february 2006
Haha, j/k welcome back Rhys;
Anyways, finally got books four and five on monday from Amazon (incredible service - only four days between ordering and arriving at my proverbial doorstep) and spent most of the nights this week reading them. They are fantastic books I must say, with the exception that the Order of the Pheonix seemed a little long for what actually happens in the book (especially the first half). Another thing that I noticed was that the movies aren't that bad in adapting the books to the big screen; some things even seem more logical - ie. Neville giving Harry the Gillyweed vs. Dobby, and the whole Barty Crouch ordeal in the Goblet of Fire) not to mention that casting has been pretty good for the series (not sure why people say Michael Gambon can't do Dumbledore) even though Harry had a pretty hard time passing for fourteen :)
Jumping to a completely different topic now, man, fruits are so good! Went out and bought a blender over christmas and I've had so much fun making smoothies, fruit drinks, and such. Last term, I would get grapefruits every week, and hand squeeze them for fresh grapefruit juice (good tasting, and cheap!), as well as grapes and mangoes (every other week). With the blender I can mix all combinations of fruit into a fruity drink: apple+orange, apple+orange+banana, orange+grapes, grapefruit+banana, grapefuit+mango, etc. etc. Haha, not all drinks come out tasting that good, but it's mighty fun to see what you get. Though I suppose I'd better stop now before I start sounding like an infomercial!
Viral Video of the day :)
Anyways, finally got books four and five on monday from Amazon (incredible service - only four days between ordering and arriving at my proverbial doorstep) and spent most of the nights this week reading them. They are fantastic books I must say, with the exception that the Order of the Pheonix seemed a little long for what actually happens in the book (especially the first half). Another thing that I noticed was that the movies aren't that bad in adapting the books to the big screen; some things even seem more logical - ie. Neville giving Harry the Gillyweed vs. Dobby, and the whole Barty Crouch ordeal in the Goblet of Fire) not to mention that casting has been pretty good for the series (not sure why people say Michael Gambon can't do Dumbledore) even though Harry had a pretty hard time passing for fourteen :)
Jumping to a completely different topic now, man, fruits are so good! Went out and bought a blender over christmas and I've had so much fun making smoothies, fruit drinks, and such. Last term, I would get grapefruits every week, and hand squeeze them for fresh grapefruit juice (good tasting, and cheap!), as well as grapes and mangoes (every other week). With the blender I can mix all combinations of fruit into a fruity drink: apple+orange, apple+orange+banana, orange+grapes, grapefruit+banana, grapefuit+mango, etc. etc. Haha, not all drinks come out tasting that good, but it's mighty fun to see what you get. Though I suppose I'd better stop now before I start sounding like an infomercial!
Viral Video of the day :)
Indeed, haven't had pho in a while, and it seems to get better each time :)
Anyways, had a pretty boring weekend - spent most of Saturday inside (as it was kind of messy out there), and decided to brush up on my old poly modeling skills in max. After getting acquired by Autodesk, I'm feel a little less guilty about using max (but it's what I grew up with after all), but sure enough after a few short months, I could barely remember any of the shortcut keys.
~35% of my workspace (messy, I know :)
Lucky for me, poly modeling is rather simple to learn (in this case, relearn), and I ended up starting a model of my desk/work area. So far, no textures, no lighting setup, just modeling, hence the unsightly grey. So far, I have about 35% of my desk complete, and maybe 1% of all the visible objects in my apartment. If I'm lucky, I'll finish by the time I move out next year ;)
Speaking of books, I remember reading a book in grade 6 (borrowed from the school library) about some emerald and fantasy world, with like an amazon river (I think). I can't remember the name and looked for it for quite a while, but could never find it. However, I always remember it as being one of the best books I've ever read, yet, I remember absolutely nothing in terms of what it was about ... odd.
