Occasional musings from a Left-coast Canadian ExPat in Oxford.
This Fish has a beautiful post on love today. That’s the part about love that’s always been hard for me – stepping outside of my own security, to take a chance at humiliation to show I care. But I’m learning as I get older that it’s not about me. It’s about dropping defenses… exposing previously … Continue reading Love you Long Time
Say you go on a date with someone. And it comes up in conversation that you both blog. And you both mention that you don’t give the url to people you’re dating, because it just results in weirdness. So you forget about it, and go home. And maybe a couple days later, you google the … Continue reading What would you do?
If you don’t currently peruse The Morning News at least once a week (especially the Non-Expert column), you’re definitely missing out. Today they bring us 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover Simon’s song, from 1975’s Still Crazy After All These Years, quotes some mysterious woman as saying there must be 50 ways to leave your … Continue reading Another 45
Pillow Talk Originally uploaded by peechie. Sometimes it’s hard being so fabulous. It has the potential to get me into far too much trouble. And then feelings get hurt and nobody’s happy. At least the note on the pillow was sweet. Continue reading Trouble
This actually happened last Friday, but it STILL bugs me, so I figured I’d toss it on the blog and see if the rage goes away. I was stopped at a Burnaby intersection, in the passenger seat of a co-workers car as we were on our way to a softball game (Northbound on Gilmore at … Continue reading Hand Holder
Ya’ll really want to hear why I figure dating is so damn difficult. I’m totally copping out and ripping this entry off from someone else, but at least I’ll give credit where credit is due. And besides which, Anna Broadway of Sexless in the City has just found supporting evidence for something I’ve been struggling … Continue reading Survey Says
Have you ever wondered why I’ve called this series “Ridiculously High Standards” instead of something less foreboding? It’s because breaching one of these without a strong backup of coolness factor can very likely put the nail into the relationship coffin as far as I’m concerned. As I’ve said already, I’m totally willing and usually more … Continue reading Ridiculously High Standards – Implications