June 2009
89 posts
Holy crap this is awesome →
CollegeHumor does the internet in “Web Site Story”.
Another Haiku!
進むべき 時だと思う １ヶ月後
(In English: It is about time, to move on to the next thing, one month left to go)
Dear weather,
Stop raining so I can wear my sweet new shoes.
Thanks.
I wish I were Governor General. That would be sweet.
Nagano, you make a good Sake (rice wine) →
Warning - link to japanese site.
But if you’re ever in Narita airport, buy Nanawarai Dai-ginjo sake (七笑大吟醸）. It’s fantastic.
Dear America,
You know what would be a great idea for stimulus spending? Convert to the metric system.
Thanks, Matt
Bay Street Then and Now - 1984 v 2009 →
A view of downtown Toronto, a quarter century apart.
So different! But even I remember when the waterfront was bare and you could see the Lake from Lakeshore. Crazyness.
The real eHealth Ontario scandal isn't over Choco... →
An alternative view of the eHealth debacle.
Just finished a 52.9KM bike ride through Toronto. Pretty tired and smelly.
Gmail Ninja Tips →
Is it sad I’ve done all but one or two of them?
Higher speeds?
Rogers claims they’ve increased my Internet’s download speed to 10Mbps from 7Mbps. Am I allowed to test this, Rogers?
Does any American lady want to marry me asap?
Thanks.
A Haiku
今日暑い、明日も暑い、よし夏だ
(Translation: Today is hot. Tomorrow will also be hot. Yes! It’s summer)
Edit: Here’s the translation in Haiku form, too!
Today is so hot Tomorrow is also hot Yes! It is summer
Got my degree in the mail. I should probably get my transcript mailed to me…
I also need to get my grad composite… I thought they were going to send it to me… hmm.
Dear Toronto/Ontario
Here are some tips to make your transit less user-unfriendly:
Replace your grumpy, bitchy staff with polite and etiquette people who don’t treat you like trash and threaten to fine you when you’ve made a mistake. Also, please make your tickets have useful information (such as “This ticket is only valid between stops A and B”) instead of random numbers that no one...
Who Am I | Co-operative Education & Career... →
theseer:
When we ask an employer, “Why hire me now?” the answer is, “Because we can”.
That’s almost as silly as “The spirit of why not”.
Wow. That’s so poorly done.
I’m really tired. It might have something to do with waking up at 02:30. And biking 20KMs. Maybe.
Zooming in on Earth →
bruvark:
We start 10 million light years from the Milky Way galaxy, and gradually zoom all the way to the subatomic level of an oak tree somewhere in Florida. Amazingly cool!
This is fairly impressive.
Nothing like biking 10KM to the starbucks your cousin works at at 9AM. The weather was so nice. The matcha lattè wasn’t bad, either.
I saw this (Departures) movie on tuesday →
And it was really sad and moving :(
But I loved it.
@CBCNews:
4,900% markup on some text messages, researcher estimates cbc.ca/technol…
They stole my analysis! Bastards.
Behind the scenes at the White House when Stephen... →
willards:
It is mid-June and I have a COLD.
I have one too :(
I want to watch the Japan v Australia match but I can’t seem to find any channel that plays it in Toronto.
So instead, I’m reading live updates as they come in on Fifa’s “MatchCast”. It’s a poor substitute.
But Japan got a goal!
Nuts to this boring nonsense. I’m off to hang out at Yorkville.
The TTC's New Subway Cars →
(via davez)
A lot of what is being said here has been promised for years. I hope they actually get it done now.
@globeandmail:
Jim Balsillie has lost his bid to buy Phoenix Coyotes. Story to come.
Uh oh.
theseer:
Sounds like a lose-lose-lose situation to me.
When did I say otherwise? All I was saying was the landing was much more brutal than the 3 other times I’ve flown in via AC002… significantly moreso to the point where the flight attendant sitting infront of me had a strange look on her face and everyone was tightly grasping onto the arm rests.
theseer:
marreka:
The landing at pearson was rough… And I mean really rough. As in the plane shook violently on touchdown and the pilots had to brake incredibly hard to get the jet to stop (I feel like the overshot the runway a little).
Even better, my little cold I had a while ago exploded during the decent into some sort of bigger cold. Now my voice is gone. boo.
Just for the record, the...
Dear Canada Post
When one highlights the “To” portion on a post card, that doesn’t mean mail it to the return address.
By the way, whoever gave me your address, let me know if my card reached you. At least one of them was sent to my home.
The landing at pearson was rough… And I mean really rough. As in the plane shook violently on touchdown and the pilots had to brake incredibly hard to get the jet to stop (I feel like the overshot the runway a little).
Even better, my little cold I had a while ago exploded during the decent into some sort of bigger cold. Now my voice is gone. boo.
I'm home
Hi, Toronto.
Bye Tokyo
I’m going to miss you :(
OMG
redfive:
marreka:
Butter croissant fresh from a wood fire oven! Soooooooooooooooooo good and flaky.
what the fuck… where?
In Tokyo down the street from my friend’s apartment. They have fresh breads and pastries, too… So good!
But there are SO many good bakeries in Tokyo its ridiculous. I’m going to miss them.
OMG
Butter croissant fresh from a wood fire oven! Soooooooooooooooooo good and flaky.
Last sleep in Japan. Flight tomorrow. Sad :(