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A Day at the Fair - The Movie

Well I wasn't at the LAN and I'm taking the Swiss approach to the inner turmoil. What I do have is a little montage I slapped together from Sunday. I never realized till this weekend that my digital camera + a 2GB SD card = 1 1/2 hours of video.

Embedded YouTube Video --> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2HPhgPk7IQ

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A Day at the Fair

The kids and I were at the Ottawa Ex yesterday and yes, it was a long day as I figured it would be. I picked them up at their mother's around lunchtime and luckily plenty of parking was still available when we got there. The kids got their all-you-can-ride bracelets and off they went. This was the ride of the day for them...

...and they came back here quite a few times. After a couple of hours of walking and riding, walking and riding, we took in a magic show which wasn't too bad. Killed some time and got us out of the sun for a while.

Back to the rides for a bit and then some dinner. We found a booth that did several different varieties of poutine. Mine was fries, salsa, hot peppers, jalapenos, jack cheese. The kids both had the cardiac special. Fries, gravy, mozzarella cheese, grilled chicken, and bacon. For the non-Canadians unfamiliar with poutine, take all the ingredients and mixed them together in a bowl. Mmmmm.

With stomachs all nice and full, rides didn't seem quite as appealling now so we headed for the sports pavilion. There were rollerblading and karate demos but the kids headed straight for the Nintendo area.

This is one picture I couldn't resist. One of the karate kids on one of the DS's

It was getting close to 7 o'clock so we headed over to the main stage area for the concert. One of the Olympic mascots was working the crowd when an opening band was doing a sound check. For some reason my daughter thinks this is absolutely hilarious.

Embedded YouTube Video --> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOjdJfduOcc

Well, two local bands played and then Default. They did some songs off of their new album coming out later this year. A good time was had, we found the car and got home at the stroke of midnight. Long day indeed. I'm getting too old for this. Maybe next time I'll rent an electric wheelchair for the day.

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Coffee...need more coffee

This is going to be a looooong day. I worked from 9 last night till 6 this morning and I have to try and stay up as long as I can today. I need to switch from living like a vampire to being normal again. I have started my holidays and on Sunday the kids and I are going to the Ottawa Ex (big MF'n fair). I'll be picking them up at lunchtime from their mother's and then they will be spending the next 7-8 hours going on rides and scarfing down junk food. No rides for me, too old for that shit anymore. Then we will be hitting the Default concert at 8 and afterwards the hour drive back to my place. That is going to be a long day as well.

If you haven't read Major Nelson's blog today you should check it out. Fuckin' hilarious, especially if you're married.

majornelson.com/

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Halo vs Star Wars

Embedded YouTube Video --> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4sHqnOMTIM

For the full episode... www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/kung-fu-grip/162-Star-Wars-A-New-Halo

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Do you golf?......

.....and just can't get enough time on the links to perfect your putting skills? You could always do this

This a back yard in a new housing development a couple of blocks away from my apartment building. Not sure but it looks like he's getting ready to put in a sand trap on the left.

Looking forward to this Saturday. The Hope Beach Volleyball tournament is on at Mooney's Bay in Ottawa and the kids and I will be taking in the all day concert (No I'm not playing volleyball. I'm getting too old for that shit and my six pack has transformed into a two four). Thornley, 54-40, Loudlove and three local bands are playing and it's always a party there.

Finally,

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Do you love your beaver?

Never thought I'd get to put up one of these....

This snack bar/corner store used to be called The Four Mile Inn. Then it changed hands and got a makeover + new name

This was the sign out front this past Tuesday...

When told of this sign I grabbed the camera and jumped in the car.

And just for shits and giggles...

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For the comic book geeks...

With any luck this movie won't be as bad as the TV series. If it's even half as good as this poster, then it should be ok.

Mmmmm, yummy.

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Sexy, naked carwash!

Durty posted some sexy, funny commercials. Well, here's another for you're viewing pleasure.

Embedded YouTube Video --> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vasc8ghyu1g

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At the drive-in.....

.....I think this would be the ultimate double feature.

