It's a DRAW!!

As you must already know, the USA vs. England World Cup match ended in a DRAW!!! Much to the dismay of Paul, Peps, and almost everyone in the pub where I watched it. The game drove me to drink, and I was literally on the edge of my seat the whole time. I didn't lose 10 bucks though so that's nice. Putting money on the game made me interested in our team and all of the stats and players. Now, I know a lot more and am following the World Cup closely. I won't bore you with all that I read this morning about Group C (USA's group) and how much USA need to beat Slovenia by to advance. It's gonna be close since the USA/England game was a draw, and Slovenia beat Algeria, something neither of the former teams were hoping for. Anyways, this will be an exciting month of games, especially the Brazil vs. North Korea match, considering Brazil is ranked 1st in the world and N. Korea is 105th!

Being back in Ottawa is strange because the last time I was here we were trudging through snow and slush and the canal was ice. Now, the canal is gorgeous, the trees are green and it's very warm! Walking around I remember how much I like this country's capital, for it's proximity and generally smaller feel. Granted Toronto is accessible with its transit system, but you travel around and could easily never see anyone you know. But with Ottawa, you walk around and could easily run into your own roommate. Helena leaves for England in early September, so this was a chance to spend a couple days with her, and I must say it's nice to be around a great friend again. Her and Peps visited Toronto for a couple days like 3 weeks ago, but for the most part, my BFFs are all spread out right now. Being in San Diego, Bosnia, Ottawa, San Francisco, and my bro in San Mateo. And as I told Vanessa, just count your blessings for Skype, as I would probably be lost without it.

I leave tonight on the train and get back in TO at 11pm, but I figured I'd spend as much time with Helena as I could. Ok, enough with this chatter, I'm gonna quit writing and go hang with her!!