tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-362573362024-03-07T05:45:31.273-04:00Ellie FishI don't need a reason - this is the internet.Ellie Fishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14944114068485993012noreply@blogger.comBlogger815125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36257336.post-34814960671349344822013-08-09T18:00:00.000-03:002013-08-09T18:00:01.518-03:00HiatusSorry everyone. Summer got too busy. I've been away three of the last four weeks for work, and everything else in my life fell to the wayside. I've got to take some time to catch up. I'll be back in the fall! Ellie Fishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14944114068485993012noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36257336.post-71002370822530106412013-07-18T07:35:00.000-03:002013-07-18T07:35:01.167-03:00Home ImprovementI intend to get a dog. When I was shopping for my house, a fully fenced back yard was a requirement. And my house had that, with one catch. The back deck was open to the front of the house via a staircase, so while the yard was fenced, it wasn't entirely enclosed.<br />
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<br />Ellie Fishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14944114068485993012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36257336.post-11927717480562161562013-07-13T07:38:00.000-03:002013-07-13T07:38:00.851-03:00Flowers 3The flower I mentioned in <a href="http://elliefish.blogspot.ca/2013/06/flowers-2.html">this post</a>, with the trellis, has bloomed. It's a beautiful purple flower. I still don't know what the fuck it is.<br />
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Ellie Fishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14944114068485993012noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36257336.post-9657274470723524102013-07-09T13:38:00.000-03:002013-07-09T13:38:00.035-03:00When fish and verb tense jokes collide<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">A man is on his first visit to Boston, and he wants to try some of that delicious New England seafood that he’d long heard about. So he gets into a cab, and asks the driver, ‘Can you take me to where I can get scrod?’ The driver replies, ‘I’ve heard that question a thousand times, but never in the pluperfect subjunctive.’</span></blockquote>
<a href="http://www.salon.com/2013/07/01/the_ten_nerdiest_jokes_of_all_time/" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">Source.</a>Ellie Fishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14944114068485993012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36257336.post-20528726425677876712013-07-04T06:00:00.000-03:002013-07-04T06:00:06.067-03:00Don't tell me I'm too oldI don't know if any of you who read this also check out my <a href="http://ellie-fish.tumblr.com/">tumblr</a> page. It is updated far more frequently, mostly because it requires almost no effort. I only mention it because I have <i>32 </i>followers on tumblr. I'm pretty sure that makes me internetfamous. Ellie Fishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14944114068485993012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36257336.post-90980602955016213572013-07-01T09:22:00.000-03:002013-07-02T22:59:48.686-03:00I've waited four years for this...<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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I no longer have student loan debt! I just have all the other debts, but no student loan. That's what matters. My overpriced education is finally paid for.Ellie Fishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14944114068485993012noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36257336.post-41642799762553493852013-06-27T07:30:00.000-03:002013-06-27T09:22:35.561-03:00I'm a child for laughing at this<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Thanks, <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/story/2013/06/21/pei-ferry-federal-investment-584.html">CBC</a>. Ellie Fishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14944114068485993012noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36257336.post-12987614826236734652013-06-21T07:00:00.000-03:002013-06-21T08:39:26.241-03:00Dear Oz,It's summer! Remember summer? I don't. Not really. I had to refresh my memory.<br />
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Ellie Fishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14944114068485993012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36257336.post-31669960379724861572013-06-20T07:00:00.000-03:002013-06-20T07:44:07.404-03:00Happy Birthday Oz! I've been sick, so I haven't been able to prepare my <a href="http://elliefish.blogspot.ca/2012/06/happy-birthday-oz.html">usual</a> post for you. When I'm feeling better I'll pull together a belated one.Ellie Fishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14944114068485993012noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36257336.post-83780669581133558622013-06-15T07:30:00.000-03:002013-06-15T07:30:01.664-03:00The Last OceanThe <a href="http://halifaxoceanfilmfest.ca/">Halifax Oceans Film Fest</a> is going on now, and last night I went to a screening of <i><a href="http://www.lastocean.org/">The Last Ocean</a></i>. It's a movie I hadn't heard about previously, on a topic I only knew in passing. <br />
