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"Just shut up,shut up!"Things I saw on the ride home this evening:A woman using the bus as one would a personal office.She wasn't particularly well-dressed or arrogant beyond her actions, and certainly didn't have an air of entitlement about her until she whipped out her cell phone. Really, sitting there in one of the long rows near the front of the vehicle, she just seemed like an older woman

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"No sorrow in sight."TRACK LISTING: Anthony Burger, "I Saw the Light"

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"Do you know anyone?"Things PF and I saw while wandering the streets with CW and SAD:Geoffrey Rush! Ye olde pirate himself!CW and I saw him first, coming towards us, sporting a small bandage on his forehead. Within seconds, before we could inquire or merely wonder about the head wound, he was posing for a photo with two young men who seemed to appear out of nowhere. Wow, the Film Festival!

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"This is our world,me and my girls!"Things I saw on the news today:People, Foxy Brown is going to jail FOR REALS!Too bad she's not a supermodel. (Well, too bad for her, anyway.) Looks like someone won't be having a great weekend! Or year, really.TRACK LISTING: Foxy Brown, "The Hot Spot"

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"Join the herd!"Things I saw around town this evening:The TIFF begins!When I moved to this city, I swore I would attend the Film Festival each year. Things started out with promise, but soon I turned old and cranky, and wanted nothing more than a nine-to-five job and evenings in.What's more, I suddenly regarded the TIFF process as "a hassle". Getting your festival shit together is like going

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"Lord, imagine my surprise!"Things I saw in an article on Defamer today:The "mystery" of Larry Wachowski revisited!Man, I'd forgotten all about this. But so what? Sure, the Rolling Stone investigation (reportedly based on an article from Wired News) quotes a "bondage-world source" explaining that the disappointing Matrix: Reloaded and Matrix: Revolutions are a result of LW being distracted by

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"Talk about the passion!"Things I saw on my way home this evening:In the most unexpected of places, a [murmur].I'd read about [murmur] before, but this was the first time I'd ever stumbled across one of the signs, and I was very happy to see it posted so clearly and so ready for the call. The [murmur] project is a really wonderful idea! It gives both residents and visitors the chance to learn

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"But don't forgetit's me who put youwhere you are now."Things I saw on a DVD this evening:Further evidence that Los Angeles is more than happy to chew you up and spit you out.Honestly, it's just as easy to shrug about a climber like Rodney Bingenheimer digging his own egotastic grave as it is to feel sorry that he's a mere boy-child warped by star-blinded, indifferent parents. Sure, music is his

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"Now I'm so happy!"TRACK LISTING: Bull City Red, "I Saw the Light"

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"Tell me a story."Things PF and I saw today, while wandering the streets of Montreal:The Brazen woman herself, Rachel Rachna Dhawan, along with her lovely beau, Aaron, at the wonderful café Figaro. We eat deliciously buttery croissants topped with ham, gruyère, tomato and spinach, and drink fresh orange juice and espresso. It's amazing.As we finish up, we notice Rufus Wainwright and Jimmy

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"Run run runrun run run away!"Things I saw online today, courtesy of Defamer:"And speaking of psychos...." Wow. Just...wow.Bon weekend, everybody!TRACK LISTING: Talking Heads, "Psycho Killer"

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"The phone, the TV,and the news of the world."Things I saw online today, courtesy of Radar:Where have I been these last two years?Well, okay, CLEARLY not keeping up with news on Bret Easton Ellis, which, you know, whatever. I think I made it halfway through Lunar Park and only managed to slough through a chapter of Glamorama before giving up on those books (and possibly BEE himself). But I've

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"Eighties!I'm living in the Eighties."Things I saw on the Fug site today:Kids, you are making me HATE the Eighties, and let me tell you that is NO MEAN FEAT.Jessica Fug is right about this one looking like that one, though. I'm not sure what that says about ZE's career longevity. Good thing he's making a lot of money while he can!TRACK LISTING: Killing Joke, "Eighties"

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"No, my first name ain't 'Baby'!"Things I saw online this evening, courtesy of Gawker:Superstar Tionna Tee!I didn't pay much attention to Gawker's initial, amused and amusing posts on Ms Tionna, but when they gave her an advice column I couldn't help but pay attention. It's the real thing, people. It is SO. FOR. REALS. It is real and it is spectacular.TRACK LISTING: Janet Jackson, "Nasty"[NOTE

