Scarlett Sings Tom Waits
Scarlett Johansson, she of Lost in Translation fame, is set to record a Tom Waits cover album. Frankly, I don’t even know where to begin on this one. Sexiest woman alive or not, I can’t imagine how this could turn out to be a good thing. Still, a certain morbid curiosity has set in, and [...]
The ‘87 Integra
The 1987 Acura Integra may be one of the most difficult cars to work on. The engine seems to have been designed by gnomes. Only an incredibly small person can work on that engine without having to remove large parts of it just to do simple things like replacing the block heater cord. (Technically, this [...]
The Raving Poets Ride Again
This November, the Raving Poets ride again. With many of us still coming down from the wild ride that was The Roar 2006, this fall’s series should carry a lot of energy. Some of it will be weird, wacky, and just plain bad. Some of it will make you wonder what the fuck just happened [...]
Firefox 2.0
For those of you who may have been unaware, Firefox 2.0 has been released. It has a number of new features, including a built-in spell checker for use in web forums and CMS applications. For a guy who tends to think faster than his fingers can move, this is a nice feature. For those of [...]
Campout
It’s not a Boy Scout hot dogs and cocoa cookout location, this campsite. It’s the blue tarp and shopping cart kind of camp. A group of homeless—four of them, I think—campout less than a block from my building. Hidden, just around the corner, I can almost see them from my window. A curve ball from [...]
Selling Votes for Cell Phones
An article that I read in today’s Edmonton Journal made me want to throw away my cell phone. The article deals with people who are unwilling to give up their cell phone, and what they would be willing to give up in exchange for the privilege of keeping their mobile.
Of the nearly 1,100 cellphone users [...]
Media-Savvy
I was having a discussion today about the effects of television programmes on society. Rather, I was trying to have a discussion, and ended up giving up since I was, apparently, the only one in the room who didn’t think that television, or the internet (”You know what really messes them up—the internet!”), was responsible [...]
World Container
The new album by The Tragically Hip, World Container, is in stores today. I, however, am not listening to a copy of it because, unthinkingly, I spent this week’s music money on new vinyl (The Weatherthans‘ Reconstruction Site, and Lady Sovereign’s Vertically Challenged). Even though those are both great albums, it’s a bit of a [...]
A Medicore Taste in My Mouth
Last night, instead of the usual dinner with the parents, Ashley and I had dinner at That’s Aroma! A Garlic Restaurant & Bar. I had heard many good things about That’s Aroma!, and I wanted to try it for myself. We looked at the menu online, saw reasonable prices and appealing dishes, and decided to [...]
Coca-Cola BlaK
Like most other bits of pop culture, Coca-Cola BlaK arrived in late in Edmonton. Exactly how late, I’m not entirely sure. All I know is that, until last night, I had never seen a bottle of the stuff. Naturally, having noticed a few bottles sitting in a cooler at the video store, I couldn’t resist [...]
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