Dating in edmonton alberta

Greetings fellow CFers
I'm a 31 year old Caucasian man located in Western Canada, seeking my Furiosa for a life on the childfree highway. Dating out here, as a progressive man who doesn't want children is so much fun /s
I have been snipped for approximately 7 years, and 100% do not want children. This includes fostering, adoption, surrogacy, etc.
Politically, I am a center leftist. Proud LGBTQIA Ally. Pro choice. I am pro science as well. The earth is not flat. Vaccines do not cause autism. I hate Danielle Smith and the UCP. I am not a MAGA or Trump supporter.
In my spare time, when I'm not obsessed about my furchild, a three year old Aussiedoodle named Coco, I read books, watch hockey (Go Oilers go!), keep up with American politics and current events. I like taking walks and being out in nature. I want to make an effort to hike and camp more.
I am a full time student currently pursuing a second degree. I am not a free loader or a leech. I am also financially stable. I also have a valid passport.
My love languages, if you believe in such a thing, are words of affirmation and physical touch. Once I'm comfortable with someone, I can be quite physically affectionate.
I consider myself an old soul, who believes that romance is not dead. I'll hold the door, bring flowers to your work, and spontaneously give you handwritten cards.
In terms of what I'm looking for:
I prefer something that works towards an relationship, be it long distance or local to Alberta, or Western Canada, but I am fine with friendship as well. I do not have many friends out here who get the CF mindset.
I am cis/het so I am romantically attracted to women.
Height and weight are largely irrelevant, but please be proportionate.
Ideally, you are sex positive and kink friendly. I'm, quite simply, not vanilla.
Please, if you are interested in me romantically or want a relationship, be emotionally available and ready to date.
I apologize if this is all over the place, and welcome messages from anyone, be they interested in friendship or something more.
Please don't let the flair discourage you. Anyone can message me. Messages and chat requests are both accepted.
Here's to not paying child support and sleeping in on the weekends,
M

Hello ladies,
I'm Cody. 33 years old from Alberta Canada. Grew up on a farm so I'm hard working, honest, and ambitious. I'm 6'4 tall with a dad bod, but working in getting in better shape. Most importantly, a father to a beautiful little girl who's turning 4 soon. I would like to find someone who wants kids in the future. Haven't had much luck with dating sites, so figure I'd try my luck here. If any of this interests you then feel free to send me a message. Open to anyone in both Canada and the US. Here's me in case you're wondering.

BBC in Edmonton looking for casual dating.

Title: I am 31 years old, make $92,600 base, live in Northern Alberta, work in Forestry, and recently returned to work after a year off for maternity leave.

• All $ in CAD. $1 CAD to $0.73 US.
• I will call my spouse H.
• We aren’t looking to change spending habits too much, this was more a fun exercise to see what we spend and how we’re doing financially now that I am back to work.

HHI: $166,000
Section One: Assets and Debt
Retirement Balance: Total $76,431 (joint)

• My retirement accounts include a DCPP of $62,495, an RRSP of $8125, and a TFSA of $130
• H’s only has a spousal RRSP of $5631
• DCPP amount is from a 5% base contribution plus 2% matching from my employer, and 3% from me. I have had this account since 25 (when I started at the company) and have done the matching the entire time except during my maternity leave. They continued the 5% base while I was off on maternity leave, I had the option to get the matching as well but we couldn’t swing the cost while I was only on EI.
• RRSPs are mostly from excess benefits money. I have flex benefits and get an annual amount to “spend”. Before we had our kid there was about $500/month split going into our RRSPs. Now we do $42.30/month split ($21.15 for each). The spousal RRSP means I can claim this on my taxes, instead of him claiming on his.
• TFSAs will be our next focus once we’ve caught up on the annual bills from May to July - annual house insurance and two vehicle insurances. We haven’t been consistent with depositing into our TFSA’s, so we have $80K+ room in each.

Equity: The house is worth $400,000. We owe $303,000. Equity is $97,000.
Savings account balance: $450 in emergency savings (this is a priority starting in August to beef up), $2000 in property taxes sinking fund (to be spent by July)
Checking account balance: $5288.15 - we both got paid today so I will be moving money around and this number will be down a lot by the end of the day.
Credit card debt: $16,635

• $12,855 LOC. This is entirely from vehicles - before I went on maternity leave H sold his truck and we took a $9500 loss - pulled the money out of the LOC to pay off the lien. In April, we needed a different vehicle so we took $6500 out of the LOC to purchase a new-to-us car. We have yet to sell the vehicle we replaced, but when we do that money will either go onto LOC or into emergency savings. We’re aiming to get $3000 for the sale.
• $530 My CC. This is from not budgeting for two road trips I took in the last two weeks, plus some other overspending on random things.
• $3250 H CC. This is from overspending on groceries/gas and vehicle expenses.

Student loan debt: $0

• H went to trade school (8 weeks/year for 4 years) to become a journeyman mechanic
• I took a 2-year diploma program that cost $12,000 (including books and random spending). My parents saved up $20K for me to go to college/university, so I got about $8,000 in cash from my mum once I graduated as I didn’t use all of the savings for school.
• I lived with my mum while in college and H lived with roommates so his income went to rent/groceries/bills and I had basically no living expenses as my mum covered everything.
• When he went to trade school I was working, so I covered our bills while he was off (and he got EI and some grants during that time frame).

Other Info:

• H and I have had combined finances since we were 19 when we married. This has greatly changed our financial situation.
• I have access to an employee stock purchase plan - I have about $1400 in my company stocks with no plan for them at the moment.
• I got a salary top-up when I went on maternity leave. My employer covered my 1 week EI waiting period and topped up to 100% salary for 11 weeks. The rest of the time I was off I was getting $1158 biweekly from EI.
• We qualify for the Climate Action Incentive from the federal government. This is about $1200/year.
• We get CCB for our kid of $140.61/month. This will increase to $273.74/month come July as our annual income was less in 2023 compared to 2022.

