wasn't expecting that from you, Face. (not that you're not capable, just didn't expect it)

But you're right, Tooker Gomberg was always bandied as a left wing nut by the "mainstream" press.
And yet he's the only councillor that I know of who actually did something productive in his time.
He created the then "costly and absurd", but now incredibly useful BUSLINK program among other initiatives.

The environmental community, along with countless others, really do miss him.

he worked for change, and stayed true to his ideals
although he eventually fell into the burnout he fought so hard for others to overcome
SEE magazine had some awesome stuff on him too shortly after his passing.
check here and here for more on him.

Speaking of SEE, Bob is officially gone.
They opted not to show him killing a dog and Bob moved to Vue.
just in case you're wondering where your regular dose of Bob the Angry Flower went to.

Check out THE MUSEUM OF HOAXES Baby Hitler!

Yeah... it is snowing... isn't it suppose to be spring?

I thought it was appropriate that the "unbiased" (relatively speaking) indymedia.org had an article on Tooker Gomberg in his passing; our more 'mainstream' media sources distorted all perception of him in his life. I really didn't have much of an opinion on him while he was on council since the only exposure I had to him was his tongue-in-cheek comment that "we'll freeze the city's roads and we can all ice-skate to work". The media made it sound like he was serious, so I really didn't know what to think. But in unfortunate hindisght it has come to my attention that he did a good number of wonderful things for this city, albeit his means of convincing were often controversial at best.

Whether or not you agreed with his ideas, I think we can all recognize that he was a man who fought by 'whatever means necessary' to work towards something he truly believed in. If that's not living honourably, I don't know what is. It's a shame that he didn't think he'd ever see his work come to fruition... which is purported to be what led him into his ever-downward spiral into depression which ultimately took his life.

In rememberance of Mr. Gomberg I encourage all of you to strive to live your life as dedicated to your principles (whatever they may be) as he did. I know I'm late by a long-shot; but may his soul rest forever in peace.

The short article I was referring to can be found here: www.indymedia.org.

ARGH. I'm sitting in the dark in a computer lab at the UofA. My assignment is 80% complete and I don't feel like doing it anymore. But I HAVE TO. There's a good show at the PowerPlant right now... and some of my friends are there... and I really REALLY REALLY want to go. But I must finish this ASSignment. ASSignment. Get it? Kuz it's ass.

okay. I'm gonna go finish it now. I'm hungry. How am I gonna get home? When do the buses stop coming? I'm screwed.

Here you go, Alison. One speed hump.

Ha Ha... innuendo.

Finally - a good letter from the University!


Dear Matthew

Re: Fall Term 2003 Change of Grade

We are pleased ot advise that your grade in BIOL 321 LEC A1 has been changed from C+ to B-

As you are aware, the University changed from a nine-point system to our current letter grading system... blah blah blah.

< voice="toad">Yaahooooooo!!< /voice>

AUUGGGHHHH!!!

I just don't care anymore. At all. I couldn't manage even to get myself to classes
today and that's not really like me; I'm just so burnt out I don't care. I have a
paper I don't know when it's due (also haven't started!) and a project I don't know
when it's due and another paper, but at least I know that's due Friday. Fuck.

so really, the whole disassemble-reassemble trick is unimaginative and cliche,
why bother anymore?
You engineers need to think of more things to do than just the same old "standard" trick


And actually, Par, it's NOT an April Fools joke
(unless it's being played on all of the UofA)
They seriously are taking pictures of the "R" in Quad on Thursday, honest.
I'm going to be there for both the 1 and 3pm photos.
It's a no-obligation action.
You just stand in the shape of an "R" and they take the picture
from some sort of building (probably CAB)

It's an R, even if it is a prank, there'll be enough people there
that it won't matter too much and the picture of the R can be used elsewhere.
jeeze, get over it, Paras! ;P



oh shit, I have a grad speech to write for Saturday... AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
and A paper, and a Procite research program to do and some serious studying
and the organizatio of a reference notebook and a 15 minute presentation
and I couldn't do anything on Saturday or Sunday last weekend so now I'm even more behind.

Here is a April Fools joke to play on someone. Disassemble a car and rebuild it in someones office. We bored out of or mind engineers have done this to our dean several times before.