Superpost in Miniformat

Yea.. . you heard me!

42!

'nuff said!

Best Part In Cinema...

... is without a doubt the new trailers you get to see.

Like the following movie, which I'm pretty convinced will hook both me AND my daughter on an epic adventure that is not something we have yet written. Or at the least it's not Tolkien. :)

The Golden Compass:



And yes - I DO know my daughter is only almost 5.
She watches Yu-gi-oh and Di-Gata, something much more perverse and mind controlling than any movie violence.

You think I'm wrong? You think it's just a nice and neat kid show that animators create for their own fun and story and no one is having an hidden agenda? Think again.

At least action and movie violence is extreme enough not to be taken (in 99.999% of the cases) serious enough.

Frustration, Ranting and General Tidbits

So I've gotten to the point where I have several things to vent about... but nothing that really deserves it's own entry.

So here goes:

#[Begin Rant A]

What is WRONG with Unions and Syndications here in Quebec? Have they created a system in which would automatically cause a strike every two years? Have anyone ever heard of planning ahead and starting a long time a head of the looming strike deadline?

Honestly, I think Quebecers just love to mess around with people and tosses out strike notice left and right, just because they can. PLAN IN ADVANCE! *mutters about silly people*

#[End Rant A]

#[Begin Rant B]

How can the world have such talented writers that can torment an entire population of Heroes fans and still revolve around the sun. Do we REALLY have to wait to October (or worse, January 2008! *gasps*) before Heroes start again?

It almost seem unfair that Heroes have all the good ones and Lost have lost so many things that made it a promising Series. Yes - I'm a Lost Basher! :)

#[End Rant B]

#[Begin Rant C]

Why is people always making a garden out of a flower (is that a saying?), or cant see the tree for the forest (or is that one backwards)?
Why cant people think before they jump, or ask before they assume? Investigate before they ignore? Or be quiet when others want to say something?
Why cant people stop using the word "cant" and start using the word "can, with some time"?

#[End Rant C]

Oh well... cant really remember all the rest i needed to rant about - I just know it was good and frustrating at the time.

Take THAT, Sun!

The word is "Diplomat", a Danby creation packing 5,000 BTU's of sweet cooling...

And it's sucking your heated air in to transform it to a cool sweet savoring 17 degrees Celsius flowing column of air, spreading through-out the apartment.

So take that, Mr. Sun. Take it somewhere else and leave us alone.. or at least don't push it beyond 24 degrees.

*Shakes fist at the Sun and crawls back in front of the Diplomat*

Air Condition - Life

Hmm.. is it "Air Condition" or "Air conditioning"?
No matter - it is life... it is the anti-death of Summer and the only thing that makes Montreal and the rest of Quebec bearable during the summer.

Yes, all you Sun lovers out there - I hate Summer!

What is there to love about a season that makes you sweat the moment you step out of hte door, or that prevents you from sleeping during the night?


Who in their right mind looks forward to 30 degrees at MIDNIGHT? Who looks forward to sitting in the sun all day long, exposing all of their body to the deadly rays?

Ok, so I will admit that the body part is a nice thing if it's on a woman (most of the cases) and there is very little thing to leave to fantasy - but still. It does not make up for the rest of the horrible heat and pain and torture we will endure shortly.

Abolish the Sun!

Taxi – The Weird Traveling

I’ve been thinking a lot on what it might take for a person to become a taxi driver. Clearly it never requires directional skills or knowledge of the city – no, that seems to be an extra perk you might pay extra for. And you’ll pay even more if the driver actually knows his way around.

Cynical, am I?

Let’s see – Whenever I am REALLY late and I feel I have enough of my spending money to burn on Taxi, there are some facts that always seems to happen.

• I ALWAYS get a black guy who barely can speak. Sign language ftw!
• They NEVER know where Cavendish is, so backtracking skills are essential (Cavendish -> Thimmens -> Marcel Laurent -> Henri Bourassa)
• If no directions are given, you KNOW he’s either following the busiest bus route, or decides to brave the 40.
• It will always cost 20% more than you think.

I do have to admit that there are good drivers around, decent people with decent lives, holding decent conversations… and some even get you from point A to point B in the fastest way possible. Imagine that!

Famous rides I’ll never forget:

• Taxi from Cote Vertu Mall where I seemed to have been picked up before the guy was to make his last deposit before the bank closed. It seemed like a life or death thing, and God knows death was a HUGE factor. The entire trip took less than 9 minutes – something normally going on 20 – 25. Halfway he was wondering if I had a problem with speeds, since he was in a hurry. “Hell No, as long as I am alive when we get there” was my response. He laughed and thought I was joking. I was not.

• The newly minted driver who had never been in St-Laurent and picked me up at the Metro, to go to a friend of mine living (it turned out) about 10 min walking distance from the metro. Had I known that then, I would have saved about 30 min off the trip, and tons of $$$.

• The old man who was a pro taxi driver (clearly, cause he was very friendly and had a infectious smile that made you think “I got to tip” even before he started driving) that missed the turn to get to Marcel Laurent, and the 2 following exits, before going around in the wrong place, trying to get his bearing. Granted, he did stop the meter after realizing his problems and we still arrived without problems, but still… I gave a large tip.

In the end, I probably think that being a taxi driver is amongst the high end jobs available for people. Where else can you see the sights of a city for free, get to meet people on a daily basis and get money for simply being friendly? Although you have lots of dead time and you run the risk of being robbed and stuff… I can still see why so many people want to be drivers.