Day 36/37 – November 28/29th

Not much is going on in life at the moment……I have worked long hours the last 2 days hence why I have only made a limited post.  My beloved Raptors won on Wednesday and it was a bobble-head day as well, I have quite the collection now, King James and the Cavaliers are in town Friday.

I am now emailing back and forth with a new eharmoney girl (Eng) so we’ll see how that goes, I could be setting myself up for a situation whereby I go from a number of women to zero in just a couple of days.

Got the filling on my tooth resolved today, the dentist could see the unsmooth (is that a word) nature of it and filed it down.  There was no charge this makes a pleasant surprise given how much the dentist usually costs…….the whole thing feels a lot better today.

I have not exercised for a couple of days so no doubt that is contributing to my sluggish mood, I will try and make it to the gym Friday though.  Looking at the title of today’s blog it has become apparent that 10% of the year has now gone, this is quite alarming given it only appears to be a view days since I started posting daily………before I know it I will be a crazy old man, I already have the crazy so am just in need of the old.

Mood for the day 6 out of 10.

Day 35 – November 27th

Another interesting day………..today was the final part of my root canal when I got the temporary filling replaced with a permanent it appears to have gone OK although my wallet is now $300 lighter.  I will have the final gum check up in about a week and then hopefully I can put this whole incident behind me.

Still no news from TAC, what a joke this whole thing has turned out to be.  I will stay at Wellington as I have managed to negotiate another free month out of them.  Talking of Wellington I missed spinning today as a result of staying at work a little too late, staying at work is always bad news.

I had a strange experience with a girl from the website 2 for the show, we were due to meet on Thursday evening but when I ask how old she is……she decides to stop communication saying we are looking for different things very strange, very strange indeed.  At the moment the only prospect in my life is Heleana so we’ll see how that works out this weekend.

A haircut today as well, I feel a lot better as a result, and hopefully will finally get a good night’s sleep for one.

Mood for the day 6 out of 10.

Day 34 – November 26th

I have just been on the phone with Helena for an hour, this is a good thing although now I feel a little tired and can’t really be bothered to post.  I will write a more in depth post on Tuesday.  I will say that my mood for the day is a 7 out of 10.

Day 33 – November 25th

It has been another strange day and I feel exhausted again, so much so that I had a 2hr power nap in the late afternoon.  My beloved Raptors won so that has improved my mood, although on the flip side my gums continue to hurt, Tuesday I will get the temporary filing replaced so we’ll see how that goes.

Today is the final of the Grey Cup, the game is a joke, I have no real interest in the CFL so am watching the Patriots and Eagles in the NFL instead, it is amazing how much my interest in American Football has increased since I moved to North America.

My mother called today, but due to the time difference I was unable to call her back, I will send her the link to my blog and see what she makes of it, I have no idea what she wants for Christmas but guess I will find out soon.

World of the strange: The qualifying draw for the 2010 world cup took place today and in a bizarre twist of fate England have been drawn with their Euro 2008 destroyer Croatia.  If England were to fail to qualify for European and World Championships back to back it would be a disgrace.

Mood for the day 7 out of 10.

Day 32 – November 24th

I have come to the conclusion that on days I do exercise my mood will be improved, I played squash today for the first time in a few weeks and feel great as a result of it, it will be sad if I end up no longer playing as I’m still a pretty good player, we’ll wait and see.

One thing I do know is that Wellington has a couple of the prettiest front desk girls in the city.  I spent some time this afternoon browsing the web, and have reached out to some people from my old high school “Crossley Heath” and first squash club “Old Crocs” it will be interesting to see if anything comes back.

Mixed day is sports, my beloved Raptors lost to Cleavland, but at least the Leafs are getting spanked.

Mood Rating for the day 6 out of 10.

Day 31 – November 23rd

It is looking more and more likely that I will remain at the Wellington club, as they have offered me a new deal at reduced rates whilst I will not be able to play squash anymore I will probably play “guest” matches at clubs in and around the downtown core. ….Even the Yoga instructor asked me to stay at the club.
The whole TAC membership is looking more and more suspicious, there are rumours floating around now that the $1000 initiation that was supposedly to be waved has not been for those that have joined. I am still to receive any kind of formal offer in writing at the club.

Went out for dinner with Richard and Garry in the evening, Richard has lost so much weight it is ridiculous he is definitely a changed man, unfortunately he is also a busted man. A women as is usual is the culprit, but hopefully he will recover soon.

