Fries & special sauce (chopped onion & mayonnaise & curry) and fresh batter-fried fish nuggets. From the chip shop.

Thank you, I appreciate that, a lot! xxx
I had hoped for more replies as I was genuinely interested but it is what it is, haha.

Over here I heard several times of people being ill from what they say flu -but in actual fact is a bad cold in 99,9999% of the cases- about a month ago?
Ridiculously early!

But I must say that I have had regular sneeze-attacks -grin- for couple of weeks now.
So I do guesstimate there's quite a lot of bugs whizzing round?

I rarely get ill -knock on wood- so sneezing a number of times on end is my version of a (mild) infection.

Maybe it's the odd weather we've had? Heatwave upon heatwave, extremely dry for months on end and then suddenly cooler temps and rain?

Feeling... kinda shell-shocked in a good way.
Didn't I say somewhere I had to simply find myself a nice Canadian bloke?
Just now I got a match proposition and it's a Canadian bloke, living in The Netherlands?!?!?!
He's the height I'm hoping my potential partner has as well?
You freaking kidding me?

Doesn't mean a thing, but it is an unbelievable coincidence.

Thinking... what a waste of my afternoon
Got to the dentist's, was told that my regular assistant couldn't do my teeth cleaning due to problems with her hands.
Really sux of course, poor woman, both hands covered in silver braces and rings.
But then I had to make do with the other assistant who's like Helga from the Gestapo. Not gonna happen.
Now I got another appointment next week, only to find out when I got home that I have something else that day, dangit!

Thinking... about the fact I gotta go to the dentist to have my teeth cleaned this afternoon. Sigh. I don't like that messing around in my mouth with a hook and whatnot.
But I'm going regardless as it does help my teeth & gums to have it done 2x a year.

I SO love that movie!! And yes, the man hat caused it all... what a knucklehead!
Denzel is great in this movie.

It is loosely based on the real-life CSX 8888 runaway train incident that occurred in Ohio on May 15, 2001.
Pretty daunting to think of this happening for real!

Feeling... happy the temperature allowed for shorts today! Not brilliant weather but temp was good.
It's beginning to get a bit cooler now so soon I'll have to swap shorts for jeans.

Deep Water - 2026
IMdB rating 5,4
I rate it a 9.
Another shark movie.
With Aaron Eckhart and Ben Kingsley and that one dude from The Lincoln Lawyer series.

I really liked it.

Terror strikes when a flight from Los Angeles to Shanghai goes down in the Pacific Ocean. Stuck on a sinking plane, survivors soon find themselves in a fight for their lives as man-eating sharks start to circle the wreckage.

I'd never go on a wine date. I don't like wine that much and don't see the point of getting intoxicated on a date.

I also wouldn't go on a date to forget an ex. It won't work and it's using an innocent person.
I'd rather take my time to heal first and then go on a date :)

My week also started good.
Looks like I can continue with my new fascia training program, weather is okay, and I revamped a painting.

Thrash - 2026
Shark movie.
IMdB rating 5
I give it an 8.

I'm partial. I love shark movies, they'd have to be real bad for me to switch it off.
And this one was actually quite good :)

Same as yesterday: kofta from minced beef, rice, tomato & courgette.
I bought a packet for that which has the rice, spice, and sauce mix.

Interesting in one way but I think I find it too emotionally upsetting to watch.
I remember seeing a black & white photo of a white idiot in the 19th century standing in front of an enormous pile of buffalo skulls with his rifle with a proud grin on his face.
Made me wanna puke and cry my eyes out at the same time.

The other day I read that white army men decided to kill off buffalo as it was Native Americans' food supply. They wanted to get rid of them and/or out of the area so they could build their railroad in piece. Killing their food supply was a great way to do that.
They promoted everyone to come and kill buffalo.
I never knew that. Sickening.
The command to do this didn't come from Washington but men higher up in the army made the decision. Washington (I mean the government/president, not the man Washington) knew, but turned a blind eye.

Like you say, there were millions, white man comes, buffalo as good as gone. I often truly am ashamed to be white. All the atrocities white man has committed ... disgusting.
I lived it up close and personal when I lived in -and worked for- an Aboriginal community in Aus. The guilt and shame almost did me in.

Absolutely great to be able to see properly! Enjoy!
I had that after I'd had my eyes lasered when I was 35. So wonderful to open your eyes in the morning and see the world in full focus!

Escape Canada to go where?
If Canada is like you say, it's the same in every so called 1st world country :/
Thinking about that... I'd really don't know where I'd go if it's chitty everywhere. I guess that only when you're rich it wouldn't matter as you then have & buy your freedom anywhere and everywhere.
But I sure wouldn't do that in The Netherlands!
18+ million people on a pinprick of land doesn't make anyone happy. Kinda like putting too many rats in a small cage.
At least in Canada you still have wilderness and space. Australia as well for that matter.

To compare: Alberta is approx. 16x larger than The Netherlands with only 5 million people.

Hope you were lucky in the casino, Slim!

OT -- Not feeling very energetic today. Maybe the change in weather, dunno. So I'm staying home, shower, bit of painting, chilling.

Watch a little bit of The Odyssey - 2026
Switched it off though as I didn't find it captivating at all.

IMdB rating is 8,4 so I gather it gets good later on. It's a 2,45 hr long movie.
I decided not to wait that long for it to get good.

I was happy I hadn't gone to see it in movie theatre and spent money on it.

Thinking... hang about, today is that day, the 12th. Which has only just started as it's 00.24 and I have yet to go to bed, hihi.

Thinking... today was the exact day I move in here in 2012.
I had not expected to live here for 14 years though!
I think the longest I've ever lived anywhere so far.