Back in the day

My iPhone 15 Pro's home screens, Mar 29, 2026

Journaling for the AI future

I was listening to a Lenny podcast on my run today. Lenny is an optimistic and prolific PM-centric podcaster that always has engaging guests that give me something to gnaw on regarding product buildin

Today Apple is slow

Today Apple is slow I historically have proudly identified as an Apple fanboy. Love the design, love the products, and love being a part of the developer ecosystem. However, I feel my fanboyism waning

My iPhone 15 Pro’s home screens, Dec 31, 2023

My iPhone 12 Pro home screens, Jan 14, 2022

My iPhone 11 Pro Max home screen, Aug 17, 2020

My iPhone 11 Pro Max home screen, Jan 1, 2020

Drobo FS Time Machine restore postmortem

For the second time in the last 7 or so years i've done a restore from a time machine backup stored on Drobo FS to a new macbook. Here are my very foggy notes for posterity in case i need to do it aga

My iPhone X home screen, Dec 23, 2018

My iPhone X home screen, Sept 15, 2018

My iPhone X home screen, Jan 3rd 2018

My iPhone 7 Home Screen, July 6 2017

My iPhone 7 Home Screen, Dec 31 2016

curious

Is anyone still subscribed to this thing? If you read this, please comment and let me know you're there.

My iPhone 6s Home Screen, Dec 13 2015

My iPhone 6s home screen, November 3rd, 2015

My iPhone 6 home screen, March 22nd, 2015

#farming review and postmortem

So the farming year has come and gone. It has been a great year of learning, and requires some reflection. My co-farmer let me in on the ground floor, “what hella harvest awaits!”, and we shot for the

My iPhone 6 home screen, September 28th, 2014

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My iPhone home screen September 12th, 2014

seedlings fail

So my seedlings were pretty much a bigtime fail this year. I tried to plant many things, about 100 seedlings in all. I had less than a 50% germination rate, and out of all the ones that did come up, m

My iPhone home screen January 2nd, 2014

Tomato Growing 2013 - Varieties

For posterity, and as i plan next year, here are how I rank the varieties I grew this year. Would definitely grow again: - Chateau Rose - Pink Ping Pong - Ropreco - Chocolate Cherry - Sara Goldstar -

Bob's Borscht

I'm currently reading The Jungle Effect. This book is a lot like the last book I read (Eating Wild) in terms of delivery and trying to get the most nutrition out of food. One of the main things it has

SMB vs AFP to my Drobo FS

The recent Mavericks update broke an automator script i had that would simply "Connect to Servers". It seems if the servers had already been connected, the script would fail... i couldn't find a quick

Eating Wild - get the most health benefits from your food

I recently finished listening to the Eating on the Wild Side audiobook. It was quite a lot to digest and remember, so I thought I'd do my best to summarize the salient points as they might apply to me

It's interesting that "pure" jam can have sugar as its first ingredient

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It's interesting that "pure" jam can have sugar as its first ingredient

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Hey @HouseandHome - this is deceptive marketing/sales. We are NOT subscribers, don't try to trick us. Not impressed.

Currently "ice fog". Then 5 days of 20+sun. Wtf is ice fog, and generally wtf?? cc @BlacksWeather

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Currently "ice fog". Then 5 days of 20+sun. Wtf is ice fog, and generally wtf?? cc @BlacksWeather

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Strange, exiting, schizo, 5 day forecast #ottcity

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Hey @tapbot_paul did you do the Clear app? Bonus tweetbot theme - kinda scary, didn't know there was an API for that

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And tonight, spaghetti squash with rich tomato sauce, and a few shrooms on the side

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Made this killer broc/almond/cilantro pesto adapted from this @WholeLiving recipe http://www.wholeliving.com/151437/rice-noodles-broccoli-almond-pesto?czone=wellness/mmxii-action-plan/week-three¢er=152870&gallery=152233&slide=152170 it was amazing!!

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Made this killer broc/almond/cilantro pesto adapted from this @WholeLiving recipe http://www.wholeliving.com/151437/rice-noodles-broccoli-almond-pesto?czone=wellness/mmxii-action-plan/week-three¢er=152870&gallery=152233&slide=152170 it was amazing!!

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got this awesome "camera on a wire" tool this xmas. now i can see into my walls!! #insidemywalls

Just got a very strange text: "voicemail 1 new"

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Great day for glebe touring with my lovely wife!!

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Dinner at @BackLaneCafe - amazing food! Service a little sparse, but generally good when present. Great donuts!!

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@MuskokaBrewery done! Nice taps ;)

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This is why Linux will never "win"... I think they must like it like that

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Not getting the message cc @OttawaCitizen

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google "tribute" to steve on their home page

patent pended

1st anniversary dinner - halibut tacos, amazing!!!

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Veuve + no freezer burn on 1 year old wedding cake = amazing!!!

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Holy cow jeff mangum soooooon!!!!!

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do these ratings seem a little too optimistic to be true?

my mistake, after a reboot all is well #lionsoutofthetubes

ummm the internets is slow something awful this morning #lionsinthetubes

Yay, new pub on bank St, next to t&l!

Yay, new pub on bank St, next to t&l!

Yay, new pub on bank St, next to t&l!

Yay, new pub on bank St, next to t&l!

Yay, new pub on bank St, next to t&l!

Annihilation de @Skrillex at #bluesfest - hands in the sky!!!

is anyone gonna believe me - I opened this, and this is what I saw!!! cc @MillStreetBrew

Ccoc appreciating people, properties #ott http://www.ccochousing.org/

Wow: Whalesbone now open for brunch - glad to see they take reservations!!

@ThriftKitty it's all good! Bag checked and I can see it getting on the plane!!

Found it... but no ears!!!

Heated seat

Interesting winery for Taipei, one of my faves!

Riverboat fantasy

Something Japanese to eat in Japan

United saves $$$ with Linux #offlinetweet

Personalized service, man this hotel is fancy!!

