Leanna Land
My Experience leaving Kingston
Leaving Kingston at 9:13am, I was expecting to be in Toronto by noon. Sadly, that’s not the way it worked out. Let me lay down the timeline.
7:50am – Woke up on time, so far so good. Already packed even!
8:15am – Called Modern Taxi to request transport to Via Rail train station.
8:30am – Called Modern Taxi again about taxi.
8:40am – Realized mobile was out of credit (this comes into play again later)
8:50am – Modern Taxi shows up! Back on schedule, woot.
9:03am – Arrive Via Rail station, check baggage and wait for train. Train is 15 minutes late, so check email from station.
9:30am – Train arrives, board as normal. Still confident about schedule! Though peeved that train wi-fi is iffy today, confident this won’t hurt day.
~10:40am – Big bump. Wi-fi dies totally.
~10:50am – Train slows, then stops. Odd, but being a railroaders daughter, I don’t question it. A stopped train is better than a train moving when it shouldn’t. 
~11:00am – Via Rep announces that a CAR hit our TRAIN. Will be detained indefinitely.
11:47am – Arr Bellville, ON, approximately 2 hours from Toronto. Train was meant to be in Toronto at this time.
12:30pm – Via Rep announces OPP are speaking to engineers and will be detained at least another half hour, possibly more.
12:45pm – Train cleared by OPP and allowed to continue. Approximate arrival time in Toronto, 2pm. (How the math worked out on this I’m not sure, but
During the time we were stopped in Bellville, the Via personnel on the train were very polite – one even stopped to explain to me where Bellville was in relation to Toronto after hearing I wasn’t from Ontario! Beverage and snack service continued during stop time, and free snacks were handed out.
Very luckily, the woman in the car that hit the train was shaken up but not hurt. From what I saw, Via Rail acted very responsibly in their reaction to this situation, and as per their policy, offered a 50% discount off your next fare with your receipt. This doesn’t help me in the slightest as an American citizen visiting Ontario, but I appreciate it nonetheless. I was told by a member of staff I can request a refund for my wi-fi purchase since it was down, which is a plus in my book.
All in all, when this situation started to unfold, I was prepared to write a scathing criticism of Via Rail, as I was certain they’d find a way to cock up the situation the way amtrak so frequently does. However, I have nothing but good things to say about the company and their staff and will continue to travel Via Rail on future trips to the “Great White North” and will recommend it to friends as well.
NOTE – I had a flight out of Toronto at 2pm. Managed to talk US Airways into changing it to Wednesday, January 21st at no charge to me, which goes to show that american airline companies aren’t all bad! Would still prefer to fly Air Canada, but eh, maybe next time. 
Cheers to my brilliant friend that booked me a hotel room for the night on Priceline.com for $50, you’re fabulous!
ATT/Dish Network Sucks
I’ve never had sattelite TV, ever, and I hate landline phone. That said, I tried so hard not to hate this. But I can’t get cable where I am, and that sucks. But, you live with it. After receiving a $1030 bill from ATT Wireless for 7.5 GB of internet usage, I didn’t think my week could get any worse.
Then ATT struck again.
First, my home phone stopped working… and hasn’t started working yet, for three days. Now, my dish is all pixely and sucky. And me without any Family Guy DVDs to keep me company, what’s a girl to do? Call ATT and bitch? Yes. Cancel Dish Network immediately? Yes. Order DirecTV in the morning? Yes and Yes.
Yay for fucking everything up before I leave!
As a side note, I promise all of the IR Blogging reader(s) (Hi Del) to prod Eggo with a cooking spoon until he writes blogs while I’m there earning my money err.. distracting him while I steal his Rock Band cooking and cleaning for him.
Ticked Tuesday: Why won’t you people just go die?
It’s fitting that I get so erk’d about this on a Tuesday. Maybe I’m taking Eggo’s gig for the week?
