May 25, 2005
Posted by beltzner
The [pictures][pics] from this past weekend’s [foray to the new Apple Store][store] are now online: bear witness to the cruddiness of my digital camera!
And since we’re into the clicking-and-looking thing, here are a couple of hilarious multimedia gems plucked from the internet crap backbone:
* [An advertisement for underarm deoderant][1]
* [An advertisement for home loans][2]
* [Star [...]
May 21, 2005
Posted by beltzner
The new [Apple Store at Yorkdale][1] opened today, and gathered a large crowd. The first person in line had been waiting for three _days_, and even my early morning efforts that saw me queue up at 8:30am only landed me the 840th place in line.
But I’m here now! Posting this from one of the [new [...]
May 13, 2005
Posted by beltzner
When the hell did CTV become the FOX of Canada? I was initially suspicious when CTV announced that it would be providing some “exclusive news coverage” (read: advertising!) for the unveiling of the new [XBox 360][360], and am now totally positive after seeing an add for _[Plague City][plague]_.
[360]: http://www.xbox360.com/home.html?lang=en-ca&langmap=null&charType=latin
[plague]: http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/show/CTVShows/1113398355897_108807273/
May 11, 2005
Posted by beltzner
Yesterday, the House of Commons, the seat of Canadian government, passed a motion 153-150 to instruct a committee (the [Public Accounts Committee][pac], to be exact, which is a relevant choice since the underlying fracas is about misappropriation of federal funds) to rewrite a report such that it calls on the government to resign. In response, [...]
May 4, 2005
Posted by beltzner
On Monday, Dawn started her second-year summer job [downtown][1] at one of the many law firms that exist there. Just today she was given “notice of intent to extend an articling position,” which is the way that firms basically say that when the Law Society of Upper Canada _allows_ students to receive offers to article [...]
