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Vote for me for Virgin Provocateur!
I know I haven't posted in awhile... And I know some of you might hear this more than once, so apologies in advance for that!
I've entered Virgin America's Toronto Provocateur contest, and I need your eyes and your votes here:
http://www.virginamericaprovocateur.com/view/?id=514037
If you vote for me, you could win a trip for two to LA or Toronto!
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Paramedics say 'Keep Holding On'
A little video from the Ontario Paramedics, one of which is my dad! -
Wow. November, eh?
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What I do with myself all day
So, I am back at the CBC till at least the end of September, which rocks. I both really enjoy the people here and enjoy my job, so that is pretty excellent. However, as I was talking to Gary about work last night, it occurred to me that it was very likely that no one knows what I actually DO.
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My horoscope amuses
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Let's say that you lost a treasured object a while back. What do you think the odds are that you'll find it this week ( Read more... ) -
Need your pet to fly? Now there's an airline...
The nation's newest start-up airline doesn't serve free peanuts, and there's no restroom -- or seats -- for the passengers.
But flight attendants do escort passengers personally to the nearest patch of grass before and after the flight, and the airline's president and chief executive himself walks up the aisle every 15 minutes with a stash of ( Read more... ) -
What once was
Wikipedia says:
The term nostalgia describes a longing for the past, often in idealized form.[1] The word is a learned formation of a Greek compound, consisting of (νόστος nostos "returning home", and άλγος algos "pain"). It was described as a medical condition, a form of melancholy, in the Early Modern period, and came to be an important topic in ( Read more... ) -
Dirt is patina
Vivienne Westwood: "Take the tablecloth if it's beautiful and even take a towel if it's good enough, or the curtains or anything, and put things together yourself. Take things from your husband or your boyfriend, like boxer shorts or whatever - and you can take a beautiful thing as well and put it with a bit of rubbish. Don't spend money, just take ( Read more... ) -
Distraction
I am realizing that, at times, I have a constant need for distraction. Usually, it coincides with my interest in working on something more productive. This only really happens at home.
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Defying Gravity Clip
For those interested in 'Virtuality', take a look at ABC's pickup, 'Defying Gravity', which has been described as Grey's Anatomy in space. I think I would have liked 'Virtuality' better, but reserving judgment.
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