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"You say you know what he did,but you idiot kid,you don't have a clue."Things I saw online this afternoon (via Defamer):If someone issues a press release asking for time to "heal," does that mean he actually did what people say he did?TRACK LISTING: Elliott Smith, "Needle in the Hay"[NOTE: The image above is a still from The Royal Tenenbaums, featuring Gwyneth Paltrow in the role of Margot

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"No more night!"TRACK LISTING: Boxcar Willie, "I Saw the Light"

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"Radio! Radio! Radio!"Things I saw this afternoon, courtesy of Rob and Brendan WHO ARE TOTAL ENABLERS:Innisfil's 400 Market, the second time around.TRACK LISTING: Rancid, "Radio"[NOTE: The radio in the photo above was, in fact, bought at the 400 Market's Outdoor Antique Mall today. (I picked up some jewellery as well, along with a couple of vintage postcards from the indoor mall.) I'm not sure

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"This wheel shall explode!"Things I saw, starting this afternoon:Robbeeeeeeee! Bren-Bren! Doggieeeeeees!Um, and yeah, of course, a lot of shops, darling, sweetie, shopping, darling.TRACK LISTING: Julie Driscoll & Adrian Edmondson, "This Wheel's on Fire (Absolutely Fabulous Theme Song)"

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"No excuses!Don't refuse this!"Things I saw online today:The trailer for Be Kind, Rewind!Jay told me about this film a couple of days ago, which was the first I'd ever heard of it. How is that possible? I finally searched for information on the movie today and am thrilled to report that he wasn't teasing!Sure, I'm a little wary of Jack Black at times (relying a lot on his schtick, you know),

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"Bad!Like that studentin the principal's office!"Things I saw this morning, while walking with PF to the subway station:A man in a suit and sunglasses having the following conversation with a friend:SUIT: Wait, what did you see?FRIEND: Superbad.SUIT (highly interested): Oh, yeah!FRIEND: RIDICULOUS.SUIT: Huh? It was funny?FRIEND: REALLY funny. The theater was PACKED, too. Sold out.SUIT:

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"Anyway,it wouldn't ring true,if not for you."Things I saw online today, courtesy of a Defamer article and an Ion Cinema link:The trailer for I'm Not There.Though I like Bob Dylan, I never thought I'd be interested in this film. Now I feel like I want to see it! Yes, I've witnessed how Todd Haynes has handled the musical biopic in the past, but despite my severe disappointment in Velvet

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"So close your eyes and dream."Things I saw this evening:The lives of others.Earlier today, I'd read a post that SBP had written about The Exorcist, and I'd commented on how frightening I find that film to this day. I didn't imagine that I'd see an equally chilling film a few hours later, with such a similar theme.SBP replied to my comment by remarking that "evil knowing no limits is effectively

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"No more darkness."TRACK LISTING: Pat Boone, "I Saw the Light"

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"Why are we here?Because we're here!"Things I saw tonight at a lovely barbecue:KDS!Back from Yakage! Back in town! Back and he never missed a beat. 歓迎!*TRACK LISTING: Rush, "Roll the Bones"*Welcome!

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"Come on!I'll let you feel the gross-out."Things I saw online today:Some shit that could be fake for all I care.I'm happy to run with this as Adam Levine has always struck me as a huge skeeve. Judging by others' happiness to run with the "story" as well, I am not the only one who thinks Levine is A GIANT DOUCHE. Blecch.TRACK LISTING: The Vines, "Gross Out"[NOTE: The image above is a still from

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"No -- more music!Don't stop the dance."Things I saw on television tonight:SAAA-BRA! SAAA-BRA!It sounds totally lame to say "She's the one I wanted to win" because anyone can say that AFTER the results of a competition have been announced, but it's true! I LOVE Sabra. She's a great, deserving dancer, and in light of the previous winners, it was encouraging to think that a female -- a non-white

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"Maybethis is our last chance!"Things I saw on TV tonight:One of my guiltiest pleasures coming to a season's end.How sad is it that this is appointment television for me?TRACK LISTING: U2, "Two Hearts Beat as One"

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"We'll see what happenswhen I no longer exist."Things I saw online today:News of War.Jet Li is the Jay-Z of movies! What does retirement even mean these days?TRACK LISTING: Jay-Z, "What More Can I Say"[NOTE: This is post number 300!]

