Bottled Water

I would not be surprised if one day they even charged us for 'bottled air'. Oh wait, they already do. It seems like as soon as something is put in a package it gains value and people are willing to pay for it. I really need to get in on this lucrative business. I think the only problem is that they already sell basically every single useless thing you could possibly imagine that you can already get for free. Not only is bottled water a waste of money but also a waste of plastic. Especially in vancouver where the water is already so good. Bottled water frustrates me. I am completely confident that if it did not exist our lives would be better. I'm not sure how or why, but somehow they would be, even if it was only from not having to consider the stupidity of bottled water.

I witnessed an awesome scene on the skytrain the other day. There were two tough looking dudes standing across from me. They both had shaved heads and sunglasses and black clothing. The tougher of the two had a goatee and had tatoos all over his head and down his neck. He was also wearing an ultimate fighting championship hoody. I wouldn't want to mess with him. A few stops after I got on, a young man (say 20ish?) and his mother (say 50ish?) get on the train with their bikes. I stop paying attention to these people for a second and when I turn back the two bald dudes are chatting it up with this kid and his mom. The secret to the conversation? They are all francophones. I thought it was so cool that people that I would never expect to talk to each other were now having a friendly discussion, all because they shared a foreign language. It's amazing how these details can bring people together. I'm very sure that were they in quebec or france they would not be on the same terms. As a minority here however they were able to bond just like that. I found it kind of touching.

I'm writing from my basement right now and seconds earlier I noticed something floating in front of my face. I thought it was a dust ball or something, which wouldn't make too much sense, but I was about to brush it out of the way with my hand. I then focused on it and noticed it was a spider climbing down from the ceiling. It was a bit of a startle. I told it to get out of the way and moved it with a pencil. I lost track of it when I moved it and now its sitting somewhere down here with me. I don't have a big problem with spiders, but I definitely do not like them suddenly appearing right in front of my face. It also makes me realize that it could have very easily landed on my head and I may not have noticed. It's a little bit creepy to think about.

My apple cores were gone today. A victim of spring cleaning. I'll have to start again soon and try to beat my record of three. I challenge anyone else that lives with other people to leave apple cores lying in a communal space and see how long they will sit there. You may be surprised.

Also, this is saturday's post. I just missed getting it in before midnight.