Found third least favorite kind of niche blogging, Lanyard blogging. Comes right after weather and cat blogging.
And now for something completely different. John Cleese has moment where press think his date is another young gold digger. Turns out, it's his daughter. She's cute. But is she funny?
Rome is burning. Economy is like a dirty diaper. And Gordon Campbell is twittering about a government photo/video upload site for communities with a $175,000 in prizes. Stimulate this Premier. You're lucky your opposition is a bunch of commies or you'd be gone. Boom.
I've been trying to figure out Twitter for some time. Figure out is too strong a word. I mean if the the boomers are able to get social media, then it shouldn't be that hard. It's pretty simple. I think you just hear so much blather about 'social media' and you tune it out. I like it since it is short, but lets be honest. it is full of complete garbage 90% of the time. And there are a lot, A LOT, of people impersonating "expertise" all over the place. I don't need to know every time you post to your blog. I don't need to know when you are blogging. Unless you are doing those things in such a way that I laugh off my chair.
Blogging is a tough racket. Complete disclosure: yes, clearly that has been a lackluster amount of posting the past six weeks. I could make up a lot of excuses, in fact earlier today I briefly flirted with the notion of claiming that I was on strike with the rest of the writers. Then I thought about running re-runs of old content, but I'm pretty sure it would lead to some sort of argument with the SEO people I know. And worse, seeing Stephen Colbert banner ads today claiming he invented the concept of the "Me-Run". Damn you Colbert! Damn you!
I thought about saying something about my soul/heart being replaced with a peanut butter sandwich, but who wants to hear that from a god damned blogger. That would hurt me more than you I'm pretty sure. I don't suppose "real work" would be acceptable to you either? And if that didn't work, i doubt "my dog ate my blogs" would work. Although I did almost try to pull the SAD card.
So, excuses are over, for today at least. There may not be new episodes of The Office, but here, at The Vancouverite, the blogging returns. Writer's strike be damned!*. I'm pretty sure the 12 of you sending me angry emails every week about how lazy I am will be happy for this breaking news story. I can't promise that the content will be better than the above video, but you knew that already...
*Unless this prevents me from joining the WGA at some point in the future, then this is all part of your imagination after you had the blue pill. That is all.
I hearted the fact that I found this Vancouver blog, Full Bodied, on Gawker's site earlier this week. This is like a gift of Thanksgiving amazingness. Considerably more so, since stupid us are spending Thanksgiving getting on a red eye to Toronto.
But seriously, how could you not love a blog subtitled "Two hot fat chicks on wine and other good things in life."It's genius really. The fact that even the existence of this blog inspired countless photos going up on Gawker proves that the concept of pairing booze with cleavage will be good for traffic. Why didn't I think of this? Damn it. This also prompted me to check out Wine Glow, our old friend Daniel's wine blog. I only have this to say sir. May 8th? Come on, you are ridiculous.
*Another new restuarant, Chow (3121 Granville St.), gets the review treatment. It must be good sources close to The Vancouverite had so much fun they couldn't muster a review. [Urban Diner]
*A splendid smackdown of Facebook: "makes me want to tie up Joe Francis for twenty years… and NOT in a good way." The only good of Facebook is not signing up and hearing about what a jerk you are for not joining in the reindeer games. [Meg Fowler]
*This is kind of the opposite of Gawker's hilarious Blue States Lose. "seriously, could he be any cuter? it's like eddie vedder and diane keaton (circa annie hall) had sexy emo babies that ruined all my chances of scoring that night." [The Commodified]
*Penelope Cruz and Ben Kingsley are in town. [Now Public]
*Celebrity chef Rob Feenie is now going to be writing for the Globe and Mail [Urban Diner]
*Who would have thought that a documentary about Sam Sullivan "Citzen Sam" would actually make our city's mayor even less likeable? I actually flashed back to the election and wonder how Jim Green lost? [Metroblogging Vancouver]
*Three generations living in Vancouver's Chinatown get the novel treatment [GungHaggisFatChoy]
*Relive the excitement of winning round one as if you lived downtown. [Youtube + Crazy Canucks]
*Got a note from Andrew Morrison on his Urban Diner website. Apparently they broke the internet and have not been posting for 9 days. Stay patient, they're working on it and still cranking out posts for their return.
