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The End of Print

TMcG — Sat, 17 Jun 2006 22:54:00 +0000

Print is dead! Long live the end of print!

After recently discovering that the local rag is printed with soy-based inks, I made the switch to the online version. Although it isn’t as glamourous as curling up on the couch with a steaming hot cuppa and getting all inkyfingers… I’m really enjoying the change from print to pixels.

The CBC recently did a great feature on the end of traditional media.. Check it out.

CBC Newsworld – The End of Print

Pollen-hate

TMcG — Sat, 13 May 2006 18:19:00 +0000

This past week has been a trying one. My seasonal allergies are acting up (no doubt thanks to the nice birch tree spreading its sex right in front of my window). Every night I’ve woken up at 3am with a leaky nose and days are spent honking and blowing my schnozz. I’ve hit a record repeated sneeze count of 8 and my eyes are blazing, itchy, red, little, leaking orbs.

Thankfully today is rainy.

I’ve become the person I used to hate

TMcG — Sun, 05 Mar 2006 18:37:00 +0000

For those of you who know me, you already know that I have multiple food allergies. I almost said “suffer from” food allergies – but that isn’t altogether accurate. Believe me, when I see choccy cake in my vicinity, I am sufferin’ but overall it’s not so bad.

I’ve lost about 20 pounds since I discovered my allergies which is a pretty good thing considering I was a heavy girl for most of my life (when you are a shorty like me, extra pounds really do add up!) Today, I went shopping for pants as most of mine are sagging off of me (the skater-boy outta Compton look isn’t really working for me here at work). I tried on a size 6 which has been my new size since reducing down from a size 10 two years ago.. Too big. Went down to a 4. Still a little on the MC Hammer side of things.. SIZE 2! Gads.. I used to loathe the lithe little modern dancers from my highschool who would come in to the retail clothing shop I worked at.

I remember one of my university friends who was quite thin always getting upset because people told her to eat more and gain weight. I can really sympathize with her now. I guess the pants are on the other leg for me now.