In a moment of spontaneity, on Saturday night I bought a ticket to the Juno Awards show, the annual celebration of Canadian music. It's not quite my bucket-list event... that would be The Oscars, but that is unfortunately a members-only event. The only way I could go is if a certain actor were invited to … Continue reading I Went to the Junos!
Author: SueBC
Surprising Songs Sung: Sam Smith / How Will I Know
I was in the coffee shop the other day when this plaintively sad song sung with a haunting falsetto came on. "Sounds so familiar," I thought. Much to my surprise, I realized that it was one of my favourite songs from the '80's, but done in a completely different way. Whitney Houston came from a … Continue reading Surprising Songs Sung: Sam Smith / How Will I Know
A MARVELous Start to the Week
It was a pretty good day for a Monday. I started the day in the car listening to the third episode of Marvel's Wolverine: The Long Night. I'm continuing to enjoy it, as they weave in more characters, more details, and more pieces of the puzzle. Once again, there is only a snippet of Richard … Continue reading A MARVELous Start to the Week
Wolverine: The Long Night
I took the plunge and signed up for Stitcher Premium, so that I could listen to Marvel's new scripted podcast, Wolverine: The Long Night, starring Richard Armitage as Wolverine (a.k.a Logan). The first two episodes dropped on Monday, and they are really well done. This is essentially a police crime drama, swirling around encounters with Logan, a man … Continue reading Wolverine: The Long Night
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
My dad came from a small town in Quebec, with Irish and French ancestry going back for centuries. As a kid, I used to love sitting in the living room with my family and singing along to my dad's favourite records of The Clancy Brothers, sometimes with Tommy Makem. The group sang rousing Irish folk … Continue reading Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
Wanderlust: I Didn’t Hate It
Needless to say, I bought the Wanderlust audiobook (on iTunes Canada) for the sole reason of listening to another Richard Armitage narration. I am not a big fan of pure contemporary romance (or in this case, not so pure!) and after reading a free short ebook also by Lauren Blakely, I was not really eager to listen to … Continue reading Wanderlust: I Didn’t Hate It
Musings on Being a Professional Woman
When I was a girl, my mother always told me, "You can do anything you set your mind to." Although that's not quite true -- I could never become a professional dancer, for example -- it certainly set me on a path to pursue my interests. Back in the '60's and '70's, when it maybe … Continue reading Musings on Being a Professional Woman
A Day of Community
Isn't it uplifting, when you find something that restores your faith in the power of community? Yesterday I experienced two such events through my workplace. February 28 was Pink Shirt Day, when people in schools and workplaces are encouraged to wear pink as a symbol that bullying will not be tolerated. The idea began in … Continue reading A Day of Community
Audiobooks: “A Question of Trust” & “The Martian Invasion of Earth”
How strange that in both of the two latest audiobooks I listened to, one of the main characters is a medical student called Edward Wells! A Question of Trust: While thinking about authors of women's fiction I had read and enjoyed in the past, I decided to give one of them a listen and also … Continue reading Audiobooks: “A Question of Trust” & “The Martian Invasion of Earth”
Winter Weather
According to the City of Vancouver website, "Vancouver has a moderate, oceanic climate. Protected by the mountains and warmed by the Pacific ocean currents, Vancouver is one of the warmest cities in Canada." That's why there are signs of Spring around us, like the buds on the tree outside my office window. Apparently, the cherry … Continue reading Winter Weather
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