http://wastetimenow.blogsome.com waste time now Fri, 15 Sep 2006 18:29:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I’m no communications whiz — but having Mel Gibson write a letter of endorsement for a political candidate seems like a very, very bad idea http://wastetimenow.blogsome.com/2006/09/15/from-the-desk-of-adolf-hitler/ But great images at The Poster List. http://wastetimenow.blogsome.com/2006/09/14/bad-advice/ With worldwide fame and an upcoming movie, our favourite foreign correspondent Borat is the bee’s knees these days. Make click here for a preview, pictures and more. http://wastetimenow.blogsome.com/2006/09/13/if-not-a-success-i-will-be-execute/ I’m back in O-town after a long summer and vacation in BC. Sorry about the hiatus. I guess a lot of people are thinking about 9/11 today, but as usual I’m thinking about bowling. My last score at the old stomping grounds was a pathetic 127. It’s ... http://wastetimenow.blogsome.com/2006/09/11/lets-roll/ Comedian Sarah Silverman is wickedly funny (and a drop-dead fox). Her stand-up is peerless, and her appearance on Conan O’Brien was pretty much the funniest stuff in the history of late night talk shows. She’s so nifty I can’t even hold it against her that she slums around ... http://wastetimenow.blogsome.com/2006/04/06/jesus-is-magic/ You know I’m not the kind of guy who gets into video games. I’m not 20-years old and I don’t live with my parents. But this weekend I caught the fever — rock and roll fever. You have never seen anything like Guitar Hero. It’s a PlayStation game ... http://wastetimenow.blogsome.com/2006/03/23/kiss-your-air-guitar-goodbye/ Lesley Arfin rocks. Dear Diary kicks ass (and is pretty much the only thing worth reading in Vice magazine these days, aside from the music reviews). Lesley turned 27 this year. She has a blog. http://wastetimenow.blogsome.com/2006/03/18/she-has-a-blog/ Thanks to a friend, I was turned-on to a country music gem in the most unlikely place today. Bob Harris hosts what sounds like a top-notch radio program every Thursday — on the BBC of all places. Visit the Bob Harris Country website to hear this week’s program and see ... http://wastetimenow.blogsome.com/2006/03/16/country-music-and-bad-teeth/ Attention Hollywood — nobody has the attention span to sit through your two-hour movies anymore. And we’re tired of nauseatingly flawless actors making us feel badly about our own imperfections. These days, I watch all my movies at the 30-Second Bunny Theatre, where a troupe of bunnies re-enact Hollywood movies ... http://wastetimenow.blogsome.com/2006/03/15/bun-o-vision-saves-cinema/ I came across something superterrific while searching for a link to The Golden Girls for the last post. Check it — a Which Golden Girl Are You quiz! Answer a few multiple-choice questions to find out whether you most resemble Blanche, Rose, Dorothy or Sophia. This little test doesn’t ... http://wastetimenow.blogsome.com/2006/03/14/pure-solid-golden-girl/ I’ve been watching a little too much television lately — you know it’s excessive when you start getting into The Golden Girls. Anyway, I was surprised to recognize one of my favourite artists working on a Discovery Channel show called Mythbusters. Turns out Kari Byron, in addition to creating amazingly ... http://wastetimenow.blogsome.com/2006/03/14/kari-byron-buster-builder/ So Mac and Laura, the lad and lass from Superchunk have had their own record label for like the past fifteen years. Who knew? Based in North Carolina, Merge Records cultivates a healthy crop of artists, including the Magnetic Fields, Lambchop, Spoon and Destroyer. You know you love all ... http://wastetimenow.blogsome.com/2006/03/13/sub-merge/ Here’s something nifty — an American Sign Language Browser from Michigan State University, using Quicktime videos to demonstrate hundreds of English words. Now you know where to go next time you need to sign algorithm. http://wastetimenow.blogsome.com/2006/03/09/asl-browser/ Microsoft has launched Windows Live, which they hope will become your new Web 2.0 portal. I don’t plan to use other features of the service, but I did check out their search engine — which in fact returned results not found in a Google search for the same criteria. http://wastetimenow.blogsome.com/2006/03/08/out-googling-google/ A joke where I come from goes “there’s only two kinds of music — country and western”. I was mostly raised on 70s rock, but every now and again I settle into a wicked honky tonk bender. If you’ve ever done somebody wrong, or been done wrong by somebody