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I don’t wanna drive to Newmarket
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 12, 2009 9:42 AM EST reply actions
Hey that's my turf
Although still slightly north of where I live.
Are you going to the northern end of Newmarket where the mall and the various box stores are?
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
yeah, my parents live off of muloch, I’m crashing there for the night as I have work related stuff super early tomarrow morn in Missauga
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 12, 2009 10:00 AM EST up reply actions
That's
Mulock
But that’s not a fun drive either, how early? If you’re leaving around 7am and it’ll take you an hour at least to get to Sauga from there (I do the Aurora to Sauga commute every day for work).
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I plan on leaving round 6ish, gotta be in the sauga by 8
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 12, 2009 10:31 AM EST up reply actions
You'll be fine
Then… you can leave as late as 6:30 and still have enough of a safety buffer (barring disasters) to getting there on time… I am usually out the door by 7am and I get to work between 8 and 8:15 depending on traffic in time for my 8:30 start time.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
At the office
WHY AM I HERE?!?!
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
sorry for the delay
the bed, she just swallows me up so I can’t move. I’m not really looking forward to tonight though
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Night class?
And I think I left my brain in bed, I am so outta it even with copious amounts of coffee.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
2 classes back to back, an hour of rehearsal then 3 hour night class. And the 2 classes this afternoon are the 2 I am dreading the most (translation and reasoning)
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Sounds like fun
My first term of uni had a Wednesday where I had classes scheduled from 8:30am to 5:30pm with no breaks in between… and that was before my declaration on the illegality of 8:30am classes… oh yea those were fun Wednesdays.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
can’t sleep, bed will eat you
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 12, 2009 10:01 AM EST up reply actions
I would rather
have the bed eat me than cats or nightmare moose. Bed eating me sounds comfy
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mine does that, pillow topper ftw.
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 12, 2009 10:03 AM EST up reply actions
Bed
Sounds good for the end of this week where on Sat it’s expected to drop to -25 degrees in Toronto (not including windchill) and the high is -15.
I love the cold but even that is a bit much for yours truly.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
I cant wait for it, stupid building has no individual apartment thermostats.
they crank the heat for the old people and i have to sleep with the windows open
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 12, 2009 10:32 AM EST up reply actions
Couldn’t you um…..dispose of the oldies?
Putting moral considerations aside for a second, that is.
You've had all your word nourishment for one day.
there is so damned many of em, would raise suspicions too high. I just have to find a more youthful juncture for my next home
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 12, 2009 10:38 AM EST up reply actions
Perhaps.
I like my idea better though. They’d call it ‘Granny-geddon’.
You've had all your word nourishment for one day.
I have the opposite problem—in most situations, I’m the only person who’s cold, so I just wear lots of layers
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I’d rather be too cold than too hot, you can always put on a sweater or something.
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 12, 2009 10:41 AM EST up reply actions
I’m not as bad as I was —right after graduating high school I was in all seriousness, a stick, so I was cold all the time. Then I discovered beer and poutine, and gained some weight. I still tend to wear several layers anyway
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I’m going to regret asking this, I’m sure…what’s poutine?
You've had all your word nourishment for one day.
french fries with gravy and cheese curds, a french canadian delight
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 12, 2009 10:49 AM EST up reply actions
I despair sometimes
You can’t just have a plate of chips, can you? Noooooooo…..
You've had all your word nourishment for one day.
we do unhealthy right over here in the Canadian wilds
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 12, 2009 10:53 AM EST up reply actions
Looking at a picture of said delicacy, I can see what you mean.
I take it tastes better than it looks?
You've had all your word nourishment for one day.
it delights the tastebuds in a way that only something with 300 calories per bite could
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 12, 2009 10:57 AM EST up reply actions
after drinking, it’s like a warm hug from the inside out
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the most delicious stroke you’ll ever have
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 12, 2009 11:00 AM EST up reply actions
Funny story
When I was in Vancity, my aunt was complaining it was too cold (between -5 to 2 degrees) so they cranked their house thermostat up to like 25… I was so warm at night I ended up sleeping without blankets… and I still ended up waking up in the middle of the night soaked in my own sweat.
At my house, we keep the thermostat at a pleasant 16 degrees although we’ll occasionally bump that up to as much as 18 if it’s freezing enough
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
does your aunt live above us????
I cannot count how many times I’ve woken up sweating in the middle of the night since we moved to this place.
by Karina on Jan 12, 2009 11:40 AM EST up reply actions
Probably not
Plus they are in Coquitlam
How is the weather out in Vancity these days?
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
back to normal
between 3-7 and rainy.
But on Saturday it fell to 0 and there was more snow.
But then it went back up to about 3 and the snow washed away.
by Karina on Jan 12, 2009 11:43 AM EST up reply actions
The constant rain
Would make me so emo it would rival LD
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
Fallout 3
I use the rifle on distance, but in the onley sewers you dont have the time to do enough damage. So I’m sticking with the shotty
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 12, 2009 10:33 AM EST reply actions
Ah
Forgot about the sewers…
Are you good or evil alignment? If you’re good, you can recruit a super mutant to be your sidekick later in the game, the dood’s armed with a laser gatling gun with unlimited ammo and he can mow down Deathclaws like no tomorrow.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
Yeah, i’m pretty much done the story line baring the last mission and am jsut trying to get all the side missions done, I’m too much of a badass for Fawkes to follow me
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 12, 2009 10:58 AM EST up reply actions
Yea, I got bored and went on a murderous rampage in Rivet City with my evil character the other night… I was able to get that girl to seduce that one dood and they get married, so I went to their wedding where most of the city was gathered in the Chapel and tossed a grenade… was so frigging awesome watching a dozen bodies flying everywhere in slow mo
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
one of the first things i did was wipe out Megaton, its pretty hard to get your Karma back up
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 12, 2009 11:14 AM EST up reply actions
That was also enjoyable
You get a much nicer place at Tenpenny Tower
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I let the Ferals into tenpenny, it was hilarious
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 12, 2009 11:27 AM EST up reply actions
Did you do that
Before or after you got the apartment at Tenpenny’s? Wonder if you get the apartment if you let in the ferals before you get the reward for taking out Megaton.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
made the mistake...
of playing this as a good guy first time through, not nearly as fun as it could be being evil…
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Jan 12, 2009 11:30 AM EST up reply actions
i never got the room, i just went and let them in, then i killed all the zombie dudes,
I dont really plan on being good or bad, i just do whatever sounds like the more fun mission
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 12, 2009 11:32 AM EST up reply actions
Agreed
I am doing whatever I want on my 2nd playthrough, I must say I am having much more fun then my first playthrough as a pure goody goody character.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
well technically i played through once, just trying to beat the game as fast as possible, then once i did, i loaded the save before the final mission and just started wandering around
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 12, 2009 11:37 AM EST up reply actions
I still hate
Not being able to kill children though, there’s 55% of the fun gone right there
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
yeah, but you can still trade and buy and get people to fix things, then kill them and get your money back
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 12, 2009 11:51 AM EST up reply actions
Selling them to slavers
is also fun
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
Deathclaws
Not sure if you dudes mentioned this, but the technique for dealing with these fuckers is to build the dart gun and shoot them with it first every time you see one. It cripples their legs so they can’t jump at you and slash your face apart. So you can just leisurely backpedal and shoot them in the face with the combat shotgun or whatever.
Also selling kids to the slavers just flat-out rules.
by LeafFanInVan on Jan 12, 2009 1:02 PM EST up reply actions
I forgot bout the dart gun
I built one too but never bothered to use it for some reason… right now I’m collecting the parts to build the rock-it launcher, I heard that thing is fantastic and lets you shoot anything from coffee cups to books as ammo.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
I tried the rock-it (had to get the “build all weapons” achievement because I am an achievement ho) and I was unimpressed. Perhaps because my big guns skill was lacking.
