impudent strumpet
Plans that either come to naught or half a page of scribbled lines
Wednesday, September 29, 2004
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Things They Should Invent: A phone number that you call to get an ice cream truck to come to your location!
Tuesday, September 28, 2004
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I have to keep reminding myself that I have some money now, enough that money doesn't matter. Not for important things. And glasses ar...
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The very first glasses I've ever liked, and the frames have been discontinued. So I had the idea of getting new lenses in the current f...
Sunday, September 26, 2004
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I wish there was a way to make my cellphone beep when it was done recharging.
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Concepts that exist in every language I've studied but don't exist in English (with examples in French): - a single verb for ...
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Imagine you can't talk but can still vocalize - your mouth is full, or you're at the dentist's or something. You want to expres...
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From the Brilliant Ideas that will Never Work file: We know that there are waiting lists for some health care services. Some people have...
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For my own reference, elements that were introduced in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets that I don't think have yet been used to ...
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Un by Dennis Lee It's hard to believe that this is the same man who gave us such childhood pleasures as Alligator Pie. At first glan...
Saturday, September 25, 2004
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My optometrist recommends anti-reflective coating on my glasses to prevent glare when I'm working with a computer. Problem: I don...
Friday, September 24, 2004
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Every single person in my class resembles someone I've met previously. I can go around the room and say "He looks like my cousin, ...
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A lot of the time, when someone is convicted of rape/murder/general psychopathy, they interview his friends and neighbours on the news, and ...
Tuesday, September 21, 2004
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I am a geek because: - I special-ordered a dictionary from the UK because I wasn't happy with the selection available in Toronto. -...
Sunday, September 19, 2004
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Things that were not successfully taught to me in elementary and high school: - The purpose of having multiple drafts of a text isn't...
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When I was a child, I was taught that you write out a rough draft with a pencil and paper, and then type it up when you're done. Now,...
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In the interest of general public safety, OHIP should cover eye exams for all drivers who are required to wear corrective lenses as a condit...
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For my own reference, the books whose reviews I lost in the whole mail-to-blog debacle: The Pleasure of Eliza Lynch: Good concept, would...
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FYI: Eye exams are covered by OHIP until Nov. 1, not July 1 as originally planned.
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I just had a really bizarre dream. It started at my Babcia's house, where some of my cousins and I were trying to get rid of an infesta...
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