What the hell?

On Friday, Jan. 27, 2006 in the morning, I decided to go to Resto du village to have some breakfast, since I won't be there over the weekend. (I'm going home for Chinese New Year). As I was entering the Guy-Concordia Metro station, some guy started chasing after me said that he wanted to pinch my ass... Thinking he was probably high on something, I tried to outrun him, but by the time I got to the ticket booth, I realize I couldn't, so I stopped and stared at him... Then I asked, "You wanted something?" I stood my ground, and he backed off and said, "Oh, I just wanted to see what would happen if I said I wanted to pinch your ass..." I kept looking at him, and then I used my pass and passed through the gates to take the metro.

I got to Beaudry metro station, and there were two STM security personnel there. They were busy with something else, but I walked up to them, told them about what happened, and asked them what I could have done in the future. I was told that I should get a description of the person, and then call 911. However, I said that, "I don't think I'm going to be taken seriously, since it's a guy who wanted to pinch my ass." But the officer was insistant, and he told me that because his intentions are unclear, as you do not know what he wants to do, that still warrants a legitimate 911 call.

Yeah, some bizarre people hang out at metro stations.

On a totally different note: I found out that I can buy the monthly passes at the Pharmprix close to my house. (Note: Pharmaprix = Shopper's Drug Mart in French). This means that I can buy my passes there, and get optimum points for it. For the past six months, I've been buying my passes at the metro station. (Usually Guy-Concordia, but whenever I get to a metro station).

"You really need a boyfriend."

Last night, Jan. 26, 2006, my friend came and installed some RAM for me. After, he, his hubby and me went to dinner, and then to see Brokeback Mountain.

They thought it was a good movie, but of course, I cried in my usual spots... My friend thought my sobbing was loud (I didn't think so), and it looked like my own mother died in my arms or something.

But yes, my friend told me if I get an emotional reaction like that after watching it for so many times, "You really need a boyfriend."

The way I see it, I really identify with Jack's character, as he's the hopeless romantic type, similar to how I am. So, when I see two people who cannot be together, due to one party, it really makes me sad. Perhaps I have a big heart, with lots of love, and I haven't met someone who is deserving of this love.

Or perhaps Celine Dion is right: "On dirait que mon coeur est trop grand" (One would say that my heart is too big) from the song D'amour et d'amitié. Although, having a boyfriend wouldn't be bad either. I wouldn't say I need one, but having one who can recipricate love would not be bad either.

Breakfast on Pluto

On Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2006, I went to see the movie Breakfast on Pluto. This movie was recommended to me by a friend of mine, who is into alternative cinema, and queer cinema. The main character is a cross-dressing transsexual, played by Cillian Murphy.

This movie was well done, but way too long. It felt like a Peter Jackson epic, it felt like Lord of the Rings: Return of the King kind of long, where 3.5 hours felt like 6 - 7. This movie was slower than Transamerica, and my friends found that movie to be slow.

Not to mention, about half way through the movie, some lady came up to my row, and started flashing around with a cell phone, because she apparently dropped something, and then a baby woke up and cried for five minutes... Stupid people... I complained and got a free pass though. That's good.

Recently, I have been in the mood for queer films. However, I have exhausted the list... The next movie I would like to see is Hoodwinked, but it's not available at AMC.

Transamerica

First off, I got the CPR Recertification sorted out with St. John's. It's now happening on the 12 and 19th of February, but it's going to be in French. My first certification in French.

And tonight, I did not see Brokeback Mountain. AMC has offered Transamerica, which is one of the movies on the preview when I saw Brokeback Mountain. I thought I would give myself a change and see this movie.

Felicity Huffman played a really good character in this movie. I liked it, though not as much as Brokeback Mountain. And the movie is slower than Brokeback, in my opinion anyway.

A wonderful day...

Today, I made my usual trip to Resto du village to have my usual breakfast of three eggs, sausage, toast (brown dry - aka whole wheat, no butter), and homefries with coffee. Unfortunately, the guy whom I tended to see before the new year has not been seen for the past two weeks, but due to unforeseen circumstances... (I wanted an extra small fries with gravy, but the waiter was really tired and forgot about my order, so when I finally went to ask him, with the intention that if it hasn't been prepared yet, then I would cancel it, and pay for only the breakfast. However, he felt really bad about making me wait so long... (I was solving math problems, so it wasn't much of a wait for me), he didn't charge me for breakfast... ) So, I left him a $2 tip. (Breakfast is usually $4.25, and I usually leave a $5 so that the waiter has $0.75 tip, which is more than 15%). However, since he didn't charge me, I left him a nice tip. As I walked in, the radio station that they had on also played Cardigans - Love Fool, which is one of my favourite love songs, because I can be a love fool, and I would love it for someone to "love me, love me, say that you love me..."

