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Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Is "fuzzyzquare" an allusion to rear-view mirror dice?
Sort of. The word "fuzzyzquare" came about when my husband and I were trying to come up with a name for our computer (of all things.) We started thinking it would be fun to use a combination of our names, like "Beniffer" or "Brangelina." With our first names being so short, our best option was either "Jarl" or "Kade," which would have worked but... kinda boring. So, thinking of our last names - Fuss & Squire - we started making combinations to, again, little satisfaction. Our attempts eventually turned into silly conversation and us making all the S's into Z's which gave us the "Fuzzy." Probably one of the most common "fuzzy" things to think of is "fuzzy dice" and hey, their square which rhymes with Squire - "Zquire" er, "Zquare!" Et, voila! FuzzyZquare! (Are you wishing you never asked? *hehe*)
Oh, and all after that, we ended up naming our computer "Mulder" as in Fox Mulder of the X-Files... 'cause he's cool. :)
Friday, March 12, 2010
What was the best concert you went to?
there are many, but one at the top of my list would be the first time I saw Fishbone. it was at the Concert Hall in T.O., around 1990. I was already madly in love with the band, but that love shot through the roof after seeing them live. seeing Angelo climb up the speakers on the side of the stage to the balcony, then jump down to the crowd below blew my mind at the time. Fishbone are the most energetic + energizing bands I have ever witnessed live... 5 times.
Why is a carrot more orange than an orange?
doesn't it have something to do with beta-carotene? (I'm not sure if oranges have that too... which explains why I am not a dietician.) maybe that's why they were called carrots? er... I guess they should have been called carotenes. LOL.
this reminds me of something I heard/learned many moons ago about colour and how colour only exists where there is light. the argument, in this situation, was about whether a carrot was orange at all when it's in the earth because there is no light present to make it appear orange. (as you probably know, colour only appears once light hits the surface of an object and reflects a specific spectrum of light that we see as a specific colour.) so, it a carrot orange even under ground? yes, I think it is. a very dirty orange, of course. but, we can only observe it as orange once it is pulled from the earth. I thought it was a dumb theory then as much as I do now. things need to "exist" in order to "be" in my opinion.
I think an even more important question is which tastes more orange... an orange or a carrot?!
Sunday, February 28, 2010
formspring.me
When you open a can of evaporated milk, shouldn't it be empty?
Interesting question... I'm sure it's mostly full of empty calories, though!
formspring.me
What TV show do you wish would go off the air for good?
There's probably more than one that ought to be taken off the air, but the only one I can think of at the moment is The View. I have never been able to sit through an entire episode no matter who the guests are. Terrible show, terrible interviews. I do like Whoopie though!
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Mr. Pep and I were out with some friends for beer + wings last night. We learned that the oldest son of the couple is really into Chuck Norris lately. We heard a hilarious story about the son wanting to do personalized valentine's day cards for his friends and classmates at school using some of the "Chuck Norris Facts." They are a laugh and wanted to look more up on the internet... it's been awhile since I've read them. I couldn't help but compile my own list. So, here it is... THE BEST CHUCK NORRIS FACT SHEET to date!
- Chuck Norris doesn't bowl strikes. He just knocks down one pin and the other nine faint.
- When the boogyman goes to sleep every night he checks the closet for Chuck Norris.
- Bullets dodge Chuck Norris.
- Chuck Norris never gets brain freeze.
- Chuck Norris can speak braille.
- There is no chin under Chuck Norris' beard, only another fist.
- Chuck Norris invented black. In fact, he invented the entire spectrum of visible light. Except pink. Tom Cruise invented pink.
- Chuck Norris counted to infinity twice.
- Some kids play kick the can. Chuck Norris played kick the keg.
- Chuck Norris doesn't use pickup lines, he simply says "Now."
- Guns don't kill people. Chuck Norris kills people.
- The chief export of Chuck Norris is pain.
- Most people fear the Reaper. The Reaper fears Chuck Norris.
- Chuck Norris can slam a revolving door.
