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Signs you’re in Europe #764: Soft drink: 1.70. Heineken: 2.00. Might as well have the Heineken. Today, I got up in time to check out (still not enough sleep), took the 10:59 sneltrain to Den Haag, and retrieved my bike. Unfortunately I lost my claim tag in the meantime so they made me pay 1.00…

I helped my sister move a bunch of her stuff a while back, including books from her undergraduate degree in political science. Many of these books have semi-interesting titles: The Iron Wall: Israel and the Arab World The Search for Modern China The Lexus and The Olive Tree: Understanding Globalization I tried to read a…

Burns night was last Tuesday. Have had your Haggis yet? I’m a little disappointed that they didn’t extend hunting season this year to allow those celebrating on a Friday or Saturday the chance to bag a fresh one. Oh well, I’ve got one in the freezer.

Here is the setlist as taped up on stage: INVISIBLE STAIN NAPPIES – 1 YOU’RE BURSTING ANGELINA NAPPIES – 2 DON’T WET YOURSELF FANTASTIC PISS NAPPIES – 3 DIGGING HOLES NEVEREND ==================== BRIDGE BIG WEE QUARTZ GO HAVE A WEE THREE MINUTE PISS BETWEEN MARK & PEE ==================== BEYOND POO GREAT RELEASE ==================== BEAUTIFUL COVER…

From The Weakerthans news page: “This is a closed campus show, students only.( ­ but be creative! ) Hope to see you there.” This isn’t really surprising coming from a band that took the time to thank all the people watching from outside the fence at bluesfest this summer. Anyway, if you’re in Ottawa, they’re…

I’ve been to some mind-blowingly good jazz shows lately, all part of the Ottawa Jazz Festival. Hancock, Shorter, Holland, and Blade was great, as was the Dave Turner Quartet, but I expected that. I went to a couple of shows yesterday though where I had no idea what to expect, and they were both awesome….

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I finally got around to scanning this: I found it in a gas station on the way back from Toronto in January, 2003.

I spent Saturday attempting to install Oracle for a client. Oracle sucks. I think the image says it all:

Does anyone (at all) have any opinions for or against backdating entries? There’s a load of stuff from the past month or two that I’ve been meaning to blog, but I haven’t had time. Now I have time, but it would be weird to have half a dozen entries dated today, referring to events in…

Why do Apple owners cling to the delusion that apples are “better machines”, bought from “a different kind of company”? Every company pulls shit like this, but Apple is unique in being able to do it and still have an evangelical following. E.g. this dude, who is being actively screwed over by Apple, still refers…

If you happen to be performing The Boxer by Simon and Garfunkel, do not attempt to sing the cymbal crash sound. It doesn’t work. That is all.

Sometime last winter, we conceived of an ice-bikin’ song, to the tune of Space Truckin’ by Deep Purple. Mark Rehder recently found the time to complete the lyrics: Well, I’m lookin’ out my kitchen window and snow is cov’ring near and far the streets are really slick and icy you wouldn’t want to drive a…