Archive for November, 2005

Nov 30 2005

Blork in Geist

Categorized under Culture

I’ve finally made it into Geist magazine.
For years I subscribed to Geist, being the slightly odd Canadian that I am. During that time it occured to me that I should submit something to them for publication — after all, it is a respected magazine, and a nice place to see your byline. I studied […]

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Nov 28 2005

U2 moving to Montreal?

Categorized under Montreal, Music

Apparently, U2 front man Bono told the cheering crowd at Sunday night’s concert that he and the band are moving to Montreal.
Huh?
According to this report, the band has been meeting with Cirque du Soleil and may be planning some kind of joint venture. Or maybe they just like the place. After all, they’ve played […]

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Nov 25 2005

Odd guy

Categorized under Society

At the Indigo cafe a few minutes ago, I saw a guy buy a cup of tea for $1.44. He paid for it with an American Express card. Then he put five packages of sugar into it.
While there’s nothing particularly wrong with that, it just seems weird. Odd. Ever so slightly… outlandish. Maybe he’s one […]

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Nov 25 2005

Pesky memes… (23/5)

Categorized under Weblogs

Miss Vicky has tagged me with one of those pesky memes. It’s the one where you take the fifth line of your 23rd blog post and use it as the first line of a fictional story. I forgive her in this case, because her 23rd blog post just happened to be about me, so I’m […]

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Nov 24 2005

Don’t forget to vote!

Categorized under Weblogs

Voting is open for the 2005 Canadian Blog Awards. There are plenty of great blogs to choose from, including mine, and Martine’s. We’re each nominated in several categories: Martine is nominated for Best Blog, Best Culture Blog, and Best Personal Blog; I’m nominated for Best Blog, Best Personal Blog, Best Photo Blog, Best Blog Post […]

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Nov 21 2005

Jack is (gonna be) back!

Categorized under Television

Check out this teaser for the upcoming season of "24," which kicks off in January. It looks like Jack is definitely coming back. (Via Serenity.)
According to Fox’s official 24 Web site, the season starts with a four-hour extravaganza spread over two nights (January 15 and 16). That’s also how they started last year.
It’s a great […]

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Nov 16 2005

Hawco, the band

Categorized under Uncategorized

http://www.hawcomusic.com/
The things you find when doing vanity Google searches!

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