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Now that the allergies have been beaten into submission and my balance is quite improved I got back in the saddle and resumed my commuting to work by bike. My morning commute was going along swimmingly until I was cruising down a slight hill and encountered a bug which caused a slight choking fit. Luckily [...]

I’ve been in a bit of a spinning slump and have been avoiding the wheel like the plague. For a while I was blaming my wheel, but in reality the problem was the fiber I was forcing myself to spin up. It was (emphasis on the “was”) a nice Lincoln fleece that I had sent [...]

This new venture is deeply exciting and had made work suddenly very berable. It’s amazing how the realization of options is so incredibly liberating and I find myself feeling way less tense and irritable, the feeling can be best described as “lighter”. By tomorrow afternoon Phase 1 should be complete (or very nearly there), today [...]

My posts of late have been super light on the knitting/crafting content and I have been horrid about keeping my Ravelry page up to date too! Elsewhere (the cardi previously known as Norah) was set aside while I worked on what was in theory a super speedy knit with a super bulky yarn. The super [...]

So I didn’t get the job. Regardless of my high level of experience (HR’s words) it is my lack of appropriate education that is directly responsable for me not qualifying for a second interview. This sucks as I really liked the job and would have quite possibly rocked at it. Now I am on the [...]

After six straight days of work I have two days off! I’m drunk with the possibilities! There are the obvious chores of tidying up, evicting some nearly sentient food stuff from the fridge, creating a meal plan for the next two weeks and grocery shopping accordingly. Yes it IS a very glamourous life I lead… [...]

I joined Facebook this evening. This is somethign I swore I would never do. Turns out this is the best/easiest way for me to keep in contact with some friends, so I caved.

Today I rode to and from work, taking Bloor/Danforth both ways and I discoverd a few more things… Bloor/Danforth really SHOULD have a bike lanes. My tushie is not nearly as tender as I expected but a pair of padded bike shorts are in my very near future. Riding home after a rather annoying day [...]

*I* RODE MY BIKE TO WORK THIS MORNING! It was 6.78 miles of obnoxious headwinds and annoying road construction but I biked it ALL! For the ride home I split my commute between the subway and riding as the winds were stronger. Incase you can’t tell, I’m chuffed. The total ride was about 45 minutes [...]

I’m working the whole weekend, one of the caualties of working in Tourism/Culture. The time and a half pay on Monday does take the sting out. If you come in and see me say “Hi!”. If the weather dries up tomorrow and Monday I’m planning to ride Nigel to work, it’s almost 7 miles! Still [...]