We need to talk about feminine hygiene products for just a moment. Today, for various convoluted, absurd and yet all-too-typical of ridiculous and stupid things that happen in my life type of reasons, I ended up scoring some free tampons from Health Services (not my typical free-tampon-purveyor of choice – that’s what the Women’s Centre [...]

1. Turns out, Canadian students don’t actually need to apply for a visa to study in the states. Sweet deal. (Multiply point number one by ten.)

So, I’m a little concerned about the upcoming movie adaptation of The Golden Compass, largely because it has been one of the most important books in, oh, my entire life. Based on what I have seen on the website, the movie has the following things going for it: 1. It is very pretty.2. Daniel Craig [...]

5. I’m very good at understanding theoretical concepts but am utterly incapable of developing any practical skills (thus – graduate school!) 4. I am used to driving with Sonic Youth’s 100% blasting out of the speakers because it is my Driving Song. It is very, very difficult to drive without it. 3.5. It’s hard to [...]

It appears that I have begun my annual springtime Sad Cowboy phase, in which I listen to a lot of Depressed Bastard Country Music with Lots of Pedal Steel in it (Justin Rutledge, Oh Susanna), absorb various forms of Cowboy-related media (Deadwood) and spend a lot of time roaming around alone thinking about the southwest. [...]