I hope that no one takes this the wrong way, but I think that part of the reason that is true about Michaela Coel is because she’s very unusual looking. She’s incredibly talented, but my own brain is fascinated by her because it just can’t categorize her. Is she beautiful? Is she unattractive? Is she both? How can she…

Pink grew up in the same incredibly white suburb that I did. Anything that comes out of her mouth that doesn’t sound like a Mid-Atlantic, educated, (slightly upper) middle class white person from a town which is 98% white is a lie. 

I've never watched it, but yet I'm 98% certain that you are 100% correct (which is why I'll never watch it). 

Now I’m wondering what is involved in actually suing someone under this utterly absurd law. To be clear, I am 100% opposed to this law, but I’m intrigued by the notion of as many ridiculous lawsuits being filed as possible (only against the provider who has bravely taken on this burden) so as to decimate this law. Can…

I actually wanted to move to Canada for a number of years before my offer of employment came in, so I already had all the “So You Want to Move to Canada” sort of books. Some of them are very good. I also had a Nexus card for frequent border crossings, which helps a bit as it means you’ve already been fully vetted by…

Thank you very much Corporal. I haven’t been able to vote in Canada yet (I just passed the test, but have no idea as to how long it will take for me to actually become a citizen, especially in these covid times), but yeah, I really dislike the idea that you only get one say in your federal well-being. I grew up in a…

Edmonton sounds like Boston, or maybe even Sudbury, lol. In both places there’s a whole lot of roads which seem to be designed to keep you from getting to your destination in any sort of timely or logical manner.

Thanks Phoebe. Yeah, moving to Canada is a trip. When you do you realize just how different some things are and unfortunately no one can really explain them properly because they don’t have the same reference points that you do. Canada isn’t perfect, but it’s heart is in the right place, lol. I generally felt more at…

Thank you very much. Yeah, each system has its own pluses & minuses, but I like the idea of being able to vote for that one candidate who might do an amazing job for your local area without it really effecting who the executive is.  

HI Phoebe - Welcome to the Great White North! You always used to come for part of the year & your partner is a citizen (correct?), so you should be off to a good start already. Are you in the Maritimes? Nova Scotia is one of my absolute favourite (yes, you’ll largely have to change over to British spellings now -…

Really? That surprises the hell out of me. You’re the super-cool cat guy from Alaska (or is it Nebraska?). Are you telling me that other people didn’t instantly recognize this quality in you? Or maybe you posted a fuzzy friend who looked just like my rear departed Smeed in your very first post so I instantly started…

As a U.S. citizen living in Canada (hold on a second though, I actually took & passed my Canadian citizenship test TODAY), I have to say that my biggest issue with the Canadian electoral system is that you cannot directly for the person to be Prime Minister. I suppose this goes back to the very specific place & time…

So the phone which would automatically log me into Kinja died the other day & now I’ve had to create a whole new account. I’ve only been on Jezebel very intermittently over the past year, but I’ll be looking to follow those of you who have brightened my evenings in the past. Tons of ongoing drama for me, but I still…