Dear Intolerant Christians, Malcontents & Grinches,

Hey. It's me, Donna. I have a bone to pick. This particular bone is one I've been gnawing on for a few years, so brace yourselves, cuz thar she blows.

Over the next six weeks, let's all make a pledge. I'll do it too, just so y'all won't feel lonely. Let's vow to respond to the following scenarios ( Read more... )

So, a week ago no_more_color (henceforth known as Talie) & I were discussing literature, because we are incredibly cultured & intellectual like that, and Talie asked if Canadians studied Canadian authors in school the way American kids study American authors. I said yes, and that seemed to be especially true when it came to short stories, at which Canadian ( Read more... )

This year I have been really bad at blogging. Terrible, actually! This month I decided that really needed to change, because I really miss it. Time has been flyin' and I need record some of life's awesomeness. That being said, it can be hard to find something - anything - to write about when one doesn't typically actually "do" a lot of stuff. To ( Read more... )

So, things got crazy around here FAST!

Ever since Easter, which was gorgeous, by the way. We sat outside on the deck in the sun all day and it was about 20 degrees! I thought it was cool because it means that we sat outside & barbecued on both Thanksgivings & Easter this year! Not bad! But of course, the weather has gone downhill since then. Oh ( Read more... )

IT'S SPRING, MOTHERFUCKERS!!!!

I don't want to prematurely-celejacubrate, but the weather has been ah-mah-zing lately. Today mom & I went downtown to check out a record store on West Hastings, Vinyl Records, to add some solid basics to our new record collection. Mom's re-collecting her old favourites & I'm getting in touch with my inner flower child ( Read more... )

Okay, I once promised no_more_color that I'd post a poem that I had half-written in my LJ once I'd finished it, and that was about, oh... three years ago, maybe? Well, just to prove that I do get around to things eventually, if you wait long enough!

So, I wrote most of this three years ago (or so!) and finally finished bits & pieces. It was inspired by the song ( Read more... )

DRUMROLL!

( For the TENTH year in a row, Donna's 2012 YEAR IN REVIEW SURVEY!!! )

A POEM

BY DONNA GIBBINGS

January I choked on teeth,
February had employment grief.
March we celebrated BJ Brown,
April saw me hunkered down.
May brought a day I'll never forget,
June bequeathed me a beloved pet!
July was packed with family fun,
August showed up with glorious sun!
September illness was a bummer, but
October rebounded with an Indian summer!
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Okay, so I feel like I should blog for four reasons.

1. Today is 12/12/12, the last repetitive year we will ever see in our life time! Unless you are born today & live to be like.... I don't know. Math. 89? In 01/01/2101? Yeah, so maybe it's not that impressive. Whatever! I'll be dead by then. (I better be!) OR they could finally add that 13th ( Read more... )

I love the Internet. I love Facebook & Twitter & blogs & message boards. I've met some of the funniest, smartest, most creative and inspirational people floating around out there in the ether. My rather small physical life is 'virtually' limitless and I'm constantly thankful and grateful that I have these fantastic people in my life that I would ( Read more... )