Occasional musings from a Left-coast Canadian ExPat in Oxford.
Scene: Morning in the Watkiss/Wiederick household. The boy has just made coffee and delivered it to the girl, who has turned on the morning news and thrown some sort of squeaking, slobbery something across the room for the umpteenth time to avoid a storm of morningdogbreath kisses. The coffee has led to cuddling, which has … Continue reading Miiiiiiiiiii Niiiiiiiiiii
I don’t know where, when, or why the decision was made. But I don’t like it. I feel betrayed. Abandoned. Deceived. I didn’t need to be consulted. But at least a little warning, and perhaps an explanation would be appreciated. How could you just rip something like that away from me without as much as … Continue reading Tragedy
Thank god I wasn’t expecting to birth my (likely not-so-) immaculately conceived (and thankfully non-existent) child any time soon, because while on our wee excursion, Neil and I broke the (until that point rumoured but not really believed) 11th commandment: Thou Shalt Not Arrive in Tofino and Expect to Find Suitable Accommodations if Thou Hast … Continue reading Vacation Lessons #2 – No Room at the Inn
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
I am nonspecifically cranky. Perhaps it’s the mountain of unfolded laundry. Perhaps it’s the state of mess this place is in (a product, I should note, significantly of my own doing). Perhaps it’s stress from the amount of change I’ve experienced over the past few weeks. Perhaps it’s a side effect of the headache I’ve … Continue reading Blargh
Hello. My you look lovely today! Your hair is so shiny, and have you lost weight? I know. I haven’t updated in a while, so here’s a summation life in recent days, in bullet points, since nothing has been exciting enough to write about on its own: Unpacking is FINALLY finished. We’ve purged and scrubbed … Continue reading Bullet
Today is finally (FINALLY!) the last day I’m going to move my things out of my Burnaby apartment and into the new place. The gorgeous new place in Kitsilano, mere blocks from the beach, with the gigantic deck and the friendly neighbours and the fact that nearly everyone in the building owns a dog, including … Continue reading Mooooooooovin on up
Work is currently devouring my soul. And all of my time. Instead of providing any real content I shall ask you, dear readers, to share your favourite way to de-stress. Ready? Go. Continue reading Kaboom
While I think it would be pretty great to get a free multimedia phone, I’ve been firmly pushed into the same camp as Darren and Boris on their hatred of the Matchstick annoyance factor. I was contacted very early on with the Matchstick promotion. I received a comment on my “about” page way back on … Continue reading Match-Stuck
Sue wants to know what’s eating Gilbert Grape me lately – here’s the reader’s digest version of some things that have pissed me off in the last week: 1. People who assume any squatting dog is taking a crap. The Stepdog is a girl. Girl dogs squat to pee. It’s a slightly different squat than … Continue reading Shitlist
I have yet to get a decent night’s sleep since before I left for Korea. I have a lot of work to do as the busy Spelunking season gets fully underway. I have a very important test to write in just under 3 weeks. I don’t feel like I’m making progress on any of those … Continue reading And on and on
I hate coming home from vacation. Duh. Doesn’t everyone? But really, I was totally ready to come home. You know a vacation’s just long enough when at the end of it, you’re really excited to see your home and stuff and sleep in your own bed (FYI: the hotel beds in Korea are HORRIBLE). Thing … Continue reading Iffy
Are you all gossipping about me yet? Are you whispering amongst yourselves, wondering where the dating stories have gone, and who this mysterious “boy” is whose presence I’ve mentioned a few times? Or do you just not give a damn? Because the comments have been veeeeeery quiet of late. I will tell you this much: … Continue reading Lost & Found
Time Zones man. Total Buzzkill. So I made it home, safe and sound, though I have decided that I LOATHE both Miami International and Pearson International airports. And the free Rum Punch on Cayman Airways is something all airlines should aspire to offer. So I arrived in Vancouver at about 10pm last night (which is … Continue reading Sprung
Diet Pepsi’s new Brown & Bubbly schtick isn’t going over so well with me. For someone who’s a lifelong sufferer of IBS, the phrase brings up thoughts of anything BUT (no pun intended) diet soda. I’m just sayin’… Continue reading Bad Marketing