It's likely I'll be laid off after I'm off of my short term disability.

But I'm still dealing with high blood pressure, and other assorted health issues. So I've decided to move to Barrie. At least for the immediate future. My parents are there, and my sister is in Toronto, with other family close by. It was the hardest decision I've ever had to make, but I think the move will help me recuperate, and having family around when the need is there, is something that I require right now.

I signed some of the paperwork required to transfer my dialysis to their centre on Thursday. I must say, the nurses there seem really nice. I hope I can stay on evenings.

I really hope my blood pressure comes down. With how extremely high it has been, it's not good for me.

Otherwise things are pretty quiet. I need to find some low impact activity that I can do, to get out and not feel so bored.