Monthly Archives: May 2005

And now a quiz…

c/o PZB You are Commander’s Palace, a grand old dame of the Garden District. Traditional yet always vibrant, you are never afraid of innovation but you seldom carry it too far. Some locals claim you have become a tourist trap, … Continue reading

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Meme me up, Scotty

Marylynn, who is expanding my knowledge of odd Northern Ontario terminology despite the fact she’s in California, tagged me for a meme. It’s the music one. Total volume of music files on my computer: 672 songs, or 2.49 Gb. Yeah, … Continue reading

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Operation Chaos, Part the Second

The second part of Sunday’s festivities (see below for the first part) involved dyeing some white Briggs & Little single-ply Durasport yarn I’d had laying around for a few months. Lisa successfully dyed some Paton’s Kroy just after Easter, and … Continue reading

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Operation Chaos, Part the First

Sunday afternoon I decided I didn’t have enough excitement in my life, so I decided to undertake two major, first-time projects, and call it “Operation Let’s See How Much Chaos I Can Create In My Tiny Kitchen.” The first project … Continue reading

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Haven’t I seen you somewhere before?

On Saturday night, I got caught up in an episode of “Cold Squad” (which was quite good, by the way). The only problem was that there were two actors who I knew I’d seen elsewhere recently, and it was bugging … Continue reading

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El Fuego

It’s been an eventful day. And I have the photos to prove it. But first, let’s start with why I’m not prepared to share them with you just yet. Last night, the fire alarm went off. I wasn’t going to … Continue reading

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The Gadget Princess makes a discovery

Over the past week, I’ve developed a fond relationship with my new iPod mini. I brought it with me last week, although I was disappointed how fast the battery runs out. One of the major reasons I bought it was … Continue reading

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Our Heroine returns! Drinks all around!

So yes, I’m back. The Soo still stands, although it’s a more organized place now. I’m still exhausted despite a day spent doing not much besides grocery shopping and napping. But enough about today! How was the last week? Not … Continue reading

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Updating on the fly

Seriously, I wish I could give you more other than a brief wave as I dash off on another adventure, or promise you that I’ll write more later, but it’s going to be a while before I can do that. … Continue reading

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Revenge of the ZZZZzzzzzzzz…..

(WARNING: there may be spoilers, depending on how much you know about what happens in episodes 4-7.) It was okay. The action sequences rocked solid. The lightsabre duels, especially the final one, were things of beauty to watch. The parts … Continue reading

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