Monthly Archives: January 2010

A Blast from the Past

By Em | Published: Monday, January 25, 2010
I was reading CBC this morning and was suddenly transported back to my undergrad days at Trent University… Bonnie Patterson, former president of Trent University, has been awarded the Order of Ontario.  And why? She “has championed the advancement of high-quality, post-secondary education in Ontario and Canada”. Yeah. That sound you hear off in the distance? It’s me, [...]
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(Facebook)

By Em | Published: Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Something pretty weird has been going on lately. Well, maybe not “weird” but at least kinda shady. I get a lot of my news from websites, especially CBC. I’ve noticed a couple times now, the most recently being this morning, that when someone dies, they post a picture of that person. Now, I’m ok with [...]
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RIP Kate McGarrigle

By Em | Published: Tuesday, January 19, 2010
I was saddened to hear that Kate McGarrigle had passed away. I knew she had been diagnosed with cancer a few years ago, but honestly, hadn’t been paying attention and didn’t know she was so ill. I’ve seen her a few times, in combination with her son, Rufus Wainwright, and she’s always been a great [...]
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Monday Meme: Most depressing day of the year

By Em | Published: Monday, January 18, 2010
According to a psychologist, formerly of Cardiff University, today is the most depressing day of the year. You’ve probably heard about this before. He quantified factors (like the shitty weather, breaking resolutions, and post-christmas debt) and stuck them into an equation to figure out when things are at their worst. According to his equation, which [...]
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Bits and Pieces

By Em | Published: Saturday, January 16, 2010
Updates have been few and far between because I’ve been busy getting stuff done… which is good, right? Some exciting things are happening over at chez Em. Or rather, they will be happening soon. Most exciting? I’m MOVING. Pulling up whatever roots I have in the West end of Ottawa and heading to the wild [...]
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A Reminder (to KITH fans)

By Em | Published: Tuesday, January 12, 2010
The new Kids in the Hall series, Death Comes to Town, starts tonight on CBC! 9pm ET please don’t suck please don’t suck please don’t suck Edit – Just watched it. I don’t know what to think. : / Like Unlike
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Good news

By Em | Published: Sunday, January 10, 2010
My term got extended at work! I am working at a job I love for at least another 6 months. I signed the papers on Friday. I was so pessimistic about getting extended, not because of my own performance or anything like that, but because of the current economic situation at work and how often [...]
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Cat Blogging – The Furminator

By Em | Published: Friday, January 8, 2010
A little product placement for this Friday. In an effort to be transparent, I must say I am NOT getting anything from the FURminator® people, I simply bought this brush and liked it enough to tell you about it.* Before Christmas,  A & I hit up Petsmart to look at the animals and ended up [...]
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Pet Peeves v.2

By Em | Published: Thursday, January 7, 2010
Stupid puns used in newscasts, especially while introducing serious topics. e.g. “The situation isn’t so sweet with the closing of the Hershey chocolate factory in Smiths Falls.” Ads where people spontaneously make music together by tapping stuff, sighing, breaking stuff, etc. Extra hate points if the people are “strangers” in a “public place”. During the [...]
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Monday Meme: Resolutions

By Em | Published: Monday, January 4, 2010
Just squeaking this in before I go to bed… Resolutions 1. What are your resolutions for 2010? I don’t even know if these would count, but I’m working on these things… - Get used to writing “2010″ - Meditate more - Be a better blogger - Eat less refined sugar and gradually cut out meat [...]
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