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My Face 3

So I decided to take a 15 minute break from studying and I came across this really cool Face recognition site where you can upload a photo of yourself to see what celebrities you look like. I was pleased to see that some of my favourite actors slightly resembled me (Except I wasn’t too happy ...

Adam Plimmer is No Longer 2

Since I’m still getting some traffic from people looking for Adam Plimmer, I figured I’d let everyone know that Adam Plimmer has closed his store. I wonder if he closed down the store as a result of the lack of business since he threw his raging fit back in February. In his little “Goodbye Note” ...

Google April Fool’s Jokes 2007 1

Now this is great Advertising. Did you browse to Google today and see their April Fool’s joke? New! Get FREE breakthrough broadband with Google TiSP (BETA). Read through it; it’s hilarious. They even announced the new Gmail service called “Gmail Paper“, where Google will print your e-mails and send them to you for FREE! Is ...

What are you thinking right now? 2

When I was in Whistler BC a few weeks back, we stayed for two nights with some friends of Tim’s from Toronto. One of them told me about a building a couple blocks from my place that had a disturbing sign on it. Intrigued by this discovery, I had to get the full story behind ...

Movie Theatre Bloopers 2

Sometimes when you’re at the theatre watching a comedy, they’ll show outtakes at the end of the movie. Tonight, Han, George and I were at the theatre watching the movie 300. Far from a comedy, and with no chance of seeing outtakes at the end, we were entertained in other ways. Precisely at the most ...

Adam Plimmer is Adam Paul? 12

Just when you thought Adam Plimmer’s career as an Optician was finished, he has shown his persistence by changing the sign on his store from “King West Opticians” to “Adam Paul & Associates Opticians”. His new sign is even using the same black and white colour scheme as his next door tenant, who is an ...

Mariachi Jim 2

Last Friday a bunch of coworkers and I went to a Mexican restaurant called “Bandidos” on King Street West near Peter St. We knew it was going to be an entertaining evening as soon as we noticed a large stack of sombreros inside the restaurant. They even had gun holsters and cap guns to compliment ...

The Elevator Ride 4

The other day I was visiting a client’s office for a meeting. I took a taxi to the client’s building and upon arriving, I realized that my attire was not appropriate for meeting with a client. The clothes I wore were appropriate, but the fact that my shirt was un-tucked made me feel rather slobbish. ...

Fish ‘n Flush and David Beckham 6

I think this invention is silly, but it’s definitely unique. It might become a hassle having to replace the fish every time you flush the toilet though. Did you hear about David Beckham coming to America? I’m SOOOOOOOOOOO excited. He is such a heartthrob with his boyish good looks. They built a new soccer arena ...

52 card slap in the face

Check out this funny video from Christmas Day where my brother Tom had a deck of cards sprayed in his face.