Talking about oddness (I'm pushing it, I know :), there's actually a cinema right downtown which still charges less than five bucks for a matinee! Sure, the screens aren't that large, and the movie selections aren't that recent, but it makes for a cheap Sunday afternoon event, and beats watching movies at home :) Saw match point and firewall there recently, and while the latter was a slightly above average action flick, match point proved to be a very good film. I think it was my first Woody Allen film so I went in with no expectations, mostly unaware of his other works (maybe that was a good thing). Great acting by Meyers and Johansson, and a good story; which drifts at times, but in the end, comes together quite nicely.
Anyways, sleep time for me; I have muchos workos to do tomorrow!
The posting time should read 11pm, but it probably won't...bah, I'll fix it later :)
Anyways, had a pretty boring weekend - spent most of Saturday inside (as it was kind of messy out there), and decided to brush up on my old poly modeling skills in max. After getting acquired by Autodesk, I'm feel a little less guilty about using max (but it's what I grew up with after all), but sure enough after a few short months, I could barely remember any of the shortcut keys.
~35% of my workspace (messy, I know :)Speaking of books, I remember reading a book in grade 6 (borrowed from the school library) about some emerald and fantasy world, with like an amazon river (I think). I can't remember the name and looked for it for quite a while, but could never find it. However, I always remember it as being one of the best books I've ever read, yet, I remember absolutely nothing in terms of what it was about ... odd.
Talking about oddness (I'm pushing it, I know :), there's actually a cinema right downtown which still charges less than five bucks for a matinee! Sure, the screens aren't that large, and the movie selections aren't that recent, but it makes for a cheap Sunday afternoon event, and beats watching movies at home :) Saw match point and firewall there recently, and while the latter was a slightly above average action flick, match point proved to be a very good film. I think it was my first Woody Allen film so I went in with no expectations, mostly unaware of his other works (maybe that was a good thing). Great acting by Meyers and Johansson, and a good story; which drifts at times, but in the end, comes together quite nicely.
Anyways, sleep time for me; I have muchos workos to do tomorrow!
The posting time should read 11pm, but it probably won't...bah, I'll fix it later :)
Ok, so not really, but after watching the Goblet of Fire last year, I went digging for more information on wikipedia about some of the characters in the movie and ended up reading much of the Harry Potter section on the site. (Sure, most of it went over my head at the time, but I had gleaned enough to spark an interest into this otherwise unknown world - unknown to only me as it seems :) Since the other interns were talking earlier about what kinds of books they liked to read (for which I mumbled an answer), I had realized that I have not fully read a non-fiction, non-computer-related "book" in well over five years!
So, a couple weeks ago, I went down to Chapters to pick a few simple reads to get back in the game; Feynman's self biography, Singh's Code Book, and a dictionary of Japanese particles (not exactly sure why, it must've been an impulse buy...). Feynman's book was a blast to read - what a great man he was, and the Code Book was pretty good; especially the part on cracking the Enigma (though the hieroglyphs section dragged a little), despite criticisms of inaccuracies. Both were quick reads, so I ended up going back last week to see if anything else caught my fancy. Sure enough, I ended up picking Ferguson's Beauty tips from Moose jaw, and In Praise of Slow (both on discount). As I was heading out, I figured that I had yet to actually pick up a novel, so looking around, I contemplated whether to get: Dune (always wanted to read it), Lord of the Rings (never actually finished it), Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell (heard good things about it), and ... Harry Potter. Not wanting to look childish, I had picked up Dune (also on sale at the time), but ended up going with The Philosopher's Stone, as a "stepping stone" before hitting some of the heavier novels (3-400 pages seems like a good balance so far). Little did I know, I ended up going through it that night, and The Chamber of Secrets the night after, and The Prisoner of Azkaban the night after that.
So I guess this is what they call Potter fever :)
Still waiting to get books four and five from Amazon, but can't get six yet, unless since they haven't released a paperback copy (not a fan of hardcovers myself). I can't say anything bad about it so far, the first three were fun to read, and I'm sure my sister will enjoy them as much as I do (lucky I got the children’s covers :). Though Felix still sees them as children's novels, I personally don't mind; it's as people often say "Isn't it odd how, when we're young, we wish to grow older, and when we're older, we yearn to be young again?" (not that I'm that old).
