Occasional musings from a Left-coast Canadian ExPat in Oxford.
Now that the boy’s done gone and moved himself to an apartment that’s dog-friendly, 3 blocks from the beach, and cuts my daily commute in half, I find I’m spending most nights over there instead of in my own neglected abode. This is serious people. Not only do I have a toothbrush there, I moved … Continue reading Fade to Black
First off, I’d like to say that despite the fact that my digital cable box officially barfed up its innards and quit last night, I have survived relatively unscathed. At least I had Vonage to play with! That’s right, I made the switch, and have abandoned my Telus landline phone. My decision was mostly financially … Continue reading Phoney
I have a memorial service to go to next week and I’m in the process of finding a charitable organization to make a donation to, in lieu of (which will actually be in addition to, because that’s just what I do) flowers. Thankfully, it’s been a while since I’ve had a memorial or funeral to … Continue reading Dona-Shunned
Finally, after years of consideration and public consultation, the CRTC has issued a decision that requires all Canadian wireless providers to have implemented the technology to support number portability by March 2007 (by releasing their numbers), and to support that technology by September 2007 (by accepting the newly released numbers). I know I can say … Continue reading eight-six-seven-five-three-oh-nine
Today is a very important day. It marks the first evening I’ve spent at home in more than a week! Despite the fact that in mid-September I was assuring myself that finally October would be a time to relax it’s now November and uh.. where did October go? Oy. At least I don’t have any … Continue reading Holy Thursday
tivos are good for licking Originally uploaded by hessiebell. That’s right my babies.. IT’S MINE! I’m just shy of freakin’ exhausted, and considering the time setup takes, I may not get it fully operational until after I return from a weekend away. But my Pay Per View parties will now include custom instant replays, and … Continue reading tivos are good for licking
It appears my website broke itself. I promise I didn’t touch anything – I blame elves. Hooray for the people at site5.com (my superfantastic host) for fixing it for me within about 15 minutes! My admin page is still all borked, so if anyone wants to get together and fix it with me, I’d be … Continue reading Oops.