Mean Mister Mustard

Just curious…

What did you and your family have for dinner last night?

Tags: parenting, bacon, Food, daughter

They Let Me BREED?!

So, like, I’ve got this kid, right? She’s fourteen. It gets pretty hairy around here sometimes, but since I’ve only got four years to go until she’s a legal adult, I figure I can tough it out. Plus, it turns out she can be pretty rad sometimes.

When she was two years old, we lived in Sudbury. I was a college student and we were living on my (appallingly insufficient) student loans. We became expert thrift store shoppers, and found all sorts of gems. Including an antique pram similar to this one. This poor pram. I can’t believe what I did to it.

Tags: northern ontario, daughter, random crap

Swappy Goodness

Shop for free at a swap meet!

Yesterday, I went to my very first swap meet. My good friend Michelle’s housemate organizes it every year. The idea is that you bring whatever clothing, shoes, bags, accessories and stuff you don’t want, and so does everyone else. Then, you get to go “shopping” for free. Whatever is left over at the end is donated to charity. This year, the organizer chose a battered women’s shelter.

Tags: friends, fun, shopping

The Good, The Bad and the Ugly

The Good:

• It’s payday
• I love this heat! Don’t hate, it’s awesome!
• Nice dinner for my mom’s birthday tomorrow

Tags: allergies, birthday, Food, injurious behaviour, random crap

In Which The Reader Directs The Content

The following is a list of things I like, in no particular order. Choose one item from the list, leave a comment with that item, and I will blog about it. Go.

The 80′s, acting, activism, aliens, amber jewellery, American sign language, Amnesty International, art deco, astrology, astronomy, bamboo, bangle bracelets, bass, the beach, being myself, big words, bohemia, boys, Brat Pack, The Breakfast Club, Canada, children, chocolate, cinematography, Collingwood, communism, computers, confidence, cooking, crazy Russians, crushing rivals, culture, daffodils, dancing, the Danforth, darkness, Darwinism, Degrassi High, Dog the Bounty Hunter, drive-in movies, drums, dying my hair, equality, fairweather friendship, fake nails, Family Guy, fashion crimes, fauxhawks, feminism, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, feta cheese, fiction, French, girls, glam, graphic design, Good Jobs For All, Grease, green tea, guitar, high heels, Hockey Night in Canada, hummus, independence, Indian food, indie rock, insomnia, insurance, Jack Johnson, Janis Joplin, Jay and Silent Bob, jewellery, karaoke, Kensington Market, Kevin Spencer, languages, losing weight,  Mahjong, magick, makeup, marijuana, me, monkeys, mullets, music, Muskoka, Napoleon Dynamite, not being a slut, paganism, parenting, philosophy, photography, Photoshop, Pink Panther, pirates, Pizza Pizza, public service, punk, reading, reality tv, retro, rock and roll, rock climbing, sarcasm, satire, sex, silliness, the Simpsons, Sixteen Candles, ska, sleep, Spanish, stalking, stickers, surrealism, Swiss Chalet, taking the subway, tanning, tarot, teen parenting, Tetris, Thai food, The Sims, thrift stores, tickets, Tim Horton’s coffee, Timmins, Toronto, Trailer Park Boys, travelling, true crime novels, vintage clothing, volcanoes, walking, Wasaga Beach, When Harry Met Sally, White Oleander, Wil Wheaton, Yoko Ono, the Young and the Restless, young moms, Zoolander, zuma.

Tags: random crap