Christine Rowlands Writing & Editing
Making words count
I'm not trying to be controversial, but I ride a bike. I like to ride it where I like (ding ding!) but a little paint,…
The most common type of dream I have goes something like this: I'm trying to get somewhere and can't seem to do it because all…
As the old curse goes, we certainly are living in interesting times here in the year 2017. A couple of years ago, (the bending of)…
Continue reading → The simple hack to change someone’s mind!
I was reading one of those articles. You know, the job hunting and/or career advice ones where they tell you to "cultivate your personal brand."…
I feel like a broken record, but it's been another long stretch of non-blogging. Site updates are coming soon, however. In the meantime, enjoy this…
New Year's Eve is almost here. The ultimate deadline, there's no putting it off. It's also that lull week between Christmas and NYE, and with…
Continue reading → One more sleep to countdown to 2015. How was your year?
Vancouver, BC, has many spectacular natural sights. Views we have in abundance; go to any high place and you can gawk at the mountains, the…
There it is. I'm going to open up. Sort of. No, I'm going to try. I consume too much media and write too little of…
The European horsemeat scandal got a little too close to home with the news that Swedish meatballs sold at IKEA stores in Europe were possibly…
The other day on the train, a woman across the aisle dropped her book, and at a glance, you could tell it was of the…
Continue reading → E-books for the ladies of the world
∞The consequence of living is accumulating stuff. Papers and brochures and business cards from travels or taking a class or going to a conference. Books…
First they took us all to task for our font snobbery. Now they're telling punctuation bar jokes. Whenever I visit McSweeney's, I remember why I…
Continue reading → Madly crushing on McSweeney’s Internet Tendency
Today I couldn't find the bus pass. I had it last night when I got on the bus home, but this morning it was in…
Lately I've become disillusioned with the whole social media thing. Though I've never understood Twitter, I've always liked Facebook as an easy way to "keep…
Kirby Ferguson, also known as Goodie Bag, is a mad genius. His videoblog/monologues may not all be work-safe viewing, but they're brilliant nonetheless. Some of…
After an outcry by arts groups, mainly by Vancouver's wonderful Alliance for Arts and Culture, it seems that the government types have reinstated the approximately…
I have a bad habit of watching/reading the news in the morning. Today is Budget Day in the province formerly known as Beautiful British Columbia,…
For the last couple weeks, it seems like you can't open an ear without hearing "Twitter" or "Tweet" or some variation on "follow." Celebrities (or…
My friend Rob sent me a link to the blog My First Dictionary. It's gloriously dark and ironic. Rob is awesome.
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