I've wanted an iPhone for awhile. Provided my endeavours at Ottawa Fringe were profitable, my plan was to treat myself to one this summer. The timing seems good, as the release of iPhone 3GS drove the price of the 3G to just below a hundred bucks ( Read more... )

Despite my repeated grumpings about Twitter, today I caved in and joined. Yesterday, the participants of Ottawa Fringe were encouraged to get online. Blogging, Facebooking and Tweeting (oh, god!) are an unavoidably vital part of the marketing/publicity machine in our local theatre scene. I want people to come out to my Fringe show. And I'm ( Read more... )

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As per the results of the poll, Drama King and I saw Slumdog Millionaire on Tuesday. I enjoyed the movie very much (and the company even more). The narrative has a repetitive structure and I was impressed that the formula never grew stale or predictable. And bonus points for the bollywood-style musical number at the end ( Read more... )

Dear Microsoft Works Word Processor ( Read more... )

We've just been informed that because our daycare provider took on another charge, exceeding her maximum number of charges. So Drama Prince is getting kicked out. We have to scramble to find him another spot, disrupt his routine and oh...and did I mention this is effective immediately?

NOW I'm anxious and overwhelmed.

Yesterday I was mowing the lawn and found a lovely deposit of dog crap in our front yard. Disgusting! Then, I found another deposit in my back yard. Which is not only disgusting, but an infuriating violation, as our back yard is fenced and gated. I'm tempted to put a sign on our fence saying, "Not A Communal Dog Toilet ( Read more... )

Last night tinkerspink and I were discussing our driving related pet-peeves. Now, I know I'm far from the world's best driver. I have bad road habits. But that doesn't stop my from judging others for their automotive faux-pas...s.

Turn signal gaffs irk me more than any other. Those blinky lights are a great feature. We should all use them. Especially ( Read more... )

My biggest parenting-related peeve is having to take the elevator when I go to the mall. It wouldn't be so bad, except that invariably there's always some jackass who doesn't observe the priority rules ( Read more... )

Dear Weather-Forecast-Type-People ( Read more... )