In Another Writer’s Clothing
Fan fiction uses characters and worlds created by other writers to build new stories. Sometimes, these fit well, sometimes the result is…. well… laughable. Very often, it is erotic or Continue Reading →
May Day
It’s May first and I am home sick (I’m not really that sick, but Kiddo is, so I stayed home to look after her) and I am thinking about the Continue Reading →
Happy Dance
A week ago, Shawn, Kiddo and I took part in a Dance Walk downtown. It was silly but fun. On Friday night, we went to Lucky Bar for a Daft Continue Reading →
Getting Real
Photo credit: “Hug” by zhouxuan12345678 on Flickr. The universe has been screaming at me lately, saying something like, “BE WITH PEOPLE.” I’m not completely sure if those are the exact Continue Reading →
Let there be LIGHT!
Our house now has more light in two rooms that desperately needed it: the kitchen and the bathroom. In the meantime, we solved what we thought would be an expensive Continue Reading →
The learning curve of wine
Many years ago, when I was in England and first drinking, I had a very bad reaction following a meal that included wine. The doctor I spoke to concluded — Continue Reading →
End of an Era and One More Icon lost.
photo by Scott Beale / Laughing Squid “The moment after I learned I had been named Person of the Year by the Webby Awards, I remembered that my acceptance speech, Continue Reading →
Media in a Box
When we were last in Vancouver (actually Richmond) we stopped into NCIX and ended up leaving with a new toy: the WD TV Live box for just under $100. You’ve probably Continue Reading →
Laser City Fun Birthday
I’d always thought that laser tag was an amusing holdover from decades past and was surprised that anyone ever set foot in LaserCity Fun Centre on View St. Last Continue Reading →
Zombie Smoothie
Is the Zombie Smoothie better than brains? I hope so. My mornings often start a little like this: … but when I did my Smoothie June challenge last year, I discovered Continue Reading →