Monthly Archives: April 2005

The Management wishes to apologize

Is anyone having problems leaving comments? Karen – partner-in-crime Karen, not Karen-who-sings-in-a-choir Karen – mentioned she’s been having problems leaving comments. So I thought I’d better check and see if anyone else is having the same problem. Leave me a … Continue reading

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Northern Ontario wildlife update

I SAW TWO MOOSE YESTERDAY!!! (The reason for this excitement is that I’ve lived in Northern [really Central] Ontario for over a year now, and had yet to see any live moose yet – the dead one doesn’t count!)

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Weapons as distractions

This morning while I was flipping channels and eating my less-than-stellar pancakes, I happened across one of those fantasy/action shows that are always popping up and disappearing almost as quickly. In this particular scene, a blandly Aryan villain was sneering … Continue reading

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My first accident

Karen: “I bet it would be cool to work at an RV place.” Me: “Why’s th– SHIT!” My car: SCREEEEEEEECH *crunch* Me: “Shitshitshitshit.” Karen: “Are you okay?” Me: “I’m fine. You?” Karen: “I’m okay.” Me: “Good. We’re both okay. What … Continue reading

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Saturday night’s alright for something

This post is only about two weeks late. I believe the saying goes something like “life is what happens when you’re busy living”? It’s been a chaotic few weeks, what can I say? But I think it’s about time I … Continue reading

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Posing

Last night, in a fit of pique, I downloaded the song “Poses” by Rufus Wainwright from iTunes (I heart iTunes!). The preview was lovely, but it didn’t do justice to the beauty that is the whole five minutes. The song … Continue reading

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Steal this sign!

My cousins in Nova Scotia live near a road named – I kid you not – Round Tuit Road. I can’t count the number of times I thought about going out there and stealing the sign to hang in my … Continue reading

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Five is the number that makes me want to boogie*

Yes, I’m still here. And yes, I’m still (still!) working on a post about Saturday. It’s not like it was exciting enough to warrant this much time and effort crafting a post, or it was so debauched that I need … Continue reading

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The wheels are spinning and the hamster’s on crack

Originally, I’d written a whiny, angst-ridden, self indulgent post, something along the lines of, “Ooooohhhh, I had such a hard day! It was soooooo hard to concentrate on anything. But I can’t tell you why! Give me pity!” Naturally, I … Continue reading

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So, you’re probably wondering what the weather was like in Southern Ontario this morning

Yeah. That’s snow. That’s a crapload of heavy, wet snow. So much, in fact, that we lost a tree in our back yard. That sucks big time. And the weather in Sudbury? Sunny and windy, and a positively balmy 8C. … Continue reading

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