Over seven days, I’m watching a selection of stories from the rebooted Doctor Who series, and reviewing them in celebration of the 50th anniversary. The Empty Child・The Doctor Dances By Steven Moffatt A little boy appears outside, ostensibly looking for his mother. He’s wearing a gas mask. “Are you my mummy?” he says in his…
Read moreIn Terms of Customer Service, @westjet Kicks in the Afterburners
I admit it. I hate packing. I hate everything to do with packing. I hate unpacking more. Unpacking after a vacation is, after all, such a depressing thing to do, because it means that life, along with all the included trials and tribulations associated with it, is returning. Packing sucks mainly because, invariably, I forget…
Read moreThe Office Christmas Party
Steven Britton Deep Stuff, Favourite Stuff, Fun Stuff, Home Stuff, Interest, My Stuff, Opinion, Play Stuff
First things first: Let’s call them what they are. Christmas Parties. Not “Winter Celebrations”, or “Holiday Parties”, or “Early Winter Festive Occasions”, but Christmas Parties. One year, my wife’s employer sent out a broadcast email which stated, “this year, our annual winter celebration will be held…” I refused to go. When I was asked why,…
Read moreStar Trek reunion: Thousands of Trekkies gather for TNG cast’s first public get-together
Cameron and Meghan are my friends. Congratulations, guys!
Read moreDo’s and Don’ts When Meeting A Celebrity
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This has been a few weeks in coming. Now I have finished my chronicle of my time volunteering at Calgary Expo, I can focus some time on other stuff – like how to not look like a fool when meeting a celebrity. These rules apply almost universally – except when the celebrity is David Suzuki….
Read moreBye Bye, Barlow
On April 3, 2011, Barlow Trail closes permanently from 48th Ave NE to the airport. This is my farewell video. I’m rather amused that this is my first video blog… [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uINb4axz3Ho]
Read moreNimoy and Facinelli: A Highly Illogical Event
At first glance, it may seem like the title of this piece is a lead-in to some strange fictional tome. But trust me, the story is true. The last weekend of April of this year, Calgary hosted their annual “Comic Con” – a gathering for vendors of (mostly) useless, but really really cool stuff for…
Read moreWrong on multiple levels.
Update (July 28, 2014) – I’ve had to replace the original video because the makers had their account terminated by Youtube. So here’s Ellen DeGeneres’ take on the Shake Weight: [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWTCs2HYHWw] Then there’s the Shake Weight for Men: [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zc381zH_IeU] And then there’s the incredible Kayley Cuoco with one… [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9C88Ydagh0Q]
Read moreSurreal Sales
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Far back in the mists of ancient time, before the days of my tenure at The Little Railway Company That Couldn’t (a job so terrible I also refer to it as My Time in Prison) I was a student. Not a Public Institution Student, mind you, but I attended a private technical school which meant…
Read moreMovie Review: Avatar
See it. Ten pairs of geeky 3D glasses out of eight.
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