jibber jabber

angry bees

or more specifically a swarm of angry bees in front of a series of megaphones a la bart simpson. now that you’ve imagined that sound, multiply it by 10 and that’s about what a formula one car at full throttle sounds like. i think my ears are still ringing and it was almost two months ago.

this should give you a little idea.

it also turns out that Honda just announced they’re dropping out of F1. something about the current economic climate. rumors are that more teams will fall. combine that with bernie and max’s incompetent, money-grubbing management and pretty soon there will be no more F1 to watch. medals instead of points?! are they high?!

Published on December 5, 2008 11:21 pm.
Filed under: events

home

on another note, the day we got back from tokyo, we picked up the keys to our new place and the movers moved all our crap in the next day. we’ve been settling in and unpacking ever since. eventually i will post some pics of the new joint. its damn nice to settle in after being homeless for almost six months.

(also part of the reason why updates of been lacking)

Published on November 1, 2008 10:15 pm.
Filed under: babble, events

eye candy

amazing pictures from the inaugral singapore grand prix here. the shots of massa leaving his pit with the fuel rig still attached are great.

hopefully we’ll be able to find tickets for the japanese grand prix while we’re their.

Published on September 29, 2008 12:34 pm.
Filed under: events

animal planet

my parents live on the 22nd floor of an apartment building. apparently some pigeons decided that my mother’s balcony and her many plants would make a good place to lay their eggs. my mom was not happy at first but after the eggs hatched she was pretty excited.

the little guys aren’t nearly as cute as you would expect them to be. mostly because of their lack of feathers.

now the big question is where are they going to learn how to fly? 22 stories is a big first step!

Published on July 25, 2008 11:28 pm.
Filed under: events

april fool’s

due to some unforseen problems, we had to settle for this to welcome my bosses to April Fools Day

Published on April 1, 2008 8:20 pm.
Filed under: events

heavy shit

don’t know why it took me so long to stumble across this but i’m glad i did. a documentary series of short videos filmed by an iraqi family and american film crew living in baghdad. watch it, even just one, and compare it to what you see in the mainstream media and make your own decisions about what’s going on over there.

Published on June 15, 2007 9:25 am.
Filed under: events

whistler update

been hanging out in whistler doing the festivus. arrived bright and early thursday morning for some shmoozing/riding. some highspeed burners with some skiers but it was all good.

the evening saw us at the trouble show, where despite being the title sponsor of the event, it took us over half an hour to get into our own party. sheesh. and the worst part is, the bar had been busted for being over capacity the night before resulting in them being super strict and the bar feeling vaguely empty. read more »

Published on April 21, 2007 12:00 am.
Filed under: events, fashion, snow, travel

caved

i held out as long as i could but i finally caved. i’m on facebook now. look me up. however, in my defence…at least facebook doesn’t look like ass like myspace does…

Published on April 12, 2007 10:14 pm.
Filed under: events

something smells

speaking of hippy weirdo’s…how about plain old smelly weirdo’s? i got dragged off to an antique fair on sunday….

wow, its amazing the amount of crap and junk that people will hold onto in the faint hope that it might be worth something. matchboxes (from some no name restaurants scattered around the country), old dolls that are fallen apart (no to mention the pedophile looking dude selling them), expo 86 souvenirs, gawd…i almost expected to find old willie nelson 8-track cartridges…

so imagine a gymnasium full of above mentioned old musty stinky stuff, journey playing on the PA, crowds of people who don’t seem to shower or wash their clothes, and possibly half a dozen leaking Depends undergarments and you can get a sense of the torture that was my Sunday morning.

oh and senior citizens have sharp elbows. they bump and barge like nobody’s business. i got taken the f out.

Published on March 19, 2007 3:04 pm.
Filed under: events, ridiculous

EPIC

the enviro-friendly sustainable blah blah fair took place this past weekend and we went to go check it out. what a waste of money. i’d say 1/3 hippy weirdo booths, 1/3 big corps putting on a brave face, 1/3 actually useful or interesting booths.

the only thing i was interested in was the Green Works building supply co but they’re like a block from my office and i’ve been walking by them almost everyday, just been too lazy to actually walk in and browse.

the most embarrassing part of the show had to be their so-called fashion show. only 6 models (including one girl who walked like a parade horse), maybe 10 brands (2-3 of which were accessory brands), dragged out over 15-20 minutes. gag. doesn’t Karl pull out like 100 different looks in 20 minutes?

on a side note, found out the Waterfront Centre has a “La Torilleria”. looks the same as the whistler one but don’t know if its the same chain or not. regardless the chicken taco salad was damn fine.

Published on March 19, 2007 2:56 pm.
Filed under: events, food