Author Archives: Adam Snider

A 5-Year-Old Talks About Corporate Logos

By Adam Snider | Published: February 1, 2012

This is pretty great. I like the kid’s comments about the logos she doesn’t recognize, such as: “Babies…are small.” On the other hand, I find it mildly concerning how many of the logos a 5-year-old does recognize. I was particularly surprised that she recognized the BP logo as being “gas.” Is the BP logo plastered all [...]

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Pornographic Billboards (SFW)

By Adam Snider | Published: January 25, 2012

I walked out of the office on Monday morning, to do my usual mail run, and there she was, in all-caps Helvetica Bold: SASHA GREY. Sasha Grey, porn star, looked down at me with sultry eyes from a twenty-foot tall billboard across the street from my office. Apparently, Ms. Grey is going to be at [...]

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Unwanted Sexual Advances

By Adam Snider | Published: January 23, 2012

I take the bus to work everyday during the fall and winter months. Depending on my work schedule, I take the bus at different times. Usually, I’m on the bus by around 8:10am. Occasionally, however, I am on the bus a bit later than that. On the later bus, there is a young man of [...]

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Meatless Sandwiches

By Adam Snider | Published: January 20, 2012

As a part of my on-going quest to eat less meat, I have been trying to find some options for meatless sandwiches beyond PB&J. I’ve made a few vegetable sandwiches, but they rarely turn out well. I did make a good one last week: heavy on the sprouts, which added nice flavour and are dry [...]

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To Live and Die in Edmonton

By Adam Snider | Published: January 18, 2012

I’m getting antsy. I’m getting an urge to move. I often get the urge to move away from Edmonton. I’ve never acted upon it, obviously, but it hits me from time to time. Maybe it’s the recent cold snap. Maybe I just want to be somewhere that isn’t here, right now. But, then, I find [...]

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Ice, Ice, Baby

By Adam Snider | Published: January 16, 2012

Winter has finally reared her ugly head. Seemingly overnight, we’ve gone from springlike temperatures (in the middle of January!) to the Long John Index being nearly maxed out. Somehow, though, it doesn’t seem so bad. It’s brutally cold, sure, but I’m not finding it too bad. Even as I was waiting for the bus this [...]

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Sick day

By Adam Snider | Published: January 13, 2012

I’m only in the second week of my new, three-times-weekly publishing plan and I’ve already missed a day. To be fair, I was out sick on Wednesday. I didn’t go to work. I didn’t really do anything. I slept most of the day. I’m back in business, though. I’m hoping to put together my review [...]

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Pimp My Uno

By Adam Snider | Published: January 9, 2012

Since Christmas, Sara and I have developed an unofficial habit of playing board games and/or card games on Sunday evenings. Cribbage is becoming our go-to game, but we’re also fond of Catan for Two. Recently, we played Uno. I’m sure you’ve played Uno. Most people have played it as kids and will remember it as [...]

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Work It: Worst TV Show of 2012

By Adam Snider | Published: January 6, 2012

Yes, we’re only a few days into the week, but I’m certain that Work It, the awful TV show that aired on Tuesday night is the worst show of 2012. It may be the worst show in the history of television. I’m not the only one who thinks so. The Onion AV Club hates it [...]

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Resolutions

By Adam Snider | Published: January 4, 2012

I’ve been thinking about New Year’s resolutions. Like many people, I make them every year. Like most people, I abandon them sometime in early to mid-February. Should we abandon the idea of New Year’s resolutions? Is the idea of trying to start new habits around a relatively arbitrary date worthwhile or does it feel forced [...]

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