Saturday, January 23, 2010
Pip, Hawk and Hobo
Well, it's done. The birds are in the cage - and that's not spy code word for anything....literally, the birds are in the cage.
We just got back from the breeder's, and we chose two really nice birds. One mostly sky-blue (named Pip), and one that's white and blue (named Hawk). So far they've VERY quiet and just starting to explore a little.
As some of you know, Vik's latest business venture is called SOHO Computers (Small Office, Home office). Driving back from the breeder's, we passed a car from, I kid you not, HOBO Computers. (Home office, business office). If only Vik had beaten this guy to the punch.
We just got back from the breeder's, and we chose two really nice birds. One mostly sky-blue (named Pip), and one that's white and blue (named Hawk). So far they've VERY quiet and just starting to explore a little.
As some of you know, Vik's latest business venture is called SOHO Computers (Small Office, Home office). Driving back from the breeder's, we passed a car from, I kid you not, HOBO Computers. (Home office, business office). If only Vik had beaten this guy to the punch.
Labels: Birds
Monday, January 18, 2010
6 Cracker Challenge
There's been a couple "food challenges" at work in the past week: the "6 Cracker Challenge" and the "Cheeseburger Challenge". The cracker challenge seems like it should be easy - 6 soda crackers in 1 minute, while the cheeseburger challenge (10 McD cheezburgs in 1 hr) is just plain gross.
Surprisingly, our marketing writer successfully took on the burger challenge, while the cracker challenge was was too much for a dry-mouthed colleague of mine. (and yes, there's been money on the line).
In a personal quest to prove my eating related prowess, I bought a box of soda crackers on the weekend, and have been practicing - typically 2 attempts per day at the soda cracker challenge. I've tried a few different techniques (1 at a time, 2 at a time, 3-2-1, etc) and have gotten down to 1:20...but still a far cry from 1:00. Who woulda thought this would be so hard!?
Surprisingly, our marketing writer successfully took on the burger challenge, while the cracker challenge was was too much for a dry-mouthed colleague of mine. (and yes, there's been money on the line).
In a personal quest to prove my eating related prowess, I bought a box of soda crackers on the weekend, and have been practicing - typically 2 attempts per day at the soda cracker challenge. I've tried a few different techniques (1 at a time, 2 at a time, 3-2-1, etc) and have gotten down to 1:20...but still a far cry from 1:00. Who woulda thought this would be so hard!?
Labels: 6 Cracker Challenge
Saturday, January 09, 2010
Tweet Tweet?
You know we live a slow and sheltered life when both Laura and I had dreams about spider solitaire last night (I was even apparently talking about it in my sleep). That being said, my current win streak has been extended to 4...on the advanced level!
The apartment is currently in turmoil. The upside is that I've most likely convinced Laura that we don't actually need to move in order to accommodate birds. The bad news is that we don't actually need to move in order to accommodate birds -- ie. there's birds on the horizon. Laura is a woman on a mission, and I'm the kind of guy who for better or for worse keeps his promises.
My friend Ryan from work and I bottled and picked up our "U-brew" beer this week. The upside is that it's remarkably quite good (we did a batch of Belgian Blonde, and a batch of Irish Red). The downside is that I now have 3 cases of beer that need to be kept cool, and are now occupying 1/3 of our fridge.
After picking up the beer we did dinner at Red Violin, Toronto's version of the brazilian steakhouse (the all you can eat meat, where they come around and serve the different meats right off the skewers). I had enough steak to last me a month.
The apartment is currently in turmoil. The upside is that I've most likely convinced Laura that we don't actually need to move in order to accommodate birds. The bad news is that we don't actually need to move in order to accommodate birds -- ie. there's birds on the horizon. Laura is a woman on a mission, and I'm the kind of guy who for better or for worse keeps his promises.
My friend Ryan from work and I bottled and picked up our "U-brew" beer this week. The upside is that it's remarkably quite good (we did a batch of Belgian Blonde, and a batch of Irish Red). The downside is that I now have 3 cases of beer that need to be kept cool, and are now occupying 1/3 of our fridge.
After picking up the beer we did dinner at Red Violin, Toronto's version of the brazilian steakhouse (the all you can eat meat, where they come around and serve the different meats right off the skewers). I had enough steak to last me a month.