I'm also surprised, as I used to read ton's of books from the library when I was younger. Tons of novels, of all genres (even Nancy Drew :D), but around high school, it kinda dropped off. Went to the library less and less, opting for tv and internet after school instead, school textbooks became more and more neccessary, so eventually, my fictional reading habits died. Nowadays with work and school having me using computers all day, I'm glad for anything that is worthwhile and can divert my attention from the screen. I suppose this is the so called, "magic" of books :)
Cheers! From the Muggle who has come to enjoy reading once again!
So, a couple weeks ago, I went down to Chapters to pick a few simple reads to get back in the game; Feynman's self biography, Singh's Code Book, and a dictionary of Japanese particles (not exactly sure why, it must've been an impulse buy...). Feynman's book was a blast to read - what a great man he was, and the Code Book was pretty good; especially the part on cracking the Enigma (though the hieroglyphs section dragged a little), despite criticisms of inaccuracies. Both were quick reads, so I ended up going back last week to see if anything else caught my fancy. Sure enough, I ended up picking Ferguson's Beauty tips from Moose jaw, and In Praise of Slow (both on discount). As I was heading out, I figured that I had yet to actually pick up a novel, so looking around, I contemplated whether to get: Dune (always wanted to read it), Lord of the Rings (never actually finished it), Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell (heard good things about it), and ... Harry Potter. Not wanting to look childish, I had picked up Dune (also on sale at the time), but ended up going with The Philosopher's Stone, as a "stepping stone" before hitting some of the heavier novels (3-400 pages seems like a good balance so far). Little did I know, I ended up going through it that night, and The Chamber of Secrets the night after, and The Prisoner of Azkaban the night after that.
So I guess this is what they call Potter fever :)
Still waiting to get books four and five from Amazon, but can't get six yet, unless since they haven't released a paperback copy (not a fan of hardcovers myself). I can't say anything bad about it so far, the first three were fun to read, and I'm sure my sister will enjoy them as much as I do (lucky I got the children’s covers :). Though Felix still sees them as children's novels, I personally don't mind; it's as people often say "Isn't it odd how, when we're young, we wish to grow older, and when we're older, we yearn to be young again?" (not that I'm that old).
I'm also surprised, as I used to read ton's of books from the library when I was younger. Tons of novels, of all genres (even Nancy Drew :D), but around high school, it kinda dropped off. Went to the library less and less, opting for tv and internet after school instead, school textbooks became more and more neccessary, so eventually, my fictional reading habits died. Nowadays with work and school having me using computers all day, I'm glad for anything that is worthwhile and can divert my attention from the screen. I suppose this is the so called, "magic" of books :)
Cheers! From the Muggle who has come to enjoy reading once again!
january 2006
Life is kind of odd.
I remember growing up not really wanting anything...like literally, not really wanting toys (though I was always happy to get them), or money, or anything else. I was perfectly content with the games on the family computer (a 386, then P2 which was later stolen in a robbery) and having friends over on Sunday afternoon (only time which I didn't have school, chinese school, or church) to play rc cars, lego etc. I never really cared for anything, school was school; I did well to get praised (the reward systems works... kind of), chinese school was chinese school; I did it to get by (kinda regretting now), church was church; more learning, this time from an ancient book, and playtime was playtime; time not spent on school or church. Not to say that I wasn't happy, but rather, that I had no real purpose in life.
My first badminton racquet
was better than this ...
but not my much :)
I like to think that the first time I really got into the game about, well, anything would have been in Sr. High when Rob taught me how to play badminton. I won't get into the specific reason I started badminton (kinda dumb looking back at it), but it gave me something to look forward to every week (practices twice a week, ymca on weekends). Bolstered by the fact that we went to the city finals after first year (all due to Rob's expertise) and getting bronze (so close to getting silver that day), it felt to me like like a real, tangible achievement; of which I had very few of. It also marked the first time that I had tasted real competition, as my only previous memorable encounters involved racing my cousin to the mailbox (funny but true), and trying to run more laps during warmup in junior high (don't ask :D).
