Now, where was I? Riiiiight... the fart. Or rather, the woman I'd seen stuffing something under her clothes earlier was in my line of sight, just across the store from me now. My heart started to pound faster as I looked for the floor manager lady I'd been speaking with before. (This is a … [Read more...]
For The Taking: Some Finer Points on Shoplifting
*cue wicked guitar cord... then another* Bark! Bark! Bark!*excellent jangly guitar riff*Been caught stealing oncewhen I was five...I enjoy stealing.It's as simple as that.- Jane's AddictionI actually was caught stealing once, right around that age - I don't remember how old I was exactly, but … [Read more...]
words for wednesday on thursday-joyful
www.artstudioforchildren.com Yes, Heather. A noble and ambitious pursuit. … [Read more...]
my life is like a volkswagon bus
Remember the Guiness Book of World Records? Remember the contest to see how many people you could jam/ stuff into a volkswagon bus? Before it got unsafe? Or someone lost an eye? Or perished? Or went missing? Or great damage was done? As we do, they likely discovered that they could always … [Read more...]
On Kissing Strange Men On The Lips.
Relax, I'm not that kind of girl.(Okay, I guess maybe I am a little...)While walking down the street pushing Madame in the stroller yesterday, I ran into a friend of mine I haven't seen in a while. As we live in Montreal, we both leaned in for the two-cheek kiss, but we each leaned to the same side, … [Read more...]
No Rest For The Wicked
Yesterday, amongst other regular Monday chores and things, I ran a bunch of errands in the oppressive heat that arrived all of a sudden... by the time I'd picked up my Little from preschool and got indoors again, I was completely wiped. Ava Scarlett quickly got settled down in the TV room for … [Read more...]
For the Love of Magazines
Can we talk about magazines for a few minutes? Do you like magazines? I love them.No. I loooove them.I love magazines. So much in fact, I prefer to pronounce it ma-ga-zeeeeeenes. Go ahead and say it to yourself. Ma-ga-zeeeeeenes. But you have to make your eyes pop really wide, … [Read more...]
Year One.
Pssst... I wanna tell you something. *takes deep breath*It's a really good thing.*exhales*Can you smell my minty-fresh breath? Nice, right? Do you know why it's minty-fresh?Because I stopped smoking cigarettes one year ago today.*ohnoshedi'int*OH YES SHE DID!I haven't had a single one … [Read more...]
Feeling the Feelings
My kids are home for March Break this week, so on Sunday we made the 3.5 hour drive to visit Martin's parents in deep cottage country for a few days.During the drive as the children slept, and Martin and I enjoyed some silence in the car, I felt a bit weird. Not sick or anything... just very... … [Read more...]
Something My Mother Taught Me – A Memory
The suicides of gay teens have been all over the media lately - it is tragic - and it reminds me of a moment in time I had with my mother when I was maybe eleven or twelve years old. That would have been 1982-ish... There was a fairly new singer on the Canadian scene called k.d. lang. Her … [Read more...]
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