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It was a good movie in that it got its message across. It had some beautiful Antarctic footage. Lots of penguins, some seals. Not really enough fish for my tastes, though, given that it was a movie about the effect of overfishing on this system. But there was some amazing under-the-ice footage that was wonderful. My main problem with it is that it covered a large time span - over 10 years and it was often unclear <i>when</i> they were talking about. It's a bit of a convoluted story and I think the timeline could have been more clear.<br />
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The movie was very critical of the New Zealand government, the fishing industry, and the Marine Stewardship Certification process (for all of you that think MSC seafood is always a good choice, you might want to do more research). The best quote in the movie, and by "best" I mean "most infuriating," was an industry rep who said that a well-managed fishery is just as effective as a marine protected area. If I'd been at home and not in public watching this, I would have yelled at the screen. That statement totally ignores the whole entire point of marine protected areas. To <i>protect</i>. The <i>area</i>. Not the fishery. Ugh. Unlike a lot of nature docs, this one didn't really try to end on a positive, all-is-not-lost tone. They did say that the Ross Sea can still be saved, and that we should join in the fight. And stop eating Chilean Sea Bass.Ellie Fishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14944114068485993012noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36257336.post-60722625980448321792013-06-12T06:30:00.000-03:002013-06-13T07:33:09.119-03:00"A whale has eaten one of the trainers."Thanks for sticking around. I now reward you with a trailer for a movie that is going to make me cry. I know that because the trailer almost made me cry.<br />
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The other flower patch has two plants growing in it. One has lovely tall stalks with hanging bell-shaped flowers:<br />
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And the other is, so far, just big green leaves (sorry for the blurry photo):<br />
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Then I have another, entirely different plant with its own little trellis that it's steadily climbing up.<br />
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<br />Ellie Fishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14944114068485993012noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36257336.post-16884846361944428192013-06-04T22:00:00.000-03:002013-06-06T07:47:07.725-03:00Tree 2 :UpdatedAfter my last post about <a href="http://elliefish.blogspot.ca/2013/05/tree.html">My Tree</a>, Kimm said she thought it was a slippery elm, and Deb said red maple. While I was away, the leaves started to come out and the tree turned all lovely and green.<br />
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For some dumb reason, I didn't take a close-up of the leaves yesterday. But they don't look like a slippery elm, so is it red maple? Or something else? I bet it's going to look bitchin' in the fall.<br />
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<br />Ellie Fishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14944114068485993012noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36257336.post-5028263756312317872013-05-21T09:00:00.000-03:002013-05-21T09:00:13.003-03:00The List of Top 10 Most Read Books in the World......is making me sad.<br />
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How long before <i>Fifty Shades of Grey</i> knocks Anne Frank off the list? I console myself, ineffectually, with the thought that at least people are still reading. That's something. A very small something.Ellie Fishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14944114068485993012noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36257336.post-88526763000371932982013-05-18T13:00:00.000-03:002013-05-18T13:00:03.981-03:00Flowers (?)These are growing in my yard.<br />
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The buds turned into little red flowery things, that shed all over my yard.<br />
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What kind of tree is this?Ellie Fishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14944114068485993012noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36257336.post-83041796759849249462013-05-13T06:00:00.000-03:002013-05-12T14:04:00.113-03:00Squirrel<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The squirrels really like my bird feeder. This one is named <a href="https://www.google.ca/search?q=rowsdower&client=firefox-a&hs=8jv&hl=en&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=n8qPUYmPCMeT0QHiiYDIDA&sqi=2&ved=0CCwQsAQ&biw=1366&bih=639">Rowsdower</a>. Ellie Fishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14944114068485993012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36257336.post-51073406036580344022013-05-12T14:03:00.003-03:002013-05-12T14:03:44.437-03:00My yard<br />
