We here in Vancouver got another little blast of winter, just to remind us that this winter business isn't over yet. Temperatures (taking into account windchill) of -10 or so (celsius, relax Americans!). The day the weather turned, I was naturally caught off guard wearing only a Dickies jacket. Oh that was a marvelous walk home.
But hey, who wants to talk about the weather, right?
Right now I'm kind of walking a tightrope, future-wise -- and it's mostly the economy that's to blame.
Firstly, my job is (like most people's jobs these days) not a sure-thing in the long term. Who knows what could happen in the next 6-8 months.
Secondly, since the economy is sliding further and further into the toilet, real-estate prices have suddenly come into the realm of (semi-) reasonable in and around Vancouver. So while it's tempting to buy a place, mortgage payments don't seem like a good idea to take on right about now when the job market in Vancouver is so tumultuous.
What to do, what to do...
Let's check my power level.
Friday, February 27, 2009
Monday, February 23, 2009
Freeloadin' on the Great Demotivator
For the first three years of my time living in the Lee Building, I had free cable. This was not an amenity that was supposed to come with the apartment, it was just a result of the cable company being too lazy / confused to unhook the previous tenants' cable.
Who was I to argue? Free cable!
My cable freeloadin' days have come to an end. The cable company finally got wise / unlazy enough to unplug me. Easy come, easy go.
One thing I now realize is how much time I frittered away sitting in front of the TV watching crap, instead of doing anything even remotely productive. TV truly is the Great Demotivator.
Life sans cable was a bit of an adjustment at first, but now things are smooth. For now I still get 2 channels out of the air (until the cable companies finally lock that up with the so-called switch to digital cable -- more like the sealing of the monopoly).
I'm hoping that Canada gets a service like Hulu soon. That might shake up the ol' cable company beasts a little. However, in order to watch a service like Hulu, we'll still have to subscribe to broadband internet, which will still involve getting fucked by either the phone company or the cable company.
Really -- how is this not a monopoly?
Who was I to argue? Free cable!
My cable freeloadin' days have come to an end. The cable company finally got wise / unlazy enough to unplug me. Easy come, easy go.
One thing I now realize is how much time I frittered away sitting in front of the TV watching crap, instead of doing anything even remotely productive. TV truly is the Great Demotivator.
Life sans cable was a bit of an adjustment at first, but now things are smooth. For now I still get 2 channels out of the air (until the cable companies finally lock that up with the so-called switch to digital cable -- more like the sealing of the monopoly).
I'm hoping that Canada gets a service like Hulu soon. That might shake up the ol' cable company beasts a little. However, in order to watch a service like Hulu, we'll still have to subscribe to broadband internet, which will still involve getting fucked by either the phone company or the cable company.
Really -- how is this not a monopoly?
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