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Straight from the Waterloo Streets...
It is settled. My fellow Waterlooians are hardcore.
Canoeist stabs bear to death in Ontario
A man stabbed a black bear to death with a 15-cm hunting knife, saying he knew he would otherwise become "lunch" after it attacked him and his dog on a canoeing portage in northern Ontario.
Tom Tilley, a 55-year-old from Waterloo, Ont., said his American ( Read more... ) -
Long Time, No Chat
I don't think I've ever gone this long between journal updates.
Anyways, here I am. Still alive and kicking despite all attempts to the contrary. Hah, just kidding. Though when I closed the car door on my finger last Saturday night I'm sure half the building woke up thinking someone was getting murdered in the parking lot ( Read more... ) -
Just An Idea
Logic dictates that if the person doesn't answer the phone they are either not at home or avoiding taking calls. It is acceptable with some people (and I know my Mike is among them), to immedietly call back because they have a habit of not answering calls that show up as "unknown number" on the caller ID. However is said person still doesn't pick ( Read more... ) -
Welcome to Silent Hill
The Excitement of the weekend was the leak in the bathroom. Something was screwy with the apartment upstairs, and their water ended up slowly dripping into our bathroom. Joy. Alas, I only noticed it after it had been going on for at least half a day, so the damage is worse than it would've been if I had been alert and on top of things. Luckily, it ( Read more... ) -
Weekend Viewing: Boogiepop and Others
So, a little trip to Gemini Jetpack the other day ended up with me renting Boogiepop and Others, the live-action version of my favourite anime, Boogiepop Phantom.
Sane Me: Laura, this is live-action anime. Walk away.
Fangirl Me: But both the anime and the live-action are based on a novel. This should be OK ( Read more... ) -
Bandwagon
Since everyone else is doing it, here I go.
Go to Wikipedia and look up your birth day (excluding the year). List 3 neat facts, 2 births and 1 death in your journal, including the year.
May 13
Three Facts
- 1846 - Mexican-American War: The United States declares war on Mexico.
- 1940 - World War II: Germany's conquest of France begins as the ( Read more... )
- 1846 - Mexican-American War: The United States declares war on Mexico.
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Cars
So, after a few weeks of debate, Mike and I finally purchased a new 2006 Honda Accord. I had a slight preference for a Mazda 6, but this is essentially Mike's carpooling vehicle, and so it needed to fit four geeks for the long ride into Mississauga and not my need to be a speed demon on a budget ( Read more... ) -
Take Three
I'm not sure what happened during the Third Great Curry Cooking Experiment; the apartment filled up with a lovely, sharp aroma, but the food itself was bland bland bland. Trust a Norwegian to make tasteless curry. Did the air suck all the taste out of my food? Was I imagining those good scents? How did I screw it up this time ( Read more... ) -
Oblivion: Quick Review
So, I've been hooked into Oblivion for week.
Its easy finding good reviews of the game; hell, most everyone and their mother seems to be giving it ratings just shy of perfect. And yeah, it is really good. So, in that light, I'm going to talk about what I don't like about the game.
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I Am So Smrt
So, while walking to work yesterday and very nice camera-woman from CTV stopped me on the street. She asked me if she could film my response to a question. “Sure,” says I. And she asks what I think about the local job market in KW, something which anyone with two brains cells in the area has an opinion on ( Read more... )