Time to Consider Becoming a Home Owner
I think I’ve figured out why the company that owns my building was so willing to cancel the rent increase they had announced back in the spring. My building manager said she complained to them about it, and they backed down. I believe her. But, I couldn’t figure out why they would back down until [...]
My Home is Not a Vomitorium
Dear Upstairs Neighbour,
If you want to get completely drunk on a Friday night, that’s fine with me. I don’t even mind if you stumble around and stomp on the floor a lot the next morning when you wake up, still drunk. Really, I don’t.
I’ve been guilty of the same behaviour myself. I like to think [...]
Superstore and Other Evils
Allow me, if you will, to rant for a moment.
I went to Superstore this evening, to purchase some groceries. I was going to put off my big grocery run until the end of the month, but I was already in the area, since I had to go to Moores to buy a new suit for [...]
Longboard
I recently purchased a longboard. Even though it cost more than I am willing to publicly admit, I think it was well worth it. I bought the longboard for 3 main reasons, which I think justify the cost and will, in a relatively short time, make up for the cost.
The 3 primary reasons why I [...]
What Is Ink Slinger Really About?
I’m a regular reader of Chris Garrett’s blog, chrisg.com. Chris started a meme, today, wherein participants ask their users what their blog is really about. Chris was reading Scott Adams’ Dilbert Blog, a saw a post in which Adams said, “Readers tell you what your comic is about, regardless of how many times you address [...]
Green Transportation
As most of my regular readers are aware, I live in downtown Edmonton. This means that almost all of the places that I like to go are within a few blocks of my apartment.’
It’s true that I live on sort of the north-western fringe of downtown. Some people wouldn’t even consider my neighbourhood of Queen [...]
Cabin Time
This past weekend, I went to visit K and her grandparents at their cabin near Barrhead. I must say, I had a total blast.
It was great to just chill out in the country, and hangout with good people (both K and family, as well as the other people that the community). We went quadding, played [...]
What Do You Want to Accomplish Before You Die?
I’m working on a list of things I want to do before I die. The last time I wrote one of these lists, I was in Grade 10. I wish I still had that list, so I’d be able to cross off all of the things that I’ve already done, and compare it to the [...]
Pink Shoes
I turned my black & white checkered shoes into black & pink checkered shoes. The white parts had become gray, so I threw them in the wash with a few other large items (towels, mostly) so that they wouldn’t bounce around the machine too much. Not thinking of the potential consequences, I thought it would [...]
Make a List of Your Vices
I’ve decided to write a list of my vices. Feel free to share your own. In no particular order, my main vices are:
Cigars & pipe tobacco
Alcohol
Driving too fast
Women
Dirty, dirty internets
Junk food
Red meat