Archive for May, 2009
Recreation of the Procrastination Station
May 31st
I work from home (primarily in my pajamas with a cup of a coffee), which definitely has its perks. I can get up and leave any time I want. If I really just don’t feel like doing anything, I just won’t do anything and I never have anyone around me to constantly remind me that I’m on a deadline, or that something is due within the next few hours. When I first started out this was great. I made my own schedules, left enough video game time and work life was peachy. But after doing this for a while now More >
Jim Henson Invades Sportscenter
May 30th
Rivals in real life and puppet form
The Muppets, Sesame Street, various movie characters like Yoda and practically everyone in Dark Crystal, Jim Henson and his brilliant puppets have been in and out of our lives since… Well, before I can remember. But I never really saw this coming. I’m a bit of a basketball junkie, but mostly just the college game; until this year. The NBA Playoffs have been amazing (yeah I just did that) so far. The Chicago-Boston series really got everything off to a good start and now my man D-12 is pummeling his way through LBJ to the Finals. Storylines aside, the More >
Pixar May Have Stolen My Identity
May 29th
I’m sure at least a few of you out there have heard of a little company named Pixar. They make these really interesting looking cartoons and, yeah, a butt-load of cash while they do it. Anyways, their latest film UP features an old crickety man who travels around South America. I haven’t read the entire synopsis, but I have seen the cast of characters. Of course there’s the old man, and apparently there’s a talking dog, but what really struck me (and I have to thank Cyrus Matthew Daniel Howard for pointing this out) is that there’s this chunky kid in the More >
If I had a car, it would be a cube
May 28th
Nissan Cube
Saw some interesting things yesterday while not working (oh yeah you read that right, I’m taking a couple days off). Anyways, took a trip to the local Tim Hortons cause you know, I’m Canadian and all and what did I see beyond the expected plethora of IceCaps? A brand new Nissan Cube. Now if you know me then you already know that I know less about cars than I do about taxes (which is basically nothing), but the Nissan Cube that rolled up was really impressive. After restocking my body with various flavors of doughnut holes, I came home and More >
I’m starting to regret the Ikea Experience
May 27th
Here's an image of Ikea's fuck-up with their catalog a couple years ago
About a year and a half ago I made the big decision to duh-duh-duuuuuuuh – Buy a Home. My bank account took a huge hit, I talked about savings like they were some kind of prehistoric dinosaur and my diet pretty much consisted of 4 different flavors of instant noodles for a few months. BUT – it was all worth it. I now own a home and will probably never go back to “renting” anything ever again.
But amidst all of the cash saving, I had to make the More >
Jackson Murphy, I Stole Your Youtube Video
May 26th
A couple of days ago (during yet another dry spell of non-work at the ol’s company) I checked out the Vancouverite run by Jackson Murphy. What I found was so amazing, so inspiring and so repeatedly viewed that I had to steal it for myself. Check out this ad by Oasis:
Japanese ads have been floating around for a while now and most people who use what is referred to as the Internet are aware that they exist. They tend to use ridiculous over-statements and brilliant colors to express something you would never think of as related. Confused? Well lets break down More >
Done Like Dinner
May 26th
The adventure back into the corporate world is now officially over. I picked up my final cheque today and I’m out the door for good. I had a couple of exit interviews this afternoon as well, but the majority of it was just about complimenting each side. The reality is, I’m certain the company was not happy with their decision to bring me on board. Not that I’m incompetent or anything of the sort, but solely based on the fact that I constantly asked the questions everyone else either failed to ask, or were afraid to answer. But leaving under More >
Good Movies I Can Only Watch Once
May 25th
I’m kind of a huge film fan. Basically my criteria is as follows: If someone spent the time to put together a feature length story, I’ll watch it at least once as long as I can find the time. Now obviously this doesn’t mean I’ve seen everything, but my DVD collection isn’t tiny by any means and I spent a vast majority of my time in theatres. Anyways, I popped in Inconvenient Truth last night after catching the bit of Futurama that Gore uses in his presentation (clip below).
But after sitting through about half an hour of it, I realized that More >
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