Monthly Archives: December 2004

I have sinusitis. It’s curable! In 14 days, hopefully sooner, I will begin to feel the effects of antibiotics on my Nefarious Bacterium and its evil offspring, Blinding Headache. It’s a good thing sinusitis is curable because I have exhausted … Continue reading →

It came to be that I was lying awake, twitching at 1 am Christmas Day, in my parents’ guest bed in Burnaby. Even the catt had made his peace with the new surroundings and was curled up tidily on my … Continue reading →

Just now, amidst the crazed shopping traffic, two women stood on Robson St., each rubbing her forehead. One was moaning. They had collided with one another. This should not be funny, and yet, it really really really is.

Yesterday, +8 degrees and sunny (with apologies to those in -27 degree weather), we flew across town and back again to decorate our Seasonal Shelf closer? even closer? There is a song by the Pogues (the sans-Shane McGowan Pogues, obviously) … Continue reading →

This morning, the ‘vark and I were talking about how many things we had to do today and how we both felt behind in life, generally. The dishes are piled up, the Christmas parcels are wrapped but not in the … Continue reading →