Accepted!

Great news! Faz received a letter today letting him know that he has been accepted into a new school. Faz and Arlene are filled with joy, as the completion of this bit of school will enable Faz to pursue the graduate studies that Faz really wants to complete.

Out of joy (and as a gift for Faz), Arlene has purchased Faz a Toshiba Tecra M7 Notebook to use at school. Faz is quite happy with his wife's choice, as he would've made the same one himself. Faz is quite impressed with his wife's technical prowess and hopes to ask Arlene some advice on what to get Faz's wife for her next birthday.

To update you on Faz's health - Faz did not go to work all week. Faz is still feeling pain, despite assurances from his surgeon that he'd be better. He's been spendng quite a large amount of time sleeping. Faz has been able to spend some quality time with Bilal and Jawad, who are Faz and Arlene's feathery friends.

Editor's Note: There will be a post about Bilal and Jawad. Wait for it.

So, ahem, the roof, its on fire. Seriously.

Faz and Arlene went for a drive today. It was during this drive that they saw a roof on fire. They decided that it didn't need any water, and they let it burn. Burn mothertrucker, burn.

Actually it wasn't a roof at all, it was Faz's mouth. Today was less painful then yesterday for Faz, whose face is still just as swollen as it was yesterday, despite promises from his oral surgeon that the swelling would go down. Faz is running out of "pain pills", which may be problematic over the next couple of days.

This morning, as Faz was doing his regular "energy rinse" as prescribed by his doctor, Arlene decided to hang some curtains. The curtains are from IKEA, and despite the Swedish directions, Arlene was successful installing them correctly. Faz and Arlene's current house is almost done its update. They only need a couple of doors hung and baseboards installed and their house will be complete.

Editor's note: Faz and Arlene ordered a year's worth of "National Geographic" today. They hope to have some new and interesting information on the behavior of African pygmy goats very soon. Pygmy goats - tee-hee.

Faz and Arlene bought a new house

So Faz and Arlene bought a house in March which is yet to be built. They have now completed all of their supplier appointments and are patiently waiting for construction to begin.

The house that they have purchased is going to built by a company called Centrex Homes. A relatively new company, but they are owned by the Apex Builder Group. Faz and Arlene were a little concerned when they were about to sign the deal, but they have been comforted by the fact that Apex is owns another homebuilder called Excel Homes.

Apex has positioned both of these builders to capture most of the market. Excel's competitive advantage and market position is based on value and Centrex's is luxury. Apex seems like quite a neat company.

The model which Faz and Arlene have chosen is called the Trostan, and a review by the Calgary Sun is here. The pricing and location in the write up isn't correct (Faz and Arlene wish that they could've bought the house for that amount!)

Faz and Arlene have completed all of their house appointments for colors, trim, and finish. Throughout the process Faz was extremely helpful, and always made creative and constructive comments. In fact, Arlene wanted to kill him at least three times for reasons they can't mention.





Editors note: Faz is colorblind but made the best picks at most suppliers. Arlene, shocked because she dresses her husband daily, has decided to let him dress himself from now on.

Faz had his wisdom teeth removed today

Faz has one word to say to you all - ow.

If Americans only knew

Faz got this link for a movie trailer from his brother's website. Its pretty good, so please take some time to watch it.