Monthly Archives: October 2007

Or is this only funny to musicians?

Posted on October 31, 2007 by

I’m not usually into this sort of thing, but this is really, really funny. Basically some dude re-recorded the sound of a Santata performance. And we all know he’s an amazing guitar player…yet Santana Shreds. Or check the other ones … Continue reading →

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Fake Five Dollar Bill

Posted on October 30, 2007 by

I was going for a walk with Neptune, so I took the five dollar bill from my wallet and put it in my pocket (I never know if she’ll want some cookies from the bakery…or if I’ll want them). During … Continue reading →

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Garbage Day in TMR

Posted on October 28, 2007 by

If you’ve not been up Acadie before, then you haven’t seen what Krief calls “The Wall Of Shame.” The street is lined with a tall gated fence and shrubs, which was basically built to keep the riff-raff from Park-Ex out … Continue reading →

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The Environment

Posted on October 25, 2007 by

I try to be environmentally conscious. Really, I do. When we moved and had to buy appliances, we bought all of the most enegry efficient ones we could afford. We put in flourescent bulbs in almost every room, and installed … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, Environment, Gardening, Life | 4 Comments

I Just Did Something Crazy!

Posted on October 24, 2007 by

In a pathetic attempt to perhaps legitimise this blog, I entered it into the 2008 SXSW Interactive Weblog Awards. Oh, god. The pressure I put on myself…now I’m all self-conscious. Here’s the criteria they (I don’t even know who “they” … Continue reading →

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Big Brother (Not the TV Show)

Posted on October 24, 2007 by

This is kind of old news, but Canada’s Prime Minister Stephen Harper plans to create a government-run media centre. What an enormous wuss: be a man and deal with the people that you are supposed to be leading! Apparently this … Continue reading →

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Your 15 Minutes has Been Extended

Posted on October 22, 2007 by

Murray and I were randomly watching some show on Star TV called “Making It.” It followed two artists on their way to last year’s Juno Awards. We had to watch it; not out of civic duty but because it was … Continue reading →

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CD-R…We Were Meant to Be

Posted on October 21, 2007 by

Check this out. A trashed CD-R was sitting in a neigbouring laneway for like two weeks. Every time I walked by I was like: “Oh, it’s still there. I’ll get a picture later.” And later came and went, or there … Continue reading →

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University Lament

Posted on October 20, 2007 by

I stopped for a bottle of water which made me miss my bus. Walking around this area, along des Pins towards the McGill campus, I realise how little I miss my university years. They were alcohol filled days of loneliness … Continue reading →

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Save Toronto from Expropriation

Posted on October 18, 2007 by

I feel like I’m always ranting about Toronto; maybe I’m just trying to figure out what drives the city, what disparate forces are at play. I grew up there but moved away when I was 18, before I’d had a … Continue reading →

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