May 2001
I'm looking for something with a tent and a fridge.
Posted by on Thursday, May 31, 2001 - 6 comments
Try this: • Go to a Pontiac dealership. • Find a dealer-man. • Say, with a furrowed brow, "I'm looking for a car. It needs to be able to climb a mountain. I'm looking for something with a tent and a fridge. Got anything like that?" • Enjoy elated dealer-man as he realizes he may be able to …
OLS loves Rob
Posted by on Monday, May 28, 2001 - 8 comments
It's true. • After writing my last post, where I linked to Online Support (OLS), I tested the links to make sure they were all pimp-tight. • I started combing through the OLS page and giggled when I saw the link "OLS is about people". • I giggled further when I saw "Our Front Line" after …
off to U2 - back in 3 days
Posted by on Sunday, May 27, 2001 - 34 comments
I'm off to see U2 in Montreal. Back in three days with details. • Update: • excellent conversation, pseudo-review, and setlist
down with The Man
Posted by on Saturday, May 26, 2001 - 4 comments
As I was making my daily visit to Vince's fine page today, the image next to the day's post reminded me of a site I would frequent when I worked at Online Support which (among other things) made great product spoofs. • This site is the headquarters of the Afrosquad. I was pleasantly surprised to …
does this qualify as proportional representation?
Posted by on Saturday, May 26, 2001 - 8 comments
It's spring clean up time in Charlottetown and that means crap on the streets. It doesn't bother me so much, but a lot of people are understandably pissed of at how long it's taking the city to pick up the many piles of leaves, rusty fridges, and other assorted eyesores. • In one situation, a …
unless you already own this, you probably wont buy it on my recommendation
Posted by on Thursday, May 24, 2001 in - 1 comment
The value of random music picks on the web is directly proportional to the number of available gigabytes on Napster. The chances that you will go buy a CD based solely on my recommendation are slim so all you can do is take my word for it. Since Napster is starting to suck, so will this post …
I am a human portal.
Posted by on Monday, May 21, 2001 in
There is a good intro the world of web logs in May's issue of Brill's Content called Human Portals. Matt Haughey of MetaFilter graces the cover. I suggest you print it off and read it on the lawn like I did (sunny day recommended).
Fiona Apple - Tidal - Sony / Work - 1996
Posted by on Monday, May 21, 2001 in - 3 comments
"Sleep to Dream" • This is a very different song when you realize the line is actually: • “ • I could swallow the seas to wash down all my pride. • ” • That's seas and not seed. A world of difference - but still a decent song, albeit certainly not the best on the album. Nice title though.
sponsoring the local gold cup and saucer parade is no excuse
Posted by on Sunday, May 20, 2001 - 7 comments
A great open letter to IslandTel by Peter at Reinvented.net. As a member of a company in exactly the same scenario, I won't shed any tears for IslandTel if they can't leverage 100 years of monopoly to provide adequate service at competitive prices.
update: it's not so much macs, but the people who use them
Posted by on Saturday, May 19, 2001 - 9 comments
update: it's not so much macs, but the people who use them • I want a Titanium PowerBook as much as any self-respecting web designer, but this quote from a News.com story about the opening of the Apple store (QuickTime) in Washington D.C. gave me the creeps: • “ • More than 500 zealous Mac …
feces throwing monkeys
Posted by on Saturday, May 19, 2001
Read Everybody must get stoned by Ian O'Doherty at Salon.com. It is short and you will laugh out loud.
i was h4x0r3d by a 1337 llama
Posted by on Thursday, May 17, 2001 - 3 comments
I’m so embarrassed by this event I decided to post about it for everybody to see. • About a week or so ago, I set up IIS on my system so that I could practice my mad ASP skills in preparation for a new job. So. I plopped it on, played with it for a day or two, then forgot I had it installed …
The Urinals - Pure Negative Capapility '77-'80 - Amphetamine Reptile - 1997
Posted by on Wednesday, May 16, 2001
"I'm A Bug" • I'm a bug. • So are you, baby. • Want to use my • pinchers on you. • "Louie Louie," but punker.