- Chuck Norris shot the sheriff, but he roundhouse kicked the Deputy.
- Chuck Norris' show is called Walker: Texas Ranger because Chuck Norris doesn't run.
- If Chuck Norris is late, time better slow down.
- Chuck Norris once punched a man in the soul.
- Law and Order are what Chuck Norris calls his left and right legs.
- Chuck Norris' tears cure cancer. Too bad he has never cried.
- Chuck Norris smells what the Rock is cooking because the Rock is Chuck's personal chef.
- Chuck Norris is so cool, he has 12 facts in his top ten.
- Some people wear Superman pajamas. Superman wears Chuck Norris pajamas.
- Chuck Norris has two speeds: Walk and Kill.
- Chuck Norris doesn't sleep, he waits.
- Chuck Norris does not leave messages. Chuck Norris leaves warnings.
- Chuck Norris' calendar goes right from March 31st to April 2nd. No One fools Chuck Norris!
- Life is like a box of chocolates; You never know when Chuck Norris is going to kill you.
- The Great Wall of China was originally built to keep Chuck Norris out. It failed miserably.
- Chuck Norris is a man of few words. Chuck Norris is not a man of few roundhouse kicks to the face.
- When Chuck Norris does a push-up, he isn't lifting himself up, he's pushing the earth down.
- How much wood would a Wood Chuck chuck if a Wood Chuck was Chuck Norris? ALL of it!
- Chuck Norris doesn’t read books. He stares them down until he gets the information he wants.
- Chuck Norris was originally cast as Jack Bauer in 24, but was replaced by the producers when he managed to kill every terrorist and save the day in 12 minutes and 37 seconds.
- Chuck Norris can eat just one Lay’s potato chip.
- M.C. Hammer learned the hard way that Chuck Norris can touch this.
- If you work in an office with Chuck Norris, don’t ask him for his three-hole-punch.
- The quickest way to a man’s heart is with Chuck Norris’ fist.
- Chuck Norris won’t ever get a heart attack, because a heart knows better than to attack Chuck Norris.
- There is no theory of evolution, just a list of creatures Chuck Norris has allowed to live.
- Chuck Norris has already been to Mars. This explains the absence of life there.
- Chuck Norris knows where Carmen San Diego is.
- Chuck Norris puts the laughter in manslaughter.
- Crime does not pay - unless you are an undertaker following Walker, Texas Ranger on a routine patrol.
- Chuck Norris once ate a Rubik's cube and pooped it out solved.
- When Chuck Norris had surgery, the anesthesia was applied to the doctors.
- Chuck Norris frequently donates blood to the Red Cross...just never his own.
- Chuck Norris successfully separated twins conjoined at the head by roundhouse kicking them in the face.
- Chuck Norris has never blinked in his entire life....never.
- God said, "Let there be light." Chuck Norris replied, "Say please."
- Dinosaurs went extinct because of the Chuck Norrisaurus.
- Chuck Norris is suing Myspace for taking the name of what he calls everything around you.
- Apple pays Chuck Norris 99 cents every time he listens to a song.
- Chuck Norris does not believe in ravioli - he stuffs a live turtle with beef and smothers it in pig's blood.
- Chuck Norris once went skydiving, but promised never to do it again. He figured one Grand Canyon was enough.
- Chuck Norris is the reason why Waldo is hiding.
- Mr. T pities the fool. Chuck Norris rips the fool's head off.
- Lightning never strikes twice in one place because Chuck Norris is looking for it.
- There are no such things as tornadoes. Chuck Norris just hates trailer parks.
- Chuck Norris let the dogs out.
- Chuck Norris is not only a noun, but also a verb.
- Chuck Norris crossed the road. No one ever dared question his motives.
- Chuck Norris can kick through all six degrees of separation, hitting anyone anywhere in the face at any time.
- Chuck Norris can, in fact, raise the roof... and he can do it with one hand.
- Chuck Norris knows everything there is to know, except the definition of mercy.
- Paper beats rock, rock beats scissors, and scissors beat paper... but, Chuck Norris beats them all at the same time.