The dart gun is SOOOOOO deadly though.. it does good amounts of damage and anything you hit has both legs crippled so they can barely hobble over to you. Making them easy to finish off with whatever else you might carrying! I recommend the blackhawk or lincoln’s repeater..
by LeafFanInVan on Jan 12, 2009 1:31 PM EST up reply actions
I heart
Lincoln’s Repeater, I was one-head-shotting those snobby Enclave SoBs and their power armours with the repeater, hard to find .44 magnum bullets though, ended up buying/stealing most of mine
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
Yah .44 is sparse.. Did you ever locate the fat man MIRV? Holy crap on a crutch.
by LeafFanInVan on Jan 12, 2009 1:34 PM EST up reply actions
Isn't that
in the bunker under one of the armoury? I never got that one, I didn’t find the key or password or whatever it was that you needed to get in there
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
Yeah you have to hunt around for these voice recordings a family left for each other. It’s worth it if you just use a walkthrough to find em quickly.. shoots out 9 nukes or something like that. Dangerous as hell!
by LeafFanInVan on Jan 12, 2009 1:38 PM EST up reply actions
Sounds like fun
For taking out one of those super mutant behemoths
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
Yeah I fired it at the one in the capitol dome, one shot kill and it took out half the talon mercs who were attacking it too. BEWM!
by LeafFanInVan on Jan 12, 2009 1:45 PM EST up reply actions
whuddup?
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Jan 12, 2009 11:27 AM EST reply actions
playing fallout three, being generally evil
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 12, 2009 11:28 AM EST up reply actions
Sup blurr
I have returned from vacation… sadly…
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
vacation...
i’m not going on any until the summer…
unless of course the great depression V2.0 actually does occur and i end up unemplyoed and on a bread line somewhere…then vacation comes early.
silver linings, i gots dem
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Jan 12, 2009 11:31 AM EST up reply actions
New Year but
Still the same old vomit-inducingly positive Blurr.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
while you were gone...
i had my moments of negativity, but to balance out the universe, now that you’re back, i should try and stay positive…
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Jan 12, 2009 11:35 AM EST up reply actions
Universal balance
Is critical, you don’t want to be the man who was credited with causing our entire dimension to implode on itself.
You will be happy to knew that I was seriously cranky for most of yesterday, usually happens the day before I have to return to work after extended (or any) time off
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
So...
anyone find the “should they trade Lecavalier” talk interesting? And, don’t you think the Leafs could put together a better package than the habs supposed “Higgins, Plekanec and a prospect”)
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Jan 12, 2009 11:40 AM EST reply actions
Depends
How many years does LeOverpaid left on his contract?
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I don’t care, I’d give a hell of alot to get Vinny on the Leafs. Dude is a stud, this year is an anomaly
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 12, 2009 11:43 AM EST up reply actions
yeah
if only we’d got him that first time…
Thing is, almost every team would give a hell of a lot to get him.
But now that Fredo is, well, Fredo, I’d give more to have someone replace him in my heart.
by Karina on Jan 12, 2009 11:44 AM EST up reply actions
someone younger, and French Canadian, I’d love to ram that down Habs fans throats.
Hags Vinny and Poni on a line
/swoon
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 12, 2009 11:45 AM EST up reply actions
I want him
But pay him a bit less
That’s just me
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
yeah, where it an option
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 12, 2009 11:46 AM EST up reply actions
I'm just being
idealistic
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
seriously...
i’d cough up antro and kabby and tlusty for the guy in a heartbeat.
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Jan 12, 2009 11:45 AM EST up reply actions
but
Tampa doesn’t believe in defensemen…..
But yeah, I would too, and I have a hard time seeing a better deal out there for Tampa.
But that could be me seeing the world through blue & white glasses…
by Karina on Jan 12, 2009 11:47 AM EST up reply actions
Tampa doesn’t believe in defensemen…..
Didn’t they have Kubina at one point?
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
yup...
the year they won the cup…
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Jan 12, 2009 11:49 AM EST up reply actions
yeah
but before these owners took over, I mean.
Honestly, I watch a lot of Canucks games, and they robbed Tampa when they got O’Brien for Kraijcek. O’Brien’s got a lot to learn still, which I suppose would never have happened in Tampa, but he’s much, much better than that softie Kraijcek.
by Karina on Jan 12, 2009 11:50 AM EST up reply actions
Kraijcek
How do you pronounce that?
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cry-check
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Jan 12, 2009 11:51 AM EST up reply actions
O'Brien...
was a steal and then some.
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Jan 12, 2009 11:51 AM EST up reply actions
it's scary
how shrewd some of these moves that Gillis has made are.
Hodgson looks like a steal. O’Brien. Now LeBarbera.
by Karina on Jan 12, 2009 11:53 AM EST up reply actions
at least we have Dido
/prays
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 12, 2009 11:54 AM EST up reply actions
Kaberle, Tlusty, Sifers and Devaux
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 12, 2009 11:41 AM EST up reply actions
the exciting thing is that...
although this is coming from Dreger on TSN, and not hockeybuzz or something, 98% of the time, unless it’s McKenzie reporting it, the media is wrong…
so, who knows. Maybe Burke is kicking the tires on this one. He’s big, young, skilled and fights. Sounds like Burke’s kind of guy…
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Jan 12, 2009 11:50 AM EST up reply actions
yeah, he has proven that he can be the most dominant player in the game. I think he still can be, the luster of Tampa is wearing on him
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 12, 2009 11:52 AM EST up reply actions
There is no milk
again!!! Or even cream this time!
How difficult is it to keep milk in stock!!!
by Karina on Jan 12, 2009 11:43 AM EST reply actions
I have only
sick comments in my head
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
I also
do not like figuring out structure. We have three times as many structural engineers as architects (well, more, as I’m the only one this week and next) and for some reason, I have to figure out what it should look like!
by Karina on Jan 12, 2009 12:00 PM EST up reply actions
That's a shame
I don’t think my body is used to coffee anymore, I got a serious headache after my less-then-usual-number of cups this morning
I’m also off to lunch
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
unfortunate
this newly found intolerance of coffee.
Enjoy lunch.
by Karina on Jan 12, 2009 12:05 PM EST up reply actions
over the winter break, I hardly drank any caffiene at my parent’s place—I went to bed rather early, so I didn’t need it. Now anything more than one can of coke has me up all night
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interesting
my body never really loses its tolerance for caffeine, but I do get highly dependant on it quite easily. I try to limit coffee to max 1 a day if I feel I want it, but I can drink it at night no problem and it doesn’t keep me up.
by Karina on Jan 12, 2009 12:08 PM EST up reply actions
I don't think I lost my tolerance
I think my stomach forgot how to handle coffee first thing in the morning
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
Karina – have you read Sixteen Acres: Architecture and the Outrageous Struggle for the Future of Ground Zero ?
It’s a great inside look at the so-called battle between the Starchitechts as they compete to redesign the World Trade Centre.
For me, one of the most compelling part was long after the final design had been chosen, competitions won and surrounding monuments finalized and the structural engineers show up. They completely transform the building, design, zoning plans – everything. They even move the building to another part of the site and rotate it something like 30 degrees.
As a complete outsider to this world, I found it really fascinating to get a glimpse of that world…
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Wow, that's an ugly last sentence
I meant, as an outsider to the world of architecture, design and structural engineering, it was fascinating to get an inside look at how this one project was completed.
I don’t know if that’s how Skidmore usually works, but it the level of input and hands on work from the engineers and construction teams was not what I expected.
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hah
no, I haven’t read the book, but I’m familiar with the process you’re describing.
It’s pretty much typical of most architecture firms, with a few exceptions, such as Santiago Callatrava, who is a structural engineer along with being an architect.
When a competition is won, typically the architect has just a very rudimentary design done. The aesthetic and “feel” of the building will be shown, but it really has to get down to design development and detail design before you really know what the building looks like. For me, I like to really know a lot about those details so that if I ever do initial design, I can draw upon that to make it realistic. Unfortunately, a lot of the time the architect who does the intitial design doesn’t see the project through to construction and never learns what works, so they keep on creating these images of buildings that can never be built. It’s one of the things that frustrates me the most in my field, and that really got to me in school. I could look at some of these buildings people who design in class and get an A for, knowing full well that it was impossible to build (or completely missed the point of the project where we were told that there would be a very limited budget) and would be incredibly frustrated because I see no point in even doing something like that. To me, it’s an utter waste of time. Architects come from the tradition of the Master Builder, where you would have spent 20+ years learning all the building trades before being allowed to design a building. But now, we put people through a few years of school, and while the process is quite rigorous, the system is still pumping out these people who have no concept of reality. So when the public see these high profile competitions and wonder why the building looks nothing like what they expected… that’s why.
by Karina on Jan 12, 2009 1:02 PM EST up reply actions
The frustration you describe reminds me of my reactions to the work of Diller + Scofidio + Renfo. I saw one of their shows at the Whitney in New York and it actually made me inexplicably grumpy.
