Month: November 2005

I had an appointment with a doctor this morning, which explained the lack of links for today. I needed to get a medical exam for immigration purpose. It was pretty painless, but I was so nervous that the doctor had to make a comment about how my heart was pounding so hard after he was…… Continue reading Poked and Prodded

Yesterday was the half-anniversary of our wedding, and guess who forgot all about it? Not Troy. Yeah, I know. I’m a bad wife. I’m supposed to be better at remembering dates. Bad, bad Firda! I didn’t realise it was our half-anniversary until Troy got home from work with a present. It was some lovely, lucky…… Continue reading Half-Anniversary

F: If we had a daughter, would you name her Sally Ann after Salvation Army, or Vivi after Value Village, or Goodwill after, well, Goodwill? T: No, unless you want to. Though I kind of like Goodwill after Goodwill. F: Yeah, and then her nickname would be Goodie and middle name would be Two-Shoes. T:…… Continue reading Thrift Store Junkies

So we got a snowsquall this morning. It was fun watching it behind the window at home where it is always summer, thanks to our overly-hardworking heater. But I doubt it is any fun for anyone who has to be out and about in the middle of it. Troy told me in an email that…… Continue reading Morning Snowsquall

Yes, the maple tree in front of our apartment did eventually change colours. The leaves were brilliantly yellow for a couple of weeks. In the morning, when the sun was in the right angle, our apartment would be bathed in yellow light. It was beautiful. Right now, the tree is pretty much bare. Yet the…… Continue reading The Maple Tree

That’s my dad, my older brother, and me. I think this photo was taken in 1973 when I was only several months old. I still wear that pissy look every now and then. Okay, so I always wear that pissy look. It didn’t take me very long to lose all faith in humanity. I still…… Continue reading The Wayback Machine

I wonder if I’m the only weblogger in the world with a titling problem. I always find coming up with a weblog post so much easier than coming up with an appropriate title for the post. I guess it mostly has something to do with the nature of my posts. I have a short attention…… Continue reading Do You Really Want a Title?

So we went to see the new Harry Potter movie today. We got to the cinema an hour before the show. The cinema doors were still locked (we were going to the matinee), but there were already people sort of lining up to get in. Anyway, we were lining up behind these four early teens…… Continue reading Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

We’re getting the first serious snow of the year today. We already got some not-so-serious one last week. Basically. serious snow stays on the ground while not-so-serious snow melts as soon as it touches the ground. I love snow, so I don’t mind it at all. And at 0°C, it’s still pretty warm. Mind you,…… Continue reading Let It Snow!

So I just spent half an hour watching Rick Mercer Report on CBC and laughing at all the Canadian inside jokes being thrown throughout the show. All was good with the world, until I heard the Coronation Street theme song playing, which could only mean one thing: change the channels! It would be a very…… Continue reading Wanted: Channel Changer