I left breakfast quite late yesterday. Some might say very late. 4:15pm. And of course the place I wanted breakfast was closed. 15 minutes closed. But this is Canada, and this place is owned by a woman who has worked there every day, "except 3 or 4 days at christmas", for the last 13 years. She spotted me outside, and insisted on getting me what I ( Read more... )

Reading

I have been making an effort to read more, but today I am between books and as a result not 'into' reading, so I have been wandering about the place actually looking around rather than sitting with my nose in a book, and I realised that I missed being the silent observer. Not that I have not enjoyed the reading, or felt mildly accomplished ( Read more... )

Yes, indeed I am ( Read more... )

I know some people on my friends list will like this...

http://www.toplessrobot.com/2010/02/the_10_best_couples_in_comics.php

Just a few quick notes in case anyone is thinking of watching various new series.

Stargate : Universe is one of the best series I've seen in a while. Very dark. Robert Carlyle is excellent. The tension onboard the Destiny is palpable. Its not flawess, its constrained by TV running times and predictably the heroes have to get away, though there is a ( Read more... )

I'm drunk. In Canada. Listening to The Bourne Supremacy soundtrack (for the first time in weeks). Riding the stupidly awesome, frequent and fast public transport system in Vancouver.  Can you imagine how all of these facts are coming together to release the greatest buzz since Mr. Lightyear ( Read more... )

I've just realised that it is closer to the next K2 than it is to the last one... Woot!

I am currently phoneless in Dublin. :(

I imagine service will resume in a few days...

Voting makes me feel good.

That is all.

When I was growing up, my parents grew mint in the garden. This was used occasionally for making mint sauce for lamb and such like. Then down in the sweet shop there were Polo mints and XXX mints etc, and these tasted very different to what we refered to as 'mint' in the garden. There were also 'spearmint' varites of Polo mints and other sweet mint ( Read more... )