So today had the potential to be a very expensive day, but it turns out I ended up with more money than I started with!
To start off, Chris and I have adopted a little 18 month old kitty who we named Willow. She was under Brian&Lesley's deck crying for a week, so they felt really bad for her and took her in. They couldn't keep her though, and she seems like such a nice little kitty, so Chris and I finally said we would adopt her.
Today was Willow's appointment to go get spayed, since we all thought she wasn't. I got up bright and early to take her in to the vet, where I said my temporary goodbyes and leave her with the professionals. Back to home I go, and to my surprise a little while later I get a phone call from the vet. Turns out Willow is already spayed. Score! No charge for a fixed kitty. It did make me worried that she actually does belong to someone though, so once I got back from picking miss Willow up, I called the local spca. No one had reported a cat missing fitting Willow's description, and the woman on the phone seemed to think it sounded like maybe Willow was a "drop off". What a sin... not sure how anyone could do that to an animal.
On a side note... there was an article in the paper today about two puppies that were found with their throats cut, left on the side of the road. The woman who found them rushed them to the vet and it looks like they're going to make it! That is good news indeed... but it is disturbing that people do such things to helpless little animals...
Back to my original topic - After all my shenanigans with Willow were over for the day, I got ready to go to class for the afternoon. I put on a coat I haven't worn much lately, and when I got down to the car I put my hand in my pocket and found $10! I love finding money I didn't know I had!
Just to remind you of the math in case you haven't been keeping up, I:
Didn't spend $100's
Found an extra $10
Which is practically a profit in my mind! Good day.
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Friday, November 4, 2011
Monday, June 13, 2011
City Thoughts
Toronto trip has been successfully completed! No major upsets or setbacks involved. Learned the ways of subways and buses, knowledge which I find useful for future reference as well. Back at work today, which is not the number one place I would like to be... oh well, money must be earned, which is something beggars in Toronto do not understand.
To stray from that thought for a minute... one of the things I most enjoyed while in the big city was seeing a variety of colours, cultures, and styles. The white sea monotony in Pictou County is not very stimulating for the mind. Nice to see people who don't look like me, who don't dress like me, and who don't talk like me (although sometimes I do find it disconcerting to have people talking around me without understanding what is being said). I find it more inspiring that way... makes me want to re-think who I would like to be, and particularly the style I would like to have.
The one diversity I could have done without would be the beggars. I work hard to earn my money, why do people think I will give it away simply because someone walks up and shoves a cup in my face? At least have the decency to ASK for the money... do not just hold your hand/cup/whatever out assuming I will know what you expect. Certainly I have some level of empathy for these people, but you have to earn your money just as I earned mine... do a trick for me... entice me with your alluring story and personality... do a dance or sing a song... anything, really. Then maybe I will consider throwing away my hard earned money to support your addiction/mental health issues/poor choices. If you can not do that for me in order to gain a profit, then do not expect me to remain polite in return. If I am in a good mood, maybe you'll simply get a "No.", but most of the time I am already annoyed by the general crowding of the city, so you will likely get a more colourful answer. This weekend, the beggars were lucky that Chris was generally the interception point... he is much more forgiving and polite when he declines.
The city is interesting and enticing in some ways, but it is likely that I would end up longing for the country before too long. Natural greenery, peace&quiet, and avoiding crowds are all terribly valuable to me. Glad to be back home and in familiar surroundings.
To stray from that thought for a minute... one of the things I most enjoyed while in the big city was seeing a variety of colours, cultures, and styles. The white sea monotony in Pictou County is not very stimulating for the mind. Nice to see people who don't look like me, who don't dress like me, and who don't talk like me (although sometimes I do find it disconcerting to have people talking around me without understanding what is being said). I find it more inspiring that way... makes me want to re-think who I would like to be, and particularly the style I would like to have.
The one diversity I could have done without would be the beggars. I work hard to earn my money, why do people think I will give it away simply because someone walks up and shoves a cup in my face? At least have the decency to ASK for the money... do not just hold your hand/cup/whatever out assuming I will know what you expect. Certainly I have some level of empathy for these people, but you have to earn your money just as I earned mine... do a trick for me... entice me with your alluring story and personality... do a dance or sing a song... anything, really. Then maybe I will consider throwing away my hard earned money to support your addiction/mental health issues/poor choices. If you can not do that for me in order to gain a profit, then do not expect me to remain polite in return. If I am in a good mood, maybe you'll simply get a "No.", but most of the time I am already annoyed by the general crowding of the city, so you will likely get a more colourful answer. This weekend, the beggars were lucky that Chris was generally the interception point... he is much more forgiving and polite when he declines.
The city is interesting and enticing in some ways, but it is likely that I would end up longing for the country before too long. Natural greenery, peace&quiet, and avoiding crowds are all terribly valuable to me. Glad to be back home and in familiar surroundings.
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