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Meep? According to the official Rammstein website, Rosenrot will not be released in Canada until December 6. Was the guy at HMV lying to me? Is that how he gets his kicks, by misleading little girls who love German industrial music? Is nothing sacred in this world?
Or, maybe Rosenrot really will be here in November. I guess I'll find out then. And, if I do have to wait until December, at least it gives me time to acquire some cash.

Speaking of cash, it looks like I'm going to start tutoring Miranda's sister, Elena. For $15 per hour!Yay real money!

I'm feeling slightly glum right now, so I will amuse everyone with a story I call...

The Superman Shirt

On the sixth of this month, I was sitting in my Buddhism course, having a delightful time as we started learning about the dharma (religious teachings). At some point during the lecture, a guy walks into the lecture hall, and takes the seat next to me. He's not actually in the course, but is sitting in with his friend, and the friend occupies the seat one-over from me (It's funny how you know these things without ever having to ask about them).

At one point during the lecture, the prof is talking about the idea of anatman (no-soul). I raise my hand and ask, "If there is no soul, what gets reincarnated?" The prof answers that it is karmic energies that are the subject of transmigration. In retrospect, this was a dumb question, because I already knew the answer, but at the time I forgot that I know the answer. My Buddhism is a bit rusty, you see.

At the break, the guy next to me turns to me and we start talking about reincarnation, and other matters. I was wearing my Superman shirt that day, and he asked me about it, since he's into Superman. I explained that I'm not really that into Superman, I just dig the shirt, but what I really want now is a Thundercats shirt. Sadly, those only come in men's sizes.

The following week, I'm back in that lecture. At the end of class, the guy who is taking the course with me, Grahm, turns to me and says "Neil sent you this," and he hands me a package. Inside was a Superman shirt and note saying: Vega, I tried, this is the best I could do...

I was delighted by this. The next day I was online and about to e-mail Neil to thank him, when he came on MSN. We agreed to meet up the next day. That was last Saturday.

The moral of the story, children, is that novelty T-shirts are a great way to meet people.