Occasional musings from a Left-coast Canadian ExPat in Oxford.
In the past couple years it feels like Camps have been getting kindof out of control. Started by Foo Camp, then Bar Camp, there are now X Camps going on seemingly every weekend in cities all around the world. And now there are camps for almost everything you can think of. Transit Camp. Change Camp. … Continue reading You say Camp! I say, well, this…
We are the finders, but I’m trying to figure out how to not be a keeper. Neil found what looks very much like an engagement ring on the sidewalk Monday afternoon. I know if I ever lost something that important to me, I’d really want someone to try to get it back to its rightful … Continue reading Losers, weepers
First off, I would just like to lay claim to my crown as the best gift-giver I know. And with the holidays coming up I figured I’d let you all in on the secret, so you can share in the glory. The key to giving a great gift, and delivering it well, is two-fold: 1. … Continue reading Practical Secret Keeping
Yes, I’m still here. Just a bit useless at blogging. I don’t know why I think I can manage to crank out posts when I’m traveling – I don’t even get much sleep when I’m on the road, let alone quality computer time that isn’t taken up with, you know, work. (And blackjack, which is … Continue reading Oh, Hi there!
I wish… …I were brave enough to wear fascinators …my actions more closely mirrored my thoughts …I had more patience …I’d known about iTunes radio sooner! …I’d eaten something other than brownies & coleslaw (not at the same time) for dinner last night …you were here …I’d packed a lunch for today …the weather would … Continue reading Wishes for Monday
Things I meant to do last night: -Laundry -Change bedsheets -Write strata council treasurer’s report -Upload pictures of closet (so I can finally blog about it) and cool fire dancing photos -backup blog so I can upgrade wordpress Things I did instead: -Watch TV -Bake cookies -Go to bed early Perhaps today will be better. Continue reading Best Intentions
Meals eaten involving BBQ’d meat: 5 Times I had cheesecake for breakfast: 1 Hours spent cleaning our apartment top to bottom: 5 BBQs hosted: 1 BBQs attended: 2 People crammed into my apartment at once: 15 Degrees it reached in my living room while 15 people were crammed into it: 30 C (that’s 86 F) … Continue reading Weekend by the Numbers
I was going to write something substantial, but I couldn’t thing of anything. So I give you this: Found at Lifehacker. The Emergency Party Button Continue reading Emergency Party Button
In the past couple months, I’ve reached critical mass of “things” in my life. There are a lot of balls in the air (without sign of lessening that load any time soon – more likely increasing it), and I am at serious risk of dropping even more of them. Since we came back from the … Continue reading Getting Things Done
I started writing a general update-slash-stream of consciousness post, but I was boring myself (so can’t imagine what anyone who might read it would think). So I deleted it and decided random short paragraphs would be better. ******** The title of this post has nothing to do with anything, except the fact that I have … Continue reading Get Whitey
I was all set to write a ridiculously upbeat post about how excited I am about our upcoming wedding, rambling on about all the little details that are coming together and confessing my complete and utter surrender to being one of those overly giddy and completely wedding obsessed brides to be. But I’m just not … Continue reading About Face
I was pretty surprised the first time I was chewed out – no pun intended (you’ll get this eventually, I promise) – for expressing this long-held and apparently errant belief. It doesn’t help much that the people “in the know” have been battling the stereotype for quite a while, so they tend to get a … Continue reading Clearing up Misconceptions
Neil and I were planning on taking an impromptu vacation over the Christmas break, partly to try and avoid being home to see if we could postpone closing on our new place until after the GST goes down on January 1st, and partly because we’re sad we won’t be in our new home for Christmas … Continue reading Picture Pages
Heather (aka fubsy, aka nuttymuffin, aka “the hotness”) has put together a 2008 calendar of her beautiful photographs. This is the same woman who captured me licking my new TiVo at BestBuy waaaaay back in 2005. That’s right – I pioneered the technology licking movement that won Tod Maffin his Wii. But I digress – … Continue reading Pretty as a Picture
1. One Laptop Per Child. I’m so doing this. 2. Firebug. You don’t even understand how much easier this just made my life. 3. Movember. The month is half over – don’t forget to donate to your favourite Mo’ Bro! Continue reading Three Things