Now for something unrelated to running. I recently had the opportunity to talk about one of my favourite lines in a book with the Once Upon a Line podcast. I love to read and am a heavy library user, though mostly because I have poor hold management skills. My mom is a retired librarian, so … Continue reading
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Walk Off the Earth
I recently read On a Cold Road by Dave Bidini. The book is based on Bidini’s journals and chronicles the Rheostatic’s cross Canada tour with the Tragically Hip in 1996. It includes anecdotes by other Canadian artists on touring, recording records, making it big or trying to make it big. I really enjoyed this book … Continue reading
Learning to Run
The other day Kristen asked me if I have updated my blog lately. “No…” I replied sheepishly. “You know I do check sometimes,” she said. The last time I posted we were in the midst of Canada Reads. Unfortunately, I still haven’t had a chance to listen to the rest of the Canada Reads debates … Continue reading
Essex County voted out for all the wrong reasons
I love that Canada Reads is now available in video format, and filmed in front of a live studio audience. It was extremely enjoyable to watch the debates. Here are a few things I noticed: Ali Velshi took notes while every panellist was speaking. He’s very serious about this! I’d love to see what his … Continue reading
Canada Reads 2011
Wow it’s been a while. I’ll do a post later on why I’ve been so busy. It seems like a lot of my friends stopped blogging around the same time. Maybe the year of the Rabbit will bring us all back to the blogosphere. Anyway, I am very excited for Canada Reads 2011! The debates … Continue reading
The Time Traveler's Wife
One of my favourite books, The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger, is being turned into a movie! Actually, I remember reading a long time ago that Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston had bought the rights to the film before the book was even released. Anyway, I first read The Time Traveler’s Wife a few … Continue reading
Canada Reads
I first heard about CBC’s Canada Reads when I was in university (I was an English major). I have never really followed it before but had checked their website on occasion to see what books had won and what books were chosen. One of my favourite books in the world, In the Skin of a … Continue reading
PC Magazine's 100 Fave Blogs!
At the end of 2008 PC Magazine had an article on their 100 Favourite blogs. The best part is, they cover blogs ranging from the arts, sci-fi, ugly people, humour, etc. so it’s not just IT or tech (not that those blogs are bad, but it’s nice to have variety). I went through their list … Continue reading