Occasional musings from a Left-coast Canadian ExPat in Oxford.
None of these things have anything to do with eachother, but none of them are significant enough to devote a separate entry to. And I just felt the need to ramble. Is the last word still the last word when it’s a silent decision to not dignify something with a response? I am scared to … Continue reading Sketches
Who knew that being a geek was this cool?? In other news, a lot of my favorite bloggers seem to be on hiatus as of late. Does anyone have any suggestions on fun things to read that will do an adequate job of wasting my time on a near daily basis? Continue reading The Geek Shall Inherit the Earth
… is like competing in the special olympics. No matter who wins, you’re still retarded. That’s not a really nice sentiment, and I have the utmost respect for anyone who’s living with a disability of any kind – but it sortof fits. I was reading the weblog of this girl the other day, and after … Continue reading arguing on the internet…
I found this thing courtesy of eric, so now I can spy on you all. Continue reading re_invigorate
Gerbonium (my gerbil) died today. Not that it wasn’t coming, he lived a happy and prosperous 4 years. I don’t think I’ll replace him – does anyone know anyone who wants a gerbil/hamster cage and some accessories and supplies? Oh yah – and plucking stiff gerbil out of a cage with a plastic bag covered … Continue reading rip
So from what I hear, there’s this new reality series starting today at 5. It’s going to follow a format somewhat similar to Survivor, and is set in the Middle Eastern desert. Contestants will battle eachother through a series of challenges for immunity and rewards in the ultimate test of their physical and mental strength. … Continue reading Reality TV
My CMNS 375 Business Plan Peace The Sopranos Vanilla Incence Passion Fruit Tea Snuggles My Black Sweater Ruben (from American Idol) Slippers Yeti Lazy Sunday Mornings What do you love? Continue reading things i love
On the way home today, some girl puked all over the interior door of the skytrain, and herself in the process. Very gross. It was a little kid (about 12) so I guess she couldn’t help it – but it was seriously disgusting. I had Koya Japan udon for lunch. It was surprisingly edible in … Continue reading bodily functions
I hurt. I went to the gym yesterday for the usual Saturday morning BodyPump class. I’m really starting to enjoy it – melts away the stress of the week quite nicely. The program we did yesterday, however, entailed SIX MINUTES OF SQUATS!!! My legs and butt are seriously protesting. But no pain, no gain, right?? … Continue reading Random stuff
Today was an interesting day. I got up way too early for comfort, and headed up that hill to meet up with my carpool group for our field trip out to Kent Maximum Security Federal Corrections Center. Katie (being the doll that she is) baked cookies for the long drive. Kent was… crazy. I think … Continue reading cookies, cons, and clothes
… make all the suffering worthwhile. Copied from an e-mail received this morning: “Jennifer: I have received and reviewed your interim 03-1 graduation report, and find that, pending successful completion of your 03-1 courses, your CMNS Major will be complete. I have passed my findings along to the Dean of Applied Sciences office. Convocation for … Continue reading Things like this…
Now I know that retail isn’t the most forgiving job out there – heck, I’ve done it – and it’s nothing to be ashamed of. I mean, somebody’s gotta be there to service me when I need to spend my hard earned money. But there are just some people out there, who have obviously made … Continue reading Retail Hell
I got a call from my mom the other day. This in itself isn’t terribly unusual, but what she had to say is. Apparently my grandmother is pretty ill. Ill enough to admit to being utterly incapacitated. The fact that she will admit that something is wrong means that whatever it is, it’s pretty serious. … Continue reading Growing up, Getting on
OOH… it’s been a while, but here’s the ever popular Friday Five! 1. What was the last song you heard? Whatever was on the radio last, I think it was that Brian Adams/Sporty Spice Song. 2. What were the last two movies you saw? Hmm.. I’ve been a bit too busy for movies lately… I … Continue reading Friday Five!
I was just browsing the canada.gc.ca site when a window popped up – if I choose to participate in their little study, which monitors my activity on their site for 8 weeks, they’ll send me $50. Hey, $50 is $50 – so I signed right up. Privacy Schmivacy. I don’t really know how much I’ll … Continue reading Show me the $$