Hot pot - the aftermath

Hot pot in Taipei, awesome!!

No big gulps in sight, convenience stores in TW are awesome!! Food, clothes, kiosks, make up, toys, dvds, everything!!

Traditional Taiwanese hot soy milk breakfast, with pastries, omlette, and carrot cake

Apparently my last post didn't work... trying again

Rooftop garden atop hotel

Taipei beef noodle soup championship soup!!! This ain't no pho

View from office balcony, Taipei 101 in the distance

Just another alley in Taipei

Last night at night market

Pork or chicken - I chose pork!! #offlinetweet

Quite fried now, all can do is stare at map data on screen #offlinetweet

Sad that this mural wasn't primed for properly, the competition for it was fierce, and now it's trashed #ott #chinatown

Further to my disgust with the word "yep", comes my hate for "nope" - why google chrome has thou forsaken me???

cat, folded

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is this build 54, or RC 54 of the app store? both are scary... so far its pretty slick tho

ok this is neat - just drag in photos to tweet them...

The best tasting thing in the world

King crab!!! Sent from my iPhone

pressed black tomato and cheddar

Yay sandwich press!! Sent from my iPhone

oh heirlooms, you're so complex!

And fleshy, and tasty. From the garden, windowsill ripened black tomato. Sent from my iPhone

it's hard to look ugly when the mirrors are so small!

@town washrooms, so cute! Sent from my iPhone

Testing posterous iphone app

So far... underwhelmed.

a very pleasant product unboxing

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my new wall of whiteboard

For all my thoughts and diagrams!! Sent from my iPhone

Experimenting with google voice search - how would you like to be that guy??

Winston can't decide between CPU graphs for an ESX and facebook news feed

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this cat has been wandering around the house a lot lately - no collar, knotty fur - who should i call?

Definitely seems too friendly and nice to be pure stray cat. I'm guessing he/she's abandoned or lost. Should we call the humane society?

damn manitoba maples - anyone know an available arborist?

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Hey @flipboard, what's up with the duplicates? Also, only 9 feeds up front?

I'm lobster drunk. Butter poached lobster @ whalesbone OMG

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kids love spit roasted pigs

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likely to be the first heirloom of the bunch - can't wait!!!

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Elliott brood, confed park, Ottawa, Canada dayt!!!!!!

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lasagna with poached egg cloudy goodness... amazing!!! #town

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a full rack with beans please!!

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Hey @beausallnatural my beers done - it was great! Can I have another??

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if you only go to one garage sale today, make it this one

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I am now a peak saver!

I don't think I'll miss that 1 degree for 15 minutes in the summer. Was curious to learn that the thermostat uses cell networks to communicate (the guy thinks it's Rogers). I hope a) their website is

Omg omg omg sasloves marinated hanger steak on the BBQ is the best tastiest thing ever!!! I didn't even think I liked steak!!

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I'm going home, and my laptop is NOT coming with me!! Yay work free weekend!!

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now on blogger!

I've moved to blogger! After years of nicely being hosted by a friend of mine (for free) and doing semi-regular wordpress upgrades, i've moved over to a hosted and less maintenance blogging solution.

playing thps2 on my iPad!!! amazing!!!!

Sometimes perseverence and hope pays off

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dolsot bipimbap from miga

If you've never had this stone bowl experience before, and you like food, you're missing out!!!! Best to start with seaweed salad, edamame, and hite!! Hite hite! Sent from my iPhone

nastily painted blue loo

Great long standing centertown restaurant, but couldn't you have spent five minutes more painting the can? These lines are awful, and are nothing of a reflection of the food... All I ask is some degre

comforting battery life

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by by salt!

Minute car wash rules!! Sent from my iPhone

Corn Tortillas in Ottawa

So unless anyone can direct me otherwise, finding fresh(ish) soft corn tortillas in ottawa is impossible. You can get frozen packs from herb n spice and they are very affordable. However, a recent awe

Stainless steel has never been so functional - Wellington gastropub

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Old cat, new faucet

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so far, so good - one of my fav bands, covering one of my other fav bands http://bit.ly/5m6BTA

GG bridge

The iPhone cannot do it justice, but it's better than nothing!! Just wish it's lights were on... Sent from my iPhone

Nicks Lighthouse, Fishermans Wharf, SF

Massive crab action!!! Sent from my iPhone

Wreathy Macys, SF

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Mongolian BBQ, mountain view, CA

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Killer seats!

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lol 126

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traffic is blocked, something about a mobile flame

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the sorry state of facebook comments

Massive plumbing removal today, bye bye cat poop filled cast iron, hello smooth runs of abs

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best carcassonne move ever

It's the closest piece in the fgrnd, the on e that means NO options for the hole... Brilliant!!! Sent from my iPhone

I am tolerant and understanding... I am I am I am

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celebratory oysters

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Sunday night BBQ

easy sunday comfort food

My cuurent lazy staple: - reheated short grain brown rice - thawed hot frozen peas - good chunk of kimchi - ground coriander - glug of sesame oil Mmm... am I weird, or just lazy.,.?

Plumbing fix!! Drywall still very fail like...

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Plumbing fail.... A very bad kind of household failure

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leaf monster

And now, to 40M. Not sure why this is so soothing for me...

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new table

With placemat overlap, and a mish mash of chairs, we are now ready to seat 10, and have dine party affairs!!!

starbucks in kanata

So speaking of starbucks, recently i've been getting my love on for their coffee. It is rich and flavorful, and has a wicked jolt of caffeine. I used to drink the "bold" but now i just stick with the

unsolicited extra recycling for two weeks

I really enjoy going running tuesday mornings as its a good opportunity to spy on what other folks are tossing out in their recycling. Normally all i'm curious about is who's getting gluten free pizza

30M on hold'em for iPhone!!! I don't know why, but I can't stop playing this game!!!