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"Life to the everlasting cat!"Things I saw online today, courtesy of Gawker:THE SCARIEST KITTY LADY IN THE WORLD!TRACK LISTING: Original Broadway Cast of Cats, "Jellicle Songs for Jellicle Cats"[NOTE: Yes, I KNOW that the subject of the photo above is a RACCOON, an animal that doesn't even come from the same FAMILY as a cat (raccoons are from Procyonidae, not Felidae -- thank you, Wikipedia).

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"I saw the light!I saw the light."TRACK LISTING: Eddie Bond, "I Saw the Light"

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"Here,but now they're gone."Things I saw today on TV:THE SCARIEST KITTY IN THE WORLD!TRACK LISTING: Blue Öyster Cult, "Don't Fear the Reaper"

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"Disco dancers greet him;plainclothes cops greet him."¡Ai Chupeta! In the end you are just one more greedy, predatory, worthless asshole whose money couldn't keep him free. It's almost a joke! Almost.Nice try with all the surgery, though. Next time have them work on your vocal chords, too, okay? Idiot.TRACK LISTING: Joni Mitchell, "Edith and the Kingpin"

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"The streets will crack!The pipes will pop!"Things I saw online today:Holy SHIT! TORNADO in the BK!People! The weather systems are going to KICK our ASSES! They're out to get us and it is FREAKING me OUT. Seriously. The oceans are coming for us first. Why anyone still wants to live by the shore when he or she has the option to move is beyond me.TRACK LISTING: Little Girls, "The Earthquake Song"

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"I'd tell you if I knew."Things I saw in the earlier hours of the morning, over much needed hits of caffeine at Jet Fuel:MC Mike Campbell!My last meeting with Mike was over a year ago at Fun House, which was also the first time I ever met him and his super-cute girlfriend. I lament the fact that he lives pretty far away; otherwise, we could knock out karaoke versions of Wham! songs on a regular

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"Comin' downwith the Dow Jones."Things I saw online today:RIHANNA (reaching into satchel): May I interest you in a fashionable yet functional Totes product?I was back-and-forth about that damned umbrella song, what with its "Gypsy Woman"-y, la-da-dee, la-dee-da bits ("Um-ber-ella, ella, ella, eh, eh, eh!"), but now it's just ruined. I mean, yes, pretty much all modern music is essentially

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"See what you've made!"Things I saw online today:Matt Damon is a safe bet!Once upon a time, I liked MD (that Vanity Fair cover from 1997! The one with the bubble bath and the toothbrush! Seriously, it was kitten-levels of cuteness); shortly thereafter, I disliked MD; eventually, I settled into a mild sort of respect. I mean, at least he never rubbed on someone's (admittedly impressive) ass while

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"I saw the light!"TRACK LISTING: Moe Bandy, "I Saw the Light"

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"The best things in the worldare free!"Things I saw today:Annie!Since I can't make it out to her city as often as I used to, it's always a treat for me when she's able to make it out to mine.Nice to see you, Ms Kuan! Hope to see you again very soon.TRACK LISTING: Elastica, "Annie"

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"And others saythat's just me."Things I saw today via Radar:Sometimes the best comment is NO COMMENT, asshole. Now keep digging that "disgusting" pit of shame and denial!TRACK LISTING: Guns N' Roses, "One in a Million"

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"Think of how lucky we arefor the things that we've had."Things I saw on the VIA website this afternoon:Tickets to Montreal!Finally! My husband will FINALLY see Montreal (the New York to Toronto's Seattle, you know), not to mention the large Musée that he and I have been talking about for a while. Part of the deal is a three-night stay at the Queen Elizabeth, which means that this will be a good

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"Cool places tonight!"Things I saw online today:Pam is a Troma girl!Sure, she's married to a Troma guy, but she's made a film of her own for the company! Granted, it's not typical Troma fare, but still....I guess it just makes me imagine that JF is one of the real cool girls in the neighbourhood, and maybe when she's not on the set she hangs out with the cool "LC" and does cool, relaxed things

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"Who's your only friend, kid?"Things I saw today on Gawker:Touché!(Or, perhaps, Douché! Either one. The headline is cleverly great as well!)(Kelvin-referencing tagline? Also clever and great!)You know, sometimes on days when I am too tired and lazy to contemplate racism or my own self-hate or what have you, I am actually thankful that I am naturally brown and not some pale chick incomprehensibly

