And tonight, I was around some great people. I’m still getting to know them – it’s an interesting thing when you show up to a dinner party having only met 1 person in real life, and having only briefly talked to some of the others on Twitter or Facebook.

Every week I look forward to connecting with my new friends more and finding out more about each of them.

As you know, I love quotes so I wanted to throw this one out there which was very fitting for today:

If you don’t think every day is a good day, just try missing one.

Today was indeed a great day. I’m glad I went and I realize that work will always be there and needing to be done so make time for what really matters.

And tonight that was my friends from the Monday Night Supper Club (#MNSCyyc).

Oh and we also threw light up frisbees once it was dark. That was pretty rad.

Thanks again to

@dansgoodside

@mikesbloggity

@yelpcalgary

@MealanCalgary

@JacquelineTyler

@frecklesandash

Think about what parking is. Your car is sitting on the ground. Yet you have to pay for it to sit on the ground. Maybe you could have like a time share system. You use someone else’s parking spot downtown and they use your spot somewhere else.

Have you ever seen those garage type parking systems? Like the one in the pic. They’re so sweet. Efficient since all of the spaces are optimized to fit a car and there’s no wasted space. But, what happens if your car becomes like a chocolate bar in a vending machine and gets stuck halfway out? Then convenience and efficiency turns into hassle.

I get why we’re charged for parking. And I understand that people have come to expect to pay for parking. But honestly can’t they make money another way? The amount we spend on vehicles is high enough already between car payments, insurance and gas so why not cut us a break?

I think the government should do something about it. For university students, it’s outrageous how much they have to spend to park to go to school. No wonder so many people try to park for free and get tickets for risking it.