2008

The dangerous thing about having an apartment is that suddenly, all those hours that I’ve...

More champagne, please!

The hunt for the perfect apartment came to an abrupt and almost unexpected end on Saturday, after...

Moments

At the coffeehouse, they are playing Jack Johnson. I am sitting in my favourite chair, the giant...

Sometimes, online shopping is so much more enjoyable than shopping in the real world. In the real...

At the checkout counter in my favourite store, I realize that every single item I’ve selected...

Champagne, please!

I’ve been offered the job!

Not available

A summary of the apartment-hunting process so far: Me: Hello, I’d like to enquire about the...

Fashion statement

While walking through Beacon Hill Park, we end up behind two eclectically-dressed girls. We follow...

Eat this

If you live in (or near) Victoria, or if you’re planning to visit sometime soon, you need to...

The coffee shop is surprisingly empty today, save for three students with their textbooks spread out...

Differences of opinion

My list of priorities when evaluating apartments: Must have hardwood floors. This, although utterly...

A city is a place where there is no need to wait for next week to get the answer to a question, to...

I love summer.

Scenario: I’m wearing a black dress and black high-heeled shoes, walking down Douglas Street...

Apartment hunting is leaving me with a subtle but noticeable feeling of anxiety: The moment I turn...

Listen

So far, apartment hunting is proving to be a lot less fun and a lot more stressful than I thought it...

Spotted: A woman is attempting to navigate through traffic downtown while simultaneously applying...

So, I’ve just been informed that all these years I’ve been saying...

In exactly one month, I’ll have completely finished my degree. This is so simultaneously...

Listen

When you’re ravenously hungry and have an overwhelming urge to eat something — anything...

I left my heart in San Francisco...

Already wanting to go back again.

Listen

Apparently, the carbon monoxide detector in the hall is highly sensitive to… hairspray.

A very incomplete list of memorable moments from my San Francisco trip: Eating swoon-worthy pizza...

San Francisco, I just might be in love with you.

San Francisco moment: An elderly woman gets onto a bus carrying several shopping bags and wearing a...

Good news: By sitting on the suitcase while yanking on the zipper as hard as possible, I was able to...

Lately, I’ve been toying with the idea of moving to Paris for a few months, renting a charming...

I love it when I can actually find a chair in the library cafe that’s close enough to an...

Right now: So badly in need of a latté.

Every time I eat at a Romeo’s restaurant, I always leave with my clothes smelling like...

Change is good, right?

If you visited verbalized.net and you’re seeing this, then it worked - welcome to the new...

Reading...

The Morning News’ “Letters From Paris” series of six articles about moving from...

These days, Google can do no wrong

Thoughts on preparing a resume

So, I’ve been sitting here in front of the computer for half an hour, staring at my resume in...

After several years of owning a cell phone but hating text messaging with a passion, I’ve...

Top three reasons why I’m so excited to be heading back to San Francisco again: All those...

Nothing defines the feeling of panic more than flipping your wallet open in that fluid, practiced...

I’m going to try my hand at this blogging thing again. Every time I try to stop writing, I...