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We've Moved!

2005-06-03T15:19:00.000-04:00

Okay, so I've finally gone domain.The new blog can be found at www.ethanoldemagogue.com, feel free to update bookmarks etc accordingly. The new site also has RSS! Woo!This blog will remain open and as my final act will also be licensed under The CommonsThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons License.-]<--.>+++++++++[<+++++++++>-] <--.>++++++++[<-->-]<-.[-]>++++++++[<++++>-]<.>++++++++[<++++++++>-]<++.+++ ..+++++++++.[-]>++++++++[<++++>-]<.>++++++++[<++++++++>-]<++.>++++++++ [<++>-]<.>++++++++[<-->-]<-.++++++++.+++++.--------.>+++++[<+++>-]<.>+++++++++ [<-->-]<.++++++++.------.-.[-]>++++++++[<++++>-]<+.

YOW Part 2, a picture post.

2004-09-27T01:23:00.000-04:00

Such as firearms or billy clubs... Straight outta compton. A crazy mothafucka named...

YOW: Good times at the Airport.

2004-09-24T20:19:00.000-04:00

Today, I woke up at about 11:00 to go to the airport to pick up my aunt. The airport is the best place ever. While I was there a bunch of women were holding up signs reading 'Lois'. All of them bore nametags bearing their names. They were all named Lois and all had a last name beginning with H. They were basically some kind of club getting together, it was amazing. On the way back I saw the best

Yo, check it.

2004-08-26T01:58:00.000-04:00

I just picked up the new build of Sunbird, and it is shit-hot. I'm thinking of publishing my calendar, but only if there's interest/a secret cult of people who would want to do the same. It's almost too efficient but I'd like ot see if there's interest in doing the same thing from others. That is all. P.S: The last post was a work of fiction. My body is in one piece and I have yet to meet a

Me and My Big Mouth

2004-08-25T16:42:00.000-04:00

I like movies, I like them alot. The only thing that stops me from renting new stuff all the times is the fact that I'm poor, also that I don't have an account. Luckily, I can still go to the theatre without filling out paperwork. Despite the constant conflict in my mind about it, I decided to bite down and go see AvP. I'd love to be able to tell you it sucked, but I never got to see it. Long

Sweet. Zombie. Jesus

2004-08-16T04:13:00.000-04:00

http://www.playitcybersafe.com/resources/certificate.pdf Did they make the mascot look like deranged vermin on purpose?

Books

2004-08-01T13:40:00.000-04:00

I went into Chapters the other day and realized why I do all my book shopping online. I can't stand what other people read. Aside from the fact that the internet is cheaper, has more available, is infinitely covenient, and doesn't have a centre aisle. Walking the floor of Chapters, I realized just how much crap is in there, and worse yet, the crap is what sells. I know this sounds kind of whiney

2004-07-25T15:19:00.000-04:00

It's been awhile, hasn't it? I figured now was probably a good time to update, though I'm not quite sure where to start. My week in Nova Scotia was fantastic, and life has been kind of rocky since then. I'm not really in a mood to get into it, but needless to say it's been quite a ride. I'm at a point where I'm doing some mental housecleaning, who even knows where that's going to go.

Home Again, Home Again

2004-07-17T12:07:00.000-04:00

And tonight I am on my way home. I'll be hitting Ottawa dirt at about 20:35 EST and be home shortly thereafter. It's been a fantastic week, and I'd like to thank Jenn and her family for their hospitality. I've had a fantastic time. That said, I'm still glad to be going home, it's always nice to get back after a vacation. See you in the funny pages.

Leaving: Update

2004-07-11T18:33:00.000-04:00

Yes, i'm doing a post while at the airport. no, i'm not some kind of ultra-hip ruler who has a biquad stealing bandwidth from toronto. i'm on one of these lame bell kiosks that charges 2 bucks for 10 minutes ad has a keyboard that's made of ass. i've only bothered to capitalize once because the keyboard only has shift on one frigging side, there's also about a quarter of an inch between all of

See you in a week.

