Monthly Archives: December 2006

An Ode to Spontanaeity and Terrible Judgment

I am an incurable romantic. That I am also an incurable pragmatist poses some significant challenge.
But don’t let me digress.
I cashed in a gift certificate today. Ah, holiday bounty! You sexy, sexy thang. The yield? An on-sale collector’s edition of The English Patient. I love romance but wish it was done better most times. In [...]

Slowing Down the Seasonal Speed of Life

I’ve got the post-Christmas hang-over. The get-me-the-fuck-away-from-those-stores blues.
I’m that breed of individual that shops because it takes care of necessities. I don’t need the latest gadgets. I do spend more than I should because I’m also a snob – about just about everything. Still, I hate shopping.
The problem with shopping is simple: People. A lot [...]

Seasonal Slacking with Steff

I’m in the middle of Bridget Jones’ Diary. That should tell you a lot about my Christmas.
I’ve had a traditional Christmas. Too much booze, at least one requisite drunken family member, chaos around the house, an excess of gravy, an abundance of slack.
In the morning, I’ve got to go see about a job. Right now, [...]

And then it was Christmas

Hey, my good people.
It’s the verge of Christmas. I’m not done, my home is a shambles. I have this morning to make that right. Tonight’s the family dinner, starting a little after two. Tomorrow’s the dinner I cook for my friend and I. It was to be plural, but we’ve decided to head to mass, [...]

Remembering Ecole Polytechnique

December 6th passed by without my noting it. Dreadful.
On December 6th, 1989, Marc Lepine, a disgruntled man of 25, let his rage overtake him as he stormed through the halls of Montreal’s Eqole Polytechnique, slaughtering 14 women and injuring 13 others.
He had once applied to the school but was rejected for reasons not listed.
He entered [...]

Ixnay the Lanpay, eh?

So, the plan todat was: Write at some point.
Doh! No! Not happening! Or almost didn’t.
Y’see, I’ve been quite the social butterfly this weekend. Keepin’ it social, keepin’ it real, and not hanging about chained to my desk, pleasing my minions. Oh, my poor minions! Be still your crushing, beating hearts!
Forsaking you is not one of [...]

Seizing My Moment In Time

I don’t have the time to write. A busy day lies ahead. But I’ll never have this moment again, and I don’t wish to see it pass me by. So, I’ll use my time-bending skills and stop my world ever so briefly to share this moment with you.
I feel powerful. Unstoppable. I feel like everything [...]

Welcome to My Madhouse!

Hey, Boys & Girls!
Just checking in to say howdy. Life’s hit the “I’m insane, are you insane?” pre-Christmas madness phase. Tonight’s the only night I have to myself until next Tuesday, and I’m not so sure much writing’s going to happen in the next few days. I’ll pop in, to be sure, so stay tuned. [...]

Domestic Abuse: Redux — And Resources

Sorry, boys and girls. Has it really been four days since my last posting? I became Suzy Homemaker this weekend and have been making sense of my chaos. No longer will I loathe writing — my writing desk is a sexier thing than it has ever, ever been. And I’m plum knackered. I wrote this [...]

Dating: My Way — Some Reasonable Tips, Part One

Well, after being pressured (oh, the pressure!) into doing a dating guide, I gave it some thought and decided Yeah, I have thoughts. I have a lot of thoughts. You want my take on dating? I believe in a kinder, gentler dating world, and in my world, everyone would follow my common sense take on [...]

Why, Is This a Friday Before Me?

Yesterday’s posting is about to get heated in the comments. I was going to update you all on the depression I fought this summer and where it all is these days, but I’ll hold off in the attempts that the flame-throwing will get even more fun. C’mon, people! It’s a good ol’ flame-throwin’ session! Who [...]

Some Thoughts on Us Bloggers

This debate is heating up in the comments, where he who has been (albeit ever so briefly) mentioned here took issue to me not posting his whole email for you people to look at. Gee, I respect privacy. I’m such an evil wench. Check out the comments for more fun-filled flamethrowing.
So, I got an email [...]

The Dating Guide? (Snicker)

So, I had a question yesterday in the comments. Here’s the short and sweet of it.
Spicy Little Pi apparently has an explosion of men in her life and wants to know what the REAL rules of dating are.
You wanna know? You really wanna know?
Fucked if I know, honey.
Here’s the thing. I wouldn’t know how to [...]

Found on the Internet

(Click on it to see it larger / readable.)
And this is why living out loud’s a good way to go. That whole mind-reading thing is a bitch when it comes to dating, y’know.

Taking a Dip in the Shallow End: My Latest Crush

I LOVE smart men. Love love love. But they’re better when they’re sexy. They’re even better when they have a bad boy streak (that’s under control, of course).
So it’s no big surprise that my latest crush is the incurably sexy, smart, funny, witty, and engaging host of Canada’s CBC’s “The Hour“, George Stroumboulopoulos. Pity about [...]

The Further Adventures of Becoming Myself

The calendar month has flipped for the last time this year. 2007 looms. Yay, 2007.
In 1999, my mother died. New Year’s Eve that year was a night to remember, as everyone was running around, scurrying like scared rats on a ship going down at sea. Everyone thought the Y2K bug was going to shut down [...]

Truth in Advertising

(Found here www.bevarfildeling.dk by way of ebaumsworld.com.)