Unfortunately, due to the teacher's strike, badminton was subsequently cancelled in the following years. I for one, was happy that I got to play while the league was still on, and secondly, this opportunity gave me a chance to eventually meet some of the smartest people in the school. Due to the lack of sports (in my mind), the last year of high school was spent reading and studying, trying my best to match people like Bobby, and Richard, who were some of the smartest kids I had ever met (reward system working a little too well here). I remember one time walking down the hall, and my Math 30 teach coming up and telling me that I had gotten the highest mark on one of the tests, to which I replied "finally!". Sure enough, even though Math 31 was hard, I always managed to edge by Bobby by one or two questions. Luckily in English, me, Bob, and Travis sat together, and we were eventually dubbed the three wise men by Mr. Albrecht (a worthy rank indeed).
A game I wrote; each of the clues were
generated by a sum and multiplication of previous
clues. Richard told me that it was impossible to
solve, but I think he meant that the clues do not
always generate a unique solution. After all, it is
but a set of linear equations, and I have actually
solved it before (only once though) :)
But in the end, school was still school. At the time, I had no programming experience; I could barely touch basic, and the final year of IT class involved only Visual Basic programming. After studying that for a while, I eventually could do simple things in VB and spent my spare time making simple point-and-click games. At school, we would talk about writing a 3d game (was dabbling in 3ds at the time) even though I had no idea what a game engine was. By the end of the school year, I was pretty high on my pedestal; and even had people asking me for help and such. Basically, I thought I was the shit. Which pretty much started my life as I know it now.
I remember the day when people from the University of Calgary came by to talk about post secondary education, namely getting an engineering degree. Sure enough, as everyone was walking out of the room, 8/10 people I asked were planning on taking engineering at UofC. Being the guy I was, I thought, why not? My brother's in engineering (and he's very smart), 80% of my friends planning to take it, so why not become an engineer? And that was it. Since everyone else was doing it, I decided to too. I sent my applications off, UT, UBC, SFU, and UC (I think). The only place I didn't get in was UT (I was supposed to write an essay to get in, but I basically did it last minute) which was kind of a bummer since I was hoping to one-up Richard and Max (How I actually got a UT book award in final year is another story for another day :] ). Nevertheless, I figured that I could still to big things (big fish in small pond analogy; how cocky of me :). Then it happened, one day, I was talking to Richard walking down the stairs, and he was explaining how he was already taking lessons C and C++, and I was thinking (wth have I been doing wasting time with VB?!), and (I swear) I heard him say that he was planning to take Computer Science at UofC. At that moment, I was thinking "wha? why Computer Science? I thought all the smart people were taking engineering?". I disregarded that his comment for a couple months, until, one day, I got a letter from UT, where a guidance counseller at New College basically told me that even though I was not accepted into Computer Engineering, they could probably squeeze me into the Computer Science program.
Having:
Lo and behold, when I met him (I think it was after exams), I discovered that he was not taking Computer Science at all.
I had but one thought on my mind at that point: "did I just screw myself over big time?".
Well, I can clearly say today (four years later) that my naive, childish, and (in hindsight) dumb decision has probably been one of the best I've ever made. My first time away from home and friends, was like a nice, hard, slap in the face. And sometimes in life, you need to be slapped, just to ... question your actions, ponder your existance, or even to wake you up. Having gone through three years of university here has been like a rollercoaster; sometimes thinking that you know something you don't, and sometimes thinking you don't know something that you do. (I used to tell people that the reason I took Computer Science was because I found it difficult in high school (which I did...kinda), but in truth, it was probably because I wanted to be with the best, and little did I know, this decision would indeed take be to some of the coolest, smartest, and nicest people I know.) All of which has been a great learning experience, which is great, but leads right up to the point of my whole post:
I go to work everyday (on PEY), and I work, and I come home, do a little reading (a little R.Feynman currently if you are wondering), a little tv, and sleep to repeat the cycle. Next year, I'll be in my final year of university, and most days will probably have me waking at 10, going to classes which can't be taught through the lecture notes (maybe not), with lunch and dinner in between, often scrambling between getting assignments done, tests/quizzes, and getting sleep (repeat for 365 days minus weekends). After which, I'll probably get a job (hopefully in Toronto), and repeat my first cycle ad infinitum until God knows when.