*Meanwhile Matthew Good wants the troops out too! In response to the recent tragic deaths of soldiers Good writes, "This morning my first reaction to this news was to FedEx history books to General Hillier, Mr. O’Connor, and the Prime Minister." That will sure show them!
*I was pretty fed up from hearing this kind of thing every 5 minutes today, "I'm tired. Physically, emotionally and mentally tired. And it's only one game into this series." Sigh. You just watched the game right? I already loathe Friday.
*Shop smart. Shop H-Mart. And never missing a chance to burn the fat cats, "And they have a rockin' food court. McDonalds sucks even worse than usual when compared with the fast food pictured above."[Beyond Robson]
*Kits is European. And full of scooters. Apparently. And this
is why I don't live there: "Many people seem to opt for scooters here because they are good on the hilly landscape, cheap on gas and cleaner for the environment, navigate well in the narrow streets, and because Kits residents often have a chic, trendy mindset–with which the Vespa is synonymous."[Arbutus Walk Talk]
*I really don't care that it's St. Patrick's Day this week. Celtic Fest is full of lame. I don't get the connection to Crush Champagne Lounge either. In other news. Irish People Demand Right to Drink Anywhere. {Gawker]
*Viacom sues Google/Youtube. Giving us this kind of amusing commentary: "Echoing the sentiments of a fellow colleague, consumers own brands, not the companies that make them. Seriously - Viacom is hurting their fans by making it more difficult for them to ‘play’ with the content." And I still hate marketing "thinkers" who talk this kind of communist nonsense about brand. People watch Two and a Half Men on CBS, what does that say about their brand? About the people who own it? People suck. End of story. [Movieset]
*Oh. My. God. Just when we had just gotten over the Spirit Bears, news that Bald Eagles will attack the city in 2009. 7 foot ridiculous eagle public art. I already loathe you. [Metroblogging Vancouver]
*This guy really doesn't like grapefruit. I mean this is kind of 'salad bar rage'. [That's Just F'n Stupid]
*March Mix Tape. Perfect for: "33 degree heat and in a rum-haze." If you haven't just gotten home from a vacation, this might annoy you I'm guessing. [Vanmega]
*Are you ready for a new 4,000 square foot jean store? Does this change your mind: "A signature, wide leather Parasuco rhinestone belt ($109) had us at “hello,” and a swift “buh-bye,” after realizing that while we may be in lust, our credit cards were soon to rebel (we could’ve bought it all!)" [Sweetspot]
*I wasn't going to go there, posting Jessica Alba bikini shots but who am I kidding. Why not kick 2007 off with a shameless ploy at traffic and viewers by posting links to Jessica Alba in a bikini. I didn't make any resolutions for exactly this kind of thing. Anyway, i ended up doing it since Lainey just owned this issue with this quip:
"Crazy body. Not an ounce to spare, toned all over but the best part is – can you believe she says she wishes she was “thin…without curves”?
Go ahead. If you see her...slap her.
Amazing the transformative power of the Alba Demon, non? Channeling her rage through more creative outlets, managing to find a brand new way of pissing people off - only a first class Hall of Fame Bitch can pull off that kind of metamorphosis so artfully."
*Am I the only one in the city who completely loves the fact that Globe and Mail food critic Alexandra Gill has just reviewed, er, savaged Rare for the third time since it opened. That is not to say anything about the restuarant itself, but I not-so-secretly just like the idea of this smug shit disturbing food fight. Well played Gill.
Urban Diner wonders, "Will we see a fourth bad review? I bet Rare GM/co-owner Tim Keller would wager his Toronto Maple Leaf loving ass on it. They’ve never been so busy, thanks to ever-benevolent Globe and Mail." Honestly can you imagine dining with this hot bitch. We're pro Gill now since she is clearly trying to out-Bruni, Frank Bruni. Pretty sure Urban Diner's Andrew Morrison will not be pleased with this development.
*Umbrella blogging? Seriously? Metroblogging Vancouver's Jeffrey Simpson has a sore wrist from his umbrella and needs help. "Other people though have it down. I've seen people smoking, drinking coffee and carrying a baby all while carrying umbrellas. Me I'm switching hands ever three blocks. So what's the secret? How does one carry an umbrella the Vancouver way? " Please hold the "sure its an unbrella problem buddy" jokes. Never mind.
