Distracting Website #2

This one has been around for a while, but I found it waiting in my inbox the day after my “it just works” post.

Honda | “Isn’t it nice when things just work?”

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“It just works.”

It took my PowerBook G4 695 days to go from “it just works” to “it almost works.” Subsequently, it took twenty minutes to go from “it almost works” to “it doesn’t work,” an hour to go from “it doesn’t work” to “it sort of works,” and a day to go from “it sort of works” to “it just works,” again. Somehow, I don’t think that any of the intermediate slogans would have passed muster at Apple’s marketing department. (However, it DOES just work, again.)

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GHC Curling Bonspiel II

Fun for the entire family. Well, mainly for the graduate student portion of the family.

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NO SOUP FOR YOU!

I never thought that my entries at ROCKET SOUP would actually be about rockets and / or soup. However, I recently paid a visit to The Original Soup Man, in the Toronto Eaton Centre, and thought that the experience warranted an entry. An explanation. The Original Soup Man is the restaurant of Al Yeganeh, popularly known as Seinfeld’s “Soup Nazi.” (Not the original restaurant, but the new and franchised version.) There WERE rules for ordering, although I don’t imagine that they were enforced by the teenagers working the counter:

FOR THE MOST EFFICIENT AND FASTEST SERVICE THE LINE MUST BE KEPT MOVING.

• Pick the soup you want!
  
• Have your money ready!
  
• Move to the extreme left after ordering!
  

Most importantly, however, the soup was fantastic, thick and flavorful, but expensive. I had the mulligatawny. Delicious. I heartily recommend it, in particular for those readers who are familiar with the meaning of “NO SOUP FOR YOU!”

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Dieppe : A Chamber Opera

Wow. Busy week. While I won’t bore you with the details of school and work, I would like to mention one of the highlights of the week. On Thursday evening, my good friend MT premiered his first opera, Dieppe, being the culmination of his work towards a Master’s of Music Composition at UWO. The opera was fantastic, and I have to say congratulations to all those involved in the production. (My only criticism; a complete lack of zombie and / or ninja content.) But seriously, congratulations MT.

Dieppe : A Chamber Opera

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GRINDHOUSE

Zombies. Fast cars. Sex. Missing reels. Violence. Explosions. Guns. Crazy babysitter twins. More zombies. Robert Rodriguez. Planet Terror. Quentin Tarantino. Death Proof. 2 ½ Hours of Pure Dynamite! Grindhouse. See it.

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Ben Folds @ The Kool Haus

I’ll admit, it’s been a few years since I’ve paid much attention to Ben Folds. However, tonight’s show at the Kool Haus may have turned me around. MT, JG and I missed the opener, but managed to catch all of Ben’s set, which featured a good mix of new songs and old favorites. Highlights included:

• B****** Ain’t S*** by Dr. Dre
  
• Narcolepsy and Army from The Unauthorized Biography Of Reinhold Messner
  
• Underground from Ben Folds Five
  
• Such Great Heights by The Postal Service
  
• Misirlou from the Pulp Fiction Soundtrack
  

The band was energetic, the sound was fantastic, and good times were had by all. Can Ben Folds play piano? Yes. Can Ben Folds sing? Yes. Would I see him again? Of course.

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TrekPolitiks?

Interesting excerpt from Douglas Coupland's Microserfs:

“Politics is, in the end, about biology, information, diversification, numbers, numbers, and numbers – all candy coated with charisma and guns.”

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No More Exams?

Scanning electron microscopy. Raman spectroscopy. Cathodoluminescence. Backscattered electrons. Scanning tunneling microscopy. Electron beam induced conductivity. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Electron backscatter diffraction. Energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy. Secondary electrons. Atomic force microscopy. Auger electron spectroscopy. Photoluminescence. Transmission electron microscopy. Secondary ion mass spectroscopy. Paper. Exam. Finished.

And to celebrate; laundry, cleaning, and a long overdue run.

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Distracting Website #1

An interesting / fun / distracting website, and a token to everybody who is stuck inside writing papers and studying for exams:

Nikon | Universcale

Enjoy! More to come soon.

BLOGGER 2.0

Or, BLOGGER X.Y?

Just a quick note to say kudos to BLOGGER for the improvements that they have made to their service. Although a little buggy at times, their new tools and options are definitely worth a try. (Especially if your CSS is a little rusty.) Check out the 'new' service at www.blogger.com.

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ROCKET SOUP 2.0

Or, how I learned to stop worrying and love the blog. I should begin with an apology; to anybody who intended to follow the previous incarnation of ROCKET SOUP. One single post doesn't make for a very good weblog. Especially when said post consists, primarily, of a criticism of the single post weblog. I'm sorry. But, following a little redesign and a fresh start, I promise that there WILL be content. I have a lot to write about. I may even have time to write about it. So, stay tuned.


Finally, back by popular demand; my seven dream Jeopardy! categories, circa April 1st, 2007:

• Caffeinated Beverages
  
• Six String Acoustic Instruments
  
• 20th / 21st Century Literature
  
• Run Ian Run!
  
• Hindi Numbers < 14
  
• Nanotechnology
  
• Semi-Obscure Scandinavian Pop Music

I feel like I'm forgetting something. Anyhow, stay tuned / linked / whatever, as there is more to come soon. (I promise.)