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poached eggs on seed bread with arugula

Hell ya, I love breakfast in front of the computer!!! As i can see by this post in feb, i think my poaching skills have improved, although i still have a long way to go. Its true, vinegar IS the key.

game/movie like dream

I had a strange dream last night that as i woke up reminded me of pink floyd's "the wall" (the movie). But it was nothing like it. I was with others in some remote amazonian village. There were strang

Cooking class @ LCBO

So much butter!!! I didn't think you could put so much butter in one dish!!! The risotto by initial uncooked volume definitely had more butter than rice. Tasty, but when you see so much butter go in i

hite beer!!! Clean, crisp and fresh!!!! @ Miga on bank st.

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Waiting for seed loaf, 6:58am

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Duck grease has ever been so divine - duck wings, murray street kitchen, ottawa

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Mini ramp jam, 25+ only, mcnabb sk8park

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before the Y fell, this was the best superliminal msg ever

As seen on Kent St., at the whalesbone's sustainability laboratory.

Coverted escalater into wood stairway - Cornerstone furniture, Cambridge, Ontario

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Ice Cream Heaven at the marble slab in Waterloo!!

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a night of new experiences in the T dot

A few nights ago i had the pleasure of experiencing 2 very new and exciting sense related experiences in the large, fair, garbage filled city of toronto. The first was a restaurant called O Noir, and

Aliens do exist

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O noir... Dark, anxious, rushed, tasty but not amazing- still an experience never forgotten

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Pegs

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Apple store staff just completed a massive drive by. There must be more than a hundred of them!!!

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Finally, decent iPhone cases in Ottawa!!! Got my tshirt too!!!

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I guess it's more of a continuous drive by, with lots of screaming

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Was it worth it? Yes! #applestore #ottawa

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About #300 in line, apple store Ottawa, grand opening

This is why I've been too busy to blog - too busy waiting in line for free tshirt.

That ain't no Pyrex!!!

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Fantsty loo

Apparently I'm high class now... No more nasty. To the gnocchi!!!

Canada day scrabble - no US spelling allowed!!

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And the vision team

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Omg the whole bones brigade

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Per and Rodney

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Well mostly, here's hawk (amongst others)

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Newlyweds on bridge

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dog days

Summer is here!! It feels like this summer will never end, this heat and this sweat. I love it, and hope it never does!! I stopped in at the lcbo after work tonight and picked up a bill and a half's w

FAst car on corso italia

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Silver nose

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Winston is amazing!! And regal!!

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Me on the porch with the town slut Carmen

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new bubbly light fixture

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Squish on desk on porch

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bite-sized

Me having an iphone has now lead me to believe everything is pretty much bite-sized in my internet appetite. I don't really spend the time to understand whats out there, or spend the time to look for

5 encores later, this seventy year old proves he has more stamina than I do!

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don't let summer end so soon!

It feels like the first few weekends of the middle of spring, and soon summer, have just flown by. I have plans marked on my calendar for about half of the remaining weekends until september. I'm pret

Power Park, Wobamum, AB

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Simcityesque coal plant, decommision within next year or so

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inside the water treatment plant, wabamun, AB

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Sea lion in west Edmonton mall

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On the open prairies, thank goodness they have starbucks

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winston on stair

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nasty loo - half assed hvac

I love this restaurant, so it's hard for me to show this. But they've always (3+ years) had a hole in the mens bath ceiling, and there's always been a towel stuffed in the vent. The rest of the room i

I think I'll eat the box instead

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first bbq of 2009 - a photo essay

pre intra imminent post Now that the test is done, i'm ready for the 2 racks of ribs that have been marinating all day, yes!!!!

the rule of the half baguette

If it's only demi, it is acceptable to eat the whole thing for breakfast. Especially when it's a rye walnut baguettite from true loaf. So silky and good, this awful pic does it no justice!!!

nasty loo - plastic baseboards

At least put some more glue on em!!! This picture doesn't really do justice to how nasty this loo is. And the bar it's in is pretty similar... It is beloved by those that frequent tho, and that's prec

No highs below zero

Now THIS is a forecast I support!!!

ooops, i'm lazy late and now i'm sad

I missed out on the Leonard Cohen tickets going up yesterday... and now its too late. The cheapest they're available in the "marketplace" is 200$ per ticket, and those are quickly going to disappear.

If you're feeling down...

Poached eggs on toast is the cure!!! If you're feeling great, it'll only make you feel better. Guaranteed. Well... Unless the yolks are too or not runny enough, but that's just being picky.

online file backup service roundup

I'm in the market for an online backup service for my files. I had a hard drive die at work recently, and would be devastated if that happenned at home. I'm too lazy to burn DVD's every so often, not

nasty loo - patchy tile

I'm feeling a little conflicted as I'd eat in this restaurant if I had to wrestle tigers for a chance at whizzin into a bear cave, but the plight goes on. Why use the same tiles, when different tiles

One drive in the drobo...

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chips n salsa

One of my favorite snacks in the world is tortilla chips and salsa. I've tried making my own salsa before, and it can be quite good, but the amount of effort it takes is normally not worth the 4$ or s

Stella avec

Lemon potato mash with prosciutto, and spicy sesame bean and pepper salad. Yay impromptu!

nasty loo - exposed plumbing

This way if there's a leak, it's easily accesible. This is actually just precautionary design. This loo isn't ubernasty, but it's worth drawing attention to.

amidst crums and fortunes

Dost dangers lie. Our strike be over and not a day shy. While it brought me passion, And brought others pain, I can't help but wonder, When it will happen again. Damn pigheadedness!!! To paraphrase th

cd's i've lost over the years

1. Pink Floyd - Ummagumma 2. Pink Floyd - Meddle 3. Wilco - Summer Teeth 4. Mogwai - Rock Action 5. Blind Melon - Soup 6. Flaming Lips - 1984-1990 7. Led Zepplin - Physical Graffiti (disk 1 only) It w

Best cheap lunch

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How many boiling tea kettles does one posterous post make?

