Monthly Archives: December 2004
Hockey!
I mentioned in passing that I watched the show “Making the Cut,” the quintessentially Canadian reality show. For those of you not the least bit interested in hockey, you can go get a beer out of the fridge – we’ll … Continue reading
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Addendum to Sunday’s post
Firstly, I keep forgetting that I’ve been seeing posters and previews for Flight of the Phoenix. It’s a remake of the 1965 version which starred a grizzled James Stewart and a youthful Richard “Dickie” Attenborough. Dennis Quaid looks nothing like … Continue reading
“I’d like to thank…”
Watching the Billboard Awards Saturday night, Kris, Karen and I noted the overwhelming trend towards thanking God and parents in acceptance speeches. There are others we would have like to see thanked that went completely ignored: “My Dark Lord and … Continue reading
An afternoon at the movies
Despite the snow (woo! Snow! I love snow!), Karen and I went to see Blade Trinity this afternoon. First things first – Ryan Reynolds? Smokin’. Just so you know. (Had he and Parker Posey – as a baddie – not … Continue reading
Sunday afternoon, trying not to think about Monday
Sorry the posting has been light over the past few days. I’m having issues with the computer fan, and I’m afraid to overtax it and cause a meltdown. Besides, there’s not much exciting going on. “What about getting ready for … Continue reading
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Co-inkidink? I think so…
I have a history of experiencing weird coincidences (coincidents?). Ask me to tell you about the first week of grad school. (Actually, don’t bother asking – if I’ve known you more than a month, chances are good that I’ve probably … Continue reading
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General updates
Natty Boho isn’t dead. One leaf is gone, another is clinging to life, and the little buds in the center are brown, but the other leaves are doing well. Maybe I didn’t kill him. I haven’t mention the cursed Amazon … Continue reading
These are the groceries purchased by a gal with tiny demons inhabiting her sinuses
Milk cereal – Harvest Crunch corn starch jam (I had to buy jam because I cannot get the lid off the jar of homemade strawberry jam my mother gave me. It’s completely adult-proof, I tell ya) organic bananas (they don’t … Continue reading
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I’ve arrived!
When the weather started getting cold here, I would get into conversations like this in the elevator in my building: Person: How’s the weather? Me: It’s getting chilly out there. Person: Well, it’s going to get a lot colder before … Continue reading
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Disappointed
I didn’t post anything about my NaNo effort yesterday, even though I was home sick, because I was so disappointed. Granted, I knew I wasn’t going to reach the 50,000 word goal for a multitude of reasons, but I was … Continue reading
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