So, we made it back okay (obviously). Our flight got in late last night, about 90 minutes later than we expected, but that’s hardly out of the ordinary when travelling around xmas. Weather considered, we didn’t fare too badly at all.

Once I figure out an easy way to transfer the notes from my blackberry to my PC (new laptop; the desktop manager software isn’t installed yet) I’ll post all thoughts and musings. Really, had I known before I started writing the notes that my new Blackberry would get a signal in the wilds of NS I would’ve just waited and posted regularly via email. Oh well, now I know.

I’ll try to post the rest of the stuff tonight or tomorrow.

The Movie Blog says that an H.P. Lovecraft movie is in production. Cool…in a geeky kind of way.

The storm outside our hotel window is so bad right now, we’re half convinced that the crane across the parking lot is about to fall and crush us.

Halifax is a ghost town right now, on what would normally be the biggest shopping day of the year. Most stores are closed, sidewalks are drifted in, the streets are all but empty. Nothing to do but hole up and wait it out, and hope that our flight leaves tomorrow night as planned.

…Or is Jonathan from this year’s Amazing Race the most loathsome contestant since Flo?

I’m off for about a week and half whilst I partake in many holiday treats, not the least of which will be my mother’s apple pie and my father’s homemade strawberry ice cream. I won’t get to see my brothers and extended family as much as I might like, but that’s what happens when you’re scattered about the globe and in various phases of family life.

So take care, everyone. I’ll post the goings-on (and maybe some pictures) when I get back.

No posts for a while as I’m off celebrating chocolate and downtime. Will no doubt receive several books/cds/dvds as gifts, and buy many more. Posts will follow.

Have a happy whatever-you-plan-on-having.

Well, that’s interesting. Last night I thought my Zip> membership was cancelled; today I got an apologetic voicemail (and email) from a customer service manager at Zip, telling me my account would remain active if I would still like to use it. Obviously I said yes; I haven’t even had an interruption in service yet (since they kept sending me new DVDs even after supposedly cancelling me), so it’s only been a minor annoyance to date, and I love the convenience of it.

It seems that it was the Better Business Bureau complaint that got their attention. So thanks to the BBB of Eastern Ontario and the Outaouais…kickass!!

People keep giving me strange looks today…maybe it’s the santa hat?

Happy holidays!

My Zip.ca account finally seems to’ve been shut down. Below is the final message I sent to them.

So, it’s finally happened. 16 days after you told me my membership had been Zip Cancelled (I love how you’ve branded it, by the way…it gives unfair termination a little zing!) I can no longer sign into my queue. However, I wonder if you’d noticed that since that initial cancellation email, you’ve sent me 8 movies. I’ve dutifully watched and returned them all, whereas some more vengeful than myself would have tossed them off the balcony, or at least scratched them.

However, even after experiencing service this horrid, I can’t bring myself to feel bitter. I sincerely believe that you’ve treated me this way not out of spite, but out of complete, utter, stunning incompetence. Good luck with that.