Monthly Archives: August 2006

He Slimed Me

Posted on August 23,2006 by Toren

I like science. I read various scientists blogs and try to follow as best I can but quite often the jargon is beyond me. This post by Carl Zimmer about the puzzle of loyal amoeba is a good one, and I … Continue reading →

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Dungeons and Masterminds

Posted on August 23,2006 by Toren

The D&D campaign I’ve been playing in recently is now over! It was a short campaign run by Paul and it was a lot of fun. I played Zabsurast Hoohoo the Barbarian/fighter/ranger with a rogue cohort named Hives (pronounced HEE-vays … Continue reading →

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Leggo My Eco

Posted on August 21,2006 by Toren

The ozone layer is a part of the atmosphere way up high that helps shield the earth from the sun’s most harmful rays. A couple of decades ago, scientists realized that some of the chemicals we were using in our … Continue reading →

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Are They Nuts?

Posted on August 21,2006 by Toren

In the Transformers live action movie, out next summer, in addition to Optimus Prime and Megatron, the bot characters will be as follows: On the Autobot side the movie will feature Bumblebee, Jazz, Ratchet and Ironhide. On the Decepticon side, … Continue reading →

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Brains!

Posted on August 21,2006 by Toren

Saturday was Zombie Walk, or as I like to call it the Undead Pride Parade, or as I also like to call it, the Death March. Lani, Selina and I got tarted up, corpse-style, and walked down to Flugtag where … Continue reading →

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Album Spoilers

Posted on August 21,2006 by Toren

Take note, Warren Banks, we had a wee band meeting yesterday and here’s what’s up. If Merrick’s up to it, we may book a sequence of 1-3 shows end of September or October to finance rental of practice space. We … Continue reading →

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Introducing My Dad

Posted on August 18,2006 by Toren

This is my dad, Alfred George Atkinson, moustache enthusiast. His hobbies include(d) playing the drums in the Canadian Armed Forces, a Fred Flintstone-like penchant for get rich quick schemes, particularly involving old jalopies and raising beefalo, and a British devotion … Continue reading →

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The Main Thing That They Do Is To Rock My Socks Off

Posted on August 18,2006 by Toren

http://www.apple.com/trailers/newline/tenaciousdinthepickofdestiny/ Sure, it looks like a typical movie trailer, but hell, the only thing that truly matters is the classical sauce.

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Pirahna on a Motorcycle AKA “Time is Tissue”

Posted on August 18,2006 by Toren

NO! Snakes on a Plane! Oh heavens, what an experience! Good? Bad? I’ll never tell, but it’s an experience. Mukesh (of The Rio Theater fame) emailed me to give me 2 free passes to see Snakes on a Plane and … Continue reading →

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Main Street: A History of Things Working Out Fine

Posted on August 17,2006 by Toren

This week I picked up a whole slough (slew?) of Powers (vol 3-6, I already had 1 & 2) graphic novels at Pulp Fiction. RX Comics (also on Main St) sells graphic novels (and new comics) at the price in … Continue reading →

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