Never Too Busy To Complain About How Busy I Am

I was trying to schedule a couple of events yesterday and when I looked at my calendar for available dates, I was rather blown away by how few available dates I have in the next few weeks. I always tell myself that I need to stop trying to do so. many. things. and actually get […] →Read more

Happy International Suit Up Day!

It’s International Suit Up Day! Did you wear a suit to work today? I did. If you did too, excellent work! If not, what are you waiting for? There’s still time to SUIT UP! →Read more

My First Turkey

As we all know, I live by a “go big or go home” philosophy. If something’s worth doing, it’s worth going full tilt, right? In keeping with this, I decided that for my first Thanksgiving as an unvegetarian in the last decade and a half, I should cook a turkey. However, seeing as I had […] →Read more

101 More Things To Do in the Next 1001 Days

You totally knew this was coming, didn’t you? Having had my 101 list for the last 1001 days, I just can’t imagine a life without a 101 list! So, of course, I had to create my next 101 list. In fact, I started creating this list back in Dec 2009! Every time I think of […] →Read more

Day 1001 – A Recap

Today marks the end of my 1001 days in which I set out to accomplish 101 things. Hard to believe that it was just 1001 days ago – seems like only yesterday! So let’s take a look at how I did, shall we? Number of items accomplished: 39 (38.6%) Number of items not accomplished: 62 […] →Read more

100 Things That Make Me Happy

When I created my 101 things to do in 1001 days list, I admit that I looked around at other people’s 101 lists for ideas ((101 is a lot of ideas to have to come up with.)) and one of the ideas I stole commandeered was to make a list of 100 things that make […] →Read more

Hockey Pool, Week 1

So the hockey pool has started! And since “week 1” only constituted two days ((Thursday and Friday, since the CBC hockey pool that we are using starts it’s “weeks” on Saturdays.)), Cath decided that she’d start doing the weekly updates next week. Well, bollocks to that I say! I’m doing well and need to brag, […] →Read more

Scrabble For Charity!

My friend Heather – a.k.a., my beautiful and talented hockey linemate – is participating in a fundraiser that you should totally donate to! Good Words for Africa is a event being run to support the Stephen Lewis Foundation, which “supports community-based organizations that are turning the tide of HIV and AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa.”  Heather and […] →Read more

My First Podcast Appearance

It’s Thanksgiving weekend, so I thought I’d give y’all something to be thankful for. Specifically, I’m giving you this link to the latest episode of the S&M Rants on which yours truly makes a guest appearance. You may recall the S&M Rants from such blog postings as My New Favourite Podcast. I haven’t actually listened to […] →Read more

My Week 1 Hotties

Since the NHL regular season starts tonight (huzzah!), I had to pick my players for Cath’s fantasy hockey pool last night. The pool is a little different than the one I was in last year, where there was a draft and then that was your team for the whole year. In the pool I’m in […] →Read more