McD’s Newest Ad Platform: Report Cards So McDonald’s is advertising on kids’ report cards now. Wow. →Read more
Second Only to Sex….
… that was how the goalie who played for our team last night described hockey1. Also heard in our locker room yesterday: Spit or swallow?2,4 I can eat 6 men.3, 4 We won 6-0, after losing the past two weeks (our first two losses of the season, after 9 straight wins). And *I* got an […] →Read more
What *Not* To Get Me For Christmas
I keep hearing this commercial on the radio for a 7/11 gift card and how it is the greatest gift to give for Christmas. Seriously? A convenience store gift card? Can you think of a better way to say “I wish to put absolutely no thought into your gift”? →Read more
I <3 Winning Stuff
I can’t resist a contest1. But a contest with Vancouver Giants tickets and two day passes to Mount Seymour for prizes and a chance to promote donations to the Vancouver Food Bank? No way I’m missing out on this The contest is being run by Miss604 in honour of her blogiversary2. You may remember Miss604 […] →Read more
Out Out Damn Report
This is me and the report I’ve been working on for the last 87 months. It’s a report about how great I am, and all the the wonderful things I do. In triplicate. And writing it has prevented me from doing all the wonderful things that I do. But now, mercifully, it’s done and has […] →Read more
12 Bars of Christmas – the Sequel
So, I was wondering all day why no one commented on my engaging tale of the 12 Bars of Christmas. I get the comments on my blog emailed to me, so I didn’t look at the blog itself – just didn’t get any emailed comments. And just now when I went to write a new […] →Read more
Procrastination
Sure, I could be working on, say, planning the course that I’m teaching in January, about which I know very little thus far1. Or, say, developing the activities for the class of grade 3-5 students that I’m working with in January. Or even, say, doing my Christmas shopping. Or hell, I could be getting ready […] →Read more
He’s #1!
who has a better save percentage? Originally uploaded by steveleenow Props to Roberto Luongo for his team record-breaking three shutouts in a row!! Due to his spectacular on-ice performance, I am obliged to offer to have his babies. →Read more
I hate numbers. I hate crunching numbers. I hate writing reports, with minuscule page limits for the actual report and multitudinous pages of appendices, to be submitted in triplicate. I am SO glad that I have vacation days next week! You have NO IDEA how excited I am about that. Also, I don’t care what […] →Read more
I don’t care what you say, I like Quatchi
So, they unveiled the 2010 Olympic mascots yesterday and the general sentiment I’ve been hearing is one of three things: they have nothing to do with Canada – there’s no maple leafs/beavers/loons/moose they have nothing to do with Canada – they’re “too Asian”1 what Olympic mascots? But I don’t care what the naysayers are saying2. […] →Read more