It’s unofficially official - I’ve been accepted into the Masters (Planning) program at the U of C! 2 years worth of post-secondary will earn me a course-based Masters and a whole shitload of debt. Whee! Also hopefully a puppy ( Read more... )

My boyfriend and I met at MEC five years ago when we were scheduled for a shift together one evening, on cash. It was just the two of us - he was tanned, fit and just off a 6 month stint working as a stage manager on a cruise ship, and I was… kind of smitten ( Read more... )

I've been in beautiful Victoria, BC for the past week for a class. In heritage. For the job I've been laid off from. *facepalm ( Read more... )

Lookie here! My novella was released today!


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Well, today sucks. As in I just got laid off type of sucks.

No work = no money to pay me = no job.

Balls to this.

I woke up this morning to a thin white blanket of snow.

It won't stick, but it's depressing all the same. Snow should wait until AFTER Halloween. I want kids to be able to trick-or-treat without the snowsuit. (always my pet peeve when I was trick-or-treating - you're supposed to wear your COSTUME.)

In other news, my novella is now up on Amazon. ( Read more... )

Wow. Okay. It's been a while.

• I've been on a reading binge. It's been both informative and entertaining, and I'll write about it when I'm not about to run off to some small dinky town for the day.
• I'm running off to a small dinky town for the day. For work. I'd rather stay home in bed.
• It's been a weekend of concerts, beginning with OK GO and ending ( Read more... )

I just accidentally died my hair black. Permanent black. 0_o ( Read more... )

It’s Daring Cooks reveal week.

Okay, it was actually Daring Cooks reveal day on the 14th, but I’m late. Sue me. Anyways...

Our hostesses this month, Evelyne of Cheap Ethnic Eatz, and Valerie of a The Chocolate Bunny, chose delicious pate with freshly baked bread as their June Daring Cook’s challenge! They’ve provided us with 4 different pate ( Read more... )

So much aaaugh! today. There is much work to be done at work, and only 2 weeks to do it in. I'm not sure if I can accomplish it to my boss' satisfaction due to time constraints and the fact that he is a picky bugger, but I am mighty glad that he decided that we are not taking May off with no pay after all since my big deadline is for the end of May ( Read more... )