else, ... http://wastetimenow.blogsome.com/2006/03/07/whos-gonna-fill-their-shoes/ In a national CBC poll last year, former Saskatchewan premier and socialist icon Tommy Douglas was voted the Greatest Canadian. With the federal election now over, the CBC has finally decided to air Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story on March 12 and 13. Check out the movie ... http://wastetimenow.blogsome.com/2006/03/05/tis-never-too-late/ This is totally self-involved, but I want to say a quick hello to whoever has been using Google Language Tools to read this blog in Spanish. Words that are very plain in English sound extraordinary in Spanish — I’m thinking of permanently changing the title here to Días Y Noches Perdidos. http://wastetimenow.blogsome.com/2006/02/23/usted-es-demasiado-bueno/ I had an apocalyptic dream about Mount St. Helens last night, and woke up this morning convinced Mother Nature’s getting ready to pull a fast one. So how’s this for clairvoyance? I predict we’ll all be looking over our shoulders for the big earthquake, and not even see the lava ... http://wastetimenow.blogsome.com/2006/02/23/temper-temper/ Some days you just don’t have it in you, but that doesn’t mean you should be forced to suffer the world in silence. Check out these Shhh! Cards — a useful PDF available for download from the Society For HandHeld Hushing. Placards inscribed with messages like The Rest Of Us ... http://wastetimenow.blogsome.com/2006/02/22/get-your-bitch-on/ The National Security Agency believes “it’s never too early to start thinking about what you want to be when you grow up”. In fact, the friendly guidance councillors at America’s largest espionage agency believe you might even want to start considering your job prospects a few years before you ... http://wastetimenow.blogsome.com/2006/02/21/dare-to-prepare/ The love boat has sailed, friends. The sixth annual People’s Prom is already sold out! This doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll spend Valentine’s Day watching Pretty In Pink. Anyone who signs up for a volunteer shift gets in free — and about forty tickets will be at the door if ... http://wastetimenow.blogsome.com/2006/02/09/no-love-draguana/ Finally, my two favourite things in the whole wide world have become one. I am thrilled to learn that bubble bath innuendo has partnered with beer-class speed to produce a series of NASCAR-themed Harlequin romance novels. In The Groove, the first novel in this series, went on sale last week. The ... http://wastetimenow.blogsome.com/2006/02/09/oh-lance-is-that-a-tire-guage-in-your-pocket/ A little something from Kim’s January playlist. Summer is still a long way away, so there’s nothing too bright in here. Click on the track name, then look for the download link about half way down the next page. Spoon - Everything Hits At Once Great Aunt Ida - Acting The ... http://wastetimenow.blogsome.com/2006/01/28/aaaaah-lotusland/ Well, how terrific was that election? I’m very proud of the NDP for gaining ten more seats — but following the longest and most grueling campaign in Canadian history, I’m most excited about having some to waste again. I return to the West Coast this evening, and hope to get ... http://wastetimenow.blogsome.com/2006/01/24/and-now-for-something-we-hope-youll-really-like/ But not too busy for this. http://wastetimenow.blogsome.com/2005/12/09/holy-sheep-shit-am-i-busy-these-days/ I don’t have much time to waste these days, but thought I’d share this little gem. http://wastetimenow.blogsome.com/2005/11/27/what-speaks-louder-than-words-no-words/ There’s definitely going to be a brief hiatus here. It’s minus-20 in Ottawa, and things need done. Check back in December. http://wastetimenow.blogsome.com/2005/11/23/do-stuff-now/ A few tips and reminders to help you get more done. http://wastetimenow.blogsome.com/2005/11/14/waste-less-time/ Mind maps are tag clouds done old school — a simple and accessible framework for naming, grouping and displaying links involving related ideas. Mayomi is a web-based tool that uses Flash animation to provide a shell for creating and saving mind maps online. There are a few limitations — you ... http://wastetimenow.blogsome.com/2005/11/12/mapping-ideas/ Drawing on the same quirkiness that inspired Back To The Future II, some prankster at Forbes has done a thing so radical it will literally blow your mind. And by literally, I mean figuratively. The E-Mail Time Capsule harnesses the enormous potential of the Information Superhighway to let you send email… ... http://wastetimenow.blogsome.com/2005/11/10/what-if-emoticons-have-different-meanings-in-2025/