2004-07-11T15:46:00.000-04:00

Well suckas, I'm out for a week. I'm headed to Nova Scotia until the 20th. If you want to contact me catch me at ethdem@gmail.com, sound good? Later people!

Check this out.

2004-07-09T04:25:00.000-04:00

I just brought my desktop from slopper to propper. Astonshell owns.

2004-07-07T01:33:00.000-04:00

Eligibility. In order to be eligible, entrants must be 13 years of age or older, and a legal resident of one of the 50 United States, including Washington, D.C., the United Kingdom, France or Germany. This insane update on the state of the world brought to you by Apple http://www.apple.com/itunes/100million/

Haha

2004-07-03T02:57:00.000-04:00

2004-06-30T15:00:00.000-04:00

10 WAKEUP 20 WORK 30 RELAX 40 GOTO 10

Quote, Unquote

2004-06-22T12:31:00.000-04:00

Kimmitt's statement said U.S. planners had decided the high- quality targets were worth the risk of civilian bloodshed. Link

Written at work.

2004-06-19T05:18:00.000-04:00

I shift from foot to foot, idly scanning the menu while the cashier gives me a bovine look from under her visor. She says, for a second time, "What would you like, sir?" I sigh and tell her I'm thinking. Christ, do most people put up with this at their last meal? I hope not. Caramel or chocolate; fuck; caramel or chocolate. I silently enumerate each one (I hate when people make noises to show

The Sword of Damocles: An Impending Disaster

2004-06-16T14:37:00.000-04:00

Yesterday I called a guy named Lamar Mack. If he's not solving mysteries and chillin' with the ladies at the end of the day, he's in the wrong line of work. I have a general feeling of horror today, wierd and unpleasant shit keeps happening that just keeps getting fucking better. Yesterday I watched the Nick Berg video, which fucked me up large. Did the guy know that those were his last 5

Work Story

2004-06-10T01:02:00.000-04:00

Today at work I was calling Maryland. One of the odd things about Maryland is that, without fault, almost everyone there things that the middle ground on a scale of 1 to 7 is either 3 or 5. The people who think it's three must just be dumb, the people who think it's five only ever rate anything a 5 or 6 because they're afraid of giving a perfect or a critical score. I think they may work for IGN.

Book Spew

2004-06-09T03:23:00.000-04:00

I have recently rekindled my love affair with the written word. That isn't to say that she had ever left, but we had a time there where we'd sleep in the same bed, I'd go to work, she'd go out and do whatever she did. I had suspected that she had been seeing other people; oddly enough I didn't really mind. When you find a good spot in her personality you really just want to share her with

Supersize Me

2004-06-04T00:52:00.000-04:00

Anyone interested in going to see supersize me, it's going down on Sunday at 21:05. Hope to see you all there!

Media On the Way: Reviews Will Follow

2004-06-02T12:20:00.000-04:00

My first of many Amazon orders has arrived to day in the form of a book called Zombie Survival: Complete Defense From the Undead. Soon I'll also be receiving Blue Wizard is about to die and Invader Zim on DVD. Much gushing will follow.

Just ship it to me.

2004-05-24T17:45:00.000-04:00

Stores appeal to me less and less. Rows of products, neatly stacked, each one made to catch the eye of one target demographic. People looking for more of the same, for something different, for something safe or something dangerous. The hunter-gatherer parallel still runs strong as we look for the perfect buy; something unexpected and impulsive yet priced-to-own, a steal. This is the first month

600 Million. /Six Hundred Million/

2004-05-15T13:55:00.000-04:00

The front page of the Section F in the Ottawa Citizen proudly proclaims $600M for light-rail. Apparently the government is throwing a mint at the O-Train. Does anyone else think this is a really stupid idea? Spending What You Don't Have. It was less than a month ago that the Ottawa Transit cuts were announced, and my connection is down right now, so I can't provide the exact routes that were

Troy: Updated

2004-05-15T04:08:00.000-04:00

7:10 showing at the coliseum. Meet out front and failing that in the cinema itself. Be there or be^2

Troy

2004-05-12T23:52:00.000-04:00

I believe there will/should be some plans to see Troy this weekend. I don't know when or where yet, but I'll keep you posted. Who's up for it?

