Protect your peepers!

As the summer is in full swing, most of you are worried about sun protection and health hazards that are associated with overexposure to UV rays... One thing that may get overlooked are your eyes. With so many killer shades available nowadays, it's easy to sacrifice eye protection to score that perfect pair of sunglasses on a budget.

I've always had a super hard time choosing that perfect pair and usually opted for the fun and cheap shades that did absolutely nothing for me except give me a variety of colourful frames and shapes.

I recently came across these new bad boys. The Mexican label Carrera, launched in 1956, recently came out with a new collection of revisited classic models that made a huge mark in the 80s. The Carrera STROKE is my fave... LOVE, LOVE, LOVE. It has been redesigned to current tastes, shows a rock inspiration with metal stems and a coloured line running through them with golden tints. FIERCE.

Available at a number of locations, I found these (for those of you familiar with my hood) at Dixie Outlet Mall at Optical Place. Prices range from $140-$180. Cutie patootie Brad Pitt is also loving the Carrera come back. Here he's sporting the Carrera Gipsy 6!

Patience is a virtue...

and I'm ready to lose mine.

A few weeks ago we received a letter from our internet provider stating that we have cancelled our internet services and to please return our modem. Thinking, great - maybe they won't charge us anymore, we ignored it. A few weeks after that, our internet was cut off. At first I didn't think anything of it, turned off my computer and thought I'd just wait a few days, let my computer cool off and try again. Nothing. No dice.

I called our provider and asked what happened. I was asked whether I had an alternate address in Scarborough... umm, nope. Then I was asked how I was related to Shaqur. Umm, don't really know Saqur, thanks.

Turns out Shaqur from Scarborough doesn't need his internet service anymore as he is moving to the States. That's very exciting for Shaqur, however I would love to have my internet back. I miss Perez, I miss Jared and of course simply because I miss blogging!

After numerous phone calls to technical support and the billing department, I was first told that it will be back within three business days as they have to re-install some phone card. The rep I was speaking with wasn't really sure what she was trying to sell me on, but anyhoo... After three business days, still no connection. I phoned again and was told that it will definitely be back withing four to 24 hours. So exciting! That was last week...

This Friday, we has a misterious package on our doorstep from our provider. A new modem. No note... no phone call... no explanation. Oh yes, and still no connection.

It's been two weeks and counting and I am beginning to wonder what it will take for this corporation to finally begin to take care of their customers, put a little bit of effort into customer service and satisfaction and finally allow me to return to the greatly missed world of the world wide web.

Sweet mother of pearl...