Category: random crap
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And somewhere in there, I threw a weekend.
Calling the last week or so busy would probably be an insult to busy weeks everywhere, but in a lot of ways, that’s exactly what it was. After the assessment of doom, I took it easy the rest of monday and did absolutely nothing. I needed the relaxation for the … Read the rest
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Have some wicked nifty cool. And an earthquake.
We felt this while out investing in things of a grocery related nature. Apparently, the center of the earthquake was about 50 KM northeast of Ottawa–in other words, right in between Ottawa and Pembroke. We didn’t feel a whole lot–kind of like the mall we were in just sort of … Read the rest
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I think I can see a patern in the slowly increasing volume of spam comments.
Or, as an alternate title, why I should consider sleep rather than caffeine to get me through the night. I’m noticing, though it may just be a horrible coincidince, that the more spam comments I pick up over here, the more likely I am to actually attract something vaguely resembling … Read the rest
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More nephew pictures, as threatened.
My family has entirely too much fun on a long weekend. Particularly on a May two-four weekend. It was no different this year. Food, alcohol, music, awesome weather, and time spent in the back yard with an 8-month-old future quarterback or something. My parents put up a swing of sorts … Read the rest
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I’ve just been educated by a geek blog. On smarties.
I only a couple years ago learned the American version of smarties is completely different, including made by a different company, from those sold in the rest of the world. for the curious and the lazy, what the Americans call smarties, apparently we up here call rockets. They’re made … Read the rest
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No wonder I was sticking to the air in my apartment.
According to Environment Canada, current humidity level around these parts is 94 percent. No, I didn’t misread–94 freaking percent. As in, the air outside–and at the moment, inside–my apartment is nearly all moisture. If I hadn’t just yesterday set up my AC, I think I’d be cursing mother nature right … Read the rest
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Happy geek pride day!
May 25th, also known as what there is left of today, is considered geek pride day. According to Wikipedia, it means: 1. The right to be even geekier. 2. The right to not leave your house. 3. The right to not like football or any other sport. 4. The … Read the rest
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No, Simon doesn’t live here. Yes, even if you ask twice.
I just got off the phone with a nice young lady who apparently was under the mistaken impression this was not actually my apartment. The conversation went something like this. Lady: I need to speak to Simon, please. Me: I’m sorry, who? Lady: Simon. Me: I’m sorry, you’ve got the … Read the rest
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If this video is legit, my ISP’s awesome just increased.
There’s an advertisement being floated by my ISP, Teksavvy, that’s made it on to Youtube. Apparently, it’s also being shown on TV in some places–though personally, I hadn’t seen it until today. If it’s indeed an actual ad for the service, it’d be the first one I’ve seen from … Read the rest
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Things you miss when you don’t read the news. Or, why I should pay more attention to the mock-worthy.
I haven’t been keeping up on my usual sources of entertainment this week, primarily on account of having catching up to do in other areas. I kick myself for it now. In list format, because I can, things I could have, and should have, soundly mocked this week. You may … Read the rest