A few years later I read a profile of them in the New Yorker and I realized that they just operate in a way that’s very far removed from my understanding of what space, buildings and design should, might or even could be. For instance, they desinged the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston and they hid the front door. I mean, WTF?
Admittedly their work on the high line in New York is really cool though…
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Hmm
not familiar with their work, I’m looking them up now…
by Karina on Jan 12, 2009 1:59 PM EST up reply actions
ugh
their website is really annoying. Wikipedia it is.
by Karina on Jan 12, 2009 2:08 PM EST up reply actions
so...
near as I can tell, they’ve barely built anything that’s an actual permanent building. Case in point, there is definitely a place for architects such as these, but why spend all that time getting lisenced to just theorize and see so little realized?
by Karina on Jan 12, 2009 2:11 PM EST up reply actions
They got their start doing artistic installations and building for modern dance performances. I don’t mean to be a philistine here, but I think that’s a good indication of their asthetic.
I know Diller also teaches at Princeton, not sure about the other two partners…
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they all seem
to teach at prestigous (wow can’t spell that) institutions.
I like their aesthetic, it’s just that I would never be happy primarily being a paper architect. I like to see things realized, I like to go on site and discuss with the contractor how something that I want to look a certain way has to be built to accomplish that.
I love reading theories and looking at paper architects, it’s just that becoming a lisenced architect is so much work, it seems like a waste when someone does that and then spends their years theorizing on how things should be.
I guess I just feel that you can be pushed to be innovative moreso when you’re faced with real world circumstances than just your own cognitive abilities. Architecture is so sophisticated now, the idea of the master architect who can figure it all out is completely out-dated. “Starchitects” are a false portrayal of what the job entails nowadays, and while I do admire the work of many of them, I wish it was more apparent to the public that it is an entire team required to create those buildings, and without them all those buildings would ever be are sketches on paper (or napkins, if you’re Libeskind).
I’m just far more practical than a lot of my peers…
by Karina on Jan 12, 2009 2:29 PM EST up reply actions
I’ve always been really interested in architecture, but I’ve had no real exposure to the actual design or build process. Until I read that 16 acres book, I had no idea how hands on the engineers and construction guys are.
It makes a lot of sense, but it certainly doesn’t jibe with the lone genius perspective the media and cultural critics like to throw around.
I was fortunate enough to go behind the scenes at Gehry’s AGO here in Toronto (one of my clients was a part of the design-build team) and as much as I love the building and the design, I could feel the tension between the various teams of people, all of whom wanted/needed things done a certain way that sometimes could be in conflict with the needs/wants of other teams.
It’s something that had never occurred to me prior to that visit.
I was also really disappoitned in Rem Koolhaus’ library in Seattle that I had read so many good things about. It seems to work as a library but it struck me as not working in or being representative of its environment/locale. Perhaps I have the wrong approach, but I don’t think of the pacific northwest as being about poured concrete, low slung day-glo plastic chairs and bad flourescent lighting…
On the flip side, this context of place and functionality is something that Renzo Piano seemed to just nail with his work on the Pierpoint Morgan in New York.
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Renzo Piano
would have to qualify as one of my favourite architects right now. He’s done some really amazing things, and yet doesn’t get the exposure of Gehry and Liebskind. What blew me away the most was I saw his design for some science labs which are built into the side of a hill, and make use of natural lighting because that helps the study of whatever’s going on there. I wish I could remember what it was… I should pick up a book about him.
But yes. Part of the architect’s job is to be on site, to coordinate when things get done, and mediate disputes. A LOT. The general contractor does this as well, but the architect’s word is supposed to be the final say on the situation, and to do that you really have to understand the complexities of what’s going on. It’s that area that really interests me, my last job I was doing that a lot, despite my young age, and I loved it. This one I’ll get into that as soon as we have projects being built. It’s an amazing process.
by Karina on Jan 12, 2009 2:49 PM EST up reply actions
Ahha
It’s the California Academy of Sciences.
I am dying to go see it. My last office, we had a guy who had worked on it at the beginning of the project, he had some awesome stories to tell about it.
That’s the kind of architecture that I get excited about.
by Karina on Jan 12, 2009 2:54 PM EST up reply actions
rabbits rabbits rabbits rabbits rabbits
Spaced is amazing
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badger badger badger badger badger badger
Because Taking The Leafs Seriously Is Not An Option
by JaredFromLondon on Jan 12, 2009 11:54 AM EST up reply actions
british tv show
with Simon Pegg. It’s…greatness
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simon pegg
is all sorts of great
Because Taking The Leafs Seriously Is Not An Option
by JaredFromLondon on Jan 12, 2009 11:59 AM EST up reply actions
indeed
that could be the case.
Only I come here to cure my Mondays :(.
by Karina on Jan 12, 2009 12:45 PM EST up reply actions
case of the busies...
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Jan 12, 2009 12:54 PM EST up reply actions
chilling until 3, when it’s getting annoying
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reading cracked plus sending bacon to people on fb
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a Tim Horton’s apple fritter.
Which is apparently 300 calories. Yikes!
by Karina on Jan 12, 2009 1:12 PM EST up reply actions
i always loved the chocolate chip muffins
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I do enjoy
their new coffee & muffin deal.
Although McDonald’s is better.
by Karina on Jan 12, 2009 1:15 PM EST up reply actions
Love the cranberry orange mcdonald’s muffins.
tim horton’s can suck it
by LeafFanInVan on Jan 12, 2009 1:16 PM EST up reply actions
mmm
Cranberry orange are super good.
As are their carrot muffins.
by Karina on Jan 12, 2009 1:18 PM EST up reply actions
I hate
The Timmy Ho hashbrowns though
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
I haven’t had timmy’s hashbrowns so i dunno
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I tried them once
It was awful
It felt like eating straws of hay
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
I live.
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Jan 12, 2009 1:23 PM EST reply actions
Yar. I have to send the laptop off today to be fixed.
Not amused.
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Jan 12, 2009 1:25 PM EST up reply actions
why?
what’s wrong with it??? Does that mean you won’t be around?
by Karina on Jan 12, 2009 1:26 PM EST up reply actions
It has like multiple probs. But Apple is in denial. Like my OS is sucking around 20 gigs of my hard drive. They admit it’s a problem but don’t know/won’t fix it. There is other stuff too. I don’t have an Apple store in Spokane. Nearest is 6 hours away. So I have to send it off. I will be around some. Just not at much
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Jan 12, 2009 1:30 PM EST up reply actions
Crap
Must. Hold. Back. Apple. Trashing.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
I find bashing OS irrelevant because they are all shit.
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Jan 12, 2009 1:33 PM EST up reply actions
hey...
i suck.
that youtube clip was awesome tho…
that’s a goal celebration!
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Jan 12, 2009 1:25 PM EST up reply actions
Ahw thanks. We aren’t irritating are we? Hahaha.
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Jan 12, 2009 1:26 PM EST up reply actions
well...
it was a little long, with the team skating around the rink.
still, i enjoyed it. if i was on the losing end, i’d probably need to unbunch my panties…
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Jan 12, 2009 1:27 PM EST up reply actions
Probably. And then we bang a gong and count goals. It’s a production.
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Jan 12, 2009 1:30 PM EST up reply actions
zOMG!!!!!
i gots baconx2, on da facebooks!
i ♥ bacon
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Jan 12, 2009 1:27 PM EST reply actions
did you
send me bacon on FB?
Someone keeps sending me bacon on FB, I can’t remember who, but I had like 6 of them sitting in my inbox waiting for me the other night when I logged on
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
ya...
that’d be me prolly
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Jan 12, 2009 1:33 PM EST up reply actions
gah i fail!!!!
i bought some orange cream soda, not orange & cream soda….
it is decidedly not as tasty as it could have been. I love orange & cream…
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Jan 12, 2009 1:30 PM EST reply actions
of which thing...
orange cream soda, or orange & cream?
