Feb 28 2008
It’s been around since at least March 30, 2007, but I just discovered it:
The J-Walk Blog theme song! By Phillip Cairns, co-author of Steel White Table. Maybe Phillip is for hire to create a theme for YOUR blog.
He’s also written themes for Whole Wheat Radio:
Theme:
Station identification:
Steel White Table has two [...]
Feb 28 2008
I’m sure this video made the rounds long ago, but I say it’s worth revisiting if not just to give yourself a 6-minute break from your day. It’s a music video from an Icelandic band called Sigur Ros.
A larger, high-quality version can be view on the Sigur Ros website, 18 Seconds Before Sunrise.
It’s not my [...]
Feb 28 2008
I flipped my bike and landed on my face. Knocked me unconscious. I woke up on the side of the road, people standing around me, some guy pushing Subway napkins into the side of my face to stop the bleeding, an ambulance screaming down the highway to pick me up.
I’d been going down the road [...]
Feb 25 2008
It’s Roll Up The Rim To Win time again at Tim Hortons.
Their sales sky-rocket during this promotion, where customers have to roll up the rim of their beverage cup to reveal if they won anything, which includes a car, donuts, muffins, coffees, and for the first time: a boat!
I don’t drink as much of their [...]
Feb 25 2008
Anyone remember what movie won Best Picture at least year’s Academy Awards? Right. I didn’t think so. Does anyone care? Right. I didn’t think so. Okay, then, let’s get on with this year’s predictions.
MOTION PICTURE: No Country for Old Men — The best I’ve seen from the Coen Brothers. (Correct!)
DIRECTOR: Julian Schnabel for The Diving [...]
Feb 24 2008
I want a digital camera with over 10x optical zoom, good close-up capabilities, easy to use with the option to use manual settings, and quick shutter speed (so I don’t have to wait 2+ seconds between shots).
My main candidate is the Canon Powershot S5 IS, for around $400 Canadian. It’s received excellent reviews, with [...]
Feb 21 2008
Yesterday, Wednesday, February 20, 2008, SWT received the most visits ever. Uêba: Os Melhores Links, a link farm, linked to the Facebook Doesn’t Like People Aged 98+ post, causing a huge spike in the number of visitors.
My usual spikes are caused by J-Walk.
Feb 20 2008
If you can’t watch the lunar eclipse tonight because of bad weather, which will likely be the case for anyone in Newfoundland, here’s what you’d see, only much, much slower:
(It’s one of the few time-lapse YouTube videos that doesn’t have annoying music.)
Feb 20 2008
I have nothing against Apple, the computer company that has a cult-like following, but I’ve never owned any of their products: iPod, Mac, iPhone…
They come out with gadgets that a lot of people think they must have, like the new MacBook Air, which is being promoted as the world’s thinnest notebook. So what?
I’m not [...]
Feb 20 2008
An idiot’s guide to the use of “it’s” and “its” (click for large version):
Other comics by the same author.
(via Neatorama)
Feb 19 2008
I’m a dog person. I grew up with dogs and had one as an adult, and now that I have an established family, I want one: I miss having a dog around.
I’m set on getting a Newfoundland Dog. I never had a Newfoundland Dog but I’ve always wanted one: they’re big, gentle, intelligent [...]
Feb 19 2008
This should be easier than J-Walk’s question, probably because everyone has seen it before. (It might be intriguing for those who haven’t seen it before.)
What’s the next letter in this series and why?
O - T - T - F - F - S - S - ?
(For now on, I’m not posting anything unless the [...]
Feb 19 2008
My favourite SWT random tagline so far:
Always remember you’re unique, just like everyone else.
Feb 19 2008
Some movies I saw over the past two weeks.
The Spiderwick Chronicles — A fantasy film in line with the first Chronicles of Narnia flick and Bridge to Terabithia, but a bit scarier and probably not suitable for kids under 10. The kids in this one spend most of their time running from and fighting [...]
Feb 18 2008
Again, John Walkenbach is the source of my inspiration.
I made the video with CamStudio.