#OttBlog: The Party.

2004-05-08T16:26:00.000-04:00

Although we missed out on the presence of Eric and Stefan, this party that I shall arbitrarily associate with OttBlog was the shit. It ruled a tonne, big ups go to: gord, our lovely host. The food rocked, and the company was great. You rule. Shawn: Although he disappeared at times, he was near and dear. Jacob: That is one hot chest. Jen: For immortalizing our chests. Jackie: I wanted to rub your

I love this

2004-05-01T09:00:00.000-04:00

Just how HOT is the word of God?

Some Junk I Wrote at Work

2004-05-01T08:57:00.000-04:00

I was on some particularly unsavory stuff at work, and I got the window seat, this lead to staring out the window and thinking any number of things, so I am going to make the greivous mistake of publishing said things. It's a warm Friday of the sort that makes me glad I work in a place that is notoriously cool. An air conditioned call center is not my summer dream job; (which, for the record, is

This one's for Daryl and Travis

2004-04-24T13:24:00.000-04:00

QUEEN OF THE HARPIES!

WoW

2004-04-20T14:31:00.000-04:00

World of Warcraft Beta, Day 1: I made a Tauren shaman and have made my way up to level 7 and some. So far it's really great. It won't be winning any beauty contests for graphics, they decided to go for frienliness to hardware instead of insane prettiness, which I'm cool with, since it pretty much runs without any loading time or stuttering whatsoever. The combat system is pretty cool, you work

Yarr

2004-04-16T00:05:00.000-04:00

If ye be in fer watching Kill Bill Volume 2, ye best be at South Keys by 7 O' the clock, or I'll have yer booty.

Calling the Blogosphere

2004-04-14T01:45:00.000-04:00

Okay, so Ben and I were talking about copyright law and the idiotic memes being passed around and we figured it was time to put something out there. I suggested pins and he suggested little cards, so both ideas are going to be done. I made this mock-up of the pins, if anyone wants to put a little photocopier style noise on the white and smoothe out the pixels and redo the text, that would be

I don't have a title for this

2004-04-13T01:03:00.000-04:00

For 18 years I've had it, Not knowing it was there. Some people hide it selfishly, And never want to share. Still others are too hurried Cacophonic in contrast; They make their mothers worried, Each more churlish than the last. A friend of mine once asked me if it can be rightly lost, "Is it not", he thought out loud, "More accurately tossed?" This started cogitations, About the many ways This

Kill Bill Volume 2

2004-04-12T02:57:00.000-04:00

So, who's up for a roaring rampage of revenge this Saturday? Show of hands.

And I'm back, everyone say hello to Damocles.

2004-04-07T00:13:00.000-04:00

Damocles is my new computer, I'll have pics of him once I get the digicam hooked up, for now check out what his video card can do.

"Fare thee Well, Internet"

2004-04-03T22:30:00.000-05:00

I'll be back tuesday, yayyyy!

"Clean Up"

2004-04-02T03:50:00.000-05:00

Filthy. I've been in cleaner hotels with per-hour rates. The so-called 'waiting room' was a series of mismatched chairs likely salvaged from an IKEA dumpster with month-old copies of Maxim, Cosmopolitan, and Guns and Ammo. Occupying these chairs were mostly students with the lustreless eyes of theatre attendants and cashiers, with a few 40-year-old guys in frayed old shirts that may at one point

"Ow Are Ou Granmama?"

