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…
Category: Acclimating and Adjusting
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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?
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…