Archive for June, 2006
Thursday, June 29th, 2006
fighting injustice one line at a time
i’ve been meaning to write about this for a while. canada’s wonderland. i have so so many wonderful childhood memories of this place. the rides, the funnel cake, the characters, the hustle and bustle, the funnel cake…but this time was different. jeff, jarrod, kim and i went (and, because of this company, nothing can be […]
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Thursday, June 22nd, 2006
committed by credit card
oh, its on. i have officially signed up for the Toronto Half Marathon. i know i mentionned earlier on that i had decided to do it, but, now, now i am really going to do it. i want another t-shirt and another medal. (speaking of which, has anyone seen an ottawa half-marathon medal? i […]
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Wednesday, June 21st, 2006
the curse of the dopplegangers
okay, my cousin told jarrod about this website called fuzzy squid. basically, its some feed that displays the latest images posted to the very popular public journal site Livejournal. since he found out about it, he’s noted some very odd things. like someone cleaning up a toilet seat covered in what appears to be […]
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Tuesday, June 20th, 2006
death and i have one thing in common
once, in high school, a teacher caught me reading the last page of a book i was reading. i have no memory of the book, or the ending, but i do remember the look of horror that i would “ruin” the ending for myself. i didn’t even know that it was deviant reader behaviour. […]
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Tuesday, June 20th, 2006
please score edmonton, please score!
its 2-0 carolina. i hate that this is the score. usually, i watch hockey all season. whether its my brother or room mates or friends or myself, i end up catching a decent amount of leafs games. it didn’t happen this year. julia d. and i caught one game (actually i think i still owe […]
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Monday, June 19th, 2006
the king of bikes
i had an interview this morning. usually they ask nine million questions, from “what would you do in this situation” to “what are your strengths/weaknesses” to “why are you qualified for this position.” you know, the standard, stupid, interview questions. i always thought that they were terrible but necessary. however, this morning, the interview was […]
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Friday, June 16th, 2006
frustrated
there are several things that are going really well for me right now. my grammy just booked a trip to scotland for my cousin sarah, me, and her. my boyfriend just moved in and things are going so well that it makes me wonder how i could ever have hesitated. i have started running […]
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Friday, June 16th, 2006
unbelieveable
you’ll have to forgive me for not posting so often. i’ve done something stupid. i broke my f’n keyboard. now, you may be thinking to yourself, if the keyboard is broken, how is she typing? well. its not completely broken. indeed, its barely broken.
let me tell you the story. my “r” key was giving […]
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Tuesday, June 13th, 2006
i heart buildings decorated like books
i wish i had some context to add to this rather bizarrely decorated building. but i don’t. my aunt beth sent it to me…and i thought it was great, so i am sharing it. and i know, you librarians and archivists you, that you’re liking it too.
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Tuesday, June 13th, 2006
one half vinegar, one half honey
this is what happened to me today. i went for a run. and then, when i had about forty five minutes to go, a man came in. he wanted to use the tread mill. of which there are two, but one is out of order. (and has been so for over two weeks. don’t […]