And then, as I was exiting the Guy-Concordia metro stop to go home, someone was there, with a piano, and he played this sequence of notes as I was walking past, and I thought, "Hmm... He must be playing Gloria Gaynor's I Will Survive. Sure enough, I was right, so I listened to a bit of it as I was walking up the esculator... The song is much better when you have someone singing it, especially someone who can feel the lyrics.

So, I hope the rest of the day will be even better. Except... I just remembered that I was supposed to have St. John's Ambulance training for CPR re-cert today at 8:30 a.m.!!! I'll have to call them and hope that I can reschedule the first part for another day! :(

Interesting comment

So tonight, I was talking to Raoul again, and he was telling me how all his previous attempts at guys have left him jaded and thinking there are only one sort of guys. This was his exact quote: "oh wait.. I forgot.. all my failed relationships and the liars and self-haters have left me jaded.. (not to mention the people only after one thing which has left me convinced that is the only kind of guys there are out there)" (Raoul, 2006)

To this I would like to say the following: You had your chance at a perfectly good relationship where the person was not a liar or a self-hater. But you overlooked that, and decided to not pursue it. That is not my fault. I suppose you're starting to regret your decision now. Oh well.

On another note, I had my first mathematician moment today. I was mumbling to myself about a possible solution/proof to a question I was given for homework in Ring Theory. In the media, mathematicians are perceived as socially awkward people who do eccentric things, because they were/are so lost/concentrated on the problem(s) that they are trying to solve.

Computer back and running

I'm happy to report that the computer is now back up and running. It was only the power source...

I'm also quite happy that my friend Peter helped me fix the computer. He cut himself though on a piece of metal... I hope he heals soon.

Now, I get to play with the software and tell all these programs to not load up at start up.

Wow, for the first time ever...

Today, I went to the Levi's Store at Montréal's Centre Eaton because I was interested in a pair of 501 Jeans. I have already checked the price at Priape, since I would prefer to give my money to gay businesses as opposed to big chains. However, Priape did not have the colour I wanted... (Who knew that Priape sold jeans!), and the price between Priape and the Levi store was a whopping five cents.

First of all, I actually fit a 34 in Levi's. I have never been able to do that in my life... And I didn't even have to suck in anything to fit. Although, I thought perhaps the jeans were a little tight. I don't really know... What bugged me however, was the fact that they pressed for more items to be sold. I was asked if I needed a shirt, and then when I said I wasn't really a shirt and tie kind of guy, otehr items were pressed... And I tried to fend it off, but I still ended up buying one green shirt. I was looking to add to my long sleeve collection, since my long sleeve clothes are getting worn and I need to add new items to replace worn items. However, I really hate it when people pressure me to try and spend more money than I really want to. Thank goodness I have 14 days to return the shirt if I want to.

I'm actually pretty good when I walk into a store, since I usually already know what I'm looking for, and what I want. So, about 95% of the time, the sales rep just gets the commission on the pair of jeans, or whatever item I went in to buy.

It's also amazing that pretty much any clothing store you go into, they try to get you to spend more than you want to. When you buy pants, they ask you if you need a shirt... Apparently, in some clothing companies, there's a written policy that when a customer buy pants, you are to press the customer to buy two shirts. I also get pretty stingy when the sales rep try to sell me something that costs more than the item that I am buying. I.e. if the pair of jeans I'm buying is $54.99, good luck trying to sell me a denim jacket that costs $70.

I can never work in retail... Because in retail, you have to push the customers to buy stuff so that your quota is met and that your comission soars... However, I could never do it, since I hate it when people try and push me to buy more than I intended to spend. I would hate to push someone to buy more than they need.

Death of computer - temporary

I have discovered on Jan. 4, 2006 that my computer is broken and in need of repair. Signs point to a blown power supply, and I think the probability of that being the case is about 0.75. So, I'll be away from blogging, I guess, until I have my computer back. I will be checking the internet periodically with the internet at the library, but they aren't open after midnight.

When I said I wanted a new laptop, I didn't quite mean like this.

Happy New Year!

First of all, a happy new year to the readers of my blog. May your new year's wishes come true, and if you made resolutions, I hope that you succeed.

Today, I finally took the train home to Montreal, and got hassled by VIA Rail. First, they made me check my luggage. Then, when I got to Montreal, they completely destroy the strap which I can use to carry my luggage home. I had to bitch, and they promised that they would pay the bill for reparation. I get home, and there is not too much damage... Squished toothpaste and broken bottle handle. (No bottles were broken, thank goodness). VIA Rail has promised me that they would pay for the reparation of the strap. So, we'll see.

And then, I find out that STM (Société de transport de Montréal) has raised the price for the Student monthly pass from $32.50 to $33.75.

This kind of worries me, not because I have to pay an increase of about 4% from last year... What worries me is that our economy seems to be heading towards the trend where prices get raised, but exceeding the amount where people's salaries are getting raised. If this trend continues, this will eventually lead to a collapse of the economy. I don't know, this just kind of worries me.