Monthly Archives: May 2008

grumpiness

By Em | Published: Saturday, May 31, 2008
I’ve been in better moods. I think a lot of it is the good ol’ time o’ the month, but it could be the weather, my cold, stress, upcoming birthdays I know I won’t be spending with people I love, etc. Stuff’s getting to me again. I shall soldier on, however. OMG, right? Knitting content [...]
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“uncontacted tribes”

By Em | Published: Friday, May 30, 2008
This stuff excites the hell out of me. “RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Amazon Indians from one of the world’s last uncontacted tribes have been photographed from the air, with striking images released on Thursday showing them painted bright red and brandishing bows and arrows….” Yahoo!News (Photo: Members of an unknown Amazon Basin tribe and [...]
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Your Dad had Groupies

By Em | Published: Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Oh dear… The people at Canadian Club have this brilliant/stupid advertising campaign going right now. I’ve seen the ads around town, but it wasn’t until Zoom posted about it today that I actually stopped and thought about it. The ads are very misogynistic – very unusual for an alcohol ad, I know. I guess the [...]
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the plants

By Em | Published: Tuesday, May 27, 2008
I got my little “garden” planted this weekend. I think this is going to be the extent of it. I tend to go overboard with this kind of thing, but I’m putting the breaks on it this year. What we have here – the lobelias from earlier and a little chamomile plant – should keep [...]
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INFJ

By Em | Published: Sunday, May 25, 2008
Your Score: INFJ – the counselor You scored 0% I to E, 5% N to S, 28% F to T, and 10% J to P! Your type is best summed up by the word “counselor”, which belongs to the larger group of idealists. Only 2% of the population share your type. You are so empathic [...]
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some internet business

By Em | Published: Saturday, May 24, 2008
Reading this website, Passive-Aggressive Notes, makes me completely confident in my decision to live without roommates for now. I might be a bit on the broke side of things, but I don’t have to put up with shit like this. This one in particular reminds me of my time with roommates at Trent University. And [...]
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And the Experimental Farm jumps to life…

By Em | Published: Friday, May 23, 2008
Just Ottawa’s Experimental Farm last night. Things are actually GROWING now. Like Unlike
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Plants!

By Em | Published: Thursday, May 22, 2008
It finally feels like spring here in Ottawa. I don’t know why it’s taken so long, but at least I’m finally feeling it. To celebrate, I bought some plants today… Some pretty blue Lobelia plants, of the upright variety, to be exact. I thought they would be good for my humble little balcony, since I [...]
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New Acquisitions

By Em | Published: Sunday, May 18, 2008
The other day I was browsing the net, as one does, and I stumbled across the Wool-Tyme website. They’re located here in Ottawa, and somehow I’ve overlooked them in the two years I’ve lived here. Anyhow, I decided to take a trip out there, finally, and I was pleasantly surprised. They have a little bit [...]
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The up and up…

By Em | Published: Friday, May 9, 2008
Last week was shitty. I went home for Grandpa’s funeral. I saw a bunch of people I don’t get to see enough, and had a lot of laughs and good times, but it was all filtered through that “I’m home for a funeral” headspace. I’m glad that, for whatever fluky reason, it was actually perfect [...]
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