here I am!
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Vancouverite; music-lover; small-time foodie; some kind of news/politics junkie; new wife!! You will often find me at a computer or peering into my iPhone.
The name of the blog comes from the song "Reckoner" by Radiohead. I've seen them in concert nine times in five countries, which is really negligible by the standards of some of my friends.
Monthly Archives: August 2008
Why is it
…that a country which prides itself on having some of the greatest educational institutions in the world, whose universities are a magnet for the best and brightest all over the planet, takes such perverse pleasure in nominating (and sometimes electing) … Continue reading
Well OK.
The thing I’ve noticed about 95% of the pundits in my relatively-infrequent bouts of CNN-watching is that they listen to each other to a point, but don’t tend to actually answer the given question or respond to the point made, … Continue reading
Trig?
Is that short for Trigonometry? Triglycerides? Trigger? (and if so, the gun or the horse?) First son is named Track? Bristol (Raceway? presumably not intended as a reference to the British slang for, um, breasts), Willow, and (Rowdy Roddy? OK, … Continue reading
Dilemma (for some)
Tonight at 7 pm Pacific, you can do one of two things: 1. Watch Radiohead broadcast their last North American show of the In Rainbows tour, or 2. Watch Obama give his biggest speech ever. I love you, Radiohead, but … Continue reading
Radiohead Day
Got up pretty early on Radiohead Day, around 8 a.m. I think it was. In spite of getting in fairly late the night before. More than a little liquored up, as well! Did my usual, made coffee, fed dog and … Continue reading
And back to waiting.
Much to cover! not sure if I’ll get through it all as I’m a tired girl and could use some good shuteye tonight, long day at work tomorrow. So the rest of the birthday: good brunch at De Dutch Pannekoek … Continue reading
Posted in food and drink, personal
Tagged birthday, Choobie, Minxilla, Radiohead, shopping
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Whoa.
So, OK, ‘s my birthday. My awesome Main Distractor is here, asleep atm. I am a little too warm and not quite tired enough to sleep. I received a lovely parcel a week ago from my man, with some lovely … Continue reading
Ganked from Stacey.
Very Good Taste Omnivores Hundred. Things I’ve eaten in bold. 1. Venison (médaillons…mmmm) 2. Nettle tea 3. Huevos rancheros 4. Steak tartare 5. Crocodile 6. Black pudding (boudin!) 7. Cheese fondue 8. Carp 9. Borscht 10. Baba ghanoush (I love … Continue reading
cat and canary
Maybe you remember tristero, whose work I featured a while ago (I think she’s so talented!). She’s got a new blog and it includes links to a bunch of her gorgeous art stuff. Nice!
And of course,
no sooner did I thank the powers that be for Skype and internet than the Main Distractor lost the wifi he was hijacking. (It was beneficent and emergency hijacking: when he was originally supposed to have moved last month, he … Continue reading
