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I feel more and more compelled to hang out with dudes and do dude things. Maybe guzzling beer and banging chicks were the tall order for you and your buds when you were in high school, but I tended to hang out with girls more often; they just smelled better. Anyway, I’m definitely on the […]
Man I *so* didn’t need to see The DaVinci code, but I more didn’t need to read the book, so I’m much happier having wasted a few hours watching Forest Gump run around hallucinating religious symbols and codes with Amelie while being chased by Leon the professional and running into Magneto (or Gandalf, take your […]
My momma makes the bestest carrot cake in the whole world. It’s a delight to behold and, lovingly, she can produce it on demand.
I think every Christmas you have to qualify your wants vs. your needs. When I was younger all I wanted was video games, comic books, and toys. And while that hasn’t changed much over 20 plus years, I do need things like underwear, dress shirts, pants, and power tools. The difference is of course that […]
I confess, I can not drive, but that doesn’t mean I can’t appreciate a fine automobile. I’ve taken to watching a fantastic BBC show called Top Gear. It is a definite winner; it’s converted the most discerning of television viewers (Kari), into a fan of what should only be a show for car enthusiasts, but […]
Dead Wood refers to those people who are not just unemployed, but are also unwilling to work. My new Roommate Yannick took some time this week to *walk* downtown and back, and he said there was quite a bit of dead wood in the city. Being a veteran of Queen Street, I’ve known my fair […]
My head feels like snot. I sniff every 30 seconds and every so often air slowly escapes through my nasal passage making a gurgling noise all the way out; my forehead feels bloated and pressured and everything I hear sounds like it’s underwater. There’s a possibility I will not make it into work today, but […]
This may have been the only day this season I left work and the sun was still in the sky. During the summer I can leave work, walk around, snap off a few shots. Now I have to do a high powered weekend of photo-taking in order to give myself enough ammo to post daily. […]
Hooj Choons, what does it mean? How does it relate to sex and drugs? Can I download them? We were listening to some hype Hooj Choons last night, though there was far less sex and drugs than you’d expect. Enjoy your day, recoup, some of us have work tomorrow.
Aaron and Steph may not be dating, but maybe they should. I mean, Aaron, cute as he is, isn’t seeing anyone, neither is Steph, there’s always this awkward sexual tension around them. It’s one of those cases of “get it over with already”. Sadly they’ll be far apart for a New Years Kiss since she’s […]
Xtina was everything I thought she would be and more (or maybe less). Less sassy than I would have imagined, though I’m sure I took it easy on her as my *personality* goes. She did mention her new online boyfriend Brad quite a bit, which left me confused because I thought it was still Attila. […]
Attila,Xtina (*A.K.A. home-wrecker*), Aaron, and I went on a gang photo-roam yesterday. It’s basically us ravishing the landscape depriving it of all privacy it once had and taking shots of just about everything. What can make things awkward is that Attila and I have the same basic focal range on our lenses, though his 1D […]
Ah, little Jack, 9 pounds 5 ounces (or something like that), came out in an hour on the 23rd, showed up for dinner on the 24th. He’s an ambitious little guy, so watch out.
This might be one of the dirtiest statues I’ve ever seen. Since nothing actually *is* a person, or a direct representation of anatomy I’m sure it can go over some people’s heads. But not me; I’m a pervert, I get this type of abstract art.
Something I also learned from Best Buy; the best sales are on *before* Boxing Day. Why discount heavily on a day that you know people are coming in flushed with cash? Sure there are a few truly great deals, but everything else pretty much goes back up to its retail price (A price it only […]
The year of the inflatable decorations; it’s been distinctly un-Christmas like. There’s been something missing from this season for me, and I think it’s been the rush I get from selling people things during the season. I’ve done 12 years of retail, and having this coming week off is completely mind-blowing. What do you mean […]
One of my all time favourite comic books is the *Lobo: paramilitary Christmas special*. The premise is simple, the Easter Bunny, Toothfairy, etc. hire Lobo to kill Santa because he’s hogging all the fame. In my searching for a quick link to the description, I found this fan film made of the book. So here’s […]
Gotta admit, never really got into the smoking thing, but kids like Dan love it. He actually used to have this old pickling jar (the *jumbo* kind) on his porch and he and his sister had that thing packed with butts… Until, at least, his sister fell asleep and lit the porch on fire with […]
So some people call it baby point (like it’s spelled; cute little babies), but others say “Bah-Bee point”. What the fuck’s a bah-bee? Anyway, this is “the big weekend” the first time since I was 13 that I haven’t had to work over the Christmas season. What’s more is I now have the entire week […]
Man, I love me some cracker, but road cracker is a bit too, I dunno, *dirty* for me. Speaking of food, I had a deeeeelicous burger en-route to this shot (no Xtina, I didn’t dump these lil guys on the curb); The Yellow Griffin Pub in Bloor West Village has 35 different burgers to choose […]
Not because it’s a gaggle of frosties, but because they’re using a plethora of those stupid self inflating balloon decorations; not just for used car dealerships anymore. I’m all for easy, but this is a bit much. Plug them in and they inflate, creating “tacky” wherever you want. I feel that they’re a waste of […]
Dan and I went out with his mom to pickup a Christmas tree on Saturday. I was a huge help… *pause*… NOT But when we were standing there waiting for Danny to finish tying the tree to the top of the car I saw this smoke rising high into the sky. I wonder what it […]
Kari’s been making necklaces a lot lately, she makes some pretty nice stuff (or so I’m told), and she’s started to sell them too. If you want a sample, or want to buy something, you can comment on this post and I’ll forward your email address to her. They could make a good present for […]
I have a strong theory that with all the playground of old being torn out, the youth of today will grow up to be adult wusses. Never knowing what it was like to break their arm, or sprain an ankle, the “bitches” of the future will trip on a stair and cry to their mommies. […]
