Category: Ottawa
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The things you learn when you don’t feel like sleeping.
Things like… 5:00 in the morning is the perfect time if you plan to take a walk in Ottawa. The only thing I could hear this morning besides the sound of my own breathing and the birds was… well… more birds. And the occasional car. But nothing like what it’ll … Read the rest
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You know you’re from Ottawa when… (with 2024 updates)
It’s only funny because 90% of it is true. Except I used to be on the wrong end of number 2. And now, updated for 2024, because apparently people still read this thing. You know you’re from Ottawa when… You think that 613 is the only area code that exists … Read the rest
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Respecting my elders gets difficult when they’re idiots.
The teenagers complaining about the bus not being here now, now, now take a back seat suddenly when compared with my latest discovery on my way to work tonight–the grandpa who actually calls the control station for the city buses to complain because one of the doors to the shelter … Read the rest
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Yep, it had to be Friday.
So I’m standing at the bus stop on my way to work tonight, and sure enough, I think those same people were there tonight who were a couple weeks back. I kinda recognised the voices, anyway… at least a couple of ’em. And again, they were complaining because the bus … Read the rest
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Hey look, an update!
There’s a whole hell of a lot to update yall on, and I have no idea when my next call’s coming in, so let’s see how much I can cram into a small piece of downtime. ***************** I never noticed teenagers were quite that whiny when I was one. And, … Read the rest
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I definitely should have done this ages ago.
I always thought the walk from my place to work and back was actually kinda nice. Even when it was upwards of -25 degrees and I’d spend 15 minutes after getting here bitching to no end about the cold. But it actually *is* rather enjoyable, in spite of that. Perhaps … Read the rest
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I feel so devalued right now.
Apparently, by 2010 I could be making about as much as that moron at Tim Horton’s who, after taking your coffee order for the fifth time, still gives you the wrong one–I live in Ottawa. There are a *lot* of those. That’s the plan, anyway, according to our oh so … Read the rest
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And from the “You’re just realizing that now?” department…
The shocking discovery that people pay way too freaking much for rent in Ontario. I mean, I probably don’t have much room to complain–I can still aford the not quite modest amount I pay on a monthly basis to the folks who keep a roof over my head. But still. … Read the rest
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Now we’re bordering on the ridiculous.
It makes sense to ban the use of things like cell phones and MP3 players inside the classroom, and anyone who tells me differently is on crack. But if you’ve got a couple minutes between classes, when the most you’re doing is probably either hanging out at your locker/at the … Read the rest
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Insanity: my life summarized.
A whole shitload’s happened since I last had time to breathe, let alone post here, so I’ll try to squeeze it all into the half hour I have to write before my shift starts. Lessee… where to start. It would have been so much less confusion with a phone call. … Read the rest