October 13th, 2010

Do you have the Optimum?

“Do you have the Optimum?”, the young lady at Shopper’s Drug Mart asked.

The answer was “no”. And, really, this is the whole post. I found her asking if I have “the Optimum” to be funny.

October 8th, 2010

Super Ability

I have a super ability to catch things that have slipped or fallen out of my hands before they hit the ground. I would say that my success rate in catching things in this manor is quite high–maybe 90% or better. It just happened with a milk chocolate covered raisin.

It’s not the super [...]

October 7th, 2010

Boring

Want to read something boring that I think is pretty awesome? Here you go.

September 30th, 2010

Mozart’s Symphony No. 40, Visualized

Last night I had the pleasure of attending “A Piano Celebration” at the NAC. It was a great performance–the first in the Signature Series for the 2010-2011 orchestra season. I enjoyed it so much that I have become even more upset that I will miss the orchestra’s performance of Mozart’s “Triple Crown”–symphonies 39, 40, [...]

September 27th, 2010

Black Devil – Moscow Ride

If you read autoblog you’ve already seen this, but I just had to repost it.

There is a video on YouTube of “Black Devil”‘s ride through Moscow. It is completely insane. You have to watch it. If you get bored (unlikely) skip ahead to the 4:00 mark.

What a way to shorten the commute [...]

September 26th, 2010

Housekeeping Sunday

I just had a housekeeping Sunday. I was in desperate need of one.

I did laundry, cleaned my bathroom, vacuumed (upstairs only), and cleaned out the fridge. The fridge had a lot of food in it that was past its prime. I had amassed a huge amount of leftovers that, try as I might, [...]

September 11th, 2010

Fortune

I had Chinese food for dinner tonight and had a fortune cookie to complete my meal. My fortune read: “Pray for the things you want; work for the things you need.” What do you have to say about that?

July 22nd, 2010

Broil King Signet 70

Today I received my new Broil King Signet 70. This is a 3-burner barbecue with rear-burner and rotisserie. You can read up on the details at the specs page or jump right ahead to my barbecue porn.

I bought the grill at Preston Hardware and was very impressed: free delivery, free assembly, and they [...]

July 21st, 2010

Truck

I super want a truck.

July 17th, 2010

Saturday Morning Run ft. Bear Sighting

I went for a nice Saturday morning run this morning. A bear crossed my track. I like that this happened only a few kilometres away from where I live.