Author: chuma

Today I discovered that one of my MP3 CDs has two lateral cracks in the hub of the CD. (Photos to follow later today when I can get them off of my camera). This is the first time I’ve even seen that happen before. Time to make a new CD!

(update Aug 14) ah, here’s that photo:

I’ve discovered Advance Wars. Advance Wars is very, very addictive.

I believe I’ve failed to mention that we now have a second fish tank. This is just a little 10 gallon one that has five dwarf puffers in it. The puffers are pretty cool little fish: they’re kinda chubby and sort of flutter around in the water. Sandy calls them “water hummingbirds”.

Last week, our other tank almost had a catastrophe: the motor on our AquaClear Mini filter burned out. Luckily I discovered it before it was too late, quickly went out to the pet store and took the opportunity to upgrade to a Penguin BIO-Wheel 125 filter system. The BIO-Wheel is supposed to be the best one out there. I hope to replace the filter in the puffer’s take (currently a cheap Top-Fin one) with a BIO-Wheel mini soon.

Also, I sold my scooter. Sniff I’ll miss it. It was damn fun to drive, but I just don’t need it in the city, and I couldn’t justify keeping it. One day, I hope to get myself back into a position where I can buy a scooter, so I can zip around stupid gas guzzling SUVs.

I’m getting pretty tired of Sluggy Freelance. Actually, I’ve been getting pretty tired of it for a while now. When I started reading it back in 1998, it was funny, there weren’t too many characters, and the plotlines were easy to follow. I think I lost the plot somewhere in 2001, and there are about three or four characters who I cannot name. Plotlines that last for months are just too darn hard to follow. I got totally lost in the middle of The Storm Breaker Saga, and I mean, now everything is tied to the silly book of E-Ville and that stupid haunted house. I don’t even remember where the house came from. Maybe I just prefer to laugh when I read a comic. I know that I’ve gotten Sandy turned onto Penny Arcade in a big way, and she’s not even a gamer. (Heck, I’m not even a gamer).

Anyone want two tickets to see the Stones tomorrow? We’re not going. I didn’t even realize when I bought them that the concert was in the middle of the week and going to be all friggin’ day.

Monday was by birthday. Yay me!

Dammit, I was thinking of an intelligent post this morning on the subway, it was all formed in my head, then I didn’t write it down. Grr.

Recently, I revamped the UNNA site with a tweaked look and new icons. I also got an idea for a super-secret project yesterday, hopefully I’ll be able to bring it out.

Oh yeah, now I remember what I was going to write about. They’ve finally ironed out the kerfuffle about what you can and cannot bring to the big Stones & Friends concert on Toronto on the 30th. According to Metro, it breaks down like this:

Bringables:

• snack foods
• special dietary foods
• non-alcoholic beverages in plastic sealed containers, maximum of two 500mL-sized containers, free water refils available onsite
• cellphones
• knapsacks and soft sided coolers
• beach towels
• cushions, sealed (no zippers)
• binoculars
• medications
• rain ponchos

Non-bringables:

• cameras of any type
• audio and video recorders
• chairs
• fireworks (duh)
• weapons including pocket knives
• alcoholic beverages
• cans and glass bottles
• camping or camping equipment (including sleeping bags)
• hard-sided coolers
• bicycles, skateboards, rollerblades, scooters

Note that phones are OK, but cameras are not. Phone-cameras? And cushions with no zippers is like nail clippers being confiscated on airplanes: it’s totally stupid.