Archive > August 2009

Ikea Time

I just moved into the new apartment, and needed a desk. There was only one solution, Ikea time! The Ikea here in Dublin has just opened this summer so the store was full of first timers. It was like taking kids to their first trip to a theme park, lots of bubbling smiling Irish.
I was [...]

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Thunder and Lightning

Last night the GTA endured one of the most intense thunderstorms I’ve seen in the last 5 years.
I was out and just grabbing some gas before heading home. As I drove toward the Sunoco, the darkest cloud, which I can only assume was made up of a combination of the costumes from the matrix and [...]

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One Week

Yesterday Jeff and I preformed at the Markham Jazz Festival. It was quite thrilling since I’m not really known for my musical talent. We played a song called 3.14159 written by Greg and based on the music from 867-5309/Jenny.
With only a week left till I return to Ireland, the count downs and crunch time have [...]

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Letters from Mexico

Dear Mexican Waiters,
Thank you for being so friendly at the restaurants. The service was always stellar. However I thought I would point out that it’s quite silly to put my napkin on my lap when I enter a buffet. There is no possible way for food to get to my table without having to get [...]

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