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pantry stocking

Some good links for stocking your pantry. I know i'm supposed to throw out spices that are over a year old, but i never have! Dried basil is NOT worthless, but arguably does give very little (it can b

we're living in a powder keg and giving off sparks

I've somewhat simmered from my rant yesterday. I definitely had some good comments both on and off the blog, and i appreciate those. I can't help but wonder how i would be feeling if i actually ever u

union-ited en-raged

So NO is how our beloved drivers voted. They voted no to show "solidarity" and tell the city that its not about the money, its about the scheduling. So basically they said "this scheduling detail is b

hockey time in Canada

I had the pleasure of attending the gold medal world junior game tonight. I'm not a huge hockey fan by any means, but it was a blast. If there's one thing Canada know, it's hockey. Transit strikes, an

Happy F'in Holidays!!!

And a happy new year to all!!!

nasty loos

This is the first in what will hopefully be a long and intriguing series that focuses on some interesting restaurant and bar bathroom designers. This is one of the great luxuries my newfound connected

my iphone, 2 weeks later

Yes, it still totally kicks ass. Its amazing to have this ubiquitous device that i can use to extend my brain everywhere i go. Perhaps it will wear off yes, but i have to hand it to apple, i'm discove

Finally!!!

A complete device in my pocket. Long have I waited for this moment, and whilst I am paying dearly for it, I'm certain the benefits will quickly surpass the costs. Behold, my unified device!!! (not the

gym quitter

I quit the gym yesterday. Marched right in to my local good life, informed them of my cancellation, waited patiently for a bit, was apologized to for waiting patiently, told them it was too much money

teff gluten free pizza crust

Its been a while since we've attempted anything of the sort, but i think the crusts prepared last night were likely the best ever made (by us). I'm selfishly noting this recipe more for myself as i'm

hall tree bench

New bench for the entrance way. This took us a long time to track down one for a semi-reasonable price, but we had to have one. When we toured the house the previous owners had one in this spot, and w

wired

I've recently discovered that all the wiring in my new house is pretty crappy. In the front part of the house some of the outlets appear grounded, but a lot of the wire in use is really old - one larg

street art

I get really annoyed at badly placed defacement of public or private property. In a totally contradictory statement, i think some graffiti "art" is very cool - checkout some of the pieces listed here,

no 16th floor?

At 160 Elgin there is no button in the elevator to get the 16th floor. I find this very intriguing. I have in fact heard of the secret real world way to get there, but i'm going to forget about it and

don't wok this way

I've always had issues with this wok. Basically when it dries or is dried, it always develops rust spots. Right before use i always have to reclean it to wipe off the spots, but this seems weird and l

new look n feel

I spruced up ye old uberor this morning... its not the prettiest, but it is a little modern. If you read this by rss, maybe you'd like to followthru and tell me what you think. Bonus points to anyone

mice - part 2

So as i was finishing writing of that previous post what do you think happened? Out of the corner of my eye the little guy ran under my keyboard!!! YES right in front of me!!! I blurted some very unma

mice

I guess theres mice in my house. I found Winston this morning with a mouse in his mouth. Then he played around with it for a bit, but it looked pretty healthy. I went to get mouse catching instruments

live maps has quite the resolution

Check out the neighbourhood at microsoft's live maps. The resolution is crazy kickass!!! When i close in on my house, i can see my old tenants car in the driveway!!! The same address at google maps. H

my coffee maker has a "come drink me" beep!!

I made some coffee with our new cuisinart coffee maker this morning. There are several awesome things about this coffee maker: 1. it pours well 2. the breaker flipped when i turned the microwave on wh

signage

I really don't like seeing election signs everywhere... but i'm torn because i'd likely forget about the election if i didn't see them everywhere. And i'm pretty sure i should care about the election,

incognito

So very incognito... so little time to blog. This past month of august was the biggest and best month of my life. Many things happenned, but i'll summarize briefly: - i'm engaged - we bought a house,

treasure in my ceiling??

Yesterday i was replacing a loose ceiling fan mount in my ceiling, which is the floorboards for the 2nd level of my house. In order to see what was going on, and for general curiosity, i snapped a few

not if you was the last immigrant grocer on earth... honey!!

I've had this video embedded in my brain since i was a wee tike, watching the first "music videos" ever to hit the mainstream. Only bits and pieces of the beginning of it can i remember... so i google

text messages to prevent identity theft?

I think if the banks and credit card companies really wanted to prevent identity theft, they'd offer a service (i'd pay!!!) where they send you a text message every time something happens in your acco

what my cats do all day

Pretty much what i did too. That and clean the basement. Off to bluesfest, yay tv on the radio!!!

vacation

I'm off work for a week!! I booked this time off a few months ago knowing this would be a good time to not work. Boy was i right!!! I don't have anything creative to say so i'm going to reproduce the

itinerary of an unplanned weekend

I've decided to refuse any and all plan invitations this weekend. Nothing will be planned. This means i have nothing to do, and nothing is expected of me. There are some things i \may\ do, but only if

plumbing rules!!!

The uppers are up, the base is in, the double sink expansive and nice, things are coming together. Mostly just finishing touches this weekend!!!

ottawa real estate - now with locations?

Just stumbling over to the ottawa real estate site this morning, it seems a major change has occurred. They are now listing the LOCATION of every house being listed!!! Not sure what's up here, but it

running on pasta

I ran the 10k yesterday and it was a good time. I had been training for 8 weeks or so, roughly running 5 days a week, it was a long haul. Over now though!!! Yay!!! I finished well ahead of where i exp

too early

I have a big problem with assumptions, and a real hate for being late. Those two flaws collided when i was 1 week, 30 minutes early for my eye appointment this morning. Its in my schedule for next wee

nicotine nihilism and transcending tobacco

So every day i change, and every day gets a little different, sometimes harder, most of the times easier. I'm coming to terms with things better now, not so angsty, more understanding. Running long di

kitchen update

So the subfloor is done, i finished it mostly last weekend. Now to the walls. Found this electrical nasty in the wall... not cool. I was hoping to resuse wire, but when i found this i realized the who

