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Phase I: Reserve Room In BC(Accomplished!)

This took a lot of work. Aly’s hometown is quite a busy place in the summer, so naturally all the hotels and motels jack up their prices, and institute silly stipulations:

• Example: No reservations for stays under 5 or 7 days.

Yup. Most places refused me because I was only going to be staying for three nights. At most places, those three nights would have cost double what mine, and Aly’s combined travel costs would be. Their loss. You see, on a whim, I emailed a hostel and asked them if they had any vacancies those nights. Not only did they have vacancies, but they actually had one private room available. I reserved it within five minutes of getting the email. So, rather than paying $120 - $250 a night, I am now paying only $60 a night, for a private room. Can’t go wrong with that.

Phase II: Buy Bus Tickets Home(Accomplished!)

When I got home from work tonight, I decided it was time to buy our tickets. Because I’m buying them so early, we’re only paying about $125 a ticket, which is insanely cheap! If I didn’t want to see Aly so badly, I’d take the bus. But I’m going out there to meet her friends and family, and I wanna put as much time aside for that as possible. So, at the moment, the plan is still to fly out there.

Phase III: Buy Plane Ticket To BC(Pending!)

I plan on doing this tomorrow after work. I wanted to make sure I had all my other bills paid off first, but since tomorrow is payday, and it’s going to be the biggest cheque that I’ve ever had before, I think it’s safe to say I can buy my plane ticket with it. I know I’ve said it before, but I really dislike flying! Something about being crammed into a tight metal object with close to 100 other passengers does not sit well with me. That, and the last time I flew, I was just in a really bad mood the entire time, so that kinda tainted the experience. Well, that and the constant turbulence. That freaks me out like you would not believe. If I was taking a few more days off work, I’d totally just take the bus, but I’ve still got bills to pay…and I already used up all my vacation time for the year….

Phase IV: Fly Out To BC And Meet Aly’s Friends & Family(Pending!)

I should arrive sometime in the late afternoon, early evening. The first night, I just wanna hang out with Aly, since I haven’t seen her since May. The second two days I’m dedicating to meeting with her friends and family. She’s moving away with me, so the least I can do is try to prove I’m not some total creep who is trying to steal her away from them.

Phase V: Return Home With Aly!(Pending!)

This makes the past two and a half months of waiting totally worth it.

In Other News…

• Right now I’ve got a lot of time on my hands, and soon I won’t be able to work over time at the office anymore, so that means I’m going to have to start looking for a second job to pass the time. I really don’t want to be spending anymore money than I need to, so I may as well spend that time making money. It would be nice to have a casual second job once she gets here, or even a work from home deal. I’m thinking of signing up for one of those “Pay To Blog” websites. They don’t pay a lot, but if you write for enough of them, I hear you can make a pretty decent second income.
• I was thinking of calling up a local comedy club. They used to have an amateurs night a few years ago, and I was wondering if they still did. If so, I’d like to put my name down. I’m not saying I think I have what it takes to be a comedian, but it’s worth a shot. Sure, I might get booed off the stage, but it sure beats wondering “What If?” for the rest of my life, right?
• All of The Hellblog’s upgrades expire in a couple of hours. After that, it’s going to look like a completely different site. Somewhat similar to Twitter actually….