mike the mountain

It’s just about 12:30am Saturday night/Sunday morning as I crack open Susie (my iBook) and fire up OpenOffice. Bit of a pain to write my blogs with OO, since it’s not running natively in OS X yet, so I’m going through an OS9/Unix port (X11), which unfortunately means that I am unable to copy text [...]

Yesterday I truly felt like I was.
It’s hard not to. I am stupidly lucky in most respects. Yesterday I had the day off, and I got to spend it at Canada’s Wonderland with two great friends. Lots of awesome roller coasters, loads of junk food (still kinda quivering), and a parking [...]

I finally, FINALLY, saw Shaolin Soccer tonight!! I have been waiting THREE YEARS to see this masterpiece, and instead of it being the internationally reknowned action comedy juggernaught it should have been, stupid Hollywood studio decided to sit on it until everyone forgot about all the money it made in Asia and all the [...]

Sorry for all the profanity, you’d think I was talking about frozen yogurt (yay for obscure Seinfeld references)!
OK, right now I really am eating the best Butter Chicken I’ve ever had. One of my kitchen guys (Haque, sounds like Hawk), keeps bringing me leftovers from his home, and I REALLY like Indian food, so [...]

Finally got the last of my Sunshine pics online!! Sorry for the delays, technical difficulties you know.
As well, the moment you’ve all been waiting for, here’s the first pictures of my new bar, W. C. Fields. If you’re in Toronto, come visit (50 Cumberland Street, Yorkville area, just north of Yonge & Bloor). [...]

It’s a hot, sweaty day here in Toronto… not to mention the kickoff weekend of the summer festival season! Talking about things I LOVE about this city? How’s this for a weekend schedule:
-Molson Indy
-Toronto Street Festival
-Toronto Fringe Festival
-AfroFest African Music Festival
-Corso Italia
-Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition
-Beats, Breaks, and Culture: Toronto’s Electronic Music Festival
-Global Cafe [...]

Two things actually…
First, my poor beautiful little iBook has been at the doctor’s for almost two weeks. Good news, bad news; Bad news being less than one month after my warranty expired the screen went wonky (easily a $1000 repair). Good news was it was a known issue, so Apple (being the kind-hearted [...]

I have blisters on my feet and Spiderman in my heart. The lesson is A-Spiderman 2 is a very good movie; and B-$5 flip-flops, while cool, are not very good for long walks.
The job I’m working at right now pays me $35,000 per year. It feels strange to write that, knowing how taboo [...]

Funny how poetic one can get when he’s tired enough. Ever had one of those “pothead philosophy” nights, when you and your friends sit around getting high/drunk/whatever and expound on the greatest mysteries of the universe? Now I’m a pretty clean living boy (no druggy, no drunky), but I do love the late [...]

Canada day. July 1st, for the uneducated.
I’m sitting on the grass by Ontario Place, looking at a beautiful full moon (a hunter’s moon as well). I can hear the Tragically Hip playing in the background. I’m waiting for the fireworks to start.
There they go.
I’m back at the apartment now (writing on [...]