Net Worth: $164,484
Section Two: Income
Income Progression (Post College/Trade School):

• H has been in his field for roughly 8 years and his starting salary was about $37,000 ($19/hr). Two years ago, he took a $20/hour pay cut moving from a journeyman mechanic ($45/hr) to a service advisor ($25/hr). He’s since gotten a $10/hr pay increase from switching employers and switching roles/getting a raise. H now makes $72,800 not including any overtime, which he does get fairly regularly.
• I've been working in my field for 8 years, and my starting salary was about $41,000. I have not changed careers, but I have changed employers. I got two raises when at my first job post-college from $20/hr (41,000) to $23/hr ($47,800) to $30/hr ($62,400). When I started at my current employer in 2018 I was offered $78,000 annually, plus moving benefits (approx $2000). I’ve consistently gotten a 2-5% raise every year (except this year - but I did get a raise 2 weeks before going on leave) or have gotten promoted and am now making $92,600 before bonuses. I get two bonuses a year, one is based on company performance and has been $0 to $10,000. My other bonus is performance-based and has been anywhere from $1200 to $4000. I got both bonuses while on maternity leave, the company performance one was cut in half based on hours worked. I also had to pay back EI because of my bonus income.

Main Job Monthly Take-Home:
Mine: $4768.90 (two paycheck months)

• My monthly deductions include ESPP $213.60, DCPP matching $213.60, social club $5, flex benefits $26, plus taxes $701.27, CPP $203.97 and EI $59.14. In September I usually have an increase in my monthly take home as my CPP/EI is maxed out, but this might not happen this year as my RTW date was the end of April.

H: $3687.28

• H gets an advance on the 15th of $1000 and at the end of the month gets the rest of his pay. His end-of-the-month pay has ranged from $2600 to $3900 already this year because of illness, time off and short months.
• H’s deductions include taxes $623.25, EI $78.23, CPP $263.07, and $61.10 of HCP, but we’re not 100% sure what the HCP is cause he declined his benefits. This reminds me he should talk to payroll and see what’s up with that. He hits his 1st anniversary in August so we’ll see if he ends up maxing out CPP/EI in September or so.

Side Gig Monthly Take-Home:

• I craft and go to some markets and things, but don’t make much after counting all my costs. If I didn’t sell things I made, I’d have no room for craft storage!
• I am working on a custom quilt that when finished will bring in $275.

Any Other Monthly Income Here:

• As said above, we qualify for the CAI and CCB. CCB is $140/month currently and CAI is $400 quarterly.
• I get $500/year from my benefits to spend wherever and however I want. So far this year I’ve spent it on clothes and hiking boots. I have $190 left.

Section Three: Expenses

• Mortgage: $950 bi-weekly - $1900/month on 2 pay period months.
• Property Taxes: Sinking fund of $185/biweekly (we pay this annually in June. It is $2250 this year, last year was $1950).
• Home Insurance: $1640 annually. We pay this in full in July. I expect it to increase this year, but I’m unsure how much.
• Retirement Contribution: In addition to pre-tax contributions above, starting in August, biweekly contributions will be $377 to H’s TFSA and $226 to mine. H’s is more as I have my DCPP and when H’s total is closer to even or maxed out, I’ll max out mine.
• Savings Contribution: $200/biweekly starting in July, we also will have a home maintenance fund and will save $425/month.
• Debt Payments: LOC minimum is $130/month. We pay anywhere from $200 to $2000/month. This will increase come August, and the LOC will be paid off in May 2025. Both CCs should be paid off by September.
• Donations: $20/month to the animal shelter, and $20/month to SOS, I also volunteer at least 5-15 hours a month to a local sports group and to the foundation my MIL set up after my BIL passed. I sit on the board for both non-profits. We also randomly donate money to other things, or go in on 50/50 raffles different nonprofits have.
• Utilities: In the winter $600/month, the summer around $300/month. Gas and electricity combined. I live somewhere where it hits -40C and +40C depending on the time of the year.
• Garbage Rental: $40/month, $120/month when we get it dumped - approximately every 4 months. We live on an acreage and instead of carting garbage bags to work every week or going to the dump, we rent a dumpster for the driveway and call to have it dumped when it's full.
• Septic System Inspection/Cleaning: $400/year
• Internet: $105/month for unlimited fibre optic.
• Cellphone: $70/month for H. I have a work phone at no charge.
• Subscriptions: Amazon Prime $99/year, Spotify $11.54/month, Patreon $10.50/month (Money Feels <3), PlayStation Plus $32/quarter, Kindle Unlimited $10/month, Crunchyroll $9.99/month ($60.95/month total)
• Pet expenses: Roughly $100/month for food and litter for our two cats. Plus $400/year for an annual checkup. This will go up some as they age and probably have to have dental cleanings done.
• Car Insurance/Registration: No payments we own both vehicles outright. Insurance is $1500/year for both vehicles, we pay this in May/July. H spends around $300/month on gas as we live 30 min out of town. I have a work truck so I have no commuting costs. Annually we spend $160 on registration. AMA is 262.50 annually in July.
• Paid Hobbies: Don’t have fixed costs for these right now as we cut them out while I was on maternity leave. In January though, we’ll each get $100-200/month for hobbies.
• Daycare: $900/month ($450 the 1st and 15th). This is slightly more expensive than some others we found and does not qualify for subsidy or grants, but L loves her day home and the caretaker is great.
• Life/Disability Insurance: $125/month for both of us. This is $500K each for life and $100K each for critical illness.
• Food: Roughly $800/month in groceries and I’m not sure about eating out. Since going back to work a month ago life has been hectic so we’re spending more than usual on eating out/convenient foods. H has ADHD and forgets his lunch at home or in the car every day which is a waste, so he buys lunch either at the nearby grocery store or restaurants. I sometimes pack leftovers and sometimes go get food. I’ve been trying to get freezer meals and leave them at the office so I don’t have to pack things back and forth and we haven’t been making meals with leftovers.
• L’s Baby Supplies: $75/month? We have to buy diapers and wipes monthly pretty much.
• House Cleaners: This is an expense we had before H took his pay cut, and we’ve been slowly putting it back in the budget on and off. Roughly $200/clean which happens sporadically as the house is a mess and there is no time for two working parents to clean with an 11-month-old butt scooting everywhere. She always manages to find floor snacks
• Family: We send my sister-in-law money on a fairly regular basis, anywhere from $20-$100. She always pays us back, but we treat this as a write-off in case she doesn’t.

