This post is for my best friend, Cara. She loves Joseph Gordon-Levitt and I love gifs. So, put the two together and you have this wonderfully weird Saturday blog post. Keep on keeping on. Continue reading Not Bad (or A Post for Cara)
Exciting news! If you’re reading this you might already know but my blog, CanadianToEnglishDictionary, can now be found at http://www.outloudkat.com! Wowzers. So neat! I figured since I was no longer living in England—and no longer bringing you the latest in stuff the Brits do in a funny way—it was time to change the old blog title. Of course, you can still go back through the … Continue reading Dot Com!
After politely refusing every cuppa tea offered to me in the 18 months that I lived in England, and only starting to experiment with the drink after moving back to Canada, I felt kind of ashamed and secretive about my new habit. After finally admitting that I was starting to get a taste for the brew, my former boss and current friend said my apple … Continue reading Teatotaler
What are the 12 days of Christmas? When do they start? Do they end with Christmas? Do they start with Christmas? Do they exist solely for that song? Why do they include so many farm birds? Can anyone remember all the lyrics? All I know is there was no alcohol in the 12 Days song, which means I am not interested in those days. I’ll … Continue reading The Nine Days of Boozemas
Nothing was trendier in 2012 than cake on a stick. Except for maybe bacon. But really, bacon is a staple food in every year. This year cake pops or cake on a stick or cake balls were all the rage. Even I made them! Usually my cooking is limited to old favourites or traditional can’t-go-wrongs, but this year I went wild to try to make … Continue reading Trendy Treats – 10 Steps To Eating Off A Stick!
There are many things in the world that can remind you that you’re getting old, for instance, waking up with an achy back for absolutely no reason. Seriously, what is that? I have a fancy mattress and everything. Another sign that you’re getting old is the kinds of parties you attend. I was recently at a party where someone intricately tied a paper towel around … Continue reading My Grown-Up Christmas List (or How I Know I’m Getting Old)
My office has a shuttle service from our building to the first major subway station, about a 15 minute drive. This is a free service so when one of its elements comes up just under par, you kind of shrug it off and say, “At least it’s here.” One of these things is, and granted this seems like it should be a biggie, is the driving. It is my … Continue reading I Did What?
For all the things that are great about Halloween—the candy, the costumes, the decorations—there a few things that I hate. Besides the pressure to come up with a really great costume, I absolutely hate Halloween puns. Normally I am a fan of punny word play, but there is one Halloween word that is so overused I can’t stand the sight or sound of it any … Continue reading Hallowhiney
I mentioned in my previous pumpkin post that I might do one more this year, well I did! My choir had a Halloween party last night and since everyone else was bringing cupcakes and backed goods, I thought I’d bring a pumpkin. This danced on the line between creepy and cool but I went all in and carved the choir dad’s faces. The likenesses turned … Continue reading One More Pumpkin
Every year at Halloween (except 2010, we shall never speak of 2010) I like to carve a fancy pumpkin. When I was a kid I always loved carving pumpkins but I always made them into faces; triangle eyes, pointy teeth, maybe a jagged scar if I was feeling ambitious, but definitely nothing to write home about. Then, in university, we had a pumpkin carving contest … Continue reading The Many Faces of Pumpkins
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