tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77134736158323716842011-04-21T13:16:14.221-05:00Melophobehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09678771132610072027noreply@blogger.comBlogger291100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7713473615832371684.post-73200016179822862852008-11-05T12:53:00.000-05:002008-11-05T12:54:16.450-05:00

Melophobehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09678771132610072027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7713473615832371684.post-40548048703697577222008-09-12T11:19:00.002-05:002008-09-12T11:23:45.563-05:00

Looks like this is just gonna be my mix tape space for a while.Yes, it really works.  Press play and enjoy.

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Jess had a friend over today. I was playing with records like I usually do when we have company and he mentioned to me that he was thinking of picking one up for his dad for Father's Day. I figured I have plenty so why not just donate one to a worthy cause, right?This brings us to a collector's dilemma. Which one to part with? I managed to find one I didn't really ever listen to and thought

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Last week I had a gig doing production stills for one day on the set of a short film for the CFC. It was an outdoor scene being shot at Kariya Park in Mississauga. Needless to say (March being the bipolar bitch of a month that it is) the weather was less than accommodating. I was out there for roughly 12 hours, freezing my tiny little ass off. It was well worth it though. I had a great time

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I'm sitting in a Second Cup on Queen St in Toronto as I type this. Seated at the table directly to my left are 2 people. A woman who is apparently the manager of a branch of a financial institution that shall remain nameless, and a man who could easily qualify as the biggest douche in Canada.To support this claim, I present to you the following statistics of the conversation I've had no choice

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Got a few to share with you this time, so this might end up being a long post.I've been trying my best despite the crappy winter weather and long hours at my day job to keep getting photos whenever possible. I just upgraded to a Nikon D80, so I definitely need to keep active just to get familiar with my new toy. It's rough though. I've only been in Toronto for 2 months so my contacts are few

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As I mentioned in my last post, I'm in the process of switching from a PC to a Mac. I'm currently composing this on my brand-spankin-new MacBook and all that's left to do is transfer my useable data from my old machine to this one. Right now apple.com is my homepage, and will likely continue to be for some time as I'm just too lazy to change it. Although after reading this column from Steve

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Wow, it's been a while since I've posted here. I'm sorry for the long absence, but things have been a little hectic. I picked up and moved to Toronto on kind of a whim so I'm still dealing with the repercussions of that. Things are looking good so far though, so I'll try to get back into the habit of visiting the blog more often.I'll also be picking up my brand new MacBook and making the jump

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I had a roll of film in my fridge that had been sitting around since early November. I decided to finally get it processed a couple of days ago and look what I found on it:Not too shabby even thought the focus is slightly off from camera shake.I had a low speed film loaded with the intention of getting some decent daylight portraits, but when I saw my lady dressed like this for a Halloween

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Or can you?The BBC scores points with me again with this piece on the world's tallest man saving the lives of 2 Dolphins at a Fushtin aquarium. It seems they swallowed some plastic shards and the only way to extract them was to have Bao Xishun (a Mongolian herdsman), reach in and pull them out. He happens to be Guiness' "Tallest Living Man" at 2.36m (or 7ft 8.95in).This may be the closest to

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So I'm browsing through headlines today when I come across this article from BBC News. It's a report on former KGB operatives attaining positions of authority in the Putin administration in Russia. I figured it was worth a look. There's been very little Russian intrigue in the news since the end of the Cold War. I kinda miss it.But that's not what brings me before you today. Accompanying the

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I figured it was about time I shared another photo.I was out on the front porch with my lady one night, pointing my camera at her and threatening to take unflattering pictures. I had no real intention of pressing the shutter release. I had no flash and the ambient lighting was pretty much nonexistent. I goofed and snapped a shot anyway.I had the aperture open as wide as it could go, but the

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I whipped up a new mix CD for my car today and thought I'd share the joy. CD's for my car tend to be evolving mixes. I tire of some songs much faster than others, so inevitably a few tracks on new discs are shared with its predecessor.Here's the new track list:Johnny Cash - Folsom Prison BluesTV on the Radio - Wolf Like MeController Controller - Bruised, Broken, BeatenThe Thermals - St. Rosa

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I came across this little gem of a story in the Washington Post today and it set my little geeky heart to fluttering. NASA officially announced plans to set up a permanent moon base.NASA unveiled plans yesterday to set up a small and ultimately self-sustaining settlement of astronauts at the south pole of the moon sometime around 2020 -- the first step in an ambitious plan to resume manned

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Looks like I've been carelessly neglecting my personal space again. Sorry about that, but I've been in Toronto all weekend and therefore separated from my precious RSS reader.I came up here to attend my girlfriends staff Christmas party last night. It was interesting, if a little uncomfortable. I definitely won't knock a free meal, but we got stuck at a table with Al Roker's exact double.

