Today I decided to feature a Great Big Sea song. The occupational downside of this task means I listen to some of my favourite tracks and whole albums. (It's not a disadvantage per say just in the interest of keeping me on track.) Many people in Winnipeg have seen them live more than once and … Continue reading Music Monday: Consequence Free by Great Big Sea
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Music Monday: Hold On by Alabama Shakes
So, bless my heart and bless my mind. I got so much to do, I ain't got much time So, must be someone up above saying, "Come on, girl! Yeah, you got to get back up! You got to hold on... Yeah, you got to hold on..." https://youtu.be/Le-3MIBxQTw
Music Monday: Geronimo by Sheppard
On Spotify, I have a 'Housework Mix', a series of upbeat songs designed as a background as I straighten up my place. While originally designed to help me clean my toilet, many of the songs also help me walk out the door and meet the day. Geronimo belongs to my personal category of get-up-and-go songs. It doesn't … Continue reading Music Monday: Geronimo by Sheppard
Post-Holiday Mode
Time to dust off my one of my favourite GIFs: My late-to-bed-late-to-rise routine on holiday has produced a late-to-bed-hard-to-rise-early one. At least I bound out of bed with enthusiasm, a good sign of a good holiday. The telephone and cable had indeed turned off. I plan to take the cable box down to an … Continue reading Post-Holiday Mode
Cutting the Cord
Sometimes you need to go ahead and do it. Last week, I already planned to cut my landline until I spied an increase in my cable from MTS. My channel group, namely one with the AMC network (Walking Dead, Halt and Catch Fire among others), went from $3.50 to $4.00. Movie Central adds an extra … Continue reading Cutting the Cord
Postcards from a Stay-cation: The Two Week Week One
On my calendar, it looks like the end of week one of my three weeks off. In reality, it feels more like I packed two weeks into it. On Monday, the 2016 Writer's Circle read from their works in progress. Later we gathered for the wind up at the home of our facilitator, the sun … Continue reading Postcards from a Stay-cation: The Two Week Week One
Music Monday: A Study in P!nk
A mood sometimes requires something sombre and reflective. Other times, it requires a certain screw-you attitude and therefore an artist like P!nk gets deployed on the playlist. I wanted something kick-ass to kick off my vacation. So raise your glass to time off. So raise your glass if you are wrong In all the right ways, … Continue reading Music Monday: A Study in P!nk
Vacation Countdown 2: The Staycay From The Vaycay
Technically, my vacation begins this Monday. The countdown ran out at 4 pm today, a day already feeling too long to my anxious mind. At the moment, 6:50 pm according to the clock on my computer, a cool breeze balances out the humidity on my balcony. My day began with a bang as Winnipeg had an … Continue reading Vacation Countdown 2: The Staycay From The Vaycay
Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door by Antony and The Johnsons
Mama, put my guns in the ground I can't shoot them anymore. That long black cloud is comin' down I feel I'm knockin' on heaven's door. https://youtu.be/T9plWZGMVr0
Music Monday: Lost Boy by Ruth B
I heard this song one day while driving my rental car back to Enterprise. Too bad it didn't play during that Peter Pan season on Once Upon a Time, I thought. It turns out the artist, Ruth B, was inspired by Once Upon a Time. She played 15 seconds of the song on Vine, an app I … Continue reading Music Monday: Lost Boy by Ruth B
Unpaused Life 