It’s the first day of February! January is over, for those of you who had a case of the January blues. And here in Calgary, the weather today is unseasonably warm, the snow is melting, cars are filthy. This warmth is in sharp contrast to earlier in the week, when it was minus 37 with […]
Being a MILF
January 29, 2013 by
I was driving home from yoga this morning and I heard “You Shook Me All Night Long” on the radio, and it occurred to me – not for the first time – that the line “knocking me out with those American thighs” had much different connotation back in 1980 than it would today. American thighs […]
Oooh, I hated the Colonel, with his WEE BEADY EYES
January 24, 2013 by
After my last post, I had a few people grumpily say There is NOTHING good about January, to which I respond, sunnily, There is only a week left! One week and then we are into February! So there’s a positive thought for you, even if it is just time tick-tick-ticking away. Also, tomorrow is Robbie […]
Nicole’s Favourite Things, January Blues Edition
January 21, 2013 by
Last week I posted about being blue on Blue Monday, but today it was brought to my attention that TODAY IS BLUE MONDAY. But I was sad last week! I’m not sad today! How can it possibly be Blue Monday if I am not sad? I know. I know. It isn’t all about me. Maybe […]
Anyone else have a crush on Mike the hitman?
January 19, 2013 by
Wowza, it’s been quite a strange week. I was eyeing the bottle of wine on the counter, wondering if it would be acceptable to enjoy a glass before dinner; it’s a Friday after all, I spent ninety minutes standing in the playground this afternoon, my husband is working late as usual and what the hell. I […]
Such a cliche
January 16, 2013 by
I don’t know if you could detect it, but when I wrote my last post, I was very low in spirits. One might even say that I was blue. I later realized that it was Blue Monday, the saddest day of the year! I was sad on Blue Monday! I’m a walking cliche. The tide […]
"I think you need a pin, dear."
January 14, 2013 by
I had a rather strange and upsetting weekend, which I am not going to talk about except to say that my role as School Council/ Parent Association Chair is priming me for a career in diplomatic relations. Or perhaps, given my experiences of this weekend, I can now apply for a job as a very, very low-stakes […]