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October 2012
August 2011
July 2011
June 2011
- BREAKING: Bread thief raids home in the middle of the night, gets caught trying to hide the evidence (4)
- How to get bit by your own dog in three easy steps: Another extremely helpful how-to guide by Chanel Wood. (Now with pictures!) (6)
- Some things (6)
November 2010
October 2010
August 2010
- The breakup letter (8)
- Jane* hacks Google Voice to work with her Canadian number, becomes one step closer to world domination (29)
April 2010
March 2010
February 2010
- Celebrity sightings: Two mass murderers (9)
- Of the olympic torch relay, canadian patriotism and oh yes, ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER! (10)
January 2010
- Highlights of January 2010 (5)
- How to snag yourself a pimp: 5 easy steps to getting started in the prostitution industry (25)
- Dear future husband, (24)
- 2010: The year of reinvention (10)
December 2009
November 2009
October 2009
- Car accident paparazzi (18)
- Tables, turned. (14)
- To neverland (8)
September 2009
- Full circle (11)
- What do you get when you combine 7 needles, the extraction of 3 wisdom teeth and the filling of 4 cavities? (16)
August 2009
- I can has more ice cream? (4)
- This pain party is by invitation only. (Alternatively titled: Chanel needs your advice and experiences. PLZ HELP.) (15)
- In which Chanel is pregnant (19)
- On growing up, part one (4)
July 2009
- On growing up (4)
- About the redesign: v.11 "work in progress" (21)
- My 15 minutes of fame (1)
- For your viewing pleasure (9)
- Brother-sister interactions (11)
June 2009
- Dissecting storm clouds (8)
- Sharp little words (13)
- Moroccan tomato stew over couscous (3)
- Chanel attempts house cleaning, learns the difference between first and second degree burns (9)
- Things that scare me (1)
May 2009
- Finger, meet string (5)
- About the redesign: v.10 (12)
- Links for 2009-05-22 (0)
- Elimination day cupcakes (6)
- Chanel and a landed immigrant with an expired visa cross the US border, hilarity ensues (2)
- Do you take risks? (11)
- Like botox, only better (5)
- The Vegas wrap-up (11)
April 2009
- Live from Motel 6 in Wells, NV! (Yeah, I had no idea where that was either until we stopped here) (7)
- Of 10K runs, makeupless faces and viva las vegas! plans (4)
- It's not officially spring... (3)
- Pop it, lock it, polka dot it (7)
- Are your children playing with Lucifer's testicles? (5)
- Brother becomes an entrepreneur, makes a 60% return on his investment (13)
- The March wrap-up (3)
March 2009
- Sometimes, I bet he wishes he wasn't related to me (1)
- Oh how time flies (6)
- Toasted bagel sandwich with Canadian "bacon" (10)
- Chanel has fun at Gala Ball, comes home with more trophies than she can carry (5)
- Chanel ages fifty years, starts blogging about her bad knee, troubled eyesight and the usage of neck cream (4)
- How to fake the fisheye effect (7)
- Vancouver dog charged with identity theft, destruction of public property (7)
February 2009
- The Brick Story (7)
- Re-learning how to be social (9)
- How to eat everything and lose weight, a guide (27)
- Chanel cyberstalks, discovers what it is like to be the exception to being the exception (5)
January 2009
- Chanel does the UBC Dance Club mini-competition, wins first place (9)
- Critical thinking (5)
- Chanel plays tortured artist, turns pain into art (10)
- I think I liked it better when she thought social networking sites were for perverts. (13)
- What else are we missing? (10)
- Snow pup (7)
- Dear Residents of Central and Southern California... (8)
- Regenesis (8)
December 2008
- Things I've learned this holiday season (6)
- Why I don't take vacations (16)
- As time goes by (7)
- Here's to the firestarters (10)
- How to organize your computer and still remember where you put everything (25)
- Bring on the cheer (5)
- You know you're spending too much time on your blog when... (7)
November 2008
- 5 Reasons why Twilight sucked (60)
- Bubblegum disco (8)
- The Starbucks Delusion (8)
- A not so merry christmas photo (5)
- Fire in the sky (6)
- Lazy and ridiculous (5)
- Et Il a mangé le bébé! (5)
- Selfless love (9)
- Tight squeeze, cool breeze, now you've got the shiveries! (6)
- The lady with the skirt (13)
- Cleaning out the engine sludge (9)
- Red, yellow, orange (7)
- Chanel: Now older (10)
- The week of mourning (7)
- Embarrassing and proud (4)
- You know you've been sitting in too many business trainings when... (3)
- Retrospection (4)
- The open road (3)
- Very encouraging (6)
- Toto, I don't think we're in Vancouver anymore (6)
- Day 1: Overdrive Dance Party (3)
- And we're supposed to be good at hockey (8)
- Of elections, conventions, and republicans (5)
- The Four Seasons (1)
- Point, missed. (9)
- Vegan Tropical Cheesecake (14)
October 2008
- Turn down any date invitation with ease and grace! A how-to guide by Chanel. (13)
- Laundry day (11)
- Lucky in cards, unlucky in love (6)
- Wanted (12)
- Last words (8)
- White flag (3)
- Professions that make bad husbands (27)
- Hi, Twilight fans! (21)
- Weekend puppy goodness, also, mucus. (4)
- Just not a late night kind of gal (4)
