I decided to quit smoking four days ago. For the last few months it's been very difficult to sustain my nicotine addiction because it's so goddamn expensive. And I'm tired of being a slave to cigarettes. I want to be in control. I don't want to waste...

The heat-wave has abated some, giving Vancouverites the ability to breathe freely once again. To those who have posted comments calling the people who are complaining about the heatwave "whiners" I'd like to say something."Some of us in the greater...

Or at least making me daydream about a medically induced coma for the duration of the heatwave. I've lived in the Vancouver area for nearly twelve years and never was it this hot for this long. I wish I could sleep in a tub of ice. Today I had my...