Weird how blogging can be so easy with a 9-hour time difference advantage and $3 bottles of French wine and yet turns so difficult when you're on Pacific Standard Time and couldn't find a decent bottle of wine for $3 unless you were on the Downtown Eastside and already three visits to Insite under your belt for the day. At least, some other Vancouver bloggers are working it. Like:
The idea that Taylor Pratt has a Myspace page, likes to refer to himself as Tay, terrible Dawson Leary looking hair, and has only one 'friend'. Sure 'Tay' likes "having fun and going out with the ladies" but in this mixed up world where Belinda Stronach is sleeping with Tie Domi, we may have found the misisng peice of the puzzle for the Canucks this year, the gay Todd Bertuzzi. [Orland Kurtenblog]
ICBC is promoting October as Zero Crash Month. It's kind of like being a nucleaer free zone. Who's running ICBC these days, Mickey Mouse? Goofy? [Metroblogging Vancouver]
Dentyne gum apparently has a racey new ad campaign in Vancouver. Well racey is being pretty generous. [Beyond Robson]
*9:05 PM Thursday night. Preseason Game #2. Canucks are down 3-0. The Canucks forums already home to outrageous panic. [Orland Kurtenblog]
And to throw fuel on a clearly dangerous situation, which is just how we roll, I give you this amazing video:
*Pretty sure that if your cool jeans store, Lucky Jeans opening today, is opening in Metrotown you've moved from cool, through mainstream, passed go, and moved directly to designated suburban douchebag couture. [SweetSpot Vancouver]
*John Bollwitt and Miss 604 do their latest podcast while drinking cranberry slurpees spiked with vodka. Given'r! [Radio Zoom]
*Apparently Century Restaurant and Bar is haunted. Yeah, sure. Whatever. I've also heard that the lower Richards area joint is in the famous words of Charles, "dead anyways." [Metroblogging Vancouver]
I checked into Craigslist this morning, hoping to find some great stuff. But it was the usual stupidity and general awfulness that you would expect. On the other hand you can find a few gems as they say. So let's get rolling:
*Open letter to my stupid effing neighbors - "I would like to thank you for waking me up, consistently, at 3 am. I really do enjoy crawling into work in the morning, barely able to function, because you feel the need to have prostitutes and imbiciles party at your place."
Now, come on, how successful is ranting on Craigslist? Why not, oh, I don't know, call the cops and complain? Or better yet, order them a crapload of food to their address. Two words: Passive Agressive. Look it up.
*Street Sleeping 101 - "-Keeping warm- If you have no option but to sleep on the streets, you should: * try to find somewhere sheltered * protect yourself against the cold by having a sleeping bag and/or blankets * avoid sleeping directly on the ground, for example, by putting card or blankets down first. "
Here's a question. Who is the target audience here? Are they just hoping that the homeless people are checking Craigslist's Rants & Raves for helpful lifestyle tips? It makes no sense.
*So grateful for fall so we can say farewell to flipflops..... - "I am by no means a fashionista, but why do so many people abuse flip flops? Other than on the beach or by the pool, they are an absolutely horrendous choice in footwear. This past summer I've seen them paired with everything from track pants to designer duds. Is it sheer laziness or have people just forgotten that there are beautiful sandals and sneakers to wear instead? Also, if you insist on doing this fashion no-no, please for the love of god, pay attention to the state of your feet/toes before subjecting the world to this disturbing image...... "
*Flip flops - "Exposed toes are pretty gross. But in our free world, they have the right to be out in public. The same goes for homeless people, drug addicts, hookers, rabid dogs with open sores, and muslims."
You kind of had me until the silly Muslims comment. So on second thought, I don't think comparing flip flop awesomeness to homelessness, drug addicts, hookers, or rabid dogs with open sores really helps the flip flop argument. They are gross. Period.
Now, this item seems unremarkable until you factor in the two Tony Little tapes. I'm pretty sure that would be amazing. And on vintage VHS. So sweet. Okay this is amazing Tony Little and Lany Poffo from WWF.And they're "almost new" which seems funny. Who buys VHS tapes these days anyway?