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"I'm glad you're here!"Things I saw after dinner this evening, while searching for dessert with CW, SAD and PF:Lauren R (as shown)!I met Lauren while she was working for CFRC; it was probably three years ago, give or take a few months, and it was probably at The Grad Club, though it could very well have been at Elixir that we were first acquainted. I always called her "The Laurens" because she

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"Praise the lord!"TRACK LISTING: Chet Atkins with Jerry Reed, "I Saw the Light"

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"Take it while it lasts'cause it will end."Things I saw online this afternoon:Yikes.Oh well. Insert I Know Who Killed MY CAREER joke here. I'm still mourning the loss of Julia Ormond to this disaster.TRACK LISTING: Lindsay Lohan, "Over"

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"'Cause just a little more timecould open closing doors."Things I saw in a flashy sidebar ad on Gawker:Wow. This might actually be for reals! (Also, its presence on the Gawker site is now interesting because it calls to mind this recent article, a report that suddenly appears to be more than just coincidental timing on the part of all involved.)I don't know that The Two Coreys is long for this

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"But I guessit was just someonewho looked a lot likeI remember you do."Things I saw this morning on the way to work:Joel Kiefte, circa 1993 or 1994.In fact it was just the flash of a kid who looked so much like Joel did in high school, tall and gangly and wearing a dark blue baseball cap, stepping onto the station platform as our train sped away. Seeing this kid made me wonder what Joel is up to

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"Man, you should have seen themkicking Edgar Allan Poe."Things I saw today via Defamer:I see what you mean!A once-promising career derailed by drugs and alcohol can be salvaged! I mean, it's not as if LOLhan broke into her neighbour's house a month after her DUI arrest and passed out on a child's bed, or whatever. (Well, at least that hasn't happened yet. I guess there's still time for that

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"I chill at White Castle'cause it's the best!"Things I saw this evening:Something not even my love for NPH could save.I rented this film based on its Rotten Tomatoes rating, which isn't technically high, but is pretty high for a movie of its kind. (Compare! Contrast!) I didn't hate the movie, and it's not like I didn't laugh at all -- I just couldn't keep my mind from wandering while watching (

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"Oh, she made me laugh!"Things I saw today, in response to this article on Gawker:A comment that probably supplied enough amusement for my whole week. (This is probably a sad fact.)This comment was also pretty funny, though its appearance after the preceding comment gives it a mild aura of also-ran. Too bad.Anyway, I suppose I hate message boards just a little bit less today.TRACK LISTING: Chris

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"Like a strangerin the night."TRACK LISTING: Antiseen, "I Saw the Light"

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"Oh no, oh no,I'll be your brother!"Things PF and I saw this evening, as cute and funny as always:THE BEANERS!They are so lovely.TRACK LISTING: Midge Ure with Kate Bush, "Brother and Sister"

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"You better come on downand meet the nicestkids in town!"Things I saw on Rotten Tomatoes this afternoon:Grease 1 + Grease 2 = unexpected victory!Wow. I mean, it wasn't as if I was hoping for the remake of the remake of the cult classic to fail, but...man! I did NOT expect such a high average rating, ESPECIALLY from "The Cream of the Crop". Well, good for them! This may also mean that I am

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"They're gonna book meanyway!"Things I saw as I stepped off the bus on this rainy morning:A thick crowd of people with pursed lips, waiting for the streetcar.There was a problem on the Spadina-University leg of the north-south subway line during the morning rush hour, which forced many commuters to find alternate routes, including me. The Bathurst car is usually full on a regular day, so on a

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"It's so hardto face your face!"Things I saw today, courtesy of The Fug Girls:Oh, good lord.If Mary Jo Eustace is crying her heart out over this douche, I am positive that her tears will dry immediately upon seeing his look in that photo. Yikes!Certainly Miss Jobs standing there beside him deserves half the extramarital blame, no? Unfortunately, I often forget as I am too blinded by my adoration

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"Strange days havetracked us down."Things I saw this evening on the way home:Our northbound streetcar easing to a stop beside its southbound counterpart, just above Queen; both streetcars sit in the middle of the road as the drivers step down, dodge traffic, and switch places. Our new driver waves to our old driver as he settles in, adjusts the rearview mirror and pulls away, back on track. I

