The Long Journey To An Oscar Starts With A Single Step

TheBirds

My dreams of becoming a famous film maker date back to high school. My friends and I saw group assignments as an invitation to whip out the video camera and make a (we thought) hilarious movie. This was the mid 90s, so by “whip out” I mean “beg to borrow my uncle’s 100 pound camera that probably cost [...]

Election day from behind the desk

Can-vote-stub

Remember that thing we* all did last Monday? That time we followed the yellow arrows into an elementary school or shriners temple or seniors home, showed our two pieces of identification, stood behind a cardboard screen, scribbled an X on a piece of paper, and popped it into a box, and then walked away feeling [...]

Girl Meets Canada: The Stupid Things I Did In Golden

Desired vs Actual Path

Day 20 (Saturday, May 29) For someone who loves to travel as much as I do, I have a horrible sense of direction. I mean really, really bad. When Angie and I were in Europe, if we were ever lost she would ask me what way I thought we should go. Then she would lead [...]

Girl Meets Canada: The Longest Ferry EVER

PortHardyFerry

Day 6-7 (May 15th-16th) I’ve always wanted to go to Prince Rupert. It’s weird, I know. The few people I’ve met that are from there are all WHY! WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO GO THERE VOLUNTARILY? WHY!!?!?!?! And then they grab me by the shoulders and shake me until my head rolls. Part of the [...]

Girl Meets Canada: We Have Achieved Take Off!

TomTom

So, did I mention that I’m driving across Canada this summer? I think I may have failed to do so. I’ve been thinking about it for so long, I just assumed that everyone else knew. The whole world. Hi, world! I was planning on blogging about the trip with some sort of regularity. But here [...]

Life As A Human Article: Old Girl, New Tricks — International Guitar Month Feature

(View full article at Life As A Human) Last week found me standing outside of the Long & McQuade Music Education Centre, knuckles white from the double-handed death grip on my guitar case handle, stomach churning and brain regretting eating lunch a mere three hours earlier. Why? I thought to myself. Why, oh why, am [...]

Welcome to My New Blog!

Happy Face

I am very excited to welcome you to my new blog! All the same great content with HALF THE FAT! And some less obnoxious colours. Note to self: just because you learned how to easily change the background colour of your webpage doesn’t mean you should. Every day. Please look around and tell me what [...]

Change of Address!

Hello Friends, both new and old! I have moved shop. This blog is soooo 2009. Come join me in 2010 and its re-designed glory! The New, and IMPROVED, Raggedy Threads! Please drop by and let me know what you think! Don’t worry, you won’t lose me. All of the content here has been moved over. [...]

Life As A Human Article: The Accidental Squatters

This is one of the many things I love about the west coast of Canada. We’re really not part of Canada at all. We pretend. We’re all Hockey!And Eh! and Yeah, winter TOTALLY SUCKS! With the snow…and the cold…BURR! But the rest of Canada, you should know something. We’re faking. We’re lying to your face. And my proof is that [...]

Life as A Human Article: Me and My Laser Eyes

…When you’re a shy, awkward little girl, the last thing you need is a big old pair of GLASSES on your face. And by big, I mean enormous. We’re talking the stylings of the late 80s – frames that took up half your face and made even the youngest of wearers look like old ladies [...]