Thursday, July 2, 2009
Battleship drinking game
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Happy Canada Day
How did you spend your Canada Day? I played a few games of ball hockey, followed up by a game of softball. Both are beer leagues. Cheers!
Two wrongs don't make a right...
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
The foiling of the absent co-worker's desk

We wrapped everything. His mail. His mouse. His pens and highlighters. A banana....
After he showed up, and was speechless. He sat down on his foil-covered chair and I immediately, and secretly called his extension. It was funny watching him try to answer his foil phone.
We even wrapped his umbrellas.
We only wrapped some of the coins in his change bowl.
Thanks to S for taking and sharing the photos. Shout out to D for the idea, and big ups to S&S for all the wrapping work.
Sunday, June 28, 2009
I miss Paco



Farkle

This is a fun game.
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Found a new (unannounced!?) bike path
I didn't have my camera with me. This photo is taken from the Wallace Street foot bridge and was found on the Blog TO site.
Today, A and I were walking in the Junction and along Dundas West and discovered a newly paved path. In the spirit of adventure, we followed it. We walked the new path from Dundas near Annette all the way to Dundas and Sorauren (which almost at College). The pavement smelled new, and there were a lot of signs describing how new seed had been laid on both sides of the path, suggesting new grass and gardens. There were a handful of people exploring the path, and there was a small town feel to it, with everyone saying "good morning" and "hello" to each other (not a normal City of Toronto occurrence).
The views were amazing. We could see a side of some industrial buildings and lofts that one usually is not afforded. As well, there was a spectacular view of the CN Tower. There is some great graffiti art under the bridge where Dundas runs over the tracks near Sorauren. The quiet was amazing too - however we realize that won't be the case on weekdays when 300+ diesel trains run along these tracks. That's okay by me though. As a stretch of my commute which does not involve angry car drivers and stop signs and red lights, I'm happy to tolerate noisy smelly trains.
Apparently construction will continue until the path reaches right downtown, which will be amazing. Uninterrupted cycling is the best. Too bad the City is so bad at marketing. There should be a big announcement soon I hope, keep your eyes and ears pealed. In the mean time, the path seems to be open, but not finished. The bridge over Bloor Street seems particularly unfinished and actually quite dangerous, so please be careful!
Saturday, June 20, 2009
... After
Although it's never really finished...there are still paintings to be hung, back splash to be installed, deck to be built, dining room furniture to be organized, but I'd rather be spending my summer time in the garden.
Good-bye Dear Jane
I've loved this blog since I found it: very creative, inspiring, thoughtful, and with opinions and perspectives I could identify with. The author put a lot of time and effort into her blog, and kept it up nicely. I even relied on her hardcore marketing blog posts to help me through business school. Here's the link to the influential brand timeline post, although Jane says she's going to be shutting down and deleting posts... so I don't know how long the link will be active.
Thanks Jane! And good luck.
Friday, June 19, 2009
Art Deco in Toronto
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Beef with critique sauce
The Critic character from the film Ratatouille
I recently mentioned that I liked a movie, and that I thought it was touching. Rather than acknowledge my personal experience, the response I received was: "Yes, it's a good film, but now let me tell you all the things that are wrong with it." This is not a normal social interaction. This is not how people should speak to each other. It may be how one writes a movie review for a newspaper or something like that, but I wouldn't know since I don't read reviews, I see the movies for myself, and I choose what I like and dislike based on what I like and dislike.
Taking the example conversation a little further, I'd also like to point out that it is often difficult to have an intellectual dialogue with anyone who is so desperate to be considered an authority on something, that they get stuck on convincing. My issue with convincing is that does not equate to dialogue.
A dialogue, preferably intellectual, is a conversation where multiple parties can express ideas, all of which are heard and understood by the listener(s), and then reacted to.
Convincing is a conversation where the speaker expressing his or her idea is not satisfied and will not stop until the listener(s) are convinced that s/he is correct and that they must change their opinion to agree with the speaker. (I don't care for this. I prefer my own ideas.)
I'm open to being influenced by those people whose opinions I trust and value. Critics, or those people who define themselves as such, and especially those who are incapable of recognizing the expression of my experiences, are not included amongst those whose expressions I will invest time and energy into. Your critique means nothing to me.
(By the way, just before you proceed posting a comment to this blog post, critiquing it, keep in mind, I don't care!)
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
This world was not designed for tall people

Scene from Elf, just like me most of the time, with my feet hanging off the bed.











