Weekend Bingo

This past weekend Matt and I went to his family’s cabin at Sandy Hook with his Dad and stepmom.  We went out Saturday afternoon and spent the day garage sale-ing (sailing?) – so much junk, but so many treasures – and walking around Gimli.  I always feel extra Icelandic when I go to Gimli.  It’s [...]

Acting the part

Perhaps it’s the general air of financial frugality as of late, or perhaps it’s just a new incarnation of my regular attempt at saving cash, but recently I’ve really enjoyed shopping at Value Village.
Matt and I went to VV this weekend to pick up the supplies we’d need to shoot our second annual Christmas Card [...]

Mo (Borrowed) Money, Mo Problems

I recently recieved a letter from the National Student Loans Service Centre, informing me that it was “that time” – time to start paying back my student loans.  Yikes.
I was anticipating this notice, so it came as no surprise, but for some reason I was caught off guard when I read how much my minimum [...]

So, is it just me?

I was out for a run the other day after work, when I realized that for the past…I don’t know…10 years or so, I’ve constructed my whole thought process around my life goals and aspirations according to “when I’m older…”  I still think of myself as not yet grown up.  Not quite there yet.  When [...]

The end is nigh

I found out today that I have a thesis defense date scheduled.  September 8th.  This news, coupled with the first printing of my final draft (coming in at 106 pages, although lacking a conclusion and complete bibliography), has effectively cleared the smog and allowed me to see the LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL!  [...]

Sleep tight, don’t let the little bastards in your mattress bite.

Easier said than done. Fuck me, we have bed bugs.
I’ve had a weird rash/random pattern of itchy bumps on my arms, upper shoulders, and sometimes my face for a long time now. It started in September 2006 when I moved to Montreal – my skin is very sensitive, so the move and resulting [...]

Holidays. Great.

Bah humbug etc.
It appears that, somehow, in my aging years, I’ve become less a fan of Christmas than the bright-eyed, optimistic, Noel-loving child I once was. I think it’s the shopping, and the money spending, and the stress. Yes, definitely the stress.
Now, let’s be honest here for a moment. I love shopping. [...]

Putting things into perspective

The last few weeks (who am I kidding? The last few years) have seen me stressed beyond belief with financial woes: student loans failing to arrive on time, personal loan debts, poor spending habits, friggin’ Christmas…and this morning it all seemed to come to a head when Matt and I grumpily trudged outside to [...]