If you're into anime, you're going to love Satellite Girl and Milk Cow, a charming fantasy/science fiction romance that follows an out of commission satellite that picks up a lovelorn ballad on her radio antenna and descends to Earth to find the source. This debut feature-length film from Korean director Chang Hyung-yun has received an Asia Pacific Screen Award nomination for … [Read more...]
[GIVEAWAY] Take Transit Home with Translinkstore.ca
Public transit has a special place in my heart. As an elementary school student I would grab the three shiny quarters my mom left on the counter for me each day and catch the bus to school. It was a short trip down Lynne Valley Road from my house to my school, but it was the beginning of my foray into independence. Public transit in Metro Vancouver consists of the bus, … [Read more...]
How do you Netflix?
November. Where has the year gone? I swear just yesterday we were racing from school pickup to the outdoor spray park and enjoying late night summer-time picnics. Now, somehow it's late fall and equally dark in the morning as it is in the early evening. The weather is cooler, and much rainier in Vancouver which triggers the switch from marathon baseball games outside to … [Read more...]
Trick, Treat, or Binge? 5 flix to watch this Halloween
Trick-or-treat, smell my feet, give me something good to... watch? Halloween also happens to be my dads birthday, which means after trick-or-treating is done, and we've finished blowing shit up (fireworks are kind of a big deal in our family), we finish off the night with a good 'ole small screen scare. Much like your annual trick-or-treating route map, Netflix has compiled a … [Read more...]
3 tips to make car buying easy
Disclosure: This is a sponsored post, however as always, all opinions are my own. Until the birth of my first child, I was never much of a car person. Never picky on colour, make or model (although my father is a staunch Chevy supporter, so that brand loyalty was somewhat bred into me), so long as it started up and got me from A to B, I was happy. Adding a tiny passenger to … [Read more...]