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After a number of false starts at a feature length film, it seems Garth Ennis' Preacher may have finally found a home on HBO. Apparently the U.S. network is putting together a series of one hour episodes based on the gritty, supernatural adventures of Jesse Custer.Normally I'd shudder at the concept, but HBO has a stellar track record when it comes to episodic television productions and I think

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My friends, today is a dark day indeed.The always informative Cinema Blend has just brought to my attention a story which could be a signal that the end of times is nigh. One of my favourite books, one which has been adapted for the screen and despite the change in setting remained true to the source material and therefore is also a favourite of mine, is being given the broadway treatment. Say

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Sorry for the lack of content this weekend folks. I've been in a horrible mood and as a result I've had a hard time taking an interest in anything. I'm doing my best to shake it but if the winters of years gone by are any indication, I'm in for a rough couple of months. If anyone has access to some home-spun remedy for the winter blues, I'd be eternally grateful if you shared it with me.Maybe

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There are few things that can bring a smile to my face the way re-discovering an album that's been collecting dust for a number of years can.I had a hard time sleeping last night, so as I often do in such situations, I decided to toss on some tunes to soothe the savage beast known as insomnia. While browsing through the collection, I decided on a whim to go with Morcheeba's 1998 release Big

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I am truly dumbstruck. I am in awe. Not a single one of my wildest adolescent fantasies could have spawned such a wonderous device as this one.Australian CSIRO engineers have created an air guitar that actually works, fulfilling the dreams of talentless metal fans around the world. It comes in the form of a shirt fitted with sensors which pick up the strumming and plucking motions of the

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So our fearless leader Mr Harper has decided it would be a good idea to put forth a motion in Parliament declaring Quebec to be a "nation within a united Canada". Many thanks, Mr Harper, for opening up that can of worms again.It's true that the topic of Quebec sovereignty hadn't just up and disappeared, but at least it had settled to a dull roar and that was something I think we all could have

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It seems that the rumor mill has been in overdrive today with talk that New Line has supposedly offered Spider-Man director Sam Raimi the chance to direct the upcoming adaptaion of The Hobbit. Now I've never been one to put much stock in such unsubstantiated reports, but I'm finding myself hoping that this one turns out to be true.The story of The Hobbit had a much more light-hearted feel to it

Melophobehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09678771132610072027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7713473615832371684.post-82340935536796864542006-11-22T21:51:00.000-05:002006-11-22T22:55:27.264-05:00

It has been brought to my attention that comment moderation was active on my account. I have since disabled it, but blogger insists that I have no unmoderated comments and I never received e-mail notification for any of them.I know for a fact that this isn't the case, so my apologies to those whos words of wisdom were lost in the shuffle.As always, I blame bureaucracy.

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It would seem that even the offspring of the President of the United States of America aren't safe from street crime.Reports that an agile Argentine thief snatched the purse of one of the twin daughters of President Bush while U.S. Secret Service agents were nearby had local media in a buzz Wednesday. "Bush's bodyguards couldn't handle San Telmo purse-snatcher," read a headline on the Web site

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Yahoo News brings us this little gem. It seems our good pal Steven Spielberg has taken issue with gruesome television programming (specifically Heroes and CSI) and has decided to play the "responsible parent" by publicly denouncing it. Here's where I roll my eyes while watching the opening scene of Saving Private Ryan.His argument seems rather hypocritical after a quick glance at his

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An interesting article brought to us by Entertainment Weekly relays the tale of Michael Morrison, a confessed Star Wars virgin commissioned to watch the entire series in chronological order for the first time in his life. Could this be a glimpse into the future of Star Wars fandom?Despite the fact that he seemed to enjoy the series (sorry if I ruined the ending), it seems that some of what my

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Just thought I'd add this shot of a nifty tag I saw in an alley recently to compliment my opening post.

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This blog has no point. It has no theme, follows no subject and adheres to no specific topic.I don't really know what my motivation was for starting it. I suppose I just lack a forum for expressing myself via written word and feel that I should for reasons that remain a mystery to me. But reasons be damned. What's done is done. I'm here now so I might as well start boring the hell out of

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