Shalu’s Mehndi

Wednesday was Shalu’s Mehndi (a.k.a. henna party). Like the Sangeet last week, this was a first for me. As many of my friends will attest, I’d been looking forward to this for a while1. When we arrived, Shalu was already being hennaed. As the bride, she got very intricate henna work done on the front […] →Read more

‘cuz this is Thriller, Thriller night

A friend of mine posted this the other day on Facebook, and then I heard a DJ talking about it on the radio. 1500+ inmates practicing their Thriller routine. You just *have* to watch it! →Read more

Don’t Simpsonize Me

As pretty much everyone already knows, you can go to Simpsonize Me dot Com, upload a photo of yourself and viola, there is a Simpsons character that looks like you. Here’s the thing though – it doesn’t look like you. It pretty much spits out a completely generic male or female character (depending on if […] →Read more

Pierre Chretien

I was just reading this article on the Global TV website and was looking at the “photo gallery” of the “10 Worst Canadians,” as voted on by any jackass with Internet access. When I got to #6 in the photo gallery, I noticed this oddity: [Click on the pic to see it in its full-sized […] →Read more

Finally!

Finally, a website to provide just what I’ve been looking for: Sugar daddies look for ‘babies’ on dating site Apparently the term for the recipient of a sugar daddy or sugar momma’s money is a “sugar baby.” You learn something new everyday. P.S. Can you believe this was a “top story” on the CTV News […] →Read more

Freebee Update

I suddenly remembered that training for a half marathon actually requires that I go out for a run once in a while. So I decided to head out for a good long run today. And about 7 k into my 10 k, I remembered that (a) my route would take me past Cheapskates, a sports […] →Read more

I’ve had requests for pictures of both my hook up lip colour and my haircut. Well, as they say, better late than never! →Read more

Freebee Friday

I love free stuff. The offer of free stuff appeals to both my pack rat tendencies and my cheapness gene. And this week was a banner week for free stuff. As previously mentioned, I got to see TWO free movies this weekend – Arctic Tale (my movie review: meh.) on Monday and Skinwalkers (my movie […] →Read more

My First Ever Sangeet!

Last night I attended my first ever Sangeet (or Ladies Party, as it is also called). And I must say that you have not partied until you have danced to a mash up of “My Humps” + Hindi music. OK, maybe I should back up a little. Since this is my first ever Indian wedding, […] →Read more

Isn’t it ironic?

The other day, I happened to come across the Centre for Internet Addiction Recovery’s website.Let me repeat that. The Centre for Internet Addiction Recovery has a website. A website. You can listen to their podcast, read their blog, buy “valuable resources” from their online bookstore, join their mailing list, take an online test to see […] →Read more