it’s true… i am a canadian through and through. things i miss are little, but meaningful…
i miss being able to buy tropicana juice in the charming faux milk carton that it comes in at home. here, it comes in a big ole jug. no charm what-so-ever.
i miss good cheddar. the brand-name stuff here [...]
Archive for January, 2006
a canadian in california
Posted in Uncategorized on Sunday, January 29, 2006 | 2 Comments »
night divides the day
Posted in Uncategorized on Sunday, January 29, 2006 | 2 Comments »
i really shouldn’t get as excited as i did over breakfast at international house of pancakes.(signed pics of ice cube on the wall!!) sadly, it insists on being called “ihop” now. *sigh* for the uninitiated, it’s a giant american chain of restaurants and it has yummy yummy pancakes and omelets. mmmm…. so far, it’s been [...]
the west is the best
Posted in Uncategorized on Thursday, January 26, 2006 | 3 Comments »
so here i sit in palm springs. on an unsecured, un-password-protected, unknown wireless connection. heehee. guess i won’t be doing any banking from this connection, will i?
after yesterday’s panic for leaving for the airport on time, it was nice to be able to just sit on a couple of planes and think of nothing for [...]
can i tell you two things?
Posted in Uncategorized on Saturday, January 21, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
this is short but sweet as i’m tired as all-fuck.
1 – i got a full-time job. yey me. don’t ask me what the job is… i really have no idea at the moment.
2 – i am going to palm springs on tuesday, jan 24 and not coming back to toronto until feb 2nd. [...]
page 118
Posted in Uncategorized on Thursday, January 19, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
i am reading alex garland’s most recent work. the coma. it made me cry on the subway on my way home this afternoon. or maybe it was because the job that i was considered the “best candidate” for went to another person out of work place loyalty.
when will i not be “the outsider”? [...]
living
Posted in Uncategorized on Wednesday, January 18, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
still around… just really don’t have anything new to add to this space. work situation is still unresolved, however it’s getting stupider by the moment. i’m told i’m the best candidate but that they’re offering the position to a person who’s been at the company for eons to show loyalty. yey. i think 99.99% of [...]
this is ourselves….
Posted in Uncategorized on Wednesday, January 11, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
the soundtrack of my days most recently has been queen and david bowie’s track “under pressure”. why? well, how about because it just fits.
” it’s the terror of knowing what this world is about”
i had a chance to go on an all expenses-paid trip to palm springs, california sometime between january 23 and february 4. [...]
feelin’ da love
Posted in Uncategorized on Thursday, January 5, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
after not being able to face the day yesterday – today had a much brighter sheen to it. my eternal dangling job lead came a little bit more solid today and i should know full details on monday or tuesday next week. i am the leading candidate, but will have to convince them that i [...]
new beginnings
Posted in Uncategorized on Wednesday, January 4, 2006 | 4 Comments »
i’m almost ashamed to be writing this here today… it’s more not-so-hap-hap-happy news. i really am not a person who dwells on all the not nice stuff, but lately it just seems i’m getting that in spades… soooo….
on january 1st my landlords slipped a note under the door telling me that they need the place [...]