the kitchen is renovatorbing

The kitchen reno is underway. As with most kitchen renovations, i'm quite eager to get this overwith. I'll just post pics for now, discuss later, too tired... quite drained today as works busy and i h

more malicious mother nature mangling

So this morning, i was greeted with a missing car and a parking ticket. Totally my bad. 55$ because one of our cars was parked on the street, and of course (i should know!), street sweeping was in ful

john's sweeping smog

Isn't there some bylaw in ottawa that prohibits engine idling for vehicles when the temperatures are not extreme? I was on my way home from a run this morning, and midway through the glebe i could sme

all of the subatomic pieces come together

The cats are getting a little out of control these days. In an effort to be "stern" and to convey my sense of disapproval, i often grimace or put on a mean face. I also attempt to "shush" the "meeeooe

to destroy and rebuild

Thinking of housing recently, combined with the fortuitous position of owning (well the bank owns most of it) property in an urban core, add on to that the fact the structure is not well built nor bri

misc springtime a.d.d. babble

I've been recently informed by the dear Aggie, that she would like it if i blogged more. I really should. Here's a start. I'd blog more if i had an iPhone and an unlimited data plan. Those things are

mitten birds

On my way to work today someone drove inappropriately. Shortly thereafter i drove past him and gave him the bird. I don't think he noticed. Then i realized i was wearing mittens. So even if he had not

R. I. P. Cam Kong

Just as soon as i mentioned my adoration for 705, an era has come to an end. Why is it all good restaurants must go by the wayside? Hopefully if this is anything like stoneface, the new tenant will be

pineapple

One thing the dominican left me with was a taste for pineapple. There was an abundance of fresh pineapple down there, and i ate a ton of it. I wasn't a fan until a few years ago when i realized i like

after the beach rush

I'm back from the dominican, once again fully submersed in the canadian winter. My tan is not nearly as good as i was hoping, but i did get some reading in which i am very thankful for. I've noted my

le nordik, and then the beach

Just a quick note to say a couple things. One, go to le nordik spa in chelsea if you have not been. If you don't like pampering yourself, or are awkward, or don't like people, just get over yourself a

#705 at camcong

I'm basically addicted to 705 at camcong right now. Its their spicy veggie soup. It is occasionally hit or miss, possibly depending on my mood, but lately its been bang on. Lots of veggies, right amou

hypocrisy and the non-smoker

I was walking out of my building at work today, and a few steps in front of me were 2 folks, smokes in hand. Before opening the door to the outside, the first lady lights her smoke, ensures it is lit,

bitchin bout broth

I needed to get some vegetarian broth on sunday for a soup i was going to make. Nothing fancy, just some good old gluten free, relatively low sodium broth. Gluten free cause of allergies, and low sodi

i love food

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xmas giving, and why giving is often flawed

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Facebook spam/viral letter

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garbage man stuck in snow

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Is it just me or is iTunes the absolute worst piece of casual software available on windows (i don't have a mac, so i can't speak to its effectiveness on its native platform)? I started using my girlf

"let me finish!!!"

How many times have you been a conversation, or been listening to one and heard the words "let me finish!!" usually in an excited tone. Its seems us humans have a very strong tendency to interrupt peo

1 year old cats!!!

Its true. Our adorable ex-kittens are now cats. Winston and Ruby turn 1 today, and i'm very excited. I don't specifically have anything planned except a few extra rub downs, and slight lenience of my

tricky toliets

I was in the manx briefly for dinner last night. Every time i go pee there (which is likely every time i go), i wonder how many times a night someone ventures into the wrong washroom. I always have to

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A few of us took the country drive this past thurs out to wakefield to see perhaps my first favorite singer songwriter, Hayden. Apparently he's been busy and just finished his new album "yesterday". I

Mother Mother is the best thing since sliced gluten-free bread

Myself and several accompaniments had the incredible pleasure of seeing the newest best band ever Mother Mother at zaphods last night. We've been listening to their album for the past 6 months or so s

up early on a saturday

If this isn't a sign of age and responsibility what is. Waking up early (its 6:22am) on a saturday morning, tossed and turned, couldn't get back to sleep. Mostly because i'm not all that hungover and

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Ever since i've owned my house, i've known that i've needed to have some work done to its rear end. As you can see in the picture, which was taken shortly after i took possession, theres always been a

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One additional thing i should mention about Google Sketchup from my previous post, is that i put all the lumber sizes in in their "true" sizes. Otherwise, i wouldn't know exact distances and size of t

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This video came to mind recently and i thought i would share this massive flashback with the rest of you.

do not safedrop

I've had some dealings with the post office lately, i'm hoping someone can shed some light on some possibilities i have not considered. A few months ago i placed an order with amazon.ca for 8 or 9 mus

regrets

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Ok, so i've now been a few times. Went for breakfast there last weekend, and what can i say, it was much improved, so much in fact, that i almost want to remove all my previous reservations about the

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top uberalbums of 2006

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inspired by seahorses

I think this is pretty inspiring. Even without him ever earning a dime for it, I think its beautiful, and sad to think of what was happening to those precious baby seahorses (being chewed up). I think

cats attacking

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idea - returnable take out bins

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So, we now have cats. They are named winston and ruby. We were originally only going to get one, but we ended up being faced with choice, and in the face of choice, we decided to opt out and just take

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i never thought it would be this way

.com and i couldn't be happier.

happiness and new years bevelutions

Are there people out there that don't want to be happy? Is the desire for happiness so inherent, perhaps the only prevelant inherent thing in everyones personality? Can we be happy if we have desires?

ye old corktown

Who knows where corktown is/was? I just recently found out. I think its interesting, i used to live at the end of somerset st., right in the heart of old corktown, and without knowing all the facts or

