September 25, 2008 by Gail
And on a related note, it is Canadian election time — a process that’s mercifully shorter than the one south of the border.
Unless you’re Canadian, this video will probably make little sense, so here’s an explanation from the Regina Leader-Post:
YouTube video takes satirical aim at Harper arts cuts
Canwest News Service, published: Wednesday, September 24, 2008
If eight minutes runs too long for you, there’s a three-minute version here.
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September 25, 2008 by Gail
We take a break from photography to bring you this Saturday Night Live sketch of Tina Fey spoofing Sarah Palin and Amy Poehler spoofing Hillary Clinton.
I don’t miss TV in general, but I do miss watching Saturday Night Live. I love satire.
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September 25, 2008 by Gail
Kristin flew in from London and I flew in from Toronto and for a short while during our overlapping trips it was just like old times in Vancouver, but with a lot more photographic equipment. Kristin mocked all the hardware covering the bar and took a photo of it for posterity.
Meanwhile, I shot off a quick round of Eliza and Kristin before I went to the wedding but they didn’t like the look of the first shot I took, and took matters into their own hands. If I didn’t do any editing, they would probably kill me for posting this. I’m definitely working on better editing, though, not just better shooting, especially for (of?) the more glamorous amongst us.
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September 24, 2008 by Gail
Enough cameraphone pics, now that I’m back home I can start posting some real ones!
After a couple of hours’ sleep on the plane last night, an early morning debriefing with the catsitter, cleaning the House of Fielding, and some work time in front of the computer, I was feeling a little inhuman this afternoon. A nap cured that feeling, plus some kitty love from Xena and Beano after they patiently stood around with a “Well, aren’t you going to feed us?” look on their faces.
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September 24, 2008 by Gail
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September 24, 2008 by Gail
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September 23, 2008 by Gail
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September 23, 2008 by Gail
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September 23, 2008 by Gail
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September 23, 2008 by Gail
President’s Choice now has General Tao Chicken-flavoured potato chips. Or, "crisps" masquerading in a flavour that’s supposed to taste like Chinese take-out. And, being a Canadian food product, this oddity is translated into French, too.
I don’t know about you, but it makes me wonder how they created the flavour at the lab. Did they simulate it using the kitchens of Chinatown in Vancouver or Toronto? Moncton? (Is there a Chinatown in Moncton?) Saskatoon? Chicoutimi? A pressing question, indeed.
Eliza and I were in a food coma while shopping for some food items at the 24-hour grocery (oh, the irony) when I captured this little absurdity on my cameraphone. We’d just eaten a MASSIVE dinner of tapas and sangria at La Bodega with Lana and Rosie and I needed to get my circulation… circulating — in a place other than my digestive tract.
It occurred to me at dinner that my worlds were colliding over food: I know Rosie from our CS escapades in Toronto. For those following along at home, Rosie’s an expat from the UK who’s been in Canada for a year and visiting Vancouver (and looking for work — anyone hiring?). Our conversations kept skipping between Toronto and Vancouver, which was both confusing and amusing for the others. I didn’t take a single photo at dinner, amazingly, I was preoccupied with the tapas and especially the sangria. A pitcher of red sangria and a pitcher of white sangria were consumed in the course of the evening, and we had to order the tapas in batches so we could fit all the food on the table! You know, it’s probably a GOOD thing I don’t live close to this restaurant anymore…
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