Saturday, August 27, 2005

Things I noticed in Toronto

1) Commercials in North America are quite out-of-control. You get to a point where television programs last for five minutes or less, before a seven-minute commercial block kicks in. You get to a point where radio shows end fifteen (15!) minutes before the top of the hour. And of course the landscape is littered with billboards, signs and whatnot. However you do get to keep track of the good commercials though. Kudos to American Express with the "Andy Roddick in a plane" commercial. And I have a soft spot for the Bud Light spot as well.

2) Funny how effective people are the ones who focus on the goal, while happy people are the ones who enjoy the journey. Even funnier is that books about these subjects share the same shelf in every large bookstore in Canada.

3) How come I speak better English than most food court baristas? Watusay? kreemanzugr?

4) A Honda on fire smokes great. You can see it from miles away, a big black cloud hanging over the freeway. I bet a barbecue of that size could feed 50.

Saturday, August 20, 2005

Interesting links

Here's some interesting links:
Internet Health Report so you can never blame your IT department again!

Free Messenger Icons! So you can spruce up your MSN account and annoy me bunches because I have to wait several seconds for the icons to download.

And if you, like me, absolutely hate Jamba:Kill The Damn Frog

Monday, August 15, 2005

Masters of the Universe

You really want a truly bad game? Get Masters of the Universe on PlayStation 2.

Nostalgia is all well and good, but this is ridiculous. Where's all the tongue-in-cheek humour? Where's the over-the-top morality? And most important of all WHERE ARE TRAP JAW, RAM-MAN AND TEELA?

Sometimes, like dance covers of Madonna songs, re-designs of Datsuns and Godfather III, classics are best left alone. Posted by Picasa

Wednesday, August 10, 2005

How to know your team sucks

Another Jay Mohr column.

If it has to sell its mascot, your team sucks.

If its mascot will show up for free, your team sucks.

If it doesn't know what to charge you for nosebleed seats, your team sucks.

And most important, if the players featured on its Web site don't actually play for it, your team really, really sucks.

Wednesday, August 03, 2005

Jet overruns runway in Toronto, burns

CNN.com - Jet overruns runway in Toronto, burns - Aug 2, 2005

damn... for once I'd like to go on vacation without getting reminded of worrisome issues like this... that's not too much to ask, is it?