What google image search thinks a 'slap in the face'
constitutes, haha :)
What I was thinking more along the
lines of :) (ouch!)
What I think I need now is a nice, hard, slap in the face.
No joke. I want life to come around and throw something big in my way (metaphorically speaking please :). I don't regret what I've done, but what I really need now from life, is something that proves that I haven't already seen what my future holds in store. By God, I love working atAlias Autodesk; the people there are awesome, but I also feel like my future, by one extension or another, will be a linear combination of exactly what I'm doing right now. And that's kind of scary...
Some would say that this would be a pretty good reason to take on religion, or how this is the whole point of being an adult; understanding that life is not about being happy, but being a constructive member of society. But on the other hand, maybe we (namely me) are all just living life the wrong way. If that's the case, then here's to hoping that the new year will take me (and those who feel similarly) to new directions and new heights; because sometimes, taking the long road is no fun at all if you don't get lost.
ps. Just got your letter today Sunny (took two redirects through the postal service), thanks :) It looks like you took a lot of time making it!
(I am writing back as well so it might take a while~)
pps. One of the other co-ops recently asked what time frame we would like to be in ( from (-inf to now] ), and at this moment, I would not hesitate to jump back to the '50s, if only to take a lesson or two about life from the great Dr. Feynman.
ppps. All images (except for the one on the left) are courtesy of Google Image Search!
I remember growing up not really wanting anything...like literally, not really wanting toys (though I was always happy to get them), or money, or anything else. I was perfectly content with the games on the family computer (a 386, then P2 which was later stolen in a robbery) and having friends over on Sunday afternoon (only time which I didn't have school, chinese school, or church) to play rc cars, lego etc. I never really cared for anything, school was school; I did well to get praised (the reward systems works... kind of), chinese school was chinese school; I did it to get by (kinda regretting now), church was church; more learning, this time from an ancient book, and playtime was playtime; time not spent on school or church. Not to say that I wasn't happy, but rather, that I had no real purpose in life.
My first badminton racquet was better than this ...
but not my much :)
Unfortunately, due to the teacher's strike, badminton was subsequently cancelled in the following years. I for one, was happy that I got to play while the league was still on, and secondly, this opportunity gave me a chance to eventually meet some of the smartest people in the school. Due to the lack of sports (in my mind), the last year of high school was spent reading and studying, trying my best to match people like Bobby, and Richard, who were some of the smartest kids I had ever met (reward system working a little too well here). I remember one time walking down the hall, and my Math 30 teach coming up and telling me that I had gotten the highest mark on one of the tests, to which I replied "finally!". Sure enough, even though Math 31 was hard, I always managed to edge by Bobby by one or two questions. Luckily in English, me, Bob, and Travis sat together, and we were eventually dubbed the three wise men by Mr. Albrecht (a worthy rank indeed).
A game I wrote; each of the clues weregenerated by a sum and multiplication of previous
clues. Richard told me that it was impossible to
solve, but I think he meant that the clues do not
always generate a unique solution. After all, it is
but a set of linear equations, and I have actually
solved it before (only once though) :)
I remember the day when people from the University of Calgary came by to talk about post secondary education, namely getting an engineering degree. Sure enough, as everyone was walking out of the room, 8/10 people I asked were planning on taking engineering at UofC. Being the guy I was, I thought, why not? My brother's in engineering (and he's very smart), 80% of my friends planning to take it, so why not become an engineer? And that was it. Since everyone else was doing it, I decided to too. I sent my applications off, UT, UBC, SFU, and UC (I think). The only place I didn't get in was UT (I was supposed to write an essay to get in, but I basically did it last minute) which was kind of a bummer since I was hoping to one-up Richard and Max (How I actually got a UT book award in final year is another story for another day :] ). Nevertheless, I figured that I could still to big things (big fish in small pond analogy; how cocky of me :). Then it happened, one day, I was talking to Richard walking down the stairs, and he was explaining how he was already taking lessons C and C++, and I was thinking (wth have I been doing wasting time with VB?!), and (I swear) I heard him say that he was planning to take Computer Science at UofC. At that moment, I was thinking "wha? why Computer Science? I thought all the smart people were taking engineering?". I disregarded that his comment for a couple months, until, one day, I got a letter from UT, where a guidance counseller at New College basically told me that even though I was not accepted into Computer Engineering, they could probably squeeze me into the Computer Science program.
