I had a couple calls from a 416 area code today, and since I can’t think of anyone that would be calling for collections, I decided to call their non-voicemail-leaving hides back. A pleasant voice identified the person who answered as Jenn, who identified herself as a Telus employee when I mentioned that I didn’t [...]
Read more →Okay, I was confused before I called Canada Post’s “General Information” Line, but I’m more confused once I look at what happened. First, the case that Tania opened up at the beginning of July had not been forwarded over to the transport supervisor for a callback as had been promised; we’ll see if they can [...]
Read more →It has been an interesting day, to say the least. I left work a bit early because I was bummed out, and wasn’t really accomplishing much of anything. Someone I barely knew died, and I’m a bit surprised that I’m affected by this event. He was really an acquaintance, someone who I may have spoken [...]
Read more →It’s really starting to sound like it will be shutting down, pushing the addicts back into the alleys to inject themselves, and possibly die of overdose or HIV… Good show, Conservative government…
Read more →I was beginning to think that I was imagining ever having this one CD back in the late 80s; the one where I found some seriously ‘out there’ music that wasn’t punk, wasn’t rock, and most definitely wasn’t metal. I found it today while doing some digging on Mission of Burma offshoot Birdsongs of the [...]
Read more →I’ve been seeing more and more people as the day goes on, mentioning Syd… I’ve only responded a couple times… I’ve left a lot of music and musicians behind, but I keep going back to Syd Barrett’s solo work. I stumbled on it when I was in college; when a 16 year old in a [...]
Read more →You are a gigolo aunt… a gigolo aunt… The only talented member of Pink Floyd died “in the last couple of days” according to a spokesperson for Syd Barrett. Okay, the other members have talent, but statistically they have none when compared to this Crazy Diamond. Shine on. AP Report and Wikipedia
Read more →HOUSTON (AP) – Enron Corp. founder Kenneth Lay, who was convicted of helping perpetuate one of the most sprawling business frauds in U.S. history, has died. He was 64. Sadly, the news doesn’t confirm that he was killed by a jealous boyfriend in jail after a couple hours of torture and a police standoff and [...]
Read more →I had a response that I wasn’t expecting to my last entry, requesting that I take down pictures of a ruined Jeep that had rolled while trying to perform a manouver that would have violated the laws of physics. In showing the photos, I mentioned that the driver may have been intoxicated… I think it [...]
Read more →I was trying to move a small truck load of stuff from the studio space that I’m closing down, and we were having trouble finding our way to any street that would get us to our apartment in Gastown. Nearly every street was cut off, manned by city crews or police. We initially thought that [...]
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