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Jan 12, 2009 1:33 PM EST up reply actions
orange & cream
from the description, I can guess what it is, but I am not familiar with it…
by Karina on Jan 12, 2009 1:34 PM EST up reply actions
Boylan’s or Jones soda both do good orange & cream.. yum
by LeafFanInVan on Jan 12, 2009 1:35 PM EST up reply actions
Nay! Henry Weinhards Orange and Cream soda.
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Jan 12, 2009 1:36 PM EST up reply actions
stewarts...
is da bomb diggity, but i like weinhards as well.
i’ll take either to be honest
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Jan 12, 2009 1:36 PM EST up reply actions
Oh ya stewart’s is good too, heck they’re all good! Any of the real cane sugar sodas is usually good.
by LeafFanInVan on Jan 12, 2009 1:39 PM EST up reply actions
Say it aint so Wrap?
I thought Weinharts went out of business…
I took a tour of their Portland facility about a decade ago and their root beer in draft kegs at the end of the tour was out of this world good. My wife still raves about their vanilla cream soda.
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It still exists yo. I have a 6er of it on my floor. I can buy it all over Spokane.
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Jan 12, 2009 2:43 PM EST up reply actions
ditto in CA…
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Jan 12, 2009 2:45 PM EST up reply actions
Thanks for the update.
I couldn’t find any when I was in Seattle last June. I may have to look at importing some of that fine stuff into the wilds of Canada…
Do they still make beer too?
Bitter Leaf Fan: a life-long Toronto Maple Leafs fan comments on the team, the media and the exasperation...
yes
i just looked them up online and they only have a site for beer…
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Jan 12, 2009 2:47 PM EST up reply actions
Clearly, you have to trek to the Pacific Northwest, and but a fuckton (whatever that configures to) of Henry’s.
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Jan 12, 2009 2:49 PM EST up reply actions
would that be...
metric or imperial?
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by blurr1974 on Jan 12, 2009 2:50 PM EST up reply actions
is Thomas Kemper still around? Their stuff is also good.
by LeafFanInVan on Jan 12, 2009 2:51 PM EST up reply actions
yup.
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Jan 12, 2009 2:52 PM EST up reply actions
Woo it is: http://www.tksoda.com
I got a variety pack from costco once and it was awesome. It sucks they don’t seem to have it anymore there.
by LeafFanInVan on Jan 12, 2009 2:52 PM EST up reply actions
It must be your market or something. Because we have it here in those nifty packs.
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Jan 12, 2009 2:53 PM EST up reply actions
Just doesn’t seem to be brought in to canada as much or something, I guess. Haven’t seen it carried anywhere else, either.
by LeafFanInVan on Jan 12, 2009 2:54 PM EST up reply actions
Neither. I am thinking it’s like a galactic measure. Ask an ewok or something.
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Jan 12, 2009 2:52 PM EST up reply actions
it’s like a half and half bar i used to get from the ice cream trucks…look at the third one down on the link below..
http://www.drinkstewarts.com/flavors.aspx
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Jan 12, 2009 1:35 PM EST up reply actions
That's it!
I’m sick of all the negative stuff on the media these days.. Economic crisis, environmental collapse, olympic condo building.. I’m on a complete major media blackout starting now. I figure it’ll make me happier if I don’t have to read/listen/see all this crap that doesnt really matter to me for the most part anyway.
Sports, tech and gaming news will remain unaffected!
Suck it, MSM!
amen, yo
I will be graduating and looking for a job in one of the worst economies ever. Therefore anything that can distract me from how totally screwed I am is welcome.
oh and if I had a phone, i’d so use the Dethtone
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I have yet to get a call in mixed company with it, but I’m looking forward to picking up and just talking like Murderface does.. “oh ya? what she say? NO! Oh yeah?” etc hehehe
by LeafFanInVan on Jan 12, 2009 1:37 PM EST up reply actions
well
colour me confused. We laid off 10% of the company last week, and had a new hire this week…
by Karina on Jan 12, 2009 1:37 PM EST up reply actions
My guess is the new person will make less and bring down the average wages.
When I got a raise at my old job they quit scheduling me and hired a new girl. Because she made less.
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Jan 12, 2009 1:39 PM EST up reply actions
yeah
the problem is that a lot of the people who they let go were highly skilled and had a lot of specialized knowledge.
My guess is it’s someone in a different dept. all together.
by Karina on Jan 12, 2009 1:40 PM EST up reply actions
Stantec
Buys out Jacque Whitford, an environmental consultant of 40 offices and 1700 employees and the next week they start laying off people within Stantec’s own environmental group who have been here for lord-knows how many years
I wasn’t confused, but it reminded me that I work for a heartless and faceless corporation whose only goal and concerns is to appease shareholders
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
hahaha
ahhh I miss Stantec’s retardedness.
Did I tell you I had lunch with my old boss & a few other women from Stantec?
They gave the retard PM who screwed up my last project the biggest project in the office – something huge.
I’m so glad I got out of there.
by Karina on Jan 12, 2009 1:42 PM EST up reply actions
Its not stupid
Its just heartless
I know why they did it, they promised Jacque Whitford that if they were bought out, Stantec would not lay off anyone as part of the deal, the thing is, environmental is a relatively small niche in the market, and there’s no room in Stantec to have that many people in the environmental group, so only solution is to lay off our own guys one week before Christmas.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
I blame the media
On the worsening of the economy, notice how the economy only gets worst when they say it will get worst? Why do people bail out on their stocks and investments? Because some snooty reporter said they will go down, so people freak out and start selling etc etc etc.
Anyhoo I’m not concerned either way.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
Yeah it’s a big cycle of idiocy. I had a lot of RSS feeds for major news places (cbc, thestar, globe, etc) and it was just irritating.
by LeafFanInVan on Jan 12, 2009 1:40 PM EST up reply actions
that's why...
i stick to FARK.
anything from MSM usually comes with a healthy dose of ridicule.
sample:
“Today on MSNBC… BABY-EATING DEATH CABINETS”
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Jan 12, 2009 1:38 PM EST up reply actions
Hot damn!
BABY-EATING DEATH CABINETS"
i’ll take 2
/just kidding
’//maybe
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Fark is hilarious, and the comments are the best part of all.
by LeafFanInVan on Jan 12, 2009 1:40 PM EST up reply actions
i rarely read the comments...
the tags for the articles are funny enough, but ya, there are some good comments.
I like the recurring “EVERYBODY PANIC” and “Oil is down due to (insert utterly absurd non-sensical, unrelated topic here)”
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Jan 12, 2009 1:42 PM EST up reply actions
OMG!
Not buying any death cabinets any time soon.
Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.
http://fuckyoupenguin.blogspot.com/2009/01/what-blue-footed-sleaze.html
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Jan 12, 2009 1:34 PM EST reply actions
saw that...
blue footed sleaze…
seriously, highlight of my mornings.
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Jan 12, 2009 1:37 PM EST up reply actions
http://jezebel.com/5129480/guys-sue-hooters-for-right-to-be-objectified
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by Wrap Around Curl on Jan 12, 2009 1:42 PM EST reply actions
well
I know dudes who have the cup size to work there. My ex, for example
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Wow...
now that’s a cake…
http://www.geekologie.com/2009/01/wow_just_wow_puff_the_magic_dr.php
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by blurr1974 on Jan 12, 2009 1:43 PM EST reply actions
That was on Cake Wrecks.
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by Wrap Around Curl on Jan 12, 2009 1:45 PM EST up reply actions
What the hell
That’s a cake?!?!
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
i cna't believe...
they ate it.
i’d feel really awful about cutting that thing up…
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Jan 12, 2009 1:47 PM EST up reply actions
I would be crying as I ate that.. I destroyed something beautiful! nom nom nom
by LeafFanInVan on Jan 12, 2009 1:47 PM EST up reply actions
another fave site of mine
http://cakewrecks.blogspot.com/2009/01/sunday-sweets-fastastical-beasts.html
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by Wrap Around Curl on Jan 12, 2009 1:47 PM EST up reply actions
Recommendation
If you’re hunting for interesting gifts, check out http://www.magic-pony.com
They have some really neat stuff, everything from lapel pins up to that rocking chair “thing” in a clockwork orange (really!)
I say this because I did an order from them and they bumped me up to UPS expedited shipping because they couldn’t ship the two items in a single canadapost box.
