It is -35°C with the wind chill today. What is up with that.
Well, at least this deep freeze will make for some good skating on the canal, that is, once it’s warmed up enough to go skating without getting frostbite.
I just want to cocoon inside the apartment with my huge slippers on, wrap myself in [...]
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January 24, 2009
Brr!
January 9, 2009
The uterus I’ve always wanted!
Just stumbled on ma n’ pa operation I Heart Guts! and think it is just so cool. I could never really get into teddy bears, but plush snuggly livers and gallbladders? Now THAT is awesome.
My favourite of the bunch has to be the smiling uterus and fallopian tubes, which is unfortunately on a product recall [...]
January 8, 2009
New Year’s Resolutions…sorta.
Every year, I make new year’s resolutions. They tend to be overly ambitious blueprints detailing how I plan to transform myself into a quintessential Mary Poppins – Practically Perfect in Every Way – stepping into my ideal vision of myself: someone who eats perfectly, exercises regularly, studies every day, and never ever uses throwaway containers [...]
January 1, 2009
Holiday retrospective: Christmas avoidance experiment
I’ll confess: the holidays make me twitchy and stressed. I have an intense disliking of most of the trappings of Christmas. Add to that that I am not religious in the slightest so the holidays are just a cultural celebration for me anyway. I don’t go to church, I don’t eat turkey, and I never [...]
December 10, 2008
Procrastination blog in Psychology Today
I have a major academic crush on Dr. Timothy A. Pychyl, an associate professor of psychology at Carleton U (represent!) who specializes in the study of procrastination. A long-time foe of mine, procrastination is something that pretty much everyone battles to some degree or another – especially students, it seems. After all, who wants to [...]
December 4, 2008
Awesome space-saving bookshelf staircase
I’m a design geek and a bookworm, so naturally, I absolutely adore the idea of creating a magical book staircase where you could perch on a step and browse through your beloved library.
Of course, it looks a little treacherous, and from the vantage point in the photo, it feels a bit like peering down a [...]
December 3, 2008
Amazing Waterfigures on Flikr
Check out this amazing photo set on Flickr!
The images are super-fast shots of coloured water in motion. I totally had to do a double-take. The photographer captured some really incredible shapes.
December 2, 2008
The Gorilla Sandwich: hopefully in stores soon?
File this under “wish I had a Star Trek replicator.” The Gorilla Sandwich sounds like one of the yummiest, most convenient raw food inventions to date. Raw fooding can be a bit challenging from a convenience standpoint. And it can also be quite messy. The Gorilla Sandwich looks like it would solve both of those [...]
December 2, 2008
NDP Muppet Show
I just stumbled on this video of a creative press conference held by a couple of MPs from the NDP (a Canadian political party) on asbestos, featuring puppets Mrs. O’Thelioma and Toxic Timmy. I think it’s about time that politics got a sense of humour, no?
November 29, 2008
Sarah Palin blow up doll (foreign policy crib notes not included)
You’ve doubtless heard of the Sarah Palin inspired porno video, Nailin’ Palin’. But if that didn’t satisfy your lust for a total mysogenistic smackdown of Alaska’s own Caribou Barbie (or your lust for Palin herself), you can now bring home a “This is NOT Sarah Palin” blow-up sex doll. Suggested uses are, admittedly, hilarious:
“Blow [...]
