Paras - Last time you talked to me about your Hinton place, you were complaining that it was too big.

Also, while I'm being snarky, someone needs to tell Darren Dreger about why Joffrey Lupul is not an Oiler:

[The Oilers'] offence looks like Swiss cheese with the departure of Ryan Smyth, Joffrey Lupul and Petr Sykora.

2 bedroom/2 bath my ass. More like 2 bedroom, 1 bath, and one toilet and sink at the back of my closet.

Still, nice place.

Consumerism! The Musical

Alright got my phone back yesterday. They only had it for a month and didn't phone me to pick it up. So no obselet(sp?) but reliable loaner. Back to the new but finicky phone again.
It's like getting your Ford GT back from the dealer after driving a reliable Ford Focus for a month.

First, thanks to everyone who came out last night. It really meant a lot to me, and, no worries, I'll be back before you know it.

Now, on to more important things. I should have plugged this earlier, but I various things (sleeping, packing, eating, guys saying "Look, over there!") distracted me. On CBC tonight (in about 10 minutes), Test the Nation is on. I normally wouldn't care, but this is the special that involved my brother being flown down to Toronto to tape this last March.

It's also the reason he's quoted in today's Journal saying "[English teachers are] the guardians of the English language."

I can't wait to see that come back and bite him on the ass.

Hey all - the tutoring place I am working for is looking for people to teach English and ESL classes on Saturdays. We are open 9:30-4 though you'd have a say in exactly when and how many hours you teach. I don't know a lot about the new program that we are using this year, but last year's was really good - lessons were practically planned for you. The kids are good and you'll only have 2-3 at a time. If any of you with a B.A. or B.Ed are interested, or know someone who is, let me know! Pay is $15/hour plus $1/hour per finished degree.

that's a very good question, that I think should be left up to someone else answering... mostly because I don't know it, I just know where to drive!

sorry Leo.

for those of us who don't know, but what's andy's address?

okay... so, uh...


word came down from on high
essentially telling us that, well,
there shall be no go-karting...
or at least not at 4pm.

PARAS CON HAS BEEN MOVED TO ANDY'S HOUSE
so go there, and stay dry (or drier)
but, well, you should delay your arrival at casa de Thompson, as Par and Roo and Pam are going to the Whitemud to collect any stragglers who think go-karting in the rain would be fun and bring them over...