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"I had an awesome dream."Things I saw online today:This post by /a -- but before we go any further, let's just give old AGF a hearty "Welcome Back!" and not even bother with the "Where have you been?"Now let's move on, as his post is not actually the point of this one. Basically, his whole Kim Carnes=Rod Stewart thing reminded me of being a kid and refusing to believe that the line from "Say You

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"Then Jesus came."TRACK LISTING: Bill Anderson, "I Saw the Light"

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"The windows are illuminatedby the sunshine through them."Things I saw and explored today:The new home of R&B!The warmest of housewarming wishes to you, Rob and Brendan (and you too, Rocky and Paco, you adorable, crazy, tiny dogs).TRACK LISTING: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, "Our House"

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"Do you remember,once upon a time,when there were open doors?"Things I saw this morning on YouTube:See above.I was led to this ad by a funny and interesting article, to which I was led by another article; and in fact I was led to the previously mentioned article by this article, so, um, thank you Gawker?Anyway, it seemed an appropriate theme to explore today, as PF and I are about to head north

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"Woke up again,hearing the same old song."Things I saw today, thanks to Dooce:"Are you being sarcastic, dude?""I don't even know anymore."Dooce makes a good point that many people would wear this shirt seriously. Of course, anyone who would do so would publicly claim to wear it ironically, right before unironically entering into a pissing match about the credibility of various bands. [See also:

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"This one goes outto the one I've leftbehind."Things I saw on Gawker this afternoon:Reading into the past.It's a bit heartbreaking to find inscribed books in thrift stores or giveaway boxes on the sidewalk. It's also highly intriguing; one has to wonder what circumstances led to these books being discarded. Inscriptions are usually notes from one person to another, so it seems safe to assume

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"I better read between the linesin case I need it when I'm older."Things I saw as I emerged from the subway this evening:The final pages of a wonderful book. It was difficult to say goodbye!I've happily read quite a few editions of Savage Love, and I've been amused by Dan Savage during television interviews, but I didn't expect to be so moved by one of his memoirs. I won't deny that I cry

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Image taken from "Most Wanted" (via Wikipedia)."I'm a lowbrowbut I rock a little know how!"Things I saw online today:Oh, my...words...cannot...hahahahahahahahahahaha!Seriously, though, as Frank Black once pointed out during an interview (while discussing "Alec Eiffel"), isn't anything that's taller or longer than it is wide considered phallic? By these, um, measurements, any concrete, uh, pole

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"I wouldn't letmy dear saviour in."TRACK LISTING: Jason Allen, "I Saw the Light"

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"Complete surprise!"Things I saw today, running around our apartment, bouncing around the city, laughing and shouting:ADELAAAAAIDE!Man, Addy is developing so quickly! Soon she'll be a year old.It's a pleasure to see how she changes and exhibits her personality. She chatted without words; threw and chased an inflatable beach ball; and built a pillow fort, tumbling about it while we and her

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"Gotta get your own!"Things I saw this morning on Defamer:The Crazy, Random "Chris Rock Thing"!I don't care what the cranky also-rans on MetaFilter have written in response. I love this story! (I'm not really sure why Laura is doing so much work for her ex-boss, but perhaps he pays her for her chores services. I should probably read more of her blog as I have no problem with her writing style.

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"Same walk, same talk,but just no heart --that's trademarkof the Copycat."Things I saw on Radar Online this afternoon:Further adventures in relentless and misleading self-promotion.Seriously, Radar? Are you guys still stomping around like you don't have another organization to thank for your "ideas"?Perhaps you feel as if your actions won't count as rip-offs if you use Paris Hilton instead of

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"Let's hurl a brick-E-Mart!"Things I saw in the news today:Kwik-E-Marts abound!While this is a pretty funny and clever marketing campaign for the long awaited (by TOTAL NERDS) Simpsons Movie, it would have been so much MORE super-genius if the wizards behind this makeover had only converted stores in towns named Springfield. No? (And possibly "D'oh!" Sorry -- couldn't resist, even though I must

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"You good?I know you like that!"Things I saw online today:Conan with an awesomely smarmy sidekick!Sure, this isn't the funniest "In the Year 2000" ever, and maybe Will Arnett isn't the best co-host that Conan has had for this series -- and honestly, sometimes it's more enjoyable to watch an episode of "Celebrity Secrets" -- but...man. I turned the sound on at the office just to hear this clip,

