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January 4, 2005 – Last night in Canada (again)
Posted by Barniferous in Return to Canada on January 4, 2015
Today started with a great breakfast at the Wright Spot with my dad. I then went for a haircut, appreciating the fact that I could communicate properly with the stylist. After that, I finished my packing and my family took me back to Winnipeg.
We had a nice dinner together at Earl’s, and then I got dropped off at a hotel near the airport. My flight to Minneapolis is at 7:30am tomorrow, so it’s convenient to be near the airport. Compared to most of the rest of my visit home, it was an early night. I can’t believe how quickly my return to Canada went by. I will miss my family and friends again, but I will not miss the crazy winter weather.
See you soon Japan!
Request for a name change
Posted by Barniferous in Uncategorized on January 4, 2015
After posting the New Year 2004 epic Bongo Battle story, I had the following conversation on IMessage:
I have since updated the post to change the name from “Hippie’s girlfriend” to “Sunny”.
January 3, 2005 – Greyhound Bus
Posted by Barniferous in Return to Canada on January 3, 2015
My car was still stuck in the parking lot of my sister’s apartment building. This was especially annoying because the parking lot in the neighbouring building had been cleared of snow 3 times since the big snowstorm. The neighbouring building also had a different property management company. Unfortunately the apartment vacancy rate in Winnipeg is very low, so property managers can get away with being lazy.
I ended up taking a Greyhound bus back to Portage la Prairie. The Greyhound bus was just as glamorous as I remember (i.e. not very). However, it is a safe, reliable way to get between cities on horrible winter roads.
The only exciting thing that happened in Portage was a visit to the dentist. Apparently the dental hygienist was flirting with me and was asking about me after I left. As usual, I was completely oblivious.
January 2, 2005 – House of 1000 Corpses
Posted by Barniferous in Movies, Return to Canada on January 2, 2015
After several days of heavy snow, and no snow clearing in the apartment parking lot, my car was seriously stuck in the snow. I didn’t do anything during the day. In the evening I got picked up and went to my friend W+C’s for dinner. They love horror movies, so we ended up watching House of 1000 Corpses which was written and directed by Rob Zombie. It was an interesting combination of cheesy and extremely gory, but was overall entertaining.
January 1, 2005 – New Year’s Hangover
Posted by Barniferous in Return to Canada on January 1, 2015
Happy New Year! Due to a combination of hangover, lack of available vehicle and tiredness, I didn’t really want to do much with my day. I decided to watch some movies, but my sister and her roommate somehow don’t own a DVD player. Fortunately Movie Village was only a few minute walk from the apartment. I rented a player and some movies and spent the rest of the day being relaxed.
Drinking in Japan 
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