We see lots of weird things in fiction. I don’t love it all, but who cares? Authors write what they want, publishers publish what they choose, and readers bloody well read whatever piques their fancy. So this reader is going to exercise her constitutionally mandated right to express her unhappiness over a certain literary trend. …
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qu4wQwc6QU I haven’t seen it. And I have no desire to. I’m sure there are better and surer ways to kill a lovely real-life romance for the general public. Divorce. Over-exposure. Super-incompatibility. Okay, there are heaps of ways – but come on. A made-for-TV (or possibly straight-to-DVD) movie? Starring actors with only the barest superficial…
Ever since I started driving to work, I started listening to the radio. A lot. I listen primarily for the traffic reports (although, as a side note, I just want to mention that 680 News was absolutely useless earlier this week when the ramp off the 401 was closed and they didn’t bother to mention it…
This cartoon from Edward Lear’s Laughable Lyrics perfectly illustrates my feelings about the recent Nook Color (NC) software update: A man, sitting on a fence, with a bucket over his head. When it comes to technology, sometimes I feel exactly like that: Blind, frustrated, and living out a giant crapshoot. Case in point: The Barnes…
I thought long and hard before I made this statement, and I can say it for fact: I’ve never made a whimsical shoe purchase in my life. I go to shoe stores for specific purposes, whether it’s boots, flats or pumps. My shoes are always comfy, and yeah, they have to look nice, but because…
Development is a natural part of any civilization, but I think most people accept that the past few decades have blown the other millenia out of the water. I swear, I blink and my cell phone grows another set of eyes. However, I’m also hearing observations about trends in reverse – call it part of…
Of all the foods I integrated into my regular diet in New Zealand, it wasn’t the kiwifruit that featured the most prominently, but the avocado. I hadn’t liked the fruit before – the Chinese call the avocado “butter fruit”, for its texture, and I found it slimy and tasteless and full of fat. Well, it’s…
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ejeEBlDESc&feature=grec_index I’m getting sick of the songs at work, which rotate amongst a selection of company-approved schlock. But there’s one song that I haven’t tired of yet, and it’s Matt Weddle’s cover of “Hey Ya”, by OutKast. Now don’t get me wrong, I love the original. But somehow, the dynamism of MW’s cover, the way…
Dear Jean, You know, when you picked me out of a rack in Paris, I was surprised. I mean, you were dressed in black, black, and black; I am pink, beige, orange, and very, very bright. But I’ve enjoyed spearheading your wardrobe diversification. I’ve traveled four continents and innumerable countries with you. And I can…
I was on my way to work the other day, listening to the radio at the ungodly hour of 5:38am, and the news announcer started talking about the Royal Wedding. She mentioned the wedding being available on YouTube, and talked about two wedding cakes, and speculated about Kate’s gown. And said the big event was…
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