I’ve written parts of a post here maybe six times, and each time I don’t really like what I’ve written. So in lieu of my 2006 retrospective, I wish you and your families all a Happy New Year.
I’ll be spending the weekend at Blue Mountain skiing down no snow, and maybe ringing in the new year with a sour apple martini in one hand and some champagne in the other.
Does anyone remember what I did for last New Years? I seriously cannot remember what I was doing for the life of me…
Thanks to everyone for the 2006 memories! From university parties, to Vermont, to graduation, to the Dominican Republic, to my brother’s wedding, to convocation, to Ottawa, to Vancouver, to a new full time job, and all the great friends in between.
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BBC’s list of 100 things we didn’t know in 2005 7. The lion costume in the film Wizard of Oz was made from real lions.
psst… oh yes oh yes oh yes…
YouTube - Anon hacked Scientology Someone hacked the Church of Scientology’s hotline to play the Fresh Prince theme song.
Daily Kos: The 25 BEST things ever said, by anyone contains some choice quotes from philosophers, politicians and scientists. My favorite from the list:
When I get a little money, I buy books; and if any is left, I buy food and clothes.
— Desiderius Erasmus (1465-1536)
A Special Box Click through for the greatest Justin Timberlake song ever! (SNL skit, probably NSFW)
The Ward 39 City Councillor Mike Del Grande sends out these seasonal community updates, which i’ve been holding on to for a few months now (kept forgetting to blog it, and now I can recycle the damn thing).
A big feature of these newsletters are all the marijuana grow houses that have been busted during Del Grande’s tenure. His website has nifty tips for spotting a grow house in our neighbourhood. That’s a lot of stars on that map there. Police have busted 60 of them in 2004 and 2005 raids.
Personally I wonder what the distribution of growhouses busted across the city looks like.
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What should I do when a Compact Fluorescent Lightbulb burns out?
Like paint, batteries, thermostats, and other hazardous household items, CFLs should be disposed of properly. Do not throw CFLs away in your household garbage if better disposal options exist.
My first CFL burned out this week. I think a bug crawled into it…
DoCopenhagen: Top 50 Music Videos Of 2006 It’s December - so I’m going to be posting a lot of these “Best of 2006″ lists. Complete with embedded YouTube videos! Zomg!
I heard about i maid cafe a couple weeks ago and I didn’t believe it. It’s an Asian restaurant in Scarborough (near Simo’s house!), and all the waitresses dress like French maids.
The sheer awesomeness of such a place is presented on their “Staff” webpage.
Intoducing BOSS:
I’m not quite sure what strikes me as totally awesome more: the totally professional look of BOSS, or the BOSS caption right on the the photo itself. I feel quite comfortable with the i maid cafe in BOSS’ hands.
And I know you’re curious - here’s an aptly titled image of one of the ‘maids’.
Honestly, I doubt places like this are anything new - but I can’t help but feel it’s a little out of place in suburban Agincourt…
They serve Russian Borsch! Thanks kev.
