Smoke Gets in Your Eyes...There's a haze of smoke covering the city right now. It's from forest fires in Northern Quebec, and the wind is carrying it all the way down to Quebec City. It's moving on to Trois Rivières, and will probably hit Montreal soon. The sky looks yellowish and weird, and the sun is all red. I kind of feel like I'm in some post- ( Read more... )

From shaxophile, the "Resistance is futile" meme: You leave a comment saying, "Resistance is futile."

• I respond by asking you five questions to satisfy my curiosity.
• You update your journal with the answers to my questions.
• You include this explanation in your post, and offer to ask other people questions.

What's your Halloween costume this year?

Well, that one's ( Read more... )

I'm sitting in my husband's workplace writing this, since he had to work. We all went down to the National Assembly to ring in the new year, put a cap on the 400th anniversary of Quebec City, and freeze our asses off. DAMN it's cold outside! You would not believe it.

Anyway, John had to get tape for the national newscasts, so a couple of friends ( Read more... )

Things making me happy these days:

• My husband, who is a newscaster on a certain Canadian public broadcasting radio station, recently managed to hide a Doctor Who reference in a story about wolves stealing calves from farms. "Farmers in the Abitibi have a Bad Wolf problem..." He waited until he was sure I would hear it. He's the best.
• I bought this ( Read more... )

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Over the summer, I was planning our store's Harry Potter party. I did most of the work from home, and went into the store very occasionally. I usually rode my bike in if I had to go to the store at all ( Read more... )

As I may have mentioned elsewhere, Doctor Who geekdom in this city is limited to, say, about 10 people. And I know five of them. Hell, I converted three. So the local Toys-BackwardR-US doesn't stock the toys, and at the comic/collectible stores, Doctor Who merchandise is special order only. There is a bigger market for SAW toys than Doctor Who, if ( Read more... )