Tomorrow we’re planning on signing a year’s lease on a place in a neighbourhood that I didn’t really intend of renting in; Gastown. Specifically, this place is very nearly at the intersection of Powell, Water, Alexander, and Carrall. If you’ve been to Vancouver as a tourist you’d know this place, because you likely have a [...]
Read more →I voted for myself at The Westender “Best of” because I’m a cheap whore and it’s funny… Well, and Wendy Thirteen told me to.
Read more →It’s that time again; it’s time to celebrate Canadian Punk Granddad, Joey “Shithead” Keithley. Love or hate former Vancouver Mayor Larry Campbell, he’s given us one thing to remember with his declaration of December 21 as D.O.A. Day; Joey’s Garage Sale. A truckload of merchandise and souvenirs from Back In The Day as well as [...]
Read more →I was wondering what was happening with my cable modem disconnecting… It would appear that it’s (suddenly) tied to the use of Azureus; I start a transfer and my cable modem drops out and goes to an error condition. If I halt the transfer, the modem will go back to all greens. This is new [...]
Read more →They’re taking up the torch and officially declaring War on Christmas; this should make Bill O’Reilly happy that the shots have finally been fired by the Liberal Media ™. The guy responsible for taking the Weekly World News’ mascot Bat Boy to somewhere near Broadway is now going after Jesus Christ, and is declaring war [...]
Read more →Nicely put, Candice; she also has some pictures of coming back to her computer at the office, and some shots of home and the city. Dear Congress… You know, I would love to get all pissed off about this whole idiotic “War on Christmas” crap right now. Being mad about something so benign would be [...]
Read more →Found at BBspot… Am I the only one that sees this as a checklist and not a comedy piece; especially #1. 11. In space there are no seasons. 10. Switches over to his cold weather Linux distro. 9. Hastens plans to complete weather control device. 8. Apply for that job at the call center in [...]
Read more →Every so often I run into a statement on an online forum that bothers me; claiming that I’m stepping on someone’s first amendment rights to free speech. As a Canadian, it bothers me that some people believe that this right to free speech is something that we non-Americans are supposed to believe in. That’s not [...]
Read more →“a mere sore throat is proof enough that there is no God – or that if there is, he doesn’t give a toss about human suffering”
Read more →Okay, there are some people who deserve to be tripped, pushed to the ground, have scalding hot coffee poured on them, and then be beaten to a bloody pulp. These people appear to be much more common on my morning commute than they are on the evening one; is it that I’m angrier in the mornings, or that other people are dumber?
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