Archive for February, 2007

Feb 28 2007

hopefully my picture says a thousand words

Published by superfunkomatic under general rants

as a student/scholar of canadian history, and history in general, it’s interesting to see how moments and great people are often reduced to a scant biography and a photo. that photo is forever associated with all that is the person associated with it.
what’s really interesting is that so many of the photos that are left […]

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Feb 26 2007

fantastic movie

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flipping through the infamous 357 channels and nothin’ on (making bruce springsteen proud) last night. stumbled across a film called “el mequinista” with christian bale.
one of the most creative, disturbing and interesting movies i’ve seen in a while. a psychological thriller of a character’s battle to make sense of his world and his psyche amidst […]

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Feb 26 2007

i knew it would come up eventually

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i subscribe to the word of the day RSS feed. today’s word -
sycophant: one who seeks favor by flattery; a toady.
hardly something i would find the need for in the context of university life (sarcasm)…

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Feb 23 2007

hey ref, brutal call, and you can kiss my…

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in my many years of playing hockey i’ve often had heated disputed with officials about the validity of calls during a game. but i’ve never had to pull down my hockey pants, ride my stick and slap my bare ass. yep, it actually happened.
leave it to american college hockey to further sully the name of […]

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Feb 23 2007

out out damned incandescent spot

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australia is now the first nation to begin to outlaw the use of incandescent light bulbs. by 2009, or 2010, all bulbs must be low energy use equivalents.
great idea to make a dent in the kyoto requirements for a nation, hellow PM Harper, you listening? an easy feather in your cap if you want to […]

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