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Day 1 - Friday
2 am - L wakes up and I get her back down 3 times before 3 am. At 3, H takes her out of the room to burn some energy before they both come back to bed roughly an hour later. Thanks, L. Thank you, H I was getting pretty frustrated with our darling child.
6:30 am - The first alarm goes off and I grab L for a cuddle and morning nursing session. Once she’s done, she rolls around and tries to climb both of us to get our phones before we all get out of bed at 7. Today is a PJ movie day at daycare so we don’t bother dressing her only changing the diaper and then H and L are out the door by 7:15. I leave for work at about 7:45 after doing some putting around.
8:15 am - I get to work and my first stop is the coffee machine. I get back to my office after talking to a few coworkers about our social club golf event next weekend. I see that an industry-specific mentor cohort program is open for applications so I find my most recent resume (2021!) and do a major update before applying. This year one of my goals is to work on leadership skills and mentoring so why not apply?
9 am - I had a hard time finding a bra this morning so I go online and purchase two new ones from the local bra-tique for pickup. My total is $170 after my 10% discount for signing up for their email list. This money is coming from my $500 annual work benefit for whatever I want and I now have $20 left. I eat my breakfast at my desk - yoghurt and homemade granola today.
11 am - I have a webinar on caribou to attend so I log into Zoom and while it's loading, pull up our cashflow forecaster to get the payday finances done before the weekend. $1750 to H’s cc to cover some overspending/vehicle expenses, $100 to the LOC, $373.10 for utilities, and $450 for daycare. Total is $2673.10 I’m not sure if I should include the bills in the daily writeups, but ah well. Day 1 spending is off to a great start.
1 pm - I get the notification that my bras are ready for pickup. Woohoo! I get new bras for the weekend! I send $50 to H’s TFSA once I confirm the bank account is connected.
2:30 pm - Eating lunch now as breakfast was so late. Freezer butter chicken with broccoli. I only have 1 more freezer meal at work so I make a note to restock.
3:30 pm - I work on some cycle times for the log haul for this coming logging season. It takes me a few minutes to remember exactly what I’m doing and how to do it. I am super glad I came back to work at the end of April as I get 3-ish months of slow time to get back into the swing of things before work starts to pick up.
4 pm - I am struggling to do any more than format my Excel sheets so I figure it’s time to pack it up and head home.
4:30 pm - After picking up my bras, I go to Once Upon A Child for some cheap baby clothes. L is in between sizes and we somehow managed to misplace all her more summery sleepwear so I’ve been grabbing a few here and there. OUAC has a sale on, 5 sleepers for $15 so I grab 5 of those and 4 other onesies for summer. We have a family photoshoot on Canada Day and I’ve been hunting for something that’ll match L’s ribbon skirt. $30.45
5 pm - I stop at the store to check the mail and grab a 12-pack of mixed tequila smashes. $37.55
5:30 pm - H calls. He’s off work and headed to get L. I pull burgers and fries out of the freezer, start up the BBQ and get the air fryer going.
6:05 pm - H and L arrive home in perfect time as the burgers and fries just finished cooking. I have an open Pineapple Tequila Smash and I hand H one to drink with supper too. L also has a veggie pouch with the burgers and fries.
7:20 pm - L is in bed nursing to sleep after her bath while H preps episode 4 of Obi-Wan Kenobi for us to watch. We watched it when it was first coming out, but he saw the discs at Walmart last week and figured to grab them. We thought we hadn’t seen all the episodes, but so far we’re 3:3 so we might’ve seen them all.
7:40 pm - L is down and out and I sneak out of the bedroom. I start a load of laundry and find the two bras I couldn’t this morning and handwash them. I sit down with H and we watch some Obi-Wan Kenobi.
10 pm - I check my email and see one from a local photographer group I really like. I’ve done at least two shoots with all 3 of them separately before and they’ve now joined forces. I went to their open house yesterday and won 50% off a boudoir package in 2024. I’ve wanted to book in since they announced their group, so I go through their open spots and book for November. My initial deposit is $262.50.
10:30 pm - We finished the last 3 episodes and watched all previously except for the finale. Of course. It was pretty good, but near the end, I started to scroll on my phone more than pay attention to the show. I swap the laundry, shower and head to bed at 11 pm.
H’s spending Day 1: $7.54 for lunch, $267.58 on vehicle parts/oil change that we didn’t budget for. Normally we would’ve, but communication is kinda crappy atm, and I think that’s due to sleep deprivation.
Day 1 total: $775.62 spending + $50 to TFSA. Oof off to a spendy start for the pay period.
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Day 2 - Saturday
2:40 am - L is awake again and not going back down. This time it’s my turn. It’s already been a not-great night, hopefully, this 2 am party time doesn't keep happening.
4 am - We go back to bed. Our internet is on autopay and the notification comes through for my credit card. $105
7:20 am - L is up for the day. I don’t want to get out of bed yet, so I cuddle H and L rolls around, tries to stand and almost deletes everything on my phone. Then she notices my boobs so it’s time for a quick nurse.
8 am - I run the coffee machine and get breakfast going. We’re having pancakes this morning. While they’re cooking I pop some milk in the frother to make a fancy coffee. TBD if I drink it while it’s still hot. I feed the cats their morning meal.
8:30 am - H gets up and I’m still cooking. He grabs a coffee and takes L into the living room so I don’t trip over her and the plastic container horde.
9:30 am - H plays some Baldurs Gate 3 and L watches while I sort through the laundry I did last night. I try to get dressed and none of my shorts fit anymore so off in the donation bag they go. It’ll be a summer of dresses I guess! I start another load of laundry.
9:50 am - L is ready for a nap. Just kidding she just wanted some boob instead. We go outside afterwards to get some morning sun. Hopefully, this will tire her out and she will go down for a nap later! She hasn’t been big on sleep since she was born and gets major FOMO so we have no semblance of a schedule on weekends.
10:45 am - I bring L back inside and change her into outfit #3 for the day. Her trike got rained on and she gets soaked when she sits in it. I switch the laundry over, start yet another load and then pass L to H so I can head to the store, fill the Jerry can with gas for the lawnmower and do the recycling. 20 L of gas is $32.78 and I grab two lime slushes for H and I ($5.19). It’s +20 already and gorgeous. Total $37.97
11:30 am - L is ready for a nap! By 11:50 she’s down and I head outside to mow some of the lawn. It’s usually a 4 hr job so I don’t think I’ll get it all done today.
1 pm - I head inside for lunch, we’re having tuna sandwiches. L napped for 20 min and I didn’t get more than half the lawn mowed. After lunch, we head into town to hang out with my friend K and her two kids. We met in college back in 2014 and have babies of a similar age so it’s always nice to go over and visit.
4:30 pm - We leave K’s house and I swing by Wendy’s for a cold coffee-type drink for the drive home. I try the chocolate frosty-cinno and it’s terrible. Should’ve just gone to Tim’s for an ice cap. $4.19
