Since this happened at stupid o'clock this morning, before any of the day's other events, today's thing for the happiness meme is that I lost my eBay virginity and bought a copy of the looong out-of-print Matchbox 1998 tour video Live from Australia. Yay! :D ( Read more... )

Mkay, I haven't even posted all week, oops, and now my head is just spinning because I've been looking at Canadian news and what the fuck, people?! I guess Harper's plan of slipping through the election because everyone was paying more attention to what was going on in the US has just blown up in his face. Parliament's closed until the end of ( Read more... )

I'm in a ridiculously good mood, for absolutely no fathomable reason, which only makes it more welcome, really. I spoke with the temp consultant today and she will contact me if anything suitable comes up for next week; in the meantime it's about jetting the CV out there and it doesn't bother me so much today. I suppose that means I'm over my ( Read more... )

I have, perhaps surprisingly, been more or less following the US elections. Maybe it's from having been friends with politically-minded people long enough that some of it's rubbed off, heh. Or it could be because what happens there will affect what happens here on an even larger scale than usual, and in an increasingly uncertain world, I find that ( Read more... )

This entry on the Making Light blog, entitled, "We Give Thanks for Peace on the Border" after the Steeleye Span song, inspires a lot of thought. It's about the USA/Canadian border and the asininity that currently characterises Homeland Security et al's attitudes towards and proposed governance of it. This is a subject I've talked about before, but ( Read more... )

It is an entirely unpleasant day outside. The torrential downpour seems to have finally quit but the 80 km/h winds are still very much present and it's just grey and dark. I'd considered curling up on the couch with a book for the afternoon but my couch is currently occupied by the four-footer, who is a giant suck and has one throw underneath and ( Read more... )

Oooookay... I'm familiar with Come As You Are; I mean, hi, Queen West in Toronto. :D I did not, however, have the slightest idea that they started such a thing as the Toronto Erotic Arts & Crafts Fair. Dude. WTF?! Oooo though I like the knit boa - unless it's wool, in which case, I'd still be allergic lol (can't wear feathers - or fur! - either). ( Read more... )

That's my preferred poison, as it is for both my parents, my godparents, my cousins, several friends... lol. Actually, I also prefer Pepsi because as angela_o educated me, Pepsi > Coke because vanilla > cinnamon for my personal tastes. But if I order it at a bar, I just ask for a rye and coke because whatever sort of cola they have on tap is what I'll get ( Read more... )

Hanging out in Chapters last night was fun, btw. We ended up in the middle of children's books in the line - the 5-8 yo section - and proceeded to read to each other and play with the Gund display. There was a really pretty stuffed beaver that turned out to be a hand puppet and we completely cracked up like the twelve-year-olds we are. :D And there ( Read more... )

Gacked from rockfic and evaine.

My Birthday: March 8
Your Colour: Mauve Mist
My Attributes: Good-natured, productive, spiritually strong

You have a strong spiritual side that can be a great source of strength when channeled properly. You were meant to do something that has meaning and value. Try not to let material concerns bog you down. Focus your sense of ( Read more... )