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A most unusual cat

I’ve had lots of cats who liked me, and some who liked me a LOT. But Duncan’s the first one to follow me around like a dog. And he’s the first one to go to bed with me every single night, and the first one to share my pillow. We fall asleep face to […]

Swap Box Project Still Going Strong

I think it’s really funny that someone left some graffiti in the Swap Box. I wonder what they took in exchange?

I’ve recently started leaving my Artist Trading Cards (ATCs) in the Mayor Larry Swap Box on Lisgar Street outside The Invisible Theatre.

Yesterday morning the Swap Box was empty so I left an […]

A five-star blogging week

The Yarn Harlot mentioned me today! If you’re a knitter you already know who the Yarn Harlot is: she’s only the Online Goddess of the Knitting Universe, that’s who! And when she mentions your blog on her blog, your blog goes platinum for a day as gazillions of knitters pour in. So – a warm […]

Embarassing moments from my trip to Toronto: Part II

You were all so kind about my embarrassing Electrical Knowledge Deficit, I’m going to tell you about my embarrassing dining experience in Toronto.

I think I’ve mentioned my difficulties with decision-making in the past. I suffer from Options Paralysis Disorder (OPD). (I just made that up, but someday it’ll be classified as an official disorder.)

I […]

I’m back and I missed you

I’m back! I spent the last few days in Toronto with almost no internet access.

I missed blogging. All of it. I missed writing blog posts, and reading your comments, and reading and commenting on other people’s blogs, and all that interconnectedness. But I’m back now and I’m exhausted so this is going to be […]

In the Market for Art

As you may recall, I’m on a quest for my first piece of original art. I’ve been to lots of galleries lately and today I found my favourite: it’s called the Terence Robert Gallery and it’s on Sussex.

Here are some of the things I like about it:

1) It’s three levels high and has lots […]

Water heater guys and cat doctors

I took today off work so I could meet with the contractors about my hot water tank options in the morning and take Duncan for his first checkup in the afternoon.

The two contractor guys work for a company that works for a company that works for Ottawa Hydro. This company does all the hot water […]

Four o’clock in the morning

So. What were YOU doing at four o’clock this morning? Hiding from your cat? What a coincidence!

Yesterday was exhausting. I spent the day in meetings in Montreal, which is highly unusual for me, and didn’t get back home till around 7:30.

I could tell you about the gut-wrenching stress I experienced as a result of […]

A Cautionary Tale for Mayor Larry the Rock Star

Mayor Larry O’Brien showed up at the police station yesterday in his gold Mercedes-Benz for mugshots and fingerprinting, and to be formally booked on charges of bribery and influence peddling.

Apparently, upon seeing the crowd of reporters waiting for him, the mayor said “I feel like a rock star. I’m just absolutely amazed at the number […]

Back to work blues, part II

I got through the first day back at the office, though I must confess to a borderline neurotic level of cat-missing. I especially missed our catnaps, in which we lie on the couch and he purrs me to sleep and then a little while later I wake up but he’s sound asleep, and rather than […]