- Two steps forward, one step back (5)
- I guess I have a heart after all (0)
- Armageddon! (11)
- And how are you doing? (6)
- One man's trash... (7)
- Don't read this. Just don't. Are you reading this? Why are you reading this? Don't read this. (2)
- This entry is all over the place. Kind of like your mom, i'd say, except I don't really make jokes like that. (5)
- About the redesign: Stone cold silver (10)
September 2008
- Such a good model (7)
- And how did you spend your morning? (7)
- They call me smart, but really, I'm just a little brilliant (9)
- Rocks turn to sand, hearts can change hands (7)
August 2008
- Celebrating 1.25 years of "You have a what?" (2)
- Chanel spends the day with mops, brooms and vacuums, hard work is rewarded with cupcakes and sprinkles (17)
- Women are confusing? SAY IT AIN'T SO! (20)
July 2008
- The obligatory "going on vacation, wish you were coming!" post (5)
- Simply lovely (15)
- Chanel eats everything, loses weight (16)
- The little brown house (7)
- This country is not for sale (6)
June 2008
- Of hot weather, outdoor weddings and inappropriately placed mosquito bites (now with survival tips!) (15)
- 21 things to remember (6)
- The things you wait in line for (5)
- And this is why I take public transit everywhere (18)
- Confessions, part one (23)
- The best video on the internet, period. (9)
- This will probably get us shot (6)
- For the things you wanted to say (16)
- Welcome to the US and A, y'all! (20)
May 2008
- What's up Toronto, what's up? (15)
- Another major city in Canada besides Vancouver? Really? (8)
- Embarking on a new journey of "LETS GET IN SHAPE" (16)
- How not to be a workaholic (8)
- Creative frustration (10)
- Remember when you asked me not to blog about this? (10)
April 2008
- The best kind of April Fool's joke (14)
- Chanel goes to Washington, meets Hillary Clinton (22)
- More comic relief from my brother (10)
March 2008
- Oh, life! (2)
- Looking good, March! (14)
- Chanel survives Gala ball, comes home with two trophies (18)
- Someone you never talk to is now in a relationship with someone you've never heard of (13)
- My Five Vices, or "The Entry I Wrote Because I Cannot For The Life Of Me Come Up With Anything Remotely Interesting To Blog About" (4)
- Guess which one doesn't belong (14)
February 2008
- How were YOU punished? (37)
- Now I understand how some americans can think we still live in igloos. (20)
- It's moments like these that make me proud to have him as a brother (14)
January 2008
- Sunshine: Now back in style! (10)
- An open letter to the technologically dependant (15)
- And he always had some mighty fine wine, singin'... (9)
- The first month: Things I've learned about owning a Mac (16)
- Fixed Liquidity: A new layout (14)
- Two things: An experience in geekery (5)
- Like crack, only better (21)
December 2007
- Put on those high heels, we're playing grown-up for life (30)
- Traveling Chanel is... back! (3)
- Mac users are lonely people (27)
- Grab your ice skates, Hell is about to freeze over. (20)
- What will you do? (7)
- Go on, make my day (8)
November 2007
- Asians vs. First Nations - The battle for our city's olympic image (12)
- Celebrating one step closer to internet domination (6)
- In another lifetime (11)
- Content quality, advertising, and a lesson from Dooce® (8)
- History repeats itself (6)
- Do you have what it takes to be on America’s Most Redundant Show? (28)
- 7 things you (wish you) didn't know about me (13)
- What are your daily pleasures? (9)
- Dear mall and everyone inside it, (8)
- JK Rowling: What lies ahead? (15)
- Marriage, divorce, and pre-nuptual agreements (10)
- More dog abuse (0)
- Well then, this explains everything! (5)
- Remember what your mother taught you (9)
- Not looking to be e-famous (10)
- I came, I saw, I talked on the phone (11)
- Better than the books (1)
- The Goal Wall (12)
- Assumptions (0)
- Sometimes (13)
October 2007
- The XanGo Invasion (7)
- Catfight! (2)
- On the runway and ready for take-off (11)
- My life: An update (6)
- One eye closed (10)
- Your second dose: The Cicada (17)
- Dear Vancouver City Workers, (5)
- Assets and Liabilities (11)
- A question of intentions, integrity, and the means to an end (6)
- Dear X, (Issue 2) (1)
- Morbid fascination: Why? (26)
September 2007
- U so owz me for dis (6)
- Prepare to meet your maker (5)
- Hi. My name is Chanel, and I abuse hard drives. (17)
- Quotes and a how-to (0)
- I love you, Vancouver (0)
- I'm so proud of you, Canadian Dollar (3)
- A look at faux pas: The personal website scene, part I (20)
- CHNL: Now supporting The Internet Devil (1)
- Lord of the Rings meets Harry Potter (33)
- Rebelling against Blog Day (8)
- Dear X, (Issue 1) (3)
August 2007
- The war on pseudo moths, Part III (9)
- Version 4.0: Knock on Wood (0)
- Chef-in-training (1)
- It's that time of year again (8)
- KFC in Looeyville (0)
July 2007
- Things my mother says, and why it's all my fault (7)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (8)
- Religious discrimination (3)
- The cookie got it right (6)
June 2007
- The war against moths, part II (12)
- Dog caught eating carrot (7)
- A question of social chemistry (12)
