Yes! Is there anything uncool about Oz?  I mean apartment from their internet filter, that sucks a bus depot toilet brush.

Foxbat!

Jeff, being a superior sort of brother, suggested schnitzel for dinner last night so we had take out and ate on the back deck in the last warmth of the day.  This was after we went to Iron Man II (I liked it but it’s slower paced than the first one and ScarJo is OSSUM) and then I dragged Keith and Paul and Jeff up the hill to the salamander pond.  The little buggers stayed in hiding, alas.  Then said hello to Tom.

It’s going to be an expensive day, I can feel it.

I had a great mother’s day and I hope the rest of you mothers did too.

Alas for me, but I am at the side of the road, blocks from the ferry. The check engine light came on, she lost power and now I am waiting for the tow truck.

Holy crap he’s here already

So I won’t.

I’m off to Victoria tomorrow, I’ll check in when I get there sometime tomorrow afternoon.

Quoted from a dude named Bernie:

I remember overhearing a conversation about women who work out and do martial arts. One guy said, with a bit of disgust in his voice, “I can’t imagine wanting to date anyone who could beat me up.”

A woman in the room said, “I feel the same way.”

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Anything with fur and tires gonna cost you.  For reasons unknown, except possibly ubercoolness, my parents are subsidizing my middle aged crazy car purchase to the tune of just about covering the repairs.  Yup, it’s an expensive proposition, maintaining a car, but honestly, I had been looking for a new hobby, and complaining about my car has just zoomed to the top of the list.

I am happy right now.  The sun is out, I slept well, I’m going to Jericho tonight to drink beer and participate in live music.  Bleat with happiness, spring!

It is my sad duty to report that Lexi’s father in law passed away yesterday.  He was an interesting and accomplished person, and I feel for Rob’s loss.  As Lexi said, maybe it was expected, but it was still very sad.  He died with his children around him; that would be of some comfort to the mourners, I know, from personal experience.

The glad news is that Dave Dowker is launching his book at This Ain’t The Rosedale Library on May 7th, which is definitely cause for celebration.  What an intelligent bunch of friends I have.

The old news is jokes from North Korea.  Strangely, most of these are recycled from Russia in the 30’s.

I’m staying home from church today.

Excuse me, have you seen my lemur? Man cited for unsafe lemur-keeping in Clearwater Florida.  Scanged from Fark.

Innercity hopscotch. Scanged from Reddit.

NeilTyson from twitter sez – and I quote, “Stars in the universe far outnumber all sounds & words ever uttered by all humans who ever lived.”  Allegra sez – he never met the little girl I saw on the bus last light.  Never saw a talker like her, ever, period. People at the front of the bus were craning their necks to get a look at her.  Her mom is a saint.

Sex, misogyny still big sellers. A glimpse into the documentaries at the Vancouver Film Festival.

Russian 2014 Olympic organizers cannot scrape together a clue (link removed for safety). THEY’VE ALREADY thrown hundreds of people out of their homes to build facilities.

Viking bling found in Irish cave. Those folks got around.  No pics, which is irritating.

If you hate dandelions, you can always deep fry them and turn them into food.  Scanged from Amber’s twitterroll.

Also scanged from twitter, some of Casey’s singing prose about writing.

Check your media isolation index. From Slate.

Tragic, disgusting, and not for the faint of heart.

Something so amazing, so wonderful, so marvellous, so mood-lifting happened today that I can’t bring myself to speak of it.  A day I have waited on for 30 years has come to pass, and the most beautiful thing about this day is that it will be more.  I mean, more novelty and splendour await.  A sea to swim in, a sky to fall from.  No spoilers, please. Continue reading Justice isn’t all that great in Canada, either.