Cynical Sarah

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Now I’m a Believer

Posted by Cynical Sarah on June 24, 2006

I’m now a believer – there is a Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy really does give you money for your teeth and miracles do happen. Ok, the first two are a stretch, but just this past week, I experienced my own little miracle.


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Cursed Tongue: Stop Pushing My Buttons!

Posted by CursedTongue on June 16, 2006

My husband is a card-carrying nerd, Lord of the Rings reading, Sci Fi-loving technophile. There was a time when I could add Mt. Dew guzzling to that list, but he gave it up because he decided he would like to have some of his natural teeth when he gets older. It often happens that we have to hammer out his need for items with hard drives and silicone chips with wants of mine for frivolous things like curtains and patio furniture.


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Top Five Worst Ways to Lose Weight

Posted by Cynical Sarah on June 15, 2006

5. Contracting a parasite.
I’ve seen an example of this on a TV show once, and I heard that’s how Bette Midler lost so much weight. But I doubt having wriggling tape worms in your stomache is worth fitting into a pair of pants a size or two smaller.
4. The crack or meth method.
Don’t believe everything [...]


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Insanity Brings People Together

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Just when I thought I’d finally seen it all, the public transportation continues to surprise me with its wild and wacky patrons. I’ve been using public transit for more than a year now. The novelty hadn’t quite worn off until recently when I went back to work again and started riding the Skytrain every day.


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Cursed Tongue: Refrigerate This

Posted by CursedTongue on June 14, 2006

On Saturday, when I opened my refrigerator, I noticed it was kind of warm inside. The digital readout said 68 degrees. The words, “That can’t be right,” struggled to surface in my sleep-fogged brain. The fridge was six months old. So the good news was that the fridge was under warranty. The bad news was that there was about $300 worth of groceries in there.


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World Cup What?

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I consider myself to be a sort of tomboy when it comes to sports. During football season, it doesn’t really matter who’s playing on a Sunday, I’ll still try to watch at least one of the games. If one of my teams is actually playing in a televised game that day, only the brave or stupid would try to rip me away from the TV.


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