5:05 pm - L fell asleep on the drive home so I hang out in the car with the windows down for another 5-10 minutes before moving things inside. She wakes up and we head in. H picks a meal and starts making dinner. L is fussy and still tired so I nurse her and we hang out in the cool basement while H cooks. I sort through the laundry that finished off today.
6 pm - H is still cooking our dinner, I reheat leftover pasta for L. H runs her bath and I bath her. She’s still grumpy on and off so she’ll probably be going to bed right after this.
6:45 pm - H and I eat chicken wings and shrimp poppers. L has decided it’s not bedtime yet, I tried to put her down and she got a second wind instead.
9:30 pm - I work on the website for one of the non-profits I volunteer for once L goes to bed at 8. After I’m done, I head into the craft room and work on the custom rag quilt project. One row left to sew together, then to put the final 5 rows together, figure out my borders and start cutting all the edges! It’s not ‘due’ until mid-July but I’d rather get it done sooner and not have to rush. My SIL texts and asks to borrow $50 till Thursday, I send it over out of my spending.
11 pm - H and I both go to bed after some kitty snuggles
Day 2 total: $92.16 (not counting $105 for internet)
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Day 3 - Sunday
7 am - L is awake and I nurse her a couple of times cause she can’t decide if she’s happy or not. It was a decent night, but she must still be tired from not napping much yesterday. It’s my day to sleep in so H takes her out of the room by 7:30.
9:30 am - I get up make some coffee and slowly start on breakfast
10:30 am - L and I are eating breakfast, I made scrambled eggs, fried up leftover sausage, tomato and she also has two crackers with cream cheese. H and I wrote up a grocery list before I sat down and he’s off to town to get groceries and fuel up the car before the work week starts. Usually, H and his best friend C have a grocery shopping bro-date every Sunday, but C and his family are out camping this weekend so H heads in alone.
11 am - L is ready for a nap. I put her down and fold her laundry and the house laundry, taking a few breaks to scroll Reddit or Facebook and drink more coffee.
12:30 pm - L woke up and is kinda grouchy so we have a dance party to elicit baby giggles. H gets back from shopping and we put the groceries away, they cost $374.03. This is actually cheaper than the last few times we did a stock up so that’s nice! Groceries include ground beef, frozen chicken, wings, fries, cucumber, tomatoes, grapes, bananas, yoghurt, frozen lunches, macaroni, Ichiban, burgers, buttermilk, perogies, frozen fruit, frozen veggies, gravy mix, hollandaise mix, and more. We’ve been buying more convenience foods lately, but I do have 3 suppers planned for the week. He also grabbed me a big coffee mug for $6. He got gas for $60.83, and once we unload the groceries, he runs to the store for bacon, 2 jars of our favourite cowboy candy (pickled sweetened jalapeños), chips and a Starbucks frappe drink for $41.93. I make some sandwiches for lunch for tomorrow so I don’t have to scramble in the morning.
1 pm - Lunch is Ichiban noodles for H and I and baby charcuterie for L - strawberries, grapes, ham, cheese, and cucumber. We head outside afterwards to enjoy the weather, L is so close to walking, she pulls herself up onto everything right now. She has an after-lunch snack of mown grass and dandelions.
3 pm - We’re back inside and H puts on Die Hart 2. L goes down for her second nap at 4:15 and we finish the movie. I wake L up at 5:45 so she doesn’t sleep too long. When she wakes up she makes a face identical to her dad’s and it’s hilarious.
7 pm - H is cooking dinner, we’re having eggs Benny and bacon for supper. I prep L’s diaper bag for tomorrow and we run it out to the car. I also put all my laundry away so the closet is ready for the week. H sits on the chair once we’re done dinner and both cats flock to him and spread themselves over his legs.
9:45 pm - I finish off piecing the quilt top and head downstairs to shower. L is getting tired too so as soon as I’m done we head to bed. H is not far behind us.
Daily 3 total: $482.79. This is pretty usual for a grocery shop day.
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Day 4 - Monday
6:35 am - My alarm goes off. Can’t lay in bed today as I need to meet my coworkers at the office at 7:30 am. We’re doing a team bonding mountain hike and it’s a 2.5 hrs drive away. I grab a banana, toast a bagel, add cream cheese and I’m out the door before 7 after filling up the cats' food.
7:30 am - I get to the office, fill up a water bottle, make a coffee and grab a few things from my office. Almost everyone is there, and we leave at 7:45
9:45 am - We’re there! I’ve seen 2 moose, 1 mule deer, 1 elk and almost hit 2 caribou on the highway already today! We start up the trailhead at about 10 am
1:00 pm - This mountain is much steeper than anticipated. A coworker and I decide at about 300 metres to the top that we shouldn’t push it. The last km has been extremely steep and we’ve hit our max. The rest of the group has gone ahead and summitted. We eat our lunch with a great view and start the trek back down.
3:30 pm - We’re back at the trucks! 11.2 km round trip. We hit the road to head home and stop at Dairy Queen for a celebratory ice cream. I spend $4.92 on a medium dip cone.
6 pm - Back at the office. I call H and let him know I’m headed home now and he suggests chicken wings for supper. I’m down for anything as long as I don’t have to cook.
7 pm - We all eat dinner. L has some veggie pouch, chicken wings/nuggets and leftover pasta. I am almost too tired to eat. One cat keeps trying to get L’s nuggets so he gets in trouble and shooed out of the dining room.
8:15 pm - I try to put L to bed and she goes down for a bit but decides ultimately that it’s not actually time for bed.
8:40 pm - I go and have a hot, hot shower, my muscles are sore and tomorrow might not be fun. L and H party in the TV area, she’s pulling herself up onto everything and trying to crawl up the couch. Not sure where she got this energy from! One of our cats comes for some aggressive cuddles and pets and H puts his dirty t-shirt on the chair for him. Our cat loves dirty laundry it’s hilarious.
9:20 pm - Time for bed for everyone. Hope tonight is a good night and we all can get some rest.
Day 4 Total: $4.92 (this would have been covered by one of the superintendents but a few people got ahead of her in line so she couldn’t pay for us all). My card is also charged by the garbage disposal company for the dumpster ($40.43 - counted in the bills above).
H didn’t spend any money today.
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Day 5 - Tuesday
7 am - The first alarm went off at 6:30, but we are all tired and don’t want to wake up. I nurse L for a bit then we get up at 7. I’m pretty sore this morning so I’m not moving too fast. Get her dressed and H and L leave by 7:10. H fed the cats this morning so I don’t have to.
7:30 am - I forgot to pay H’s other cc and it’s due in 4 days so I pay it off now - $93.80 (random Amazon purchases and my KU). I pull some chicken out of the freezer to defrost and make my breakfast of homemade granola, hemp hearts and yoghurt. I leave the house around 7:45 to head to work.
8:20 am - I get to the office and immediately get asked some questions about blocks we have slated for this Fall/Winter. I’m not 100% sure of the answer and have to double-check with my boss. I grab a coffee and chat with the head boss before my boss arrives. I clarify what I need and relay the info back to my coworkers.
9:30 am - I eat my breakfast while I scroll through online courses offered by my company. I got an email yesterday of one I’m supposed to take so I book into that.