Having:
- very little understanding of Comp. Eng. vs Comp. Sci.
- heard that the smartest kid in the school was taking Comp. Sci.
- and the chance to go to UT meant that this was pretty much a no brainer. I figured that this would also give me the chance to one up Richard :), which I most certainly reveled in.
Lo and behold, when I met him (I think it was after exams), I discovered that he was not taking Computer Science at all.
I had but one thought on my mind at that point: "did I just screw myself over big time?".
Well, I can clearly say today (four years later) that my naive, childish, and (in hindsight) dumb decision has probably been one of the best I've ever made. My first time away from home and friends, was like a nice, hard, slap in the face. And sometimes in life, you need to be slapped, just to ... question your actions, ponder your existance, or even to wake you up. Having gone through three years of university here has been like a rollercoaster; sometimes thinking that you know something you don't, and sometimes thinking you don't know something that you do. (I used to tell people that the reason I took Computer Science was because I found it difficult in high school (which I did...kinda), but in truth, it was probably because I wanted to be with the best, and little did I know, this decision would indeed take be to some of the coolest, smartest, and nicest people I know.) All of which has been a great learning experience, which is great, but leads right up to the point of my whole post:
I go to work everyday (on PEY), and I work, and I come home, do a little reading (a little R.Feynman currently if you are wondering), a little tv, and sleep to repeat the cycle. Next year, I'll be in my final year of university, and most days will probably have me waking at 10, going to classes which can't be taught through the lecture notes (maybe not), with lunch and dinner in between, often scrambling between getting assignments done, tests/quizzes, and getting sleep (repeat for 365 days minus weekends). After which, I'll probably get a job (hopefully in Toronto), and repeat my first cycle ad infinitum until God knows when.
What google image search thinks a 'slap in the face' constitutes, haha :)
What I was thinking more along the lines of :) (ouch!)
What I think I need now is a nice, hard, slap in the face.
No joke. I want life to come around and throw something big in my way (metaphorically speaking please :). I don't regret what I've done, but what I really need now from life, is something that proves that I haven't already seen what my future holds in store. By God, I love working at
Some would say that this would be a pretty good reason to take on religion, or how this is the whole point of being an adult; understanding that life is not about being happy, but being a constructive member of society. But on the other hand, maybe we (namely me) are all just living life the wrong way. If that's the case, then here's to hoping that the new year will take me (and those who feel similarly) to new directions and new heights; because sometimes, taking the long road is no fun at all if you don't get lost.
ps. Just got your letter today Sunny (took two redirects through the postal service), thanks :) It looks like you took a lot of time making it!
(I am writing back as well so it might take a while~)
pps. One of the other co-ops recently asked what time frame we would like to be in ( from (-inf to now] ), and at this moment, I would not hesitate to jump back to the '50s, if only to take a lesson or two about life from the great Dr. Feynman.
ppps. All images (except for the one on the left) are courtesy of Google Image Search!
Should have brought a camera, doh! :)All the other coops were there, along with 400+ other employees (some super oldskool ones), everyone had a great time, and I even learned how to order a few common drinks at the bar. Although, I didn't dance, many certainly did (which took more guts that I had :]). While this marks the end of Alias as a company (1983-2006), this probably also represents the end of various Alias traditions (Frequency, extravagant christmas/holiday parties, free lunches (possible, but unlikely)), which is kind of a bummer. I am so happy (and lucky) to have had the chance to be a part of the Alias that was.
Anyways back to work tomorrow; it'll be interesting to see how many people show :)
Farewell, Alias.
december 2005
Merry Christmas Everyone! (and Happy belated New Year!)
