Posts Tagged ‘ annoyances ’
I started and finished my Christmas shopping today, excluding a few bits that I still need to pick up in Kamloops once I’m there. It may seem late to most people, but it’s right on time for me. I’m not a big fan of the Christmas season. I’m a bit of a Scrooge, from his [ READ MORE ]
I went to a doctor at the beginning of the week for a follow-up appointment about that abscess. I don’t have a regular doctor in this city, so I just use the walk-in clinic. Unfortunately, at these clinics, you never know who you’re going to get, and I tend to to be notoriously unlucky with [ READ MORE ]
A Gentlemen’s Duel Whoops, it appears this video was a copyright violation and was taking down. If you stumble across it in the future, have a look. It really is fantastic. [via] Kiwi! [via my still weblog-less friend, Chris] As a side note, what’s with Wordpress’ awful post formatting? I moved to Wordpress from Movable Type, and I’m incredibly happy [ READ MORE ]
This hasn’t been my luckiest week. I had to return to Kamloops to attend a close friend’s wedding last weekend (more on that later), and I needed to buy a couple of new all season tires to get me there in one piece. After having the tires installed and balanced, I learned that my entire [ READ MORE ]
I hear a caw and turn to see three crows sitting on a branch just outside my window, staring in with their cold, blank eyes. A pigeon, just out of sight, coos loudly. Overhead a seagull swoops past at an alarming speed. There was a time when I wasn’t bothered by birds. It feels like a [ READ MORE ]