2004-04-01T13:02:00.000-05:00

Work Got you Down? Worry No More! New rvltnry technique makes any job a breeze! $$$ For Test Subjects Call: XXX-XXXX I work a horrid job, I hate every minute of it. I've been doing tech support for five years, the only thing that keeps me going is my rent and the thought that someday I'll be replaced by a computer or a trained monkey. I don't even know why I clipped out this ad, but I figured '

2004-03-29T13:06:00.000-05:00

Would you believe I found this on much?

Pickachers.

2004-03-29T01:18:00.000-05:00

Nicotene Demagoguery

2004-03-29T00:47:00.000-05:00

I'm pacing in slow little circles, stealing a glance at the buses and people as they go by. It's one of those gray days that everyone writes ominously about that really aren't so bad. A chill breeze hits me whenever a bus roars by and I wince just a little in remembrance of the cold not a week ago. I'm shaken from my thoughts by a nasal, high pitched voice. A well dressed thirtysome year old

An open letter to every individual who owns a phone and/or answering machine.

2004-03-24T03:36:00.000-05:00

Dear The Human Race, You may not know me, which is alright, I'm okay with that, but let me tell you something. I get paid to call hundreds of you every day, and let me tell you, about half of you should not own a phone or an answering machine. These simple inventions are not made to be extensions of self or modes of expression, they are tools, and should be used as such. Here are some few short

Blessed are the forgetful: for they get the better even of their blunders.

2004-03-20T22:10:00.000-05:00

Today was a rocking day. I met Jenn and Travis at Greenboro and we took the 97 and the 118 up to Baseline to pick up Jackie. We grabbed some mad cheap food at Chances R and then hit up the coliseum. We saw Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless mind, and let me tell you, it ruled. Also it was a nice change from the PACKED theatres from LotR. The writing was good, the acting was tight, and the

I, Stupid

2004-03-19T12:35:00.000-05:00

The SFX guy for I, Robot must have been Chris Cunninghams retarded cousin. His robots look like Cunningham's would if they really really sucked.

Oh Yeah!

2004-03-19T03:14:00.000-05:00

There's something unjust about someone who's lost all faith in blizzard getting this beta, on the other hand, maybe it could make me like MMORPGS. Congratulations! You have been selected to participate in the upcoming second phase of the World of Warcraft(tm) beta test!

Okay, okay, alright, okay

2004-03-19T00:02:00.000-05:00

It looks like at present we're looking at the 7:00 showing on the Coliseum on Saturday. It's only playing in one cinema, so that makes things easier, if I can get some definites for that time and place than we can have an advance party block out a large amount of seats.

Plans!

2004-03-17T14:58:00.000-05:00

Okay, this Saturday we're going to see Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless mind. If you're in give me a call at 736-9787, or drop a comment here, and we'll figure out what's going on and what showing is best for everyone. Also, if you are interested, feel free to post this on your blog and muster your own crew. I'm looking in your direction Daryl, and Ben, and really anyone who reads this. Gogogo!

I am Jack's Raging Bile Duct

2004-03-13T14:36:00.000-05:00

I am starting to get really ticked with the market research aspect of work. Public opinion is cool, finding people's opinion on health care and smoking and the government and stuff is great, but if I have to ask one. more. person. what Heinz Ketchup would be like if it were a person, I'm going to vomit, right on the phone. I hope I get to the mute button in time.

Ransom

2004-03-07T00:35:00.000-05:00

Good times.

2004-02-29T00:58:00.000-05:00

Had a great time last night. We gathered a small crew together to O'brien's, the local pub/dive near Travis'. It was Karaoke night and Erynn, Daryl, Travis, and a guy named Chris showed up. Daryl and I had 4 Pitchers of Guinness between us, and after 3 rounds I went up and did 'Alcohol' by Barenaked Ladies, both in honor of my concert and of drinking. During the musical interlude I chugged a pint

Quantified Tunes.

