The number of hours…
… that IE 7 was installed on my computer before I uninstalled it: 12. And I was sleeping for 8 of those.
Getting friendly with women
I used to work for a software company in southern California, and eventually left because of the toxic corporate culture and politics, especially the old boys network that prohibited women from having any real impact in the company. Recently, they were acquired by a very large technology company that has their own particular unwanted level [...]
Breast of Canada calendar
If you read this blog directly (rather than via the RSS feed), you may have noticed the beautiful Breast of Canada photo in the sidebar. I added this to my site after meeting the creator of this calendar, Sue Richards, at BlogHer in California earlier this year. Needless to say, I have my copy of [...]
Garth Turner’s transparent politics
I’m about as far as you can get from being conservative (or Conservative), but I have a huge amount of admiration for Garth Turner, the former Conservative MP from Halton, for the level of transparency that he brings to the political process. First of all, he blogs. Second, he blogs his opinions even when they [...]
Talk to the breasts
Okay, this is definitely the funniest thing that I’ve read in ages, and written by a lawyer, no less: Ordinarily, when someone starts staring at my breasts, I assume that I’ve spilled something. After all, the girls are getting on in years. There are plenty of newer models out on the market for the lads [...]
Women in Technology day
This Thursday is Women in Technology day at the CASCON conference in Markham. It’s a long haul up there from downtown, but I’ll likely find a way to get there as it sounds pretty interesting: The IBM Women’s Leadership Council, the Centers for Advanced Studies (CAS), and our university partners would like to invite you [...]
It’s Catholic
When people ask me how I survived a week with my boyfriend, Damir, at his parents’ place in Croatia, when they don’t speak English and I don’t speak Croatian, I often tell the story of how Damir really sucks at translating. We were out walking one day in Osijek and came across a beautiful cathedral [...]
Yummy Ethiopian
I met up with my friend Grazyna last night, who is in town for some intense SAP training. Originally from Poland, lived in Toronto for many years, and now in Phoenix, she’s usually up for any sort of cross-cultural experience, so I suggested dinner at Ethiopian House. The restaurant is tiny, one small room downstairs and [...]
Schadenfreude x 3
Schadenfreude isn’t a word that usually comes up in my personal conversations, but it’s cropped up three times in the past few days, which deserves a post. Sunday night, Ingrid called me: “Turn on the TV, your ex-husband is on 60 Minutes!” In the middle of serving dinner, I didn’t bother, then she called me [...]
Spaaaaaa
I can’t say enough good things about the Body Blitz spa. I was there last week (my 3rd or 4th visit), and it was heavenly. First of all, partaking of the “waters” before your treatment is a blissful experience, especially on a chilly day like last Thursday when the heat was not yet on in [...]
