mcco12's blog Vox 2009-12-10T21:20:01Z mcco12 http://mcco12.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom tag:vox.com,2006:6p00c2251e4a7f549d/ preposterous transitions.... So cute. tag:vox.com,2009-12-10:asset-6a00c2251e4a7f549d0123dddce225860c 2009-12-10T20:06:38Z 2009-12-10T21:20:01Z mcco12 http://mcco12.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

I'm Yours(ukulele)

This made me smile.

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Before - July 2009 (#1) Before (July 2009) After (December 2009)

OK. Bad pictures (our digital camera broke a while back so we only have the iPhone camera), but this gives an idea of some progress our kitchen is making. This is Ken (Masa's brother). Two befores and one after. Still not done but coming along...

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]]> Unions: good or bad? Discuss. tag:vox.com,2009-12-07:asset-6a00c2251e4a7f549d01240b821ca5860e 2009-12-07T21:53:28Z 2009-12-10T08:52:59Z mcco12 http://mcco12.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Union jobs: what a waste! I have mixed feelings about unions. On the one hand, when workers were/are truly exploited, they save lives and prevent suffering. We wouldn't be where we are as a society (vacation time, five day work weeks, maternity l...

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]]> First party, job interview, optimism. tag:vox.com,2009-12-05:asset-6a00c2251e4a7f549d0123dddabf86860c 2009-12-05T03:11:20Z 2009-12-05T03:11:20Z mcco12 http://mcco12.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

merry f'&*ing xmas

OK so we're having our first party tomorrow night. It kind of happened by accident: a good friend of ours is headed back to Tokyo for the holidays and will miss another mutual friend's Christmas party in two weeks, so I said "Oh, we should have a ...

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]]> Same story, different country. tag:vox.com,2009-12-03:asset-6a00c2251e4a7f549d0123f183d3dd860f 2009-12-03T03:55:16Z 2009-12-08T23:37:36Z mcco12 http://mcco12.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Ve haf vays of making you talk - ey

This story shocked me. Amy Goodman, a champion of democracy rights, detained at Canadian border by Canadian officials. Seriously scary stuff. Makes me cringe and make me embarrassed that BC is in such a huff about the stupid Olympics. I can un...

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]]> A true Quebecker. tag:vox.com,2009-12-02:asset-6a00c2251e4a7f549d01240b805306860e 2009-12-02T22:24:53Z 2009-12-03T14:03:12Z mcco12 http://mcco12.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Maybe he just hates his job.

So we finalized all of M's paperwork: now's he got his healthcare card on its way (thanks, Quebec), a Social Insurance Number, etc etc. We expected to stand in lines all day today but it actually went pretty fast and painlessly. After the Regie ...

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]]> Experimental Spanish novels, winter soups, Ian McEwan, cheese souffles, and Julia... tag:vox.com,2009-12-02:asset-6a00c2251e4a7f549d0123f1837630860f 2009-12-02T04:37:21Z 2009-12-02T14:50:34Z mcco12 http://mcco12.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Julia-child-with-rolling-pins Goytisolo Cheese souffle Atonement

*Cooking a lot the last few weeks. I guess it's my way of getting ready for winter: I've made chicken tortellini soup twice, chicken fettucini soup, chilli, cream of cauliflower soup, popovers twice, meatloaf, plus I've baked cake twice and cookie...

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The obedient bunny -- c'est moi

You know how life gets to feeling stale some days. Blech. Lately just in a funk or something. I tend to get a bit mellowish when winter starts but it's not really depressed. First off, I don't really have much to get depressed about. I guess it's ...

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]]> Strange video. GREAT song. tag:vox.com,2009-11-27:asset-6a00c2251e4a7f549d01240b7e35f3860e 2009-11-27T01:51:13Z 2009-11-27T01:51:13Z mcco12 http://mcco12.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Babooshka - Kate Bush

An oldie but goodie...

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]]> Two great Quebec films tag:vox.com,2009-11-22:asset-6a00c2251e4a7f549d0123ddc112f9860b 2009-11-22T00:02:05Z 2009-11-22T01:48:48Z mcco12 http://mcco12.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Mon Oncle Antoine - Criterion Collection jesus of montreal

Mon oncle Antoine. Hailed by many as the best Canadian film ever made, this movie blew me away. It's about nothing interesting, really, but the imagery of small town Quebec life, the English vs French struggle, lost innocence, and the lies we all...

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