Occasional musings from a Left-coast Canadian ExPat in Oxford.
Hi, My name is Jen, and I eat lunch by myself. I’m rapidly realizing that my lack of lunch-buddies at the new workplace is turning me into one of those crazy people who talks to herself (ok, I was crazy like that already…). Do you work in/near the financial district/Coal Harbour in Vancouver? do you … Continue reading Loser Table
Know what’s awesome? When your plumber doesn’t show up on time. Know what’s even MORE awesome? When he calls 2 hours late to say he can’t make it after all. Continue reading Awesome.
I had a really kickass weekend away. And now, appropriately, since every action has an equal and opposite reaction, I feel like absolute ass. Happy Monday! Continue reading Back
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
It’s moments like this I wish it weren’t so uncool to blog about work. I could seriously use a vent moment right about now. I’ll have to settle for a Mint Aero. Continue reading AAARGH
I am so tired, I could cry. I wish I knew what was wrong with me. Because it’s a problem when 9 hours of sleep still isn’t enough. I don’t think I’m anemic. I’m exercising. I eat reasonably well. This sucks. Continue reading ZZzzzzz
I am obviously far too burnt out for my own good right now. I completely spaced out on putting on makeup this morning. Not that I plaster on Tammy Faye-esque layers, but I am the type of person that does wear a “full face” (foundation, eyes, cheeks, lips) pretty much daily. Except today. It’s a … Continue reading Faceless
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
Figures. I thought Napster’s great new “to go” idea was too cool to be true. Turns out it is. There are only NINE players on the market that are compatible with the Napster to Go interface. Sure, you can go download music onto your PC until you’re blue in the face. However, unless you own … Continue reading Smash.