that canadian girl

Yesterday, I asked fellow Twitter users what Christmas happiness was to them. I got a fun range of answers, so I thought I’d post them uncensored and as-is… sherrilynne: Happiness at Christmas is knowing there are no deadlines for two whole weeks! matthewpennell: Happiness at Christmas is a non-sequitur. davidcushman: time with your family pascalw: [...]

The weeks preceding Christmas are bloody awful. I hate going into Cambridge and finding myself attacked by people with a dozen shopping bags in each hand, looking haggard and miles from the supposed Christmas spirit we’re meant to be in. My favourite bit about shopping centres is usually people-watching; everyone is so self-absorbed when shopping, [...]

For a number of reasons, recently, I’ve made an effort to think about my consumption habits a bit more lately. Becoming my own boss has encouraged me to become a bit more frugal with my spending. By putting a recycling box in my office, I’ve realised how much paperwork I either piled up in folders [...]

Just a short video of the snow today. Lovely big snowflakes falling softly while we’re comfortably sitting indoors.

These are just awesome! I would absolutely love to have power button earrings. Posh frock, nice shoes, and geek earrings. Fun, a bit odd and unusual. How good would that be? 925works also does other stuff, like bracelets and necklaces, made out of coins, spoons, and other types of metal. Otherwise, I’d happily settle for [...]

So Christmas the holiday season is coming, and as if we needed any more political correctness madness going on, Santas have been warned not to use their age-old “ho ho ho” laugh to greet children as it may be degrading to women. Santas in Australia’s largest city have been told not to use Father Christmas’s [...]