- Chuck Norris' pulse is measured on the Richter scale.
- If at first you don't succeed, you're not Chuck Norris.
- Chuck Norris knows every digit of Pi.
- Chuck Norris can taste lies.
- Chuck Norris doesn't wear a watch. HE decides what time it is.
- Outer Space exists because it's afraid to be on the same planet as Chuck Norris.
- Chuck Norris is so fast, he can run around the world and punch himself in the back of the head.
- Chuck Norris does not own a stove, oven, or microwave because revenge is a dish best served cold.
- Chuck Norris grinds his coffee with his own teeth and boils the water with his own rage.
- When Chuck Norris was born, the only person who cried was the doctor. Never slap Chuck Norris.
- Hand sanitizer can kill 99.9% of germs. Chuck Norris can kill 100% of whatever he wants.
- Chuck Norris can sneeze with his eyes open.
- Chuck Norris can divide by zero.
- When Chuck Norris touches water, he doesn't get wet... the water gets Chuck Norris.
- Chuck Norris died 10 years ago, but the Reaper is too afraid to tell him.
- Chuck Norris doesn't bowl strikes. He just knocks down one pin and the other nine faint.
- When the boogyman goes to sleep every night he checks the closet for Chuck Norris.
- Bullets dodge Chuck Norris.
- Chuck Norris never gets brain freeze.
- Chuck Norris can speak braille.
- There is no chin under Chuck Norris' beard, only another fist.
- Chuck Norris invented black. In fact, he invented the entire spectrum of visible light. Except pink. Tom Cruise invented pink.
- Chuck Norris counted to infinity twice.
- Some kids play kick the can. Chuck Norris played kick the keg.
- Chuck Norris doesn't use pickup lines, he simply says "Now."
- Guns don't kill people. Chuck Norris kills people.
- The chief export of Chuck Norris is pain.
- Most people fear the Reaper. The Reaper fears Chuck Norris.
- Chuck Norris can slam a revolving door.
- Chuck Norris shot the sheriff, but he roundhouse kicked the Deputy.
- Chuck Norris' show is called Walker: Texas Ranger because Chuck Norris doesn't run.
- If Chuck Norris is late, time better slow down.
- Chuck Norris once punched a man in the soul.
- Law and Order are what Chuck Norris calls his left and right legs.
- Chuck Norris' tears cure cancer. Too bad he has never cried.
- Chuck Norris smells what the Rock is cooking because the Rock is Chuck's personal chef.
- Chuck Norris is so cool, he has 12 facts in his top ten.
- Some people wear Superman pajamas. Superman wears Chuck Norris pajamas.
- Chuck Norris has two speeds: Walk and Kill.
- Chuck Norris doesn't sleep, he waits.
- Chuck Norris does not leave messages. Chuck Norris leaves warnings.
- Chuck Norris' calendar goes right from March 31st to April 2nd. No One fools Chuck Norris!
- Life is like a box of chocolates; You never know when Chuck Norris is going to kill you.
- The Great Wall of China was originally built to keep Chuck Norris out. It failed miserably.
- Chuck Norris is a man of few words. Chuck Norris is not a man of few roundhouse kicks to the face.
- When Chuck Norris does a push-up, he isn't lifting himself up, he's pushing the earth down.
- How much wood would a Wood Chuck chuck if a Wood Chuck was Chuck Norris? ALL of it!
- Chuck Norris doesn’t read books. He stares them down until he gets the information he wants.
- Chuck Norris was originally cast as Jack Bauer in 24, but was replaced by the producers when he managed to kill every terrorist and save the day in 12 minutes and 37 seconds.
- Chuck Norris can eat just one Lay’s potato chip.
- M.C. Hammer learned the hard way that Chuck Norris can touch this.
- If you work in an office with Chuck Norris, don’t ask him for his three-hole-punch.
- The quickest way to a man’s heart is with Chuck Norris’ fist.
- Chuck Norris won’t ever get a heart attack, because a heart knows better than to attack Chuck Norris.
