January 2008 – Lina Branter

A fistful of whiskey makes the medicine go down

I would like to say it was because of my super organizational skills, my calm demeanor and in the immortal words of Hansel (he’s so hot right now) from Zoolander, my ability to go Monk and pull my underwear out of my ass. But no. My favourite time of the year had crept up onContinue reading “A fistful of whiskey makes the medicine go down”

My Hero

Lately I have been dealing with all the horrible bureaucracy that I have been putting off because, well, I hate bureaucracy. You know, applying for passports, figuring out the Hydro, talking to Insurance Salesman. This means that I have been spending a lot of time on the phone, talking to a bunch of overworked, harrassedContinue reading “My Hero”

A list of things NOT to let your children do

Yesterday was officially negligent parent day at the library. Now, I am pretty relaxed kind of mama (that is, if I don’t need to be somewhere). You know, of the laissez-faire school of parenting. But there are certain things that I stamp my foot down, certain basic rules I thought all parents followed. Oh, howContinue reading “A list of things NOT to let your children do”

Confessions of a Reading Addict

I have been reading a lot in the past year. And I don’t mean the leisurely kind of reading, where you read to go to sleep at night (although I do that too). I read whenever I can. I read on the metro. I read on my breaks. I ignore my coworkers at lunch soContinue reading “Confessions of a Reading Addict”