In recent years, they’ve made movies of various Marvel Comics superheroes: Spider-Man, the X-Men, Daredevil, Elektra, the Incredible Hulk, Fantastic Four and Ghost Rider (am I missing any?). But there’s one who’s been waiting in the wings for some time: the superhero for hard-drinkin’ engineers, Iron Man!
Now he’s getting a movie, as this teaser poster [...]
Monthly Archives: July 2006
Jul
25
2006
An "Iron Man" Movie?
Jul
25
2006
Ramoniacs Poster
Just for kicks, here’s the poster for the Ramoniacs’ gig last Saturday at the Middle East nightclub in Cambridge, Massachusetts (click it to see a larger version on Flickr). For more on this gig, see my entry, Bouncing with the Ramoniacs.
Jul
25
2006
Lisa Goldman on the Situation in Lebanon and Israel
Click the image above to see the video.
My friend Lisa Goldman, who blogs from Tel Aviv at On The Face, was interviewed on the morning news show Canada AM about blogging with respect to the current situation in Lebanon and Israel [link to site using Windows Media]. In the interview, she talks about [...]
Jul
25
2006
Inspirational Posters for Role-Playing Gamers
Not only did I play Dungeons and Dragons when I was a teenager, I was also a Dungeon Master. It’s been years — and at least two editions’ worth of rules — since I played the game, but even now, this collection of inspirational posters for people who enjoy role-playing games still makes me snicker. [...]
Jul
25
2006
"Ask Tucows" Chat: Tuesday, August 1st
It’s almost that time again! The next “Ask Tucows” chat will take place next Tuesday, August 1st, 2006 between 12:00 noon and 3:00 p.m. Eastern (that’s 9:00 a.m. through 12:00 noon Pacific, or 16:00 - 19:00 UTC). Just point your browser at chat.tucows.com then and you’ll be able to join in the chat — no [...]
Jul
25
2006
Bouncing with the Ramoniacs
My brother-in-law Andy Ramoniac, the bassist for the Boston-based Ramones tribute band, the Ramoniacs, invited me to be the Pinhead for the song of the same name during last Saturday’s show downstairs at the Middle East club. They were opening for Bebe Buell (Liv Tyler’s mom and the person whom “Penny Lane”, Kate Hudson’s character [...]
Jul
24
2006
DemoCamp 8 Tomorrow!
Don’t forget, Toronto’s monthly show-and-tell event for techies, DemoCamp, takes place tomorrow night! It takes place at No Regrets (42 Mowat Avenue, not far from King and Dufferin) with the first presentation taking place at 6:30 p.m.. There’s be a follow-up social at the same location once presentations end, which should be about 8-ish.
The scheduled [...]
Jul
24
2006
Mistakes on a Plane
We had an even-crappier-than-usual experience flying to Boston on American Eagle, but I’m too busy to write it up right now. Luckily for me, Wendy’s written up her impressions of the whole thing.
Jul
24
2006
Happy 10th Month-a-versary, Wendy!
It’s been ten months to the day since I married Wendy, which means that it’s time for me to post another sappy photo and take her out to dinner tonight. Happy tenth month-a-versary, sweetie!
Jul
24
2006
Auction for Tickets to the Biggest Charity Party in Town, Featuring Burton Cummings
If you’ve got more disposable income than I do, like good ol’ rock and roll, parties and charity events, here’s an interesting thing to do this Saturday: Bridle Bash II, featuring Burton Cummings.
Bridle Bash II is a charity event/pool party held in someone’s back yard. This isn’t just any old back yard, but one in [...]