11 am - I book H and myself massages, 2 each - one this month and one next month.
12:30 pm - I took a long time to eat breakfast so I’m not quite hungry yet. I grab my running shoes from the truck and take a slow walk on the elliptical to help my sore muscles. This morning hasn’t been too busy, but I’m having a hard time starting my next big task (cycle time calculations) so hopefully the slow walk helps some.
1:30 pm - I’m back at my desk and diving into cycle time calculations. H grabs KFC for lunch $24.12
2 pm - Lunch time, I’m having a leftover sandwich from yesterday, a grapefruit cup, grapes and strawberries. I also grab a chai with milk from the coffee machine. I eat while I plug away at the cycle times.
3:45 pm - I finish off one section of cycle times and my brain has had enough. I go fill my water bottle and chat with a few coworkers. At 4:15 pm someone comes by to sign a few cheques I asked for and I leave the office at 4:30 pm
4:40 pm - H grabbed buttermilk instead of heavy cream and I need it for supper tonight so I swing by the grocery store. Then, I head out of town to a colleague’s house to drop off one of the cheques. $4.95
5:15 pm - I check the mail, get home and start cooking. We’re having Skillet Dijon Chicken with Asparagus and Mushrooms for supper. I also make some macaroni for a side. H and L get home about 5:45 to the cats waiting at the door.
6:20 pm - Supper is served! It is delicious. L and H aren’t fans of the asparagus, but the chicken, macaroni and sauce are perfection! H also riggs up a tie to L’s water bottle so it doesn’t hit the ground every 30 seconds. We fed the cats at the same time and they’re not begging for food quite so much tonight.
6:50 pm - We’re finished supper, H cleans up and I bath L.
7:30 pm - H calls my/our best friend J via FaceTime and we chat with her and her daughter R for a few minutes. L tried to steal the phone and gets mad when we don’t let her. J’s daughter requests a morning call so I promise to call at 7 am. J doesn’t think R will be awake yet so we’ll see!
8 pm - L is tired and ready to go to sleep. I put her down, have a hot bath, throw in some epsom salts, and read a bit on my KU.
9:40 pm - Bedtime!
Day 5 Total: $112.17 (removed $10 for my KU - counted in subscriptions)
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Day 6 - Wednesday
7 am - I nurse L, she had a weird wake-up last night so we’re tossing the idea of taking her into daycare today. I’ll probably take her in a bit later and H will take his truck so if I have to WFH for the afternoon I can. Try calling J and R and there is no response - I am not surprised.
7:45 am - L and I leave the house, she’s not coughing much and doesn’t have a fever or anything so she’s good to go to daycare today
8:15 am - I drop L off at daycare
8:30 am - I get to the office. I talk with a few coworkers and ask our admin if my new phone has been dropped off yet.
9 am - My new phone is here! Now to start the setup process, everything takes forever with all the authentication apps we need. I also go through all my iCloud photos and organize/save them to my OneDrive while the phone is getting set up.
12:30 pm - I think the phone is finally done. Now to eat some lunch, I’m having leftovers from 2 nights ago - chicken nuggets, strawberries, grapes and a Cherry Bubly.
1:30 pm - H goes to a food truck for lunch. $35.01. This includes the tip.
3 pm - I had some more phone set-up to do. Might be finished now? Get an email about the cats’ annual checkups and vaccinations so I book their appointments for August.
4 pm - SIL paid me back the $50, plus another $50 she’d borrowed earlier. (+$100) I work on the photo garland for L’s first birthday for a bit.
5 pm - I haven’t gotten much done today beyond setting up my phone. I leave the office and pick up L at 5:20. I talk to her day home provider for about 15 min about how she’s been doing, etc.
6 pm - We get home! H has cooked supper already, so as soon as we get in the door we sit down to eat. Supper tonight is perogies and garlic bread. L also has a veggie pouch. H tells me the old vehicle was sold, and the buyers are doing a payment plan. We will get $300/month for the next 10 months. A lump sum would be nice, but H’s coworkers will handle all the paperwork so it’s no more work for us.
6:45 pm - Time for a bath! H cleans up supper, cleans the litter boxes (we have 3) and starts some laundry while I take L and get her cleaned up.
7 pm - All finished in the bath. We head downstairs and hang out until L is ready for sleep. I mostly scroll my phone and H plays on his Rog Ally. L climbs the couch and me and scoots around on the floor hunting for different treasures.
8:40 pm - L is ready for bed. I put her down and read some more KU
10 pm - H and I head to bed. I washed and dried a baby quilt to bring to work in the morning for a coworker.
Day 6 Total: $35.01 for H’s lunch. I spend $0, and ‘make’ $100
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Day 7 - Thursday
6:35 am - The first alarm goes off. It’s a new one on the phone and nice to wake up to! L doesn’t want to wake up and she grumbles and rolls around.
7 am - We all get out of bed. I get L dressed while H packs up what he needs for the day. I get her milk together and they’re out the door by 7:15
7:50 am - I leave the house. After H and L left, I did the dishes and packed up my stuff for the day. Made a smoothie for breakfast (yoghurt, flax seed, orange, banana, rhubarb jam, frozen berries, watermelon, cranberry juice and milk) and there’s lots left over so I pop that into the fridge for tomorrow. I need gas in the work truck, so I head there before going to the office. I have a fuel card so I don’t spend any $ on fuel.
8:30 am - Get to the office and it’s time to make a coffee. I have some things to get done before my webinar at 11 am.
9 am - I show the quilt to my coworker, she loves it and buys it! (+$100)
11 am - Oops. I didn’t get the login link earlier and don’t know who to contact to get it so no webinar for me. I scroll Reddit and my socials and work a bit more on my cycle times. I snack on some grapes and drink another coffee.
1 pm - Lunch time! I’m having leftover skillet Dijon chicken and macaroni. It is still delicious, that recipe is going into the rotation for sure! H goes to McDonalds for lunch and spends $35.66. He bought a coworker lunch as well, she was having a rough day.
2 pm - Chat with a few coworkers about different projects/things we need to think of for this next year.
3 pm - I have an afternoon pick-me-up snack of Brookside pomegranate-flavoured chocolate and a ginger ale.
4:30 pm - I’m tired and don’t feel like doing anything else. I leave the office and call H to see what we should do for supper. We decide on potstickers and veggies, I’ll start cooking when I get home. I stop and check the mail on my way home too.
5:45 pm - H and L arrive home. I take L into the spare room and we call my mum and grandma for a video chat. L rolls around the bed and shows off how she’s almost standing!
6:10 pm - We sit down to eat, L isn’t that interested in either the potstickers or veggies so we pull out some leftover macaroni and she goes to town on that.
7 pm - Bath time! H cleans up and does some more laundry. It just seems to never end.
7:30 pm - Bedtime for L. I read some of my book while I put her down.
8:30 pm - SIL texts again to borrow $50. I send it over out of my spending. I get all of the borders cut for the custom quilt.
9 pm - H has SING on so I sit down to watch it, he’s also playing his Rog Aloy and I’m reading some more of my book.
10 pm - We go to bed.
Day 7 Total: $35.66 for H’s lunch. I spend $50, and ‘make’ $100
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Weekly Expenses:

