February 2009
86 posts
LOVES tumblr
(via reubs)
It is pretty sweet, eh? I like how you can post to Twitter from it, too. I never have to use the Twitter webpage anymore!
Anyone want to play badminton?
bruvark:
Seriously, I have an extra racket and everything. But no one to play with. :(
I do. What time?
Wow...
I pre-ordered something on amazon.ca a while back that was to be released today.
It shipped yesterday at 5pm and it’s already delivered. Fantastic!
Who says math students can't write?
My marker wrote “your analysis is far superior to your peers”. And I’m a math student!
98%, bitches.
iPhone 8GB being offered by Softbank for free (in... →
どうしても結果が変わらない。もう無理かな。
Because I’m taking french class now and calling it vin is so much more fun. That and the english language is bastardized and is horribly unattractive.
dallasw:
How about we all call it f’ing WINE, stop being nancy Europeans, and drink Beer instead.
/discussion
redfive:
bruvark:
Dear Mike: If we are to refer to wine in a non-english language, ‘le vin’ is always the correct term to be...
bruvark:
Dear Mike: If we are to refer to wine in a non-english language, ‘le vin’ is always the correct term to be using. What do Italians know about wine anyways?
Indeed.
It also was le vin français ;)
redfive:
marreka:
redfive:
marreka:
redfive:
marreka:
Saffron creme Risotto with shallots and mushrooms = fantastic.
approve this, i do.
I kind of broke it, though… As in I ran out of broth so it was *slightly* underdone (another minute would have done it) and I didn’t have butter so it didn’t get added at the end… But the texture was great and the flavour was rich.
in a situation...
Japan exports fall 45%... →
Ouch.
redfive:
marreka:
redfive:
marreka:
Saffron creme Risotto with shallots and mushrooms = fantastic.
approve this, i do.
I kind of broke it, though… As in I ran out of broth so it was *slightly* underdone (another minute would have done it) and I didn’t have butter so it didn’t get added at the end… But the texture was great and the flavour was rich.
in a situation like that, i would have...
why are all drivers on ring road crappy?
childbearinghips:
why are the doors that i freQuently use at the SLC still broken?
speaking of broken things, why doesn’t my mac just fix itself and i can type regular Qs and exclamation points again?
why is agnes so ridiculous?
Did you try to take it in for repair? It’s probably still covered under warranty, you know.
redfive:
marreka:
Saffron creme Risotto with shallots and mushrooms = fantastic.
approve this, i do.
I kind of broke it, though… As in I ran out of broth so it was *slightly* underdone (another minute would have done it) and I didn’t have butter so it didn’t get added at the end… But the texture was great and the flavour was rich.
Mind the crevasse: The amazing 3D pavement art... →
oliveoyl:
My brother sent me this. Definitley worth checking out.
This is pretty fantastic. I’ve seen it done on a smaller scale in Seattle, but this is crazy!
Southern All Stars (サザーンオールスターズ) are fantastically...
Saffron creme Risotto with shallots and mushrooms = fantastic.
Frig
Reading week is over. It was too short.
Work for Sony Japan as a game tester! (JP lin) →
I wish I could have a job like this on the side… Working in Aoyama as a game tester would be fantastic!
Rex Murphy just said Stephen Harper singing would violate the Geneva Convention. Hah!
Fantastic Sushi here →
The chef, Masa Endo, used to work at Katsura Restaurant in the Westin Prince Hotel.
Read the Toronto Star’s review here: http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/274085
Publish later!
I wrote this post and scheduled it at 13:03EST.
The time now (when posted) is 13:10. Yay for publish later!
Hacking Amazon to be useful with American Express...
marco:
I got an American Express Gift Card for $100 over the holidays. It works like a credit card, but only has a $100 available balance, and you can’t get change from it or anything, so the only ways to spend it all without leaving any fragments behind (which I refuse to do on principle) are:
Buy something that will charge a credit card exactly $100, or
Order something from a place that will...
Trouble for the H1-B Visa Program →
morgang:
marreka:
The American government is taking a look at the H1-B Visa program and its abuses. Hopefully it won’t go too protectionist.
I have no problem with them cracking down on this type of abuse, and, indeed, it’ll make the program stronger in the long run. The fewer instances of companies bringing in workers on H1-B visas and exploiting them, the more public support there will be...
Trouble for the H1-B Visa Program →
The American government is taking a look at the H1-B Visa program and its abuses. Hopefully it won’t go too protectionist.
Dad at 13 →
oliveoyl:
what the fuck
Wow… That is messed up.
A change
Since my old blog is essentially dead, I’ve flipped the blog.marreka.ca subdomain to point to Tumblr. Since I post pretty much everything either here or Twitter, I figured it was time to make the blogspot blog redundant.
Also, please note that tumblr.marreka.ca does not work since Tumblr only supports one subdomain per tumblog (which is kind of silly, but oh well).
Went to the Toronto Auto Show today. It was pretty sweet. I’m sure I got my $20 worth out of reusable bags.. i.e. I took multiples of each :P
The week of Insomnia
Tonight’s episode is brought to you by:
Excitement over moving to Seattle
Onset of graduation jitters
Sad memories of when I had to leave Japan
Why oh why have I not been able to sleep earlier than 3AM at all this week! ugh.
What the hell, Canada? →
angelaughter:
I just got a job as the French Department Head’s research assistant for the summer.
I LOVE LIFE.
Congratulations, Ange!
Plane crash
Continental flight 3407 from Newark crashes in a suburb of Buffalo. FAA confirms 48 people on the plane (via Scoleizer on Twitter)
Starbucks is introducing "good" instant coffee →
I’m skeptical. But I want to try it.
Silly GEOG TAs
In “saving paper” by printing double sided for my Geography assignment, I ended up losing 6 pages to paper jam or misprints. In other words, I saved -1 pages of paper. On the bright side, my geog TAs will not know and still give me a bonus mark.
Google is dumb. With as much as I use it, it should know I don’t speak Chinese! I want results in Japanese!
夏が来てほしい！
Class cancelled today… sweet. I love Arts courses!
Ugghh I overslept! I wanted to go to something at 10:00 but somehow managed to sleep right through it.
この世に感じさせられてる感情を言葉にできない。良いことにも、悪いことにも、全部に性格を強化させられてんじゃん。このこと、神様に感謝させていただきます。
What a horrible exam schedule
morgang:
marreka:
18th (7:30 - 10), 22nd (12:30 - 3:00), 23rd (7:00-10:00), and 24th (7:30 - 10:00).
I’m going to be here until the last possible day at the last possible time. Stupid Waterloo.
I think it’s the goal of this University to annoy me as much as possible.
I’m not much better. April 9 at 12:30, April 13 at 12:30, and April 24 at 4:00.
That really sucks. Beginning, middle,...
Carol Ann Weaver: Is this mic cutting out?
Some guy: yes
Carol Ann: Do you want to throw this out for me?
Some guy gets up and walks towards her
Carol Ann: Wait... I was being facetious.
Some guy pulls the mic and stand away and moves it to the other side of the stage
Class bursts in laughter.
What a horrible exam schedule
18th (7:30 - 10), 22nd (12:30 - 3:00), 23rd (7:00-10:00), and 24th (7:30 - 10:00).
I’m going to be here until the last possible day at the last possible time. Stupid Waterloo.
I think it’s the goal of this University to annoy me as much as possible.