Saturday I was busy doing stuff and it was glorious sunny and I could feel the coast calling to me to come explore but I couldn't get away ( Read more... )

I don't know why failure to adhere to binary gender norms should be treated as a crime of such international proportions ( Read more... )

Tonight Mika and I watched a depressing movie, which somehow resulted in us roaming the streets looking for the right kind of ice cream. Along the way, we decided to explore some nifty-looking alleyways. Why not? I don't believe there's any law against exploring alleyways. And, Mika told me that was where we'd meet the most interesting people. This ( Read more... )

I know everybody is posting about it and everybody sees the incredible irony of it.

But how, how, HOW, could anyone who thinks they want to call themselves "pro-life" commit murder?
And how could anyone who thinks that this is what God wants commit murder in a church?

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Antigonish is tension and no fitting-in place ( Read more... )

It's May Day, and women's economic rights are being eroded by the Conservative government. Actually, they were eroded a month and a half ago when, on March 12th, Bill C-10, the Budget Implementation Act, received Royal Assent. Liberal MPs supported Conservative MPs when it passed 3rd reading in the House of Commons on March 4th and then went to the ( Read more... )

This morning, Mayor Larry O'Brien met with the owner of the new mess of a misogynist radio station, and here's what he has to say about it ( Read more... )

On my way home I saw an ad on a (useless) bus shelter that said "Lock up your daughters. The gods of rock have descended on Ottawa" and had a picture of a sad/bored-looking girl sitting at a desk in a dimly-lit boring room reading a book or something ( Read more... )

The city is crippled by a never-ending transit strike, and what is the mayor doing about it?

Drumrolllll.....

Absolutely Nothing!
People have been talking about how they should hire replacement bus drivers, but how about a replacement mayor?

For extra fun, who can spot the grammatical error in the article?

I had to move my little plants from my windowsill to the top of my bookcase so Garfy would stop eating them, and they're all leaning over, stretching toward the window. I turned them just a few hours ago so they could lean the other way, and they've already turned around to reach for the window again.
I know how they feel.