• Food + Drink: 575.09
• Fun/Entertainment: $0
• Home + Health: $38.78 (includes gas for lawn mower)
• Clothes + Beauty: $200.45
• Transport/Vehicle Expenses: $328.41
• Other: $496.30 (CC payment, photoshoot, TFSA and $ to SIL)

Total Spending: $1639.03
Reflection:

• This was a more expensive week for sure. I don’t usually spend money on clothes and the photo shoot deposit was a random impulsive spend. The vehicle expenses were also a bit different, usually, they’re budgeted for but not this time.
• Honestly surprised we didn’t order dinner at least once this week - usually we do!
• Events-wise, it was a typical week except for the mountain hike, those are not part of my usual work day. This time of year is slow and mostly involves prep for the coming winter.
• This was a fun experiment to write! I did have to cut some things as my word count kept increasing and I didn’t want it to be too long - is this too long even still? Too much detail on baby routines?

I'm renting a basement unit in Alberta and need some advice on whether my landlord's actions are allowed. Here’s the situation:

• Lease Details: The unit was advertised as a solo suite with two bedrooms. Upon viewing, I was told one bedroom would be used for the landlord's storage, but was assured private usage. The lease mentions shared common areas (kitchen, living room, laundry, bathroom) which I understood to just mean storage based on our verbal conversations.
  
• Issues:
  
  1. No Notice for Entry: The landlord entered the unit without giving me any notice. They texted me later to complain about my unpacked belongings in the living room. This happened while I was not home, and I had only been in the unit for a few hours unpacking, several days after the move in date.
  2. Renovations: It appears they are doing renovations or similar work. They mentioned verbally they’d be doing some touch-ups, but no specific times were given. They removed curtains without replacing them, and the living room now has no privacy. The landlord doesn't live there and doesn't even have a TV, so it seems like they're calling it a shared area but actually using it for renovations.
  3. Misrepresentation: The unit was supposed to be a solo suite, but the landlord is using shared areas.
  4. Unfulfilled Promises: The promised microwave has not been provided even after a week. The curtains and microwave could be done with a single trip to Walmart so I'm not even sure what they are doing.
• Personal Situation: I’m working two jobs and need privacy for my work from home due to non-disclosure agreements. I’ve only stayed there two nights out of the first week because it doesn’t feel ready or private. Each day I have been there, the landlord has entered without notice or a heads-up.
  
• Lease Breaches: I’m concerned about breaches of the Residential Tenancies Act (RTA). Specifically:
  
  • Lack of 24-Hour Notice: From my understanding, the RTA requires landlords to provide at least 24 hours' written notice before entering the tenant’s unit, even if it's a shared space [❞] [❞] [❞].
  • Privacy and Enjoyment: The ongoing disruptions are affecting my right to quiet enjoyment of the space.

Questions: 1. Is it legal for the landlord to enter and do remodeling/Reno without notice under the guise of using shared spaces? 2. Can I terminate my lease early due to these breaches, and how should I go about it? 3. What steps can I take to protect my rights and ensure the landlord complies with the RTA?
When I viewed the place I got the impression that he was just using it for a bit of storage but the usage appears significantly more.
They do not live on the property, so I am a tenant and not a boarder.
Any advice or experiences would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Hi! I'm not very good at introductions but I'm hoping I can keep your attention. I haven't had a lot of luck with dating apps so I figured I'd try this (I also feel like I have a better chance of finding someone I click with on here.) I'm a 22 year old guy from Alberta Canada and I'm looking for someone I can really hit it off with, I’m not the type to rush into things so be prepared for a slow burn. I’m a bit of a hopeless romantic and tend to fall HARD when I fall for someone, I can be a little clingy in case that’s a red flag. Besides that, here’s a bit of an introduction so you know what you’re getting yourself into.
About me:

• I'll get appearance out of the way first incase I'm not your type, I'm 5'7 and 175 LBS (a little chubby but working on losing some) and here's a face pic https://imgur.com/a/93ndmuH
• Personality wise, I'm pretty introverted and can take a bit to warm up to someone but once I get past the initial nerves I become really outgoing, I've been told I give "golden retriever vibes" once I open up to people. Besides that I take pride in my kindheartedness, I'm loyal to a fault and am much more of a "gentle honesty" type rather than a "blunt and mean" type. I wear my emotions on my sleeve around people I'm close with and I'm not ashamed to admit it.
• My hobbies are pretty nerdy and ALWAYS changing, here's whats stuck though. Gaming (JRPGs, Fighting games, FPS and MMOs (really just ff14 lol) are my favourite genres, I play pretty much anything though,) Anime (Been watching Dungeon Meshi and Spice and Wolf recently,) Music (Lots of pop-punk, Indie and J-Pop,) I'd also like to get into working out more seriously. Besides all that, I'm always open to picking up new things.
• I'm a HUGE animal lover and have a cat who I love

here's some thing's I'm looking for in you:
I don't really have a type per-se, as long as we get along and we maybe share an interest or two I don't really care what you look like. Distance also isn't an issue, I don't mind long distance as long as you're willing to meet up eventually if we hit it off.
Idk what else to add so I'll end it here, If you read all of this thing and are interested, feel free to shoot me a message introducing yourself, I'd love to talk and get to know you.
P.S. Reddit chat is really awful, slow and buggy so I'd ideally like to get off of here not too long after introductions if that's okay with you (I prefer discord but am open to whatever)

‘Vampire-looking’ bug bite identification? Edmonton, AB, Canada. F[25]
Female [25], living in Edmonton Alberta, Canada.
Pictures to be posted in comments and labelled Picture 1 and Picture 2.
Picture 1: Bites noticed last night around 10pm. Not itchy, just very concerning looking. Was sitting outside but in a gazebo with mosquito netting all around it, no idea what could have possibly bit me.
Picture 2: Picture taken this morning, around 8 hours after first photo taken. One bite now is a bit itchy (the bite with the pinkish area surrounding it now), but unsure if actually itchy or I’m just compelled to scratch it because I know it’s there.
I have posted in a few other subs but so far the only comments are about how it looks like a vampire bite, which is not helping me haha.
My biggest fear is a bug laying eggs or something in my skin, so if anyone could ease my mind about that or give me things to look out for, I would be very appreciative.
Thank you in advance!