Oh they have their store in T.O. too so no shipping required, in that case.
No, I have no connection with them. I just liked the service and thought I’d pass it on!
by LeafFanInVan on Jan 12, 2009 1:48 PM EST up reply actions
For my ladies who love Daniel Craig, read item one; http://jezebel.com/5129166/a-peek-inside-daniel-craigs-pants
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by Wrap Around Curl on Jan 12, 2009 1:57 PM EST reply actions
Does Daniel Craig have a tattoo on his magic stick?
OWWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWW! OW! ON THE JUNK?!
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i still don’t understand the palm tree tattoo above his ankle…or what looks like a palm tree.
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Jan 12, 2009 2:04 PM EST up reply actions
I'm so
not clicking on that link, at or not at work
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
it's another case of...
iPhone malfunction me thinks…i ain’t clicking to find out though.
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Jan 12, 2009 2:05 PM EST up reply actions
I have awesome timing
I show up just in time for Daniel Craig yumminess. Yay me!
I'm not jaded, I'm just realistic.
there you are!
i was just wondering where you’d been…
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Jan 12, 2009 2:01 PM EST up reply actions
You missed me?
Awwwwww……
I went to a class this am, then was trying to pick my courses (still in progress, don’t ask) and then did yoga. Which is so much fun, I can’t even tell you!
How’s tricks?
I'm not jaded, I'm just realistic.
same ol same ol...
can’t complain…
well, i could, but Winkle’s back, so i’m staying on the sunny side, for the sake of the universe…
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Jan 12, 2009 2:05 PM EST up reply actions
My rage
had a nice vacation
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
It may have gone on vacation
But it never leaves
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
Happy Bday!
To HAL, everyone’s favorite mildly psychopathic AI.
Sigh.. He’d be less psychopathic than the crappy winXp box I gotta put up with at work..
got this in my work email...
felt compelled to share..
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Jan 12, 2009 2:32 PM EST reply actions
tickets for...
LA CHUPITOS with JAVIER MIRANDA
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Jan 12, 2009 2:34 PM EST up reply actions
can you tell...
i live in the entertainment mecca of california?
if my wife didn’t own here own business, we’d have moved years ago.
actually, if i never met my wife, i’d have moved long before then…
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Jan 12, 2009 2:37 PM EST up reply actions
ditto
for me living in Vancity.
But yes… that is sad if that’s what passes for entertainement there.
by Karina on Jan 12, 2009 2:38 PM EST up reply actions
this is going to come out sounding wrong...
so i apologize pre-emptively.
I live in a laregely hispanic area, so most everything around here is geared towards that. Nothing wrong with that, just, being born and raised in Canada, I have zero frame of reference for things. not saying it’s uncomfortable or that i hate it, it’s just not for me.
i love big cities, and cultural diversity. where i’m at, it’s a different culture than i was raised in, but it’s not diverse.
We’ve looked a few times at moving to the bay area to be closer to her family, but we could never afford it…
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Jan 12, 2009 2:43 PM EST up reply actions
They hate Toronto so much
But try harder then anyone else in this country to be like Toronto
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
Yeah it makes me sad when people crap on toronto or bob cole, but then I hear people from toronto crapping on vancouver and hughson. Just mirror images, really :)
by LeafFanInVan on Jan 12, 2009 2:48 PM EST up reply actions
i hate hughson
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by blurr1974 on Jan 12, 2009 2:48 PM EST up reply actions
it’s just funny how the arguments about how cole/hughson sucks are almost exactly the same.
by LeafFanInVan on Jan 12, 2009 2:49 PM EST up reply actions
except...
i hate hughson.
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by blurr1974 on Jan 12, 2009 2:50 PM EST up reply actions
I only crap Vancity
About their narrow-ass roads, and inability to plow snow when it snows, and Richmond, good lord I hate Richmond.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
Yeah richmond has zero redeeming features. So damn ugly.
by LeafFanInVan on Jan 12, 2009 2:50 PM EST up reply actions
here’s where i live
and here’s the closest “city”
all kinds of suck…
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Jan 12, 2009 2:52 PM EST up reply actions
You were
spot on about the sky tram being a stain on Richmond, the tracks are just above the ground, but not high enough that they’re outta sight but low enough to block 80% of the view with giant plain slabs of concrete
that and the inability of 99% of the population in Richmond not knowing how to bloody drive… and I thought Montreal was bad
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
Yeah if they went below grade there they’d be underwater because the whole place is just a sandy river delta. It’ll all dissolve in the next big shaker, probably.
The crappy driving is also a cultural thing, with so much of the population direct transplants from hong kong. It’s not a racial thing, they just never learned to drive properly. It scares the hell out of me to see the chinese run driving schools too..
by LeafFanInVan on Jan 12, 2009 2:57 PM EST up reply actions
My condolences
However I am from Hong Kong and am chinese and therefore I am permitted to be all racial and say things like “my people drive like shit” and get away with it. I’m the Asian version of Chris Rock.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
Actually, I’m a Torontonian and I hate Hughson and Vancouver.
I also hate Millen, Dreger, Toth, Cox, Simmons, Berger, Don Cherry, Brophy and at least a dozen others.
I’d make a list, but other than Toronto, Montreal and Halifax are the only other Canadian cities I enjoy.
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Halifax
I need to visit the east coast one of these days, huge fan of lobster here.
Montreal would be more enjoyable if I never drove around in there, and if they injected some damned English back into that place so I don’t feel like a complete foreigner in my own country
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
I much prefer victoria to vancouver, but the jobs aren’t there so here I am.. The weather is enough alike (although victoria is less rainy) so I don’t mind vancouver at all.
by LeafFanInVan on Jan 12, 2009 2:58 PM EST up reply actions
Victoria
Was nice, although I noticed that it has more hotels then anything else… I didn’t do a scientific survey but I’m pretty sure hotels outnumbered stores there
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
Depends on what area you go to. Unfortunately the downtown core has gotten rather scooped out and seedy lately. Near the parliment buildings is all hotels, though.
My likes for victoria/vancouver has very little to do with either’s downtown cores, which I only rarely go/went to.
by LeafFanInVan on Jan 12, 2009 3:00 PM EST up reply actions
Ah
I basically hit up the downtown core of Victoria, was outside the Parliament buildings and a short stop by the BC Royal Museum of History or whatever its called, and I think we dropped by a harbour for some photos before we had to head back to make the ferry.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
Yeah that’s a very hotel-y area for sure. Tourism is a pretty major chunk of the local economy there. And while it does have a wax museum, the area is nowhere near as nasty as Niagara falls. That place is just gross.
by LeafFanInVan on Jan 12, 2009 3:05 PM EST up reply actions
Was next to the wax museum
But never went inside
Niagara Falls is full of fail these days, they have built so many high rises next to the falls that it blocks the wind from clearing out the mist generated by the falls, so now the falls is always shrouded in mist and you can’t see anything anymore
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
My interests are all urban and I really hate to drive (I think I was behind the wheel once in 2008). My preference is to spend my time in a walkable core that has great art, food, sports, concert venues, markets, etc.
I think that’s why (with the exception of Seattle, Portland and San Fran) I have a stronger preference for east coast and european cities.
Victoria bored me to tears in about 1.5 days and we split…
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ah
indeed, Vancouver is highly lacking in the art department.
But aside from that, it has a great walkable core, with great food, sports, concert venues etc. But I really miss Toronto’s street festivals, and all around culture.
by Karina on Jan 12, 2009 3:10 PM EST up reply actions
I don’t mean to sound weird here, but I have a hard time with the lack of a visible horizon in Vancouver. I feel trapped between the mountains and the islands. It gives me the heebie jeebies.
Bitter Leaf Fan: a life-long Toronto Maple Leafs fan comments on the team, the media and the exasperation...
Nailed it
I felt a bit weird the whole time I was in Vancouver but couldn’t pinpoint out why exactly… I think that’s it, I never saw a visible horizon there while on the ground and I’m totally unused to that
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
interesting
I had never thought of that being an issue here, but it’s very true…
by Karina on Jan 12, 2009 3:16 PM EST up reply actions
I feel weird in ontario with the lack of mountains and tall trees so I guess it’s something just to get used to..
by LeafFanInVan on Jan 12, 2009 3:57 PM EST up reply actions
san fran..
is designed in such a way to make driving all but impossible.
such a tight and compact city. i spent a few days there with some buddies on a music and drinking trip (it was the noisepop festival of 96 or 97 i believe…)
i loved not even needing a cab to get from place to place.
