Occasional musings from a Left-coast Canadian ExPat in Oxford.
If the TiVo post didn’t tip you off, I have an unhealthy relationship with TV. I watch a LOT of it. Case in point: My Sunday Night Lineup. 5:00pm – 6:00pm West Wing (Eastern Broadcast) 6:00pm – 7:00pm Desperate Housewives (Eastern Broadcast) 7:00pm – 8:00pm Law & Order CI 8:00pm – 9:00pm Cold Case 9:00pm … Continue reading The Reason
All my dreams are coming true! I see a trip to Best Buy in Bellingham in my immediate future. Hear that dooce? Now all we need is Target…. Continue reading OH MY GOD
I’m about to reveal my academic dorkiness right now… BUT IT’S TAKING EVERY TEENSY BIT OF WILLPOWER I HAVE AT THE MOMENT NOT TO DROP EVERYTHING AND GO TO TORONTO. Why? For the McLuhan International Festival of the Future of course. Honestly, the only thing holding me back is the fact that it starts today. … Continue reading The Medium is the Message
Temperatures that is. I broke last night, and wore pyjammas to bed just so I wouldn’t literally freeze my ass off while I was sleeping. Today, my pretty pink toenails are hidden underneath socks and runners for the first time since May-ish. I’m also wearing jeans and long sleeves. I even have the space-heater on … Continue reading Falling
IT’S ABOUT GODDAMN TIME! The Canucks announced today that they’ve re-signed Matt Cooke for a multi-year contract. Further details here. T-minus 3 days until I see some pre-season action. Two weeks until the home opener. Where will you be? Continue reading C is for Cookie, and that’s good enough for me!
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
HOW MANY LIST MEMBERS DOES IT TAKE TO CHANGE A LIGHT BULB? One to change the light bulb and to post that the light bulb has been changed. Fourteen to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs and how the light bulb could have been changed differently. Seven to caution about the dangers of changing … Continue reading Why online forums make me want to claw my eyes out:
A wee tidbit about me that some of you may not know: When I feel cranky, I shop. I’ve always had magpie eyes, and few things bring a glimmer of joy to my heart like something shiny and new. This is the part where, if I were a popular blogger, some troll would psychobabble me … Continue reading Shopaholic
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
It’s good to be excited (rather than annoyed) by hockey again. In addition to attending some of the games, I wanted to put feelers out there for who may be interested in making my place a Pay Per View game destination. My TV is a modest 27″ but I do have digital cable, a pretty … Continue reading PPV Poll
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
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
When your roommate wakes you up an hour before your alarm is set to go off on Monday morning, sometimes a laugh is the only thing standing between you, and the big kitchen knives…. —————————————————- An old Arab lives close to New York City. He would love to plant potatoes in his garden, but he … Continue reading Monday Joke
Preamble: Ever since Ray moved in, we’ve had two garbage cans in the bathroom. It honestly just offended some delicate sensitiblity I hold, so today I made the move, and took one away. The following exchange commenced once Ray noticed: Ray: So uh… Jen… I was just in the uh… bathroom… Self: And? Self thinking: … Continue reading Ray-ism
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?