Monthly Archives: April 2012

Ok, I’m not one to post movies or commercials or such silly things but today I’m gonna.  So there.  pffffft. I guess it was just that kind of day.  Everyone needs a hug.  

Where would a great story be without great villains?  Heath Ledger’s Joker.  Nurse Ratched.  Hannibal Lector.  Voldemort. But Game of Thrones may have outdone all those other shows.  By quality of the villain.  By quantity.  And by complexity. First, let’s … Continue reading →

Looking at the glass half full, I have come up with 5 reasons that this is a good thing. 1) I won’t be uber-angry at ref calls anymore.  This is a good thing for the doggies who worry they did … Continue reading →

No, nothing Sci-Fi but that would be a cool thing to write about one time.  This is a mini-bucket list.  A 5 year plan. 1) Mardi Gras in Rio 2) Northern Lights in Alaska 3) The Great Wall of China … Continue reading →

It was one of those days…. 1) Apparently air is no longer free.  It costs 50cents to fill up my tires now.  When did this happen? 2) NBC will be airing a Hannibal Lector TV series.  I kid you not.  … Continue reading →

Cabin in the Woods. Ok, you’ve seen this a thousand times.  A group of acne-free teenagers go to an isolated cabin in the woods for fun/drinking/sex only to be attacked/stalked/brutalized by some knife/ax/chainsaw weilding madman/clown/werevampire.   One by one they all die … Continue reading →

A great game tonight,  not just because the  Canucks won but because of why they won. There will those who will say it was Daniel Sedin.  Others will say it was Cory Schneider. They would all be wrong.  It was due … Continue reading →

Always bitter sweet. Especially after having such a great time in Victoria.  Not that I don’t have some amazing people here, not that I don’t love my own bed and not that there aren’t things to do but coming home … Continue reading →

Yup, that’s my theme for this visit to Victoria.  KISS.  Today was no exception.  Began with cupcakes and tea with my friend, Claire and her little boy Ati.  We ate at Crumsby’s.    A cupcake cafe.  A chalkboard over the counter.  Pale … Continue reading →

Ok, so I didn’t sit on a beach in Maui or at a cafe on the left bank.  I wasn’t in a balloon over the Loire.  I didn’t paddle down the Rhine or bike around Amsterdam.  However, I did get … Continue reading →