Goddamn I love riding the train.
VIA provides complimentary WiFi in it’s stations and on it’s Corridor (Montreal-Toronto) trains. Straight-up complimentary, no charges, no sign-ups or anything silly. I’m in the station just now and the speed is...
Never let Terra mix your drinks, never let Adam buy your steak.
So this weekend past, we had a BBQ at our house to celebrate having lived there for two full years (despite the fact that we’re only going to be there for two months more). Our landlord Charbel, fool that he is, asked Adam...
I’m employed! Again!
For the remaining couple of you who don’t know, I just got a new job, working for Claero Systems, and I am tremendously excited. The company is top-notch, the people are smart and enthusiastic, and even the interview...
Random compliment
I got a random compliment on my hair today. As I was crossing Rideau, this Russian man (or at least a man with a Russian accent) turns around, looks me right in the eye, and asks, “How long does it take you to wash your...
Goals, 2010
Apparently, Goals suck too. Or at least I suck. Reviewing the goals I set for myself last year, I see that I didn’t really do too well. 1. Lose 30 lbs. I don’t want a perfect body, but I do want to get rid of this...
Got Laid Off Today
I always figured that when I got laid off next, I’d write a scathing missive about how the company that did it was full of blundering morons, savagely incompetent noncompoops, and how I hoped they’d fail miserably...
Goals, 2009
New Year’s Resolutions are a waste of time. They’re broken consistantly, they’re frequently un-achievable, they’re vaguely defined… they just flat-out suck. So rather than set a list of...
How to fight a woman
I have fought a few women in my time, and while I can claim quite a few victories, I can also report quite a few losses. Most frustratingly however, is the fact that for the great many of these fights – even the ones where...