Matmos - A Chance to Cut is A Chance to Cure - Matador (DNA) - 2001
Posted by on Wednesday, May 16, 2001 - 1 comment
"Lipostudio . . . And so On" is definitely, without any question, the absolute best song of all time to incorporate samples of an actual liposuction. Check out the extra squooshy liposucking samples about halfway through. Splooshtastic! Of the entire the album, this song is probably the most …
lessons learned in under 5k
Posted by on Tuesday, May 15, 2001 - 5 comments
I've spouted on and on about this year's 5k competition. There was last year's embarrassing entry, this year’s long-shot, a surprising win, phony humility, and now, a bitter, bitter twist. Apparently our entry was in the wrong category and we have been bumped from the winners list (see the 5k news …
from the muddy banks of high school
Posted by on Monday, May 14, 2001 - 11 comments
High School was an odd time. The days I remember most are those spent driving my parent's Saturn to the beach with a Poor Old Lu cassette. The times spent in class and in between have mostly fallen victim to traumatic memory loss - the trauma being boredom and social awkwardness. • Enjoy this …
farwell to douglas adams
Posted by on Saturday, May 12, 2001 - 5 comments
My favourite part of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series was the frictionless spaceship. You could touch it, but not feel it. • Douglas Adams died this week at age 49. I wonder how long it will take Amazon.com to start peddling merchandise related to the deceased.
Kittie - Spit - NG (RED) - 1999
Posted by on Friday, May 11, 2001 - 4 comments
"Choke" • Granted, I have not actually listened to this song. Nonetheless, I'm sending it out to the Toronto Maple Leafs.
In addition to being an award winning web designer, I am also a humble, humble man.
Posted by on Thursday, May 10, 2001 - 2 comments
After a humbling (read: humiliating) experience in last year's 5k competition, I enlisted the help of my good friends Nick & Nathan from silverorange with a simple goal: To create an entry that would not be mocked openly (like last year). • Once this year's entries went up on the5k.org, I was …
The Weakerthans - Fallow - Sub City/Hopeless - 1999
Posted by on Tuesday, May 8, 2001 - 9 comments
"Sounds Familiar" • A song about childhood and growing up, which is good and sad and over before you know it. Will either make you want to build a treehouse or hide in your room for a couple weeks.
ronnie martin is a genius
Posted by on Monday, May 7, 2001 - 4 comments
I'm following Matt's example and I shall suggest a fine musical group. • Joy Electric is a fine example of analogue synth pop. It grows on you. I liked it because I spent many hours in front of a Game Boy enjoying the musical score to the Final Fantasy Legend series, and I believe that you just …
Wire - Pink Flag - EMI - 1977*
Posted by on Monday, May 7, 2001 in - 1 comment
"Strange" • Sludge-punk meets psychedelic stoner-rock. Resulting sound is not unlike a body being dragged across gravel, but funky-like. Road trip ensues. • “ • * For those not in the know: • Artist - Album - Label - Year and "Song". Dig? • ”
genius recognized
Posted by on Saturday, May 5, 2001 - 9 comments
Our own Matt brings home the Milton Acorn Poetry award. Congratulations. • If you are not sure whether or not you should be congratulating him, you can read one of his poems at ForgetMagazine.com and decide for yourself.
my kingdom for an educated octopus
Posted by on Thursday, May 3, 2001 - 32 comments
In my short 18 years as a television watcher, I have come to the decision that M*A*S*H is one of a handful of shows which I consider to be good. I'm sad to say that I'd watch almost anything if I was bored, but not necessarily enjoy it. Steven likes Northern Exposure. Maybe I should watch it, but …
forget the Quebec protests
Posted by on Wednesday, May 2, 2001
There are a few fine articles on the FTAA protests in Quebec at ForgetMagazine this week. • I've avoided commenting on the protests on aov so far, since the topic is so amorphous (globalization, free-trade, corporate rule, human rights, media, ect.). It's hard to have a discussion when there are …