(Please accept my apology ahead of time for the wonky alignment of photos and text. I have spent way too much time trying to get them to line up, and so I’m giving up. Hopefully everything makes sense anyway.) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I’m one of those people who doesn’t function well when I don’t know where my … Continue reading »
Filed under Money …
Which is Worse, Tyrants or Tycoons?
Yesterday, I read a couple of articles about the Occupy Wall Street movement (#occupywallstreet) that is underway in the Western world. One article, titled “This is what democracy looks like” was for the Globe and Mail, co-written by an assistant professor of my program (Media, Information, and Technoculture at the University of Western Ontario), Amanda … Continue reading »
Hey Bad Tipper: You’re Breakin’ my Heart! You’re Shakin’ my Confidence, Baby!
Five years of experience might not make me an expert, but it does make me experienced. Those five years have taught me that I’m a better server than some, and, provided my attitude doesn’t get in the way, often deserving of a good tip. Those same five years have opened my eyes to a glaring … Continue reading »
If I Had a Million Dollars…
…I’d buy your lo-o-ove! Not really. Off the top of my head, I think I might: Pay for my entire education Put my sister through school to be a Registered Massage Therapist Go back to visit Hawaii and Mexico and Norway, etc., and maybe take my family to one of those places Travel to the … Continue reading »
To Gym or Not to Gym
I made a resolution to work out this year, in a manner of speaking. I told my doctor that doing cardio was a goal of mine, and I really hate lying to people in authority. It’s just rarely a good idea. One can get away with telling fibs to servers and cashiers and nosy aunts, … Continue reading »
On Being Single, Living Alone, and Having Hardly any Single Friends
1. Your back gets patchily tanned and/or burned. 2. There is a distinct lack of motivation to wash the dishes. 3. Nudity can happen frequently at home. 4. Solitude aplenty. Solitude in abundance. Solitude to the extreme! 5. 10 AM seems bright and early. 6. Going alone to the beach is unavoidable. 7. Clothes, magazines, … Continue reading »
A Day in My Life, June 2008
I had a sudden desire today to chronicle and compare the different stages of my life, as I look back and notice that my life in June 2008 is remarkable different from that of June 2007, June 2006, June 2005, and so on. I invite you to be a witness on this journey. June 2008 … Continue reading »
The Joy of Tipping
This rant has been a long time coming, so my apologies to those who I’ve mentioned it to who have come here to find me procrastinating. As usual. Diners of the world, hear ye, hear ye! Servers of the world, unite! Together we approach the possibly controversial topic of tipping. Having been a full-time server … Continue reading »
Didn’t Happen
Sasha the Sunfire and I, that is. We didn’t happen. We came pretty close to a hopeful partnership of several years, but the bank apparently didn’t want it to happen (they wouldn’t lend me the full amount), and the owner of the car dealership actually advised me against taking his offered loan which would make … Continue reading »
About to Be…
… the owner of a gold 2000 Pontiac Sunfire, whom I’ve dubbed Sasha. As soon as we can figure out financing and all that jazz. Finding the car was the easy part. Financing it is a whole other story. According to my bank, the car is only worth $3600, so that’s all they can lend … Continue reading »
