Black & Decker Lids Off Jar Opener Why must I be such a wimp? Why are my hands so small? Why does Kurt close all the jars so damn tightly?! Took me 10 minutes of trying with a rubber band on the lid; 5 mins of heating the lid up under hot water; a total [...]

Holy cow is it ever windy here!! As powerfully muscled and tall as I am (don’t laugh), I am getting blown about by the enormous invisible mouth that is shooting +30km winds all over the city. It’s especially bad on Donald & Graham and Donald & Stradbrook (respectively, the corner where I make a bus [...]

Shaw is fantabulous compared to MTS. Always connected, no need to install PPoE, and the number of port scanners and attacks are minimal. Maybe because I’m new on the block, but I am quite enjoying the peace and virusless-ness of our computer. Went to a lovely birthday dinner for Jared yesterday at the Hamilton household. [...]

(I’m posting this on my blog to all you Kurt-fans that I didn’t have emails for…hopefully you see this post!) Kurt’s turning a quarter of a century old next Monday, so we’re having a BBQ potluck this Saturday at our place. We’ll supply the Filipino BBQ, Tasty Burgers, and other yummy grilled meats. You supply [...]

Last night was an AIESEC potluck, since Jonny and Andrea (Toronto), Danielle (Kenya), and Colin (Poland) were all going away for the year. But instead of bringing food for dinner, you bring something to contribute to the liver deterioration of the group. Kurt and I were the bad ones who brought a 26oz tequila. Took [...]

Funny Link from Jordon Got this in an email from Jordie and thought some of you blog readers might enjoy. Especially those of you who harbour anti-Bush sentiments. Instructions: 1. Go to www.google.com. 2. Type “Weapons of mass destruction” (but don’t hit enter!) 3. Hit the “I’m Feeling lucky” button. 4. Read the “error message” [...]

7:30ish, tonight. (on hold for 20 minutes, then–) MTS — Hello this is K___, how may I help you? K — Hi, is your server down? MTS — …No…Why? K — I can’t connect. MTS — Okay. What’s the error message? K — Server timeout. MTS — …Restart your computer and unplug your modem’s power [...]

Part 1 recurring? i’ve dreamt this at least once before haven’t i i think to myself i’m a superhero i can fly standing in a house with hardwood floors it starts to rain except it’s not rain the drops of water are rippling the floor tiny zings superman thinks the bad guys are coming i [...]

Why I suspect this is true: a) Lindy Hop attempt at Empire cancelled for the 2nd time, this time due to a last-minute venue change for the salsa dancers. Last month it was a Friday-ly salsa dance contest. b) Computer messes up every time I get an opportunity to update the salsa explosion website. c) [...]

Found more online quizzes, this time from perusing Justin’s blog and then exploring. This one is directly from Justin’s blog, entitled “How does your brain work?” : http://www.mindmedia.com/brainworks/first-paragraph.jsp Here are my results… My Brain Usage Profile: Auditory : 50% Visual : 50% Left : 47% Right : 52% Karen, you are one of those rare [...]