Edmonton to Miami Distance How far is the journey? Alberta and Miami, Florida, are quite far! By air, it’s about 2,557 miles (4,114 kilometers).

I’m looking for recommendations for a good spot in Red Deer for a ~2 hour weekday working lunch with colleagues. We’re a team of 5 travelling from Calgary and Edmonton, so not very familiar with restaurants in RD apart from gasoline alley. One colleague is celiac, so we’ll need someplace that can accommodate gluten-free (without cross contamination). Also hoping to avoid places owned by/associated with anti-vaxx/Take Back Alberta nut jobs! Thx!

Hello all,
First of let me state that even with seven years passing, I am still deeply ashamed by my past decision to drive while under the influence. I have made many changes in my life since then, including quitting drinking, and going back to school for a geomatics diploma (just graduated).
I am currently in the process of obtaining a record suspension to make the job hunting process easier, but in the meantime will having this on my record preclude me from finding a survey assistant job in Alberta?
I will likely be looking for work in the Edmonton/Calgary area.
Any answers/advice would be greatly appreciated.

It's been growing for the last year, haven't touched the planter yet and kinda want to see where this goes, but I'm also curious wtf it even is or is this just a thick ass weed?

Health care gets worse every single day. I remember when I wrecked my shoulder 30 years ago. I waited in Emergency from 10:30 Pm until 2:30 Am. during the worse E.R. Crisis Alberta had ever seen (to date). Just after a major spending cut with labour unrest in the healthcare system. everyone was shocked at how I was treated....This time I waited 12 full hours and now we accept that as normal and continue to vote the way we do... because, somehow, rainbow coloured sidewalks are the real enemy.

City yard in Edmonton. I have a Shrub perennial bed, backed by a fence. East facing. Full sun for many morning hours then part sun rest of the day, shade late day. I have a large gap at the back of my border , along the neighbor fence where im trying to grow a tall shrub that provides privacy. Along this fence I already have a Columnar Blue spruce, Staghorn Sumac, Snowball.
Soil is rich, good drainage, but can be dry as a nearby Elm canopy reduces rain. I do water in periods of no moisture.
In an effort to plant more native plants I have narrowed it down to High Bush Cranberry OR Red Elderberry. I have chosen these for their height and non suckering. Id like something fairly low maintenance.
I keep going back and forth and cannot decide. Any favorite among you ? Maybe in your own Alberta garden?

Connor McDavid and Stuart Skinner hug after winning the Western Conference.

1. McDavid is one of three players in League history with a career points-per-game of 1.50 or higher in both the regular season (1.52) and playoffs (1.58; min. 10 GP), along with Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux. On the playoff list, McDavid trails only Gretzky (1.84) and Lemieux (1.61) and sits just ahead of teammate Leon Draisaitl (1.57).
2. He has 126 assists in 2023-24 (100 regular season, 26 playoffs), one of 10 instances in NHL history of a player posting 125+ assists in a season, including playoffs – Wayne Gretzky accounts for the other nine.
3. His next point will put him into sole possession of 99th place in NHL history, including playoffs. In the regular season alone, McDavid has 982 points (645 GP) which is tops among all players dating to the start of 2013-14 – despite that he did not make his League debut until two seasons later. He is on track to become the 99th player in NHL history with 1,000 career regular season points and could be the third-fastest to get there behind Wayne Gretzky (424 GP) and Mario Lemieux (513 GP)

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1. He has never gone more than three games without a point in his NHL career (spanning regular season and playoffs). The last time he was held of the score sheet in consecutive playoff games was in the 2021 First Round, a span of 48 contests since.
   
2. He ranked as low as 131st in League scoring in November 2023. He then tallied 122 points over his final 65 games to finish third in the Art Ross Trophy race – the first time since his rookie season (2015-16) that he finished outside the top two.
   

Connor McDavid poses with his trophies at the 2023 NHL Awards.

1. He has more playoff games with 3+ points (16) than he does with 0 points (15). More than half his career playoff contests have been multi-point showings (51%; 34 of 67 GP); he carries a similar rate in his regular season career (47%; 300 of 645 GP).
   
2. He has an active run of eight consecutive seasons with 100+ points, including playoffs dating to 2016-17 – one of four players in League history to achieve that feat after Wayne Gretzky (15), Jari Kurri (8) and Mike Bossy (8).
   

https://preview.redd.it/0g0gt5zonz4d1.jpg?width=1000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c6b1f137e250dfb105225cabf246ca6cdc8e9902

1. In 2022-23, he recorded the point that would see him clinch his fifth career Art Ross Trophy on March 14 – 31 days before the conclusion of the regular season. He finished that regular season with 153 points thanks in large part to the fact he had more multi-point games (45) than contests with one point or fewer (37).
   
2. In 2023-24, he (32-100—132 in 76 GP) became the seventh player in NHL history with consecutive 130-point regular seasons. Earlier this postseason, he eclipsed 160 points in 2023- 24, including playoffs for the second time in his career, joining Wayne Gretzky (10x) and Mario Lemieux (5x) as the only players in NHL history to do so.
   
3. He has factored on 44% of his team’s regular-season goals since 2015-16. The only player in NHL history with a higher percentage during his tenure with a franchise is Wayne Gretzky (48% with Edmonton from 1979-80 to 1987-88
   

Connor McDavid's incredible goal vs. the New York Rangers in November 2021.