2004-02-16T22:47:00.000-05:00

Okay, you know what would rule? If someone took the qualities of a piece of music, group, or album, and quantified them. Make a system that defines tempo, mood, instrumental, vocal, and dynamic values of music, and then have a huge database of these values. You could search for stuff like [femvoc downtempo passive lethargic electronic] and then get all the songs, groups, albums and such that fit

Plink - Undo

2004-02-16T13:52:00.000-05:00

My brother's coming back home for a few days, he was evicted from his apartment when his friends busted up the elevator, don't ask me how one would go about that, I have no idea. I'm not sure how I feel about this. Mom and Dad don't want them to freeze, which is a good enough reason to help someone out, surely, but I'm not sure he'll be able to keep the things they want him to keep out of the

2004-02-12T13:07:00.000-05:00

To atone for last night's drivel, an anecdote. So I was on break yesterday at subway and explaining to Will and Travis that I'd need a laptop when I'm in university. Travis immediately shot me a look of incredulity and said "Oh, so you're one of those kids. I said "I only need it because I type like a cripple." Right on cue, no lie, a disabled guy walks in. Will feigns not hearing me to try and

What happens to you behind closed doors is my business.

2004-02-11T23:45:00.000-05:00

The only reason most people even tolerate the old cliche "Knowledge is Power" is that it has a terrible habit of being true in a large amount of situations. Ever since some neanderthal discovered that rocks hurt more than bare hands, knowledge has pretty much taken it to ignorance at every turn. What the cliche fails to mention is that knowledge is usually only power when you use it to the

Some poems written at work.

2004-02-09T02:59:00.000-05:00

A steady monotone We've lot the patient, flatlined Keep dialing, please. I sometimes wander here and there Upon the great planes digital Picking through the nodes with care, In search of feats empirical. I play the games with those on-line Like they're in my backyard, But when I'm in their sandbox, The oft dub me 'smacktard' I IM wihtout repentance And cover all the bases I shouldn't end this

Argh

2004-02-09T02:48:00.000-05:00

Okay, I give up. I tried to stop posting filler entries and going purely for creative work. The one work I /did/ do was eaten by blogger, so I'm just gonna write what and when it feels natural.

A Haiku and some other junk.

2004-02-02T14:15:00.000-05:00

Bare trees stretch and strain Pointing gnarled limbs skyward foiled by steadfast roots My internet connection is temporarily down, so I thought I'd write a blog post. I know I already update far too much but perhaps this will salve that wound. When I'm here and the internet is down, my reaction could characteristically be classified as withdrawal. Even if I have nothing to seek in the titanic

Blogger ate my post.

2004-01-31T01:20:00.000-05:00

I'm serious. IOU one whimsical, thought provoking piece.

A day

2004-01-23T01:11:00.000-05:00

I have now seen all of Firefly that was produced and released. I am no convinced that Whedon should be made king of the universe and furthermore his previous creations can certainly be stricken from the record. After that I went to my job, and it was pretty good. Got my first pay-check, which is /less than half of one payday/ and yet still more money that I've made for a week's work for about 6

Gah

2004-01-20T15:14:00.000-05:00

Alright, I've given it an honest shot and I can now say that if my blog were to be populated purely by works of writing (fully developed) by myself, it would get updated rarely. In attempt to be interesting maybe I'll talk about my day to day life of late. I have a new job. I work at Ipsos-Direct doing teleresearch. It's surprisingly not so bad, worlds better than slinging groceries, I'll tell

Red Vs Blue, Season Two

2004-01-11T19:24:00.000-05:00

The second season of RvB premiered today online. You can grab the new episode off their site at Redvsblue.com but if the traffic is too bad then I might be persuaded to send it to you. The sound quality has vastly improved from last season, and in general it feels really clean. It is also, of course, very very funny.

Something I have Written

2004-01-05T17:38:00.000-05:00

The issue that the public takes with games is the nasty bits of ultraviolence. While many of us gamers take little issue with running over hookers and what not in a digital consequence free landscape, it is easy to see why non-gamers, especially of older generations, would be upset. It has become popular belief that video games will falsely teach children that they may act in any fashion they