I have a yard now. It came with the house.<br />
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There are little flower plots in the yard, as well as a bush, and a tree. I don't know what <i>any</i> of them are, but I'm really enjoying watching them come alive in our wet, wet, Halifax spring. Stay tuned for more exciting, in-depth coverage of all the crap growing in my yard. <br />
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<br />Ellie Fishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14944114068485993012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36257336.post-36970728917564581842013-05-12T13:25:00.000-03:002013-05-12T13:25:00.115-03:00CommentsFor some reason, I don't think I've been getting email notification for when comments are submitted. I apologize if your comment took a long time to appear. Ellie Fishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14944114068485993012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36257336.post-82843591268480297032013-04-24T18:56:00.001-03:002013-04-24T18:56:52.777-03:00Scarfolk Council: Scarfolk tourism poster 1972<blockquote class="tr_bq"><a href="http://scarfolk.blogspot.com/2013/02/scarfolk-tourism-poster-1972.html?spref=bl">Scarfolk Council: Scarfolk tourism poster 1972</a>: Despite the letter spacing typo on the poster, Scarfolk's 1972 tourism campaign was as successful as the mayor had hoped. Seven tourists...</blockquote> I am so in love with this site right now, it's shameful. Ellie Fishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14944114068485993012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36257336.post-25265139718428983372013-04-18T07:00:00.000-03:002013-04-18T08:33:39.253-03:00ClimatophileI had a panic attack earlier this week. I went to check Environment Canada's weather office page, for the weather, as I tend to do a few times a day. But it was different. Out of nowhere they redesigned it. They changed the icons to these terrible [more] cartoony shapes, and the colours are all dull, and it's terrible and I hate it.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The<b> new</b> design. Apparent blue raindrop are "rain" and gray raindrops are "drizzle. "</td></tr>
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I can't be the only one who dislikes this! Speak up, my friends.<br />
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The Weather Network is also going to change their display. They, at least, have the decency to inform us in advance and provide a countdown. <a href="http://elliefish.blogspot.ca/2007/06/ottawa-sucks-but-thats-not-why-canada.html">Historically</a>, I don't handle changes to how my weather information is provided. I'm sure I won't like this change either.<br />
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<br />Ellie Fishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14944114068485993012noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36257336.post-37940812147555016912013-04-12T16:00:00.000-03:002013-04-12T16:00:04.769-03:00Best context-free <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/story/2013/04/11/mb-texting-shallow-morality-research-university-winnipeg.html">headline</a> of the day:<br />
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<br />Ellie Fishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14944114068485993012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36257336.post-56342540007630313782013-04-12T12:29:00.001-03:002013-04-12T12:29:39.585-03:00xkcd, anyone?The <a href="http://xkcd.com/1190/">"Time</a>" comic is <a href="http://www.avclub.com/articles/two-weeks-later-that-xkcd-comic-is-still-telling-a,96186/"><i>still</i> going.</a> Check out the <a href="http://xkcd.aubronwood.com/#">whole</a> animation.<br />
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<br />Ellie Fishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14944114068485993012noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36257336.post-27236737161806193372013-03-27T14:45:00.001-03:002013-03-27T14:45:29.979-03:00There's a reason why I love this townYesterday after work I went to Chapters. I walked thorough the door and the first thing I saw was Joel Plaskett. The actual human. Just walking around with some kid. I've never seen him in Halifax/Dartmouth in a non-performance capacity. It's so cool that he just <i>lives</i> here.Ellie Fishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14944114068485993012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36257336.post-84217102252190345082013-03-10T09:29:00.001-03:002013-03-10T09:29:30.232-03:00PSA<span style="font-size: large;">Spring Forward!</span>Ellie Fishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14944114068485993012noreply@blogger.com0