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Stay Out
I had a funny conversation with Mackenzie recently. She and I had been hanging out with my folks that evening and were presently in the back seat of their car. “What was your old boyfriend’s name...
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And to all a good night!
The scene begins as various relations noisily try out the advanced suction power of the new DustBuster just given to Grandma by my cousin, David. Leslie: Wow, that is amazing - I think I need a...
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List, 2013
Blog at least once a week: Thanks a lot to the WordPress year-end blog report email that pointed out I blogged a grand total of 21 times last year. Bad. So let’s pick a day for this to happen. How...
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Q: What does the dentist of the year get?*
Thanks to the Spadina Museum for posting this crazy video on Facebook. My finest accomplishment of 2012 is my complete transformation into the kind of person who flosses her teeth. Unfortunately, it...
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Set It Free
In the gift shop at the Frida & Diego exhibit a couple months ago, I struggled with the decision to buy some post cards. Perhaps my favourite part of the exhibit was not either artist’s work, but...
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Parents + Produce
A phone call from Dad last night with an update about the new grocery store in the neighbourhood. Dad: We saw a funny green fruit that Mom thought looked like a cootchie. Mom: [semi-audible protests in...
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The Dead
The Dead � Billy Collins Animated Poetry from smjwt on Vimeo. Response: And when the dead are looking down on us, do they also think, “She is sorry, she is learning, she knows she had more time to...
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The Spa for Cats
Fitzer: His company is delightful, but if he needs a mani-pedi, he’ll have to look for gainful employment. The other day I got into an elevator that a couple of my co-workers were already on. They were...
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Our Place in the Cosmos
On the first Thursday of every month, the astronomy department at University of Toronto hosts a free public lecture. I’ve really wanted to go to one of these for ages because afterward you get to look...
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Elena
This is my friend Elena wearing my sunglasses last weekend, a few minutes after pinching my cheeks while exclaiming, “You’re so cute, Leslie, you’re so cute!” In retrospect, it does seem like she may...
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You Got It
Did you guys know Etta James sang like this? I think it’s almost impossible to reconcile the woman who sang, At Last, with this earlier Etta James. But I gotta say, I’m waaay more into this kickass...
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Go, Team
Excerpted from an email from my friend, Diana: Roman and Elena started soccer last night. Roman ended up on Elena’s team with the older kids for the first game; he kept running after the coach instead...
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Writing About The Ocularist
For several months earlier this year, I worked on a feature about a guy, Darren Hall, who makes artificial eyes. The story was the final project for the writing certificate I had been taking over the...
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Attachment
Wheel. What the fuck is it with this yoga pose? It is my nemesis. I started practicing yoga in 2002 but I didn’t get really into it until a couple years later when it kind of looked like I could get an...
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The Royal
Today, I went to the Royal Winter Fair with my friend, Alex. We watched some show jumping. We admired some sheep. The ones with black faces are my favourite. And we fawned over a Flemish Giant. These...
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The destiny of Canada is to unite, not divide
I had the day off so I decided to go to the Remembrance Day ceremony at Queen’s Park this morning. I was very affected by it. Even though I didn’t have a good spot in the crowd and had to strain to...
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Canadians Need to Dress Better on First Dates, Says Survey
What’s the perfect first date outfit? If you think it’s jeans and a t-shirt, you’re probably not dating. According to one dating expert, Canadians need to up their fashion ante. “I think it’s important...
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List, 2014
Debra’s 12 clip challenge Cure, or at least hide the evidence of my mental illness re: bed bugs Master some classic cocktails Run. Yoga. Spin. Belly dance. Short fiction. Do not wait to strike until...
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