Monthly Archives: December 2004

Of mice and me

This is a story that takes place almost a week ago, but it’s still pretty fresh in my mind. After everyone else in the office had taken off for the holidays and I was left alone, I found a mouse … Continue reading

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Happy Holidays, I suppose

“What day is it today?” “Why, it’s Christmas day, sir.” So I’m not exactly all bah-humbuggy, but I do observe the holiday season with an odd curiosity that exposes my whole incomprehension of it. It rarely puts me in what … Continue reading

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Hot and cold

It’s the year’s first snowfall in NYC, and chaos reigns supreme. Where in Toronto people just start slippin’ and slidin’ into accidents all over the place, in New York they catch fire. I went out at lunchtime to see firetrucks … Continue reading

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The countdown continues

Well, it’s Friday on my first week back to work. My cold has pretty much healed away, but I have still been sniffling and coughing violently all week. I have received a bunch of credit card offers in the mail … Continue reading

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Make that crap-tastic

Argh… pretty much the day following that last post I woke up with the most severe cold I’ve had in ages. It has NOT been fun. I leave to return to New York tomorrow and it’s still raging strong. I’ve … Continue reading

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It’s Can-tastic

* This post was named for the benefit of someone who pointed out the pleasure I derive from taking normal words and combining them into new ones. So I made it back to Toronto yesterday, and to celebrate my parents … Continue reading

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Splurges ‘n such

Ack, I just blew $80 on a watch. Guilt, guilt, guilt… but I really had no choice. I’m so picky about what I wear on my wrist. For several years I had a great watch that had an analog display … Continue reading

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