Occasional musings from a Left-coast Canadian ExPat in Oxford.
It will probably come as very little surprise to people, but I Row. This is not to be confused with dragonboating or kayaking or outrigger canoeing – those are all paddling sports. If you insist on disagreeing with me, I’m fully prepared to give you an intimate introduction to the differences in equipment. Anyway, I … Continue reading Rock On
One Night in Canadian Rock ‘n’ Roll. I swear, this shit just does not happen to people! Except it did! After being stuck at work for faaaar too long, I raced down to the Red Room hoping that the tickets I had to see the Armchair Cynics and the Hugh Dillon Redemption Choir would still … Continue reading One Night
Schwing! I just confirmed my Canucks Half-Season ticket package (C21B). Of course, I was hoping for better seats, but that’s what happens when you decide to get on the list in late July. I’m just glad I got tickets for this season. If you see a rowdy girl with short blonde hair (may or may … Continue reading The Boys are Back in Town
In an effort to thwart the last-minute finding of a fellow concert attendee, I figured I’d put it out there that I’m still open to finding someone to go with me to the following shows: Nine Inch Nails with Queens of the Stone Age, Pacific Coliseum, Monday September 26th – $90/ticket Green Day with Jimmy … Continue reading Concert Buddy?
This one’s for the locals: I went willy nilly on purchasing a bunch of concert tickets in the not so distant past, and then threw them in a drawer and sortof forgot about them. Except that I didn’t forget, I just forgot to find people to go with. Pearl Jam is coming up tomorrow, and … Continue reading Wanted: PJ Fan
Last weekend I made a run for the border, quite literally, and took a last-minute trip down to Bellingham to stock up on some goods I can only obtain in America. Even though the countries are practically kissing cousins, according to the American-but-Permanent-Canadian-Resident friend I went with, I was SO OBVIOUSLY CANADIAN that I may … Continue reading North/South
I went to a wine tasting last night (oh god, I’m becoming one of those people) and just wanted to do a little brain dump on some of the notables: Stickleback White (Semillon, Chardonnay, Verdelho): it’s being marketed as “Fresh Crisp Zesty” and that’s exactly what this wine is. Stands up well to extreme chilling, … Continue reading Bottles & Bangers