Monthly Archives: April 2009

Shout Out Out Out Out

By Em | Published: Thursday, April 30, 2009
We got back from the Shout Out Out Out Out show at the Babylon at about 2 am. I had an awesome time, and A said he enjoyed it too. I first saw these guys at Bluesfest a few years ago, and thought they were amazing. It’s rare that I hear a band for the [...]
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OMG EVERYONE FREAK OUT NOW

By Em | Published: Tuesday, April 28, 2009
SWINE FLU MOTHERFUCKERS! It’s in CANADA. It’s in the US. It’s EVERYWHERE! (c/o mal pingu) Yes I realize this could be a big deal, but the way the media is taking this shit and running with it is completely ridiculous. It will undoubtedly turn into another racist wankfest like SARS was a few years ago. [...]
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More storm stuff

By Em | Published: Sunday, April 26, 2009
There’s a great video of the storm up at the Ottawa Sun’s website. It shows the storm blowing across the Experimental Farm, and then across by Carleton University. You can see what I thought might have been a tornado in the field, and there’s some other reports in the article saying it sounding like a [...]
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Saturday night storm

By Em | Published: Sunday, April 26, 2009
A pretty wicked storm rolled through Ottawa around 7:30pm. It seemed to come blowing in from the west, but at a few points it was swirling around so much I thought it might have been a tornado. It was really loud, and got dark very fast. All kinds of stuff was blowing around – bags, [...]
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Ottawa Bluesfest 2009

By Em | Published: Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Well, they released the schedule. I’ve been waiting for weeks for this, at least since the Kiss rumors started. All in all, I was a little let down. There’s only a few folks I’d be interested in seeing. In order of appearance… Iron & Wine k.d. lang (shut up) DeVotchKa NEKO CASE (YAYYY!!!) Stone Temple [...]
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18 rules for living

By Em | Published: Tuesday, April 21, 2009
This list of rules has been credited to the Dalai Lama. However, I have not been able to find a source that directly cites him as the creator of this list, so I can’t say for sure. Either way, the list has some decent advice for everyone, whether he came up with it or not. [...]
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Back in Ottawa

By Em | Published: Sunday, April 19, 2009
Briefly - Had a great day on Wednesday! I was a bit sad because it was my last day in Minden. We blasted off to Peterborough around 9AM. A great lunch was had at The Olde Stone with my family – I had their cheddar ale soup, it’s so amazing.  I said farewell to my [...]
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Home!

By Em | Published: Monday, April 13, 2009
I’ve been missing-in-action here because I’ve been out traveling around central Ontario. I left on Wednesday, and spent several days in Peterborough with my friend P. It wasn’t a hugely eventful visit, but we had a lot of laughs. I got to see my brother, his girlfriend, and their doggie, Chase. Chase is a bright [...]
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despite appearances, this is not a blog about feminism

By Em | Published: Sunday, April 5, 2009
… but I’m a feminist and I thought this was cute. Extra points for uke use & beautiful voice. The second song is pretty too. SNL is boring tonight. Seth Rogen looks like an ex of mine and I don’t know any Phoenix songs. Is it ever funny anymore? And now Conan’s gone until June… [...]
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Crap & Cool

By Em | Published: Thursday, April 2, 2009
Cool – this weather! I’m loving it. I went to school today to pick up my copies of my freshly bound thesis, and the sun was just beautiful. I had to walk most of the way, with about 40lbs of hardcover books in my backpack, but it was still so nice to feel the sun [...]
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