life, the universe, and donna

So, here’s a thing about me: I don’t like the taste of mint very much. I’ve tried mojitos a few times in Vancouver, with some trepidation, and without fail they were all terrible. I went to Cuba. To an all-inclusive, no less. It seems weird to go to Cuba and not have a mojito, so [...]

So I’ve been experimenting a lot more with this whole “being a girl” thing, but the inherent laziness and enjoying sleep means that I look for shortcuts. My entire morning routine (which, when I work nights, is a “mid-afternoon routine”, but who’s counting?) takes an hour. I refuse to let it take longer than that, [...]

So someone asked on Reddit about any good stories about getting “the talk” from their parents. I don’t actually recall any of the actual “ha ha, babies come from the vagina” discussions — although I do remember asking what a period was after reading Are You There God, It’s Me Margaret. Ooh, and what it [...]

So, Christmas? Yeah, that happened. It’s been a supremely awesome month. I sold a metric shit ton of soap at Blim on the 18th, which was a great re-introduction to the fun of making All The Soap Ever. I also sold a ton of soap to friends & family, who have given me wonderful feedback. [...]

Back in the day, I worked for Telus. I started in April 2001, and was caught in the mass layoffs of September 2002 with 6500 other happy little Telus employees. They paid me a great deal of severance to go away, especially considering that I had only worked there for a year and a half… [...]

So that whole iPhone 4S thing was announced a while ago, and I looked at it and thought “Well, that looks nice, but my phone is only a little over a year old.” But through the magic of financial trickery and economics and selling our old phones, Dan figured out a way that he could [...]

I’m as surprised as anyone, quite frankly. But life is going ridiculously well, and I’m enjoying the bejesus out of it. So, that whole breakup thing: One of the things that I was most worried about (and so were some people who talked to me about it) was that my self esteem was going to [...]

So I was recently convinced to try out archery. I’ve had a vague interest in the concept for a while, but SCA-wise, always had other things to focus on. But, been chatting with a friend who’s an excellent archer who convinced me to try it out. I tagged along to fight practice tonight, strapped on [...]