Friday, March 17, 2001 - 01:09 a.m.
it's 1:00 a.m. and i am ready to pass out! how sad is that?
tonight i went to hear henry rollins with oneofthose. it was spoken word, not the rollins band. i'd seen him once before in montreal and tonight's performance did not live up to my expectations. he was funny but his jokes were somewhat weak, relying on old school comedy like the differences between men and women and tons of cheap porn references. saying that, some of his bits were truly funny and one or two even had a point worth thinking about.
ok. that's about all i can type right now. i am exhausted. so sad, i thought with the dude away i'd spend a lot of time at home watching chick flicks etc.. but so far i've been too busy to even do the laundry. the place is a mess. i've been out every night. is it ever going to stop? i always thought that having a bf was tying up all my free time, maybe it's just me? even with him away i still don't have time to see all the people i want to or spend some qt on my own. ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
e.
Thursday, March 15, 2001 - 11:02 p.m.
today was almost springlike! it made me so happy. bring on the sunshine.. i can't wait to start riding my bike again. maybe this weekend?
tonight i went to the gym and did some weights and then i took a pilates class. it was funny because people kept farting!
then i went out for sushi. seems like that's all anybody wants to eat nowadays. i want a new food trend to emerge. i vote for huge plates, drizzled in honey with nothing in the center but an elaborate design made of trail mix.
i also hit the bookstore and bought two new ones: "a heartbreaking work of staggering genius" by dave eggers - seems very funny, i think i'll start it tonight. i also bought ann marie macdonald's "fall on your knees" just cos it's been recommended to me so many times. on a side note, macdonald is a member of my gym and they are selling tix for her upcoming play, "goodnight desdemona."
got an e-mail from the dude today with the subject line: baptism by fire. seems like they had a hell time getting out of haiti but after the fact it made for amusing anecdotes.
ok, time to chill.
e.
Wednesday, March 15, 2001 - 12:00 a.m.
tonight was india night chez raine. she made the whole meal herself and it was yum. we also watched survivor. i hate jerri. i can't wait until she gets voted off. too bad she makes for such good tv. she's raine's pick for the cbc pool.
afterwards when everyone cleared out i got some qt with raine which was great. we haven't seen each other in almost two weeks. at one point the dude called me on my cell. i was so glad to hear from him. apparently they had quite the ordeal getting out of haiti. all he said was that at one point they were delayed for over an hour because the wheels of the bus they were on had caught on fire!?! i am as confused as you are. he promised to e-mail details tomorrow.
no exciting links today. all i stumbled upon were some new white hairs. ugh. another reminder that it's my birthday next week. i remember thinking my white hairs were cool when i was a kid. i always had one or two. i think it's a common redhead thing. now they are just a sign of time passing. hurray.
e.
Tuesday, March 13, 2001 - 10:55 p.m.
i'm baaaack!
got in a few hours ago.. tyring to sort out what to do. i know i should sleep but i am not feeling tired. just icky with air travel residue. spent the day suffering from turbulence and bad food. tex mex makes for bad hangovers.
happy to be home, but it's so quiet here without the dude. he'll be back in two weeks but i miss him already.
alright. time to check work e-mail and get some real food in my stomach.
e.
Monday, March 12, 2001 - 02:20 p.m.
the sun is finally shining today! no more sticky texas wetness. just stepped out of a discussion about humour on the web. it was supposed to be about online content and feature dave talbot from salon. kinda bummed cos i had been looking forward to it.
the humour panel featured the behind the scenes folks of sites i actually visit on a regular basis:
nicole lohr of disgruntledhousewife.com and outofthefryingpan.com
ariano of hissyfit, fametracker.com, mightybigtv
joey anuff of suck and plastic
and kev fox of fury
last night we hit up the frog gig and partied with some true texans.
we also met up with some fellow canucks, the kids behind the tightrope project. will try to hookup with 'em back in canaduh.
tonight we plan on dropping by a hoedown for some southern hospitality and bar-b-q. line dancing is optional.
better go find deep and shawn...
e.
