that canadian girl

Around lunchtime today, Stephen Fry, national treasure and Twitter celeb, announced that to celebrate having 50,000 followers, he would hold a challenge: He adds “There’s the competition in a nutshell below. Star it for reference. The prize will be good and sent anywhere in the world.” Now I’m not quite sure what makes Stephen’s challenge [...]

It’s Friday, you’ve been giving it the beans all week, working that little brain of yours to the bone (figuratively, let’s hope). You need a boost for that last mile before this evening’s G&T while watching mindless TV (or maybe your evening is more exciting than mine…) Don’t tell everyone, but I’ve found one of [...]

Kat from Safety Goat is a London-based designer, she sent us a really awesome little silicon moulded goat, equipped with safety vest. I’ve yet to meet Kat (@kassy4), but she’s a fellow Ottawa-ian (as she says), which is rare in the UK. Plus, anyone who creates wacky little creatures and hand-paints them has just got [...]

Natalie Dee draws really cute stuff.

om nom nom nom, originally uploaded by thatcanadiangirl. Taken outside the office this morning, we just couldn’t resist. Find more funny om nom nom nom pictures here

Whatever, Google. Big Table isn’t all that, I had that idea a year ago, launched it, got the tshirt and moved on. Want proof? Here’s me and my Big Table hanging out together last summer.

Because I know you all miss my posts while I have no Internet access at home due to the house move, I’ll provide you with comic relief in the form of some of YouTube’s cream of the crop. Everyone loves Star Wars. Everyone loves kids. Everyone loves YouTube. (sort of.)

“Thousands of homes face losing phone lines after cable thieves struck. Police were alerted today at 9.30am to the theft of high-value cables near Cambourne. [...] A mobile police station has been sent to the area and high-profile police patrols have been mounted in a bid to reassure residents. BT engineers are working on restoring [...]

I bow down to xkcd, the best geek cartoon in the world.

Last night, I went out to see “Run, Fatboy, Run!” with Andrew and my lovely friend Celia. I’m already pretty fond of Simon Pegg’s older movies, but I think this one tops them all. The theme is more appealing to girls than zombies or village cops, so that might have something to do with it. [...]