Dontcha' think?

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Ooooooh, iz pretti

In the past couple of months I have picked up a new computer with a 22" widescreen flatpanel monitor, a PS3, and a soundbar for the monitor. Since the monitor is hooked up to the video card with DVI, I'm able to link the PS3 with HDMI to HDMI and I must say it looks mahvelous! As soon as the backordered bluetooth headset comes in I can go online for some multiplayer action. (with what I don't know yet) And that stupid two foot usb cable for the controller is no longer an issue.
New poster for The Dark Knight is out and looks awesome. (can't believe I'm still using that word)

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Interesting evening indeed

So I'm at work walking from the back of the warehouse to the office when i see one of my employees coming out of the bathroom, shirt off, wiping himself with paper towels. Huh? Everyone's on lunch. Then I notice the blood on his hands and on his jacket hanging on the bathroom door. WTF! He tells me that he was walking up to Tim Hortons for lunch and he sees this guy beating on a girl in the parking lot. He steps up and tells the guy "that'll be enough of that". The tough guy turns and tells him to fuck off and mind his own business. Not fucking likely and proceeds to lay a beating on this tool. Then he has to book it back to work because he's on probation. The real shit part is he lost his wedding ring during the scuffle. Nothing like the local coffee shop after last call.
On a happier note, my nephew had his first football practice yesterday. He's 10. And a bit of a runt for his age. I'm keeping my fingers crossed he got more of my sister's genes than his father's(who is also kinda short) and he'll shoot up like a bad weed at some point. Here's a couple of pics. He's the one in the teal jersey.

I'm looking forward to my sister recording his games so I can have a good chuckle at all the little billygoats running around knocking the snot out of each other.

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Break out the cheese!

For those who love movies that are so bad they're good...

Embedded YouTube Video --> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgBZTWp6QKE

And from the land of the rising sun(and yes, this is a real movie)...

Embedded YouTube Video --> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSpCWJnnWVI

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Holy Shit!!!!

So the 360 goes RROD on Friday morning. I phone 4MYXBOX and after speaking less than 10 minutes with a pleasant lady with no detectable accent, the process is underway. This is the sequence so far...
Mar 24...receive email-Thank you for contacting Xbox Customer Support! We are processing your request to repair your console. In the meantime, please read the IMPORTANT information below: blah, blah, blah
Mar 25...Purolator delivers coffin. 360 goes into coffin and I drop it off at the Purolator terminal.
Mar 26... receive email-Good news, we have received your Xbox console at our Service Center. Blah, blah, blah
Mar 27...receive email-Great news, your Xbox console has been shipped and is on its way back to you! Blah, blah, blah

If Purolator delivers a 360 tomorrow, I may have to go out and buy a whack load of lottery tickets.
(Or maybe the process is really streamlined now because they've had so much practice at it)

Edit: I'll be heading to the lottery terminal now. A 360 was just delivered by courier. It's not even noon. From to in less than a week.

Attention: Gratuitous sexy photo ahead. No nudity but for some reason this shot makes me feel like a dirty old man.

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Open up and say aahh!

I got this email from my sister and after checking the story out at Snopes I found the photos to be real but not the story. It's a rock python in Angola and it had just wolfed down an impala. Trying to get away, it didn't quite make it.
How would you like to go out into your backyard in the morning and find this at your fenceline.

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Aaaaahhhhhh!!!!!

So I fire up the 360 this morning, start to watch Bubba's clip of cougar tagging and freeze! Shit. Turn it off and on again and la-di-fucking-da, the Red Rings of Death appear. Isn't this just wonderful. And it's two hours too early to phone support. Gives me plenty of time to work up a lather. When I do phone, the girl I talk to is all nice and polite and less than 10 minutes later I'm hanging up the phone and the coffin's on it's way (I hope). Still being pretty pissed, I vent my frustration by running across the street and buying a PS3.
So if anyone could recommend some good games (no sports please and thank you), I would really appreciate it.
What really pisses me off is the fact that I'll have to wait at least 3 weeks to watch Bubba take out that cougar. Damn!

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