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 eight times in five countries, which is really negligible by the standards of some of my friends.
Tag Archives: this modern world
Yeah, I’m still alive.
Renos done, twice the time, twice the price, wahey. Feel like I’m juggling many many things, but I’m not really. I do have lots of ideas and I’m kinda throwing a bunch of stuff out there to see what sticks. … Continue reading
Social? Media
So there’s been a plethora of “new” social media lately. Well, if two = a plethora. OK, so not that many! but still, two remarkably similar (visually, at least) alternatives to Facebook, The Evil Grandaddy of Social Networking or whatever … Continue reading
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Tagged Diaspora*, facebook, Google, social whatnot, this modern world
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Utterly shocked
today to learn that I know an actual living, breathing creationist. Who is under the age of 80. And is convinced of the high quality of the education that led to that belief. (I think indoctrination would be a more … Continue reading
Weirdness.
I have had four random strangers with realllllly long gmail addresses subscribe to this blog. I’ve deleted them on principle, since I don’t know them, and it’s easy enough to bookmark the blog if you have an overwhelming interest in … Continue reading
Modern Grace
I tweeted this thought some time ago, making me guilty of what I am about to decry. Yay me! With the social networking that so many of us are involved in, we have tons of opportunities to talk to each … Continue reading
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Tagged facebook, modern grace, social networking, this modern world, twitter
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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
OH HAI
I’ve been remiss. Soz. Since I wrote last, there’s been a minor flea invasion (possibly, and in addition to spiders; I never met a flea that I was as allergic to as some of these bites; as well, there are … Continue reading
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Tagged Europe 2008, Manxes, Minxilla, Portishead, this modern world
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Telecommunication
So my modem crapped out on me. I went on Tuesday to buy a new one (before the Radiohead presale), and found out that London Drugs doesn’t sell ADSL modems at all anymore. WHAT?! They have some wireless package for … Continue reading
OH NOES
I believe my food geek site has been hacked. How fucking lame is that. What’s even lamer, is that I can’t submit a help desk ticket at my SUPER AWESOME WEBHOST SITEGROUND.COM. Because it’s looping me around for no apparent … Continue reading
Circularity
William Gibson has blogged about Die Ärzte, the band my college bf Rodrigo is now in…and whom I’m seeing in Berlin this summer when he plays the same venue as Radiohead a few days later. Another Gibson boardie from Berlin … Continue reading
