This might sound stupid, but I don't know much about doctors because I've been avoiding them for almost 10 years now,because I'm scared of doctors,(Mock me if you must D: ) but I'm reaching the point when I just can't avoid anymore.

Family doctors are hard to find, but doctors in emergency clinics are doctors too, right? One has a fancy office and the other has a small crappy office, but they are both qualified doctors who both can help me find my health problem...right? Can I just go in a clinic and tell the doctor: I have this and this problem, can you tell me how to cure it?
I may have to get my blood tested too, but they do this in CLSCs, right? Will the emergency clinic call me to tell me my blood results, or do only family doctors do that?

Also, my mother has a family doctor. Will they allow me to take an appointment easily with him, since I'm family and I would assume that's what it means to be a family doctor?

Tags: doctors

Does anyone know where I could buy some NYE decorations? I'd like some fancy horns, hats, and glitter, but my local dollar store has already moved on to Valentine's Day decorations! Can anyone suggest where to look tomorrow (last minute, I know)--I'll only have time to search in the Plateau, so suggestions in that neighbourhood would be much appreciated!!

Thanks a million and happy, happy 2010!

Tags: holidays, parties, shopping (misc)
Current Location: Plateau

37" x 37" x 16" tall
Can be disassembled.
Pick up only, in Rosemère (on the NorthShore).

( click here to see picture )

Tags: for sale, furniture
Current Location: Rosemere
Current Mood: hopeful

Last week an element refused to turn off, so we had to pull the fuse. Yesterday, both oven elements died halfway through a batch of cookies. We officially NEED a new, full-sized (30") stove. The fridge is in nearly as dire a condition. I have $150 to spend, hopefully on both.
Luckily, we've got a pickup, so can collect without having to worry abut delivery fees, but still!

Anyone have suggestions of where I might be able to find something that was manufactured within this decade & that price range? I've been searching all over kijiji, craigslist & lespac.com today, but no luck on anything that fits my prerequisites...

Thanks in advance!

Tags: appliances
Current Location: Rosemere
Current Mood: determined

Hey Montreal,
I'm a Torontonian heading out to your fine city (which I love) for NYE. My best friend and travel companion unfortunately has some other obligations and it's looking like I will actually be alone for the actual "New Years" portion of the night...

So now I'm trying to find something to do for the night! Something ideal for me to do would be something like an indie rock/electropop etc sort of a concert. I'm into Handsome Furs, Junior Boys, and even folk like Iron and Wine or DeVotchKa. And before this thing came up we were planning to go to Korova to go dancing. Any suggestions along these lines? Or anything else fun happening, I'm welcoming ideas, as long as it's cheap and no-frills (I'm not really a clubbing kinda girl), and safe for a young girl.

Thanks in advance!

( TV and DVD player for sale )

I'm one of those kids with a foreign name that's hard to pronounce who has pretty much always gone by an English name, although my birth name is still the legal one. I'd like to change that, and I've found the official website of le directeur de l'état civil and printed the preliminary analysis form and everything. I'm still a minor until next December, but I'd really rather have this done by the time I go back to school in fall. So, does anyone have any experience in the matter and can tell me if it's a long and arduous process, if my reasons are considered valid, if my request will be treated differently whether my parents apply for me as a minor or if I apply as a legal adult? Thanks!

Tags: legal

Hello All,

I am moving from Alaska to Montreal (our flight leaves the night of 30 December), but I am having a heck of a time finding any company that will move "irregular" sized things such as bikes, mattresses, long boxes, etc. For the normal U-Haul boxes it looks like we will probably be using Fed Ex, but they won't take our other items. We also called many many companies such as Carlile, Lynden, and Mayflower to try to move everything together, but the lowest price we could get was a little over 3,000 dollars with Mayflower, and that is way beyond our budget (the other companies wouldn't even do our move with household goods). Has anyone else ever done a US/Canada move such as this? What did you do? I would hate to have to leave so many items behind just because they cannot fit into regular moving boxes.

Thank you!

Tags: international, moving, new arrival

What's your favourite Bubble Tea place in Montreal?

I am looking for one that serves "real juices" not just powders they add to tea.

I usually go to Magic Idea in Chinatown but am looking for other options, preferably in the Village or Plateau areas.

ps: i really, really don't recommend Yoy's bubble tea on St-Denis/Mont-Royal :(

Tags: drink, food (misc)
Current Location: Papineau & Ontario, Montreal, QC
Current Mood: curious

renaissance2010
Turning to photography as a creative outlet during a valiant fight with breast cancer at age 34, renaissance10 survived and set up a photo contest to help raise funds for the Lavender Trust, a nonprofit that provides information and support to younger women with breast cancer. In the first two years, the competition brought in over £65,000 (that's $107,260.73 U.S.!), with entries from 130 countries last year. Renaissance10 recently joined LiveJournal to meet other passionate photographers and find supportive friends.

Tags: cancer, renaissance2010