Sunday, March 11, 2001 - 04:43 p.m.
greetings from tejas!
so far so good. having a lot of fun. eating too much tex mex, upping my alcohol intake and then overdosing on caffeine in the a.m.
i was sitting in on a couple of at sxsw panels earlier but couldn't find anything in this timeslot that interested me. just ducked out of one on weblogs and business applications cos i wasn't learning anything thing. slipped into another and got really frustrated. it was supposed to be about new web trends. all they kept saying was that to succeed you have to be passionate and keep learning. really?
earlier this morning i attended a very interesting panel on peer to peer (p2p). one of the napster cofounders was there. unfortunately he couldn't speak much due to the pending lawsuit. apparently he has quit napster and is heading back to school this fall.
the best speaker on the panel was cory from opencola. he's a canadian (ya!) but lives in both san fran and toronto.
i'll prob. post some of my notes when i get home and sync my palm. deep, shawn and i are on the verge of burning out our palm batteries playing dopewars.
so far the most impressive thing has been the inside.com kiosk. you can download the conference and events schedules to your palm and then load the items you want to attend into your datebook. very handy!
yesterday, we attended scott mcloud's keynote speech. he was very entertaining and full of new ideas.
hello from shawn and deep to any of the smc gang that might be checking this...
lates,
e.
Thursday, March 8, 2001 - 10:00 p.m.
skipped watching survivor with raine to spend some qt with the dude. he is heading to the dominican on tuesday for a project, and i leave for sxsw tomorrow aft. unfortunately the pre-trip jitters are putting us both in crummy moods. fun.
anyways, i'd better go and pack.
oh yeah, happy purim to all the hebes.
e.
Tuesday, March 6, 2001 - 10:45 p.m.
kewl, my site traffic is growing.. don't know who you are or how you are finding me but your visits keep me inspired. thanks.
oh, word to elan. i can't find your e-mail addy. please drop me a note.
120seconds.com the coolest site cbc has ever had a hand in, has created 'you don't know jacques' - a canadian spinoff on one of my fave computer trivia games. it takes awhile to load but is definitely worth a try.
been very busy of late. attended the smc post-juno party on sunday night. drank, shmoozed and od'd on grapefruit scented o2 at the onsite oxygen bar.
last night went to check out the minnesota wrecking crew at the alt dot comedy lounge at the riv. (weird, you would assume an event with a dot com title would have it's own site...)
also been working a lot cos i am getting ready to hit up the interactive fest at sxsw in austin, tx this weekend. yeehaw! if you're going to be there too, give me a shout.
alright, time to spend some time offline before it's too late.
e.
Sunday, March 4, 2001 - 05:05 p.m.
i am a little less grump now that i got some food in me. i've named the mouse petey and am thinking of naming my neck pain suzette. i hate petey and suzette. you might think i am losing my mind, but i think i've just inhaled too much vim while cleaning in unventilated areas.
i forgot to mention some special people i met and hung out with on thurs + fri night. the dude's cousin david and his gal cara. they are both hearing impaired. cara and i got along very well. she taught me a few simple signs, like love and hungry. i am going to teach her to build a weblog so that she can communicate more easily with family and friends. i hope they come back to visit again soon.
i have a new online obsession: habbohotel. so cool. introduction to this new online world c/o jos and rebecca.
e.
Sunday, March 4, 2001 - 01:53 p.m.
i am in pain. again. yesterday i had my first session with a personal trainer. it was going great until she set me up wtih weights that were way too heavy and i felt a terrible sharp pain shoot up my spine into my neck. i've popped many pills since and it hasn't gone away. sucks.
a small setback i s'pose. i am not about to quit but it does make me grumpy.
i am also getting pissed at our mouse. our tiny friend is getting wayyy too comfy darting around the kitchen. i am not impressed. we think he lives in the stove. yuck. maybe now we can get a cat??
e.
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