See Mark, you’re the reason why I’m voting today. Remember the guy you found scary on TV? That’s Stephen Harper. I find him scary too. So today, I’m going to try to make him go away. Like when we chase bad dreams away in your room.
Browsing Category Canadian Life
Anything related to my new life under the snow. From bitching about the weather to hockey games and the Stanley Cup, from culture shock to shocking culture, from old Europe to the New Continent, whatever is on my newcomer’s mind!
The 2015 Colours, Before the Wind Blows Fall Away
Article views: 1,517 This year, I didn’t even notice fall had started. It was still nice and warm around the September equinox, and the trees were summer green….
Canadians are Weird with Campaign Signs
I’m paranoid that some journalist reporting on the federal campaign will snap a candid shot of “supporters around the Conservative HQ” or “pedestrian walking by the Conservative candidate campaign office” and that I, the innocent passerby, will be featured in it.
I’m Sick of Being Sick (And Dealing With Unpleasant Doctors)
If I was supposed to meet up with you sometime this year and if I cancelled because I was sick… well, I wasn’t just making an excuse.
3 Stupid Ideas I Had (and Why I Was Wrong)
We’ve all experienced a few “what the hell was I thinking” moments, times were you were convinced you could totally make it work, no matter how far stretched the idea was. Or maybe that’s just me.
Voting Harper Out, Step One of the Election
The federal elections are coming up and I still don’t know who I’m going to vote for. I have become this indecisive voter—a strange position for someone who believes in the democratic system, politics in general, and who chose to become a Canadian citizen to be able to vote.