Archive for October, 2007

October in Toronto thanks to Global Warming

By Jonathan + October 21st, 2007

I don’t know what Al Gore’s problem is; it got up to 26 degrees Celcius today (October 21st) and it was awesome! It was 11 degrees on this date last year according to the Weather Channel. I’m going to go let the car idle to keep this going for a few more weeks [...]

The Secret of the Swiss Chalet Sauce

By Jonathan + October 18th, 2007

Ever wonder why the sauce at Swiss Chalet has “Chicken” listed in the ingredients? After years of investigating (one trip to Swiss Pidgeon at a time), I’ve discovered their terrible truth. Swiss Chalet sauce is just made of ground chicken beaks and claws! Brrrrrawwwwwk!

El Cheapo

By Jonathan + October 18th, 2007

This very well might be the worst moving van I’ve ever seen

Crazy screaming frog

By Jonathan + October 18th, 2007

What’s the deal with this f-ing frog?! OMFG

Halo 3 Usage Map

By Jonathan + October 18th, 2007

If you haven’t played Halo 3 yet…I’m sorry Har har. But check out this cool map Bungie updates every few minutes with dots for everyone currently playing. So many people not getting laid…

Right brain or left brain?

By Jonathan + October 17th, 2007

Is the dancer turning clockwise or counter-clockwise? Then check this out. Trust me, this is going somewhere

Skype on the Xbox 360

By Jonathan + October 17th, 2007

In the ever-growing list of cool Media Center third-party software, I ran across mcePhone (thank Apple for the camel-case) that let’s you make Skype calls right from Media Center or a Media Center Extender. Since the Xbox 360 can be a Media Center Extender, MCE+Xbox+mcePhone = VOIP on your Xbox. How do I [...]

I don’t think these guys wanted me in their truck

TTC construction at Queen and Bathurst

By Jonathan + October 16th, 2007

Wow, they are really ripping appart the TTC streetcar tracks at Queen and Bathurst (in Toronto). They claim it’s going to be open again in a week. Sure…..

The magical Keebler tree in Stanley Park

By Jonathan + October 13th, 2007

I was sad to hear the oldest tree in Stanley Park in Vancouver fell down this week. That tree dated back to the 11th century! *CRUDE JOKE ALERT* I guess I feel some sort of kinship with large trunks of wood

At least the Hollow Tree (photo below, taken on Monday), which might [...]

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