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
The Left Coast Lock
by blurr1974 on Jan 12, 2009 3:12 PM EST up reply actions
that's it
we’re doing a San Fran road trip this summer.
by Karina on Jan 12, 2009 3:16 PM EST up reply actions
DO IT!
if you do, let me know. i’ve got a few suggestions for you on things to do and see…
really, the entire bay area, and napa would be an amazing trip.
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
The Left Coast Lock
by blurr1974 on Jan 12, 2009 3:18 PM EST up reply actions
I have a friend in Berkeley
And he’s always harassing me to visit San Fran with him
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
My buddy’s been and said it’s unreal how great of a city it is.
Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.
it is beautiful...
i loved it…
still, i love southern california more, mainly for the weather…
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
The Left Coast Lock
by blurr1974 on Jan 12, 2009 3:21 PM EST up reply actions
We have family just outside San Fran and have been out to visit them three times (if they lived in Omaha, we’d never see them).
So much to see and do, what a great city – and as a wine nut there are awesome day trips north to Sonoma, Carneros, and Rutherford or south to the Santa Cruz mountains and Santa Clara Valley.
Bitter Leaf Fan: a life-long Toronto Maple Leafs fan comments on the team, the media and the exasperation...
where outside...?
my in laws live in Vallejo (home of the first zodiac killer murder,FTW!) and Santa Cruz
we’re up around there all the time, probably drive through their town..
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
The Left Coast Lock
by blurr1974 on Jan 12, 2009 3:22 PM EST up reply actions
They were between Los Gatos and Saratoga. They sold that manor and semi-retired to a condo in San Fran last autumn.
Bitter Leaf Fan: a life-long Toronto Maple Leafs fan comments on the team, the media and the exasperation...
i know where that is!
before my in-laws moved to Vallejo, they lived in San jose and pastored a church in Saratoga…
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
The Left Coast Lock
by blurr1974 on Jan 12, 2009 3:27 PM EST up reply actions
He made it big in dotcom and they had a sprawling home in a former orchard off highway 9.
It’s a gorgeous part of the country.
Bitter Leaf Fan: a life-long Toronto Maple Leafs fan comments on the team, the media and the exasperation...
yup...
Saratoga is where all the silicon valley money ended up…
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
The Left Coast Lock
by blurr1974 on Jan 12, 2009 4:43 PM EST up reply actions
The only crapping I do on Vancouver
has to do with how they slag us. Other than that? Whatevs.
I'm not jaded, I'm just realistic.
Ain’t nothin wrong with entertainment in vancity! Lotsa good bands from here..
by LeafFanInVan on Jan 12, 2009 2:47 PM EST up reply actions
that's probably what i'm missing...
the music.
once in a great while a half decent band will come on through here, but it’s off the beaten path for most…
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
The Left Coast Lock
by blurr1974 on Jan 12, 2009 2:48 PM EST up reply actions
Vancity
has some great venues… I am not enough into the music scene, but there are tons and tons and tons of bands that come play and a few of my friends who love music are constantly going to shows…
by Karina on Jan 12, 2009 2:52 PM EST up reply actions
late lunches rule...
i love taking my lunch at 12:30 or 1, then when i get back to work, i’ve got an two hours or so left in my work day…
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
The Left Coast Lock
by blurr1974 on Jan 12, 2009 2:38 PM EST reply actions
Animal Collective
Loving their new album. Really fun. Have to keep myself from singing along while sitting at my desk. Took me a couple listens to get into but really hooked me bigtime.
“My Girls” is up for listening here
Definitely getting this one off itunes or wherever when it’s released, despite having good quality digital copies now. Worth the cash!
So I am typing up a report for Apple detailing my computer problems, basically it’s part sob story part fix my sodding laptop. Should I include a LolCat?
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Jan 12, 2009 2:54 PM EST reply actions
absolutely...
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
The Left Coast Lock
by blurr1974 on Jan 12, 2009 2:55 PM EST up reply actions
perhaps...
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
The Left Coast Lock
by blurr1974 on Jan 12, 2009 2:57 PM EST up reply actions
Amazing.
I can’t decide what would get my laptop fixed. A lolcat or me “accidentally” leaving risque photos of myself on the desktop.
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Jan 12, 2009 2:58 PM EST up reply actions
can't be too careful...
try both!
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
The Left Coast Lock
by blurr1974 on Jan 12, 2009 2:59 PM EST up reply actions
an lolrisque?
Because Taking The Leafs Seriously Is Not An Option
by JaredFromLondon on Jan 12, 2009 2:59 PM EST up reply actions
That’s a good idea. Just make a lolpron and leave it as my wallpaper.
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Jan 12, 2009 2:59 PM EST up reply actions
invsible coths!
Because Taking The Leafs Seriously Is Not An Option
by JaredFromLondon on Jan 12, 2009 3:01 PM EST up reply actions
Lunch time poll;
Twizzlers or Red Vines?
Special note; If you say Twizzlers I will punch you in the eye.
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Jan 12, 2009 2:57 PM EST reply actions
nubs!
Because Taking The Leafs Seriously Is Not An Option
by JaredFromLondon on Jan 12, 2009 2:58 PM EST up reply actions
You mean nibs?
only if they are in their cut form.
Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.
And if you say Red Vines then you are wrong. They are Twizzlers and will always be twizzlers.
Just like it’s pop and not soda.
Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.
Wow. Now I know why we are in cahoots.
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Jan 12, 2009 3:00 PM EST up reply actions
cream pop?
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
The Left Coast Lock
by blurr1974 on Jan 12, 2009 3:03 PM EST up reply actions
No
Cream soda is called cream soda but it’s a kind of pop.
there used to be a map…
Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
The Left Coast Lock
by blurr1974 on Jan 12, 2009 3:00 PM EST up reply actions
Pardon me,
But what the shit are those?
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Jan 12, 2009 3:02 PM EST up reply actions
hot finiish licorice...
mildly disturbing on so many levels
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
The Left Coast Lock
by blurr1974 on Jan 12, 2009 3:03 PM EST up reply actions
Black licorice makes me vomm.
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Jan 12, 2009 3:04 PM EST up reply actions
these taste like
black licorice…on fire…in your mouth.
i love hot stuff so i had to try one…
it tastes nothing like twizzlers or red vines. that’s for sure
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
The Left Coast Lock
by blurr1974 on Jan 12, 2009 3:06 PM EST up reply actions
Ok. But for the record that answer is Red Vines. It’s a west coast thing apparently. But what do I know, I eat tartar sauce with my fries.
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Jan 12, 2009 3:07 PM EST up reply actions
BBQ Sauce...
or, even better…hot wing sauce!
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
The Left Coast Lock
by blurr1974 on Jan 12, 2009 3:08 PM EST up reply actions
Ranch. Well good ranch.
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Jan 12, 2009 3:09 PM EST up reply actions
never understood that...
everyone puts ranch on EVERYTHING out here…
pizza and ranch? umm, no…
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
The Left Coast Lock
by blurr1974 on Jan 12, 2009 3:09 PM EST up reply actions
hah, the hubby does that. But then, if we got rid of our condiments, our fridge would be nearly empty. Everything he eats requires a sauce, or he doesn’t like it.
by Karina on Jan 12, 2009 3:11 PM EST up reply actions
Naw. The most we do is ranch with fries.
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Jan 12, 2009 3:11 PM EST up reply actions
ok...
maybe it’s a CA thing then.
my wife loaves ranch and pizza, and most of my friends down here do as well.
i’m the odd duck for not digging salad dressing on my greasy pizza…
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
The Left Coast Lock
by blurr1974 on Jan 12, 2009 3:12 PM EST up reply actions
my cousins from Arizona love ranch dressing and mozzerella sticks. whateves
Making stuff up since real Leafs news is far too depressing
Ranch + Mozz Sticks = Awesome!
Ranch + Pizza = Okay sometimes.
Ranch + Fries is alright too.
Support Your Local Coyotes Blog! -
Five For Howling
I do enjoy that too.
