Say No To Stanley Park Dinosaurs!

Brabraham Lincoln, I know this irked you a lot too, so be glad that the idea on hold. Temporarily.

The Vancouver Parks Board has decided that too many people, though they enjoy dinosaurs, did not want to see them in Stanley Park. But of course, in a bid to "attract paying customers to the park", they haven't taken this bullshit idea completely off the table.

I suggest they build a dinosaur theme park outside of Vancouver. Or we could just put up an arrow sign pointed East that says, "Drumheller: 1,107 km.", and leave it at that.

My 6th Black Hoodie

I think I need another black hoodie. That's a bunny hug to you Saskatchewanians. This $100 hoodie is different from the rest, it's the Burton Sleeper Hoodie and it's nearly impossible to find in stock. This hoodie was designed for travelling by plane and will be a significant upgrade to my usual hoodie-on-the-plane uniform.

The Burton Sleeper Hoodie has a removable inflatable neck pillow, a light shield in the hood that covers your eyes, stash pockets for travel documents and portable music, pit zips, thumb hole cuffs, etc.

My cubicle-mate found one locally and put it on hold for me...I think I need to buy it!

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Why Doesn't Vancouver Exist?

I've shown examples of it before, but here we go again.

I just read this article about the exceptional statistic that there have been no murders committed in Quebec City in almost a year. At the bottom of the page there is a list of Canadian cities and their murder rates over the past two years. Do you notice any conspicuous omissions?

MURDERS IN 2006 / TO DATE THIS YEAR / POPULATION SIZES

Toronto 99 70 2,503,281

Montreal 52 35 1,620,693

Edmonton 39 23 730,372

Calgary 26 26 988,193

Winnipeg 22 23 633,451

Ottawa 16 10 812,129

Saskatoon 8 5 202,340

Windsor 3 3 216,473

Quebec City 7 0 491,142

Regina 8 5 179,246

Sure, Saskatoon and Windsor get shout outs, but one of the largest cities in the country is ignored. Further evidence that when people look West they just can't see past Alberta.

Overheard In The Office #3

Incorrect use of the word "dramatic" on one side of a phone conversation to a roommate.

"Stinky [the cat] ate some plastic?"
...
"Oh, he's just being all dramatical."
...
"Well, you better get him food or he's going to be all dramatical until we get home!"

Ice Waves

As in waves of ice in Antarctica. Pictures here.

Canada's New Government?

Finally, a Conservative initiative I can get behind; the end of this irritating nonsense.

Threw, Through, Throw

I just opened a piece of mail. It was an anonymous complaint letter from one of our communities. In it, the self-described Early Childhood Educator who has been working with children for ten years, repeatedly used 'threw' when she meant to use 'through'. These were minor errors among other glaring offences to English.

I put it away to stop my head from involuntary shaking it's sad back and forth and opened an e-mail I received from a co-worker about some broken glass on my floor. He suggested that "we through the glass out" when the movers arrive.

I want to throw them both off the payroll.


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If I Had 70 Million Dollars

You would be all invited to lounge in a "living room [that] is considered the most magnificent privately owned room in the world. This incredible space was the original ballroom at The Pierre Hotel, with 23 foot high curved ceiling and 20 foot French doors overlooking the park and the city. Four adjoining terraces add to its phenomenal dimensions." Or enjoying the "16 grand rooms - including five master bedrooms, 7 full baths and three half-baths, five working fireplaces, oak flooring with mahogany borders throughout, separate guest suites plus staff accommodations".

Oh, and this is not just any old mansion. It's the top three floors of a hotel on Fifth Avenue in New York motherfraking City.

Did I mention that those are five working wood burning fireplaces? I am unspeakable shades of envy.

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More Copfoolery

So the cops hassle the men for having open alcohol at UBC on Canada Day while flirting with women carrying open alcohol and playfully handcuffing them for photo ops.

I'm not at all surprised - don't tell me you are?!

Folded into the end of the piece in a comment about local Canada Border Services Agency officers being morons by posting their misdeeds on the obscure networking site, Facebook.

I'm so proud.

Maybe It's Only Funny To Me

"In a pre-season game in September, Flyers rookie Steve Downie received a 20-game ban for leaving his feet and delivering a shoulder to the head of Ottawa's Dean McAmmond."

...for leaving his feet! *lol*

Recall Everything

Starbucks is recalling children's mugs that were made in China, further spurring the panic that all products from that country are dangerous.

These nefarious plastic mugs have animal faces glued to them, and "if the cup is dropped, it's possible for the face to break off and leave sharp edges that can choke or cut children."

The recall is because if you drop the cup it might break.

Now I'm pretty sure there are lots of items around my house that if I dropped, might break, and then be dangerous to babies who want to eat pieces of glass. I'm also certain it doesn't make everything that is breakable a dangerous made-in-China defect.

Spageism #7: "With a w-e-d."

I went to the beach with a friend of mine a while ago to take night pictures of the city. After many smoked bowls, when we were cold enough to warrant leaving, I picked up my tripod which was wet from dew that settled while we were talking. I realized that we also got dew on us, which contributed to our coldness so I said, "Dude, we've been dewed...with a w-e-d."

The New Duct Tape

Someone at DiY Life thinks that tennis balls should be as highly revered for their multi-purposeness.

Here are 17 other uses for the tennis ball.

Waiting For The 2008 Summer Tour

I was in Los Angeles for a couple of days to take in the last two shows of the Dave Matthews Band 2007 Summer Tour at the legendary Hollywood Bowl. The shows were phenomenal. More than that. During the N2 set closer, I told Lance that the night was my blue heaven.


We were treated to an incredibly rare song (#34) that Dave dedicated to his wife on her 34th birthday made even more rare by the addition of lyrics (not done since 1993!). We had Danny Barnes join in both nights on the banjo (love the banjo!). There was John Mayer guesting on #41. And yet another rarity, Exodus, made even more rare by the guest vocals of Stephen and Ziggy Marley (and some of their band mates). For the first time ever, the band also invited the entire crew onstage during the encore break. The energy and atmosphere was, to be corny, magical. The music was innovative for both nights, I met great people, and curled up with old friends on the DMB circuit.


Then there was L.A. You know, I really hate L.A. I can't believe how bad the roaming paparazzi has gotten down there. It's noticeably worse than when I was last down. Guys with cameras and video cameras everywhere. Just waiting. Skulking. It's a soulless place, no doubt. It somehow has a complete lack of character - how do they do that?

Wookiee - thought of you on Tuesday. The club next door to my hostel (so trendy it had no name visible and was constantly stalked by paparazzi), hosted the Jericho Season 1 DVD release party.

Anyway, picture upload to follow...eventually.

Did I remember to post about the Guster show in Seattle the other weekend? I gotta get on this shit.