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business cards
Going back to school means I need personal “business” cards. Much of b-school is networking, and if all goes well there will be a lot of people who wish to include me in their post-MBA business network. I considered getting 4-color cards from a template at VistaPrint or some other web-based inexpensive-cards factory, but I […]
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mommy, why doesn’t that man blink
From rjbs: (Also note the story immediately following the highlighted one.)
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That is not what you do at a White Stripes show
Ah, CBC: When Bluesfest kicked off at Lebreton Flats on July 4, organizers allocated space for people who brought their own chairs and wanted to stay seated. But on Sunday, during the White Stripes performance, the area was flooded with boogying fans, and organizers realized police would be needed to keep the area lawn-chairs-only throughout […]
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Make my funk the P-Funk
Last night at Bluesfest: George Clinton! George and his P-Funk All-Stars put on a great show last night despite a smallish and subdued crowd, half of whom who have apparently never seen George Clinton! Judging by the people around us and the SMS messages on the big screen beside the stage, a significant minority of […]
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Bluesfest so far: White Stripes and more
I saw a newspaper article yesterday — “Are the White Stripes bluesy enough to headline Bluesfest?” Someone must be colour blind! – Jack White, mid-set last night (photo by Sarah Naegels) Bluesfest is in full swing! I had been meaning to post every day about what we’ve seen, but things have just been too busy, […]
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Giving notice
I gave notice at work yesterday! My last day is August 3rd. No turning back now! The actual notice-giving went well. I had planned on doing it on Tuesday, right after the long weekend, but my manager took that day off, so I had to stew in preparedness for an extra 24 hours. But I […]
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The Golean Crunch motherlode
This one’s for Pam:
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Cat update
Just realized I hadn’t posted an update on Mouseycat’s condition. We went back to the vet on Wednesday, and she’d gained over a pound of weight in a week, and her mouth was healing up fine. So she’s got another three weeks of antibiotics (two pills a day, sigh) and then another round of blood […]