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"How can I communicateexactly what I mean?"Things I saw in a dream at approximately six o'clock this morning:My dad's house, with special guests.The television is on. A music video is playing; it features John Hodgman singing some sort of indie-ish folk rock. Justin Long is sitting on one of the counters in the kitchen -- the one where my dad and stepmother usually keep their microwave oven --

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"Life filled with sin!"TRACK LISTING: Tom Adams, "I Saw the Light"

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"Boiled or fried?""I'm satisfied!"Things I saw on Saturday morning:Our favourite brunch spot, sort of becoming our regular brunch spot.It's not exactly around the corner or down the street, but since we stumbled into Over Easy on a rainy afternoon last summer, PF and I have returned many times. We've gone by ourselves, we've brought friends along with us, and we always feel like we made the

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"And that's apretty nicehaircut!"Things I saw in the mirror this afternoon:A lovely new do, once again by Fantastic Sam, once again in the comfort of JS&A. Yay!TRACK LISTING: Pavement, "Cut Your Hair"

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"I'm a lot braver, too."Things I saw on my way to work this morning:A woman I'd never met before, saving my life.I wish I'd taken her picture! She seemed to be in a bit of a hurry, and I was still slightly dazed from the near-death experience, so all I could manage was a bunch of spaced-out "thank you"s. She was smiling and agreed that drivers so often, so recklessly, attempt to speed past

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"I am going home!"Things I saw this evening:Our office's beloved Dylana Perera, on her last night in town. Best of luck in Belize, D! May all your wishes come true.Later that evening, on my own way home, I stop in at Bathurst's Food for two pints of Cherry Garcia in frozen yogurt form. A man whose small dog is waiting outside is waiting patiently for me to grab the tubs so he can open the

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"Gotta run for shade!"Things I saw at work today:The "Out of Order" sign remains! Oh, and today is actually the hottest day of the year. Yesterday was just a WARM-up! hahahahahahahahahahahahaSeriously, though: the employees are decidely less humorous today. Let's all have lemonade and Cherry Garcia when we get home tonight, okay?TRACK LISTING: Kool & The Gang, "Too Hot"

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"Not everyone!"Things I saw today at work:Legions of people climbing and descending the stairs of the office building as the elevator remains out of order.It may just be for the day, but I'm sure many people are wondering why the lift had to cack out on what may very well be the hottest day of the year. It is, after all, a day on which a heat alert has been issued; it's a day that might only be

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"I saw the light,I saw the light."TRACK LISTING: Roy Acuff, "I Saw the Light"

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"And I guess you're gonna missa lot of school!"Things I saw on the big screen today:Grounds for a lawsuit!Seriously, though, I feel stupid for paying any attention to the litigation, as the claim made by Rebecca Eckler is ridiculous, frivolous, and quite possibly just a publicity stunt from a woman who is notoriously self-absorbed.Speaking of navel gazing (both literal and figurative, in Eckler's

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"And I'm happy in my prime."Things I saw today:The peace and quiet of our apartment as I am given another day to rest and recover from Wednesday's minor drama.The morning sun beaming into the living room is so beautiful! This juice that I am drinking is delicious. I am very happy to eat a breakfast burrito for lunch! I am well pleased that I can stage an Arrested Development marathon while

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"Hey! Hey! Hey!You better get out of the way."Things I saw at the grocery store this afternoon:Adolescent girls in a displaced standoff.The Forest Hill Market is an entirely different place at noon on a weekday than it is when I am usually there, which is after work or on the weekends, with all the other grown-ups. In the eerie stillness of midday, teenagers roam the aisles of the grocery as if

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"So close your eyes, son,and this won't hurt a bit."Things I saw this morning:The cool, soothing, black-and-white tile of our bathroom floor.After two weeks of "watchful waiting", the predicted miscarriage occurred. As I went through contraction after contraction, my body lost more and more control. There really was blood, sweat and tears. During the most painful passage, I thought I might

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"There's a storm on the way."Things I saw through the office windows this afternoon:Clouds so thick, so grey, and moving at such a pace that it appeared as if the sky was filled with smokestacks.TRACK LISTING: Gnarls Barkley, "Storm Coming"

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"I'm a lot like you were!"Things I saw on Defamer today:A spot-on "before and after" photo. So true! So true.TRACK LISTING: Neil Young, "Old Man"

