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Roommate Specialties

  • Posted on May 31, 2013May 31, 2013
  • by Gwynne Monahan

My roommates and myself have discovered that we each have a specialty. One roommate is a fantastic cook. Chicken. Burgers. Asian dishes I don’t know. Waffles. Pancakes. You name it and he makes it delicious. He had a small food…

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Dark Table: A Blind Dining Experience. Literally.

  • Posted on May 28, 2013May 28, 2013
  • by Gwynne Monahan

Yesterday was the graduation of a coworker. Undergraduate graduation, which made me feel old as my ten year reunion is this fall. Go figure. A few of us met up after for dinner at a restaurant called Dark Table. It's…

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Memorial Day Weekend: Well Programmed American

  • Posted on May 24, 2013
  • by Gwynne Monahan

I'm a very well programmed American. It is the last weekend of May, and my brain is rejoicing A) that it's Friday, and B) that it is Memorial Day weekend. The first real holiday since New Year's Day. Hold on.…

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#Ultimate Frisbee: Ribs OK, Left Wrist Not So Much

  • Posted on May 8, 2013May 8, 2013
  • by Gwynne Monahan

Played Ultimate Frisbee, hereby referred to simply as Ultimate, last night. We play two games, each lasting about a hour and a half. Your supposed to play to 13 points but sometimes neither team reaches 13 points before time is…

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Expanding my Sports Comfort Zone

  • Posted on May 7, 2013
  • by Gwynne Monahan

It's important for me to develop relationships outside the office. Workmates are fun and all, but when push comes to shove and you no longer have work in common, the relationship ends. Not all of them, granted, but enough of…

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The Naam, and @VanTheatreSport

  • Posted on May 4, 2013
  • by Gwynne Monahan

One of my roomie's had a birthday, so we took her to dinner and then improv. We went to dinner at a popular, well-known vegetarian place called The Naam. And when I say popular and well-known, it is very popular…

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Auditory Hell

  • Posted on May 3, 2013
  • by Gwynne Monahan

My roommates are incredibly perceptive, it is sometimes scary. That phrase, "auditory hell," is from one of my roommates. We were in the car, driving somewhere, and without thinking I made a comment about it being the third (or maybe…

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The @CanucksAutism Network #Autism

  • Posted on April 30, 2013
  • by Gwynne Monahan

Last night, I went to the Canucks #Austism Network volunteer orientation. I heard about them, actually saw one of its vans, at a street fair in Kits last summer. For those of you who don't know, my nephew and Godson,…

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Name the Asian Dessert

  • Posted on April 20, 2013
  • by Gwynne Monahan

It looks like either super wet sand, or wet concrete mix before it’s “cooked.” When ready to eat, it tastes like sesame. What is it?

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Comparing Apples to Oranges

  • Posted on April 6, 2013April 8, 2013
  • by Gwynne Monahan

As predicted at #ABATECHSHOW this year, Canadians asked why I left such a great city, and Americans asked how I’m enjoying Vancouver. Last year I sorely missed Chicago. Being back was heart wrenching. All that I was leaving behind smacked…

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