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Westward Bound
So I'm doing like the song says, and going west for a few weeks. I leave tomorrow for Vancouver, where I spend just shy of a week, then it's on to Edmonton for the weekend for a cousin's wedding (the reason for the whole trip) where I'll get to meet up with a bunch of family and family friends, then it's off to Jasper for the remainder of the week ( Read more... ) -
Cranes In Action
So it seems the best crane-related idea I've heard in a while is coming to Montreal this summer. Now I just need to find out how much it costs, and round up 21 friends....
Edit to add: The CBC is saying that it costs "at least $20,000" to rent for a day, so even just going up for an hour might be pricey. I'll keep investigating. -
Cancelling Bell DSL, a Journey
3:57: Call Bell ( Read more... ) -
Q Taping
For any fellow CBC Radio One addicts, Q will be in Montreal next week, and will be taping a show at the SAT next Thursday the 26th at 5:45. Tickets are free, and in addition to the usual sorts of Q entertainment, will get you performances by Joe Lovano & Hank Jones, Gregory Charles, Miracle Fortress, and Creature. Anyway, if anyone else is going ( Read more... ) -
Fringe Notes
So if you've been wondering where I've been in the past few days, the answer, as it so often is at this time of year, is Fringing. Some notes on shows we've seen:- Acné Japonaise: Like watching four Japanese psychological horror films in an hour. Good, but intense (and in French).
- Blastback Babyzap: Hilarious, as always.
- Busty Rhymes: Good songs, OK ( Read more... )
- Acné Japonaise: Like watching four Japanese psychological horror films in an hour. Good, but intense (and in French).
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Monitor up for grabs
So I find myself with two things ( Read more... ) -
Decline of Civilization
The scene: a sports bar ( Read more... ) -
Banking Fees, The Ridiculousness Thereof
A few days ago I ran across an interesting story from Britain about bank customers and consumers rights groups getting mad about some rather obnoxious banking charges. We get that here in Canada, that's fairly normal, though the banks' rationalizations are pretty spectacular here ("it's not a penalty charge, it's a fee for a service. That you can ( Read more... ) -
Winter Wonderland, Activities Therein
I went out cross-country skiing today for the first time this year. There's some construction or something around the cross on the mountain; this turns one of the best parts of the trail up there, a lovely longish curvy downhill, into a ludicrously short, steep, icy deathtrap. With a tree at the bottom. At least they put in an alternate route ( Read more... )