Anyhow, I really am hoping that all these crazy ass feminist bitches go die. I mean, we can vote, we can wear crazy slutty clothes anywhere we want, we can be like britney and go flashing our va-jay-jay all over hell’s half acre if we wanted to. (not that I do, so don’t ask.) Yet we can’t enjoy Disney Princesses because they’re a bad influence to young girls and provide an unrealistic image.
What. The. Fuck.
Look morons, IT’S A FUCKING CARTOON. I don’t know about anyone else, but I can honestly say that when I was watching Beauty and the Beast 14 years ago I was NOT thinking “boy, I can’t wait to be a french girl and fall in love with bigfoot”. And quite frankly, if your kid IS thinking that, there is something more wrong with them than a couple disney movies.
Also, I’m just annoyed with these crazy femibitches going on about how slutty the Disney princesses look. Strange, I didn’t know FLOOR LENGTH GOWNS and gloves were slutty. (well, I’ve seen the Tudors, but thats beside the point..) Granted, Ariel is a little bare, but she’s a mermaid. You try swimming in a floor length gown. I’ve never done it, but it would be a bit difficult. And again, if your kid is a mermaid, more issues than a disney movie. And yes, I know the argument “But it’s how they LOOK at you!”. Bullshit. They’re cartoon characters. If you’re looking for a cartoon character to seduce you, move to japan. I hear they really dig that shit over there.
In conclusion, the whole femibitch hatred of Disney is getting old. They’re not pedophiles (for the most part), they’re not trying to lure your children into prostitution, and they’re not ruining the ability for children to be children. Most of these characters are as old as you bitches are. Get over it.
New feature: Leanna reviews the new fall season
Well, it’s that time of the year again, when all eyes turn back to the networks for the love-hate relationship that is the new fall season. Thanks to the magic of DVR, I’ll be recording and watching most new series and reviewing them here. Now, please… keep in mind that I am but one, albeit brilliant, woman. I can’t possibly watch every single premiere on every channel. So I’ve limited myself to things that look like they may be hits, which eliminates everything on FOX. I’ve already eliminated K-ville from my list. I’m sorry, but Anthony Anderson is not worth watching in a drama, ever.
So, coming to you this week…
- Back to You
- Chuck
- Gossip Girl
- The Big Bang Theory
- Private Practice
- Dirty Sexy Money
- Big Shots
- Moonlight
- Cane
So, get yourself ready! And who knows, I may review the new season of returning series as well. I’m just a spontaneous sort of gal.
WoW – What is wrong with this world
This subject is a statement, not a question. World of Warcraft is what is wrong with this world. It’s obvious to me now. How did I figure this out? By looking on craigslist and seeing WoW accounts selling for $400, $500, and as high as $1100 dollars. WHAT THE HELL?
For my first point, I just want to let all of you brain dead morons that buy these accounts know: THE ENTIRE POINT OF A GAME IS TO PLAY IT. Novel idea, I know, but stick with me here. If you started mario after he’d killed Koopa, it’d be pretty boring. Same principle applies.
For my second point, if you have that kind of coin, why the HELL are you buying an account that you could get for free? Are you mentally touched? Are you THAT busy that you can’t work your way through a game? Are you Paris Hilton? Please, someone that’s bought one of these accounts, comment and tell me why I’m a closed-minded idiot for not getting this.
So in conclusion, with the economic crisis going on in many parts of the world, with genocide in Darfur and children starving to death, is it REALLY economically reliable to put your entire life savings in an MMO account?
Here’s a little free advice for you freaks, straight from me to you. STOP WASTING YOUR GOD DAMN MONEY ON GAMING ACCOUNTS AND THROW IT AWAY SOME WHERE ELSE. Here are a few suggestions:
Old men are funny
“I’m newly retired and have decided to sell all my projects/toys. I have many things to sell, and I appreciate you looking at them. They are as follows:
1999 Buick Regal LS……………$5,100.00
1993 Dodge 4×4 1/2 ton Pick up….$2,600.00
1983 Chevy El-Camino………………$2,600.00
1958 Chevy Apache Fleetside……$23,000.00
2000 Yamaha Roadstar.. 1600cc…..$6,000.00
19xx Wife…………………….$ Negotiable”