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The Unemployment Report

Monday, August 24th, 2009

It’s been a strange summer, but having left my job (suddenly, in a puff of smoke!) at end of June, things have finally started to line up. I’ve printed up endless copies of my resume, met with recruiters, been badgered about going into HR, been advised to start my own business, ordered textbooks, made second [...]

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Breakfast in bed

Sunday, August 9th, 2009

This weekend was excellent for coffee, tea, and comfort. After weeks of incredibly cold “summer” weather we upgraded to cold and rainy- and I finally surrendered.
If summer wasn’t coming to me, I was going to have a day of Fall comfort.
I waded through the tide of yappy black dogs that live on our main floor, [...]

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You’re safe and sound with me

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

Last week was a whirlwind. The annual dream that is my city’s independent theatre festival has just wound to a close, so the one man shows and knife throwers are finally packing their trunks and reluctantly moving on to the next prairie city. After a week of running around the steamy downtown between shows, helpings [...]

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Washed and Pressed

Friday, July 17th, 2009

It’s been a weird and wonderful week, and I can now safely say that we’re through the dress rehearsal and the previews of being unemployed, and I’ve been invited as an honoured guest for Unemployment’s Act One: Freaking the Fuck Out. This week I felt down, behind in everything, disconnected, lonely and restless. When I [...]

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Hipster Envy

Sunday, July 12th, 2009

The first bike that I really owned was a gift from Mister. On my birthday of the first year we were living together I came home to find the apartment canopied in streamers, and in the middle of the rustling, rainbow scene sat a frosty blue cruiser.
“Happy birthday!! Is it okay?”
We tested it out, made [...]

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Road Trip!

Wednesday, July 8th, 2009

Mr: So I was thinking, we should go on a road trip this weekend…
K: That sounds amazing! I would love to- so… Fargo?
Mr: How about taking a picnic to the abandoned dam in Pinawa?
K: Oh fantastic! Will we just grab some food at a stand up there?
Mr: Well, I was thinking we’d take a picnic.
K: [...]

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My home and native land of the free

Monday, July 6th, 2009

And so it’s suddenly July, and everything has changed. I’m thoroughly indebted to all of you for your support and sweet words. I tried to keep up with you through e-mail but quickly found myself overwhelmed by everyone (and by the first few days of being gainfully unemployed) so if I didn’t write you personally, [...]

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