- There is no theory of evolution, just a list of creatures Chuck Norris has allowed to live.
- Chuck Norris has already been to Mars. This explains the absence of life there.
- Chuck Norris knows where Carmen San Diego is.
- Chuck Norris puts the laughter in manslaughter.
- Crime does not pay - unless you are an undertaker following Walker, Texas Ranger on a routine patrol.
- Chuck Norris once ate a Rubik's cube and pooped it out solved.
- When Chuck Norris had surgery, the anesthesia was applied to the doctors.
- Chuck Norris frequently donates blood to the Red Cross...just never his own.
- Chuck Norris successfully separated twins conjoined at the head by roundhouse kicking them in the face.
- Chuck Norris has never blinked in his entire life....never.
- God said, "Let there be light." Chuck Norris replied, "Say please."
- Dinosaurs went extinct because of the Chuck Norrisaurus.
- Chuck Norris is suing Myspace for taking the name of what he calls everything around you.
- Apple pays Chuck Norris 99 cents every time he listens to a song.
- Chuck Norris does not believe in ravioli - he stuffs a live turtle with beef and smothers it in pig's blood.
- Chuck Norris once went skydiving, but promised never to do it again. He figured one Grand Canyon was enough.
- Chuck Norris is the reason why Waldo is hiding.
- Mr. T pities the fool. Chuck Norris rips the fool's head off.
- Lightning never strikes twice in one place because Chuck Norris is looking for it.
- There are no such things as tornadoes. Chuck Norris just hates trailer parks.
- Chuck Norris let the dogs out.
- Chuck Norris is not only a noun, but also a verb.
- Chuck Norris crossed the road. No one ever dared question his motives.
- Chuck Norris can kick through all six degrees of separation, hitting anyone anywhere in the face at any time.
- Chuck Norris can, in fact, raise the roof... and he can do it with one hand.
- Chuck Norris knows everything there is to know, except the definition of mercy.
- Paper beats rock, rock beats scissors, and scissors beat paper... but, Chuck Norris beats them all at the same time.
- Chuck Norris' pulse is measured on the Richter scale.
- If at first you don't succeed, you're not Chuck Norris.
- Chuck Norris knows every digit of Pi.
- Chuck Norris can taste lies.
- Chuck Norris doesn't wear a watch. HE decides what time it is.
- Outer Space exists because it's afraid to be on the same planet as Chuck Norris.
- Chuck Norris is so fast, he can run around the world and punch himself in the back of the head.
- Chuck Norris does not own a stove, oven, or microwave because revenge is a dish best served cold.
- Chuck Norris grinds his coffee with his own teeth and boils the water with his own rage.
- When Chuck Norris was born, the only person who cried was the doctor. Never slap Chuck Norris.
- Hand sanitizer can kill 99.9% of germs. Chuck Norris can kill 100% of whatever he wants.
- Chuck Norris can sneeze with his eyes open.
- Chuck Norris can divide by zero.
- When Chuck Norris touches water, he doesn't get wet... the water gets Chuck Norris.
- Chuck Norris died 10 years ago, but the Reaper is too afraid to tell him.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
There are some really talented photographers out there! I aspire to do more of my own photography someday, but for now, I am content with discovering folks who are out there doing it as their full-time job (and rightly so, because they have a unique way of portraying their subjects!) Viewing their wonderful galleries of photos, trying to tuck away (in the back of my brain) their useful techniques and ways of "seeing" through the camera lens... being a willing student.
Yves Marchand & Romain Meffre, and Scott Haefner are such talents. They have this incredible way of finding the beauty in places long forgotten and dreadfully weathered by time. Stunning photographs that will tease you into imagining the time and era that these places were thriving, full of life and progress. It's nearly jaw-dropping.
Yves Marchand & Romain Meffre, and Scott Haefner are such talents. They have this incredible way of finding the beauty in places long forgotten and dreadfully weathered by time. Stunning photographs that will tease you into imagining the time and era that these places were thriving, full of life and progress. It's nearly jaw-dropping.
