Day Seventeen

Excitement is ramping up chez Vick!


Back in May, I put in a request for tickets for Wer Wird Millionar, the German version of Who Wants to Be A Millionaire. I really wasn't expecting anything much, because the website said it was a 20-22 month wait for tickets. I figured if I explained that I was only in the country for a limited time I might have a chance at it.


I was on the bus home from the Kids in the Hall shoot when I picked up the phone and it was the ticket line from Germany! They were calling to just confirm that indeed I wanted tickets, which I did. They said they'd call back next month.


I thought, however, I should be proactive and give them a call. My landlord, who is German, did the talking. Well... it went super! It turns out they remembered me and had a little note on me in my file. Although it's not confirmed, there is a very strong possiblity that I'll get to see a taping when I'm over in November. I am waiting for an email that will arrive by the end of the month. I was literally bouncing off the wall.


Something else exciting happened on this day as well. I took my landlord in the pool for a discover scuba session. I had been wanting to do this for quite awhile... but I just never got my behind in gear until recently. Well I'm happy to report that it went swimmingly! Here is a nice picture of teacher and student.




I am anxious to see if the disposable underwater camera turned out some good pictures as well!


After popping into work for a bit to help with an event I was planning, I headed over with my coworker, my neigbours, and my landlords to the Mandarin restaurant in town. Mandarin is a buffet restaurant. Usually it costs a pretty penny, but I had won 6 free meals in a contest back in July. And we took them to town! I tried a few foods I had never experienced... such as mussels, duck and lychee fruit. In order: chewy, tasty, chewy. Although I felt that I should have rolled myself home.


I watched the 2nd episode of Glee last night. I am enjoying it. Just out of curiosity... has anyone else seen it?


A few pictures from back on Day Fifteen...



Juliette and I have know each other since our UCV days.




And this is the small sized poutine that her friend Josee ordered! I took a pass because I thought if that sat in my stomach for a six hour bus ride, I wouldn't have done well!


Cheers,
Vick.