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Archive for May, 2008

The current contents of my nightstand:

Note that because the books are sitting there, it does not mean that I am actively reading them.

May 17th, 2008: 11:46 pm

Someone in Europe (Belgium I believe) either a) incorrectly thinks that my email address is theirs, or b) is incapable of giving people their correct email address. The result has been that I am occasionally the recipient of personal emails (not spam), in French. Having tried emailing one of these people without a response, I am led to believe that the particular email sender does not understand English.

A couple of weeks ago this guy decides to create a Skype account with his my email address. As a result, I start getting Skype account emails, in French. After a couple of these, I try to contact this guy through the Skype service. Having failed this attempt at reaching the mystery person, I reset the password to the Skype account, effectively locking him out with no way to log back in. I then assigned the account to a different random email address. As far as the Skype account goes, its someone else’s problem now. I hope this person has at least discovered their real email address.

Its my email address. You can’t use it. (But you can send me an email!)

May 16th, 2008: 10:38 pm

We moved into our new house last weekend and have been busy unpacking ever since! Here are some early thoughts:

  • There are a lot more stairs in a 2-level compared to the bi-level split we were in
  • Without curtains it is already really hot in the house! Its going to be a shirtless summer around here…
  • Tossing stuff while unpacking has been easier than while packing. Does X belong somewhere? No? Trash…
  • I took the week off to unpack and settle in. As a result, Tiffany and I have hung out eating breakfast together each morning. I’m going to miss that when I go back to work…
  • Our dual flush toilets are awesome (and save lots of water)! So much for the old Saskatchewan saying. Now it has become “If it’s yellow, press 1”