Occasional musings from a Left-coast Canadian ExPat in Oxford.
Was having a conversation with a friend the other day about street food (specifically kebab/donair/shwarma), which eventually lead to discussing how to pronounce “gyro” – is it hero or jai-row? Of course it’s hero, but most North Americans start out calling it a jai-row until corrected. By that time of course the word gyro is … Continue reading Holding Out
I got some email today from YouTube, stating that a couple old videos of mine (Eating Live Octopus in Korea) are popular enough qualify for their affiliate program (they put ads on my video, I collect a few pennies a year). Comments on the videos (mostly “ewww!”) come through every now and again, but I … Continue reading Jen Eats Something Strange – Episode 1
It’s coming up to the time now when charitable campaigns are making their big annual pledge drives. I’m starting to get solicitations in my mail, email, and seeing banners around town announcing that the season for giving is imminent. Hessie also had a post recently about how she’s changing how she gives this year, and … Continue reading Give a little bit
Best part of getting frozen goods with our grocery delivery? They’re packed with dry ice 🙂 Continue reading Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble
This really isn’t indicative of me as a person – generally I’m pretty upbeat and cheery. However, I often have these fleeting dark and twisted thoughts. Mostly ideas that occur to me, that the little voice inside says “people will think you are awfully troubled if you share that.” I had another one while driving … Continue reading The Darkness
… I do not think it means what you think it means! I’m talking about Sustainability. The latest in a long series of buzzwords that’s been appropriated to make people feel better about their choices – not the first, and certainly not the last. But definitely the one I find most annoying right now. sus·tain·a·ble … Continue reading You Keep Using that Word
I succumbed to the siren’s song of the Egg McMuffin the other day, and as I was waiting in the drive-through, I zoned out staring at the soft-drink dispensing machine. Coke. McDonald’s and Coca Cola have been happy bedfellows for as long as I can remember. And I started thinking about the relationships between fast-food … Continue reading Coke vs. Pepsi: influencing preference