Occasional musings from a Left-coast Canadian ExPat in Oxford.
There’s a documentary airing on CBC Newsworld tomorrow night regarding the use of Crystal Meth in a small Canadian town. It’s the town I went to high school in – Hope BC. I know all three families that are portrayed in the show. I’m not sure how accurate a portrayal of small town life it … Continue reading Docu-Drama
Other than linking to a few things that made me sad, I’ve avoided spewing any political commentary on Katrina. There are far more who can do it far better than I. But the “donation war” is is really revving up – should we give? Should we not? To Katrina? To other charities? How much, if … Continue reading Help, I need Somebody
Lost and Found listings from NewOrleans.Craigslist.Org I’m pretty good at being disaffected (though not uncompassionate). This affected me. Deeply. Pass the Hat (again), and the Tissue. Continue reading Lost and Found
Check out this guy’s blog He’s been writing about surviving in New Orleans during the Hurricane (which apparently wasn’t so bad) and the Aftermath (which is like the freakin’ apocalypse). Of course, this is just one guy’s blog, but hot damn, people are going Crazy! I haven’t heard much in the mainstream media about how … Continue reading Mob Mentality
Alternate title: what happens when A Beautiful Mind meets Everquest. “Right now my focus is on one of my stats that I call CER – my Chick Exposure Rate. See, as my CER increases, my probability of performing a critical hit (getting a date) dramatically increases. It’s just a matter of simple statisti-” Davis then … Continue reading Chick Exposure Rate
Bert’s Back Babies! Continue reading BOOYAH
As I watched highlights of the Space Shuttle Discovery launch this morning, my first thought was a pretty typical “how cool is this.” But my second thought was “You know, there’s gotta be more than a few people out there somewhere who think the shuttle is named ‘Discovery’ because it’s sponsored by the Discovery Channel.” … Continue reading Deep Thought
It’s official. We Rock. The house of commons voted 158-133 to support same-sex marriage, making Canada the 3rd country in the world to make the unions legal at a federal level. And as much of a chump as I think Paul Martin can be, his quote on the issue sums up exactly how I feel … Continue reading Oh Canada! I do!
The nature of my work schedule lately has me staying up a little later than usual. So I’ve been catching Letterman, and the beginning of Conan, for most of the week. Last night, Dave brought out the Carnage. Paul Anka was the musical guest. Which in and of itself isn’t horrible. Except he sang “Smells … Continue reading Smells Like…. Ew.
If you don’t currently peruse The Morning News at least once a week (especially the Non-Expert column), you’re definitely missing out. Today they bring us 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover Simon’s song, from 1975’s Still Crazy After All These Years, quotes some mysterious woman as saying there must be 50 ways to leave your … Continue reading Another 45
So… a note to all the granola crunchers who say Nuclear Power is a Bad Idea, and cite Chernobyl as evidence…. EXPOSURE TO RADIATION MAKES CHILDREN SMARTER, STRONGER, FASTER, BETTER! I’m totally hitting up the dentist for a few more xrays this year, and permanently strapping my cellphone to my head. Perhaps I’ll even rig … Continue reading Take me to your Leader
After days of hearing the hype, I just watched the Paris Hilton Carl’s Jr. commercial. Meh. For those not in the know, the commercial consists of Paris in a Bikini, washing a Bentley and chowing on a Carl’s Jr. burger of some sort. She’s a pretty girl and all, but falls far short of that … Continue reading That’s Hot
Best Quote Ever regarding the recent coupling of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes: They should totally play Take My Breath Away at their wedding. Except that Katie will probably want the Jessica Simpson version, and Tom will be all, “No, the Berlin version,” and Katie will be all, “Who?” I totally peed a little from … Continue reading Talk to me Goose!
Shiz poses an interesting conundrum today. She had no idea that it was election day. She knew the election was coming up at some point… just not that it was today. Some of us do not have/watch tv, and don’t like/read the trashy local newspapers. You cannot rely on media alone to inform us of … Continue reading How Indeed?
Today’s provincial election day in Beautiful BC, so to any Canadian citizens who’ve lived here for the last 6 months: PLEASE GO VOTE. You have until 8:00PM PDT tonight. Find your local riding and voting place, as well as registration information at elections.bc.ca You’ll also have the opportunity to vote for change in our current … Continue reading Happy Voting Day