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[1 Mar 2010 | 2 Comments | ]
is it over?

I find myself in Seattle for the weekend. Not just any weekend.  Possibly the most important weekend in any Canadian’s life.  If you’re not Canadian, check out this (SPOILER ALERT!) and if you are Canadian, then you know what I’m talking about.

So it’s 11:45am and Sam and I arrive at Buckley’s.  If it isn’t for the fact that I am wearing a dark blue sweater, I would be feeling completely out of place.  There are no spare seats so we stand awkwardly between some tables, we order two ‘cheap local …

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[22 Feb 2010 | One Comment | ]
What’s Up, Canada?

Yesterday we biked 40km to find a fish-mongers. It was a long day.

Upon arriving home with our 1.5lb bag of mussels, we noticed the hordes of people spewing out of the pubs, bars and restaurants along Broadway. It turned out that Canada was playing America in the men’s hockey… Kind of a big deal.

We scurried home to drop off our dinner and rushed back out to catch the last period of the game. It was CAN 2 – USA 4 with 5 minutes left in the game …

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[8 Dec 2009 | 5 Comments | ]

i somehow got onto the subject of dating with one of my canadian friends.  which reminded me of the time i moved to vancouver (3 months ago) and i was confused about this whole concept of dating that seemed to take place in these parts.  i wrote home to one of my good friends to see if he could offer any advice and this is what he sent back… i hope he doesn’t mind me posting it…

Dating? I’m Kiwi. Kiwis don’t date. We get drunk and pash. If we have …