Hello everyone,
I am reaching out to this community in hopes of unraveling the complex and largely unknown life story of John Wynne Donnelly, who was a dual citizen of Canada and the United States. His life story is full of gaps and mysteries, and I am particularly interested in details surrounding his death, which reportedly occurred in a plane crash in Liberia on August 11, 1962.
**Background:**

• **Birth:** June 22, 1918, in Delburne, Alberta, Canada
  
• **Death:** August 11, 1962, Liberia, West Africa (can find no actual record of this. This information is through family lore and the grave index online, which provides no sources. I have contacted the contributor, but they never got back to me)
  
• **Marriages and Children:**
  
  • **Joan Chrysler** (Married on November 23, 1944, in Dundurn, Saskatoon): Together, they had four children (most living). Their marriage ended when John disappeared. Daughter of a Colonel.
  • **Betty Clyde Cook** (Married on October 9, 1954): They had two children (living). Betty filed for divorce on October 13, 1960, in Danville, Virginia, citing abandonment. John had moved to Quebec by then, working as a mining engineer. No information about him in the United States or Quebec aside from Divorce record.
  • **Margaret Irene Harcourt:** Had an affair resulting in one child who was put up for adoption (living). This occurred around the same time as his engagement to Joan. Margaret lived in Toronto, and John would take trips from Petawawa to see her. When Margaret became pregnant, she brought the case to his commanding officer while he was engaged to Joan, as she was abandoned. Albert, John's father, made a trip to Toronto and told Margaret to forget about his son. Either John or Albert (probably Albert) paid for a ten-day stay at the hospital during her birth.
• **Occupations:**
  
  • Lieutenant in the C.I.C.T.C. Petawawa during WWII (no dates or numbers on the registration paper)
  • Mining engineer in Quebec (according to Danville Divorce record)
  • Freelance pilot at the time of his death (according to distant family members I've reached out to)
• **Residences:**
  
  • Lived in Quebec, Canada, and Virginia, USA
• **Children:** Known to have fathered seven children, most of whom are unaware of each other
  

Despite extensive searches in public records and ancestry databases, details about his supposed plane crash in Liberia and subsequent cremation remain elusive. His brother, Donald Alexander Richard Donnelly, died just 2-3 days before John’s reported death, with full obituaries and news articles, yet John's death remains a mystery with hardly any public record. There are articles about Albert and the family online: The Albert Donnelly Family History, The longevity of Albert M. Donnelly, su*cide of John's mother.
**Request:**
If anyone has access to archives, databases, or personal knowledge about plane crashes in Liberia around 1962, records of Canadian or American citizens dying abroad, or any other details that might fit into John Wyne Donnelly's life puzzle, your insights would be incredibly valuable.
Additionally, if anyone has experience in digging up obscure historical records or has connections in aviation history circles, your guidance would be greatly appreciated. I am doing this research for a friend who is one of his children, and we are all keen on piecing together this intriguing family history. I'm not looking to contact anymore children, or draw attention to anyone living. I just want to find out more about his life and death.
Thank you so much for reading, and I look forward to any information, no matter how small it may seem.

Hi! I'm not very good at introductions but I'm hoping I can keep your attention. I haven't had a lot of luck with dating apps so I figured I'd try this (I also feel like I have a better chance of finding someone I click with on here.) I'm a 22 year old guy from Alberta Canada and I'm looking for someone I can really hit it off with, I’m not the type to rush into things so be prepared for a slow burn. I’m a bit of a hopeless romantic and tend to fall HARD when I fall for someone, I can be a little clingy in case that’s a red flag. Besides that, here’s a bit of an introduction so you know what you’re getting yourself into.
About me:

• I'll get appearance out of the way first incase I'm not your type, I'm 5'7 and 175 LBS (a little chubby but working on losing some) and here's a face pic https://imgur.com/a/93ndmuH
• Personality wise, I'm pretty introverted and can take a bit to warm up to someone but once I get past the initial nerves I become really outgoing, I've been told I give "golden retriever vibes" once I open up to people. Besides that I take pride in my kindheartedness, I'm loyal to a fault and am much more of a "gentle honesty" type rather than a "blunt and mean" type. I wear my emotions on my sleeve around people I'm close with and I'm not ashamed to admit it.
• My hobbies are pretty nerdy and ALWAYS changing, here's whats stuck though. Gaming (JRPGs, Fighting games, FPS and MMOs (really just ff14 lol) are my favourite genres, I play pretty much anything though,) Anime (Been watching Dungeon Meshi and Spice and Wolf recently,) Music (Lots of pop-punk, Indie and J-Pop,) I'd also like to get into working out more seriously. Besides all that, I'm always open to picking up new things.
• I'm a HUGE animal lover and have a cat who I love

here's some thing's I'm looking for in you:
I don't really have a type per-se, as long as we get along and we maybe share an interest or two I don't really care what you look like. Distance also isn't an issue, I don't mind long distance as long as you're willing to meet up eventually if we hit it off.
Idk what else to add so I'll end it here, If you read all of this thing and are interested, feel free to shoot me a message introducing yourself, I'd love to talk and get to know you.
P.S. Reddit chat is really awful, slow and buggy so I'd ideally like to get off of here not too long after introductions if that's okay with you (I prefer discord but am open to whatever)

Hey there! I’m a 28 year old man from Edmonton, Alberta in Canada which is also where I recently finished a degree in palaeontology!
As for hobbies, I play a lot of video games. Primarily I play JRPGs and rhythm games but there’s few genres I have no interest in. I play FFXIV so if you’re into that that’s awesome! Would love to start a farm together in Stardew or Sunhaven too!
I also enjoy anime although I’m a bit picky with what i watch. For music, I enjoy J-pop/rock, vocaloid stuff, game soundtracks, and 60s to 80s rock. Especially 80s hair metal. Oh also I’m a big fan of Star Wars and I collect Lego.
I’m looking for a girl to be friends with at first and see where things take us, hopefully to something longer term if it works out.
Looking forward to hearing from you! I usually use discord to communicate so I’d love if you do too.

Guys, I am in grade 12 and I applied to MRU a few months back and I got an condition acceptance offer to MRU. However; they just emailed me today saying:
[CN - Applicant Declined Offer We recently offered you admission or conditional admission to Mount Royal University. We asked you to confirm your plans by accepting your offer of admission and paying the non-refundable Tuition Deposit to hold your place at Mount Royal. Because you didn’t confirm your plans regarding this program by the due date (which you can find in the "My Application Status" section of your Future Student Portal), we will be offering your spot to another applicant.]
I don’t remember there being any thing telling me that I must pay this tuition deposit and I already paid for the application on ApplyAlberta. I have made a mistake of not checking the portal frequently and I am not sure what to do next? Can someone help me please? Do I make another application now for the fall 2024 semester? I am stuck