Occasional musings from a Left-coast Canadian ExPat in Oxford.
This is the category where I tell everyone what I think they should be doing.
You know what I can’t stand? Those people who disagree with absolutely everything you say just because they can. More than half the time, they don’t even disagree with your idea or the topic in general – but they’ll find a way to say the same thing differently enough so that it sounds like they’re … Continue reading Those People
Since Mandy asked not once, but twice in previous comments, and I don’t have anything else interesting to say at the moment, I present to you:
Jen’s guide for successfully going from very long to very short hair with as little trauma as possible
1. The Decision
Think about it for a long, long time. When you think you really want short hair, think for at least a few more weeks. If you can not go more than 2 weeks without buying some new hair bauble or barette or chopstick-like thing to stick in it – short hair is probably not for you.
Continue reading “Haircut Entry”
This is why the Republicans won the election. (link via Red Stapler) Perhaps we should start talking to the “uneducated masses” instead of talking down to them. Continue reading It’s all starting to make sense
Ok, wrong kind of earnest. I decided on a “somewhat but not too controversial” subject for my 2nd prepared speech. For my evaluation, I was told that it was an “eloquent and well-written argument for a controversial subject.”
Of course my voice wasn’t very convincing – my speaking talent is still pretty iffy, but at least I can write, right?
Speech content after the jump.
Continue reading “Hey Vern, it’s Earnest!”
Does any of this sound familiar to some of my fellow “Wet Coast” residents? But the very worst part? The way people drive here in the rain. Ninety percent of the drivers seem to fall into one of two categories: (1) the “drive 20 mph over the speed limit like you would any other day, … Continue reading Drip Drip Drip
My 2nd speech is one themed “Be In Earnest” wherein I speak non-offensively about something I have extended knowledge and opinions on. Uh huh. From the instructions: Choose a subject of current interest on which you have definite convictions. The world is full of controversial subjects, and you certainly have strong feelings about some of … Continue reading Conviction
As the days go by, and I search my closet for “something to wear” it becomes painfully obvious that as time has gone by, my ability to look like a girl has flown right out the window. I’m still good with the makeup and hair, but the girlie clothes seem to have gone by the … Continue reading I feel Pretty