Monthly Archives: December 2005

Happy New Year’s Eve! Or, as we like to call it, “Happy Fall Asleep On The Couch Before 10:30PM!” Yes, we have funny names for things ’round here. I wish I had something retrospective to post here, but I don’t. … Continue reading →

Or, as we like to call it in these here parts, “Happy Day To Sit Around Watching Movies And/Or Reading In Front Of The Wood Stove, Doing Nothing More Strenuous Than Making Another Pot Of Tea!” Tomorrow we fight the … Continue reading →

So everything (except the laptop) is packed and ready to go. There’s still some mess, but nothing major, that can’t be done in the morning. The books I’m taking with me are as follows: Commitment – Dan Savage (yes, that … Continue reading →

Firstly, I got the laundry done. My mother will appreciate the fact I’m not bringing home laundry. Secondly, I got the rest of the gift bags made tonight. Witness… Thirdly, I’m tired and that’s all I can think about right … Continue reading →

Heh. I was reading something about Maurice Richard yesterday, and they referenced that line from the commercial he was in. I can’t remember the product to save my life, but the tag line is now embedded in my brain. Last … Continue reading →

(I’ve been wanting to post all weekend, but have had too much to say. Instead of sitting down and writing a bunch of drafts to tidy up and post later, I did what I usually do when I get excited … Continue reading →

This is my holiday card to everyone visits me here. (If I’m related to you, I do have a card for you. I have addresses and everything! Just no stamps!)

So. Amanda has done gone and tagged all and sundry with the seven-songs-you’re-currently-listening-to meme. I did something similar a while back, but hey – time passes and song preferences change. Might as well update it. Martha – Tom Waits (Romantic … Continue reading →

The Canada Reads list has been announced. It’s not going to to be until next April, but that gives us all enough time to read the books, doesn’t it? Deafening – Francis Itani (defended by Maureen McTeer, aka Joe Clark’s … Continue reading →

A while back, I suggested that I was looking for volunteers to join my posse, and we’d be called the Inco 89 (because I’d just seen Kill Bill, and it was going to be based on the Crazy 88, yada … Continue reading →