2016-03-19 18:53
December 31, 2005/January 1, 2006I spent Christmas and New Year's with my family in Alberta. My father found me a little work while I was there. He has a friend who owns a bar who needed an… Read More
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2016-03-19 18:53
November 20, 2005My boyfriend Tyler took the above photo while on a trip to Toronto, a trip I was supposed to be on. This was the deal: months ago his uncle, who works for Air Canada, offere… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
September 6th, 2004, Brösarp, SwedenProblem#1: I take a bus to Tomelilla where I'm supposed to catch the 8:15 train to Malmö Persborg. I find out that there are no trains leaving T… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
Sept. 13th, 2005While unlocking my bike in the morning I realize something's amiss. Someone has stolen my bicycle pedals. They weren't even nice pedals, why steal them? Just to prove that yo… Read More
2010-08-10 11:15
An artist I know asked my boyfriend and I to document some of his work as part of a web project we've been involved in recently. One such work was lego spelling the word "fuck". I was holdin… Read More
2008-01-15 08:46
November 25th, 2005The picture above is of a letter I received from the creative director at work today informing me that I will be laid off for at least 2 months over Christmas. 18 others r… Read More
2008-01-15 08:44
November 2nd, 2005I ride my bicycle to work. It isn't raining, nor does it rain all day while I am at work. It still isn't raining when I finish work. I run a few quick errands and then go t… Read More
2008-01-15 08:38
May 1st, 2004The Dept. (my boyfriend Tyler's band, in which I play) is booked to perform at the Charles H. Scott Gallery in Vancouver during a book launch. We are doing our sound check when… Read More
2006-11-14 04:27
I haven't puked in public since I was a teenager. Yesterday I had the great displeasure of experiencing it twice. Both times I was on public transport and managed to make it off the bus. Aft… Read More
2006-11-14 04:27
I haven't puked in public since I was a teenager. Yesterday I had the great displeasure of experiencing it twice. Both times I was on public transport and managed to make it off the bus. Aft… Read More
2006-11-14 04:21
My birthday was two days ago. My first activity of the day was using a bucket for a toilet. Tyler and I had planned to spend the day in Saskatoon (for more on our move to rural Saskatchewan… Read More
2006-10-15 17:49
On his way home from work my boyfriend spotted the car that belongs to the theif who robbed him. It's a Mercedes 300 SE, license plate 183 DTB. We're assuming the car actually belongs to him… Read More
2006-10-15 17:49
The thing that I've discovered is this: since I've become unemployed and decreased my time in public considerably, my bad luck has been on the decline. This isn't at all surprising, not much… Read More
2006-10-15 17:49
Someone gave me a free drink in an attempt NOT to appear in this memoir again. I had been thinking of retiring this blog but now that free drinks are involved, well, that changes everything Read More
2006-10-15 17:49
We're on a roll here, folks. Tyler found out today that the police caught the man who robbed him. They actually caught him the night it happened but initially forgot to call Tyler (it took t… Read More
2006-10-15 17:49
I was supposed to be temporarily laid off from work, which is frustrating enough, but now after three months of waiting I'm told that it is permanent. That's it folks. Tyler and I are headin… Read More
2006-10-15 17:49
My boyfriend ruined the kettle my sister gave to me for Christmas. He put it on the stove, didn't close the spout (which meant it didn't whistle) and promptly fell asleep. Is it bad luck? No… Read More
2006-10-15 17:49
It's been almost three months of no work Read More
2006-10-15 17:49
For those of you who were concerned about the sad lack of toast in my home (see my last post), I have managed to overcome that particular hurdle. My father came up with a genius plan to get… Read More
2006-10-15 17:49
I was sitting alone in our newly purchased home when the living room was overtaken by a troop of what appeared to be flying ants. It was horrifying. I ran to the store and bought some raid… Read More
2006-10-15 17:49
My boyfriend was robbed at a bank machine the other day.He was at an outdoor machine in the early evening on a busy street and some guy reached in and grabbed his money as it came out. Tyler… Read More
2006-10-15 17:49
Oct. 25, 2005Drinking water is good, but not when it tastes like soap. This is what I've been experiencing over the past few days whenever I pour myself a glass of water at home. What is goi… Read More
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