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the drywall is... done

After what feels like forever, the drywall in the back room and a little bit of the corridor, is done. I just finished the final sanding run after the 3rd (or millionth) coat of mud. Phew. Doing your

i'm not working as hard as i should be

So i'm watching this funny video about sex and lawyers: Sexual Consent I saw beruit last nite at zaphods. Very interesting, albeit incredibly childish band. Ya, it was pretty large for sure but the on

more dispicableness in ottawa

What is up with crime in ottawa??? Gang affiliated males confine and sexually assault a pregnant female. Makes me sick it does...

and then i fell over

When i was in grade four i fainted for the first time. I was at school, in the evening, and we were doing some choral recital thing. I'm sure i was a lousy singer, probably hated it, but everyone had

bathroom speed reno

The bathroom, and my week off, are almost done. Today i finished the shower tiling, cleaned up the tub, installed the light fixture, turned the power back on. Damn 13w energy saving lights the girl co

minor poker rant

I haven't ranted about poker in a while, so now is a good time. I played a tournament tonite, a rather large tournament by my standards. It was a lot of fun, but in the end i'm out 80 bux. Let me brea

my new favorite snack

The dip in the pic is something i'm getting very much addicted to. Click the pic and follow the link for more details... i'm in love with its semi-bland refreshing and massive room to improve characte

korean food near my house - miga restaurant

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violent otown??

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lope lovin

Starting to really dig the cantelope. Its probably now my 3rd favorite breakfast fruit, behind bananas and mango's, but mango's are falling given their difficulty in eating. Notice the bowl in the pic

more home working

I've been the worst blogger every lately. Can't really clasify myself as one. Classification blows anyways. I ate about 2/3 of: - 1 cup organic white flour - 1 cup vanilla soy milk - 1 egg (1 yolk, th

nausea

I woke up this morning round 5 with a funny feeling. It took me a few seconds to realize what it was, and when i did i was quite shocked. I felt like i was gonna puke. I had really thin saliva through

feelin hot hot hot

I gots me a ceiling fan in my kitchen. It keeps my place cool in the day, but at night it roasts. I cleaned the dirt off the top this past weekend, not as bad as i thought it would be. It just dumped

when i work from home i get a lot eaten

So i worked from home today. Lobsters were made last sunday, and the carcases have been sitting in a pot on the stove since then. I was home today, so i boiled the shit out of them, adding some other

reno update

Heres a quick update (i always appreciate nudges, thanks shell!) on how my renos are going. I've shifted focus to the bedroom/2ndroom of the unit. This weekend was highly productive. The wall's framin

mango pasta salad

I had nothing planned for dinner and 2 mangos in the fridge. So i used one of em to make this refreshing pasta salad: - half a pack of farfalle (like 250g or something) - 1 mango (and i still have one

delayed report tripping

So i got back from the trip. Over a week ago now, but the time has flown. New york was an absolute blast. 7 and half hours to get there, not too shabby. We stayed in a relatively nice hotel in manhatt

new york new york!!!

Well four of us are off today on a 4/5 day journey, one that will bring me, for the first time, to the first city of the world, new york city. I've never been, and never really had plans on going unti

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So over the past couple of months, i've finally gotten off my ass and hit up some thai restaurants in my area. Heres a brief review/synopsis: Coriander Thai (Kent St.) Very dark and quiet decor, aweso

super easy a olio

Made this before my 10k race 2 weeks ago - dang, its been 2 weeks since my dang race. Anyways, if you want a light, easy, superb pasta meal, heres whatcha need: - de cecco fettucine, its like 3 bux fo

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On my way home tonite i saw something i haven't seen in a while. A pro and con of my hood. She was standing right outside the store i buy my cigs at, accross from where i do my laundry drop off, and d

getting older

I realized something tonite. When you get older, you have a natural tendancy to feel people owe you respect. You (and by you, i really mean me, but i'm hoping this is a general phenomenon) become more

working from home

Working from home rules. For lunch i bbq'ed some sausages and tossed some onions shrooms and garlic some dried basil and rosemary and a bunch of organic olive oil in a pan. Once the veggies were good

i left my wallet on clemow ave.

So since i've been training now for this 10k i'm running in a few weeks, i've gotten quite used to running through the glebe in the evening. I just got back from a relatively eventful sprint run and t

lane misuse and interior framing

I've always had a serious problem with people who misuse lanes on the queensway. When i get off at kent, i like the fourth, rightmost lane to be all mine after bronson. I'll cruise along slightly fast

relaxation

I just realized i haven't sat down and relaxed without anything in the backdrop to do, for a very long time. Since i got my house, which is approaching 1 year ago, there has always been something that

leafing las vegas

I hope the leaves come out soon. I'm basically sitting here waiting for that to happen. I'm procrastinating about fixing stuff, just trying to work the energy up to put a shirt on and go upstairs to f

the flaming lips

The new flaming lips album is super kick ass. Since one of my first 4 cd's i ever purchased (transmissions), they've been one of my favorite bands. The new album isn't officially out yet, but for some

obligatory cute animal picture

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staying in?

I once wrote a song about going out at night. About how the allure of the nighttime, the action, the uncertainty would always be too much to deny. That was about 7 or 8 years ago. I found that tonite,

a bird named doubt

I know a bird named doubt he can chirp and he can pout he can mangle your thoughts and produce nothing but naughts at what age do you want out of his cage you think he's the prettiest bird ever that h

doubt

Holy shit... it can be ignored, put on hold in your brain, but don't let it errupt. If you're hiding it, make sure you deal with it before you let it peak out. If you think its existance is suspected,

insignificance

Just because something isn't mentioned, or isn't discussed, does not mean it is insignificant. Nor is the inverse always true. Some people thrive on insignificance, discussing what may seem mundane, t

what else to say?