My own weight was mixed news, I came in at 165lbs this is about 10lbs less than August so I have lost a lot of muscle but on the flip side I was expecting to be around 160 so the cloud does have a silver lining, when my gum surgery is fully completed hopefully I should be able to take in a few more calories.

Mood for the day 6 out of 10.

Day 30 – November 22nd

It has been another strange day……I had a terrible night’s sleep and now when I look in the mirror my eyes look completely bloodshot, I am also not sure I am sustaining my weight, I will get weighed at the gym tomorrow but feel both slight and weak.  Last time I was weighed I came in at 168lbs so we’ll see what tomorrow brings.

I went to look at the Plaza Club by Goodlife today……..I would end up paying about $140 a month to work out there it is crazy and it has now become clear that the number of available sports clubs in downtown is a lot smaller than I initially believed.  At this stage it looks more and more likely that I will stay at the Wellington.

Canadian Winter has now arrived and we received our first snow of the year…….how great is that we now have 4 months of freezing temperatures, snow and rain to look forward to.

My mood rating for the day reflects this at 3 out of 10.

Day 29 – November 21st

Well what a strange day this has turned out to be, definitely a series of up and downs, firstly the ups.

I had a great conversation with Helena, she is very easy to talk to although laughs a little too much, I will speak to her one more time and then I’m sure we’ll arrange to meet.

The Raptors win……in Memphis

Unfortunately that is pretty much it for the ups of the day, so now it’s time for the downs:

1) England lost to Croatia and will not be going to the European soccer championships, no British teams will be, it is quite frankly a disgrace.

2) My gums continue to hurt a little, I will be far more relieved when I get my permanent filling.

3) I barely slept at all last night, I’ll doubt if I even got 2 hours so have been exhausted all day.

4) I still have not heard back from TAC so will probably not be joining that squash club, this means I’ll probably remain at Wellington until they take out the courts in March and then reassess the situation.

5) I spoke with Michelle from dating agency, we chatted for just 15mins as she didn’t ask me a single question……..given there was no conversation I asked her why and she said she was kind of dating the last guy the agency sent her……makes you wonder why she even agreed to meet someone else, very strange indeed.

Mood for the day 3 out of 10, this mainly because of Helena, if I had written a post immediately after leaving work today it could have been a 1.

Day 27/28 – November 19/20th

I didn’t get online yesterday so am posting a double effort today.  On Monday I met with the Reps at Toronto Athletic Club, it is a very expensive club and I am still not sure if I should join or not, I am hearing very mixed views from people who have already joined about the free months and waived dues etc………I have yet to receive anything official in writing so will wait and see what happens……the whole thing is not sitting easy with me.

At this moment in time I have officially quit the Wellington and my last day will be December 15th, but this could be reversed depending on how the TAC thing turns out.  One thing I have noticed is the Wellington is attracting a very different crowd now, most of the guys joining appear to absolutely ripped not sure if that is good or bad………most of the women appear attractive and are boarder-line hot, I am sure this is good.

Spinning today was a disaster I appear to have tweaked my right knee again, my right knee has been a cause of trouble since I first injured it playing rugby 20 years ago…….20 years ago, when I write it like that it makes me sound very old.  Went for dinner with Will afterwards he is always good value.

I have called Eva and left a message, she has been officially offered the Phoenix tickets hopefully she will call back to let me know either way and then the whole incident can be filed away, I can’t be bothered to call the other two prospects in my life at the moment so will follow up with them Wednesday.  The Raptors are currently collapsing against the Mavricks it doesn’t look good that they will hang on……..either way with knee injury it has not been a good day.

Mood for the two days 3 out of 10.

Day 26 – November 18th

A huge wave of depression has descended on me, and I’m not entirely sure why….it is probably a combination of 4 things:

1) My beloved Raptors have lost to the Golden State Warriers

2) The Argos have lost in the semi final of the Grey Cup and as a result the final in Toronto will be pretty much a non event

3) In all likelihood I will be single through the holiday period.

4) I am coming to the realization of just how many people I regard as friends at the Wellington Club and now things will never be the same again.

It is day’s like today where I could literally cry, however I also realize that compared to a lot of people my problems are relatively minor. I read an article today that there is a direct link between exercise (lack off) and depression, I didn’t go to the gym today so maybe that has dampened my mood. I will step out for a walk though in few moments and hopefully that will perk up my mood if even just little.

Mood Rating for the day 2 out of 10.