pros & cons of being student...

went to see my first movie in oz last night. we ended up watching BREACH. the movie's based on the true story of robert hanssen the ex-FBI agent responsible for the "worst intelligence disaster in US history". I enjoyed it. chris cooper was eerily good in playing hanssen and ryan phillippe's role as a newbie-agent-wannabe was played to the tee. (my friends think phillippe is a lousy actor but i don't think he's that bad. especially with that baby face of his and in roles like this one and crash). if there was a downside to the movie, it'd be that it probably could've used a couple of plot twists here and there. but i guess that's what you get with a based-on-a-true-story movie.

where am i going with this and the title of this post?
well, the movie was $5.70. student fare is FIVE dollars and SEVENTY cents.
you don't believe me do you? i knew you wouldn't so here's proof.

ah... it's good to be a student.

on the other hand...
started my house hunting today. didn't go quite as well as i had hoped.
the two places that i looked at were - although cheaper than my current place - nowhere near as good as my current place. they were both further away. instead of the 7 minute walk it takes me now, it'd probably take closer to 15 or 20. the first place was a dump. there's really no other way to put it. 5 guys living in the house. kitchen was a mess, there were probably a dozen grocery carts in the garage and don't even get me started on the washroom.
the second place was small without much natural sunlight. and the first question i was greeted with when i knocked on the door was "where are you from?" WTF?!?!

i gotta make a few more calls tonight and hopefully check out a few more places tomorrow. i definitely don't think i'm being too picky. but perhaps my expectations are a tad high. it's true. you get what you pay for.
arg... it's sucks being a student.