  Hedonism has begun! Woke up oddly earlier than expected this morning, so laid in bed reading for a while. Finally couldn't ignore the bladder anymore, so shuffled my way towards watching cartoons for a bit. Wound up spending a good part of the day with my mum. She wanted to go hunt for a proper rain barrel, instead of the hacked up chunk of plastic she currently uses. So I mentioned I had seen a nice one at Golden Acres, and off we went. While there I fell in love with this tree/flower thing called a Pink Flower Maple. I've never seen a tree that looks like a bouquet before. It's more of an outdoor plant, so maybe someday I will have a place for it. Basement suites aren't conducive to plants. Also found out why a succulent plant is called that (the leaves are fat and filled with liquid). I love wandering around Golden Acres, and there weren't many people there either this time, which was nice.
Since she had me captive, my mom decided that I could help her with some other labour intensive tasks, so we went to Totem to get some more lawn bark (I smelled like cedar chips the rest of the day), and then to Costco for a mound of food. It's impossible to spend under a hundred dollars there. They must have some sort of cross-dimensional monetary decoupler or something at the front door. "Your card? Thanks. [ZAP! ] Have a good day. " *smile*smile*. Later, I wrecked havoc among the good citizens of Vice City. The FBI doesn't like me much, but I like their tricked out Ford Explorers. Ah needs me one! It would go nicely next to the SWAT truck I stole earlier.
While making supper I tried to find some decent TV to eat by, but as usual it all sucks. I really need to cut my cable. I'd save a grand a year by doing it. Opted instead for the wonderfully campy movie, Johnny Mnemonic. William Gibson is my most favourite cyberpunk author, but it's a shame his work has never really been decently translated to movies. The Matrix drew, in part, a lot from his work, but even that wasn't spectacular (they really should have stopped after the first one).
Keanu Reeves gave his expected stone-faced performance, and Ice-T was at the height of his confusion between being a rapper and an actor. Still, it was fun. Not as good as the book, but movies rarely are. Song of the Day: Hot Fun in the Summertime by Sly and The Family Stone 
