Celebrating the new year of my Mother Land! I'm a complete Chinese food snob, which means I love it but I never cook it. I know what real Chinese food should taste like and I can't match up to my own expectations. But Chinese New Year demands Chinese food. This was my entirely-unauthentic approximation. The… Continue reading Chinese New Year in Halfmoon Bay
I haven't fallen off the face of the Earth, despite my lack of posts lately. I have, however, moved! Internet should be hooked up this weekend. In the meantime, enjoy this picture of the view from my living room! Yep, so insanely blessed! (Also, I have not yet watched the most recent episode of The… Continue reading Still Kicking
"It seems like everything's going very, very well." - Chris Harrison, who must have just gotten the recap from an intern somewhere. Fact: Sean's closet is not that tidy. I bet AshLee the Professional Organizer could help him with that. "I want to take it to the next level and then the next level and… Continue reading The Bachelor Sean – Episode 4: Facts and Quotes
"I had no idea I would have feelings for girls this early." - Sean Yeah, yeah, you're so surprised. It is weird to me that he would have feelings at all for women he's barely spent an hour with, but the lead says this every season. You'd think they'd stop being surprised. "This could totally… Continue reading Bachelor Sean – Episode 3
Today is unofficially marked as "Blue Monday" - the so-called "most depressing day of the year". There's some pseudo-science calculation behind it that has to do with the weather/length between holidays/bills arriving after Christmas. If you're in Australia right now, you're probably fine. We had a not very relaxing weekend, I've worked 11 of the… Continue reading Blue Monday Happiness
Shirtless Sean count: 6 scenes First date goes to....Sarah! "I didn't need an explanation, she's gorgeous!" - Bachelor Sean, referring to Sarah's explanation about the fact that she has only one arm. Sean may not need an explanation but it seems like the camera operators do. There were a ridiculous number of close-ups of Sarah's… Continue reading The Bachelor Episode 2: The Week in Quotes
To celebrate the one year anniversary of this here blog, I scrolled through some of the search terms that have brought people here. Some made me laugh and/or wonder. Here are a few of my favourites, along with some random pictures from the past couple of weeks. peculiar children First Google result: Amazon.ca My post:… Continue reading A Year in Blogging
Last night began the latest in a long series of journeys for love. What season is this? 204? 7? I have no idea. Sean is our Bachelor this time around. I've only followed the show since Brad's second season but Sean seems the most Bachelor-y to me. By that I mean, he is Mr. America.… Continue reading The Bachelor Episode 1: No Rules
As I've shared before, living in a small town comes with its own, sometimes strange, difficulties. Say you're doing some Christmas shopping. You decide on (what you hope is) the perfect gift for your in-laws. You have to go to a specific location to pick up this gift, a nice restaurant that they haven't been… Continue reading Small Town Perils – Part Two
A year and a half ago, Peter and I bought our first car. This was right before we moved to Chilliwack and we had never owned a car. We needed one in a hurry and so we bought the first car that was within our price range and seemed reasonable. Although the car did pretty… Continue reading Dakota Ridge Exploration
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