Occasional musings from a Left-coast Canadian ExPat in Oxford.
Here’s one for my colleagues in the marketing industry: I know with Web 2.0 everyone’s drinking the dynamic web kool-aid. (Frankly, the success of the business I work for depends on it.) We all want fancy sites with live demos and streaming this and interactive that. But for the love of pete, please don’t kill … Continue reading Give me back my Static
At the beginning of September, my latest contract with Telus finally came to an end and I made the switch to Rogers. None of the mobile phone providers here actually offer what I’d call “good” rates on voice or data packages in the range I’m using, so my decision to go with Rogers was made … Continue reading Phone-y
Edited April 21, 2009 for The Big Wild‘s Singing in the Rain contest. Oh there was rain all right. Record-breaking rain. And that was the least of our troubles! So Neil and I went on a canoeing/camping trip. Oh my holy hell. Honestly, I had a good time – but I’m not particularly pleased with: … Continue reading Shitstorm
You can’t imagine how unbelievably sad I am to be writing this entry. Ending any relationship is hard, but this one meant more to me than most. It’s seen me through so much, been with me through good times and bad, and its warm, comforting embrace has been the one constant I’ve had to rely … Continue reading End of an Era
A letter I just submitted through Chapters’ online Customer Service form: ——————————————————————– I am completely and utterly disappointed by the way the Harry Potter release “delivery day shipment” was handled. I’m not sure whether it was an issue with Chapters, or with Canada Post, but my order was NOT delivered today, Saturday July 21st by … Continue reading Harried
I only wish I were talking about Neil’s stanky running shirt again. Despite the fact that it had only been 3 days long, this week has been exceedingly busy for me. I’ve had 4 interviews in 3 days and managed to pick up a freelance project. Combine that with an evening volunteering, the sudden heat … Continue reading Odiferous
Further Proof that HR people (or whoever’s doing the job posting these days) don’t have a damn clue: I’m checking out what I missed on various job sites in the past few days, and discovered something pretty odd. There’s one site that lists jobs under “Internship,” “Entry-Level,” “Mid to Senior-Level,” and “Executive.” I like checking … Continue reading Effed Up