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Jan 12, 2009 3:08 PM EST up reply actions
or...
marinara sauce.
strangely delicious
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
The Left Coast Lock
by blurr1974 on Jan 12, 2009 3:09 PM EST up reply actions
tell them it needs maple syrup, just confuse the crap outof em
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 12, 2009 3:15 PM EST up reply actions
WAIT SUPER GENIUS IDEA!
Write up the prob with the laptop. Make it the wallpaper. And perhaps attach some type of LoL.
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Jan 12, 2009 3:05 PM EST reply actions
http://songsyouusedtolove.tumblr.com/
Number 108. Ohhhhhh yeahhhhh.
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Jan 12, 2009 3:06 PM EST reply actions
Not a good day...
I have always HATED that song.
Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.
PPP, why ya gotta hate on me allllllll the timeeeeeeee.
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Jan 12, 2009 3:23 PM EST up reply actions
Not you
Just everything you believe in apparently! Sorry :( but I hated that song long before I e-met you.
I love the links you give us though :)
Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.
Nope. Fairly certain you hate me.
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Jan 12, 2009 3:26 PM EST up reply actions
I ain't saying she's a gold-digger...
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/woman/real_life/article2111708.ece
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
The Left Coast Lock
by blurr1974 on Jan 12, 2009 3:20 PM EST reply actions
hahahaha
Yeah, no joke.
Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.
You know what
It’s so obvious and the guy still doesn’t see it, then he’s an idiot for being played like and almost deserves to have his money conned outta him.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
Question
Co-worker and I were discussing this, what’s the opposite (male-version) of the word “mistress”?
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
Boy toy, Ben Bradock, gigolo, sugar daddy, PPP,
Bitter Leaf Fan: a life-long Toronto Maple Leafs fan comments on the team, the media and the exasperation...
The last one, especially
I mean, he already is without underwear, so that’s like being halfway there.
I'm not jaded, I'm just realistic.
Yeah
earlier, he said he was without undies, so that seems conducive to being the love slave of some woman. I’d hate to have to unbutton pants every time I wanted some.
I'm not jaded, I'm just realistic.
hmm
can’t you wear pants with no undies?
That would still involve unbuttoning pants.
I think the solution lies in wearing just undies, no pants.
Or just sweatpants.
by Karina on Jan 12, 2009 3:57 PM EST up reply actions
Ewwwww
no sweatpants. Badness!
I’m okay with undies and no pants, though.
I'm not jaded, I'm just realistic.
lol
well I don’t mean those nasty sweat pants that probably popped into your mind…
more like those sexy ones that soccer players wear…
by Karina on Jan 12, 2009 4:03 PM EST up reply actions
They still make those like track pants with snaps down the side you can just rip off?
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Jan 12, 2009 4:10 PM EST up reply actions
tear-aways!
I remember those… I had a pair, but I don’ tknow what happened to them…
by Karina on Jan 12, 2009 4:13 PM EST up reply actions
Check the bottom drawer in PPP’s dresser.
Bitter Leaf Fan: a life-long Toronto Maple Leafs fan comments on the team, the media and the exasperation...
interesting
they were an interesting green… my highschool colour. And kinda shimmery.
Really really ugly now that I think about it.
by Karina on Jan 12, 2009 4:28 PM EST up reply actions
i have two pairs...
just in case…
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
The Left Coast Lock
by blurr1974 on Jan 12, 2009 4:44 PM EST up reply actions
stuntcock.
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Jan 12, 2009 3:26 PM EST up reply actions
win
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
The Left Coast Lock
by blurr1974 on Jan 12, 2009 3:27 PM EST up reply actions
I thought that was a synonym for Chemmy/Jammies and his lower body injuries?
Bitter Leaf Fan: a life-long Toronto Maple Leafs fan comments on the team, the media and the exasperation...
Naw that has a more graphic term.
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Jan 12, 2009 3:32 PM EST up reply actions
McCain's Deep and Delicious
You know that crack-like cake that McCain’s make? They are making singles now. That is trouble.
Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.
I inititally thought you were speaking of John McCain
And felt a shiver go down my spine
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
sadly...
whenever i see McCain I think John…
and that comment had all kinds of disturbing visuals tied to it…
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
The Left Coast Lock
by blurr1974 on Jan 12, 2009 3:28 PM EST up reply actions
Crack-like cake?
The only cracklike ones I’ve had are the flourless chocolate cake with chocolate whip cream icing and the meringue torte. I ate almost a third of the torte in one sitting.
I'm not jaded, I'm just realistic.
yeah
I’ve never really understood the facination people have with McCain’s deep dish cake. It’s just cheap cake with cheap frosting. Tastes pretty chemically to me.
by Karina on Jan 12, 2009 3:35 PM EST up reply actions
Some people
like cheap things, like whores
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
I like cheap things. Also I am not a whore.
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Jan 12, 2009 3:36 PM EST up reply actions
LOL
I think Winkle was saying that whores are cheap…
by Karina on Jan 12, 2009 3:39 PM EST up reply actions
It’s the one that comes with the KFC meals. It’s simple and probably not that good but it’s addictive.
Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.
Last week, Mrs. Mf37 made double vanilla fairy cakes with honey dates and buttermilk fudge icing.
Now those were like crack. Mrs. Mf37 stopped me after I ate three and put the rest in the freezer.
A wonderful baker has posted a blog entry complete with recipe and photos here.
Bitter Leaf Fan: a life-long Toronto Maple Leafs fan comments on the team, the media and the exasperation...
I love you and your awesome cooking/baking links
Thanks! Will make a note of that one!
I'm not jaded, I'm just realistic.
lunch!
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
The Left Coast Lock
by blurr1974 on Jan 12, 2009 3:30 PM EST reply actions
i love the first day of a class
no homework you missed, no readings you had to do, and, like the french class I just got out of, only lasts for 10 minutes. Is nice.
Making stuff up since real Leafs news is far too depressing
only lasts for 10 minutes. Is nice.
That’s what HE said.
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Jan 12, 2009 3:43 PM EST up reply actions
also, the bookstore was packed and I found out I had ONE more book (still waiting on 3 more) came in. so, instead of standing in line for an hour, I just ordered online through the store website and did “instore pick up” so I (fingers corssed) shouldn’t have to be in line forever
antisocialness and impatience ftw!
Making stuff up since real Leafs news is far too depressing
i love it
when the prof just goes over teh syllabus, says when the tests are, and then basically says toodles
Making stuff up since real Leafs news is far too depressing
Ha!
Chemmy would say that you’re getting spoiled.
Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.
Or braces and a home cauterizing kit.
Bitter Leaf Fan: a life-long Toronto Maple Leafs fan comments on the team, the media and the exasperation...
or a mop, a bucket, and some sanitizer.
Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.
for the dudes;
Christina Hendricks at the Golden Globes;
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Jan 12, 2009 4:00 PM EST reply actions
Wow, who is Christina Hendricks? I think I need to watch shows other than hockey.
Bitter Leaf Fan: a life-long Toronto Maple Leafs fan comments on the team, the media and the exasperation...
that would be...
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Jan 12, 2009 4:05 PM EST up reply actions
reply fail.
Correct.
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Jan 12, 2009 4:05 PM EST up reply actions
Best known
As Saffron in Firefly (guest starred in two episodes).
That dress fails, it covers up her cleavage which is tremendous to say the least.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
She looks like venus on that clamshell but with more black cloth
by LeafFanInVan on Jan 12, 2009 4:05 PM EST up reply actions
Woooo
I found a Best Buy with the wii fit in stock!!!
by Karina on Jan 12, 2009 4:34 PM EST reply actions
Oh, okay then. I’m apparently out of touch with these things. I’ma stick to my yoga and pilates dvds.
I'm not jaded, I'm just realistic.
me thinks
I need to take some time to really think about this before buying it. I tend to get excited about these kinds of things quickly, and then bored just as quickly.
by Karina on Jan 12, 2009 4:44 PM EST up reply actions
That's tough
if it is so hard to find, do you want to wait? I don’t know, but I do know that I tend to bore of fitness things quickly, so am pleased that I still love the pilates and yoga. It helped that the dvds were gifts.
I'm not jaded, I'm just realistic.