When life is good, is there any reason to lament? I guess about food i've made, which has been little... lets see, what are the food highlights of recent days: - dim sum at yangtzee last weekend - coc

2 day old coconut shrimp rule

Thats about all i can say (recipe here, flour used was brown rice though). New jobs rule too. They're scary as fuck, but they do rule. Especially when you sit in a meeting where your director and lead

why

I often wonder, not why we're here, why we're given this opportunity, but why we are given the power to experience such happinness and such sadness. Extremes are fundamental to our existence. Some peo

cleanse day 8

All is progressing well. I really want to eat. Shit is strange stuff, bodies are strange, i've already talked about the input/output phenom, but man, its something you really don't appreciate until yo

cleanse day 5

Woke up, almost half way there. Bodies are strange things. They have inputs they have outputs. Change the inputs, you change the outputs. Sometimes, the total number/mass of the inputs doesn't equal t

cleanse day 1

So, i griped about a cleanse i wanted to do a while back here. Well, i'm taking it on now, and i'm not alone. Today is day one. Most of my knowledge has been learned from sites like this and this. Its

thank you 2005

Its been a good year. I have to say, i'm more impressed with optimism than with any other concept this year. I've realized it's the guiding lite, anything else is just a waste of time, or something th

all kinds of unpredictablity

The past few days has run the gamut of all possibible emotions and situations... well not quite, but a lot has gone on. I'll start with right now, and work backwards as far as i can. Today, i am 28. N

holiday cheer

My holiday has begun, i have little to say but much to do and think about. My birthday is coming up, and i've got a list a mile long of things i'd like to accomplish next week. I've tried to organize

decisions decisions

It has been a brain-searing week. Everything is super, great, and scary as all hell. There is uncertainty in ever facet of my future, and its all been chosen by me, and i couldn't be happier. Only whe

uberhectic

Life has been hectic. This has been perhaps the most fully featured 2 weeks of my life. In the following 4 categories i will rate the amount of activity - a relative scale is used, relative to previou

note to self

If a door stop needs installing, don't wait, install now!!! Holes that were once holes that get fixed, but then become holes again, aren't like seasons, or memories, or other things that go away and c

whoa

Its been a \busy\ week and a bit. I made my house look even more ghetto by stringing up some old school xmas lights outside. I did however finally take the tape off the front windows, it helped the gh

heed fastingly

A friend of mine is fasting for 12 days. Nothing but water, maple syrup, lemon juice, and cayenne for 12 days. I think my body is in need of a cleansing, and it could also use the break from all the u

painted busy household

So the painting, at least what is currently necessary, is done. The front, the burnt pumpkin, worked out super kickassedly. My bedroom, while bright orangy/yellow del sol, is good. The bathroom, smurf

tinted primer?

So remember kids, before you decide a clean slate is best for your walls, you should ask them, "is there a primer you would prefer for your new look?". This, is very important. I did not ask them, and

there was frying pans in my bed when i went to it at 8am

So i had little gathering at my house yesterday, a party if you will. It was, i think, a pretty good success. As i said, when i went to bed there were frying pans and my strainer buried underneath my

harumph

Question 1: Did you ever fight for anything? Did you ever go after something you wanted, something you wanted so bad you could smell it? Something you dreamt about, something you saw and felt all the

the bathroom is done (mostly)

So the bathroom is done. Phew. The tile is done, the epoxy grout is on, the botches are painted over. I missed one chunk of grout between a couple key tiles and i'm pissed. I had to use 4 tubs of epox

mini road trip

My and my bro headed off to montreal yesterday for a much needed escape and road trip. It was planned months in advance when we decided we should get the pump out of town and see nine inch nails durin

alexander the grout

So i've been tiling manically all week. Started laying actual tiles on sunday, my cousin came over on monday to help out, and finished off the shower today. Phew. I grouted the first half too so i can

ging can sing

Today was a day of recovery, home renovation, and mystery chinese food. It took well over 5 minues to order a 16, a 25, and a 63 from ging sing restaurant in ottawa. Never eaten there, but its the onl

if i could, i'd get lost tonite

Saw joel plaskett and pa perform at capital music hall. His pa being there was definitely a welcome surprise. Pegged from the beginning, his father ripped and tore the plaskettesque guitar solos throu

my maple

This is my maple tree. It sits on my front lawn. I've been watching it patiently for weeks waiting for its green leaves to turn some sorta different color. I woke up yesterday to this... whoa. I'm ver

all mine

My house, for the next month, is all mine. My tenants left yesterday, and both downtroden floors are mine!!! The main level though, is fraught with issues. I'm going to be a busy camper... lets see, w

*zombie scowl*

so much to say, but so little to come out. Is this desire? Is this desire lame? I think i know what its a product of, this shite is bad for the blog. But its great for overexposing pointless leg photo

nerestin ightn

As usual, the night started off less than spectacular, but different. Dinner for a friends birthday. I realized i needed to leave the fox round 12:30 when that spark of emotion cleaned my insides when

halloweenish

Its thursday before halloween weekend. Can you believe the concept of a halloween weekend? I guess its been formulated in my, and others minds, because a weekend is the only time we can go out and 'ha

mid week blahhh

Not much going on here. Biding my time till other stuff comes up like: - halloween comes and i either do something fun and exciting or i dress up in my own skin - my tenants move out, should be on sun

no saterplay

I've got lots to do this weekend, and most of it to be done today. Luckily most of it will be fun and rewarding... stuff like painting one of my hot water rads, o ya. Oh that reminds me, i should shut

bruised and battered

First, today's 3 fortunes: You are kind-hearted and hospitable, cheerful and well-liked. The best prophet of the future is the past. People find it difficult to resist your persuasive manner. Anyways

words that start with c

- crying - crasstastic - copulation - corruption (of montreal police officers) - capitalism - corgan - code - caustic - cynthetic

ahem

Its been a long busy week of eating turkey gumbo leftovers all frickin week, i'm so sick of it and think i've put on some weight. It was good, but way too much... works been busy, been playing far too

in the beginning, there was nothing

And then, we were. Now, its normal that we walk around with two arms, a head, two legs. This is who and what we are, as humans. There is nothing all that different, we are what we are. Thinking as a m

introspectacular!