*Susan Natalie looks at another possible upside to Anne Heche's shot in Vancouver and likely to be cancelled before December comedy Men In Trees. "Definitely a good opportunity for local hairy-guy actors in Vancouver to try and score walk-on parts here and there, that's for sure. But that was to be expected."
*Vanmega in a little ditty called "Springsteen Strudel" reviews the new toys from Mac that I don't really understand. "There are 2 elements from today's release which are real smart. The first is the cover browser functionality (pictured above). I was at Zulu browsing vinyl the other week, simply because the act of combing through the racks is an enjoyable experience (well... for music nerds with too much free time). I've done this and felt this way since I was brooding teen."
*As C3PO would say, "Thank the maker". Gus Greeper is back from her honeymoon and providing us what we dig about her. Shameless blogging of her in a bikini, her reactions on Steve Irwin, turtles peeing on her, and of course, her "classy travelers diarrhea".
*Darren Barefoot gives a nice little headbutt to the absoultely terrible idea of Man on the Street Interviews. "Why would I care what a UBC student thinks? I come to the media for information, analysis and educated opinion. I want to hear from newsmakers, eye witnesses and experts–not average Joes or Jills. If the average Joe is, in fact, an expert in the news story, then bring them into the studio and interview them properly."
*The dudes at Orland Kurtenblog debate what they are now calling The Kesler Affair. There's plenty of good stuff during the debate. Top three: 1. Mike says: "Of course you do, you're a douchebag too." 2. Jason says: "You are a commie." 3. Jason says: "You are an obese Marx blower."
*Dear lord. International Talk Like a Pirate Day is coming up (Sept 19). And Goldendgod is promoting a Vancouver event which promises the following: "Make yer own ship, parrot or wench to kidnap! Bring booty and swag! Remember, you are rogues! Privateers! Don’t dance the hempen jig, but plunder in the park, hornswaggle the landlubbers and win the day!" Hornswaggle? Really?
Another week, and more absolute banal stupidity on Craigslist, and yet, like reality TV we just can't stop watching the trainwreck. Damn you.
*sex at wreck beach - "On Sunday afternoon as we walked down one of the beach trails (the gay area) we came upon a couple laying right next to the trail having sex. He was on top of her and really going at it. I was fairly shocked (amazed?) to see this. I cant say I really objected, in fact we actually stopped and watched briefly, but I was surprized to see this. "
Ah, Wreck Beach. You stay classy.
*Jumpin Jeepers Vancouver?!! What's the trouble?! - "I am 32, a professional who was offered a job in this city. I had never been but I heard it was top notch-natural beauty, open minded lifestyle towards pot/gays/yoga ect, healthy blablabla. I needed a change...."
Alas, the 32 year-old yoga loving gay pothead was labelled as a worthless renter. What a shame.
*to the ass from the wack - "I am so glad summer is over because every vancouverite thinks camping at cultus is "cool"...not. Every Friday-Monday in the summer I would spend it in the city so I don't need to deal with trailer trash from Surrey and Hipsters from vancouver on "vacation" an hour away from their fucking houses."
Uh oh, since when do hipsters go camping? Totally busted faux hipsters.
*#8 Fraser Bus - "I nominate "my" local bus, the #8 Fraser, as having the city's stinkiest/scariest/rudest ridership. It smells like B.O., fresh shit, and many unidentifiables. There are many starers and gropers in the back. Lots of riders have insects riding on them. It's not pretty, but it's mine. The whole world is coming to Vancouver, and they're all getting on the #8 Fraser! "
Good to know. Don't ride the #8. Yet another reason not to take the buses.
*Arseholes selling overpriced Ikea shit on Craigslist - "This is website for unloading your shit. Don't think that you can buy the Klippan sofa (translation in Swedish: uncomfortable piece of shit) for $400, fart on it, spill beer on it, have your cats claw the shit out of it, and two years later make me come pick it up and pay $300. Get real."
Yeah. I'm pretty much of the opinion that Ikea stuff should never be resold. It's kind of like dixie cups and paper plates. Isn't Ikea stuff throw away only?
