Occasional musings from a Left-coast Canadian ExPat in Oxford.
A lot of people at work are sick lately. I did pilates last night. You wouldn’t normally think these two things have anything to do with eachother, but how wrong you’d be. I did the extreme abs pilates workout, and thanks to my co-workers I’m developing a bit of a cough. I think you know … Continue reading Relations
And I feel fine. If you ever contemplated or worried about the destruction of the earth, Sam is here to tell you it’s really, really difficult to do. The entire body of research is a bit long, though worth reading. But if you’re pressed for time, at least check out the section of things that … Continue reading It’s the End of the World as we Know it
It’s just been confirmed that the SFU school of contemporary arts will be one of the tenants in the retrofitted Woodward’s building in Vancouver’s Downtown East Side. I have mixed feelings about this. On one hand, the School of Contemporary Arts has been a long-standing sore-spot among students at SFU. It’s been housed in mouldy … Continue reading Movin’ on Up to the West Side
Someone just commented on this entry. This is what they left: IP Address: 24.16.92.100 Name: 4SSH0L3 Email Address: asdf@pqurs.com URL: http://www.faeeeries.com Comments: I HATE YOU! Thanks random 4SSH0L3, I hate you too 🙂 Continue reading HATE!
I’ve been meaning to have a post-holiday gathering since about the 5th of January. But everyone kept beating me to the punch! Whether it was a casual gathering, planned party, conference, family obligation, or “other” – Every time I think of a good date, something comes up. BUT NO MORE! I know it’s obscenely far … Continue reading I want to be, popular
I have a midterm in 2.5 hours. I have yet to start studying. -I need to stay at work for the next 0.5h -It’ll take me another 0.5h to get home -Where I’ll spend 0.75h shoveling nutrition and caffeine into my maw -That leaves 0.25h for me to put my notes in the right order, … Continue reading Panic
I wear my makeup pretty much exactly the same every day. Lately though, I’ve been doing something a bit different. I’m trying to wear lipstick (instead of chap-stick) every day. Mostly because I have a LOT of lipstick thanks to Clinique bonus time. It’s all moisturizing lipstick – so it does the same job as … Continue reading Observation
Kimono Originally uploaded by peechie. My dad returned from Japan yesterday, and brought back a few sweet gifts for my mom, brothers, and me. Pics of the swords he got my brothers, and the stuff he got me are all on flickr. I didn’t think to take a picture of the sweaters & jewelry box … Continue reading Presents!
It’s time, again, to revamp the blog. I’ve never had my “very own” website before (I feel like I’m moving out on my own all over again). Can you help me out with any of these things: UPDATE: Friday Feb. 25th, 8:48am 1. URL: I know I can get a .ca domain for $10 from … Continue reading Wanted: Info and Talent
Go watch this. Take the 8 minutes. It’s the closest you’ll come to watching your life flash before your eyes without actually dying. http://oak.psych.gatech.edu/~epic/ UPDATE: (10:03pm) Now that the glow has worn off, it seems that after re-reading my description above, I was perhaps a bit overenthusiastic about the significance of the piece. I can’t … Continue reading Go Here Now
Via Metafilter, we find an in-depth analysis of the lyrical stylings of Jon Bon Jovi. I probably take more pleasure in reading this than I should, but Bed of Roses was my first ever slow dance with a boy (Shaun Cudney – are you out there somewhere?). Every time I hear it, I’m momentarily transported … Continue reading French Kiss the Morning
Devil Hat Originally uploaded by peechie. Yay for packages in the mail! It almost feels like Christmas! I got the devil hat I ordered from Mac of pesky’apostrophe in my mailbox today. Since it’s still pretty chilly in this part of the world, I wore the hat out tonight – and it’s official, the guy … Continue reading Devil Hat
I’m going to be Bowling for Big Brothers on Friday, March 4th. I know y’all wanna pony up some cashola for the kids. All it takes is $10 – so go without the grande mocha-loca happy bunny soy-a-riffic latte for a couple days, and do something good for the world instead. Email me if you’re … Continue reading Rooster! TURKEY!
Peter Tupper’s article on the information he gleaned from Northern Voice has just been posted in the Tyee. I find it a bit ironic that as a journalist, whose article includes a segment on “the blogger as citizen journalist,” he (awkwardly) jumps around the who, what, where, when and how of the conference and sessions … Continue reading Moose in the News
And the �berbed is complete. Pics now up on flickr. It’s been a very long weekend so far. I can’t wait to crawl into the �berbed tonight and crash. [UPDATE]: Monday Feb. 21, 9:00am. The only problem with the �berbed thus far, is the extreme willpower needed to actually crawl out of it when the … Continue reading Bed