Lydia Peever's Blog, page 77
June 3, 2011
Cycle Chic in Ottawa with Mikael Colville-Andersen
This confirms it. I need to buy a tricycle, just not now. Seeing some of the input from Copenhagen, I see no one wearing helmets. Traffic respects people on bicycles. Everyone can dress for their destination. The cycle lanes are segregated and safe. These are things I want. Can I have them? Not yet. Even [...]
May 31, 2011
Gnocci and Kale
Killing time, and flipping through 'The New Rules of Lifting for Women' I noticed a line that read something like '… as opposed to kale, which is harder to prepare' and I was all like 'Fuck You' since kale is easier to prepare than, say, butternut squash soup. The above is deliciously vegan and [...]
May 29, 2011
Professional affiliations, cash, and the job search
It's all comin' up Millhouse. Well, not really. It is nice to pretend though. What it is coming up is all coffee, novel sequel writing, pitch forming and short story submitting. Not bad! In news news, I was attempting to apply to the PWAC after being urged to apply by the Montreal chapter president. She [...]
May 27, 2011
May 23, 2011
The Arboretum at Dow's Lake
Avoiding the crowds, but enjoying the shrieks of excited kids, I ended up near the Tulip Festival today. Since I see tulips and crowds of humans all the time, I decided the Arboretum was far more exciting. This is a path to the upper portion, where there was a lot of construction going on. [...]
Cute image – Sidewalk Chalk
Even though snapping this one with my phone meant craning around from the sidewalk, I could not resist. Not sure what the artist is apologizing for, but saying it with chalk is pretty touching. No one feels sorrow like a child. On the upside, if I ever need to apologize to my Mom, [...]
May 20, 2011
On the end of days, May 21, 2011, 'Rapture'
Between Y2K and Dec 12, 2012, I get pretty excited for the end of days. That is to say, about as excited as I get for anything — which is not very. If it is the end, and all the chosen ones are sucked up to heaven in God's big cosmic Hoover while the evil [...]
May 19, 2011
On Evil: Horns, and less fictitious devils
For those not already acquainted, Joe Hill is the son of author Stephen King. Horns is his standout piece of work to date and addresses a theme close to the heart of all horror, if horror has a heart. Evil. Evil is the grease of the mighty wheel churning out the scary stuff. Within the [...]
May 17, 2011
Going outside so you don't have to: Beginning of May
Here are some fun images from the last two weeks or so. I do not have the Nikon anymore (boo!) and have taken to carrying my small Panasonic (yay!) and using my cell more often. If all goes well… like getting a job before my tax return rolls in… I may be buying a new [...]
Going outside, so you don't have to – April 2011
Today on 'Going outside so you don't have to' I am posting the long promised photoblog. Hopefully, you are as excited as I am. These are all cell phone images since I have been very busy the last month. Enjoy! "Xylocaine – found on Queen Street" "Robot – Dark Alley Dreams" "Stencil – Unwanted number [...]
