Monthly Archives: November 2004
The final countdown
Because of a schedule shuffle, I got home early today. Which means that I can make one last valiant effort to hit my personal NaNo goal for this year. I have my thinking cap on, so off I go! (Cross-posted … Continue reading
The Pogues
Michael Schaub remembers the Pogues at Bookslut. I love the Pogues, especially their cover of the Rolling Stone’s Honky Tonk Women, and their version of Wild Rover they did with Soldat Louis. For me, the Christmas season doesn’t start until … Continue reading
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As for the rest of the weekend…
…mostly, it involved vegging. In front of the computer. Ostensibly, I was working on my NaNo story, which I did make some headway on. I won’t be hitting 50,000 words by Tuesday night, and it was a nice fantasy of … Continue reading
A night at the movies
Last night, Karen, Karen’s friend Kris(tina), fellow-Dal-alumni-and-Sudbury-resident Lise and I went to see Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason. It was okay – there were a few genuinely funny bits – like the fountain scene and the scene where she … Continue reading
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This just in! Canada Reads lineup announced a while ago
Well, the lineup for the fourth Canada Reads contest has been announced. The competitors are as follows: Rufus Wainright defends Leonard Cohen’s Beautiful Losers; Olivia Chow fights for Margaret Atwood’s Oryx and Crake; Donna Morrisey sticks up for Frank Parker … Continue reading
Jesus, Jude, and just plain tired
I received the coolest early Christmas present today at work. Robin, a former co-worker, sent me a Dashboard Jesus – it’s a plastic Jesus figurine on a spring that you can mount on the dashboard of your car. Currently, he’s … Continue reading
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I’m a Linking Badass!
For the last…. 3 hours? Yup – 3 hours, I’ve sat here tinkering with my links (to see the full list of links, click on “Click Here to View” in the left column.) See, I wasn’t really happy with it … Continue reading
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Breaking up is relatively easy to do
One of the things I did manage to accomplish this week was to break up with my annonymous online journal. I started it last year, and was pretty good about keeping it up. However, the posting interface was clunky and … Continue reading
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Wake me up Monday morning
Man, it’s been a busy week. I woke up this morning convinced it was Sunday, and was only marginally happy to realize it was actually Saturday. Wait – I was happy that it was Saturday because my Pepe was coming … Continue reading
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And the award for Most Inappropriate Motivational Cheer goes to…
The grade 8 teacher from my Mom’s school who was coaching the boy’s vollyball tournament yesterday. Apparently “The Smasher” was overheard yelling: “BOYS! GRAB YOUR BALLS AND PUT THEM IN DEEP!” And, knowing him, he probably wasn’t even aware of … Continue reading