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"I wandered so aimless."TRACK LISTING: Hank Williams, "I Saw the Light"[NOTE: Last week's installment of The Sunday Night Lights saw the final appearance of "There's a Light" (for now, anyway, as I've run out of songs with this title); this week, I tweak the series a little bit. Instead of using different tracks with the same name, I am going to use a string of covers of the same song. I am

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"Come and play;come and play."Things I saw after having lunch with my mother this afternoon:The tallest people in the world, on what used to be the longest street in the world, doing their best to promote the so-called biggest bookstore in the world.On the same side of the street, a throng of people march south; with their hoisted placards and raised voices, they draw attention to the fight

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"Let me hear you saythe words I want to hear."Things I saw on a street near the office today:My little personal mystery solved.Okay, so it's not exactly a conceptual art piece as I imagined, nor an incomplete promotional poster, but it is a pretty clever marketing campaign. A lot of people in this city seemed to pay attention to it, and I can't imagine that I was the only person who was curious

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"I know you're out there!"Things I saw online today:Someone has clearly hacked poor Britney Jean's web site.(Seriously, if this is real, it's as unbelievable as that damned gay bomb.)Land sakes! Everything seems like a joke these days, doesn't it?TRACK LISTING: Britney Spears, "E-Mail My Heart"

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"Tall, blonde,dark and lean,rough and toughand strong and mean!"Things I saw online today:You have GOT to be kidding.Americans! Come ON! These people are RUNNING YOUR COUNTRY, for crying out loud!TRACK LISTING: The Weather Girls, "It's Raining Men"[NOTE: The photo above was taken while we watched an online clip of The Simpsons episode titled "Homer the Vigilante". As you might imagine, it's

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"I ain't wanna paint this picture!"Things I saw on the subway this morning:Thong-th-thong-thong-thong!Well, actually, it wasn't so much thong as it was top of faded purple thong, with tag turned out for all to see, between rumpled white cotton t-shirt and very low-slung brown trousers. The woman wearing the thong in question had just made a nice gesture, getting up from her seat a little early

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"They say I better takeanything they got!"Things I saw in the mail today:Alex P. Keaton finds a new day job!TRACK LISTING: The Clash, "Career Opportunities"[NOTE: The image above is not a photo; it is a scan of a "special offer" I received. Also, this Michael J. Fox is not THE Michael J. Fox, in case I didn't make that clear with my bad jokes and what have you.]

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"Once when I was walkingthrough the valley,the night was dark;the way could not be found."TRACK LISTING: The New Seekers, "There's a Light"

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"I knewI should see it along."Things I saw at a lifestyle store this afternoon:A chair that fell apart, then slowly put itself back together.In the end it isn't the chair that is moving (excuse the pun); it's really about the intended message. It may seem like an overstatement to claim that a robotic chair represents "the individual and a society over the course of a lifetime falling apart,

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"And I know it's gonna be alright'cause we've got so muchwe share."Things I saw on the streetcar ride home:White-shirted men and women laid almost bare in the downpour.At the expense of his own dryness, a young man carefully holds an umbrella over his girlfriend and her cat as they make their way along the sidewalk.All over the city, words of love wash away, even the ones that tell us that "LOVE

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"And I'm by your side."Things I saw in the apartment today:Some peace; some quiet; and the calming presence of my husband, as we are both given the day off to figure out how to deal with a small loss. This sort of thing happens, every day and every hour, and this time it's happened to us. That's all.TRACK LISTING: Depeche Mode, "Here is the House"

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"I take it,from his whisper,you're not that tough."Things we saw in the ultrasound this afternoon:Nothing.Our baby became a phantom. One day, he will disappear completely.TRACK LISTING: Kristin Hersh, "Your Ghost"

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"And if you fallI'll pick you up,pick you up."Things I saw this evening at Union Station:Ghost riders!TRACK LISTING: Rickie Lee Jones, "The Horses"[NOTE: The piece featured in the photo above is Max Streicher's "Quadriga", installed as part of the Luminato festival's Floating Artworks exhibit.]

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"Make you stay outall night long."Things I saw on the way to meet PF for dinner:Further proclamations.A few poles down from where I scrawled my own response, someone has followed the "LOVE IS" lead by writing, "your girlfriend." There is a second "LOVE IS" poster pasted directly below, in which someone mentions something about a summer day.One large block later, on the northeast corner of King

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"Too weakto lift your feetfrom the ground."TRACK LISTING: The Brought Low, "There's a Light"

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