...Is it terribly odd of me to want the Michif-English dictionary I've just found at the library book sale?

(Odd by anyone else's standards, not by my own, that is. By my standards it's quite normal. I'm quite prepared to live on what I've got in the cupboards for the rest of the month if it means I can feed my linguistic cravings.)

Me: *scrabbles through a mandarine box full of pencil crayons, making unsatisfied noises*

Marek: *raises eyebrows*

Me: Distinct lack of light warm neutrals.

Marek: I don't know what's worse, the fact that you just said that with a straight face, or the fact that I agree with you.

Closed until further notice.

Happy midwinter holiday of your choice.

Current ( Read more... )

I swear I'm going to catch up with the LJ stuff (communities especially) that I've been away from for the last while. It's just that I have far too much to do and little time in which to do it. You'd think that this wouldn't be the case for someone who's on disability, but you'd be wrong.

EDIT: And happy Bonfire Day/Guy Fawkes to everyone! I know ( Read more... )

Any of you local types interested in some upcoming gigs?

Between now and the end of the year:

Weakerthans
Christine Fellows
That 1 Guy

and in April '08...

OYSTERBAND!!!

I have calmed down since this time yesterday. Plans are in place, and all I can do for now is wait for the metaphorical wheels to start turning (metaphorically ( Read more... )

What colour should I dye my hair? It's a short mohawk, a bit over an inch long, and I'm getting tired of the usual dark otter-brown.

I feel... social.

Why doesn't the Fevre Dream Tavern really exist? And more to the point, why isn't there anything remotely like it in Winnipeg? I could really go for a night out on the town (with soundtrack by Benny Profane and the V-necks) right about now. I'll settle for re-reading Fool on the Hill and dancing around the house like a maniac ( Read more... )

He didn't bother to show up to move his stuff last night. (So he's completely unreliable. What else is new?) Slowly I'm moving all his stuff into his room so that I can start rearranging the rest of the place to my liking. I found no fewer than ten pairs of shoes and sandals in the hall closet when I cleaned that out the other day, and bear in mind ( Read more... )