*Intelligent, Honest, Caring - Must like Rolling Stones - 54 - A funloving "54 year old female caucasian/European mixture living in North Burnaby" has tickets for the Rolling Stones, "lower level, Section 7 row JJ" and wanting some crazy person to send her they're resume, headshot, fullbody shot, for "friendship and if things work out really well - eventually developing into a relationship."
OMG, this is both pathetic and cute. Old people are so cool when they learn about things like the interwebs.
*Rant: Brian Jonestown Mass. @ Richards on Richards - "Fix your bathroom, I'm sure that my hands are cleaner when I walk in.
Finally, you sick turds, you won't even serve someone a glass of water??? WTF, the bartender told me he wasn't allowed to do it, but could give me a glass and I could get it out of the washroom."
Yeah, ordering tap water at a bar is pretty lame, and what the hell where you doing at Richards on Richards running around, drinking water and inspecting the bathrooms. Get a grip.
*re re Anson Carter - My friend is sure going to miss him. They hooked up last year. As she put it, "his hockey stick isn't the only big piece of wood that he knows how to handle!"
Sweetie, just so we're clear, your friend is a dirty little tramp.
*Rave British guy's are the best. - "I just got back from England after a great 6 month stay, what a difference with brit guys, they are polite, friendly and great fun. Since being back in Van, I notice the guys here are boring, uptight and mostly bisexual, they need a srink here not a girlfriend"
You should have seen how much fun we had while you were gone, gaying it up and seeing our shrinks you frigid tart.
*Did you miss the NDP Convention this weekend? Well, the NDP had a girl from Vancouver blog covering the historic convention named Tiffany. LonelyGirl15 this is not. Think about what would happen if Paris Hilton's 3rd cousin attended a political event. [Tiffany's Blog]
*Nice to see Renee Zellweger lasted about a week in Vancouver being nice before completely snapping and yelling at pretty much anyone who looked at her. And she shops at Safeway? Yikes. [Lainey Entertainment Update]
*Gushing over Joshua Jackson and having a ridiculous "Asian Perez sandwich with Tanya Kim" is Lainey at the Toronto Film Festival. She quivers for Pacey, and damn that Perez Hilton has the best life ever. [Lainey Entertainment Update]
*Stumbling into a really sweet moonbat fest at the Vancouver Art Gallery and meets a responce of mentions of Vulcans, unicorns, and My Little Ponies. [Metroblogging Vancouver]
*Finally the guide to our NHL Guide To Intoxication & Inebriation [Orland Kurtenblog]
*Over at the OK, Mike suggests that The Province has absolutely no talent, content, or good writers before calling Tony Gallager Skeletor and then giving a good verbal rodgering to Ed "Retread" Willes. [Orland Kurtenblog]
*Susan Natalie does a nice bit of a slap down on some blogger who's throwing a blogger party. In Coquitlam no less. They have the internets out there? Wild. Bonus points for using the word "tacky" multiple times. Bravo. [Susan Natalie]
*The girls at Sweetspot are shameless: "What designer extraordinaire/esthetician Jane Brooks does for our Brazilian is what Tom Ford did for Gucci. So we're dropping in, lining up and baring all for this season's must-have accessory: The bikini wax with style." [Sweetspot]
*Darren Barefoot is a little to kind to the creepy side-by-side diner set. PS: And you do see it in Paris a bit, because all the seats in lots of places tend to face out to the street so you can watch the other beautiful people. Which is what you should do in Paris. Inside diners, not so much. [Darren Barefoot]
*Lainey says, "I have wonky eye. Didn't I tell you it was the new black???" which is damned sweet and that ends her "make me jealous 'cause she's hanging out with Borat post." [Lainey Entertainment Update]
*Rant!Vancouver prepares to raise the bar on local rantings, offering up Rant!lIne and soon Rant!Casts. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. [Rant! Vancouver]
*It's back to school. I agree, what we need is more teachers with a "raging cocaine habit and manic depressive streak - both directly attributable to his liberal-leftist despair" and better still if they could look like Ryan Gosling too. [Beyond Robson]
*But seriously, who ever really went to that creepy place in Stanley Park called the Veranda Grill. I thought that was an old wives tale. [Metroblogging Vancouver]
*I like your style girls. Damn these girls who write this site are so smug. Daddy likes. [Sweet Spot]
*Lainey opens the fall season thusly: "Goodbye summer season, hello smutty season…from now until the Oscars, we're on full tilt y'all, so I hope you're well rested!" [Lainey Gossip]
*And finally over at The NY Times "The Pour" (their ever so smug wine blog), Eric Asimov goes to Joe Fortes. [The Pour]
Let me get this straight, a hamster is thrown out of a building and lives. Sweet!
