Right on the keister.

Matt and I have been talking about getting tattoos together for a long time.  Nothing hokey, nothing mushy, and no names.  We tried to think of something that we were both interested in, and a place that he’d be okay with and that I didn’t already have plans for.  I can remember the night he [...]

Busted.

So I’m at work yesterday afternoon, and my Dad gets a call from the woman that rents the business unit that’s attached to the front of our house.  I can hear from my Dad’s responses to her that she’s bitching about Matt and I – my Dad’s saying things like “Okay well I’m happy to [...]

I don’t cry like a little bitch when I can’t open my milk.

Matt and I went to see Louis CK perform at the Walker Theatre this past Friday and there’s no other way to say it: Best Standup Ever.  We got tickets months ago (using the same gift card we used to buy tickets to the aurally-disastrous Timber Timbre/Final Fantasy show a few weeks ago).  We’ve been [...]

Bad Shows and Bowling

Let me start this off by saying that I love going to see live music – no matter who the artist.  I’ll buy tickets to a show if I think it’ll be a good time, even if I’d never buy their CD (read: download their music illegally).  It really takes a lot to make me [...]

Canoe Trip Extraordinaire

This past long weekend I went on a canoe trip in the Whiteshell with Matt and 10 of our friends.  It was, obviously, amazing.

On Friday evening we rented canoes at Caddy Lake (where my grandparents have a cabin) and canoed north through to South Cross Lake, where we camped the night.  Two friends of ours [...]

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 [...]

This Old House: After

The house has finally started to feel like a home.  We’ve spent the summer cleaning, painting, and decorating, and we’re both really happy with how it’s turned out.  The paint colours that were originally a bit of a gamble have turned out to be just fine, and we’re so happy to be in a space [...]

Victory!

We’re all moved in, with the amazing help of our friends and family.  Schlepping two couches, a bed, many book shelves and tables up a precarious fire escape never would have happened if Matt and I were left to our own devices.  Well, maybe it would have, but we’d still be somewhere on that fire [...]

This Old House

I used to watch “This Old House” with my Dad when I was a kid, and loved seeing Bob Vila turn disasters into dreams in such a seamless, seemingly effortless fashion (and in 22 minutes!). This is no Bob Vila project extraordinaire, but the first stages of the renovations to the new house are almost [...]

Cue Rocky Music

In the spirit of the weight loss show montages that I made mention of last post, it’s time to cue the Rocky theme music.  Enter Jessica, running, arms and fists raised in the classic ‘Victory’ pose, sweat running down her grinning face, as she crosses the finish line and promptly collapses.
Okay, so maybe I’m going [...]