sometimes, beer is bad

Today is one of those days where I kinda wish I hadn’t done the things I did the night before. I didn’t go out of my way to hurt myself, but fatigue is cumulative, and with a beer-influenced sleep I’m positively exhausted today. Yesterday was James’ birthday and the start of this year’s CFL pre-season. […]

umm… it was yesterday

So I’m riding the bus to work this morning (I was lazy, I admit it), and I saw another ad for Clean Air Day. The ad encouraged people to walk, bike, run, etc. to work on Clean Air day to help the environment, and I guess to try and drive a point home. It displayed […]

a sieve for a brain

Lately I’m forgetting more and more things short-term. I dunno if it’s just me being silly, or if something’s actually wrong. For some reason I had “3pm” stuck in my brain and written down today for my appt with Jenn. It wasn’t anywhere near 3pm, it was 10:30, and I missed it. Fuck. I’m more […]

the diebold variations

Some great parody ads at the expense of Diebold. The underlying theme is that Diebold technologies can help maintain your democracy. Very well done. Thanks for the link, Coop!

slow down!

Why is it that the majority of people who leave a message in voicemail will speak in slow, measured tones right up to the point where they say their phone number? Following a usually-intelligible message, they put their tongue into overdrive and blurt out the seven to ten digits of their phone number so quickly […]

what? there’s an election on?

kj came up with a gem today that captures my feelings on the upcoming election pretty effectively. He’s right; it’s the same old issues with the same old gang of idiots schlepping the same old bullshit. I was speaking with a few friends yesterday who work with a minister’s office in town. Apparently, once the […]

the results are in

…and it seems like folks ran some pretty good times in the half marathon. Jenn finished 156th overall, and 12th among women, in 1:31:36.5. Sylvie finished in a kick-ass 2:10:18.5, and Kerri finished up in 2:21:54.6. Congrats, folks! I walked Kerri to the starting line, and it was amazing how many people were out. Lots […]

weekends are for slacking

Today was a pretty decent day, starting off with brunch at the Pump, and followed by a round of disc golf at the Jacques Cartier course over in Hull Gatineau. I played with “real” discs for the first time, and managed to play bogey golf; I’ll take it. The hardest part was getting accustomed to […]

sunday’s verdict…

…is no running for kev. I’m pretty upset, and words can’t describe the letdown I’m feeling at this moment. I’ve been training for this event since December and now that it’s here, I can’t run. Like kj says, there’s only one ankle and many half marathons, but I really wanted this. For once, I am […]

what friends are for

Every so often a clip comes along which depicts some twit who is doing something stupid or is in some sort of trouble. Their friends have no problem filming the event, and usually goad them on or laugh at their misfortune while offering zero assistance. They’re usually pretty funny, but if it were me I’d […]