Occasional musings from a Left-coast Canadian ExPat in Oxford.
I’ve known for quite a while now that there are two kinds of people. Those who believe the glass is half full, and those who believe the glass is half empty. (Ok, there’s a third kind – the ones who don’t give a damn about the glass at all.) I have also known for quite … Continue reading Random Wednesday Afternoon Observation
I’m supposed to be playing softball right now. But thanks to translink, I got a 1.5 hour tour of East Vancouver instead. I used the “trip planning” feature, and asked it how to get from work to the ballpark with the least amount of transfers. It handily told me a couple buses to take – … Continue reading Effing Bus.
When I came home from work today, my roommate informed me there were a couple message on the machine for me. Nothing unusual. He hung around as I listened to them, which isn’t odd in and of itself, though I soon realized why. Message 1: Someone wanting to come by and view the room for … Continue reading Is Nothing Sacred?!?!?
Tiny annoyance number four-thousand and twelve: Campuses (or other such locations) with exclusive Pepsi contracts. Because it means the only bottled water they’ll carry is Aquafina. Which is demineralized water. Which is bad. Or at least I think so, and there are some people who’ll agree. There are two camps on this: one says that … Continue reading Pet Peeve
In fine form again, I’m resurrecting the art of the one-day paper. The internet is a dangerous thing, negating the need to actually do any “library” research, and my new best friend Google is leading the way. Whenever I make a statement that looks like it requires some proof outside of my word, I lay … Continue reading Procrastinus Major
Did I mention that it looks as if my superawesomeroommate will likely be moving out in June or July? Well he probably will be. Boo-urns. So I was thinking… I’m not getting any younger, and perhaps summer is a good time to finally move downtown near-ish the beach! Problem is, I’m also feeling very strongly … Continue reading Movin’
I predict that Canada will lose very, very badly at the upcoming World Championships. It makes me wonder how much the current NHL players really play for the love of “Canada’s Game” (55-60% of NHL players are Canadian), and how many have been blinded by their multi-million dollar salaries. We keep hearing heartwrenching sound bites … Continue reading Hockey Schmockey