I stumbled over this on a CBCradio3 blog the other day (even helped find out the very information that follows.) Jon Janes, the dude that IS The Mountain & The Trees band, is looking for help on his next album. The idea is actually pretty cool... keep reading!
"How To Play On A Mountains & Trees Album
(or how not to make a million dollars, but enjoy it just the same)
The Mountains & The Trees are recording a new album (to be released later this year) and there are several ways to play on said album:
#1 - Be The Mountains & The Trees (I just checked - that’s not you)
#2 - Be part of the Valleys & Seas Orchestra that often accompanies The Mountains & The Trees (there’s a chance this is you, but if not, read on)
#3 - Be you (the most likely scenario)
That’s right, *anybody* can be on the new Mountains & Trees album. All it takes is a few simple steps:
#1 - Go to https://download.yousendit.com/TzY1ZFhqb0JGOFJMWEE9PQ and download the .WAV file (”New Song (La La La Section) DEMO” or something like that)
#2 - Load it into your favorite program (Garageband, ProTools, Adobe, etc) and make a recording of yourself singing along to the “La Da Da DaDa Da” section (make sure it’s as high a quality as it can be - it’ll have to be for the end result)
#3 - Save the part of just yourself singing as a high-quality (VERY important) .WAV file and use http://www.yousendit.com to send the file back to info@themountainsandthetrees.com. Make sure to include your name/where-you’re-from in the e-mail!
That’s about it! If the file is of good quality, we’ll put it together along with the others and the local ones and make a chorus out of it. Bada bing, bada bang, bada boom, you’re on a Mountains & Trees album!
So what have we learned from all this?
#1 - It’s easy to get on a Mountains & Trees album
#2 - I like making lists with 3 different points
#3 - ...
Any questions, comments, concerns, compliments, or snide remarks can be sent to info@themountainsandthetrees.com.
Cheers!
- Jon, The Mountains & The Trees" (via Facebook)
So, there ya have it. Cool idea, right?! I don't know if I have the capability to participate (need to check with the Mr. about recording devices in our household) but will have to do it soon. In one comment Jon left on the Facebook post, he said they're taking submissions through mid-February.
"How To Play On A Mountains & Trees Album
(or how not to make a million dollars, but enjoy it just the same)
The Mountains & The Trees are recording a new album (to be released later this year) and there are several ways to play on said album:
#1 - Be The Mountains & The Trees (I just checked - that’s not you)
#2 - Be part of the Valleys & Seas Orchestra that often accompanies The Mountains & The Trees (there’s a chance this is you, but if not, read on)
#3 - Be you (the most likely scenario)
That’s right, *anybody* can be on the new Mountains & Trees album. All it takes is a few simple steps:
#1 - Go to https://download.yousendit.com/TzY1ZFhqb0JGOFJMWEE9PQ and download the .WAV file (”New Song (La La La Section) DEMO” or something like that)
#2 - Load it into your favorite program (Garageband, ProTools, Adobe, etc) and make a recording of yourself singing along to the “La Da Da DaDa Da” section (make sure it’s as high a quality as it can be - it’ll have to be for the end result)
#3 - Save the part of just yourself singing as a high-quality (VERY important) .WAV file and use http://www.yousendit.com to send the file back to info@themountainsandthetrees.com. Make sure to include your name/where-you’re-from in the e-mail!
That’s about it! If the file is of good quality, we’ll put it together along with the others and the local ones and make a chorus out of it. Bada bing, bada bang, bada boom, you’re on a Mountains & Trees album!
So what have we learned from all this?
#1 - It’s easy to get on a Mountains & Trees album
#2 - I like making lists with 3 different points
#3 - ...
Any questions, comments, concerns, compliments, or snide remarks can be sent to info@themountainsandthetrees.com.
Cheers!
- Jon, The Mountains & The Trees" (via Facebook)
So, there ya have it. Cool idea, right?! I don't know if I have the capability to participate (need to check with the Mr. about recording devices in our household) but will have to do it soon. In one comment Jon left on the Facebook post, he said they're taking submissions through mid-February.
