Well, I’m off. Happy holidays everyone. When you’re going hog-wild in the next couple of weeks, just remember to do it safely. So when you go joy riding with grandma’s scooter, remember to buckle up and use the flashers. See you all in the new year.

Hells yeah! My TA duties for this semester are officially over. The grades are submitted and the loose ends tied up. And I get to do it all again next semester!
At least I got a kick-ass All Blacks calendar as an unnecessary thank you present from one of the profs [...]

Some people think I’m obsessed with Starbucks, but I don’t care.

Anytime I walk into one, it’s as if they have hijacked my iTunes, which gets my toes tapping and my soul crooning. Banjo music! In a cafe! Even when I was in Hong Kong! Every time I walk out, [...]

Did I just hear rolling thunder? I think I just heard rolling thunder. In the middle of December.
This is so not a good day. I’ve run out of coffee. I’ve got two massively overdue books sitting in my office that I need to get to. I just found [...]

Last year, I was not right in the head and did a week-long homage to the written word. I thought I would do something similar this year, especially with the holidays around the corner and what better time to gift some books or curl up in a corner with a good read to escape [...]

Why? Because:
Thing the first – I made a salad. Granted, it was a pasta salad, but it’s still a salad. In my world, if it’s not hot and you don’t need a utensil to eat it, it’s not a meal.
Thing the second – I bought a Christmas gift for someone other than [...]

I do understand where you’re coming from – this inherent need for self-preservation. You finally found your balance, your center. I will not ask if it gets tiresome to walk that tightrope all the time because I know about the psychic perils of falling. I will ask you for trust though. [...]