For Christmas, my friend Clayton got me an iTunes gift card. He did so specifically because he knows I’m too cheap to buy any paid apps for my iPhone, but he knew I’d appreciate being able to get my hands on some sweet, sweet iPhone apps. I redeemed my card to my account and then […] →Read more
Tomorrow is Hockey Day in Canada, the day that features a triple header of games featuring all Canadian teams on CBC. This year’s matchups: Montreal vs. Ottawa Vancouver vs. Toronto Edmonton vs. Calgary Given the Canucks vs. Maple Leafs match-up, my dad and I have our customary bet – when the Leafs lose, my dad […] →Read more
OK, before I tell you what I’m all excited about here, have a look at this picture of a license plate and tell me if you get why I saw it and thought, “I MUST PHOTOGRAPH THIS!!” ((for the record, we were safely stopped at a red light when I took the pic)): When I […] →Read more
Proof That Not Everyone In Sweden Looks Like the Sedin Twins
So remember how I blogged about the house I live in getting sold and the new landlord said I could stay? Yeah, apparently not so much. The new landlord called tonight and said I have to get out. Sigh. Anyone know of any cheap places for rent in Vancouver? Oh yeah, and to add insult […] →Read more
When I was growing up, there was a drawer in the kitchen that was known as “The Junk Drawer.” It’s where the random drawer-dwelling type things which didn’t belong in any of the other categorized drawers (e.g., the cutlery drawer) lived. “Did you look in the junk drawer??” was often the response to the question, […] →Read more
At my hockey game today, my goalie was showing off her shiny new blue tooth headset. Which she bought because she got a warning for driving while talking on her cell phone, something that was made illegal in BC as of Jan 1, 2010. You are allowed to talk on your cell while driving so […] →Read more
Public Health Achievement #1: Safer and Healthier Foods
Yesterday I got an email from the Canadian Public Health Association ((being that I now work in Public Health, I joined the CPHA)), which is celebrating its centenary in 2010, telling me about the website they’ve launched to celebrate the successes of the field of public health over the last 100 years. Would you believe […] →Read more