Another In-depth Canucks Trade Analysis

In this interests of keeping my Vancouverite friends living abroad apprised of the goings on of my beloved Canucks in the off season, I give you the Canucks’s newest hotties: Ryan Shannon This tasty morsel was picked up from the Anahiem Ducks as in exchange for Jason King and a conditional draft pick. He’s a […] →Read more

Feast or Famine

Remember back when I didn’t have a job, and couldn’t seem to find one? Now I have three! In addition to my regular 4 days per week job, I recently got hired for two part-time jobs for 2007-2008. In addition to my current job, I will be teaching (a) third-year university students1 and (b) grade […] →Read more

Something New For Me To Be Pissed Off About

Friday night after my softball game, my team went to the pub for some hard earned post-game beers. A few of my teammates got some of those pull-tab lottery thingys, where if you pull a tab to discover three of a kind, you win cash. As they were discarding the non-winning tickets onto the table, […] →Read more

Watch These Videos

These videos show what it would be like if shopping in the real world was like online shopping. Good for a chuckle. Plus, by linking there, I could potentially win a Amazon.com gift certificate. And you know I likes me some free stuff. Plus, I know the guy who plays the search engine and the […] →Read more

What Happens In Seattle When I Avoid the 151

4 intrepid young women. Drive 230 km. To buy 7 pairs of shoes. 50 points to the first person who correctly identifies which 2 of these are mine. 1for a recounting of what happens in Seattle when I don’t avoid the 151, see here. →Read more

Shout Out to Alain

Friday, as I got onto the bus that would take me to my softball game, the bus driver said, “Nice shirt. Why are so many people wearing Canucks shirts today?” “Because Alain Vigneault won the coach of the year!” I replied. I have no idea if this is why other people were wearing their ‘nucks […] →Read more

Ponderings

Why is the plural of “practicum” not “practica”? Why can you say that someone was “nonchalant”, but you can’t say that someone did something in a “chalant” manner? Why, no matter how many times I look up the definitions, can I *never* remember what “hegemony” and “heuristic” mean? How long can I continue to use […] →Read more

Dropper of All Things Valuable

I was talking to my sister today and she was telling me about how she really wants an iPhone, but she is hestitant to get one when they come out since she is “dropper of all things valuable.” I think this trait must be genetic, because I am also a DoATV. I drop my iPod […] →Read more

Points Updates

Well, it took 11 days, but someone *finally* contacted me via my new cellie and uttered the magic works: Thirteenth Step Rocks! And so, Jody wins 100 points! Yay Jody! Now, everyone seems to think that these blog points that I like to throw around all willy nilly should have some actual purpose. I will […] →Read more

As Requested: Funny

As requested, I am now returning to your regularly scheduled funny. So I give you this photo I took recently at a store on Denman St: →Read more