From what I’ve heard, if you’re in the mindset to stick with the wii fit program it’s really quite a great tool. I would guess that most of the people who get bored and shelve it just weren’t ready to stick with a fitness program to begin with.
Plus, it has this: http://vbforums.gametrailers.com/showthread.php?t=412972
by LeafFanInVan on Jan 12, 2009 4:49 PM EST up reply actions
haha
yes i saw that this weekend when I got the idea to buy a wii fit….
The hubby’s pretty easily sold on anything video game related, fortunately, and we do have a gift card for best buy….
by Karina on Jan 12, 2009 4:55 PM EST up reply actions
Nice!
Costco had a bundle up and I got it for a bday present.. I heard the shaun white snowboarding game was really good.
Just checked BB, sold out already!
by LeafFanInVan on Jan 12, 2009 4:36 PM EST up reply actions
yeah
I’ve been wondering about getting that one from CostCo, but I don’t care so much about the snowboarding.
Online, BB is sold out. One store in the LMD has them in stock…
by Karina on Jan 12, 2009 4:38 PM EST up reply actions
I’m hoping the snowboarding will convince a certain someone that we need to go do the real thing once in a while! heh.
by LeafFanInVan on Jan 12, 2009 4:42 PM EST up reply actions
haha
The problem is, the video game doesn’t simulate the cold and icy conditions of real snowboarding…
by Karina on Jan 12, 2009 4:43 PM EST up reply actions
I’m curious to see what is up with the battery in that bundle.. And the “skin”..
Thankfully with costco, if it sucks I can take it back. Woo!
by LeafFanInVan on Jan 12, 2009 4:45 PM EST up reply actions
haha
did you know they have a six month return policy on their laptops?
I’m not sure if that’s the same with all computers or what… but that’s insane. I seriously considered taking advantage of that when I needed to buy the one I have now.
by Karina on Jan 12, 2009 4:47 PM EST up reply actions
Yep, it used to be unlimited like most of their stuff until some jerks started taking advantage on it, calling it a “trade up program”.
Of course, if you abuse it, they’ll notice and flag your account, and possibly deny your membership renewal. They have such a great returns policy in general, I love it.
by LeafFanInVan on Jan 12, 2009 4:50 PM EST up reply actions
yeah
I could see quite easily how that could be abused. It ended up not mattering for me, I found what I wanted within my price range, but it would’ve been handy to get one right when I needed it and be able to upgrade later when I had more money.
by Karina on Jan 12, 2009 4:53 PM EST up reply actions
blurr's Music adventures at lunch...
there are a plethora of music videos with the muppets, or muppet-esque characters in them, such as Weezer’s “Keep Fishin’” but for my money, nothing tops the utter creepiness and self loathing emo-ness that is Saves the Day’s “”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eE-SnlkE3M" target="new">Freakish"
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
The Left Coast Lock
by blurr1974 on Jan 12, 2009 4:47 PM EST reply actions
or here..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eE-SnlkE3M
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
The Left Coast Lock
by blurr1974 on Jan 12, 2009 4:48 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, beware the link insert on stuff with quotes, I’ve found that one out.. Also the youtube urls with a dash.. heh.
by LeafFanInVan on Jan 12, 2009 4:51 PM EST up reply actions
it is...
teh suck
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
The Left Coast Lock
by blurr1974 on Jan 12, 2009 4:52 PM EST up reply actions
well crap...
now McKenzie is saying this Lecavalier to the Habs deal has some legs. Don’t get any more legit than Stompin’ Bob “Strange Brew” McKenzie…
http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=262987
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Jan 12, 2009 4:56 PM EST reply actions
It will make their first round washout all the sweeter.
by LeafFanInVan on Jan 12, 2009 5:05 PM EST up reply actions
Plekanec and Higgins are shitty players to trade for. PK Subban, Josh Gorges and multiple first rounders is a pretty good start but I’d want someone other than those two guys who will just suck once they get to Tampa.
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How bad would this ream montreal’s salary cap, especially if the cap drops is what I wanna know. Hopefully horribly bad! This year pro-rated would probably be ok but next season with vinny’s huge cap hit would be deadly.
by LeafFanInVan on Jan 12, 2009 5:09 PM EST up reply actions
ya...
higgins and plekanec strike me as decent peripheral players, but not guys that really can run an offence or carry a team.
Gorges was awesome in SJ, he just needs the ice time.
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Jan 12, 2009 5:10 PM EST up reply actions
it makes no sense
they’d have to get another prospect that’s a decent forward.
Clearly, they would like to get Antropov. + a bunch of other stuff. As long as Schenn isn’t included, I’m happy.
by Karina on Jan 12, 2009 5:10 PM EST up reply actions
that's what i'm thinking...
antro and kabby would be a more than fair return
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by blurr1974 on Jan 12, 2009 5:11 PM EST up reply actions
my emotional connection to Kabby
isn’t weakend to that point yet. I would feel bad for exiling him to a terrible place like Tampa.
by Karina on Jan 12, 2009 5:16 PM EST up reply actions
He coulda gone to Philly for Jeff. Freaking. Carter. Eff that guy!
by LeafFanInVan on Jan 12, 2009 5:19 PM EST up reply actions
that's his name!
Jeff. Freaking. Carter!
i shoulda™ that
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by blurr1974 on Jan 12, 2009 5:20 PM EST up reply actions
haha
I know, but I’m a woman, so my emotional connections rule over my logical mind.
by Karina on Jan 12, 2009 5:21 PM EST up reply actions
If I have to draw this building one more time...
there will be hell to pay… gah!
by Karina on Jan 12, 2009 5:02 PM EST reply actions
The Layer Cake soundtrack is amazing. That is all.
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Jan 12, 2009 5:09 PM EST reply actions
Best Band named for a City?
I vote for Boston, however Chicago is good too.
Toronto did have that one great tune too, “Your daddy don’t know”
Trying to think of other ones.. Chilliwack..
Apparently there was a band named Spokane. But not from Spokane.
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by Wrap Around Curl on Jan 12, 2009 5:24 PM EST up reply actions
Flying Lotus recently put out an album called “Los Angeles” but that doesn’t count. It’s a great album, however the video for “Parisian Goldfish” is just plain disturbing. Don’t google it, seriously NSFW, eyebleach required.
by LeafFanInVan on Jan 12, 2009 5:26 PM EST up reply actions
The New Pornographers cover of “Your Daddy Don’t Know” is all kinds of good.
Other bands named for places: Kansas (do the New York Dolls, MC5, Bay City Rollers or Marcy Playground count?)
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gone gone gone...
she been gone so long!
Motley Crue’s bass player Nikki Sixx was in a band called London
And Poison used to be called Paris…
there’s the band “Towers of London”
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by blurr1974 on Jan 12, 2009 5:25 PM EST up reply actions
doh!
there’s Kansas…and Alabama, and Alabama3 (now known as A3)
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Jan 12, 2009 5:26 PM EST up reply actions
Oh yeah Kansas.. carry on my wayward sonnnnnn
by LeafFanInVan on Jan 12, 2009 5:27 PM EST up reply actions
Was the city of Paris going to sue to prevent the use of the name by a bunch of hair-farmers? heh
by LeafFanInVan on Jan 12, 2009 5:26 PM EST up reply actions
dunno...
reaching back further..
Berlin
America
Asia…
more hair metal, Europe..course those aren’t cities, save Berlin
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Jan 12, 2009 5:28 PM EST up reply actions
Yah I just was gonna post Berlin.. Top Gun soundtrack!
by LeafFanInVan on Jan 12, 2009 5:29 PM EST up reply actions
forgot about that...
i was thinking about that one song of there’s “Sex (I’m A…)”
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Jan 12, 2009 5:31 PM EST up reply actions
I like the version of that by Lovage (Mike Patton and Jennifer Charles)
by LeafFanInVan on Jan 12, 2009 5:33 PM EST up reply actions
OVERFLOW
thread is up. And now rehearsal and night class (blek)
http://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/2009/1/12/718832/overflow-chatty-cathy-janu
http://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/2009/1/12/718832/overflow-chatty-cathy-janu
http://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/2009/1/12/718832/overflow-chatty-cathy-janu
http://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/2009/1/12/718832/overflow-chatty-cathy-janu
Making stuff up since real Leafs news is far too depressing
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