Mid-year wrap up...

I haven't blogged for several months so I thought I'd kick off my return with a mid-year wrap-up. And yes, I do know that August is a little past the mid-year mark. Thank you.

Jan - Aug 2008

Dents on my car from the Great Grimsby Hail Storm of '08: 1 million (approximate)
Scratches added to car by Bianchi Bros (the guys "fixing" my car): 4
Times I'll visit Bianchi Bros in the future: 0
Months spent looking for a house: 7
Months until I move into new house: 1 (woohoo!)
Time spent at other people's homes catching up on sleep I can't get at my current house: 1 month
Immediate neighbours I'll miss when I move: 0
Times I've seen my very fat, very hairy neighbour wear a shirt: 1
Torontonians who've responded "Dundas and what?" when I tell them I'm moving to Dundas: 1 million (approximate)
Times I've turned on my air conditioner this summer: 10
Times I turned on my air conditioner last summer: 60 (or thereabouts)
Average age of people helping me paint my new house: 73 (yeah, I do feel a bit guilty about that)
Number of times I've cursed at myself for swearing: too many *@&! times to count
Number of softball injuries: 0 (woohoo! a new record!)
Times I've heard the phrase "these days..." in radio promos: 1 million (approximate)
Days of vacation taken: 4
Days of vacation taken by my boss: 48
Days I've truly enjoyed at work: 48
Years I've thought about going to The Ex: 34
Years I've actually gone to The Ex: 0
Number of dead plants: 1, but is bamboo really a plant?
Pairs of shoes purchased: 8
Days left to pack entire shoe collection: 35