Archive for the ‘Personal’ Category

Finally bought a Wii

October 8, 2007 | In: Personal

Finally broke down and bought a Nintendo Wii today.  I didn't think they were still in such high demand but it took a few trips to various stores before I managed to secure a console.  Cost an extra $10 or $20 but Toys R Us had one in stock. Haven't...

Now a home owner

February 25, 2007 | In: General Discussions, Personal

I posted a few days ago about my trials and tribulations surrounding buying a home. Turns out that everything worked out in the end and I'm now (assuming subject to's come off) the owner of a new townhouse. I'm not looking forward to moving, but...

The Flash The Flash 85% Iron Man 80% Green Lantern 70% Hulk 65% Spider-Man 60% Catwoman 60% Superman 60% Robin 45% Wonder...

Venom Venom 75% Dr. Doom 71% Lex Luthor 65% Juggernaut 64% Apocalypse 58% Dark Phoenix 55% Mr. Freeze 54% The...

I'm sure everyone is well aware of the storms that have been hitting the west coast of Canada but the past couple weeks have been particularly bad. We've been without power at work a few times in the past couple of weeks (not so good for a technology...

Wii XBox XBox 360 PS2 iPod (to replace my on-again off-again Creative Zen Micro) Finally decided to cash in some credit card points for Futureshop gift certificates and have yet to decide what to buy. I've already got the Plasma TV (and...

It’s Ridiculously Cold

November 27, 2006 | In: Personal, citations

I was in Mexico a couple weeks ago and I come back to this... The first snow storm of the year happened yesterday and it was pretty rough by Victoria standards. The city was essentially shutdown today, no buses, no university, and no work for me. I...

Only in Victoria I say. It's not often that I find out something that's happening locally from a site like Slashdot. But this article is saying that we're getting urinals that rise automagically from the ground. Supposed to curb our rampant practice...

Off to Mexico for a week

November 8, 2006 | In: Personal, citations

I've decided to take next week off and book a last minute trip to Puerto Vallarta. Looking forward to it... Last year I made it down to the Mayan Riveria for a couple weeks and given that we've entered the rainy season here on the west coast, it'll be...

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