shi, b.a.

I just made an offer on my roomie's furniture and appliances. He DID say obo on most of the stuff.. and that it had to go.. but I wonder if I was being too cheap ... LOL.. he's 'thinking about it.' I can't wait to hear a resounding YES! I just knocked on wood.

I got him $25 gift certificate and a nice card to thank him for letting me use his stuff the past few months before this. I havaen't given it to him yet.. probably on Nov 1st.. but it's nary a drop in the bucket, he's so well off.

He actually wrote TV-$15 in his list of things. I asked him if it was a typo and he said why.. you want to pay more? Or less? I said.. umm that sounds a bit cheap for your TV... (It's probably worth like a couple hundred dollars.. its a GE and a few years old). So he was like 'yeah I was just making up numbers.' How's $50?

My mom was like...you're not supposed to say that!! Say $15 is fine! Hehe.

He's a nice guy but he has absolutely no sense of humor.

I gradumacated today.. it was.. meh. Actually it was quite bad. But having my parents there made it 100% delightful. They sat right behind me during convocation. And while other parents brought their kids flowers.. my mom brought me a coffee in the middle of the ceremony because it was freezing! And she left the flowers at home (peach roses) so they wouldn't get bruised. How thoughtful! Their grad gift to me was a promise of a digicam. This is from parents who usually give their children Bibles and bags of white rabbit candies at christmas.

My parents NEVER get us expensive electronic stuff so I'm doubly surprised, bemused and excited. My mom also made a full thanksgiving dinner today since I don't get Monday off. And packed a big cooler of turkey and other food for me to take back. My dad showed me his mom's grad pics, and other ancestral black and whites. And my mom took me to get professional grad photos (we found a place in Surrey that's half the price of the ones offered at SFU). Wow I feel spoiled today!! I thanked them a lot for everything but probably not nearly enough.

I think I am going to hire rental guide to find me a place by Nov 1st. I have very picky requirements and searching had made me depressed over the past two days.