Monthly Archives: May 2005
May
31
2005
Missing Man’s Friends Ask For Help
Liz “I Speak of Dreams” Ditz pointed me to a blog entry in which a missing man’s friends are asking for help:
A friend of mine, David Koch, is missing on a mountain in Canada [Grouse Mountain, not far from Vancouver], and
I’m looking for help to publicize his situation so the Canadian
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May
30
2005
"Loneliness is their drug of choice"
[via Just a Gwai Lo] Food for thought from an article in the blog called The Cake Eater Chronicles titled Lonely or Broken?
How many people do you know who seem to have a serious attachment to
being lonely? They’ve made loneliness into their mate and they talk
about loneliness the way some women [...]
May
30
2005
A Moment from Christie’s Farewell Party
The scene: The Bishop and the Belcher, a pub on Queen Street West, Accordion City. I’m there attending a farewell party for popular Toronto blogger Christie St. Martin, who’s moving to Brooklyn. I have my accordion, which I’m wearing in “backpack mode”.
Two young women dressed in punk-goth style walk past me [...]
May
30
2005
Ridiculous Quebec French Term for "Script Kiddie"
The Quebecois are a bit touchy when it comes to the subject of
defending the French language — even more so than the French in
France. While “stop” signs in France have the word “STOP”, which is
considered to be a perfectly acceptable French word by the Academie
Francaise [...]
May
27
2005
Sex Advice from Accordion Players!
Patrick Lee pointed me to this Nerve story (some of the ads on the page might not be safe for work): Sex Advice from Accordion Players!
My only complaint about the article is that they didn’t invite me to contribute!
May
27
2005
Doors Open Toronto
Also happening this weekend in Accordion City:
From the Doors Open site:
The City of Toronto Culture Division is proud to
present Doors Open Toronto - one weekend, once a year - when over 100
buildings with architectural, historic or cultural significance open
their doors to the public for [...]
May
27
2005
Meeting Comic Artists
Last weekend, I got to meet one of my favourite webcomic artists, Mr.
M. Zole, artist, writer and consumer of pies of Death to the Extremist (go read it! go read the archives, too!).
I’ll write a little more about this later.
This weekend, I’m hoping to drop by this event…
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May
27
2005
Yet More Unintentionally Funny Comic Book Slang
An anonymous commenter pointed me to this comic panel:
Athough it sounds like something the Head Counselor at the Micahel
Jackson Sleepover Camp does, a butt-stroke is actually a rifle-combat maneoeuvre in
which you strike someone with the butt of your rifle. Butt-strokes were apparently on the menu at Abu [...]
May
27
2005
My Sister’s Second Choice for the New Baby’s Name After "Ryan Joseph"…
…was not this. “Icy Eight” or “Special K” on their own? Fine. But together? That’s just overkill, man.