So i stayed in today. Cooked, cleaned (a bit), listened to tunez, played some tunez, screwed up what i was trying to bake, did some laundry, watched tv, computerized, and drank some wine. I tried baki

turkey

Its been a busy, tiring, turkey filled weekend. Friday, was a large scaled card game, followed by late beers at a favorite local. Saturday, of course, was early morning tree removal followed by a frie

no more tree

"The tree is gone nananana nananana NANA" (sung to the tune of "the heat is on"). So the dudes came, and took care of business this morning. Over all i am quite pleased with the results, and am glad t

woeful wood

So apparently i'm gonna be getting bills from bell and possibly rogers for disconnect/reconnect charges that the tree caused. As well, the tree is apparently going to collapse any time which will dest

falling down

I know its hard to see, but trust me, theres a fallen tree here... I arrived home last night to good and bad news. The good news? A parcel from amazon sitting on my front step. A little strange that t

super sunday

Had a great day. Up early, thanks to not going out last nite. Went out with a friend for parliment hill runner for a cause scouting, saw some cats, ate some food, watched a bridge move for a boat, wan

live and learn

As a follow up to last nites post, i still have so much to learn. Ribbons of knowledge pile on top of the other and are so thin it takes such a long time and so many lessons to gain any depth. Even if

sweet potato gnocchi part 1

So i tried some sweet potato gnocchi. Pretty easy, cook some sweet potatos (i roasted although i've been told steaming is better), beat some flour in, knead, roll, cut, press, and boil. Pretty easy re

in no particular fortune

Our first and last love... self-love. our love life will be happy and armonious Another 2 fortune pho day. The soop was super today. What is the significance of the last fortune being trimmed? Of cour

takes two to love

Sometimes when i go for runs to pass the time i try to sing songs. Normally its the movie version of "when the tigers broke free" from the wall. Tonite it was "arnold lane" also from floyd but way old

coming home

I attended my 5 year homecoming celebration at queen's u in kingston this past weekend. I wasn't quite sure what to expect, but i sure got my nostalgia on. I won't bore with all the details, but it wa

simple salad

Ok, so the ingredient of the week has to be: peanuts and/or peanut butter. I only had an hour or so to chill, decided salad was the best bet. Wanted to try a new dressing, couldn't find any decent pea

deglutenized

I think i need to do some research into flour and bonding agents. I tried to make some sweet potato gnocchi tonite. Decided to try sans gluten with some gluten-free hempseed flour i had. Also tried my

fortunate sweet potato

"Your love life will be happy and harmonious." "In youth and beauty wisdom is rare." 2 fortunes for lunchtime pho is great. Both arrrrrrrr so true - the latter ensures i be not too arrogant and self s

quite a show

I was lucky enough attend the eagerly awaited sigur ros show last nite. Phenominal! I really should've written about it last nite like i said, but o well... hopefully i can capture some of the feeling

sure seemed like so many anecdotes

... but i guess there wasn't that many. Everything always seems more monumental at 1:30 am when the music is loud, and you're surrounded by people losing one inhibition after the other. "If it was me,

why

Its 9:07, why am i not on my way to work? I ask you, the people, to tell me why. I am hungover, tired, and slightly annoyed, and really, don't give a shit if i'm late for work today. Lately, I normall

hot semptember nites

Huh? Ya, today/tonite was gorgeous. I went and watched the first seven eighths of hitchhikers guide to the galaxy at my buddys place after work while gorging on dominos pizza and chicken wings. They m

peanut butter soup?

I had a full evening. My day started unusually, especially for a monday. I was up before normal, and was at my desk at 9:07. This is about 30 minutues earlier than usual. Work went quite smoothly, and

white cowbell oklahoma

At barrymores last nite to check out this band called white cowbell oklahoma. What an entertaining show. It started with 2 openers, the first of which didn't get on till frickin 10 or so. The main act

casement windows

So now that my tenant is leaving, i need to decide how i'm going to procede with my home. I plan on probably renting out the upstairs portion of the house. One thing that was clear while buying, is th

phlegm

I wouldn't think the word flem would be spelt phlegm. But it is. Here's a uk definition: Phlegm arises from stagnation of the body fluids. It can cause symptoms such as mucous in the Lungs, nodules on

labour intensive feelings

Ahh, the long weekend is over. It was a good long weekend, although now i find i'm getting all sentimental for a variety of reasons... I was in winnipeg for a friends wedding. The wedding was great, a

and i'm off

I leave for winnipeg in a half hour, friends coming to pick me up. It should be a good weekend, i hope my faithful reader(s) won't be too sad that i'm gone... mabye i'll hook up some internet whilst i

not so tired

Today started with stepping on a piece of glass. Just a tiny shard sitting on my carpet, burrowed into the heel of my foot. It really wasn't that bad, my soles are pretty tuff, it stopped bleeding pre

tired

I got home from work quite tired. I cleaned previous nites pasta mess from kitchen, then decided to do some yoga for a little bit. I put on a sigur ros single, settled down, and passed out on the floo

pea pasta of montreal

So it was a full day. I woke up to check my email, realized i'd botched shite large at work, stressed, went to work, brought timbits, discovered the flaw and corrected, and still felt uneasy. Got home

tremendous sunday

Today was a great sunday. A recently new friend of mine suggested "early" morning coffee. At the unheard of sunday hour of 9:50 or so, i left the house showered, and prepped with backpack. The coffee

miami vice

My reflections of last night are much different now than they were last night. Its now 12:13 and i finished that last post around 3:45 i think. Much time has been wasted, my "weekend" is already a goo

default turns into aloha

Tonite started like most fridays but certainly had a different feel. I got home round 6, went for a nice run, took a shower, ate some leftover salad, ate some modified milk ingredients in an experimen

okkervil river

So i order this okkervil river cd a whiles back. It came in the mail today. I'm listening to it right now. I'm not sure its any good, the guy certainly doesn't have a super kick ass voice, but he sure

day 10

Today, is day 10. In 30 minutes it'll be a full 240 hours since i had a cigarette. I guess thats a good thing, its been a while since i've lasted this long. It feels quite different, like i have total