Author: Monique (Page 64 of 131)

I am a lion: A potent, playful, preening dominator.

Take the quiz.

YOU’RE A LION!
You’re a curious cross between potent and playful, and on occasion you take yourself too seriously. You have a vain streak, and gazing into a mirror seldom fails to please you. You like to be surrounded by friends, and savour a sense of casual dominion over them. You can move quickly on your feet when you need to, but generally you prefer taking it slow. Through and through, you’re a lion.

Wild lions currently exist in Sub-Saharan Africa and in Asia, and there’s a critically endangered remnant population in northwest India. The animal is extinct in North Africa, the Middle East, and Western Asia. With exceptionally large males exceeding 250 kg in weight, it is the second-largest living cat after the tiger. That might not sound like a vulnerable animal, but it is.

Birthday Photos …

Sunday was my birthday.

I made natural perfume all weekend with Ayala Sender.

Who also gave me amazing chocolate truffles.

Then we had a cocktail party and went to see the new James Bond at the Dunbar, home of Vancouver’s best popcorn. We filled a row of theatre seats. There was dress up.

R & 007

James made cake. A delicious, chocolate cake.

And today, the Beasts took me and Super Nate, who is also celebrating a birthday, for lunch. We wore our birthday t-shirts. Mine says “Not your average Muggle.” I like this a lot.

I love celebrating my friends, and I love celebrating my birthday. What good fortune to combine the two. Thanks for all the presents and birthday wishes. You all (or y’all, as I understand to be a personal pronoun in some States) make me very happy!

Although tomorrow is Canadian Remembrance Day, I have a story about 2 Americans who faced seemingly insurmountable odds and who chose to sacrifice themselves. The loose connection to Remembrance Day is that one is a wartime story.

Have fun on a Monday:
Read the story of Easy Eddie and Butch O’Hare …

Thanks to @ehrenc on Twitter, here’s the link to Victoria Barnsley’s (HarperCollins UK) speech on change in publishing. Read it! She is living and breathing the Web 2.0 world from the position of someone who’s been in the business long enough to remember receiving handwritten manuscripts. (Ok, I’m that old too, but those were really old writers.) http://snurl.com/57cm0

index // mb has a great article: New Digital Initiative: Indigo Takes Wheel, Tries to Reinvent?

Indigo’s online strategy re: ebooks and digital content and what would be better.

Totally agree and wish I had time to reflect more on this topic.

Madness of the day awaits …

This is Halloween
This is Halloween
Pumpkins growl in the dead of night …

Thank you daylight savings time for giving me an extra hour to find fluff on the internet. (Thanks for the link Sio!)

Kate Trgovac‘s wise words are now part of the Age of Conversation, a book written by an international team of 237 bloggers from 16 different countries.

Way to go Kate!

Wow, the new Whitecap Books website is awesome. I am bias because I’ve worked with Paschal on Trading in Memories. But this is a really cool redesign. I think his specialty is Drupal sites that don’t look like Drupal sites. Love it. Looks very yummy and friendly. I want to spend time looking around.

http://whitecap.ca/