Went to our family cottage at Katepwa Lake last night, one of the few places left on earth that doesn't have Internet connectivity apparently. I did have my laptop so after Pace went down for the night, here are some things I was able to do (or at least thought about doing)…– I've mentioned that […]
I had a conversation today that made me remember the internal debate many of us (including myself) go through when we first graduate – namely, do we hold out for a professional librarianship position or do we apply for whatever's available?I know there are people reading this who fall into both camps so I thought […]
I know Labour Day is about another type of struggle but I thought I'd take this pun-based opportunity to talk about how it's been to be a first-time father for the last three and a half months:– all other milestones (driver's license, graduations, marriage) pale in comparison to the one where your life changes from […]
This meme was going around awhile back but I never picked up on it. But apparently a couple days ago was “Blog Day” where……on August 31st, bloggers from all over the world will post recommendations of 5 new Blogs, preferably Blogs that are different from their own culture, point of view and attitude. On this […]
List of acquired tastes – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia(I'm proud to say that “cilantro” and “clamato” were two additions I made to the list although cilantro is still one I don't have a taste for – I think I have that enzyme thing where it tastes like rotted hell “an unpleasant soapy taste and/or rank […]
How Swearing Works BBC’s List of Most Offensive Words (in ranked order) Urban Dictionary – a user-created dictionary of slang including many offensive terms. Great for understanding the latest teen slang. The Great Internet Swearword Project – picking between two choices helps define the “best swear words in the world“. Learn To Swear in any […]
I didn't participate in the co-op program at FIMS for a variety of reasons: 1) I only wanted to be out of the workforce for a year so going straight through doing the “Suicide Five” was pretty much my only option 2) being older and a bit more established, I was able to access a […]
The title says it all. (Also I’m in a bit of a pinch for time this week as I’m heading to a lake soon and will be sans Internet for a day or two.)
Similar to my FFL last week, Michelle L. links to another article slamming the impact of the Potter books. If you're going to buy her book, don't buy it for half price at a supermarket. As an example of a world gone mad, you couldn't do much better than this: a writer whose sales have […]
34 – age I turned today 25 – age someone recently told me I was really at 4 – Number of gifts Pace got from Shea today 2 – Number of gifts I got from Shea today2 – Number of times Pace almost peed on me1 – Number of times Pace peed in his own […]
