Usually, I quite enjoy the commute into Toronto, no one on my train is overly weird, talks to you or any of the other usual things that annoy people on other GO Trains. Its too buy for saving seats etc that people write about in the free newspapers etc, but yesterday just made steam come [...]
Archive for the ‘random stuff’ Category
A worthy vote
Yes, I know I am already asking you to vote for me in a photo contest, but this isn’t for me.
Another SmartCanucker, Sara, has entered the Vega Where Will Your Smoothie Take You? contest. But this isn’t any old entry – Vega Smoothies helped this person through two years of chemotherapy, can you think of [...]
My new signature
Life has been crazy busy lately and I have neglected photoshop (as well as photography, but it is a muggy and grey day out and doesn’t look the best for photos so photoshop it is…
A new signature for use on forums, inspired by some Sherlock Holmes love
I am in love with the movie, I could [...]
Living in a bubble
Living this far out in the ‘burbs leaves you with a strange bubble sense of living, having lived in London, I wouldn’t think anything of taking a bus and tube to the other side of London to go shopping – because that is in the city, right? But here, the very thought of going to [...]
I have a problem
I guess I could have worse issues than a tea addiction, but I was back at herbal infusions today, I picked up Earl Grey Green (The all-natural bergamot oil with excellent Ceylon green tea creates a lively and sprightly Earl Grey), Peppermint Dream (Peppermint tea is made from both the leaves and the flowers. The [...]
Go Transit sucks…
Let me start by saying that I completely understand that a freight train derailment is out of their control, but the way they handled the situation was ridiculous.
The freight train derailed between the 3rd (Burlington – my stop) station and 4th station on the Lakeshore Line, which I would guess is the busiest line during [...]
Herbal Infusions – ChocoMint Tea
I think I have finally found a way out of spending my whole lunch break running out to Teaopia for my tea stash, we were shopping in Mapleview Mall the other day, and in a rush to get home, I seen a little stand in the middle of the mall selling tea – but was [...]
Emergencies… only after 1pm please
Our building was bought by a new landlord last year, the old company left a lot to be desired – they were not slum lords or anything but there was a lot they could have done they chose not to. But they always dealt with emergency repairs quickly.
This morning as I was brushing my [...]
Clowns and 1000 Stirfry
A quiet night in tonight, Ghost Whisperer and Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution (while eating an ever so unhealthy dinner from the local Chinese food place).
For the first time ever, I did not want to watch Ghost Whisperer, the preview showed a clown, and he did not look too friendly. I have a healthy fear [...]