*Lulumon head quarters on e7th and clark - "I live 2 doors down and am out side all the time walking my dog. There is a major jump in the hottness population in this area thanks to this!!"
And undoubtedly a major jump in the creepy factor too.
*Meatetarian - "To all you sanctimonious, plant eating guilt trippers: You sicken me. Eating the flesh of innocent plants, rending their organs and raping their habitats for your filthy need to consume other creatures. You are horrible people, you should feel terrible for supporting the factory farming of soy beans. "
Finally the truth. In your face vegetarians!
*I love/hate Gastown - "Yet, I love Gastown. How could I change my lunches at momo or bambo, my tea from la luna, the 1.50 fee from every single bank machine, the unisex bathroom at chill winston, the ever-creepy army and navy with their famous shoe-filled basement and the fish-figure fountain where the bums wash their hands"
Indeed, we've been hearing more and more of the unisex bathrooms at Chill Winston. Very interesting.
*Trashy North Van people - "This doesn't surprise me. North Vancouver is a vortex for worthless scum."
But still better looking than Surrey! Huzzah!
*Fresh Sockeye salmon - "For Sale fresh sockeye salmon (not frozen) 15.00 per salmon, cleaned and bagged for your convenience, call dave to place an order at 604 729 0199, no emails i will be out all day. "
Honey, call Dave and get some salmon, okay. That craigslist salmon is the best in the world. Love that Dave, too bad he's always out doing stuff.
*A Bunch of Stuff - "...I also have 5 throwing knives I don't mind parting with. Perfectly balanced. 2 Lava lamps, one red (wax and base) and the other has white wax with a purple base. Small Collectable pueter(sp?) dragon holding a crystal. Part of a collection. Very nice piece. And last (for now) collectable star trek plate. Great Condition. Limited Edition piece. "
Mmmm...guy selling throwing knives and lava lamps and creepy collectables. It's like a nerd garage sale. Get on it this hot stuff before its too late.
For $25 bucks a bottle your damned right that shaddy merlot better not look like a Hefeweizen. [Wineglow]
A delightful romp, maybe and ode, to the "Slayer ticket holding, straw chewing" bridge and tunnel crowd who bother going to the West End [Rant! Vancouver]
I'm not sure I'd pray to Jesus for the "Tide to Go" gadget, but Purell has probably saved my life on this trip. If you don't have it in Russia, I swear you'd die of something. [Gus Greeper]
A tough but fair review of Matt Good's Weapon and the horror of finding a quote where he isn't "full of shit and full of himself" [Corinna Liscumb at Estella's Revenge]
How to prepare for the upcoming hockey season. Odd no mention of stocking up on Canucks celebration champaigne (1 bottle) or late season collapse whiskey juice (1-2 Cases, as needed) [Vancouver Canucks Oped]
*It must be some sort of Vancouver blogs sweeps week as Miss 604 posts from the beach. [Miss 604]
*A look at Figmint, Vancouver's latest eatery. "My electric toothbrush is still battling with the remnants of many a honeycomb, fig, and pecorino popper, but I’d gladly take down another fifty before lunch." [Waiterblog]
*Just before leaving Vancouver Matthew Good leaves us with his take on the "Death of Vancouver" [Matthew Good]
"what is it with vancouver????? there's hardly a patio in the downtown area that is decent, although steamworks has put some considerable work on theirs since I've left. this is a beautiful city, and i would enjoy having a few meal or drinks on a nice patio. i've heard the reason there are limits to this is because vancouver has harsh bylaws against using sidewalk area. is this true???"
Yeah, but when Steamworks is the benchmark, come on how can we take this poster seriously?
