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Dave the Roommate
Posted by yoursinwriting in Everything Else on May 24th, 2003
Dave just came into the living room to borrow my phone. This is a big deal, because there is an ongoing rivalry over the quality of each other’s cordless phones. He gets better reception. Mine has call display and buttons that don’t stick. We each like our own phones better. But now his battery was Read the full article…
Bucking the Stereotype
Posted by yoursinwriting in Everything Else on May 24th, 2003
Another lazy Saturday. In Vancouver, you feel less guilty about laying around doing nothing, because it’s rainy all the time. Contrary to popular belief, not everybody here puts on a yellow slicker and goes splashing out into the slobber on hikes every weekend. Today I made a bunch of phone calls, and it was fun. Read the full article…
Super Ultra Extreme Improved Website
Posted by yoursinwriting in Everything Else on May 21st, 2003
The funnest new thing is the “Ratings” feature: at the bottom of every piece of writing are rating buttons that you can click to weigh in with your opinion. Love it? Click the 5. Hate it? Be the Russian judge and click the 1.
Back To School
Posted by yoursinwriting in Articles on May 19th, 2003
About a year ago, I had a moving experience with a group of teenaged girls.
The Sweet Sound of Victory: Vancouver Canucks in Game 7
Posted by yoursinwriting in Articles on April 22nd, 2003
A man in a white sweatshirt steps stiffly from the backseat of a Chrysler LeBaron and begins a strange dance, whooping and kicking at the air on alternating steps, with the effeminate but endearing coordination of one who has never actually kicked anything in his life– a ball, a sparring partner, a habit– but has suddenly realized what he is missing.
Art Versus Science
Posted by yoursinwriting in Articles on March 11th, 2003
Most of my lower leg was purple or green or black. It was swollen solid but had the squishy texture of play-doh. In retrospect, from the knee down, I was a ripe avocado.
The Old Man and the C
Posted by yoursinwriting in Everything Else on March 5th, 2003
I threw out a scanner today. The computer kind, for scanning photos. Just chucked it right into the big, commercial dumpster in our building. It probably cost $500 when it was new.
The Segway Human Transporter
Posted by yoursinwriting in Articles on March 4th, 2003
I think that walking is a darn efficient use of energy. Not only do we replenish our energy stores on a daily basis through eating, but if you believe the stats, most of North America is carrying a few thousand miles of hiking stored as fat.
Shame
Posted by yoursinwriting in Articles on February 26th, 2003
When paying for gas, I am used to screaming bloody murder over tenths of cents (for reasons as valid as those used to yo-yo the price in the first place). And using that logic, 5 whole cents is an ENORMOUS expense. I felt as though I’d been pick-pocketed by Corporate Oil Greed incarnate. I was incensed. And laughing. Mostly laughing.
Open Mic with Adrienne Pierce
Posted by yoursinwriting in Articles on February 24th, 2003
She could be an Ambassador. Or a bawdy house madame. But she is positioned perfectly in the middle: an up-and-coming Canadian music star.
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