(No, this article isn’t about same-sex marriage in Canada. The next one is.)
As you may recall, I mentioned that I was trashing the old love letters from my exes as part of a “housekeeping of the self” exercise. A couple of readers commented that chucking the old stuff might be something I regret [...]
Monthly Archives: June 2005
Jun
29
2005
Sign of the Apocalypse: "The 700 Club" and I Agree
Jun
28
2005
Relics
As the last remaining occupant of my house, a place that has seen many housemates come and go — my sister and brother-in law, Dan, Paul, Kenji, Samantha and finally Robertson — the responsibility of cleaning up any junk left behind by the other occupants has fallen to Yours Truly.
Among the left-behind junk:
Some [...]
Jun
27
2005
Anyone Know any Good Toronto Movers?
Let me know! (Feel free tell me about anyone I should avoid.)
Jun
27
2005
A Good Neal Stephenson Quip
Me and Neal Stephenson at a booksigning for Quicksilver.
I make it a point to check out the Teresa and Patrick Neilsen Hayden’s blog, Making Light, on a fairly regular basis. There’s always something interesting to read there, and my dendrites always feel a little bushier after a visit.
Making Light has an interesting set of quotes [...]
Jun
27
2005
In the Summertime
I’ve got a number of projects on the go, both work- and life-related, so posting may be a little light for the next couple of weeks.
Since it’s turning out to be a bright and sunny summer (at least here in Accordion City, anyway — hopefully my friends in Alberta will see sunnier weather), you might [...]
Jun
23
2005
Fanfare, or the Lack Thereof
Got this in an email from a friend, and thought it was a much better approach than the standard jeering and booing.
Subject: Fw: turn your back
Hi guys and girls:
You know that this year, as in previous ones, the Conservative Party will participate in the Pride Day Parade. Usually, they get booed and what not by [...]
Jun
23
2005
Tech Support / How to be Potty-Mouthed in Quebecois French
Last night was an unsuccessful round one of me versus the D-Link
wireless router belonging to my friend Leesh’s parents. Normally,
Leesh’s husband, my old University buddy George would handle this, but he lives in New York. I’m all too happy to lend a hand to my best man’s in-laws.
For the [...]
Jun
23
2005
Hugh Always Nails it on the Head
You do read Hugh McLeod’s business card-sized comics on his blog gapingvoid, don’t you?
Click the the comic to see the entry in which it appears.
Click the the comic to see the entry in which it appears.
Jun
22
2005
Visitors
Since my landlord lives in London, England and my apartment is in a
house in downtown Accordion
City,
he’s paying me nicely to place classified ads and show the place to
potential renters. I enjoy schmoozing, the apartment is quite nice and
the applicants have largely been trios of very [...]
Jun
22
2005
A Landlord You Might Want to Avoid
Here’s a poster that’s been making the rounds in a neighbourhood just a
little bit northeast of downtown. It’s subtly but bum-clenchingly
creepy:
I wonder if the person who posted this poster is Indecent Proposal sleazy or Single White Female nutty.
(By the bye, did you know that Single [...]
Jun
20
2005
Balut!
[via I Got Two Shoes] Hey, a Filipino delicacy plays a role in Fear Factor!
I don’t normally eat the stuff — I only do it to freak out non-Filipinos. But other dishes like bopis (shredded fried pig lung) and dinuguan (pig blood stew)? Tasty, and will earn the respect of anyone into Klingons!
Jun
20
2005
"The Girls from Ipanema are Not Impressed"
Even though I am retiring from dating at the top of my game, I still
find articles on the topic fascinating. So does Richard over at Just a
Gwai Lo, who found a New York Times article titled The Girls from Impanema are Not Impressed.
In the article, three young women who’ve [...]
Jun
19
2005
The Best Way to Attract the Ladies in This Fair City…
…is to get a nickname that ends with “Guy”.
Being the Accordion Guy has worked for me, and having a “Guy” moniker has worked for others, as this Toronto Craigslist posting shows:
Dear Portuguese Chicken Guy,
I hear that you are a Jehovah’s Witness and that you attend Kingdom Hall once a week. While [...]
Jun
18
2005
Ch0wnz0red! (And Thanks!)
First of all, everybody who commented or sent me an email regarding my inaccessible directory problem from the previous entry: thanks for writing in!
Secondly, give yourselves all a pat on the back for knowing it was an ownership/permissions problem.
Finally, the big prize goes to Martey Dodoo (who also has a [...]
Jun
17
2005
A Little Windows Reinstallation Tech Assistance Needed
While repartitioning my home Windows XP box’s hard drive –
something I’vce done at least half a dozen times before – I have
rendered my old “My Documents” folder inaccessible to me. If you’ve
seen this before and have a suggestion, I’d appreciate it!
Here’s what happened:
I used to have two [...]