"Rude service and the food is overpriced but hey atleast its a trendy place to eat trendy food on "TRENDY" Main Street. Did I mention I saw a trendy cockroach dressed in trendy ARK clothing wandering in the bathroom. "
"They look like the powerwheels a 5 year old would ride on so why the @#$% do I see adult men riding them?! There are 2 that I know of in my neighbourhood and one of the guys actually attempted to pick me up from it! NO! I'd be more impressed by a guy on a bicycle. Save your money and buy a real bike! "
Wow, people are still rolling on mini-bikes. So over.
" fat people: you are too slow and take up too much room on the trail. furthermore isn't it dangerous for you to be up there? who has the strength to carry you back down the mountain when you go into cardiac arrest from over-exerting yourself? "
"Pancake breakfast - Little did I know, it was actually just a pancake breakfast meaning I paid $3 for two pancakes. That's right, $3 for 2 pancakes unfortunately I made the mistake of thinking pancake breakfast meant it was a breakfast with pancakes ala Stampede pancake breakfast. I may get flamed for ranting about this because it was for charity blah blah blah, but seriously, anyone been to Bon's off broadway?"
See, we're not the only ones who think the PNE is lame.
*Can you even imagine sitting next to these guys at a Canucks game: "Haha, alcohol-free. The chances of us taking those seats were about as good as John Mark Karr being named a judge in this year's Little Miss Colorado pageant." [Orland Kurtenblog]
*Man. I'll bet the wedding of Gus Greeper was fantastic and shot-tastic. [Gus Greeper]
*I don't know what is more disturbing. That people are searching madly for SNL news about four cast members being fired, or that Seth Myers is the new head writer. God help us all. [Miss 604]
*If you watch the teaser promo for this "movie" you will know that the union is actually doing their poor members a huge favor by preventing them from making it. In this case, saving them from the utter embarassment and social outcast that this terrible thing will cause. [Darren Barefoot and Beyond Robson]
*How are Carole James' approval ratings lower than Gordo's? Wait, lower than George W. Bush's. Can we start the bring back Harcourt calls now? [Public Eye Online]
*Finally those bastards at Really Smooth Music have posted again. Smoooth. [Really Smooth Music]
*I think every woman should smell like cookies. Scratch that everyone should smell of cookies. [Vancouver Sweet Spot]
*Viral? The 11% drop off in viewers from last year tends to say otherwise. [Metroblogging Vancouver]
*Helping tourists in Vancouver to get to London Drugs and/or The Downtown Eastside can be rewarding. [Beyond Robson]
*Really, the hippies failed to promote their own Hippie Fest? Imagine that. [Metroblogging Vancouver]
*Hedy Fry gives her constituents a little treat in their mailboxes, a cute little brochure on foreign policy. [Jonathon Narvey]
*When marriages end badly its a shame. When they end in short videos with Lord of the Rings references and cheesy special effects on YouTube, its pure magic! [Mathhew Good]
*Wow. Waiterblog makes amazing pencil crayon maps. Food critic and map making savant. Who knew? [Waiterblog]
*Meg Fowler posts the most amazing photo of a shirtless, pantless man. It does burn my retinas, but somehow, I can't look away. [Meg Fowler]
*Jonathon Narvey finds the Washington Post's "Vancouver the new global warming tourist destination" lacking. [Comm Centre]
*Shameless wineblogger reveals the secret Kettle Valley Winery slurpee machine: "Also of note is that the winery has an excellent slurpee machine with hints of citrus showing orange, lime zest and Fanta…you get the idea." [Wineglow]
*Corn Dogs at the PNE. Yes...food on stick....goood.... [My Dinner Table]
*Confusing Mexican night at Nat Bailey? [Beyond Robson]
*Jessica Alba at the Teen Choice Awards: "The mighty Alba took a tumble, didn’t she? Budget extensions, SUPER budget makeup, and let’s not go anywhere near that five dollar top. Guess who’s going to attack her stylist tomorrow morning when she finds out everyone hated her ensemble?" [Lainey Gossip]
*This part of the new Wineglow post had me at hello: "I can’t believe I’m going to quote a country song but given the tailgate theme Kenny Chesney’s 'It’s a smile, it’s a kiss. It’s a sip of wine, it’s summertime”' comes to mind. Yeehaw!" And I hate country music. [WineGlow]
*Weird. Nobody wants a used chair that the prospective leaders of the Green Party have sat in? [Public Eye Online.]