Ah yes, the festive holidays are upon us once again. And seeing as the weather is getting much colder outside these days, it is as good a time as any to stay home and catch up on relaxing and stuff.
I have to say though, I downloaded Firefox 1.5 a couple days ago, and I am a little dissapointed in the release; none of my plugins (pdf, qt, sw crash my browser) work, and the over package seems to chug just a little more. On the other hand, who am I to complain about free software :). Maybe this would be a good time to move to Opera 9; I've geard some great things about it, especially now that it is free to download!
I have to say though, I downloaded Firefox 1.5 a couple days ago, and I am a little dissapointed in the release; none of my plugins (pdf, qt, sw crash my browser) work, and the over package seems to chug just a little more. On the other hand, who am I to complain about free software :). Maybe this would be a good time to move to Opera 9; I've geard some great things about it, especially now that it is free to download!
november 2005
... which I unfortunately have no pictures of.
+ On Tuesday I was sitting at the bus stop waiting for the bug, and I saw a crazy lady in a Volvo hit some guy's Porsche. Okay, it was more like a bump, but the crazy lady kep talking to herself, making wierd gestures while the guy got out of the car and fingered her.
+ Yesterday morning, I was about to cross the street to catch the 504 eastbound, and I saw a vehicle which was like a go-cart and a motorbike melded together. It had room for two, no panels, no doors, and maybe a rollcage or something of the like. It looked pretty cool to drive, though a little dangerous (depending on how fast you would go in one of those). It reminded me of the Ariel Atom which was reviewed on Top Gear last year (great show btw), but with three wheels instead of four.
+ And just today, I went out for a walk around lower downtown Toronto, and stopped at a bridge to look at the scenery. All of a sudden, I hear someone yell "Hey! Hey! Get off the bridge!", and I look around, and it turns out that I was standing on a draw bridge. :P There was a small boat heading my way, and they were about to raise the bridge for it to pass. So I promptly got off and watched them raise the bridge from one end to the other. The only thing wierd was that I walked further down the river, and none of the other bridges could be raised, and none of them seemed any higher than the one I was at ... so how did the boat get in? Odd.
~ Ack looks like I effectively wiped out my last entry (and one from a few weeks before) when updating the code in edit post page.
So in summary: Happy Halloween all, sampling position over time -> simulated motion blur, Backstreet Boys Ebay song -> funny, and Serenity -> best scifi movie of the year.
Guess I need to test my scripts on a temporary db next time ;_;
+ On Tuesday I was sitting at the bus stop waiting for the bug, and I saw a crazy lady in a Volvo hit some guy's Porsche. Okay, it was more like a bump, but the crazy lady kep talking to herself, making wierd gestures while the guy got out of the car and fingered her.
+ Yesterday morning, I was about to cross the street to catch the 504 eastbound, and I saw a vehicle which was like a go-cart and a motorbike melded together. It had room for two, no panels, no doors, and maybe a rollcage or something of the like. It looked pretty cool to drive, though a little dangerous (depending on how fast you would go in one of those). It reminded me of the Ariel Atom which was reviewed on Top Gear last year (great show btw), but with three wheels instead of four.
+ And just today, I went out for a walk around lower downtown Toronto, and stopped at a bridge to look at the scenery. All of a sudden, I hear someone yell "Hey! Hey! Get off the bridge!", and I look around, and it turns out that I was standing on a draw bridge. :P There was a small boat heading my way, and they were about to raise the bridge for it to pass. So I promptly got off and watched them raise the bridge from one end to the other. The only thing wierd was that I walked further down the river, and none of the other bridges could be raised, and none of them seemed any higher than the one I was at ... so how did the boat get in? Odd.
~ Ack looks like I effectively wiped out my last entry (and one from a few weeks before) when updating the code in edit post page.
So in summary: Happy Halloween all, sampling position over time -> simulated motion blur, Backstreet Boys Ebay song -> funny, and Serenity -> best scifi movie of the year.
Guess I need to test my scripts on a temporary db next time ;_;