Canada to go to Mars. Really.
The Canadian space agency, tired of just building big robot arms, has set it's sights on Mars. That's right, soon, the red planet shall fall to the maple leaf.
[posted by gavin on Monday, May 28, 2001 | link this | talk]

It burns, it burns
My first week in my new summer pad has turned tragic tonight when I burnt my fingers while cooking. And not the wussy "put a bag of frozen peas over it" type of burn, no, I'm talking bits of skin hanging off the bone, followed by periods of fading in and out of conciousness.

Damit, my fingers are gone dunn a-hurtin'!
[posted by gavin on Friday, May 25, 2001 | link this | talk]

Wrong
So I went to the supermarket today and bought some apples and oranges. Then I brought them home and compared them. Silly me; you can't compare apple and oranges! Then my head exploded.
[posted by gavin on Friday, May 18, 2001 | link this | talk]

Underwear
I brought Survivor 2 boxer-shorts today. Even the girl at the checkout was impressed.

Update: K, blogvoices is down, so let me clarify things this way.. the sales lady was impressed by my purchace because she could see from the Survivor 2 logo on the shorts that I was indeed a conissuer of fine television programming of the highest calibure. Not only that, but I fully intend to wear these boxers next time I work myself into a situation whereby someone other than I will get to see my undies, so that they too, can see I proudly carry the banner of reality-based television upon my body (specifically, I carry the banner around my naughty bits).

Update #2: This was a surprise, but it turns out the boxers were uncomfortable! Bummer..
[posted by gavin on Friday, May 11, 2001 | link this | talk]

Red button
What happens when you press the red button? Magic!

(bad, evil magic).

(If you don't like the result, press Alt+F4)
[posted by gavin on Monday, May 07, 2001 | link this | talk]

Movies
Wow, look at all the people who are going to be in the next Kevin Smith movie. I once had to write an essay on his movies "Clerks" and "Mallrats" for a Film Studies class a couple of years ago. "Clerks" was pretty good, but "Mallrats" was awful. You can read my less than enthusiastic essay here.
Random Quote: "I want to take this time to apologize for Mallrats" - Kevin Smith
[posted by gavin on Monday, May 07, 2001 | link this | talk]

(don't) look at those pert, pert buttocks
May is "victims of pornography" month: a movement to cleanse the internet of porn.

Several years ago there was a no-porn week in my school, in which a lot of people went around espousing the horrors of pornography and passing out white ribbons. But, what grabbed your attention more than the prospect of a world without nudies, was just how creepy these people were. They were the white, ultra-religious, twitchy group of people who would sit at the front of a class and laugh a little too hysterically at their own jokes.

But then, people with a strong opinion on anything are just so annoying. Maybe it's because I'm moderately lazy, and other peoples hopping around and arm waving looks tiring, but as soon as someone starts handing out ribbons for anything other than infectious diseases or babies down wells, it's time to switch off.

Let's face it, porn is around for one real reason, and as far as reasons go, that one ain't bad.
[posted by gavin on Friday, May 04, 2001 | link this | talk]

Advertising gone strange
What is it about 3 evil looking disembodied heads laying in a middle of a post-apocalyptic desert that just screams "buy milk".
[posted by gavin on Wednesday, May 02, 2001 | link this | talk]

Gimmi some o' dat credit
I received a credit card through the mail today. It's my first one, and the only real reason I signed up for it was because they were offering me a free present (a travel alarm clock, which works). Now I don't know what to buy.. it's like there's a party in my wallet, and everyone's coming.

I know I'm just going to use it to buy boring essential things, like food and porn. When Macaulay Culkin got his first credit card, he bought a tux-and-tails outfit, complete with top hat and monocle. But I guess I can't always live my life like Macaulay Culkin.

If you've got any ideas on what I can buy with my new found and ill-advised credit, write them in the "discuss" section below.
[posted by gavin on Tuesday, May 01, 2001 | link this | talk]

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