Wow. Good Job, CN Rail!

This morning at 5 am, we were awakened by the clanging sound of sledgehammer on metal. When I pried my eyelids open and looked out our window...WTF?!?!?! CN Rail has erected in the middle of the night, a rail switching light tower thing. I don't know exactly what to call it, but that sounds about right. The past couple of nights, there have been train horns blowing at all hours and we've been aware that something was going on, but until this morning, we didn't think they constructing a two and a half storey set of lights.

What's even more ridiculous is the fact not a half kilometre in either direction are two better options for such a structure. Where it wouldn't interfere with a residential neighbourhood.



The exclamation point indicates where the lights are. The question marks, where it could be. The single, solitary arrow, where I live.

Flash on the Beach '07 Sold Out!

Very nice. I am getting really excited about this. I know it's not a vacation, per se, but I love festivals and conferences.

Looking forward to seeing some old friends.

Yeeha!

Flash on the Beach - the Countdown Continues

Man, I am getting both excited and nervous about Flash on the Beach on the 4th! Excited, I'm going to see some people I haven't seen in a long time. Nervous, I'm dreading the ridiculous exchange rate. Everything I buy, I'll look at and think "This 10 GBP chachki just cost me $20 CAD." It'll make me second guess everything.

I better hope people are feeling generous and want to buy me pints. Or I might need to learn a convincing soft-shoe.

"Dance, rummy!"
"Cha cha chi cha cha!"
"That was pathetic, but funny. Here's yer beer."

Signs YOU Might be a Bum

I spent the night at my friend Simon's on Friday. Saturday morning, nice and early, I went for a walk to get some OJ (the drink, not the killer/burglar).

I saw a number of people milling about at 7:30 am and thought I'd just give you, the reader, some fairly obvious signs that, if you're committing them, you're a bum.

Sign
You're peeing on a tree. And you're not camping. And you're downtown.

Sign
You woke up under;
- newspaper
- cardboard
- squirrels

Sign
You're drunk at 7:30 am even though you weren't hanging out with anyone (note, this is also a sign that you're an alcoholic)

Sign
You're standing on the sidewalk yelling at a No Standing sign.

Sign
The clothes you're wearing have been on you for more than two days.

Sign
You're wearing a sleeping bag as a cloak.

While it's possible none of the people I observed were bums, I think I'll go with my gut on this one.

Flash on the Beach 2007

I'm scheduled to go to Flash on the Beach 2007 in Brighton in early November. I'm extremely excited. There's a number of people speaking that I haven't seen in a few years.

Hopefully I'll manage to see some sessions, have some great conversations and play some poker. Mario has been playing poker online recently and I feel he needs to re-acquaint himself with playing person to person. And Josh is always good for a game. If I recall correctly, even Bradley likes a game of cards.

There's a great line-up of speakers and I have a few weeks before I need to solidify my decisions on who to attend and who to, unfortunately, pass on.

Good Golly, Nic, You OK?

Heh. I just read this story on cbc.ca

I hope I'm not the only one to find it ironic that he found naked tailor. Hehe. C'mon, it's ironic!