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Sep 30
2016

I Love Nina!

So another week of Project Runway, and another week of drama and mean guy behaviour. This week’s challenge is to make a look that transitions from normal light to black light. It’s a tie in with an eyeware that transitions … Continue reading

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Sep 25
2016

RUNWAY! RUNWAY! RUNWAY!!!

You may have heard that Tim Gunn recently published an editorial the pointed out fashion didn’t want to design for the majority of women. Probably his actual feelings, but also is probably a tie in with this week’s episode. The … Continue reading

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Sep 21
2016

Why Hermione Should Not Have Ended Up With Harry

The Harry Potter series ended in a tidy bow of Harry marrying Ginny and Hermione and Ron ending up together. Many fans didn’t like this, thinking that Hermione and Harry were meant to be together. Even Rowling speculated that she had made … Continue reading

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Sep 17
2016

Project Runway – Season 15 Episode 1

Confession time. I love fashion. I love it’s drama, it’s whimsy, it’s frivolousness. LOVE IT. I don’t follow it too closely, but I do enjoy a good runway show. As part of this, I have come to love Project Runway, even with … Continue reading

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Aug 15
2015

Hawkeye: My life as a weapon

How do you make something lame cool? Hawkeye is lame. The world knows it. There are whole tropes about his lameness. No one should be surprised by this. Originally conceived as Marvel’s version of Green Arrow, poor Clint didn’t really … Continue reading

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Jul 13
2015

The Selection Stories: The Prince & The Guard

The Selection is a distopian YA series about a young woman named America Singer who is chosen to be one of the candidates to marry the Crown Prince of Illea.  The whole process is televsed to distract the populace from … Continue reading

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Jun 29
2015

Black Canary #1

I did something for the first time this week, I went to the local comic book shop (convieniently called The Comic Shoppe) and picked up a comic to which I have subscribed. I felt like a member of the other half. … Continue reading

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Oct 04
2014

Whining About Saturday Mornings Gone By

I have seen a lot in the last 24 hours about the end of the Saturday Morning Cartoon Block. Many of my Gen X friends are wringing their hands at the loss of three to four hours of cartoon goodness. … Continue reading

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Oct 15
2012

How to Stop Bullying

A little off topic today, but relevant. <Drags out soapbox. Steps up.> If we truly want bullying to stop, we need to stop looking to children to change their behaviour. We need to start looking to adults to change theirs. … Continue reading

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Jul 21
2012

Aurora – Some thoughts

[  Mood: Shocked ][  Currently: Listening to CBC Radio ]A Facebook friend commented on the blaming for the horrific events in Aurora on the Joker. A discussion ensured and these were my thoughts. I wanted to capture them somewhere more permanent than … Continue reading

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