2008
I had a great meal on New Years Eve. I had another great meal on Valentine’s Day. I don’t remember what I did for my 28th birthday, and I don’t think my foggy recollection was because I got destroyed. My mother bought us a car seat and I installed it all by myself and Coral [...]
Archive for December, 2008
The Last Day of 2008
Posted in history 101, tagged 2008 on December 31, 2008 | 6 Comments »
The best singer songwriter you’ve never heard of
Posted in music, tagged Kings of Leon, Coral Crawford, music, CBC, R.E.M., The National, Fleet Foxes, Cut Copy, Anne Schaefer, Mission of Burma, Matador Records, Monday Magazine, Tyson Yerex, Deer Lake Park, 1000 True Fans, Cut, Larsen's School of Music, Colin and Justin on December 30, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Neat.
Coral got me some records for Christmas and my brother got me the new Kings of Leon so it was time to add another row to the wall of records. I saw those two British Guys that design interiors and the one always wears outrageous flowers on his shoulder… Colin and Justin? Those guys were [...]
I love this saying
Posted in history 101, tagged Chinese Proverb on December 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“No one who can rise before dawn 360 days a year fails to make his family rich.”
Just thinking about some things
Posted in Dave Babych, tagged Goals, Madelyn, Malcolm Gladwell, Marely & Me, Phoenix Coyotes, Seth Godin, Winnipeg Jets on December 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Just thinking about a few things.
1) Marley & Me used to be a book.
2) The Coyotes are recieving Corporate Welfare from the NHL. I wonder how much money the Winnipeg Jets got in handouts from the NHL headoffice before being forced to relocate to Phoenix? As they say, the grass is always greener in the… [...]
White Christmas?
Posted in science, tagged Christmas, David Armano, The Clubhouse, The Human Feed, Twitter, Weather on December 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
well that is the forecast.
I have always been pro-snow. I am wee bit concerned if it dumps and dumps tonight while I am DJing. I know the Jeep will fine, but what if it scares people away from tipping pints? I am some what encouraged by this story in the Times Colonist today.
Shoppers Out in [...]
it feels like we’re standing still / stuck
Posted in music, tagged Serato Itch on December 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning.
Whoa man, whoa.
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This here is just plain nerdtastic and goes on my wish list.
I wanted to get Serato but the [...]
one day we will live in Paris / I promise / I’m on it
Posted in being cheap, tagged Acres of Lions, Armchair Cynics, Christmas, Friendly Fires, Madelyn, Paris on December 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I sitting here in front of my fake fire, looking over the news, looking out the window at all the snow and looking at Madelyn play with the Christmas ornaments she has pulled off the tree (Coral puts the body count at 7).
I have a weird week of work. On the show today and tomorrow… [...]
What We Are Destined To Do
Posted in music, tagged Bloc Party, Egadz, Streets, What We Are Destined To Do on December 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Neat.
Here’s one for Coral… she digs the Streets AND Bloc Party.
Mats Sundin is a Canuck
Posted in Dave Babych, tagged Mats Sundin, Vancouver Canucks on December 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Sundin will be lacing up for the Canucks after the holiday break.
