Sports

– How you like me now? [Updated]

Posted by The Girl on February 4, 2010 at 10:49 am

Has anyone seen this Kia Moters teaser ad for their spot due out during the Super Bowl? Two things. One – I will watch the game only for this commercial. I’m sorry, but a sock monkey on a mechanical bull? Brilliant. And we all know women love robots…. Two – The song rocks. Rocks my [...]

– Winter in the desert

Posted by The Girl on November 10, 2009 at 8:20 pm

I have to say that I love technology. Especially the kind that allows for my desert community to set up an ice rink in our downtown for the holidays. The rink this year is bigger due to some recent renovations to our pedestrian mall which appears to have moved some light standards to allow for [...]

– Dirty dirty girl

Posted by The Girl on September 14, 2009 at 12:44 am

This is just a teaser… more pictures to come! It was crazy, busy & fun weekend. I ran a 5k Mud Run with some of my friends. I hurt all over, I have cuts and bruises all over my knees & elbows and I have serious gravel/grit rashes around my ankles from my socks & [...]

– Spontaneous emotions

Posted by The Girl on June 16, 2009 at 4:37 pm

I was floored when watching the CBC Stanley Cup Playoff Montage on MotherPucker’s blog. One, because of the thrill of seeing the Pens pull through and win the championship, but also seeing the emotion of the players throughout the clip and how the music resonated through… – – – – – – – – – [...]

– Take that Cupid

Posted by The Girl on March 17, 2009 at 11:07 pm

I had the best Valentine’s day [also the worst - but more on that later] of my entire life last month… Much thanks to my friends, especially Urv who rocked not one, but TWO hockey games with me. We loved every minute of the hot sweaty men body-checking and throwing the odd punch (which I [...]

– Dump Kelloggs

Posted by The Girl on February 24, 2009 at 3:39 pm

All over the news you’ve heard about Michael Phelps and THE PHOTO, the possibility of charges, the dropping of his sponsorship deals, blah blah blah… Regardless of where you stand on marijuana and it’s use you have to admit the whole thing is a bit ridiculous. So there was a photo… there have also been [...]

– Holiday Recap

Posted by therewasagirl on January 6, 2009 at 12:23 am

My cousins got a Wii. I got glasses. Yep, I’m getting old. Nonetheless, there’s nothing like a Canadian Christmas complete with staying in pjs all day, shoveling snow, toboggan rides, bottles of red wine and hugging my family a million times. Check out some pictures after the jump :)

– Finding Joy

Posted by therewasagirl on June 4, 2008 at 9:34 am

Smart words from a very smart man: Everybody in the Pool! Watching my kid in the water, I have to ask myself, what do I love as much? Garrison Keillor (via Salon.com) June 4, 2008 | School is winding down and small children are staring out the windows at freedom and counting the days until [...]