Monthly Archives: November 2007

My Veggietable Prison

zdepth writes: I know you [are] a kitchenphobe, but STOP USING CANNED VEGGIES. They don’t have half the flavor of fresh. I used fresh vegetables in my first crock experiment – well, carrots and potatoes and onions – and they … Continue reading

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Cthulhupalooza Flier ready to print

v2-four-fliers-ready-to-cut

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Mini-Atures

Every Wednesday at noon The Comicshop has a “paint to play” workshop where Ryan sets up a table and people can glue and paint their gaming miniatures. Normally this time coincides with my weekly bike out to UBC where I … Continue reading

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Crock Chronicles: I Want Curry in a Hurry

Things I’m most looking forward to eating when the deal is done: Falafully Good! plate of nachos with lots of guacamole, refried beans and olives a big bag of candy from The Candy Aisle pizza with feta, sundried tomato & … Continue reading

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Day 17 & 18: Tiny Bites – You’re Killin’ Me Smalls!

Oh no! Beowulf is playing at my favourite theater, The Rio! What do I do? So has everyone gone to see No Country for Old Men yet? “They” have these 140 calorie ice cream sandwiches which are great. But I … Continue reading

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Nerd Rock Fans Take Note

Yesterday, Sunday the 25th, The Thickets officially began work on our fourth or fifth or whateverth album.

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Comic History 101: The Platinum Age part 1

1894 HOGAN’S ALLEY first appeared on a few occasions in Truth magazine from 1894–1895 in black and white print, and gained popularity in New York City. It was the first “comic strip” and the first to be printed in color … Continue reading

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Crock It – Experiment 2

Picked up more chicken today and tried another recipe in the old slow cooker today. Wasn’t as successful as the first one. I think I’m putting too much stuff in. Today I put in (in order): tiny potatoes (I’m not … Continue reading

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Day 15 & 16: Saving Up Is Hard To Do

Well I’m down to 186 lbs, says Joe’s scale. That’s about 10 lbs in two weeks, which is consistent with what I was doing when I was on MediFast, only instead of eating those powdery packets of food I’m eating … Continue reading

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Rock Band (the other one)

Played the Rock Band video game at Joe’s. Pretty fun. We switched up vocals, bass, guitar and drums constantly throughout the night. Just like Guitar Hero, most of the songs were of no interest to me, but some were winners. … Continue reading

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