Thanksgiving Ridiculousness

Last week I started orientation for my new full-time nursing position at the Hospital here and on top or that had things most evenings and that is why I've been MIA again and not blogging...cause my life has been CRAZY!  BUT....last weekend was Thanksgiving here in Canada and again, that weekend was ridiculous!  I didn't go home to Timmins since Lacey was coming in town to have Thanksgiving with her family here and I haven't seen her in awhile so figured I'd stay to see her and then since I wasn't supposed to work this week, I'd just go home for a week to visit friends and family back home.
Lacey's bus was 3 hours late so she only got in to Ottawa after 3am, so naturally I went out and got really drunk and rather than going to bed when she was here (cause I had orientation again the next day), I stayed up till after 5am talking to her....which led to me being about an hour late for orientation.  I had a Thanksgiving supper at my bro's place with my sis and my bro's gf and his roommates.  The supper was actually REALLY good!  Then I went to Lacey's aunt's place and after our hot-tub I ended up crashing there for the night.  The next day I went to yoga (more for the instructor than the actual class, but the class is good too lol).  Bekka had her first party at her place in Hull so I went to that and it was decked out! Projector screens with lasers and candles everywhere and a plounge (pillow lounge).  It was so sweet!  And the people there were so chill and cool.  I left before they went to the bar cause Cassie was going to my place to predrink before we were to head to Edge to go dancing and celebrate with Laurice since it was her last time going dancing before she moves to Elliott Lake on saturday.  After a very dangerous ride on the back of a scooter by someone who just got the scooter that day and still didn't know how to drive it and me without a helmet and almost dying....I got off and got Cassie to pick me up lol.  We went to my place and downed our booze and headed to the bar.  We danced up a storm and saw the person I had gone on a date with earlier that week chatting it up with my ex - that was interesting lol. I met a guy from a an MTV show and he surprised me a LOT and is actually SUPER sweet and nice!  He's also hilarious and was making Cassie and I die laughing at his jokes.  After kicking Cassie home (sorry again Cass), the weekend just continued at this ridiculous pace!  Another Thanksgiving supper at Lacey's Aunt's, and another afternoon with "Mr. Nice Guy", then back to the real world and had to have my last orientation day monday.  And that my friends was my Thanksgiving.....minus a few details ;)

Gym = free cable

The other day I was getting a little bored in my apt; I'd watched a couple episodes of Will and Grace on my computer and watched two movies and read and chilled on the balcony with Steve (I'll explain another time) and so I decided at night I'd go for a walk to see what's nearby. I decided to go to the basement to see if there is a vending machine (for future reference) and when I went down I didn't find a vending machine, but I found the gym I forgot was in my basement! I totally could've been using the gym rather than all the movies and I would've have been so bored! Anyways, yesterday I finally got over the laziness to take the elevator down to the basement and use the gym that's always empty. It's not big at all; it has a new elliptical, free weights, a mat, and a new crazy intense machine that works everything and anything (as long as you know how to work it). So I started working out on the crazy machine, constantly going to the poster to see how it works. I turned to the tv on and realize, 'shit son! There's free cable in here!' So I turned my music off and watched tv while working out. The thought has DEFINITELY crossed my mind that I should just bring my folding chair downstairs and watch tv in there since I don't have cable! We shall see if the gym is going to be used more for working out or watching free cable...... Why don't you work out and watch tv you're thinking? Well, you see....that would require me to get into gym clothes and put on gym shoes and have to...work. I'll let you know what that room becomes for me in the future; gym, or tv lounge.