So I can close the damn tab, my mother (!!!) sent me a link to a youtube video of Tom Brokaw explaining Canada to Americans. It's from the beginning of the Olympic coverage and it's really very cool. Worth a look. (Assuming, of course, this hasn't already gone round ten times, but whatever!)

Relatedly, canis_takahari, I did see your post with the Timmy's and ( Read more... )

Bullet point -ish because I am for some reason exhausted tonight ( Read more... )

Looking at my journal, it would appear that I haven't updated yet this month! Whoops.

"We love our hockey, we love our beer, and we love our art."
~random Canadian musician whose name I did not catch, but who clearly knows what he's talking about :D

Went looking for this to share: Be Brave. It's actually an advert, of sorts, but I've seen it a ( Read more... )

truepenny (who is both an English professor and a published author) has written some Hamlet slash. It is melancholy and wonderful, and the fact that it exists at all gives me joy.

More BHB songs. Some kind soul has ripped what's on their myspaz and put a zip file up. I... am suddenly listening to boypop. Damn dancers. Although considering their combined ( Read more... )

I finished my long-distance Christmas shopping today, bleurgh, and remembered in the process why I had kept putting it off: it hurts. Focusing on people that I am not going to be able to *see* at Christmas makes me miss them hardcore and thus I spent most of my shopping extravaganza time in some level of tearing up. I did not, however, actually cry ( Read more... )

There was just an advert on the radio for a Christmas craft show type thing. Can't we at least get through September first, people? Gah. I guess the thing is, there's no Thanksgiving + Halloween to break up October, so as soon as back-to-school is done, England heads right for Christmas ( Read more... )

The office I'm in right now is in a little gentrified industrial park, aka it's all prettied buildings and landscaping but still houses your standard industrial stuff, plus there's a refinery. Anyway, the street it's on is not very long; one end is at the main road where I get the bus, and the other end is at the water. There's a boat slip and a ( Read more... )

Duuuuuude. Okay, this is a Bud Light commercial. Yes, it tastes like dog piss, but, this is SO FUNNY. Description: This guy has mastered the universal language of "Dude." Join him as he navigates the obstacles of everyday life. I love it! Seriously, I think Bud has stolen Molson's ad team. The Molson Canadian ads used to be the best thing ever ( ( Read more... )

*kisses* to thirdbeatred for reminding me that My Night at the Grammys was on tonight; I missed the Eastern slot but yay for channels from Seattle, lol. I'm enjoying it a lot more than I expected. I really didn't look at all of the performances when I voted, but I remember most of them now that I'm seeing them again. :D *will die an awards show addict* *will ( Read more... )

This is a French ad for the soft drink Orangina. Uh, NSFW. Not that there's much actual nudity, but it's sort of set in a furry strip club, so there are skimpy costumes and some butt and the exploding juice boobs. Heh. *raises eyebrow and points to icon ( Read more... )