Leave it to the advertising execs to crash a perfectly good party!—We ninetofivers*, toting travel mugs, cherry tomatoes and ergonomic laptop bags, wake daily with reaffirmed attitudes towards success. “Today, my to-dos will become to-dones!”“Microsoft Access has got nothing on me!” Driving across the city’s gastroid belt, the sun cresting through our rear windows moves […]
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A Cube of One’s Own – Haikus for the Working Girl
“Day, have I the guts to greet you? Alarm clock tomorrow, cradle to the grave. Working full-time.” -The Constantines This summer, I’ve traded the field for the 407 and the forest for the panoramic view of Terminal 3. And I wrote some haikus on my lunch break: near Terminal 3 is that a Boeing I […]
It wasn’t love, but it sure did hurt
An open love list to my gallbladder, now deceased. “But Since U Been Gone/I can breathe for the first time/I’m so moving on/Yeah, yeah/Thanks to you/Now I get/What I want [to eat]/Since U Been Gone.”* –Kelly Clarkson (*more or less) Hey you, Well, you’re gone now, but the scars you left will take a while […]
Hot or Not – Winter Edition
Yep, this blog has kind of become a blah-g, but I’ll do my best to navigate and repair this sinking ship. Coming soon: Pictures!Words!Charts!Links! But for now, a list… Hot Wasabi peasThe Joy of CookingBanjoZombie filmsLunar eclipsesLiberte yogurtThe Caribrew Cafe Not Seymour Street wind tunnelRavensAbrupt Daily News goodbyeAbandoned mittensEmo selections on open mic nightsmultiple choice […]
Fall Hot or Not: Halifax Edition
I owe the concept to Ms. Drummond–her hot or nots are always pleasing. That said, I have a creepy love for making lists. The Hot oversized knit scarvestuna sushiCool Edit 2.0Coburg Coffeeblueberries in handfulsshelling peanutsPostcardsfacehunter.blogspot.comCanadian tuxedosJulie Doiron’s fantastic bangsheirloom tomatoesstar gazingLabrador Jenga The Not MistSwiss Chalet’s delivery timesMoto RAZR V3TMake-Your-Own-Fajita LunchesThe jerk that steals my […]
Flicks you gotta see! Reflections on the 27th Atlantic Film Festival
So, this past week the 27th Atlantic Film Festival has been in full action. I got a small student pass to the fest (six films) even though the festival screens about 250 films. I wasn’t up on my film gossip before selecting, so I through caution to the wind and ended up with some awesome […]
Thanks Pops
Shout out to my dad who forced my siblings and I to learn the entire lyrics of Barrett’s Privateers by the time we were, like, 8. I think every drinking establishment plays that song at least once on Saturday night in Halifax. And you can’t just clap along. You have to scream it out. Thanks […]
Yarrrgh!…I mean…sign here
This weekend, I visited the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. More specifically, I visited the museum’s “Pirates! Myth and Reality” exhibit. It was an awesome exhibit and taught me lots about pirates. I’ve never really liked pirates, I think they are a little brutish. But since moving here, I’m always trying to get in as […]
Yeah, I guess he’s mural material…
So, the other night I went to my first ever karaoke bar! Yes, I know. First. In 23 years. It looked like a set from a Coen brothers film (mostly Blood Simple, which I would argue is their best film), with wood-panelled walls, long tables in rows, and a giant vending machine. It’s for serious […]
Jan-cy Drew and the Secret of the Green Laser
About two weeks ago I was walking across campus at night and I looked up and saw this strange thing in the sky. That photo doesn’t even do it justice, but neither do my attempts at capturing it either. Wowza! I didn’t know what to make of this strange green laser coming from a building […]