Postmodern Sass sent her friends — of whom I am part — an email announcing that today, December 15th is “Reveal Your Blog Crush” Day. The transformation of the internet into a giant world-wide high school is now complete.
“Reveal Your Blog Crush” Day is the creation of Sandra Hekkinen and “Ms. Sizzle”, and they say [...]
Monthly Archives: December 2006
Dec
15
2006
Today is "Reveal Your Blog Crush" Day
Dec
15
2006
Audio Advent Calendar #15: "Get Behind Me Santa" by Shi-Sho
There’s something not quite right about Santa Claus — he seems a little bit creepy what with the invitations to sit on his lap and his constant monitoring of children, and Shi-Sho sing about it in this track titled Get Behind Me Santa.
Shi Sho - Get Behind Me Santa (3.1 MB MP3)
Dec
14
2006
Sassafraz, the Day After
Torontoist has posted Marc Lostracco’s photos of Sassafraz, the day after the fire, and you can find more photos on Flickr.
(For more on Sassafraz, see today’s earlier entry titled Sassafraz and Schadenfreude.)
Dec
14
2006
"Texas Monthly’s" January 2007 Cover
Texas Monthly, “The National Magazine of Texas”, runs its annual “Bum Steers Awards” every January. This coming January, U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney gets a place both in the awards and on the cover:
The fine print on the cover reads:
* Yes, this is a photo illustration. If we don’t say so, Dick Cheney will shoot [...]
Dec
14
2006
Sassafraz and Schadenfreude
Sassafraz
Photo by David Topping. Click to see the original on its page.
For those of you not familiar with Accordion City, Sassafraz was a restaurant in the tony boutique area of town known as Yorkville. The place had a reputation for so-so food at ridiculous prices (I’ve had brunch and lunch there, and yeah, you can [...]
Dec
14
2006
Audio Advent Calendar #14: "The Joys of Christmas" by Tom Robinson
Today’s Audio Advent Calendar goodie is a spoken word piece by British musician-turned BBC DJ Tom Robinson. It’s called The Joys of Christmas in which he talks about Christmas gifts for his kid and the accumulation of stuff.
Tom Robinson - The Joys of Christmas (6.8 MB MP3)
Dec
13
2006
Audio Advent Calendar #13: "Linus and Lucy" by Vince Guaraldi
Although Vince Guaraldi’s jazz pieces written for A Charlie Brown Christmas is now associated with Christmas (and recently, Starbucks), it was an artistic gamble at the time. Network execs were a bit iffy about airing a cartoon that:
Didn’t make use of a laugh track
Quoted a Bible verse
Used a jazz soundtrack by a then-unknown artist
But somehow, [...]
Dec
12
2006
The Official Disturbing Japanese Christmas Image for 2006
Ladies and gentlemen, the Official Disturbing Japanese Christmas Image for 2006:
Courtesy of Miss Fipi Lele.
In case you missed it last year, here’s 2005’s Official Disturbing Japanese Christmas Image.
In some ways, I’m glad they haven’t heard of Chanukah yet — consider the menorah/tentacle porn possibilities.
Dec
12
2006
The "You’re Not the Father" Victory Dance
Is the Maury Povich show nothing but paternity tests these days?
(See also: Maury Christmas)
Dec
12
2006
Busy / Blogstravaganza
I’ve been a bit on the busy side, what with work — both Tucows and TorCamp related — and the usual hoo-hah that goes along with the holidays, but actual posts are forthcoming!
I wanted to give a quick shout-out and thanks to all of you who attended last Friday’s Blogstravaganza. It was a fun event [...]
Dec
12
2006
Audio Advent Calendar #12: "White Christmas" by Billy Idol
Achewood comic from July 22, 2002 featuring the soul of Billy Idol. Click the comic to see it on its original page.
I mentioned a little while back that Billy Idol had put out a Christmas album. For the benefit of the curious, here’s a track from that album — his cover of Irving [...]
Dec
11
2006
Audio Advent Calendar #11: The "Studio 60" Version of "O Holy Night"
Of all the religious Christmas carols out there, O Holy Night is my hands-down favourite. To my ears, it has the most beautiful melody and progression, and it works its magic whether sung or played, done solo or in a giant chorus.
It’s also a Christmas carol with a lot of history. It was originally a [...]
Dec
10
2006
Audio Advent Calendar #10: "Blue Christmas" by Elvis
Wendy’s off on a business trip for the next couple of days, so I thought I’d tell her I’d miss her by posting this song: Blue Christmas by Mr. Elvis Presley. See you in a couple of days, Wendy!
Elvis Presley: Blue Christmas (2.9 MB MP3)
Dec
09
2006
Audio Advent Calendar #9: "Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want to Fight Tonight)" by The Ramones
Time to punk it up a little and send a shout-out to my brother-in-law Andy, who plays bass for the excellent Ramones tribute band, The Ramoniacs, with the Ramones’ Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want to Fight Tonight).
The Ramones: Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want to Fight Tonight) (2.4 MB MP3)
Dec
08
2006
Blogstravaganza Tonight!
It’s finally here: Blogstravaganza — the gathering of the Toronto-and-area bloggers, blog readers and curious onlookers — takes place tonight!
Once again, the details:
Where:
Fiddler’s Green, an Irish-style pub at 27 Wellesley Street (on the south side, just east of Yonge, across the street from the subway station). We’ll be on the second floor.
When:
Starting around 8 p.m.. [...]
Dec
08
2006
Everything You Need to Know About Guys, Explained in a Single Paragraph
One of the interesting side effects of writing funny if somewhat embarrassing dating stories is that people start coming to you for dating advice. If you Google for the phrase “master of dating”, the first page of results points to an Alex Payne blog entry which categorizes me as such. This has only increased since [...]
