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Eden

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My Interests

Many and varied... Here are a few: knitting, interactive public art, bellydancing (cabaret & tribal style), Burning Man, spontaneous travel, D.I.Y., volunteering at my local humane society.

I'd like to meet:

A select few, but I'm afraid I'd be unable to maintain any degree of poise upon meeting them. Best not to make a supreme ass of myself...

Music:

Perennial favourites: a-ha, David Bowie, Beastie Boys, Madonna, Bauhaus, The Orb, The Cure, AC/DC, NIN, Radiohead, Dick Dale, Art of Noise, Kraftwerk, etc., running the gamut from trance to metal.In heavy iPod rotation: a-ha, Sigur Rós, Maduro, Múm, Apocalyptica, NIN, Godspeed! You Black Emperor, The Arcade Fire, collide, Morten Harket, Magne F, Apoptygma Berzerk, Stephen Durrant, Radiohead, Ministry, The White Stripes, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Boards of Canada, Beastie Boys, Motorhead, Lorraine, Mew, Astral Projection, and various Middle Eastern and fusion bellydance tunes.

Television:

Too much for my own good.

Heroes:

It's always been the Incredible Hulk for me... though Wolverine comes in a close second. ;P

My Blog

Russell, Day 2

My, how quickly they grow... LOL Check him out: Russell's ears and whiskers have really grown in the past day and a half, and both his eyes are fully open. His whiskers are quite the impressive spray,...
Posted by Eden on Sun, 27 Jan 2008 02:46:00 PST

Meet Russell, house mouseling

This shy little guy is Russell. He's a 10-14 day old house mouse, and has come into my care via a friend's boss, who caught him in his store. Couldn't have been much of a challenge to catch Russell; ...
Posted by Eden on Sat, 26 Jan 2008 01:01:00 PST

A soppy little sendoff to 2007...

Well well well, it's been quite a year, 2007.Mostly good, a little, less so, but on the whole a smashing year. I travelled to Europe three times and with each journey made new friendships and cemented...
Posted by Eden on Wed, 02 Jan 2008 04:58:00 PST

R.I.P. shy Cirra

Little mouse who did not like us, at least not demonstrably so, we miss you and hope there is a mouse heaven where you are already being groomed by your three sisters already there. Cirra is the ...
Posted by Eden on Wed, 12 Dec 2007 12:35:00 PST

Miracle mice...

Just a quick little update for those of you wondering about the two old ladies, Pilea and Cirra.These old girls just keep on ticking! They look just awful, but still seem to be chipper and enjoying th...
Posted by Eden on Mon, 10 Dec 2007 11:30:00 PST

Von (Hope), for Pilea & Cirra

For my two remaining white cloud mice, Pilea & Cirra, I've chosen Von, by Sigur Rós (I do prefer the live version, but this is what I could find on MySpace). Von, I gather, means hope.I have so ma...
Posted by Eden on Thu, 04 Oct 2007 10:48:00 PST

A fond farewell to Ed Mirvish, aka Honest Ed, Toronto luminary and personality

Today Toronto lost a great man, a man of the people, Mr. Ed Mirvish.Please read a little about Mr. Mirvish:Ed MirvishHonest Ed'sWe never did make it to one of his famous birthday parties; always were ...
Posted by Eden on Wed, 11 Jul 2007 12:25:00 PST

RIP Strata

Strata left us rather suddenly very early Saturday morning, and she did not "go gently into that good night"; she tried to run away from it, and I believe she was in great pain and very afraid.  ...
Posted by Eden on Mon, 18 Jun 2007 06:29:00 PST

Mouse Report

Just a brief report here...Strata came through her surgery with flying colours (though the lump's makeup is still a mystery), and was even given a "certificate of bravery and good behaviour", meaning ...
Posted by Eden on Thu, 24 May 2007 08:02:00 PST

RIP Cumula

It is with great sadness that I announce our sweet Cumula's passing this past Sunday evening.  We believe she died in her sleep, with her sisters Pilea and Strata piled up close.Thank you, everyo...
Posted by Eden on Mon, 14 May 2007 09:56:00 PST