I had the strangest dreams last night. It seemed like every time I woke up to go pee (which is fairly frequent for me, as I have the world's smallest bladder), I was waking from some weird half-nightmare ( Read more... )

What Be Your Nerd Type?
Your Result: Social Nerd

You're interested in things such as politics, psychology, child care, and peace. I wouldn't go so far as to call you a hippie, but some of you may be tree-huggers. You're the type of people who are interested in bettering the world. You're possible the least nerdy of them all; unless you participate ( Read more... )

I loathe my father-in-law. I said it, and I'll say it again: I hate Clive Thompson. Clive is the current bane of my existence. He's like this terrible, cranky, foul-mouthed ogre who lives in the basement, pooing on everything. His goal in life seems to be making others as unhappy as he obviously is. Having suffered a stroke over ten years ago, he ( Read more... )

Turn on your television. Take a look at the news. Have a good cry. I did ( Read more... )

By the end of it, March will have been a serious concert month for me. On March 5th, Chris and I saw El Perro Del Mar at the Mod Club. El Perro Is a Swedish indie performer. Her real name is Sarah Assbring, and her music is a unique blend of folk, lounge, and 50's girl-group. I really dug the show. Chris and I had the best seats in the house. I ( Read more... )

I have horrendously bad luck. Last year ended roughly for me, with having a broken leg, and needing surgery and all. I was supposed to go back to work on January 28th. On January 22nd, my dad decided to celebrate my recovery by taking me snowmobiling in the Haliburton forest, which is our favourite daddy-daughter winter activity. My leg was still ( Read more... )

Something about the way he cradles my head when he holds me makes me think "Yeah, I could spend the rest of my life with this man, and never want any other."

B-A-N-A-N-A-S!
Go bananas!
B-A-N-A-N-A-S!
Uh huh.

Vegan Banana Oatmeal Cookie Recipe2 bananas, mashed ( Read more... )

I made vegan banana oatmeal cookies today. They're positively decadent, if I may be permitted to say so myself. I love baking ( Read more... )

My dad joined me on Friday in the early afternoon for a Daddy-Daughter date. He took me to the Yorkdale mall for lunch and a movie ( Read more... )