Not an arm and a leg?

After much research, I now know much more than I ever thought I would about espresso machines. I think I’ve found one that looks pretty good too! It’s got great customer reviews from Amazon UK. It’s not entirely identical though. The Canadian version...

Return of the Samie

I got my roommate back yesterday, after lending her to Finland for a couple of years. On the way home from the airport, we were talking about the fact that we are not afraid to die. Neither one of us wants to die, but if we do, it won’t be with any regrets,...

Mid-weekend Mayhem

This dude built a car that gets 105 miles per gallon. He spent a year working on it as a hobby, and it cost him a total of $2500. Isn’t it amazing that big car companies can’t seem to do it? Anyway, I checked out his website, and he seems very cool....

Series of unfortunate events

Manyk was pointing out that bad things tend to happen in places just before I get there. For instance, just before I went to Thailand, they had a tsunami. Just before I went to England, there were bombings in the tube. Just before I went to Europe this year, there was...

Weekend update

Very busy weekend ahead. I have a Big in Japan rehearsal today in Toronto. It will be my first improv since the festival. I’ve been missing it a lot. After that, I’m coming back to Hamilton. I’m going out for dinner with a friend, then going to a...

Volkswagen shirt trespasses

I made a goofy t-shirt design that has one of my photos with a Volkswagen bug in it. I put it up for sale on Cafepress. Well it turns out that this is not allowed. I got a friendly letter from Cafepress saying that Volkswagen’s lawyer, Gregory D. Phillips, from...