Occasional musings from a Left-coast Canadian ExPat in Oxford.
A wee tidbit about me that some of you may not know: When I feel cranky, I shop. I’ve always had magpie eyes, and few things bring a glimmer of joy to my heart like something shiny and new. This is the part where, if I were a popular blogger, some troll would psychobabble me … Continue reading Shopaholic
Here’s a game for all y’all at home. Play along if you wanna indulge me. I’m going to type a word, and you’re going to comment with the first image that comes into your head. Ready? The word is: independent. Now, if the first image you thought of relates to American symbolism, discard that idea, … Continue reading Imagery
On the off chance that any readers know this kind of thing: I have an educational (science – biology) children’s story that I think I want to pitch to a publisher. Depending on whether or not I can handle the rejection when they tell me it sucks. If I can get over myself, does anyone … Continue reading Book Worms?
…I re-joined the ranks of single women. So far it’s been one of my best years on record. This is the longest I’ve been single at one stretch in 10 years – pretty much since I discovered boys – and holy hannah the fun I’d been missing! So I celebrated this morning with nookie and … Continue reading One Year Ago Today…
Starting tomorrow, I’ll be off for 2.5 weeks, housesitting for dearheart and her fiancee while they zip halfway around the world so she can suck up to her future mother-in-law (kidding! I’m sure there’s no sucking up necessary!). Although I won’t be far from home, I don’t plan on returning to my apartment to replenish … Continue reading Procrastinatrix
Hey, you! Yes you, the hundred or so extra people who swung by yesterday to check out what I had to say. Hi! Welcome! Can I get you a drink? Now, I know every once in a while I write something remarkable, and get some extra visitors, and some of you even stick around for … Continue reading Tap Tap Tap…
Thanks to going hardcore with the extracurricular activities, I’m in a world of hurt today. It’s the hurts-so-good kinda hurt, but still… ow. So why is it that I’ve been sitting around whining since about 8:00am, and just now (at 3:37pm) realized that hey, maybe I should take some Advil? Obviously because I am a … Continue reading Ouch.