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Nous Sommes En France

Jan

18

2006

Well, we’re not actually in France at the moment, but I can’t remember how to say that in the past tense. It’s a long time since I studied French at school. But the point is, Naomi was over for a fortnight just after Christmas, and one of the things we did was to go to ...

Free iPods

Dec

20

2005

Yes, you can actually get a free ipod – I know people who have done it. Admittedly it is a bit of a pyramid scheme, but if you get in now you can still get an ipod. You just have to go to http://ipods.freepay.com/?r=25158422 and sign up for one of their offers. If you like ...

Winter Tires 2

Dec

6

2005

The chinook is well gone now, and the temperature hasn’t been above minus three for a week. In fact, it’s generally been about minus fifteen during the day, with cold peaks of minus twenty-three. There’s snow everywhere, and I’m starting to get used to driving on it with winter tyres. (And before anyone complains that ...

Chinook

Nov

23

2005

One of the nice advantages of Calgary over most of Canada is the Chinooks. Every so often a chinook wind comes in and heats the whole place up for a while. So although a week ago there was a day when the temperature didn’t get above minus two, this week has been quite mild, and ...

I Am Engaged 1

Nov

18

2005

Hey everyone – I’m engaged! I have been for just over a week, but I’ve been waiting until I’d managed to phone a load of people before posting it on here. Sorry if I haven’t phoned you, but it’s a bit awkward with the time difference and all that. Anyway, Naomi and I got engaged ...

My First NHL Game 1

Nov

8

2005

This evening I went to my first NHL game. The Calgary Flames were playing the Vancouver Canucks – the bottom team against the top team. They played each other on Saturday and Flames won 1-0. I was hoping there would be a few more goals scored tonight. There are a few things different at a ...

New Car 1

Nov

6

2005

Yesterday we bought our new Golf. It’s not actually a GTI, it’s a GL. But apart from having drum brakes at the rear instead of discs, it’s probably better, because it has 17″ wheels, lowered suspension, MOMO steering wheel and pedals and Recaro seats. And a pretty snazzy stereo which’ll play MP3 CDs. It’s also ...