The resurrection of western collectives giving a fuck (the most recognizable example being Occupy, and more recently, Idle No More) has been exciting for the combat boot wearing, teenage girl I used to be. The most invigorating part has been watching different sectors of the global community unify around common issues and macro goals, which …
Halloween is almost here, and in many parts of Canada (the prairie provinces, for sure), this is the time of year when winter shits on us. Part of growing up Canadian is experiencing the disappointment of having to wear a snow suit under your Halloween costume, or having to down grade from “slutty nurse” to …
Not so long ago I was driving to work on one of the city’s arterioles when I came across a denser version of my typical, daily clusterfuck. My eyes focused on the reflective vests of city workers ahead, and I realized it was almost 8:00 AM–“rush hour” in our suped up little gas town, and …
This was my first summer in six years when I wasn’t sleeping half the day in prep for night shift. As my mother would say, “I rejoined the land of the living”: sunshine, beers on decks, fire pits, dudes in white sun glasses named Brad, pre-teen girls wearing their labias outside of their mini shorts, …
Pirate and I celebrated Halloween together with a horror-movie-a-thon. I was surprised when he suggested carving a pumpkin. Suggesting this very common Halloween tradition may not seem like a big deal, but that’s because you do not know the deep rooted emotionlessness of a Pirate. Did I mention that Pirates don’t have a bone of …
It’s rare I meet a man who makes me do a double take based on esthetic attractiveness alone. Culligan Man, the dude who delivers our water at work, is an exception, and his prettiness is so potent his mere presence can be bowel-churning, his sparkling eyes blinding beneath the stark fluorescent lights, as if he’s …
When news broke last March about Cyprus, my mind immediately went to this . . . Which wasn’t completely out of left field. While news reports may not have been referring to the weed worshipping, Cuban-American/ Latino hip hop group, what they were referring to was an island country in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea called …
Last Wednesday Fiona Apple was outted by a sniffer dog for possession of marijuana and hash at a border stop in Texas. Apparently Texas law considers hashish possession of any amount a third degree felony, which means Fiona could do up to ten years in prison (Texas . . . lol). Of course she won’t, …
It’s undeniably evident that there is something peculiar about the water up here, even disregarding the yellow foam that encircles the puddle on our front lawnchair. General observations. First there is the unique driving practices of Fort McMurray people–murderous kamikaze pilots on the highway, elderly folk on valium in the city. Then there is the …
The time has come when I must move on to the next phase of my life and leave my kids behind. Some formal words to ease my heartache…. Chubchub I don’t worry about you as much as I worry about Dudes. I know you are content simply eating, grooming, and subjecting people to the abrasive …