Random Thoughts
Why is there a best before date on blue cheese? Are we worried it might get mouldy? Things not to name your daughter if songs are portents: Diana, Beth, Roxanne. →Read more
Things For Which I Give Thanks
Today is Thanksgiving. And I have lots of things to be thankfully for. In no particular order (and undoubtedly this will be in an incomplete list), I’m thankful for: having a roof over my head and a fridge full of nutritious food for being alive and healthy and able to do things that I want […] →Read more
Half Marathon #5 – COMPLETE!!
So, remember how I was aiming for 2 hr 15 mins half marathon? I finished today’s half marathon in 2:07:23!! My previous best time was 2:19:03, which means I managed to shave off 12 minutes and 20 seconds from my best time (and 16 minutes and 30 seconds off the time of the half marathon […] →Read more
10/10/10
Oh the joys of being in the early part of a millenium! I’ve been able to celebrate 6/6/6, 7/7/7, 8/8/8 and the incredible 12:34:56 7/8/9, 9/9/9 and now 10/10/10 ((how sad that I didn’t have a blog until halfway through 2005, so I missed out on the fun of celebrating these numberlicious days from 1/1/1 through 5/5/5/))! Only two […] →Read more
Live Streaming of the Royal Victoria Half Marathon
Want to see me finish my half marathon in Victoria on Sunday? Well, you can do so from the comfort of your own home because it’s being live streamed via Ustream! w00t! The race starts at 7:30 a.m. and my last two half marathon times have been in the 2 hr 23 min range, which […] →Read more
What Is Your MP Talking About?
Dr. Dan, who is perhaps vying for the title of Chief Political Correspondent ((better watch your back, Sarsh!)) here on NTBTWK has brought to my attention this site: http://openparliament.ca/ On this site you easily find information about what your Member of Parliament (MP) is saying – in Parliament, on Twitter and in the news – […] →Read more
I miss being in the lab sometimes. For the uninitiated, this is a parody of the Flight of the Conchords’ “Most Beautiful Girl in the Room”: Props to my friend Nora, who posted this in Facebook and from whom I shamelessly stole the idea to post it here. Rock on, Nora. Rock on. →Read more
It Gets Better
One of the few podcasts that I listen to religiously is the Savage Lovecast. In response to a recent suicide by gay youth who was being bullied and tormented, Dan Savage has started up a YouTube channel called “It Gets Better,” where GLBT people can post videos telling GLBT youth that they know what the […] →Read more
Happy Breastfeeding Week!
October 1 to 7 is Breastfeeding Week in the province of British Columbia. Because the Queen said so by the grace of God. For reals, people, for reals. Click the image to see it in all its embiggenified glory. Generally, I think it’s kind of silly that we have a queen at all. But proclamations such as […] →Read more
Hockey Pool – All Hotties, All The Time
A little while ago, Darren announced on Twitter that he’d be running a hockey pool to which, naturally, I immediately responded “count me in!” As you know, I have a knack for in-depth analysis of hockey players and what better way to put said skills to use than to join a hockey pool, right? The […] →Read more