Halloween en francais

This year I flew to Montreal for Halloween weekend.  Montreal (and its lovely inhabitants) always seem to take my favorite holiday way more seriously than Winnipeg does, so I just couldn’t bear to miss it.  I had a hard time coming up with a costume idea – I eventually went with Gym Teacher – and [...]

Do the Bus a Bus

I can’t do hangovers like I could ten years ago.  Despite the fact that this admission makes me feel incredibly, boringly old, it is the harsh reality that I was faced with this morning at 8:30 a.m. as I awoke to a wave of pain and anguish after drinking my face off on a Monday [...]

Chillin’ with Raekwon

On Friday night I invited a few friends over for drinks and apps before we all headed down to Blush to see Raekwon perform.  Mine and Meghan’s goal of getting our photo taken with every member of Wu Tang is slowly on its way to fruition.
After a few drinks (or, you know, a bottle of [...]

This line is thinner than swiss cheese!

That is a quote from one of the guys that I was sandbagging with on Saturday afternoon in April’s backyard.  There’s a science to effective sandbagging, and it’s amazing how quickly you can pick it up again, even after twelve years.
The last time I sandbagged was during the ‘97 flood – our high school organized [...]

The Genius

On Monday night I went to the Pyramid with Meghan, her sister and brother-in-law, and a few of their friends to see GZA.  I have always had a fun time at the Pyramid, and Monday night was no different.
We started out with a few drinks and some tasty appetizers at Bree-Ann and Curran’s place (a [...]

What the hell

happened to last week?  Reading week was supposed to be my breath of fresh air, my time to plan and organize the second half of my academic writing course, and here it is, Monday of The Week After Reading Week and I’m scrambling to get my shit together.  Ugh.  I have no energy and find [...]

Comedy Loser

Once a month, as a part of the weekly comedy shows that Matt has helped produce at the King’s Head Pub, Ryan hosts Comedy Loser.  The rules are simple: no stand up, and no previously tested material.  This makes for a really interesting (and sometimes painful) show.  Last night the theme was love, in honour [...]

Costumed Weekend

Halloween is quite possibly my favorite holiday/special day of the year.  Christmas is good because you get the sweet smells, delicious treats, and eggnog – but the shopping and the pressure and the crowds take Christmas’ awesomeness down a few notches.  Easter is fun because you get the brunches and the pastels, but the religious [...]

Sex and the City

On Saturday night I picked up Meghan and brought her back to my place. We got ready in our ‘going-out-clothes’ (also drunkenly referred to as ‘hoor-wear’), picked up Deirdre from her place, and made our way over to the Grant Park cinema. After smoking a bowl in the car, we walked in to [...]

The integrity of pantyhose

Last night Meghan and I went to the Pyramid Cabaret for the Hockey vs. Rap show put on by DJs Hunnicutt and Co-op. I didn’t realize this until someone told me last night, but the “Hockey versus Rap” theme was in reference to the claim that rap perpetuates violence in kids more so than [...]