Then go here to win some memory! Over on Tyler Ingram’s blog, you can win a 4GB SDHC memory card from Kingston. And all you have to do is comment on that blog posting. And if you blog about it (as I am doing here), you get a second entry in his contest. But you […] →Read more
Last night, for the last time ever1, I took out my contact lenses. As you may recall, I’m not allowed to wear my contacts for an entire week before my laser eye surgery. And my surgery is one week from today! So I have to spend the next week wearing my stupid glasses. Which I’m […] →Read more
I’ve notified you of both 6/6/6 and 7/7/7, so it’s only right that I point out that today is 8/8/8. Photo by mag3737 on Flickr. CC license. That is all. →Read more
Kalev and I were going for a post-dinner walk around English Bay, eating our post-dinner ice cream from Marble Slab1, when we saw this2: Alternative captions for this photo include: Is it unhumble of me to correct your grammar? This cardboard’s unperfection is its lack of spellcheck. 1Mine, I will hasten to add, was misleadingly […] →Read more
I have a love-hate relationship with routine. I hate doing things that have to be done repeatedly. I begrudge folding laundry, because I know I’m just going to have to unfold it to wear it. I loathe washing the dishes, because I know that they are only going to get dirty again. For years I […] →Read more
P.M. #20 – My fav Chrétien quotation: "A proof is proof"
Sorry this is a day late. I’m going to blame the holiday weekend (Happy BC Day, everyone!), as that seems like as good an excuse as any. Name Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien Born: January 11, 1934 in Shawinigan, Quebec Died: not Party: Liberal Held Office: November 4, 1993 – December 12, 2003 Best known for: […] →Read more
Browsing through Craig’s List, I saw this ad: Thought I’d share in case anyone is looking for a job, and has mad ghostbusting skillz. You’re welcome. →Read more
Dear Cashier, When you hand me back my credit card and my receipt, don’t wrap the receipt around the credit card. (Do you really think I’ll want to put my credit card back into my wallet with the receipt wrapped around it?) Don’t stick the credit card in between the two receipts before you thrust […] →Read more