I think I found the glasses I want to get. They are called Gasket, manufactured by Oakley. In a Brown Tortoise colour. Now I just need to source them out in the city.

Update: what do you guys think of the Blue

My to do list is just seems to get longer and longer. And I’m behind on my email. I did get a new 500 gig hard drive for my ever growing library of images, thanks to the anniversary sale at Best Buy. I also picked up the newish Basement Jaxx cd which i stumbled up at Sonic Boom downtown (before going to see Re-cycle). I’m not sure when it was released, but it was sometime this year. I’ve adored Bassment Jaxx for years and years now and the pick me up will definitely be welcome in my nano. Speaking of which, the 1 gig is simply not cutting it anymore. My sights are set on the 80 gig iPod. That’s sweet music to my ears.

Anyway, back to the weekend. Saturday, we didn’t end up going to get pumpkins, the monkey had sprained her ankle and was on crutches for most of the weekend. Of course she started mysteriously walking without them by Saturday evening. It’s a miracle! We did see Nightmare Before Christmas in 3D and it was great. It’s simply amazing what they can do with 3D now. Long gone are the days of the red and blue 3D glasses. I would highly suggest going to see the movie in theatres if you get a chance. Strangely enough 6 people from our row left in the first 15 minutes. I guess 3D isn’t for everyone.

Tonight, I saw Re-cycle at the Bloor Cinema. Do you ever wonder what happens to our discarded ideas, our forgotten toys, well they still exist, at least that is the concept behind the movie. This sort of thinking always intrigues me. I’ve had many ideas that I have never run with, and some that I started but never finished. Just imagine how many of these happen everyday to everyone. Imagine another world where these ideas exist because they were never brought to our own reality.

Also saw the movie Just Friends when I was over at my folks place doing laundry. Another interesting concept for a movie. It was enjoyable. A good laugh. And I must admit that I have a crush on Ryan Reynolds despite my sister claiming that he isn’t that hot.

Seems like movies surrounded me this weekend. It’s not a bad thing, but it does leave my to do list a tad longer than I would like it to be.

One thing I did check off my list was dropping off 7 rolls of 120 film to get developed. I’m not sure how many are mine and how many are Jay’s, but it should be interesting to see what’s on it. A number of the rolls have been sitting around the apartment throughout the summer. I seriously need to get into the habit of shooting more 120. Gotta whip out the holga and diana and go nuts around town. Of course, silly me waits until the autumn to do so. Damn you shorter days. When do we turn back the clocks? That must be soon.

So I ask you this, what do Serena Ryder, Iron Maiden and Photojunkie have in common? Weird mix eh? Well we all appear as sidebar links at Strombo.com. Thanks for the love George. What strange company I keep.

So you will notice that the last two installments didn’t have pictures. The one day where it would have been cool to shoot images, especially at the Eye doctors and at Ambient Vector, I was cameraless. I didn’t even have my cell phone on me, which I had accidentally left at work, earlier in the afternoon.

So after my brief stint at the mall. I decided to head back to the office to pick up my cellphone. It’s not too far away, but of course I was hopping on the highway during rush hour. I was on the onramp to the 401 when suddenly my car staled. Luckily I was able to put it in neutral and roll onto the shoulder. Here I am, stuck on the highway, with no cellphone. Fortunately a guy in a beamer pulled over and was nice enough to give me a boost. So I was up and running again in no time, or was I? I noticed that the lights on the dashboard were dimming and at the bottom of the onramp, just as it merged with the highway, my car stalled again. The irony of the situation now, was the fact that I was directly infront of my apartment building, with a huge highway wall barrier between me and home. I was without a phone and to top it off Jay was on his way to Oshawa for a dentist appointment. The view of the dim 12th floor apartment from the highway mocked me in my dire situation. Car were darting around me left and right as I stood in front of my vehicle with the front hood up. Did I also mention there was a light drizzle of rain? Definitely not my lucky day. Soon enough a tow truck arrived, and we decided to tow the car to the dealership where I normally get service done. May as well deal with people I am accustomed to.

This is where I go into my rant on how important it is to have emergency roadside services like CAA available to you. It’s especially important when you have an older car which has a tendency to break down more often. It sure beat the outrageous prices they charge for towing services. Although I must admit the guy who towed me was very professional and not to bad on the eyes. Luckily, the service centre was just closing up for the day when we arrives, but I was able to drop it off safely in their service bay and give my work order done up.

This morning I found out the alternator was busted, which was my guess, considering I had just gotten a new battery for the car just earlier this year.

It all started off well, yesterday afternoon I finally went in to get my eyes checked with Dr. Kristin Heeney. It was my first time visiting her and the experience was simply amazing. She has a comfortable office downtown and the staff there was simply amazing and helpful. Definitely one of the best visits to an eye doctor I have ever had. (Dr. Heeney was recommended to me by David Crow, who is Kristin’s hubby).

Afterward I went upstairs and visited with David at his Ambient Vector office. These are the fine folks that run Nakama, the service I have been using to upload my cameraphone pictures over to the blog and flickr.

So after the appointment downtown. I made my way up to Yorkdale Mall to check out the eyewear stores. The first stop was Shoppers Optical (previously known as Shorney’s) The clerk there was very helpful, but their selection didn’t suit me although, they did have a sweet 50% off frames deal going on. My next stop was Lenscrafters. I will admit that I have bought from lenscarfters before, but my experience in this store was less than stellar. The problem with me is that I need wider glasses, at lease a 53 or 54mm. The woman who quickly approached me didn’t know what she was offering me. Basically she would judge the size of the glass by looking at them, as opposed to checking the actual size on the arm. So she evnd up handing me glasses which were too small. Then she dragged me over to their sunglasses selection, trying to see if any of those frames suited me. Overall a poor experience, which I will never let myself suffer through again. The third offering was at Seen Optical. The woman that helped me there was great, we dwindled it down to two frames which we both agreed suited me. However the sticker shock drove me out of the store to contemplate the purchase. I know a good pair of fashionable glass aren’t cheap, but 200 plus seems like a lot of money. There was a forth store in the mall which I didn’t walk into because it seemed prettty high end. So the search continues. I’m not going to quickly select my frames the same day as my eye appointment like I have in the past.

So if anyone has any suggestions, please let me know.