Off the Cliff

Achievement for the day, and trust me it was an achievement, was calling Bell and dickering them down from the $170-plus they now want to charge me to something more rational. The creeping costs are of course them raising internet $5 here and phone lines $5 there, but that still doesn't account for the extra $20 a month over last year. Which was probably their 'promotion' ending and prices rising without notice. So now every year I must call them to negotiate another promotion. Do wish the gov't would break the Big 3 monopoly, or at least do something to rein in corporate greed. 

However, set for one more year: bar the increase slated for July. And Bell dogsbody was comprehensible, yay, and also I think working from home, because there was a kid's voice and at least one dog in the background. Very domestic.

Otherwise went to my old sushi place from the extremely before times-- like maybe 2007? Sushi on Bloor, that was always iffy to get into, especially after they moved from their old two storey place. But 3:30 even on a Sunday got me a table. The portions are as huge as I remember but the wine is rather worse so I was content with a single glass. I really have to stop eating sushi, which runs to more rice than I should ever have if I want to keep my blood sugar on an even keel and my weight down. Sad.