From the Mind of Ryan
April 09, 2008
Wierd shuffle behaviour on iPod
I have several instances on my iPod Touch where a studio recording of a song has a doppleganger live version. Recently, and at enough frequency that I’ve noticed, a seemingly otherwise random shuffle will play both versions of the song...
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Morning constitutional
I awoke this morning with the overwhelming feeling that things were simpler once. I’m not sure when. That provoked an intense and unexpected longing for this unfamiliar “simple”. Since there was none around to feed my fixation, I entered immediately...
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Three Seasons, One Google Map
Google Maps captures three seasons in one city: Google Maps This is much better that the time Google Maps updated the imagery on the side of the lake our cottage is on, but left the rest of the lake in...
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Take away lessons from the movie Cloverfield
Possible minor spoilers. You’ve been warned. When facing what may appear to be the apocalypse, always wear sensible shoes. Creepy shit always goes underground, so arm yourself BEFORE entering the unlit subway tunnel. Once you know there is creepy shit...
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Short and sweet like cookies and tea
I recommend the 6 part Jekyll mini series to all of you who enjoy being entertained by goulish stories of men devoured by their own demons. This is a great modern update (you might even call it a sequel) to...
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What's it mean when all the yogurt in your fridge expires on your birthday?
There’s a Bible Church being built along my route to work. There’s a big sign that proves it: “Future site of Bible Church” it says, roughly. And each day I drive past this sign, and the slowly growing building that...
0 Comments 0 Trackbacks Continue reading "What's it mean when all the yogurt in your fridge expires on your birthday?"...June 29, 2007
Arr, that's Captain Ryan to you
Liz celebrated her birthday yesterday in Belleville. It was a lovely low key day, involving loonie shakes from Reid’s Dairy (no relation, so stop asking) a mid afternoon nap, and Chinese food for dinner. This was a serious step above...
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Even the groundhogs could kick their asses
I grew up with farm cats. They were great mousers, and bird hunters, and I swear there was one that would crawl into a groundhog hole, kill it, then drag the bloody corpse up onto the front stoop, not because...
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This time I'm driving the boat by myself, so everyone off the lake
Next weekend is a long weekend here in Canada, which means I’m padding the weekend with a couple vacation days, and we are off to my parent’s cottage (heretofore known as “the lake”). But it’s also Liz’s birthday on the...
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Toilet training
While using the facilities at work the other day, I overheard a conversation coming from one of the stalls. At first I thought stall guy was maybe just a little crazy, so I hustled my business. Then I discovered it...
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The solution obviously is to never use a towel again
I did something to my back the other morning while I was drying my hair with a towel. So I went around all yesterday in a sour mood because if felt like I got kicked between the shoulders. Which is...
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My addition to the family history: cat butt
When my parents moved from the farm to the cottage for the summer, I inherited all Mom’s plants. These were the usual array of Mom plants, including way too many African Violets, a Spider Plant, and various other greeneries. I...
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Maybe I should just get a tea pot and screw the kitchenette
Somebody broke the little red handle off the hot water spout in the kitchenette at work. I walked into the room with my mug in hand, ready for hot water and a tea bag, and instead I’m faced with thinking,...
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Sens and sensibility
I don’t need to watch the game, my neighbour graciously informs the entire neighbourhood with a hoot when ever the Sens score a goal. Last night he only hooted once. Then around 10:30 he followed that up with a resounding...
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Weekend gastronomica
I cooked a beer can chicken this weekend. If you’ve never created such a thing, it’s when you roast the bird with an open beer can stuffed up it’s cavity. It’s obvious I don’t write for a food magazine; it...
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Husband, designer, phone plumber
I’m at work the other day, and I get a call from Liz. It’s nearly noon, so I debate briefly with myself on whether I should answer the phone and risk passing out from lack of nourishment, or eat my...
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Disregard the man behind the curtain
In a blatant attempt to distract you from the fact that I didn’t post anything today, please enjoy this lovely photo of our two cats. Those of you who know these cats will think this is a fake, but...
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"We" means "me" in relationships and gardening
Last weekend I planted our garden. Liz and I rent a terrace home, and being on the first level we get a little slice of backyard. We can’t dig in it, but we can cover it in pots. I spent...
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Movie Weekend
We watched the first two Bourne movies over the weekend, The Bourne Identity, and The Bourne Supremacy. Once I made the mental leap that allowed me to see Matt Damon as an action hero, the only thing I couldn’t understand...
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Friday madness
It’s Friday, and that’s awesome because only sicko perverts don’t like Fridays. You work hard all week, putting up with the over work and the office politics and the guy-that-never-knocks-when-he-enters-your-cube, and in return you get two stinking days to think...
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Hair cuts and cat stories
I’m getting my hair cut this evening, which is long over due anyone around me will tell you. My hair gets a little unruly when it gets longer, all mean and shouting obscenities at people. It’s a little embarrassing. I...
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I would go down with the ship if I had to
It’s been decided that long weekends this summer will be spent at the parent’s cottage. This past weekend was our inaugural visit, lasting three days and change, and aside from the bad math that landed us in discouraging traffic at...
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Everything must go!
My parents, in preparation for retirement, recently sold their farm. In doing so, they had an auction to sell off all of the household and farm items that were no longer needed. It was quite an exciting day, and to...
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Light Switch of Mystery!
So, it is in my experience that every house has one. That light switch that apparently doesn’t control anything. Upon discovery of said light switch the obvious joke follows: as you flick the trigger up and down, surely the neighbors...
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What is that glowing orb in the sky?
So I woke up this morning, but that’s not the point of this story. I woke up this morning, opened the curtains (still not the point), and in the eastern sky there was the most amazing orange colour I’ve ever...
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Who Polices the Privacy Policy?
I recently received an email from Cafe Press announcing that changes had been made to their Privacy Policy. Side Note! I don’t actually sell anything through Cafe Press, but once upon a time I opened an account so I could...
0 Comments 0 Trackbacks Continue reading "Who Polices the Privacy Policy?"...June 08, 2006
Beer Cooler Foolery
Typically I find it’s a good idea to be prepared. But that’s a vast statement, I mean the world is a complex place. How can I prepare for all of the possible things that could happen to me in one...
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Escape Is At Hand For the Travellin' Man
(With apologies to The Tragically Hip for misappropriating a great song title for use as a mediocre blog entry title.) After reading John August’s blog entry regarding the overuse of air ducts as an escape mechanism in movie and television...
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How to Satisfy an MBNA Customer
A recently received letter from MBNA Canada’s “Customer Satisfaction department”: Thank you for your recent inquiry regarding your MBNA Canada Platinum MasterCard. Don’t thank me, thank your competition. Their return address is likely on that form you received that paid...
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A Shower of Thoughts
Maybe it’s the soothing sounds of falling bath water, or the perky scents of aroma-therapy bath products, but a lot of people do their best thinking in the shower. This in spite of the fact that it is generally early...
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