Category Archives: entertainment

Oh, it’s Friday

Thank Bruce, this week is over. Between long weekends and being sickly it’s been a while since I’ve put in a full work week, so I’m a feeling it. Had we been a little better at planning we might have … Continue reading

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How the holidays start

At the end of summer my husband upgraded our cable whatchamacallit to a bunch of HD stuff. And it’s almost ruined Christmas. You see, when he did the upgrade he switched over a bundle of standard channels for a bunch … Continue reading

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Tough Cookie

I just bought this album, and you should too. Tough Cookie by Samantha Savage Smith

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A tasty weekend

I’m not sure why, but Taste of Calgary is one of my favourite city events. Maybe because it doesn’t have a costume requirement like the Stampede or Folk Fest (which I love, but really, some people just try way too … Continue reading

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August 8th is a beautiful day

A lot of my early musical taste was developed sitting in the back of my big brother’s car. Every morning he would drop me off at junior high and the soundtrack to those days was usually a NOFX, Bad Religion or … Continue reading

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Treasure Island Music Festival

I’m pretty excited that we’ll be attending this festival for the second year in a row. Last year we honeymooned in San Francisco, and after I finished running the Nike Women’s Half Marathon we had a quick nap and then headed … Continue reading

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I like it when they sing

The first thing you should know about me is that I love to plan the logistics of vacations (time off, flight, hotel) very, very early and then will just let the rest of it fall into place. I’m not one … Continue reading

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A good year

This past weekend was the one year anniversary with the love of my techy life, my iPhone. I hate that I am SO FREAKIN’ TYPICAL. Blah, blah, blah, iPhones are awesome, blah, blah, can’t live without it, blah, blah, don’t … Continue reading

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I’ll admit it

Okay. So July hasn’t been the time for blogging. Nor running, eating right or sitting idly by. We’ve been busy, my friends. Hubs and I have been blessed with heaps of quality time with the people we love, in and … Continue reading

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Stampede in the City

Oh gawd. It’s Stampede time. Calgarians can be torn on Stampede. The haters really hate it. The crowds, the drunkenness, having to pick up the slack from a co-worker who takes off for a tent at 10:30 a.m. and returns … Continue reading

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