We were able to send a man to the moon 40 years ago. Why can't we have shaving equipment that won't break skin? (And before anyone says "electric", I've managed to cut myself on those too.)

So, I just got back, from watching Neill Blomkamp's District 9 (hey, I just noticed it's his first feature-length film as writer or director). Had a fun time, even though my companions for the Friday night feature were less enthusiastic about the experience.
( May contain spoilers, but I don't know what counts )

Original

As some of you may be aware, I had a plan some time back to create a distributed gallery system. Admittedly, I had completely forgotten about it until recently, but various events this week brought it back to the front of my mind.

Introducing . . .

( Well, you'll just have to click here to find out. Or you can read the original post linked above. )

...for the 300-metre bus dash!

*chases*

I decided to head over to Saturday's football game, Saskatchewan Roughriders vs. Toronto Argonauts. Well, initially I wasn't sure whether or not to follow through since I'd be on my own, and it was a bit stormy in the morning, but when I got a lift to the bus stop, I decided to show up anyways ( Read more... )

I went to Niagara Falls yesterday. I was planning to sometime this month, just that with an additional 50% off the train ($16 return versus $35+ for the bus/VIA), I was compelled to do it in the middle of the week. The occasion? Canada Day ( Read more... )

So, I had my convocation and birthday celebration yesterday. Did them on the same day because, being only one day apart on the calendar, it let us celebrate with family still in the Waterloo area.

( Warning: long )

Well, the local furs were having a meet yesterday, do I decided to pop over (as I usually do) for the afternoon. Brought some art supplies and board games (Bang!, Careers, Life, and Daytona 500) to pass the time, and had some fun over the course of the event ( Read more... )

I decided to spend the bulk of Saturday downtown for the annual Doors Open event. For those who don't know what that is, it's a weekend festival where the city (in conjunction with a bunch of partners) opens up over 100 old buildings, museums, and private workplaces to the public, all free of charge. This year saw the opening of 175 venues; ( Read more... )

So I got a large package in the mail today. Turns out that the copy of Rock Band 2 that I ordered with part of my first paycheque arrived a day early. Gave it a quick test run and got hooked again, this time getting that addiction to spread to family members ( Read more... )