You know, the fact that I feel guilty rating songs on iTunes less than three stars because it's not their fault they ended up on my computer might mean that I'm just a little too sensitive.

Several years ago I had just moved out to Calgary and was working for Pacific Linen. We got a memo from the mall saying that some British pop star was going to be performing, and to expect crowds. I wasn't terribly impressed. It wasn't a name I recognized, and it seemed like yet another Britney clone (And there were sooo many of those in 1999). I ( Read more... )

I discovered a book store today. It wasn't a completely new discovery, since I knew it existed, but in the seven years that I've been working downtown I'd never been inside. It was amazing, and it was honestly the first bookstore I've found here that felt the way a bookstore should. Now, I love Chapters (Which is the Canuck version of B&N), but it ( Read more... )

It's shortly after midnight, and any minute now we'll get to join the cool cities like Toronto and Vancouver in having a seven digit population. After looking at stats and figures, they've decided that the first baby born after midnight today will be declared Calgary's one millionth citizen. Just shows what the latest oil boom has done... last year ( Read more... )

So, who wants to throw a few bucks to a worthy cause? My little sister's doing Drop Zone Victoria for Easter Seals. If she earns $1500, she'll rappel off of Victoria's tallest building dressed as Lara Croft. This will give me many years of ammo amusement, and it'll make a great video for the wedding she's itching to plan with said X-man superstar. ( Read more... )

Heh.

Hehehehehe.

This? Is my sister's boyfriend.

He was an extra in the new X-men movie, and apparently he was one of the few who was given an actual 'role'. I can totally see it.

It's parade day ( Read more... )

I just spent a lot of money at the grocery store. I tend to be the queen of big shopping trips, which is stupid since I don't have a car, but I think this is the most money I've ever spent on food without doing a massive once-a-year costco stock up. Actually, I think it may have beat out my biggest costco shop by thirty bucks ( Read more... )

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I have one properly artistic picture of my new place. Other than that, 'home' will have to mean 'balcony' until I get the rest of the boxes unpacked.

( Don't look down... )