It was around the end of high school that my musical tastes took a drastic turn. An older friend burned me a CD (so throwback) featuring some early White Stripes, Modest Mouse and selections off Radiohead’s Kid A. It took multiple listens to get over how odd the music sounded […]
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7 Ways to get over summer (and get excited about Fall)
Well, it’s September again. And if you live in Vancouver like I do, that means exchanging the sun for rain, T-shirts for jackets, and a happy, care-free attitude for the anxiety-ridden trepidation over the inevitability of a grey, wet winter. But there are some perks to Fall. You just need […]
Marriage: think you’re ready?
I’ve been married for eleven months. It’s strange to write the above statement in the first person because one of the biggest changes after you get married is that you start speaking in the plural possessive. Even when you clearly did something separate from your partner, like grocery shopping, you […]
Why guys need “the talk”
Last year I was dating this girl, and after a few weeks, things were going really well. I remember going to her house to meet her parents for the first time. Her dad was barbecuing for us, and welcomed me into his house with a friendly grin. It wasn’t long, however, […]
The Paradox of Balance
The first time I came across one of those rock structures where oddly shaped rocks were meticulously balanced on one another, I was transfixed. Like many around me, I had a hard time taking my eyes away from an artist who defied the laws of physics (not to mention the […]
We’re Home and Finally Living Together
First year of marriage series part 2 Read part 1 here Changing the status quo My husband and I recently moved out of the suburbs where we grew up to a brand new and much bigger city, where much of the amenities are not quite the same as what we’ve […]



