tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67345702024-03-14T14:49:17.304-04:00I don't know. I'm making this up as I go.Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15820813578970856707noreply@blogger.comBlogger149125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734570.post-29829702253776798342011-02-04T19:46:00.004-05:002011-02-04T21:37:54.739-05:00Celebrate Bandwagon Day!Hello there, everyone.I'm writing this proposal in hopes of having a new holiday created. I'm not talking about one where you get a day off from work or anything (though banks and government services will anyhow), nor am I proposing anything that is a thinly veiled vote-grab (I'm looking at you, Family Day). No, I'm proposing a day that encourages us to step hack for a second and think "Hey, Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15820813578970856707noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734570.post-49595643562510984472010-01-22T22:04:00.001-05:002010-01-22T22:05:42.693-05:00One Second of FilmI originally posted this on my Facebook.So I forgot tonight was the big Haiti relief effort. I turned on the CBC because I watch Jeopardy! at 7:30 every night. There was the telethon. The usual string of celebrity sound and video bites streamed by. The usual musical interludes. The usual discussion with politicians. There were interviews with doctors in Haiti. There were interviews with people Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15820813578970856707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734570.post-79165253314395534562009-11-02T10:40:00.001-05:002009-11-02T12:17:33.906-05:00So, where was I?Hey there. So last Thursday I had my surgery to repair my eye, and it was, for the most part, a success. On Wednesday Elaine's parents took us to dinner in Toronto then dropped us off at the Super 8 at Dundas and Spadina. Surprisingly really nice hotel, considering there were about 5 fishmongers within view of our room. Couldn't smell them, at least. Oh, yeah. On the car ride to the city I Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15820813578970856707noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734570.post-50324443187659469282009-10-27T10:39:00.002-04:002009-10-27T10:43:34.078-04:00Live! From St. Catharines, it's Tuesday Morning! (applause)Hey everyone, So my surgery's on Thursday. It seems like no time has passed since I was given the date, Oct. 29th. It was 42 days away then and now we're at two. I'm not sure where the time went, but I think it went somewhere good. I go for the procedure at noon on Thursday. I'm not sure how long the surgery takes but it's apparently routine. How routine this type of eye surgery (or eye surgeryDanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15820813578970856707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734570.post-61276292573505360162009-09-18T17:22:00.001-04:002009-09-18T17:22:58.700-04:00Almost...almost...Hello kids. Anyone who reads this probably already knows (except the #forum-m people…hello!), but my saga of not being able to see beyond a flickering haze is nearly over. Mid-October I've got to get an ultrasound on my eye, then at the end of the month I'll have the (hopefully) final surgery. I've already gone over the procedure in earlier posts, so I won't elaborate on that part. I'm just Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15820813578970856707noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734570.post-25971621435730053912009-07-27T13:51:00.001-04:002009-07-27T13:53:23.151-04:00Oh, hi there.so knock on wood, kids, the end is near. A few weeks ago I went to the surgeon to get an update on my eye's condition. Rather than the customary flashing of lights in my eye and mumbling that I'd have to come back in another few months, I finally got some (somewhat) concrete answers. I am going to have a final surgery to remove the oil bubble that's in the eye, and an implant will be...Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15820813578970856707noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734570.post-8931012826180282512009-05-19T09:08:00.003-04:002009-05-19T10:46:13.050-04:00Living vicariously through a robot's voice(note: there's some stuff in here about eye surgery. It's not terribly gross, but I've met some people who can't handle they idea, so there's your disclaimer. I'm sure there are typos in here as well, robot voice is not infallible.) Hi there. I've finally figured out the screen reader software that's built into the Mac, so I'm again able to be unproductive as ever with the help of the internetDanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15820813578970856707noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734570.post-25127228646088091862009-05-19T09:08:00.000-04:002009-05-19T09:11:56.633-04:00Living vicariously through a robot's voiceDanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15820813578970856707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734570.post-43548479223727984802008-11-29T19:49:00.003-05:002008-11-29T21:38:33.641-05:00Just keep me where the light isHey there. I haven't posted here in quite some time, and I can't say exactly when I will again. This isn't a pity post or anything, I just feel like venting, and if the internet (or Xbox Live, for that matter) is good for anything, it's for letting shit out.(Please ignore any spelling mistakes/typos in this post, I'll explain why.)I've always had problems with my vision. A long time ago a good Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15820813578970856707noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734570.post-31508722616517953122008-07-26T12:21:00.006-04:002008-07-26T12:28:35.338-04:00Some questionsI've had a bunch of people asking me to post Europe pics on here...soon, soon. I will post this though, maybe I've missed something and I'm misinterpreting this?(click to embiggen)I think iTunes just dropped a mom burn on me, I'm not sure what to do with that.Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15820813578970856707noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734570.post-37236997723110747872008-04-29T13:19:00.002-04:002008-04-29T13:29:07.434-04:00There's a boat under thereQuick update. We left London a while ago, and hit Brighton on Saturday to see Ross. Great times. We had a few pints, we ate English food (better than I thought it'd be), walked down by the sea. Brighton is very much like San Francisco, for many reasons. We moved on from there to Salisbury, which is the closest town to Stonehenge. They've got a cathedral there too, where we saw an original copy ofDanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15820813578970856707noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734570.post-75155272900813007202008-04-24T14:35:00.002-04:002008-04-24T14:40:29.640-04:00Expensive and pretentious in London too. I love it.I'm in an Apple Store in London, and I'm on a Macbook Air. The emo kids will love this because it's so sharp you can cut yourself a million times before you hit the floor. It's a nice laptop, but at £1199 (roughly $2300 CDN) it's not worth it, least of all something that requires you to buy a separate CD drive. This place has 2 floors, and is huge. We saw Ian McKellen today, that was neat. He wasDanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15820813578970856707noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734570.post-10265299341552942312008-04-22T06:09:00.001-04:002008-04-22T06:11:02.159-04:00Ponciferous poncing!A ponce-aloo to you! If you'd wish to join my mailing list, please notify me at once! Forty-five seconds on my one quid of internets! GLORIOUS!Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15820813578970856707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734570.post-10585992126961242942008-04-19T12:22:00.002-04:002008-04-19T12:31:55.280-04:00Ramble OnHello children-folk. The time has come to be gone. The next time I post we'll be in Europe somewhere. I'll keep in touch as best as possible, through here and through Facebook. I probably won't use MSN, as the keyboards there are a total bitch.I want to apologize to people who I really wanted to see before I went:Sean - I booked the wrong day off for the Mike Tea show. I'm a Grade-A moron. Sorry Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15820813578970856707noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734570.post-37389294314857526902008-04-13T01:06:00.000-04:002008-04-13T01:06:37.915-04:00Oh the places you'll goJust testing my portable version of Firefox off my USB stick. Sounds totally exciting, yeah? Just trying to make things as easy as possible for us on our trip, what with having to pay for internet time and all. Anyhow, there you go. If this works, this is the format in which I'll be posting. Later kids.Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15820813578970856707noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734570.post-84213990314044136012008-02-15T12:19:00.001-05:002008-02-15T12:35:51.289-05:00RUN AWAY FROM CRAZY SNAKE MAN!Look, I'm real!Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15820813578970856707noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734570.post-77152060822616555152008-02-15T00:18:00.002-05:002008-02-15T00:21:57.485-05:00Centurion! Why do they titter so?Hello.So I have a giant backpack. So does Elaine. We're taking them to Europe in April. I'll probably be starting another blog from there, so there's that.Tired now. Good night.Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15820813578970856707noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734570.post-57239378024028186332007-08-10T13:06:00.000-04:002007-08-10T13:15:59.876-04:00WeirdAlmost a full year since I came up with the idea of the Coin Roll Cable Holder Thing I put the idea up on Instructables and lo and behold, the idea gets noticed. It's strange seeing yourself on another blog somewhere, and realizing that people actually like your idea. It's a weird feeling, especially when it's on one of the sites that I frequent (Lifehacker, by way of Apartment Therapy). It's Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15820813578970856707noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734570.post-65115749895917140012007-08-07T10:56:00.000-04:002007-08-07T11:08:55.991-04:00Get that thing I sent ya?Hello.We haven't spoken in earnest for some time, it seems. I've been rather busy and I'm finding it hard to reason posting anything here anymore. A lot of stuff has happened since...shit, April was the last time I posted. Here's a quick rundown:In May...I think I worked a lot in May. I don't really remember. I had my bachelor party at the end of May and got food poisoning from Kelsey's and Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15820813578970856707noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734570.post-16299992644501915822007-04-12T16:47:00.000-04:002007-04-12T16:50:48.011-04:00Holy shit.Holy shit. I almost cry every time he hits an invisible box.Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15820813578970856707noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734570.post-75347421854875491502007-02-03T21:34:00.000-05:002007-02-04T00:27:23.441-05:00Munn-dane Writing: In Defense of EB Games/GameStop I was hovering around digg and unfortunately came across this article from Aeropause. Titled "Hey GameStop! Stop Opening My New Games!", this whine-laden fiasco written by one James Munn is aimed at GameStop's policy of opening new games (hence the informative title). As lots of people know, GameStop is now the majority owner of EB Games, even those here in Canada. Since we have the same Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15820813578970856707noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734570.post-7080527834089009732007-01-29T00:50:00.000-05:002007-01-29T03:02:35.426-05:00Yep, there's your answer, fishbulb!Quick post:A few weeks ago I saw an article online (probably via digg or thebbps) about an EB Games employee who did a test to gauge the popularity of the Wii against the Playstation 3. The test was based on phone calls, as far as I remember. For each call about either system they'd mark down points for each, and came up with a quite large number in favour of the Wii. decided to do this test Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15820813578970856707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734570.post-74758389110522419262006-12-07T02:28:00.000-05:002006-12-07T02:30:12.502-05:00Slow news dayAnd she stinks, too.Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15820813578970856707noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734570.post-28985133857444895622006-11-18T22:52:00.000-05:002006-11-19T01:06:41.477-05:00Oh, you're a king you say?So it's been pretty well two months since I last posted. I figured tonight would be a good time to put up something new, since I won't be putting anything up again for a while. Tomorrow I will have my hands on the Wii, and my interest in putting anything up on here will significantly drop...at least until I finish Zelda. These last few weeks working at a game store have been very...something.Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15820813578970856707noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734570.post-85920058698462435932006-09-12T00:37:00.000-04:002006-09-12T01:20:30.501-04:00The Coin Roll Cable Holder ThingSo instead of going to bed like a normal human being (indeed one who has class at 8:30am), I decided to dick around on the internet, looking for something that would tame the mess of cable extending from my headphones:Upon measuring I concluded that the length of the cable was approximately 30km.I came across a few things, no more than moulded plastic things in the shape of an 8, which you wrap Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15820813578970856707noreply@blogger.com3