Occasional musings from a Left-coast Canadian ExPat in Oxford.
Normally I pride myself on being a person who can unquestionably hold it together and perform, nay exceed under pressure. When the going gets tough, the tough call Jen! Until today. Today, I completely lost my shit (figuratively), because the dog lost hers (literally). I left work a smidge early today to go home and … Continue reading Be Glad This Blog Ain’t Scratch ‘n’ Sniff
Today is a good day in my world. In fact, I’m in such a good mood, I’m going to do something completely uncharacteristic. Blog about cats! If you know me well enough, you know that usually the best thing I have to say about cats is that they “taste good with rice and teriyaki sauce.” … Continue reading Rub a Dub Dub
What had me so tired yesterday? A few hours of playing in the snow. Especially a few hours in the snow, trying to keep up with this crazy beastiie who LOVES the white powder, and acts every inch the crackhead when she gets to run around in it. Check out the entire set on flickr. Continue reading Romp
It never, ever fails. You think some day we’d catch him napping, or in the can, or something other than staring out his window. But no. We can’t make it halfway across the street before he’s strutting out his door and striding across the grass, bellowing “LEASH YOUR DOG PLEASE!” We call him “Park Boss” … Continue reading Park Boss
Jonathan posted on Metroblogging Vancouver yesterday regarding his opinion on having a dog in an apartment building. Vancouver’s no-pets-in-the-building policy is probably a good thing. If people want a dog, they should at least have a house with a yard or public park across the street. It’s an opinion I hear a lot from people … Continue reading Dog-gonit
Right. Still here. Turns out I did get sick on Thursday (that’d be the 5th for those playing along at home) and spent the day on the couch. I’m still not really better per se, but it was nice to get the day of rest in, and that along with the 3-day weekend means I’ve … Continue reading Is this thing on?
Remember the cranky from a couple days ago? I decided to hedge my bets on it being brought about by the dog hair thing. I’m pretty sure I was right. I went out after work the next day and purchased a brand! new! blue! Hoover EmPower, and proceeded to do exactly what the box said … Continue reading Sucky
I know a blow-by-blow breakdown of things that I did on my luxurious week of unemployment/vacation isn’t really interesting to anyone except those who were there – so I won’t torture you. However, there are a few very important lessons I learned while on my “fly by the seat of your pants” whirlwind tour of … Continue reading Vacation Lessons #1 – Dogged Determination
Oh no she didn’t! Oh yes I did! This is what happens when I’ve already mentally checked out of a job, and people aren’t updating their blogs fast enough. Neil, will you ever forgive me? Continue reading Dogster!