Monday, January 25, 2010
I swear I had really good intentions when I said in a previous post that I would be posting more regularly! "Life" has been quite hectic but relaxing at the same time as of late.
I've enjoyed having more free time since "retiring" from roller derby. Actually, my retirement becomes "official" at the end of this month, which is nearly here! (Where has this month gone?!) Today, the new Vice-President (aka my replacement) for the league will be announced! My vote was hard to cast as there were two VERY capable women on the ballot that I wanted to vote for. I will be equally happy if either of them take the seat. I cannot wait to find out! My time being involved in roller derby is far from over, though. I intend to continue to volunteer as much as possible with my league (Tri-City Roller Girls) through the Bout Production Committee, working bouts, and kicking off "Team Super-Fan" which really just means I'll continue to boisterously promote derby and TCRG any way I can! Oh ya... keep an eye out for "Team Super-Fan"!!
Something else I "committed" to just yesterday is the Skull-a-day movement. I've been a big fan of the blog and idea for over a year now, and decided I am going to do my best to create, draw, discover (etc.) a skull every day for a year. Hmm... thinking about this more now... perhaps I should see if I can make it through a month first. *Haha* In any event, it should be interesting and fun. Hopefully I'll actually get my s*** together enough to actually POST my creations/discoveries on here. *fingers crossed*
In just under two weeks I'll be volunteering at the Hillside Inside festival. I. CANNOT. WAIT! Hillside Fest (the one that happens over a weekend in July at Guelph Lake) is so amazing and magical. I've considered volunteering over the past couple of years, but with my derby schedule, it's been impossible. I didn't even make it to the weekend festival last summer - the first time in what would've been my 5th annual attendance. It still makes me sad that I missed it. I don't want that to happen again. February 6th, 2010 will be my first Hillside Inside event, the Festival's 3rd annual, and man, am I looking forward to it! They have an incredible lineup, including Hawksley Workman, The Rural Alberta Advantage, Woodhands, Socalled, Ani DiFranco, and more! See... awesome! Find out more info about Hillside here.
I've enjoyed having more free time since "retiring" from roller derby. Actually, my retirement becomes "official" at the end of this month, which is nearly here! (Where has this month gone?!) Today, the new Vice-President (aka my replacement) for the league will be announced! My vote was hard to cast as there were two VERY capable women on the ballot that I wanted to vote for. I will be equally happy if either of them take the seat. I cannot wait to find out! My time being involved in roller derby is far from over, though. I intend to continue to volunteer as much as possible with my league (Tri-City Roller Girls) through the Bout Production Committee, working bouts, and kicking off "Team Super-Fan" which really just means I'll continue to boisterously promote derby and TCRG any way I can! Oh ya... keep an eye out for "Team Super-Fan"!!
Something else I "committed" to just yesterday is the Skull-a-day movement. I've been a big fan of the blog and idea for over a year now, and decided I am going to do my best to create, draw, discover (etc.) a skull every day for a year. Hmm... thinking about this more now... perhaps I should see if I can make it through a month first. *Haha* In any event, it should be interesting and fun. Hopefully I'll actually get my s*** together enough to actually POST my creations/discoveries on here. *fingers crossed*
In just under two weeks I'll be volunteering at the Hillside Inside festival. I. CANNOT. WAIT! Hillside Fest (the one that happens over a weekend in July at Guelph Lake) is so amazing and magical. I've considered volunteering over the past couple of years, but with my derby schedule, it's been impossible. I didn't even make it to the weekend festival last summer - the first time in what would've been my 5th annual attendance. It still makes me sad that I missed it. I don't want that to happen again. February 6th, 2010 will be my first Hillside Inside event, the Festival's 3rd annual, and man, am I looking forward to it! They have an incredible lineup, including Hawksley Workman, The Rural Alberta Advantage, Woodhands, Socalled, Ani DiFranco, and more! See... awesome! Find out more info about Hillside here.
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